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A blog dedicated to the ongoing 52 Game Challenge, I'll be going more in-depth with my thoughts on every game I complete for the challenge! 

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Game 53: Multiversus Season 1 (Relaunch) - 01/07/24

Welcome to Game 53 of the 52 Game Challenge! ... ...wait. Yes! As mentioned in the final 'main' blog post last week, I still intend to continue submitting past Game 52, both for those glorious prizes, and because I like having the nice little recap of all the games I've played over the year, so with that, I'll jump into the very first game I finished up just right after Jak, in what will hopefully be a shorter blog this time around. So for those unaware, Multiversus is
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Game 52 of 52: Jak & Daxter The Precursor Legacy - 01/07/24

Well, it's been a long journey through over 50 games, and it's all led to this. If you recall back to the last time we looked at this series, you'll recall that I mentioned that that wouldn't be the last time we'd be visiting this series over the course of the challenge, and that's because I knew full-well that Game 52 had to be a special one. While I intend to continue the series after this post, much like other blogs are doing, I still wanted the 'official' end to be a game that was special to
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Game 51 of 52: Overwatch 2 Season 10 - Mirrorwatch - 20/06/24

I was hoping I'd get the chance to include a Overwatch season in this list. In the background, I've actually been finishing each and every season, but since I normally just do the regular eighty tiers and dip, and therefore, they're only 'finished', I decided to just not submit them for the challenge. However, with Season 10, I finally got the chance I wanted.  I could go into a in-depth detailed explanation of Overwatch, but it's one of the most famous shooters in the world, and I also jus
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Game 50 of 52: Toy Story 2 - Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue! - 06/20/24

As a kid growing up up in the early 2000s, I had a golden combo for entertainment. Whilst my siblings had a DVD player and a PS2, I had a VHS and a PS1, not that I minded too much because there was a lot of second-hand shops that would let me get games and movies for pretty damn cheap. There was a lot of great memories I had watching movies, and shows, and playing games I got for my birthday, or Christmas, or even the times when I would get PS2 games to play on my sister's console. However,
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Game 49 of 52: Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus - 14/06/24

Well, that was a pretty abrupt hiatus, but that was because since I was so close to the finish line, I wanted to stockpile my games and submit them all in one shot, so we're starting off with one of my favourite platformers - Sly Cooper and the... Thiefious...? Racoonmouus?  uh Take it away, Mugshot. That'll do. So yeah, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Racoonus recently came to the PS4/PS5 courtesy of the newly introduced PS2 Classics portion of the PS Plus Premium pack
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Game 48 of 52: Sonic 3D Blast: Director's Cut - 06/06/24

So, we're jumping back to Sonic now, and with this one, I'm honestly aiming to try keep this one rather shorter because I don't have much to really add beyond the obvious. My experience with 3D Blast is the same as others - I got Mega Collection Plus as a kid, and played 3D Blast a fair bit (mainly because I thought I did better in it than I actually did), but never finished it. From that point, it was mostly just kind of my most eh Sonic games of all time. Even attempts to play through it faile
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Game 47 of 52: Garfield Plus (Modded Garfield 2004 by Planet Clue) - 05/10/06

I was planning to start this off by aping the joke I made the last time, only to suddenly realise it's been done already, but I actually want to show this game a bit more respect.  You see, this game has quite the history with me. For anyone who's aware of Garfield's game entries, they might know this game was infamous despised. Reviewers hated it. 0/10s all around. It was considered some prime shovelware, with cheap voice acting, and graining music. However, as a kid - I knew none of this.
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Game 46 of 52: Garfield Lasagna Party - 04/06/24

Guys look, it's a Garfield game in a challenge that's in a Sonic forum, along with a mixture of Sonic games! It's a real Sonic & Garfield pack revival! Game entry of the year 2024, let's GOOOOOOOO!!! *ahem* I hope you all appreciated the amount of effort I placed into making that...thing - because that's about the only thing I really have to say, a bad Sonic and Garfield pack joke. This game...it is just so bland.   While I could try and pad this game blog out with
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Game 45 of 52: Sonic Rivals - 02/06/24

Finally, a quick, short game that I can go over! Why is that? Because I just plainly do not have a lot to say about Sonic Rivals beyond the fact that it is a not very good game. It is, in fact - a bad game. A pretty bad game. But why? Well, let's get into it. Despite that rather blunt start to the blog, I actually have some history with Rivals, as it was one of the first PSP games I received the same Christmas as I got my PSP, alongside Daxter. Back then, I distinctly remember ha
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Game 44 of 52: Dragon Ball the Breakers Season 5 - 20/05/24

Finally time to take a break from the long string of Sonic entries with a game that I've been chipping away in the background, and finished a few days ago.  Made during what felt like a boom of asymmetrical multiplayer survival titles, from Ghostbusters, Evil Dead, and more all aiming to replicate the success of Dead By Daylight's gameplay, Dragon Ball the Breakers felt like a absolute no brainer. The villains of Dragon Ball are iconic, and the constant power dynamic of trying to face
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Game 43 of 52: Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure - 19/05/24

A late 90s Sonic game that acted as a transitional period between two different eras, that introduced radically new designs for the characters, and at the time, was pretty highly ranked as a fantastic technological push?! Didn't I just get done talking about that game? Oh well, I guess I can talk about it again! Let's get into... ...ittttttttt...oh no... Yup, next up on the discussion agenda is a rather obscure Sonic game that ironically plays a important part of history. Both fo
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Game 42 of 52: Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut - 14/05/24

Aw yeah, now this is happenin'! Anyone who knows my opinions on Sonic Adventure knows that Adventure ranks extremely highly in my all-time favourite Sonic games. It's not a game that holds a special nostalgia memory or anything. It wasn't one of my first games and the closest thing I have to a personal memory with it is it and SA2B being two of the first games I went out of my way to get on eBay once I got more into the Sonic series so I could play them on my Wii. Sonic Adventure is just one of
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Game 41 of 52: Sonic R - 06/05/24

Next up on the Sonic marathon agenda is a oddball spinoff that's always been something of a guilty pleasure of mine, to be honest. Whereas Sonic the Fighters has gotten a bit more respect over the years for being a pretty good fighting game in it's own right, with it's own unique charm to it, also thanks to a remaster in 2012 and a surprise emulation inclusion in Lost Judgement, meaning it's never truly been lost to time. Sonic R on the other hand is a entirely different story. Created to f
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Game 40 of 52: Sonic the Hedgehog CD (2011) - 02/05/24

Next up on this little impromptu Sonic marathon is frankly - probably my least favourite game of the Classic era, and let's face it - one of the most divisive games of the franchise - Sonic CD. Now, if you'll recall back to the Sonic 2 blog from a week or so ago, you'll recall me mentioning that I do not particularly love the Classic games outside S3&K and Mania. In particular, you'll remember I discussed about how Sonic 2's level design doesn't mesh well with enemy placement, how it feels l
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Game 39 of 40: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - 30/04/24

Next up on the Sonic marathon is one of the most beloved fan-favourite games not only of this entire series, but also possibly retro games, period. Am I there with them? Do I hail Sonic 2 as the ultimate game of the series? ... I mean, don't get me wrong. I can't act like Sonic 2 doesn't hold some kind of special place in my heart, much like most anyone else who grew up with the franchise. I played it a lot with Mega Collection Plus, I too loved the speed of Green Hill Zone a
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Game 38 of 52: Sonic the Fighters - 29/04/24

Following the misery that ensues after finishing both episodes of Sonic 4 100% back to back with each other, and knowing I was also about to delve into two other Sonic games that I'm noooot the biggest fan of, I decided I wanted to take a quick break by playing something pretty short and breezy. It had been a long while since the last time I did it, so I decided to fire up Sonic the Fighters, and do a quick arcade run. For the purposes of this run, I was playing through the remaster o
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Game 37 of 52: Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 - 28/04/24

Another week has come and gone, and with it, the start of a brand new blitz of games. There's been a distinct lack of blue speedy hedgehogs through this blog series, and as such, it's time to rectify this error by going back to a challenge I had wanted to do years ago. After getting the platinum trophy in Sonic Unleashed, I wanted to get 100% in every single PlayStation Sonic title from PS3 onwards. If it had trophies, I wanted all of them. Sonic 4 Episode 1 hindered that mission before, but wit
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Game 36 of 52: Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode 1 - 20/04/24

Let me give you all a piece of advice. Do not 100% this game twice in the one night. It is not a good idea. Now that we've gotten that informational PSA out of the way, let's get into the thoughts on what is one of the most infamous Sonic games in the entire series, especially in a post Mania and Superstars world. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 1 was a unexpected game for me, completely unplanned, until I suddenly decided I wanted to finish up some unfinished business for this challenge.
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Game 35 of 52: Fortnite - Chapter 5, Season 2 - Myths and Mortals - 16/04/24

Back again with a brand new battle pass, we're returning to the very first game that got a entry within this series - it's Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2! So, what do I think? ... it's fine. yeah, it's...yeah, it's fine. Alright, well no, that's not fair. I do actually think that it's still a pretty fun update, all things considered. Mount Olympus and the Underworld is really interesting additions to the island map, and the gameplay is still as fun as ever, really.  S
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Game 34 of 52: Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League - 15/04/24

Well, when it came to coming back to the Arkham series, I can't really say I was expecting this one to be the game to shepherd that return, but hey, I had some reward points saved up that gave me a really good discount on the deluxe edition at launch, and having liked the Avengers game, and I really liked the Arkham series of course, I decided that despite the years of negative press, the leaks that caused more hatred, and then the sheer anger that was thrown at the game upon release, I would ge
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Game 33 of 52: Shrek 2 (Game Boy Advance) - 14/04/24

So this one might be a bit of a odd addition to the challenge, especially considering it's the handheld version of Shrek 2, compared to the more well-known console version that's regularly regarded as one of the better licensed games, especially as a co-op beat 'em up. However, while I do also have fond memories of that game, and we'll almost certainly be talking about that one at some point during this list.  However, I feel that this game honestly gets pretty overlooked, all things consid
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Game 32 of 52: Sonic Heroes - 12/04/24

With the Big challenge that we did in celebration of Sonic Stadium's Big X prank this year, I decided to fire up Sonic Heroes to fulfil the challenge requirements, and since I'd been meaning to get around to playing through Heroes, I decided to go ahead and run through it while I was at it.  Sonic Heroes is probably the Sonic game I have the most history with, as it was my first Sonic game ever. Where back in the early 2000s, I went round to a friend's house and played the game a ton, even
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Game 31 of 52: Megamind Ultimate Destruction - 02/04/24

I shall now give everyone a moment to laugh at the very well thought out joke of using a image from the recently released Megamind VS The Doom Syndicate due to it's bizarre ties to the video game. ... ... Alright, we're done? Good!  Unfortunately, that's about the only interesting thing about this game. With the unfortunate sequel to one of Dreamworks' best movies - Megamind VS The Doom Syndicate having been announced a few months ago, and bizarrely reusing the villain group
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Game 30 of 52: The Simpsons Hit & Run - 26/03/24

The Simpsons was pretty much a staple in my house when I was a kid. In the UK and Ireland, if you grew up in the 2000s, there is almost no way you didn't make a event out of watching the show on Channel 4 at 6pm every day, possibly catching a second episode on RTE2 at 6:30pm, and if you were lucky, catching a marathon of episodes on Sky One almost right after. I had several VHS tapes which contained a random assortment of four episodes based on a theme. I loved seeing the Treehouse of Horror epi
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Game 29 of 52: Jak & Daxter The Lost Frontier - 22/03/24

If anyone knows me, they should've knew my boys, the demolition duo themselves, Jak & Daxter were going to show up in this challenge at some point or another. What people might be shocked (and perhaps horrified) to see is that it wasn't any of the original trilogy, nor Jak X, or even the excellent spinoff title Daxter that was the first outing, but it is instead the most controversial entry of the entire series - Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier, as created by High Impact Games. But with
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