HG101 Game Finish Challenge 2017

HG101 Game Finish Challenge 2017 Jan 2, 2017 12:49:27 GMT -5

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Post by The Great Klaid on Jan 2, 2017 12:49:27 GMT -5

It's time to announce the 2017 Game Completion Challenge rules! Read them closely, I've got some exciting, spicy additions this year.

Rules of Engagement
A game must be played until credits are reached, this is counted as beaten

Freeware/Flash/Browser games count if they have credits

If a game doesn't have credits, like say Guitar Hero, then all the "regular" challenges must be completed, although Guitar Hero does have a career mode, so it's a poor example

But, make certain a game doesn't have credits. Some games have difficulty level requirements to reach them

In the case of fighting games, we're instituting a new requirement, half the cast must be beaten with. But I'm a nice man, and some games have massive casts. So, 8 is fine if half is more than 8.

The odd duck out is something like King of Fighters or MvC. In that case, the game completions must total 8. With at least one character differing each time. So for example, Ryu, Spiderman, Iron Man is one. Ryu, Spiderman, Morrigan is two.

This counts all characters after all unlocked. But, not custom. Obviously. So, Melee needs to have 8 completions. Not 7. Classic or Adventure are fine.

5 Credit Limit on any game that lets you credit feed. Except 1 on 1 fighters.

And only files started in 2017 can count. As long as they follow the rules. Files is the word chosen, to render NG+ illegal.

Arcade style games that loop, that don't really have an end, don't count. So, the Original Donkey Kong doesn't count but, Super Mario Bros and Contra do.

And lastly, remakes will be judged on a case to case basis. But the rule of thumb is that they don't count as a separate game

And with that said, we're only counting "full" games. As in games that can't mess up other runs. No Sonic 3 claims is the big one I can think of. I'm not sure how I feel yet about Fire Emblem 3. I think it's an abridged version of Fire Emblem 1, so someone could claim FE1 and FE3, but FE3 has to be done altogether.

This said, DLC/Expansions are going to be a case by case basis. But the hard fast rule is, it has to be seperate from the main game. In both you can boot it up without the main quest, and the story is mostly seperate. Throne of Baal for example fails this, because it ends the Baldur's Gate saga. And should actually be considered part of Baldur's Gate 2.

Also, you cannot claim a game you claimed last year. For example Super Metroid was claimed by Klaid last year. I cannot claim it this year. If this goes on next year I could then.

Rewards of Engagement
So, that's pretty specific now. And it's for a reason. I'm thinking of doing prizes. That rhyme with shmen shmollar shmeam shmards shmor shmuh shmop shmor. But this isn't a promise. The internet has a problem when prizes get thrown into the mix and I'm reserving the rights to cancel that aspect. Especially if people start getting weird about it. But this immediately comes with a couple more caveats

Any new people to the challenge after February 10th posting a list of games that contains a game already beaten is disqualified from the prizes.

Rules of Etiquette
When posting, I'd really appreciate if you did a couple of things

Bold the title of the game you are claiming. We can talk about things here. But, if we get a really big conversation going. It gets confusing when people talk about a lot of games. Bold them. Please.

Also, if you plan on participating, please keep your name roughly the same. Like, I always tend to keep Klaid in my name somewhere. This is acceptable. Changing your name radically isn't. I'm not linking names. So I won't see if something changes.

When claiming Japanese games. Use their commonly used English Titles. This will get confusing at times I know. Like Lennus and Paladins Quest and Lennus II. This is mostly to help people know what's beaten. I refer to Fire Emblem games by these titles. Not their Japanese ones. Like I know it as Mystery of the Emblem not Monshō no Nazo. So if I'm going to claim it, I'm going to check if Fire Emblem III is claimed or Mystery of the Emblem. Not Faiā Emuburemu: Monshō no Nazo.

When claiming multiple games in one post. Please alphabetize them. It'll help a lot.

Also, please post the full title, no Abbreviations. LttP should be spelled out as The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Recordings/screenshots preferred but not mandatory.

That's all for now. Things may be added as I see fit. I don't intend to be a dick about these things. And I'll even be open to being vetoed. And if someone thinks a rule needs to be tweaked or added I'm very open to the idea

But, I'd like to do prizes this time around. And I'm not gonna throw money at a mess. So it's the one concession I ask.

And at last have fun!

Results!

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