The game gets a lot more challenging on New Game Plus as your field of vision is a lot more limited.

Figures, since it was added retroactively. I only played through two thirds of the original version which was silent, without a story, and I thought it was cool, it didn't feel like it was missing a story. Nevertheless, by now I also own the Director's Cut, so ... did you think the story was entertaining enough to be worth adding, despite not really being related to the gameplay? If I give it another try some day, should I play the Director's Cut because of it?

GemCraft: Chasing Shadows

I overestimated (slightly) how long I'd been playing. Got the "you win!" screen at 88 hours, with a lvl 177 wizard. That said, there's still quite a lot I haven't completed.

Achievements 200/419
Challenge Maps roughly 11/17
Skills unlocked 19/20

Could easily play dozens more hours. Really enjoyed it - and while Defender's Quest was charming, this is the most rewarding/challenging tower defense game I've played.

And to think - I almost gave up and returned it after 1 hour because I hadn't tapped any of the potential yet.

A+

I think yogsloth would like it.

Shovel Knight, Vita

I'd actually already beaten Shovel Knight about a year ago. Here's the thing. Shovel Knight? Great game, absolutely fantastic, and this is coming from someone who largely missed the generation it's a tribute to. And releasing a full-length expansion for free? That's fantastic. The thing about the Vita, though is that there's no way to delete downloadable games without also deleting your save files. So if you have an expansion that you can only play after beating the main campaign, released well after you've already beaten that campaign, and you make a point of deleting games as you beat them because a decently-sized Vita memory card will set you back something like $100, and to heck with that ... you probably see where this is going. I now see that there was actually a cheat code I could have entered to have skipped having to play the campaign. But it's OK; Shovel Knights, as mentioned, is really good, and I was happy to replay it.

Still ... why the heck can't I backup saves separately? And on an unrelated note, why, years after the PSN was introduced, is my download list still just an unsortable list of everything I've ever purchased, in order of purchase, with no sorting options I've ever discovered or way to filter out games that can't be downloaded to the system I'm on at the moment? And since I brought it up already, what is with super-expensive proprietary memory cards? Get it together, Sony.

Anyway, I'll give it a week's break, since I marathoned the campaign and don't want to burn out, but I'm looking forward to Plague of
Shadows.

It's a decent story, it's got some surprises throughout and gives some context to the puzzling. Since you didn't finish the game, I'd say it would be worth playing the Director's Cut.

No, it's not really worth it.
Yeah, you have to pay for ps plus to upload your saves. :l

Massive Chalice Again. Second play through, this time an Ironman Hard play. So only one save slot which oversaves with every action and choice you make. It was okay, but the Iron play mode introduces a small but very annoying issue. The game physically saves after absolutely every little thing you do...resulting in a micro pause as the system does so. It makes a very smooth game become a bit un-smooth. Not sure why in Iron mode they didn't simply disable the load and save screens and only allow save on exit- like many rougelikes. It would have achieved the same result without the save pausing all through the game.

<span class="bold">Diablo III</span>

Ever since I first played Diablo II, I have always wanted more. Somehow I ignored this title, I don't remember why I did this. And so far many years I have played anything similar to Diablo II(Torchlight series, Path of Exile, Titan Quest, Sacred 2: Fallen Angel), with Path of Exile being my favorite.
Even though the game is not as complex as other Diablo II clones(like Path of Exile), it has been a lot of fun, with a good soundtrack, and some of the best cinematics.
I played as a solo Crusader, the other classes seem like fun, I might do a co-op Monk next time.
What annoyed me the most, and probably one of the reasons I didn't play this earlier was the fact that I got disconnected out of my solo/private game and so I had to reload the game, well it happened two times, and both were at the begging of a map, still there should be an offline mode for the game.
Next up is the Reaper of Souls expansion, however I feel the need to play Diablo II again, it has been so long. If GOG would bring it to the catalog it would be an instant buy for me.

Complete list of games finished in 2016.

I personally enjoyed driving all kinds of vehicles in SRTT. It was more satisfactory than in GTA IV, where I only used cars and refrained from using other kind of vehicles (I hated the final mission when you had to pilot a helicopter...)

Finished Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People - Episode 3. Better than the first episodes.

Full list here.

Just finished Dark Souls II (standard edition) with an Explorer build.
Enjoyed it tremendously, though not as much as the first. Definitely easier than the first, though still incredibly difficult at times.

Just finished Tesla Effect. Enjoyed it, love the Tex Murphy games. Did find myself a bit confused with the plot at some parts, and I think I forgot a lot of the things which were being referenced. Probably should have replayed the older games first, not played some of them for decades.

Not sure what to tackle next.

That was my feeling too. I struggled a little on a few of the bosses in the DLC, and an optional boss in the main game (Darklurker) - but most of the bosses felt just like bigger trash mobs. Still really like the game/series though.

Just finished Life is Strange , ninjas cutting onion.. T_T

So, is your Life is Strange too?