Backloggery

[Yasume]

Originally Posted by Blue Chu Jelly

I agree with this.

However, the Completion status being open to interpretation is a courtesy for people who like to overkill. I know people who won't consider an RPG complete until all party members are leveled to max.

Still, you can't deny that all people who have like 2-3 unfinshed games left and tons of completed games, are abusing the :C: medals. With that said, I can still come back to my first statement.

[hansolo350]

Originally Posted by Yasume

Why exactly would Mr. Perfect be a master run? It's a challenge that the game asks you to do. It's a part of the game, therefore also a completion requirement.

Do you know the Mr. Perfect requirements are? The requirements for the challenge are what you discribed as being a master run a few pages back.

[Blue Chu Jelly]

Originally Posted by pdRydia

I wouldn't suggest doing so, as that is against DeviantArt's Terms of Service and can get your account and all future accounts permanently banned. Use ImageShack or Photobucket.

Oh, I know. I got a warning about that when I first did it. I added an extra link to a blank Geocites page and then pointed out to the mod that, by the rules, I can hyperlink images from DA for the purposes of showing it off on a personal site. They dropped it and haven't bothered me since.

Hard 1/Hard 255 from scratch, or do you think New Game+ counts?

Since the game seems to automatically assume you'd be starting a new mode on New Game+, I'd go with that. In fact, I'd consider a from scratch run of each mode a master run in total.

[Yasume]

Originally Posted by hansolo350

Do you know the Mr. Perfect requirements are? The requirements for the challenge are what you discribed as being a master run a few pages back.

*09. Mr. Perfect*
Description: Clear the game without getting damaged.

Again, this is a component of the game. A no-death run or no-damage run would be a master run if it isn't part of the game. In this case it can't be a considered as a master run.

[Mr. Cheez]

Originally Posted by Yasume

*09. Mr. Perfect*
Description: Clear the game without getting damaged.

Again, this is a component of the game. A no-death run or no-damage run would be a master run if it isn't part of the game. In this case it can't be a considered as a master run.

I'd say it's both. You complete the game by getting all the achievements, and getting all the achievements requires you to master every aspect of the game.

Orrrrr, you make 2 no-damage runs on the same file. I guess you can consider that mastering the game...

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Originally Posted by Blue Chu Jelly

However, the Completion status being open to interpretation is a courtesy for people who like to overkill. I know people who won't consider an RPG complete until all party members are leveled to max.

That's me... except in Nippon Ichi games. I'll level all party members to max, max all jobs, etc. I'll also get all significant items, but that doesn't mean I'll get 99 Onion Swords in Final Fantasy III, for example. A single one is enough for me to consider it acquired for completion purposes.

[Yasume]

Originally Posted by Mr. Cheez

I'd say it's both. You complete the game by getting all the achievements, and getting all the achievements requires you to master every aspect of the game.

Orrrrr, you make 2 no-damage runs on the same file. I guess you can consider that mastering the game...

No, not really, since you are just repeating a challenge. It still ain't a master run.

[Blue Chu Jelly]

Originally Posted by Yasume

No, not really, since you are just repeating a challenge. It still ain't a master run.

You're just splitting hairs now. The game only keeps track of the challenge on the first run. Anything after that strikes me as fair game.

[digiki]

Originally Posted by pdRydia

I've been wondering about that for the Castlevania games.

Say, for Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. Warning: Spoiler Below.

Just how many modes/combination of modes does one need to beat to "complete" the game? I'm not much of a hardcore Castlevania fan, as far as hardcore Castlevania fans go. I've beaten the game with Shanoa mode, Albus mode, hard mode, and the alternate level caps. Specifically, I've beaten hard more with the level 1 cap so I can unlock the level 255 cap, but I haven't played hard mode with either the level 99 cap or level 255 cap (redundancy isn't my thing). Nor did I play a pristine level 1 hard cap run--it was a New Game + with lots of extra equipment (notably, two Death Rings). I also have no plans to beat Albus mode on hard.

I just do everything you can in one file, so all items, monsters, drops, mastered skills (PoR), quests, maps, and then don't worry about other modes.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Originally Posted by digiki

I just do everything you can in one file, so all items, monsters, drops, mastered skills (PoR), quests, maps, and then don't worry about other modes.

Other modes are an explicit requirement of Completion, though.

":C: Completed — For games which are 100% done. All extras and modes have been unlocked and finished. All significant items have been collected."

[digiki]

Originally Posted by Jogurt the Yogurt

Other modes are an explicit requirement of Completion, though.

":C: Completed — For games which are 100% done. All extras and modes have been unlocked and finished. All significant items have been collected."

Whatever, insignificant modes that don't really offer anything new aren't my thing, I complete the main game and that's good enough for me.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Originally Posted by digiki

Whatever, insignificant modes that don't really offer anything new aren't my thing, I complete the main game and that's good enough for me.

If you're satisfied Beating games rather than Completing them, that's cool. That's why there are separate :B:s and :C:s built into the system. Lord knows there are more than a few games in my collection that'll stop at :B:s.

[Blue Chu Jelly]

There are a number of people who would just 100% a single file and mark the game as completed. Personally, I'm cool with this. I have my own thought on what Completed means, other people can have theirs.

Earlier today, I was looking for something and noticed that I had two games down as Beaten when my notes would indicate that they are actually Completed. Go figure.

[tantrumario]

yay i made a banner(but it looks lousy).

[Mr. Cheez]

Originally Posted by tantrumario

yay i made a banner(but it looks lousy).

I think it looks great, actually, despite it's massive size.

[tantrumario]

no i didnt put it yet. But, the one i'll make would've looked good if ms paint wasnt so annoying.

[digiki]

Originally Posted by tantrumario

no i didnt put it yet. But, the one i'll make would've looked good if ms paint wasnt so annoying.

Paint isn't too bad, that's where I made my banners and they haven't been too shabby.

[pdRydia]

I use the GIMP. It takes a while to get used to, but it's legal & free, and has all the features I use on a regular basis.

It doesn't have a "make a straight line" tool, though. How very silly.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

I use Photoshop! Legal, but very not free.

[Blue Chu Jelly]

I tend to use a mix of MSPaint and Painter Classic. I'm not sure if PC is cheap or free these days, but it came with a tablet I got a few years ago.

[PoisonRamune]

Yeah, another Gimp user!!

However, since I use PS extensively at work... I really notice the limits in Gimp.

[Shortay]

I kind of forgot about the Backloggery till now, so today I'm going to do a big update and try to regularly use it.

[Afrancio]

I used Banner fans. It was free

[Tijuana]

i use photobucket, and paint and do just fine

[pdRydia]

Originally Posted by PoisonRamune

Yeah, another Gimp user!!

However, since I use PS extensively at work... I really notice the limits in Gimp.

PS is too expensive for me, and I'm not willing to warez it. I guess I'll never find out what I'm missing!

[tantrumario]

I finally made a banner(and put it on the backloggery). Sure, it isn't anywhere near as good as the other. But, atleast I didnt just randomly take it from a random website(randomly).

[PoisonRamune]

Make it all black bgs with white text and you're cool, superstar (Tantrumario).

[tantrumario]

sweet. Since everyone is doing gamefests, I thought i should do a megaman fest(MEGA FEST!!!). Although, I'll probably still play other games. I'll just play mega man more often.

[Tijuana]

tantrum i think your last one was better,
if you want i can make one for you, if you give me a picture to use

[tantrumario]

No thanks maybe later.I know the other one was a lot better. But, I didnt actually make the other one and I wanted to try to make one.

[Tijuana]

i understand, u gotta make mistakes to get better

[Mama Luigi]

Originally Posted by Jogurt the Yogurt

I've seen a few Backloggery signatures around the forum, so I thought I'd sign up and track my gaming a bit. Who else uses this? I wanna add friends. My user name on the service is KongWen (obv.—look at my sig).

Here is a list of Backloggery users from the forum (compiled by pdRydia—thanks!), sorted by their Backloggery names, with forum names in brackets afterwards if they're different:

afrancio [VCF username: Tony]
Betagam7
Bonesaw
CastlevaniaTest
Cefnu
CheezMan [VCF username: Mr.Cheez]
Diebythesword
Digiki
flaminskull
hansolo350
Iggy
JellySoup [VCF username: Blue Chu Jelly]
KongWen [VCF username: Jogurt the Yogurt]
KeeperBVK
KingElemento
Kuribo
LinkFanatic
lordbowser
Mama_Luigi
Marktheshark
maxplastic
mechanix
pdrydia
PoisonRamune
SAB
Shadesofgray
Shadx
Shortay
slangman
slayerking45
Spore
Stratos
tantrumario
theUndead_feature
Tijuana
Wiiman192
Yasume
y0ss4ri4n [VCF username: Yossarian]
ZiggyPop [VCF username: Kanti3000]

To be 100% correct, my name is Mama Luigi on VCF, not with the "_".

[pdRydia]

Originally Posted by Mama Luigi

To be 100% correct, my name is Mama Luigi on VCF, not with the "_".

Yeah, but that list is for your username for backloggery.

It'd be kinda redundant to put your VCF username next to it just for the sake of an underscore.

[digiki]

Originally Posted by Jogurt the Yogurt

That's me... except in Nippon Ichi games. I'll level all party members to max, max all jobs, etc. I'll also get all significant items, but that doesn't mean I'll get 99 Onion Swords in Final Fantasy III, for example. A single one is enough for me to consider it acquired for completion purposes.

I do pretty much everything barring character levels, since I they're usually pretty much just mindless kill fests to get to max level, job maxing I'll do ( although if I ever did try to complete FFIII I'D probably just settle for having all jobs maxed, but not all for everyone)

And Final Fantasy Legend mastery w00t! I'll probably follow it up with a Dragon Warrior Monsters mastery within a week (I hope). I still haven't restarted Link's Awakening yet though...

[Tijuana]

Maxing out all the jobs is really though, but I finally have my Onion Knight and Onion Sword.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Originally Posted by Tijuana

Maxing out all the jobs is really though, but I finally have my Onion Knight and Onion Sword.

Yeah, maxing the jobs in FF3 is a giant pain. I've been playing this game for months and months (on and off), and I think I have 13 jobs mastered now. I'm stubborn enough that I'll finish it eventually...

[Mr. Cheez]

Originally Posted by Jogurt the Yogurt

Yeah, maxing the jobs in FF3 is a giant pain. I've been playing this game for months and months (on and off), and I think I have 13 jobs mastered now. I'm stubborn enough that I'll finish it eventually...

Oh yeah, FF3 is yet another game I need to get back to. Great game, but I'm still a ways off from beating it.

Edit: I think I'll get back to it after I beat Chrono Trigger.

[she_gamer]

Hey! Just found this thread... and just finished updating my backloggery, too Feel free to add me, name's the same:

[Iggy]

Originally Posted by she_gamer

Hey! Just found this thread... and just finished updating my backloggery, too Feel free to add me, name's the same:

Just added you

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Originally Posted by she_gamer

Hey! Just found this thread... and just finished updating my backloggery, too Feel free to add me, name's the same:

I've added you! (...as you already know )