Fall/Winter 2021/2022 Backlog Challenge

[L0sT_NZ_Kazekage]

I've been a bit slack the last two weeks just haven't been feeling the PS but still managed to finish Miles Morales.

 

I found it quite fun, I never played the original so this was a good introduction. New game plus was a bit of a drag though even though it's short. 

 

Next will be death loop and finally getting back to Valhalla on the side.

 

1. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (24%)

2. Darksouls Remastered (5%)

3. God of War: Ghost of Sparta (0%)

4. A Plauge Tale: Innocence (100%) 

5. Until Dawn (100%)  

6. Kena: Bridge of Spirits (100%) 

7. Death Loop (1%) --> (11%)

8. Spiderman Remastered (0%)

9. Spiderman: Miles Morales (0%) --> (100%) 

 

Games Complete: (4/9)

Swaps Used: (0/5)

Edited October 31, 2021 by L0sT_NZ_Kazekage

[Kristen Danielle]

So, I'm finally getting around to starting this challenge and I have decided to change the order of my games because I don't feel like doing CVX or Assassin's Creed right now. So, here is my new order for this challenge and I'm about to start the first game now! Hopefully, I still have enough time in the window to complete them all. ?

 

1) Ratchet & Clank for PS3 (0%)

2) Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando for PS3 (0%)

3) Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal for PS3 (0%)

4) Resident Evil Code: Veronica X for PS4 (29%)

Assassin's Creed III for PS4 (69% AND INELIGIBLE, BUT I'M NOT DOING LIBERATION WITHOUT IT)

5) Assassin's Creed Liberation for PS4 (0%)

[Crispy_Oglop]

Update 12 -

 

Happy Halloween everyone! I chipped away at a few areas of my list since my last update, including making Carrion my 194th platinum

 

Carrion

I didn't think this would be as short as it was going to be, but wow, what a great and surprising experience it was. If you liked the John Carpenter movie 'The Thing' you might be into this one. You basically play a horrific biomass trying to escape from a high security military science facility, which is a great twist. Normally in this kind of science fiction scenario, you would play as the resourceful soldier or scientist. But instead you are a blob of tendrils, teeth, eyes and goo slurping and slipping through vents and ducts eating people to add to your growing size. It also has some metroidvania elements to it and some light puzzle solving areas too. I put this game down in 2 sittings and I loved every single minute of it. You can tell the creators really really loved 80's style horror and were clear fans of John Carpenter - it's a great tribute.

 

Resident Evil 0

I realised I had a few more playthroughs ahead of me with Resident Evil 0, so I decided to clear that a bit more. All I have left now is a single run with no saves and the partial Leech Hunter mode. I think I'm going to get that no save run out of the way and then truly bench it until the time is right. I'm feeling good in that I think I have the game relatively memorised now, so I get a little faster every time I go through it.

 

Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

I completed a full blind playthrough of Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes, which really took some unexpected story directions in the final parts of the game. Overall, I loved it and it's probably my favourite in the anthology series so far. It wasn't a perfect experience for me though, and there were a couple of character moments that were a little annoying - one really stand out example of this was at a key point where my remaining survivors were being chased and in a moment of reprieve - they chose to stand and argue around a very clumsily handled love triangle plot thread instead of, y'know, continuing to recognise the approaching threat and to use the valuable time to make more distance between them and it. I'm not actually sure why they included the love triangle plot in the game at all, it's one of those things where the story wouldn't have been negatively impacted if they just removed that entire plot thread entirely. It felt forced in for the sake of it, almost like the writers didn't have the confidence to make it just about a group of people struggling to survive in a supernatural situation. As soon as the stakes are raised (and they are raised pretty early in the game) the primary focus is survival and escape, not debating the merits of how good someone was in a past relationship or why an affair took place a year before the game even starts.

 

If you strip away that awkward and unnecessary relationship plot, you have a solid horror experience with some interesting fresh-feeling horror lore to boot. By the end of it, I actually felt like this could warrant a solid sequel and i'm really looking forward to going for a 'perfect' playthrough to see if I can tease out some more plot elements.

 

Guardians of the Galaxy

In other, other news, I also made a sizeable dent in Guardians of the Galaxy which I am completely in love with. I'll have more thoughts to share on this but so far the visuals, writing and gameplay have been really flarkin' enjoyable.

 

Spoiler

1. Deathloop 0%
2. Lost in Random 0%
3. Hades - 0%
4.  Judgment 
5. Lost Judgment - 0%
6. Psychonauts - 0%
7. Pyschonauts 2 - 0%
8. Resident Evil 0 - 60% > 84%
9. Kena Bridge of Spirits - 0%
10.  Tales of Arise 
11. Far Cry 6 - 0%
12. Guardians of the Galaxy - 19% > 43%
13. Fatal Frame: Maiden of Blackwater - 0%
14.  The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope 
15. The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes - 1% > 20%
16.  Carrion 

 

Edited November 1, 2021 by Crispy_Oglop

[Heather342]

Update 11

 

Just a small update today. I finished up Spyro 3 this morning, so now I have all 3 games finished on October 31st ?. When I first booted the game up I was finding it quite enjoyable, but by the time I got to hub world 3 it just seemed to lose its shine IMO. Some of the enemies were so annoying, and I didn't particularly like the skateboarding minigames. But still a relatively straightforward platinum.

 

Having played and completed the Persona 3 Dancing game recently, I decided to boot up Persona 5 Dancing yesterday and then also got the platinum for that today (double plat Sunday ?), although this game was not officially on my challenge pile.

 

I have decided to add Demon's Souls into the challenge. I've been playing it with @TheLordJusticar, and we've been making good progress and generally boss stomping ?

 

Hope everyone has a good Halloween ?

 

Trophy progress:

- Spyro 3 Year of the Dragon - 49 -> 100%

- Demon's Souls - 1 -> 22%

[StilRh]

hey my lovelies. Happy Halloween/Samhain

Thank you for the amazing updates. Keep them coming!

This week I played a bunch of games until Tuesday, getting the grinding stuff done in Riftbreaker and getting a few mid-point trophies in Hades. Since then I've not even picked up the controller due to work being really demanding, concerns for a work friend - spending a good chunk of time trying to engage and support them outside or work and then for the rest of my finite free time this week I've been trying to look after myself through a lot of exercise and mediation. I hope the next week will be a bit more forgiving and allow me to chill and game a little. I don't know if I'd try and finish Riftbreaker, do a little chipping damage to Hades or Coven of Refrain or try and clear one of my halloween games (it seems I could follow a guide and finish in an evening maybe?). I'll do my best

Spoiler

Age of Wonders: Planetfall 55%

Alan Wake 25%

Catharine: Full body 10%

Cities: Skylines 9%

Corpse Party 10%

Cyberpunk 19%

Deathloop 28%

Hades 27% > 33%

Judgement 41% - stopped?

King’s Bounty 2 10%

Labyrinth Coven of Refrain 36%

Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 2 10%

Moonlighter 13%

Nier Replicant 31%

Tales of Arise 19%

Tales of Iron 3% > 100%

The Riftbreaker 70% > 73%

The Messenger 100%

The Witness 91%

Visage 11%

 

Dangnronpa V3 Killing Harmony 30%

MuvLuv Alternate 7%

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove 13%

Spy Chameleon 17%

Tokyo Xandu 21%

 

[KimBongUn420]

Update #6 - Happy Halloween! Probably the last major update for a while, traveling a bunch in November and Forza Horizon 5 is going to realistically take up most of what little gaming time I have this month:

• Ghost Recon: Breakpoint - no movement on this one, still have to finish up the multiplayer trophies and that's it
• 428: Shibuya Scramble - got through one more hour block, slowly chipping away at it piece by piece
• Erica - I luckily didn't miss the oleander petal I thought I had.  3 playthroughs done and 2 more to go.  Will be glad to have obnoxiously tedious game done to be honest.  428 does the VN genre far better despite being a much older game.
• Ys IX - well in true Ys fashion I ended up getting hooked and finished the entire game minus the Nightmare trophy run, which I'm currently working on.  This plat will be both my 7500th trophy and 125th plat, and this game is very deserving of those important milestones!  I have a lot of thoughts about this one, and I'll try to sum them up as best I can.  
  • There's a lot of debate over whether 8 or 9 is the better game.  I've played both and I don't think it's an easy answer.  
  • 8 has a much better story, although 9's story certainly isn't bad by any means.  9 also tied in quite a few of the previous Ys games which was neat to see, and I think that while 9's story isn't as good, it is paced better than 8's.
  • Though the games play almost identically, 9 has a lot of nice QoL improvements to the map and fast travel that make the game much more approachable.  8's map was pretty linear and gigantic, and difficult to travel around in.  Sidequests would have you traverse multiple zones just to get to the goal and the fast travel points were oddly placed in some areas.  9's map is much more compact and a lot easier to move around in.  Getting double jump from the start was pretty nice too lol.
  • I would give the nod on musical score to 8, but it's extremely, extremely close.  9 has an excellent OST but 8 hits you in the face right off the bat with Sunshine Coastline and that's really hard to top.
  • 9 is definitely an easier platinum than 8.  I'd rate VIII as a 5/10 and IX as a 4/10 for difficulty, and VIII as a 7/10 and IX as a 4/10 for tediousness.  VIII's map backtracking really became a slog towards the end.  
  • I think 8 is the better game overall but only just slightly.  9 is a really solid entry with a lot of QoL improvements that I would like to see kept for future Ys games.  I would like Falcom to fully voice Adol at some point...
  • Also it goes without saying - if you're a fan of JRPGs at all, Ys should be on your list - the games are so damn good.
• LA Noire: on the last Homicide case, and I think the game has held up pretty well.  The remaster does have some massive frame rate issues with the motion blur background.  Would love to see a sequel to this someday, although I know it's really unlikely.
• Deathloop: I've had a blast with this game.  It's fantastic.  Dishonored was a great series of games but Deathloop is a step up in almost every way to me, and I have all 3 Dishonored plats and love that series to death.  Excellent story, excellent mechanics and the game really makes the most of the DualSense controller.  Highly highly recommend and it's even on sale in the NA PS Store right now for 33% off!

I've also started WRC 9 and Ride 4 because I needed a racing game or 3 to play until FH5 releases, but I haven't decided if I'm going to add them to this event yet.  I need to stop adding games and actually finish the ones I've committed to this event first ?

 

Great to see everyone's progress over the last few weeks and happy hunting all!

 

Color Key:

Green: Completed Game (This Update) (100% or Plat)

Blue: Completed Game (Previous Updates) (100% or Plat)

Orange: In-Progress Games (The percent change since last update is in parentheses)

Purple: Newly-Added Games

Black (Non-Bolded): No Change Since Last Update

Swaps: 1/5

1. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart  (Sept 7)
2. Life is Strange 2 - 10% 
3. Erica - 45% -> 75%
4. Fallout 4 - 15%
5. Ghost Recon Breakpoint - 92%
6. 428: Shibuya Scramble - 13% -> 17%
7. Dragon Quest XI S -  (Oct 7)
8. Beyond: Two Souls [PS4] - 4%
9. Subnautica [PS5] - 0%
10. Deathloop - 0% -> 24%
11. Ys IX: Monstrum Nox - 5% -> 97% 
12. LA Noire - 0% -> 31%

Edited November 1, 2021 by KimBongUn420

[KazaneHime]

1. Tales of Arise - 100% 
2. Human Fall Flat - 28%
3. Kena: Bridge of Spirits - 90%
4. Maneater - 100% (NOT counting the DLC) 
5. Dark Souls III - 12% --> 18%
6. Ni no Kuni 2 - 0%
7. Tales of Symphonia - 29% --> 70%
8. Fe - 100% 
9. Overcooked: All you can eat - 100%
10. Operation: Tango - 0%

 

Currently working on

Not yet out

Co-op with TalesofGaming

Complete

 

Update 11

Games Complete (4/10)

Swaps (0/5)
 

I just finished up my New Game + run of Tales of Symphonia, doing everything for Kratos. Next up is doing stuff for Zelos for the collector's book and titles. It might be a bit much, but I'm trying to go for Gung Ho (total active party level under 145 for an act 2 boss) and "I Hate Gels" simultaneously. We shall see how it goes, thinking of controlling Raine this time so that I can make sure healing will be efficient.

 

Other than that, working on Dark Souls III with @TalesofGaming and we've been making good progress. Just beat the Abyss Watcher boss fight right now, and hoping that invasions will decrease as we get further into the game. Or at least the unfair ones.

[DizzyDavidson]

Update 9:

 

1. Resident Evil 3 [PS4] - 56% -> 100%
2. Shadow of the Tomb Raider [PS4] - 0%
3. Farming Simulator 14 [Vita] - 0%
4. Skylanders Trap Team [PS3] - 100%
5. Darksiders [PS3] - 100%
6. Metal Gear Solid 3 [PS3] - 100%
7. F1 2021 [PS4] - 100%
8. Mugen Souls Z [PS3] - 0%
9. LEGO Dimenisons [PS3] - 0%
10. Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear [PS3] - 100%
11. The Good Life [PS4] - 0% -> 2%

 

RE 3: Well, it's done. Early in the week I did my Hardcore run, I bought some items in the in-game store to have some fun with it. Then I went and bought the DLC that unlocks everything and gives duplicates of stuff to pop everything else on Inferno. With everything going on during the week I just wanted to make it as frustration free as possible.

As far as the game goes, it was a lot of fun (even if I skipped a run) and frankly it's good as is and I didn't miss the cut parts. That's coming from someone whose favorite RE game is the original RE 3. I would love for Capcom to make a new/original RE game in the likes of REmake 2 and 3.

 

The Good Life: I spent most of my weekend playing this but not much to show for it when it comes to trophies. I'm not sure where to put this game but it's definitely weird, got its own charm for sure. So far I've just basically run around doing quests (and the game even makes fun of it sometimes). I can tell already that this game is going to be very grindy.

 

Next week I'll continue playing The Good Life. So far it's been chill and I need a chill game right now.

 

Peace everyone!

[neospoon]

Update #7
Time for some changes
 

In Progress

MediEvil - 13% (8/39)  Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition - 15% (11/61) ?

Gravity Rush 2 - 15% (11/48) Project Cars 3 - 32% (24/61) ?

Little Nightmares - 4% 87% (21/22)

Rayman Legends - 21% 40% (27/51)

Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed - 17% 51% 82% (42/49)

Just Cause 4 - 1% 7% (8/61)

Dead Space 3 - 14% 17% (14/59)

Silent Hill: Book of Memories - 28% (22/62)

Tomb Raider: Underworld (JP) - 44% (19/33)

God of War: Ascension - 21% (13/36)

Republique - 1% (1/30)

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified - 0% (0/42)

 

Finished

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart - 0% > 100% (47/47) 

Driver San Francisco - 42% > 100% (51/51) 

 

MISC

Hopefully everyone has survived Halloween and had a good time! Now for the update...

 

...That's right I didn't play anything that's on my list for the last week and a half. Which means I've picked the wrong games (again) for the challenge.

I've decided to make some swaps because none of the games spark my interest right now. MediEvil will be swapped for Bulletstorm Full Clip Edition and Gravity Rush 2 will be swapped with Project Cars 3. I feel these games will make me get back into it and keep chasing towards that end year goal of 250 platinum trophies in total (239 right now) and finish more games that are on my list. 

 

After 3 years I've finally decided now is the time for Red Dead Redemption 2. Which would pretty much compromise my whole challenge. So for now I'll just work on the Online part of the game. The storymode will have to wait until next year. I also tackled the online part for Rage on PS3 which was pretty short. I was thinking about putting this game on the list, but for now it can wait. I believe the main game can be finished in one playthrough. 
 

Other than that I don't really have anything to update for now sorry...

 

Have fun everyone and get more stuff done (unlike me)

 

 

 

Edited November 1, 2021 by neospoon

[TalesofGaming]

Update 18:

 

1. Tales of Arise - 100%  9/19/21

2. Human Fall Flat - 29%

3. Spirit of the North: Enhanced Edition - 100%  9/7/21

4. Dark Souls III - 15% -> 18%

5. The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince - 100%  10/28/21

6. Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist - 100%  10/23/21

7. Overcooked! All You Can Eat - 100%  9/30/21

8. Maquette - 100%  10/24/21

9. Operation: Tango - 0%

10. Bugsnax - 0% -> 7%

 

Just beat the Abyss Watchers in Dark Souls III in style and have also started Bugsnax, so I'm excited to see what all the hype is about!

 

Swaps (1/5)

Shining Resonance Refrain -> The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince

Edited November 1, 2021 by TalesofGaming

[skeggah]

Yo!

I have played less than I wanted to really, but I am looking forward to 17 days off of work soon. 

Started up Mass Effect Legendary Edition the other day, and... OMG! I played it somewhat on the PS3, but never got the platinum for it. It's not too late I guess, we'll see!

Playing as a Soldier and mainly keeping Liara and Tali in my party. I will probably add the other games to this list as well, never even played the third entry... But first I'm gonna finish these last 4 games!

I'm kinda terrified concerning the collections own trophy list, beat all games on Intense. I'm not that great at these kinds of games, but I will of course try it.

 

Completed games!

1) Dark Cloud (PS4)

2) Altered Beast (PS3)

3) Brave (PS3)

4) Moving Out! (PS4)   

5) Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (PS4)  

6) MediEvil (PS4) 

7) Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride (PS4)

8) Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard (PS4) 

9) Order Up!! (PS3) 

10)  Little Nightmares 2 (PS5)

11) LEGO Marvel's Avengers (Vita)

12) Seasons After Fall (PS4)

13) Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood (PS4)  

14) Knack 2 (PS4) 

15) Overcooked: All You Can Eat (PS4)

16) LEGO Jurassic World (Vita) 

 

Ongoing games!

Samurai Warriors 5 (PS4) - 48% 

Legend of Kay Anniversary (PS3) - 1%

Mass Effect (PS4) - 0% --> 59% (Updated)

Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (PS4) - 41% --> 51% (Updated)

 

Swaps: 1/5

Subnautica (PS5) - LEGO Jurassic World (Vita)

[Xenoblast91]

UPDATE 3.0.: Hope you guys had a remarkable Halloween time playing spooky and epoch themed games! It’s my pleasure to return now and share with you my progress so far. October was a great month overall, as I managed to finish a few games, and now I feel more open to incoming titles on the lists. Certainly, feels a relief in this. Now that November is upon us, and the Holiday season alike, I would like to focus on more MP games along with other single-player mixture. Also, I think should be adding some more games in the list as this PS+ month seems promising. One of the titles bringing this month features in my wish list, so being able to clog into it this way would be really fun and interesting, something that happened like last year. So, here it goes!

1. Attack of the toy Tanks ~ 100%
2. Warface ~ 86% → 100%
3. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 ~ 73% → 100%
4. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow ~ 0% → 3%
5. Dragon Ball Xenoverse ~ 0%
6. GT Sport ~ 0%
7. Splitgate ~ 0% 
8. Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition ~ 0%
9. Hollow Knight ~ 0%
   -------------------------------------
10. Knockout City ~ 0%
11. Doom Eternal ~ 0%
12. First Class Trouble ~ 0%
13. Among Us ~ 0% (super tentative)
14. Arcade Game Series: Mrs. Pac-Man ~ 0%

 

As with LEGO MSH2, the grind is over. From what I’ve read, this one is the longest of all the LEGO games out there, and with reason. By the last time I posted this, I have just finished some DLCs and some secondary missions on the game, but the insane amount of stuff you have to do for the 100% is ridiculous. At one point, I believed that my game glitched, as my math to see how many characters were left didn’t match the in-game results. So, I continue normally and everything fell into its place. I liked a lot this title; it presents a light-hearted game with interesting plot and helped me to understand a lot more my love for Marvel characters and its lore. It isn’t difficult at all, but truly time-consuming to replay all the levels to grab everything on all them. Mistake made by me: if I had finished the Gwenpool missions and grabbing the pink pieces that would have been easier and my time spent on 2 levels (which I left 2 minikits on each) have been to make this quicker. Thankfully, is done and just one more LEGO Marvel left, but that will be later on.

 

Now, I started a new game. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is by no means the type of game I was expecting… In fact, is better! Many could say that is a “God of War clone”, but no jokes in this game. You need to be dexterous if you even wish to beat this great title. You can’t smash go all around spamming buttons and hope that kills the enemies. In fact, the damage you receive is absurd, and you can be dead really quick. The game is long, and reading everywhere else, I found that you must replay it 2 more times, due to collectibles and difficulty related trophies. So far, the game is great, and even being a “retro” game, the quality of it is superb, and the graphics aren’t that bad even for 2021 standards. So far, I’m intrigued how much I can expect about it. Not as spooky as I was waiting for, but at least was a wise choose as I love to play this type of games. A very humble progress so far, but it's due to the nature of the game, as it features a long story mode, plus the replay value it has made it a bearable and enjoying challenge fit to this event. Going to be posting my advancements towards this great game from Konami.

 

And the cherry on the top: Warface. Oh man, what a delicacy we have here. This game is one of those titles that are so hidden that just few people take the desire to adventure into it. The last weeks the DLC maps were on rotation, and managed to beat them as fast as we could. My experience with the game was wonderful, and is one of those games that its gameplay makes you to continue playing no matter what despite its graphics or screen layout. Is hard to describe, but wish you could take a moment to test it. I wondered how could this match my expectations, and I’m satisfied to say that it surpass them. The only problem here was the Rank 30 grind, but aside that it wasn’t that difficult. In fact, due to Halloween, there’s a boost on EXP which make the task funnier and less tedious. Also, playing the Battle Royale with and AFK method can clog you with a lot of points in no time, so achieving that level should be a walk in the park. Hilarious enough, I even managed to win one of those matched without noticing, until someone told me about it, and I was laughing about that. But seriously, you should try it; it brings a glimpse of nostalgia and an entertaining time if you’re not sure how an FPS can be due to the highest amount of competition between the genre.

 

A side note: I finally platted COD: Black Ops 4! I was literally waiting for this for few weeks, as I wanted to finish it on Halloween midnight and I did it so. Quick match to just unlock 2 more trophies and my plan went soft as should be. This makes October the most prolific month in a while in my case, as I managed to unlock 3 Platinums. I feel so relief about this and feel great and inspired for what is approaching. Holiday season is my most loved period of the year, so I’m hyped to play a lot of fun games in the middle of the cold, yet warming mornings and evenings while we wait for Christmas times. Hope you guys feel the same, wishing you the best and send you a fist bro at the distance. Happy hunting, my comrades! 

 

 

Edited November 1, 2021 by Xenoblast91

[dieselmanchild]

1 hour ago, Xenoblast91 said:

Now, I started a new game. Castlevania: Lords of Shadowis by no means the type of game I was expecting… In fact, is better! Many could say that is a “God of War clone”, but no jokes in this game. You need to be dexterous if you even wish to beat this great title. You can’t smash go all around spamming buttons and hope that kills the enemies. In fact, the damage you receive is absurd, and you can be dead really quick. The game is long, and reading everywhere else, I found that you must replay it 2 more times, due to collectibles and difficulty related trophies. So far, the game is great, and even being a “retro” game, the quality of it is superb, and the graphics aren’t that bad even for 2021 standards. So far, I’m intrigued how much I can expect about it. Not as spooky as I was waiting for, but at least was a wise choose as I love to play this type of games. A very humble progress so far, but it's due to the nature of the game, as it features a long story mode, plus the replay value it has made it a bearable and enjoying challenge fit to this event. Going to be posting my advancements towards this great game from Konami.

I loved reading your thoughts on Lords of Shadow! 

 

Just like you, I went into this one having no idea what to expect, and ending up loving it. It’s so much more than just a God of War clone.. I found it to be a fantastic hack-n-slash game with a really unique identity of it’s own. It’s kind of like a strange mix of of different genres and gimmicks from popular games, but when blended together it really has it’s own unique feel and charm that sets it apart from the games that it was clearly inspired by.

 

I think Castlevania: Lords of Shadow also has one of the best soundtracks I’ve ever heard in a video game, and really helps create the atmosphere and nail biting intensity of the major fights and boss battles. I’ve been meaning to hunt down a copy of Lords of Shadow 2 for a long time now so I can jump back into that epic world.

[Liioni]

I decided to switch out Little Big Workshop, it was just making me frustrated because of all the bugs. I'm gonna go for Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition instead, it's a series I feel I have really missed out on, and it's been in my backlog for ages! Feels like the perfect fit. I remember starting it, but never really playing it. So this will be fun!

 

Also made some chill progress in Never Alone. I really don't want to rush it, I like the vibe! 

 

Finished

Auto Chess Start 23% -> 100% Super Animal Royale Start: 45% -> 100%

In Progress

2064: Read Only Memories Start 8% -> 18% Never Alone Start 9% -> 35% Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Start 0%   Swapped out Little Big Workshop Start 15% -> 44%  -> Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

 

 

 

[Heather342]

1 hour ago, Liioni said:

I decided to switch out Little Big Workshop, it was just making me frustrated because of all the bugs. I'm gonna go for Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition instead, it's a series I feel I have really missed out on, and it's been in my backlog for ages! Feels like the perfect fit. I remember starting it, but never really playing it. So this will be fun!

 

Also made some chill progress in Never Alone. I really don't want to rush it, I like the vibe! 

 

Finished

Auto Chess Start 23% -> 100% Super Animal Royale Start: 45% -> 100%

In Progress

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Just a heads up for Tomb Raider, there are multiplayer trophies and the servers are pretty empty. Most you can grind solo, but there are a few which will need other people to boost ?

[Fanatixa1]

Hi everyone, 

 

Here's a new update from me. No platinums this week but made quite some progress on Lost Judgment and Hades. I enjoy both games a lot and am able to play them next to each other. It will still be a while before I'll be able to complete both games. Lost Judgment I'm about half way through the story. In Hades I'm not sure, I think I need to escape at least 8 or 9 more times. 

 

I went on a bit of a buying spree so adding some more games. Carrion seems interesting and not too difficult. Guardians and Life is strange for some story telling games. And Kena I think also looks like fun. Have a good week everyone! 

 

1. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - 100%  

2. Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020 - 100%  

3. Hades - 12% --> 22%

4. Lost Judgment - 5% --> 13%

5. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles - 0%

6. Overcooked: all you can eat - 38%

7. Persona 5 Strikers - 7%

8. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus - 0%

9. Carrion - 0%

10. Guardians of the Galaxy - 0%

11. Life is strange: True Colors - 0%

12. Kena: Bridge of Spirits - 0%

 

Swaps used (1/5)

[Liioni]

1 hour ago, Heather342 said:

Just a heads up for Tomb Raider, there are multiplayer trophies and the servers are pretty empty. Most you can grind solo, but there are a few which will need other people to boost

 

Thanks for the heads up! I'll make sure to finish the story asap so I got a lot of time to search for people to play with!

[Xenoblast91]

3 hours ago, dieselmanchild said:

I loved reading your thoughts on Lords of Shadow! 

 

Just like you, I went into this one having no idea what to expect, and ending up loving it. It’s so much more than just a God of War clone.. I found it to be a fantastic hack-n-slash game with a really unique identity of it’s own. It’s kind of like a strange mix of of different genres and gimmicks from popular games, but when blended together it really has it’s own unique feel and charm that sets it apart from the games that it was clearly inspired by.

 

I think Castlevania: Lords of Shadow also has one of the best soundtracks I’ve ever heard in a video game, and really helps create the atmosphere and nail biting intensity of the major fights and boss battles. I’ve been meaning to hunt down a copy of Lords of Shadow 2 for a long time now so I can jump back into that epic world.

 

Thanks for the kind words! 

 

Indeed! This rip-off form Castlevania franchise is noticeable for many aspects drawn by many other games in the genre. I can dare say that the most obvious is its inspiration from GoW (and as you mention, the soundtrack is fantastic and feel the same atmosphere as the Ancient Greece while, let's say, battling the Idols -which is somehow reminiscent and a nod to that series too- gives that precise feeling), but also it oddly reminds me a blend between Devil May Cry and Souls series. It also features a platforming, mechanics that has been explored in other games, especially Assassin's Creed or open-world alike games too. The story too... And I'm making my bet at this point how the plot will turn on, LOL. 

 

The combat system is kind of complex, and the learning curve is slow and quite hard, but gradually I'm nailing it. I read that the last DLC is tough, and frankly, I've been stuck on certain parts of the game by hours, but once I figured out (not perfectly, but just enough to progress) how to deal with certain powered enemies, especially when crowded makes me to take this game seriously. I'm mastering the parry, as is essential if you really want to survive in those levels. See ya buddy!  

[Static_Rook]

Update 9 - 11/1/2021

Assassin's Creed II 8% 22%
Final Fantasy VIII 5%  50%
Heavy Rain (PS3) 4% 10/29/2021
Ys IX Monstrum Nox 38% 10/28/2021

 

A good week! Two more games done. I was trying to finish FF8 before this update, but Life Stuff(tm) happened so I didn't get the chance. I'm on the Disc 3 content now though so I should be able to get the plat tomorrow. I started on AC2 but didn't get the trophies for completing Sequence 4 or 5 so I stopped, deleted the game and saves from my PS3, and re-downloaded the game again. Then I didn't feel like going through all those early sequences again right away. So, I'm going to wait a week or two, finish some other games, and then go back to it with a clearer mind. Still plugging away at the Rayman challenges, but I fell off GT Sport a little. Need to get back on the horse there and get more races done.

 

Swaps

Curse of the Dead Gods - > Diablo III(PS3)  16%
Resogun                          - > Untitled Goose Game 0%

 

I'm also using my third and forth swaps. It would take me too long to "gitgud" at Curse and that Resogun DLC to finish them and keep playing other challenge games so they're both gone. I'll work on them next year outside of any challenges I sign up for, but for now I'm swapping in two different games. Untitled Goose Game should be easy and short while Diablo 3 will be a grind because of the 5 million gold trophy. But, kinda like Rayman Legends, I figure it's now or never for that D3 plat. Can't imagine the PS3 servers for the game staying up much longer. I also have the RoS + Necromancer PS4 version at a super low percentage so I'll probably use that in a future challenge as well. This leaves me with one more swap that I'm going to try and save for closer to the end. 

 

Week 10 plans

-plat FF8

-plat Goose Game

-start the Diablo 3 grind

-keep grinding GT Sport and Rayman Legends

 

Have a good week!

 

Full game list (7/30 complete, 4/5 swaps used)

Spoiler

Assassin's Creed II 8% 22%
Curse of the Dead Gods 41%
Dark Souls III 14%
Darksiders 2%
Dead Space 2 14%
Demon's Souls (PS3) 2%
Deus Ex Human Revolution 11%
Diablo III (PS3) 16%
Disco Elysium 0%
Doraemon Story of Seasons 14%
Drakengard 3 3%
Dungeon Encounters 10/20/2021
Final Fantasy VIII 5% 50%
Final Fantasy XIII 5%
Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn (PS4) 11%
Gran Turismo Sport 51%
Heavy Rain (PS3) 4% 10/29/2021
Just Cause 2 4%
Just Cause 4 1%
Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII 18%
Metal Gear Survive 45%
Nier Automata 10/4/2021
Pyre 9/19/2021
Quake Remastered 29%
Rayman Legends (PS3) 68%
Resident Evil 7 2% 
Resogun 9/8/2021 / 62%
SaGa Frontier Remastered 7%
Strider 10/1/2021
Unravel 9/13/2021
Untitled Goose Game 0%
XCOM Enemy Unknown 3% (plat only)
Ys IX Monstrum Nox 38% 10/28/2021

 

Swaps 4/5 Used

Dead by Daylight            - > Gran Turismo Sport 9/13/2021
Stellaris                           - > Nier Automata 9/27/2021
Curse of the Dead Gods - > Diablo III(PS3) 11/1/2021
Resogun                          - > Untitled Goose Game 11/1/2021

 

[Heather342]

@Static_Rook good luck with Diablo 3. I found the 5 million gold wasn't too much of a grind, it's those 500 bounties that's the killer ?

[freddie1989]

Small update from me as due to covid and half term game time has been zero to none.

 

NFS is eventually going well. The drift zones were going to be the death of me but the right car and practice and I'm getting through them now, only 12 more to go. Then it's just collectibles and clean up.

 

Pre Sequel is at the non forgiving stage of getting to level 50 but haven't played it much

 

Days Gone I haven't touched in 2 weeks but its not a 45 mins at a time game so hopefully we can get some stints on that this week

 

Middle Earth: Shadow of War 0%

Days Gone 11%

Worms Battlegrounds 100%

Sonic Mania 23%

Emily Wants to Play 0%

Assassin's Creed Unity 40%

Late Shift 100%

The Last of Us Remastered 0%

Rage 2 0%

Need for Speed Payback 50% - 76%

Borderlands Pre Sequel 41%

Sims 4 26%

[TomataEighty9]

Im gonna go for this, and this time im ACTUALLY gonna try and do it  

 

My games : 

 

Owned

1. Jetpack Joyride (ps3) - Currently 28%

2. Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Trilogy (ps4) - Currently 13%

3. South Park : The Stick of Truth (ps4) - Currently 18%

4. L.A. Noire (ps4) - Currently 11%

5. Ratchet and Clank (ps4) - Currently not started

6. Black Desert (ps4) - Currently not started

 

Games im gonna pick up and do

1. Grand Theft Auto 3 (ps4)

2. Grand Theft Auto : Vice City (ps4)

3. Grand Theft Auto : San Andreas (ps4)

 

 

Im gonna leave at that, i would love to put some FIFA games too, but i don't know if they are possible for me (reach DIV 4, f.ex). 

 

So these 9 games i commit to complete!  

 

 

 

 

 

3 hours ago, Heather342 said:

@Static_Rook good luck with Diablo 3. I found the 5 million gold wasn't too much of a grind, it's those 500 bounties that's the killer

 

Not too bad if you have a friend, and you put on some movies in the background. Just mindless grind  

Edited November 2, 2021 by TomataEighty9

[dieselmanchild]

16 hours ago, Xenoblast91 said:

 

Thanks for the kind words! 

 

Indeed! This rip-off form Castlevania franchise is noticeable for many aspects drawn by many other games in the genre. I can dare say that the most obvious is its inspiration from GoW (and as you mention, the soundtrack is fantastic and feel the same atmosphere as the Ancient Greece while, let's say, battling the Idols -which is somehow reminiscent and a nod to that series too- gives that precise feeling), but also it oddly reminds me a blend between Devil May Cry and Souls series. It also features a platforming, mechanics that has been explored in other games, especially Assassin's Creed or open-world alike games too. The story too... And I'm making my bet at this point how the plot will turn on, LOL. 

 

The combat system is kind of complex, and the learning curve is slow and quite hard, but gradually I'm nailing it. I read that the last DLC is tough, and frankly, I've been stuck on certain parts of the game by hours, but once I figured out (not perfectly, but just enough to progress) how to deal with certain powered enemies, especially when crowded makes me to take this game seriously. I'm mastering the parry, as is essential if you really want to survive in those levels. See ya buddy!  

I only played the base game and had forgotten about the DLC, that will give me an excuse to revisit this one again for some clean up one of these days. I agree with you about it being a tough game though! The combat system has a lot of depth and is difficult to master, but you’re well on your way to this already if you’ve been practicing the parry mechanic. Perfecting your parries will be essential for the harder difficulties, as well as some of the timed section trophies iirc. Good luck dude and enjoy!

[willythom88]

Hey, so I haven't updated in a minute.  Got some work done here and there.  However, I'm going to be make some changes today, detailing them below.  However, for some rational (in case it helps anyone in the future):

 

Dissidia NT - I did not like the battle format in this game at all.

Sly Cooper - This wins.  It beats me.  I cannot power through this gamer no matter how short and simple it is.  I just don't like it.

God of War Ascension - Don't like it either.  I think I'm over the GoW formula from that time, honestly, but idk.

 

PS4

Medievil

Jedi Fallen Order - 12%

Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memories - 10%

Mortal Kombat XL - 15%

Destiny Connect - 17%

Lego City Undercover

Lego Ninjago Movie  - 100%

Ginger Beyond the Crystal

Sayonara Wild Hearts

Outer Worlds - 3%

World of Final Fantasy

Ghost of Tsushima - 1%

Shin Megami Tensei - 17%

Dissidia NT - TRADE -Trials of Mana - 17%

PS3

Outland - 52%

Sly Cooper  - Trade Klaus - 20% - PS4

Rune Factory Tides of Destiny

Crystal Defenders

God of War Ascension - Trade   LA Noire - 1% - PS4

Tales of Xillia

 

 

[xItsLesterx]

2 hours ago, willythom88 said:

God of War Ascension - Don't like it either.  I think I'm over the GoW formula from that time, honestly, but idk.

 

 

What a shame. I loved this GoW. Camera might be outdated for today's standard and story may not be the strongest of the series but loved the aesthetics and graphics of it. Personally, I think it looked better than GoW 3.