No commentary. No watermarks. Just the game.
This is an entire playthrough of Life is Strange on the PC. It includes all five episodes, along with both endings.
You are free to use this footage however you want. Please credit me as "Charles Alan Ratliff - Pure Gameplay" whenever possible. Thanks!
These are the specs of the PC I started using in August 2016.
| CPU | Intel Core i7 3770 |
| Motherboard | Asus P8P67 Pro REV 3.0 |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600MHz |
| Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
| Storage | Western Digital 2TB Black HDD, Samsung 840 Pro 128 GB SSD, Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB SSD |
| Optical Drive | Asus DRW-24B1ST |
| Case | Fractal Design R3 |
| Power Supply | Corsair CMPSU-850HX 850 Watt |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Home Premium 64-bit (OEM) |
I talk about GameFly and other miscellaneous topics as I walk with the doggies to check the mail.
#1 - Final Fantasy XV
#2 - Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
#3 - The Brookhaven Experiment
#4 - The Lab
The only other 2016 release I beat was TrumPiñata, but there's no way I'm putting that atrocious cash grab in a "Top Games of 2016" list.
1. It had to come out in 2016.
2. I had to beat it.
Every year, NeoGAF has a 52 games challenge, in which you have to beat 52 new games before the start of the next year. There is also a movie and book equivalent, in which you have to read 50 new books and watch 50 new movies. These challenges provide that extra motivation to do/finish the things you already wanted to anyway and can lead you to checking out stuff you otherwise may not have (this is especially true with books).
Once again, I didn't even come close to completing the challenge, beating only one more game than I did in 2015.
Here are the 19 games I beat in 2016:
Police Trainer (Arcade)
The House of the Dead (Arcade)
Oh...Sir! (PC)
Mount Your Friends (PC)
Life is Strange (PC) - April 1
Halo 5: Guardians (Xbox One) - April 16
Devil's Third (Wii U) - April 19
The Lab (HTC Vive) - April 26
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (The Nathan Drake Collection) (PS4) - May 13
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (The Nathan Drake Collection) (PS4) - May 23
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (The Nathan Drake Collection) (PS4) - May 28
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (PS4) - June 9
The Brookhaven Experiment (HTC Vive) - July 18
TrumPiñata (HTC Vive) - July 22
Titanfall (Xbox One) - October 2
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PS4) - October 10
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition (PS4) - October 12
Platinum Demo - Final Fantasy XV (PS4) - November 29
Final Fantasy XV (PS4 Pro) - December 12
We'll see if I fare better in 2017.
Every year, NeoGAF has a 50 books and 50 movies challenge, in which you have to read 50 new books and watch 50 new movies before the start of the next year. There is also a game equivalent, in which you have to beat 52 new video games. These challenges provide that extra motivation to do/finish the things you already wanted to anyway and can lead you to checking out stuff you otherwise may not have (this is especially true with books).
The movie challenge was the only one I completed, watching a total of 58 throughout the year of 2016.
My ratings are done on a 5-star scale (no halfsies).
★ - Hated it
★★ - Disliked it
★★★ - Liked/enjoyed/didn't actively dislike it
★★★★ - Really liked it
★★★★★ - Loved it
Here are the 58 movies I watched in 2016:
The Good Dinosaur - ★★★★★
World of Tomorrow - ★★★★★
The Revenant - ★★★★★
Triumph: The Primary Election Special 2016 - ★★★★★
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie - ★★★★
Mortdecai - ★★★
The Martian - ★★★★★
Deadpool - ★★★★★ - February 27
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) - ★★★
RoboCop (2014) - ★★★
Project Almanac - ★★★
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - ★★★★ - March 26
Lemonade (Beyoncé) - ★★★★★ - April 24
Kingsman: The Secret Service - ★★★★★ - April 28
Lucy - ★★★ - April 29
Ant-Man - ★★★★ - May 6
Captain America: Civil War - ★★★★★ - May 6
Room - ★★★★★ - May 11
Zoolander 2 - ★★★ - May 26
X-Men: Apocalypse - ★★★ - June 7
Finding Dory - ★★★★★ - June 16
The BFG - ★★ - July 2
10 Cloverfield Lane - ★★★★★ - July 8
The Secret Life of Pets - ★★★ - July 9
Big Hero 6 - ★★★★★ - July 10
Keanu - ★★★ - July 22
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot - ★★★★★ - July 23
Green Room - ★★★★★ - July 23
Paper Towns - ★★★★★ - July 23
Batman: The Killing Joke - ★★ - July 24
Triple 9 - ★★★★ - July 24
Hardcore Henry - ★★★ - July 26
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition - ★★★★★ - July 28
Star Trek Beyond - ★★★ - August 1
Suicide Squad - ★★ - August 4
Sicario - ★★★★★ - August 10
John Wick - ★★★★ - August 10
Black Mass - ★★★★ - August 11
Pete's Dragon - ★★★★ - August 17
Karolyi - ★★★★ - August 18
Whiplash - ★★★★★ - August 25
The Fundamentals of Caring - ★★★★ - August 26
Enemy - ★★★ - August 27
The Nice Guys - ★★★★★ - August 28
Triumph: Summer Election Special 2016 - ★★★★★ - August 30
Don't Think Twice - ★★★★ - September 9
Zootopia - ★★★★★ - September 10
Shin Godzilla - ★★★★ - October 12
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back - ★★ - October 26
The Wicker Man - ★★ - November 1st
Doctor Strange - ★★★★★ - November 3rd
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV - ★★★ - November 14
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - ★★★★ - November 20
Me Before You - ★★★ - November 22
Sausage Party - ★★★ - December 13
Ghostbusters: Answer the Call - ★★★ - December 16
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - ★★★★ - December 21
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates - ★★★ - December 31
And though it isn't part of the challenge, I decided to also keep track of the television I watched:
Marvel's Jessica Jones (Season 1)
iZombie (Season 2)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Seasons 2 and 3)
Saturday Night Live (Season 41)
Broad City (Seasons 1-3)
You're the Worst (Seasons 1 and 2)
Seinfeld (Whole Series)
The Walking Dead (Seasons 4-6)
Stranger Things (Season 1)
Futurama (Season 10)
Love (Season 1)
The Get Down (Part 1)
Daredevil (Season 2)
Black Mirror (Season 3)
Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV (Whole Series)
Comedy Bang! Bang! (Season 3)
South Park (Season 20)
Westworld (Season 1)
Baskets (Season 1)
I should be able to complete the movie challenge again this year, though I will give more time to reading books in 2017.
Every year, NeoGAF has a 50 books and 50 movies challenge, in which you have to read 50 new books and watch 50 new movies before the start of the next year. There is also a game equivalent, in which you have to beat 52 new video games. These challenges provide that extra motivation to do/finish the things you already wanted to anyway and can lead you to checking out stuff you otherwise may not have (this is especially true with books).
I only read eight books in all of 2016, but that's double the amount I read in 2015, so I'm improving!
My ratings are done on a 5-star scale (no halfsies).
★ - Hated it
★★ - Disliked it
★★★ - Liked/enjoyed/didn't actively dislike it
★★★★ - Really liked it
★★★★★ - Loved it
Here are the eight books I read in 2016:
Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy - ★★★
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson - ★★★★★ - Finished on June 18
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield - ★★★★★ - Finished on June 23
Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos and Joy Ang - ★★★★ - Finished on October 28
The Dumbest Kid in Gifted Class by Dan Ryckert - ★★★★★ - Finished on December 14
You're Never Too Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day (Audiobook version, read by Felicia Day) - ★★★★★ - Finished on December 18
Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered The World by David Sheff - ★★★★★ - Finished on December 28
Yes Please by Amy Poehler (Audiobook version, read by Amy Poehler) - ★★★★★ - Finished on December 28
This year was the first time I ever listened to an audiobook. I got three free ones via a promotion with Audible and started listening to them on my 16+ hour drive to visit my mom in Kansas. It really makes memoirs (when narrated by the author) way better.
Trapped in his dreams, young Noctis must follow the guide of his furry companion to reach the end and wake up in Platinum Demo, a preview/prequel to Final Fantasy XV.
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I am playing on the PlayStation 4 Pro with Japanese audio and English subtitles.
Game: Platinum Demo - Final Fantasy XV - © 2016 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved. MAIN CHARACTER DESIGN: TETSUYA NOMURA
Recorded November 29th, 2016 (the day Final Fantasy XV officially released).
PlayStation VR, Luke Cage, and my new Apple Watch are just a few of the topics I discuss on my walk to check the mail on this unusually warm autumn day.
Hurricane Matthew knocked out our power for nearly a day. Hungry and with few options for food, we try our best to make some ramen.
