Spring 2021 Backlog Challenge

[DFuzed]

Updated list for Mar 20th:

 

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (PS5) 31% *

Lego The Hobbit (PS Vita) - 10% +3%

Nier Replicant (preorder) - 0%

Persona 5 - 20% +13%

Lego Star Wars (PS3) - 59% 

Agatha Cristie The ABC Murders - 0%

Fill-A-Pix (PS4) - 0%

Fill-A-Pix (Vita)  - 0% 

Epic Word Search (PS4) 74% +10% 

 

Swaps 0/2

 

Current plans:

- Finish Persona 5 with Epic Word Search and Lego Hobbit (Vita) as my backup games

- Go back to AC Valhalla at a later date

- Switch to Nier Replicant when released

[StilRh]

Weekend update: Not too much gaming time with 4 back-to-back night shifts this week. Made some progress in FF7R, I feel I am near the end of the game - will still have hard mode and miscellaneous trophies to mop up. Booted up my vita for a little lighthearted play on games at the very bottom of my completion percentage list. These might join the list in the week if I feel I want to comit to 100%'ing them. I have a week's leave no so will try and drill deep and get at least another 50% across my games. Have a great week guys.

 

Spoiler

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy 32%
Divinity: Original Sin 2 18%
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen 35%
Sid Meier's Civilization VI 25%
Final Fantasy 7 remake 35% > 45%

 

[TrophyChief]

On 3/8/2021 at 0:55 AM, MrTrofyHunter said:

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

We Were Here 

Maneater

Bugsnax

Twin Robots: Ultimate Edition 

Suicide Guy: Sleepin' Deeply 

Batu Ta Batu 

Freddy Spaghetti 

Solo: Islands of the Heart 

Reknum

OVIVO

Apocalipsis: The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil 

Aer

N.E.R.O

Virginia 

SkyTime

Adam's Venture: Origins

Dissection

Wheels of Aurelia 

Balancelot 

Active Neurons 2 

Active Neurons 3 

Roundout by POWGI 

Vera Blanc: Ghost in the Castle 

Loot Hero DX 

 

A few more off my list!

 

[HaserPL]

Weekend Update #2

 

Dead Space Ignition - 5% 100%;

Deadstorm Pirates - 0% 100%;

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove - 0% SWAP #1 - The Saboteur - 7%;

Time Crisis 4: Arcade Version - 0% 100%;

Naughty Bear - 8% 42% 100%;

 

Hey there! Managed to make decent progress this week, finished 4 games on the list, while also working on DLC in CoD Ghosts. I decided to swap Shovel Knight for The Saboteur, I dunno, I guess Shovel Knight isn't my cup of tea as I couldn't even force myself to play it for more than a few minutes. Will give it a go someday, but not soon. The Saboteur though, it was on my head for a while so I decided to finally play something I wanted to play, instead of doing things just because they needed to be prioritized or whatever. 

 

                      #180 Naughty Bear

 

Believe it or not, but years ago I was 100% sure this game was made by Rockstar (yeah, I know). That was one of the reasons I was interested in it, but the whole thing got a bit more complicated when I began to strive for 100% in games if possible, and this game was definitely one of the most troublesome games in that regard. Not because of the game's difficulty, but due to the game itself being so rare in Poland. I bought the vanilla version around 3 years ago, and after a year or so without coming across the Gold Edition (the only way to get DLC nowadays) I decided "f*ck it, guess I won't do the DLC then", and just went for the two online trophies. After a while though, one of my friends came across the Gold Edition in a pawnshop about 30 km away from my town, and I was like DAMN I GOTTA GO BUY IT. I hopped into my car and immediately drove there to buy it, it was a great deal because I bought it for about 10$, guess the owner just saw that the vanilla version is very cheap, and didn't think to look up the prices on Amazon/Ebay. On these two said websites, I would have had to pay up to 40$ including shipment fees to import this game to my small city, so I'm very pleased I managed to get it so cheap. Onto the game itself though, it was bad. Very bad. It wasn't difficult, I'd say the first 10 hours when I was learning the game mechanics and how to get points were a bit painful to go through, but after that everything was just a matter of time. The game though has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. The humor is fine, the first time you play the game. After multiple, and I mean multiple, playthroughs you will be tired of it and just skip every cutscene ASAP. The game is very repetitive, you play on the same 4/5 small locations, they only vary in the theme - it makes the platinum easier, as you have fewer things to memorize, but from the casual point of view, it's just boring to play. The game has a terrible performance as well, I'm quite used to playing in 15 FPS after doing Black Ops 3 platinum on PS3, but still, it was painful to experience. Many freezes (more than 20 for sure) didn't help either. The only redeeming quality for me personally this game has, is the amount of UR trophies it has (40+!!!!), which gave a nice boost to my UR number.

 

 

 

A game that combines a comic book and a plethora of minigames? Based around one of my favorite game series? Sign me up! Or at least, that's what I thought before playing the game. I always go (or at least attempt) to have a 100% in those series of games I enjoyed the most and Dead Space is one of them. Dead Space Ignition was the sole digital-only game I needed to buy to reach that goal, so I bought it immediately, in case it gets delisted. After playing it though, it left a bad taste in my mouth. Don't get me wrong, I really liked the story it tried to tell, but the minigames were utter garbage, + the one speedrun trophy was a major pain in the ass, mostly due to the minigame where you control a red dot across a long obstacle course. It was very annoying and poorly designed, and I feel confident, that this "game" would have been way more successful, if it simply dropped the "game" part, in favor of being a full-time comic (with a simple press X or O to make a choice). But that's what I also hate about Telltale games, their "game" part which is very mediocre at best. 

 

One of the two smaller rail-shooters bundled together with Time Crisis: Razing Storm, the inferior one of the two, but still fun though. Took me a couple of hours and wasn't too difficult, overall it was an enjoyable experience and a nice training before TC:RS's Arcade Mode which I will attempt soon.

 

 

This one was more annoying than Time Crisis 4, simply because the trophy requirements, especially S Ranks were very inconsistent and hard to figure out. But the game itself was a blast to play, and I am working on a trophy guide for both of them right now. Not trying to diminish the existing guides, but they aren't rich in details, and I think I found a couple of good strategies, that will make finishing them very doable. 

 

 

[Crispy_Oglop]

6th Update - I managed to get my 169th Platinum with Nioh (finally!). I still have the last two DLC packs to play but for now i'm happy to call this one pretty much done as far as my challenge goal goes. I'm also a bit burnt out by hacking and slashing yokai to be honest so i'll no doubt return to it once I've knocked out a few more titles from the challenge list.

 

I also made some good progress in Thimbleweed Park, which I started way back in 2017 and never finished. It's a really great point and click adventure and a bit of a love letter towards stuff like Day of the Tentacle and Monkey Island. There are a couple of dud filler trophies in there - like picking up 75 specks of dust and read 100 books etc, but it's a pretty straightforward platinum journey.

 

The other game I gave some time to was Beyond Blue which is a gorgeous semi-educational conservation sim where you spend your time swimming through beautiful underwater zones, scanning animals and learning about them. There is a conservation themed story permeating the dives you go on and live action documentary videos you can watch. I blame Subnautica for giving me some heebie jeebies in there though - at one point in Beyond Blue I found myself at the edge of the map seeing the seabed drop off into unseen depths and all that was in front of me was endless bottomless ocean. The first thought that sprang to mind was 'what if there is a leviathan out there?'. Then I reminded myself this game is rooted in fact and not about surviving on an alien planet and I was back on track.

 

This week I should have both Thimbleweed Park and Beyond Blue done. Then i'm not sure what i'm going to try. I still don't have that Yakuza urge yet, so I might go for 13 Sentinels or Danganronpa. I'm also dipping into Persona 5 Strikers every now and again when the mood takes me there.

1.  Nioh 
2. Persona 5 Strikers - 4%
3. Thimbleweed Park - 13% > 92%
4. Yakuza 6: The Song of Life - 0%
5. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - 0%
6. Beyond Blue - 0% > 17%
7. Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls - 0%
8. Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon - 0%
9. Spirit Hunter: NG - 0%
10. Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin - 0%

Edited March 22, 2021 by Crispy_Oglop

[YaManSmevz]

What's up, y'all!

Another light week but it looks like I've got plats for Res 2 and Manhunt lined up. For Res 2 just a few playthroughs left and that No Way Out scenario. Tried it on training mode to get a feel for it and I got all 70 no problem, so I'm hopeful that it won't give me toooooo much trouble.

With Manhunt I went and five starred all stages on hardcore but forgot to do it on fetish difficulty too so there's one more playthrough to go. D'oh.

Playin Uncharted on crushing and it felt pretty reasonable until I got to that first really big fire fight with like a billion enemies.

OH, YOU KNOW THE ONE.

Anyway I'm suddenly very concerned about the brutal playthrough. I'm glad I've got Overcooked 2 here as well because I'm definitely gonna need something more light hearted on the side while tryin to tackle that.

Here's to a productive week four? Looking forward to reading more updates!

1. Resident Evil 2 (50--->60%)

2. Overcooked 2 (5--->10%)

3. Final Fantasy 7 (2--->5%)

4. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Remastered (6--->8%)

5. Manhunt (70--->90%)

6. Fallout 4 (1--->2%)

7. Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes (33%)

[Heather342]

Update #3

 

Not too much of an update this week, being back in work I didn't have much time to work on my backlog. I tend to pick up my Vita on my lunch break and was playing a game not on my backlog list lol.

But for the challenge my focus is still on Cuphead and Hitman 3 right now. For Hitman I finished Santa Fortuna up to mastery level 20, so will move onto Mumbai next. Trophy progress now up to 31%. I've also been making some steady progress in Cuphead, and managed to get a few trophies to bring the progress to 27%. I only have one boss left on Isle 3 - Dr Kahl's Robot - and it is absolutely kicking my ass! But I shall keep on trying, as hard as I find this game the visible progress over the last 3 weeks is motivating me to keep going.

[YaManSmevz]

16 hours ago, Heather342 said:

I only have one boss left on Isle 3 - Dr Kahl's Robot - and it is absolutely kicking my ass! But I shall keep on trying, as hard as I find this game the visible progress over the last 3 weeks is motivating me to keep going.

Yo Dr. Kahl's robot is rough one? I can't tell you how many tries he took me, probably blocked it out! After a while though you kinda develop a system and it isn't too bad after that. You got this?

[MidnightDragon]

Decided to drop out of the challenge due to my schedule being so erratic. That being said, I will do what I've done before: post updates on stuff I'm playing. I plan on actually doing the challenge for summer.  I'm kinda sorta still doing the challenge. Anyway, keep up the good work everyone!

Edited March 23, 2021 by MidnightDragon

[Hiyo_Rain]

CSI Fatal Conspiracy – 0%

Amnesia: Memories – 1% -> 20%

Life is Strange: Before the Storm – 0%

Destroy All Humans – 0%

2064: Read Only Memories – 47%

 

Update 2!

 

I was a bit distracted last week working on my 74^th and 75^th plats, plus a couple games for a challenge in my friend’s server. Whoops! No progress then, but this week I have a little to report!

 

I finished the minigame stuff for Amnesia. I planned on getting some other stuff done too, but I had some other stuff to do and also played a couple shorter games to get them out of my backlog.

 

Same as when I played the first game for a previous one of these challenges, I plan on playing a chapter a day of Before the Storm on my days off starting this coming week, but I can’t guarantee I’ll be able to do that. I hated the first game until the very end, and I doubt I’ll like this one either. I’m only playing it because I bought it digitally and hate to have wasted my money never playing it. Lesson learned though: try the first game in a series before buying other games in the series.

[Darling Baphomet]

Been almost a week, so I may as well post an update; been hard for me to focus on games the last few weeks but I've started to get back in gear with fixating on the Long Journey Home - we'll have to see if the two problematic trophies glitch on me, but at worst I'll just complete everything but them. I've completed 4-5 runs so far, and am pretty experienced with the game - what a lovely game, honestly, it's one of those games that is eccentric and clunky but which you can tell has had tons of love poured into it - and on my current run I should be able to finish up at least 4 URs in total, potentially 5-6 + a 5.7%. After that it's mostly clean up + a rogue mode run. Also been making good progress on Masters of Anima; more than halfway through the game, and have 100%ed every level I've done so far.

 

Besides that, minor progress in Big Pharma; taking a sorta-hiatus on Ys VIII - missing all that stuff on my first run has demotivated me a bit; we'll see if I can refocus on it once I finish TLJH.

 

4 / 25 GAMES COMPLETED - CURRENT LIST:

Spoiler

Black = not started yet, Green = in progress, Blue = finished

 

The Outer Wilds - 100%

Need For Speed: Heat - 100%

The Sexy Brutale - 100%

Ruiner - 100%

Ys VIII - 24%

Big Pharma - 3%

The Long Journey Home - 40%

Masters of Anima - 26%

Nier Automata - 27%

Jurassic Park Evolution - 1%

Zone of the Enders - The 2nd Runner - MARS - 0%

Patapon - 2%

Do Not Feed The Monkeys - 0%

Frostpunk - 0%

Ghost Giant - 0%

Odin Sphere Leifthraiser - 0%

The Count Lucanor - 0%

Pixel Ripped 1995 - 7%

Concrete Genie - 0%

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey - 31%

Amplitude - 4%

Dragon Quest Builders 2 - 5%

Bow to Blood - 44%

A Fisherman's Tale - 0%

Felix The Reaper - 4%

 

 

2 hours ago, MidnightDragon said:

Decided to drop out of the challenge due to my schedule being so erratic. That being said, I will do what I've done before: post updates on stuff I'm playing. I plan on actually doing the challenge for summer.  I'm kinda sorta still doing the challenge. Anyway, keep up the good work everyone!

 

That's completely understandable, I've been dealing with a lot of pressure lately as well that's made completing games harder. Hopefully summer's a better bit of time for us.

[Hisuiryu]

Week 3 Update

Despite a buggy trophy making me do an extra 1/2 play, Dragon Age Inquisition is now done! Despite being vastly inferior to the PS4 version (and the lack of Descent and especially Trespasser DLC is sad but understandable) I had a lot of fun. This puts me to 4 full plays of the game across platforms, and with any luck I now have the motivation to do another play of DA2 so I have the full set of DA plats.

 

With that out the way over the weekend, I decided to play something much shorter in ACC China, I had a lot of fun with it actually - much more that the first time I tried it. I'll be keeping an eye on a good sale for the other 2 instalments for sure. Next up might be Catherine...

• Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China - 4% → 100%
• BlazBlue Calamity Trigger - 0%
• Catherine - 0%
• Dragon Age: Inquisition (PS3) - 51% → 100%
• Final Fantasy XIII - 0%
• Final Fantasy Type-0 - 13%
• htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary - 7%
• Outland - 4%
• Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight - 0%
• Tales of Monkey Island Ch1-5 - 0%

[Static_Rook]

Update 3 - 3/23/2021

 

Battle of the Bulge 0% 17%
Batman Arkham Knight 50%
Bioshock PS3 8%
Dead Space 2 14%
Dynasty Warriors 7 30%
Forager 91% 100% 3/21/2021
Gris 3/14/2021
Ratchet and Clank 0%
Remnant From the Ashes 5%
Ys IX Monstrum Nox 10%

2/10 Complete

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Updating a day late because my internet was out for 4 days. Fun! Luckily, I used psx helper to download the digital 1.00 version of Forager before it went out so I played that all weekend. It took another 20 hours, but I was able to get the 2 trophies that have been bugged since the last patch. I probably could have finished it in less time since I did a lot of AFK fishing for the rare artifacts used to upgrade the magic rods. They really are rare in the 1.00 version. I would set up a bunch of fish traps in one biome, use a lucky potion, then go watch basketball while my droids collected the catches. It usually took 2 or 3 potions to get enough artifacts, then I'd destroy all the traps and move to the next biome and do it again. So now I have the game 100% complete and I kinda never want to play it again. 

 

I also started Battle of the Bulge. It's interesting so far. Basically a digital version of those tabletop wargames. The presentation is very bare bones, but that helps keep games and individual turns quick. I've only played the intro scenario so far, Race to the Meuse, which isn't a full scale game, it's more like a puzzle. But even that has been challenging in a fun way. I cleared the scenario as the Axis side against the 3 Allied AI Generals, and now I'm working on clearing it as the Allies against the Axis AI Generals. Playing this setup over and over has helped me get familiar with the game and it mechanics so hopefully I'll be prepared for the full battle scenarios. So far I'm happy with my $3 impulse buy of this game during the last Indie Sale.

 

My trophy progress for Dynasty Warriors 7 is at 30%, but that's from a save I don't have any more so I'm starting from scratch. I started playing the PS Now version,  but apparently the digital version of the game is missing some movies needed for the "View All Movies" trophy. So, I ordered a physical version of the game. Which kind of defeats the purpose of PS Now but whatever. That's the trophy hunting life for you. I'll work on Conquest Mode on PS Now while I wait for the disc.

 

Week 4 plans

-finish(?) Battle of the Bulge

-play DW7 Conquest Mode

Edited March 23, 2021 by Static_Rook

[Draps-1337]

Challenge is pretty slow going for me. Started moonlighter, but playing in small slices. Managed to find a boosting partner last week to finish up the few co-op trophies in Journey to the savage planet. Been pretty distracted by the vita game I was playing before the challenge started (Mind Zero) as well as practicing some fighting games so that I don't get my butt handed to me by my colleagues at work.
Monster Hunter: Rise comes out this Friday, so I'll probably slow down even more... Opps

Journey To The Savage Planet (76% -> 81%) plat
Moonlighter (0% -> 3%)
Monkey King: Hero is back
Steven Universe: OK K.O.!
Persona 4 Dancing All Night (Vita)
Robotics Notes Elite (Vita)
Crash Bandicoot 1
Crash Bandicoot 2
Crash Bandicoot 3
 

[Stanners316]

Update 4:

1. Sakura Wars - 100% (16th March)

2. King's Quest - 65%

3. Assassin's Creed Odyssey - 43% > 47%

4. Zero Time Dilemma - 0% > 34%

5. PGA Tour 2K21 - 0% > 20%

6. Concrete Genie - 0%

7. Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls - 0%

8. The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker - 0%

 

I had a session on AC Odyssey yesterday. I really want to finish the platinum and 1st DLC (the cool sub-stories) before April starts. I managed to finish off all the cultists which was big fun. Had some of my most epic fights with the usual mercenaries bowling in. 

I'm in love with Zero Time Dilemma. The fact you can play in "fragments" - small story segments that you can switch between, is a big win for me. You can mix the story up as much as you want, switching between teams and time frames, and it doesn't adversely affect the "story telling" aspect, because the back story explains it. The escape room puzzles are really fun, taking some real thought with satisfaction. The decisions are great as well. Simply standing in front of a button saying do not press, deciding whether to press it, is simple and brilliant. Regret your decision? That's fine, see it through and choose the opposite next time. I'm assuming you need to see all the stuff for the plat. That's another major thing - I haven't looked at a trophy list, no need, no fear of missables. Reload where you want when you want. I was going to say that it seems short, but I'm at 18hrs with large sections still locked off, so it just feels like I'm playing too fast, the sign of a fab game for me.

 

Aaaaannddd... Lots of PGA Tour 2K21 things:

Spoiler

 

Just wanted to write stuff about PGA Tour 2K21 after starting it over the weekend. I feel I'm fairly well placed to review golf games due to my experience, having played Tiger Woods on PS2 before I went to uni. Saying that, I think the second game I ever played was PGA Tour Golf on the Mackintosh in my dad's study (the 1st was The Oregon Trail!!). Anyway, what I like about PGA Tour 2K21; the new swing mechanic. Transition from back swing too fast and you'll pull it to the left if you're a right hander. This makes sense. The opposite with swinging too slow leaves the club face slightly open and you leak it right. Nice!! This aspect, along with shaping your shot to counter the wind are important. However, they are literally the only things of importance in game play. Elevation (whether the ball's above your feet, or whether the green's 20ft higher than you) make no difference. Trees? Hit through them, they aren't there. Up against the face of a steep bunker where your body is cut in half with the graphics? Play forward, through the side of the bunker. It's fine.  It took me two tournaments to check the settings. Turns out, on normal (the stock difficulty), elevation, trees, obstacles do not count. That makes no sense, changed that now. Another new aspect is integrated replays from other golfers whilst you are playing a tournament. I was excited by this. Love a replay. However, I'd imagine the discussion around including these must have included a "will it interrupt the flow of gameplay?". I mean, surely? No of course not. The loading times between golf holes is great, what you'd expect, but it increases from 5 seconds to 20 seconds + if it wants to show you what someone else has done on the course. A few examples of what I was shown, in order; a holed out bunker shot for par, then the exact same bunker shot by another player. The scorecard graphic showed it was for par also. The commentator went mental saying it was an eagle. The leaderboard confirms it was a par. The 3rd replay I was shown was not the same bunker shot, but a 50 yard pitch from off the green. It went in. The camera focusses on the player, just standing there for 5 seconds, like a child waiting for his mum, then he celebrates. I guess this is the "reaction cam", but it just doesn't work. One more example, I'm shown another GREAT shot for par, but the scorecard shows the player had a 2 on the previous par 4 hole, show me that one!! I am yet to find out whether there's an option to turn the in-game highlights off. I love the concept, but they aren't great. They've actually crashed the game 3 times in about 8 rounds (where a highlight begins to load and then hangs for minutes). I also like the life-time stats like the longest ever hole out or putt, but why not link to a replay? Or timestamp it with course and hole? It took me a while to realise that the only way to improve stats is by unlocking or buying equipment. That's a shame. XP just unlocks equipment. I remember when you had to allocate skill points to make your golfer better, getting a sense of progression and improvement. Now, having a golfer start out only being able to drive 220 yards would make all the courses impossible, I know that. But there's different tees for different lengths?! So use the shorter ones when the golfer is starting out? Nope. 

I've bashed it there, but deservedly so. Some of the improvements would be very easy to make. Some aspects haven't been improved upon in years and years. First ever hole, I'm rubbish, slice off to the left (not massively but I know it's going in the rough) Commentator: "Straight down the fairway there". The first bloody hole! That's been the case for decades! If there's a risk it's not gonna stay on the fairway, use some other stock phrase, or here's an idea - say nothing?! I'm also only 4 tournaments in, but it would be nice to see a non-American golfer. I've had replays of Billy Horschel, Gary Woodland, Bryson DeChambeau and Matt Kuchar. My 1st rival was Cameron Champ, the 2nd is Jim Furyk - (he now plays on the Champions Tour full time, not the PGA Tour because he's 50. He was 50 when the game released).

With a tinkering of the settings, I feel it's going to be an enjoyable platinum journey, mainly because I love golf, but like all my school reports - it could and should be so much better.

 

 

Enjoying all the updates as always. Some good work going on! Take care all!

Edited March 24, 2021 by Stanners316
getting spoiler to work

[Crispy_Oglop]

7th Update - Midweek check in from me. I managed to bag Platinum 170 with Thimbleweed Park. Edging ever closer to my overall 2021 goal of 200 Platinums. I'm really hoping that I'll be able to get my hands on a PS5 in a legitimate way this year or at least in good time before I hit the 199 mark. I'm still aiming for my my 200th to be my 1st PS5 platinum and it to be RE8.

 

I also made some progress with Persona 5 Strikers, clearing out another Jail and knocking out some miscellaneous trophies with it, really enjoying this game, even though the gameplay is different, it still feels like a fully fledged actual sequel. Tonight though i'll be focusing on Beyond Blue, which is looking more and more likely to be the next thing I strike off my list. Then this Friday i'm going to get started on a brand new game. I love the feeling of starting a brand new game for the first time.

 

I'm actually in a weird indecisive phase at the moment in general so i'm still not sure what to take a shot at next on my list. I'm going to have to flip a coin or actually full-on pick a name out of a hat (more likely a sock, because I don't have headwear) I can feel it.

1.  Nioh 
2. Persona 5 Strikers - 4% > 22%
3.  Thimbleweed Park 
4. Yakuza 6: The Song of Life - 0%
5. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - 0%
6. Beyond Blue - 0% > 17%
7. Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls - 0%
8. Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon - 0%
9. Spirit Hunter: NG - 0%
10. Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin - 0%

[Heather342]

Update #4

 

Decided to have a bit more of a chill week, so went back to playing Spirit of the North. I'm enjoying this game a lot, the atmosphere and the music are very relaxing. My only gripe would be that the controls can be a bit fiddly in places which can affect platforming jumps, but nothing too stressful. I'm at the start of chapter 6, though I need to replay chapter 5 as I missed a bunch of collectables. Will do that before continuing on.

 

Trophy progress 16% --> 58%

 

I expect this will be my next platinum achieved

[freddie1989]

So I have been a bit distracted the last couple of weeks due to having got myself a lovely little bout of corona!! Thought it was time for an update on what progress I have been able to make!

 

Finished Wildlands platinum off and really enjoyed it barring the stupid skill point system that they decided to implement which involved a load of unnecessary grinding at the end. Overall a really good experience and one I would recommend. I will be doing the DLC at some stage when it isn't at an absurd price (£30 for 2 DLCs is nonsense)!!

 

Started Modern Warfare which so far is superb!! They really went all out to make the campaign on this one something worth playing and Price is in it to add to that!!

 

Last of Us Remastered 0%

Rage 2 0%

Ghost Recon Wildlands 42% - 71%

Agents of Mayhem 0%

Borderlands The Pre Sequel 34%

Modern Warfare 0% - 23%

Darksiders 2 1%

[Crispy_Oglop]

Happy Friday (9th) Update - Managed to stay on track after work in my evenings all week and got Platinum 171 with Beyond Blue. Probably one of the most relaxing and interesting gaming experiences i've had so far in 2021.

 

I'm really interested in wildlife and conservation so the fact that this game revolved around both of those areas really worked for me. My only criticism is the length, I could have easily put more time into this and would have been happy to do so. I really liked the documentary videos that you could watch, using footage from the BBC Blue Planet documentaries and I'd love a sequel with expanded gameplay and a longer more in-depth conservation based story.

 

In other news, I managed to narrow down my next game in the list to three titles, but my procrastination continues  So I'm going to pull a name out of a sock to help me decide between Danganronpa, 13 Sentinels and Yakuza 6 for gaming this weekend.

 

Wishing everyone a nice weekend  

 

1.  Nioh 
2. Persona 5 Strikers - 22% > 26%
3.  Thimbleweed Park 
4. Yakuza 6: The Song of Life - 0%
5. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - 0%
6.  Beyond Blue 
7. Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls - 0%
8. Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon - 0%
9. Spirit Hunter: NG - 0%
10. Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin - 0%

Edited March 26, 2021 by Crispy_Oglop

[SpacebarPlays]

Stardew Valley - 52% -> 100%

Stellaris - 29%

Middle Earth : Shadow of Mordor - 13%

Civ6 - 12% (might change because im not sure if it's completable yet :P)

FF7 Remake - 0%

Slime Rancher - 0%

(Semi cheating. 51-59% Assassins Creed Odyssey) 

 

So, 2nd update coming in.

I finally managed to finish Stardew after one of the long AF trophies bugged out on me so i had to start a whole new farm to complete it.

Still remains one of my favorite games of all time, its just incredible through and through and i honestly dont have anything negative i could say about it TBH.

 

Im also sorta cheating with adding AC:Odyssey because i was actually on 51% complete last month but i bought Valhalla on sale and i want to fully 100% Odyssey before starting that so i'll be working on that.

Not 100% sure what im going to run through now that Stardew Valley is complete but i'll probably just be bouncing between all the other games on my list when i get bored of whichever i play.

 

Hope everyone has had a good month

 

[DFuzed]

Updated list for Mar 27th:

 

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (PS5) 31% *

Lego The Hobbit (PS Vita) - 16% +3%

Nier Replicant (preorder) - 0%

Persona 5 - 35% +15%

Lego Star Wars (PS3) - 59% 

Agatha Cristie The ABC Murders - 0%

Fill-A-Pix (PS4) - 0%

Fill-A-Pix (Vita)  - 0% 

Epic Word Search (PS4) 74% 

 

Swaps 0/2

 

Current plans:

- Finish Persona 5 with Epic Word Search and Lego Hobbit (Vita) as my backup games

- Go back to AC Valhalla at a later date

- Switch to Nier Replicant when released

Edited March 28, 2021 by DFuzed

[dark_moon689]

Update 1:

 

So I've been slowly playing the Witcher, gathering cards, finishing contracts, just taking my sweet time with it. I played a little of Portia but no new trophies there and I tested Little Nightmares but maybe I wasn't in the right headspace because I hated it, will give it another try next month.

 

I also finished Wolfenstein: New Order which was almost done last event but since I had ran out time I had left some perks and collectables abandoned so got them done. 

 

1. (PS4) The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition - 14% / 21%
2. (PS4) My time at Portia - 13%
3. (PS4) Uncharted: The Lost Legacy - 0% / 

4. (PS4) Hatoful Boyfriend - 0% / 

5. (PS4) Little Nightmares - 0% / 

 

Swaps 0/2

Games 0/5

[YaManSmevz]

What's up, everybody? Hope you're all well, and as I can see y'all are progressing quite nicely. As for me, I'd like to kick off update #4 by quoting a certain naive somebody:
 

On 3/21/2021 at 2:00 PM, YaManSmevz said:

For Res 2 just a few playthroughs left and that No Way Out scenario. Tried it on training mode to get a feel for it and I got all 70 no problem, so I'm hopeful that it won't give me toooooo much trouble.

 

Can someone please explain to this person how silly that was? Training mode don't. mean. shit. The real deal is absolutely no joke and eventually I will keep glued to it through the torrent of failure til I hit that sweet hundo, but I'm just not up for that misery right now. There's a special mindset you get where watching repeated perfect runs fall apart around halfway through only motivates you more, and I'm not there right now. Another day, sherriff.

 

On the other hand, I am very much enjoying Uncharted and can't believe I missed out on this franchise for so long. Crushing has made it quite the challenge, although I feel I'm not supposed to admit that - if you look for tips you get a lot of "crushing difficulty was easy for me lol u must be dum" so I'll just keep at it. I've noticed comments about the controls being a bit outdated, but those people didn't complete Manhunt before tackling this! For me it all feels just fine. About halfway through my first run and no complaints, genuinely enjoying every moment while in the back of my mind dreading the impending brutal playthrough.

 

Anyway that's all I got, thanks for reading and keep those updates comin.

 

1. Resident Evil 2 (60--->97%)

2. Overcooked 2 (10%)

3. Final Fantasy 7 (5%)

4. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Remastered (8--->30%)

5. Manhunt (90--->100%)✅

6. Fallout 4 (2%)

7. Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes (33--->42%)

[StilRh]

Weekend update: Hope everyone's had a good week! I didn't play as much as I would have liked due having an awful bought of flu between Monday and Friday (pre Covid I would have walked it off but currently still slightly breathless from when I had it last year). Fancied adding some more games that were a bit less taxing on a poorly mind (simulation/city builder/board game/simple platformer/vita hunting in short sprints) and made some progress in these. Now that I am properly back into night shifts I see myself getting a fair bit done on my days off. This week I hope to complete Light Tracer and make another 50%+ across my listed games. 

 

Spoiler

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy 32%
Divinity: Original Sin 2 18% > 22%
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen 35%
Sid Meier's Civilization VI 25% > 24% (drop as DLC released)
Final Fantasy 7 remake 45%

Wave 2:
Soul Sacrifice 1% > 38%
Surviving Mars 10% >20%
Thea: The Awakening 24%
Stardew Valley 22%
Light tracer 7% > 53%

 

[Static_Rook]

Update 4 - 3/29/2021

 

Battle of the Bulge 17% -> Rez Infinite 21%
Batman Arkham Knight 50% 55%
Bioshock PS3 8%
Dead Space 2 14%
Dynasty Warriors 7 30%
Forager 100% 3/20/2021
Gris 3/14/2021
Ratchet and Clank 0%
Remnant From the Ashes 5% -> The Walking Dead Season 1 (PS3) 16%
Ys IX Monstrum Nox 10%

 

2/10 Completed
2/2 swaps used

 

 

Well, I caved and bought Monster Hunter Rise so that's currently taking over my life. I did finish more of the Arkham Knight DLC so that bumped my completion up a little. Still have plenty of Riddler trophies to find, and the whole NG+ playthrough, but I'm not worried about those yet. I want to knock out a few more shorter games first. Speaking of which...

I'm using both of my swaps. I hit a wall in Battle of the Bulge that I don't feel like banging my head against right now. I still enjoy the game, but I'll need way more time with it to "gitgud." Time I don't have thanks to MonHun. So I'm swapping in Rez Infinite since I'm playing that for the Ultra Rare challenge anyway. I'm also not feeling Remnant at the moment either so it's gone. The Walking Dead Season 1 is easy and has been on my list for 9 years. I bought a physical copy of it (with 400 Days) when I got the Dynasty Warriors 7 disc so I'm finally going to clear it from my backlog. And have more time for Monster Hunter, of course.

 

Turns out saves from PS Now don't transfer back to PS3 games so I'll be starting from scratch again (again) with DW7. Oh well.

 

Week 5 Plans  

-Plat TWD and Rez Infinite 

-Keep playing DW7
 

Have a good week!