Fall/Winter 2021/2022 Backlog Challenge

[rjkclarke]

Update #13

 

1. Agents of Mayhem (PS4) 0% > 95% >100%
2. Beholder 2 (PS4) 11% > 100%
3. Darksiders III (PS4) 0%
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (PS3) 0% > 100%
5. Hue (PS4) 0% > 100%
6. Bastion (PS4) 0%
7. Pyre (PS4) 0%
8. Legend of Kay: Anniversary (PS3) 0% > 100%
9. Resident Evil 4 (PS4) 0%
10. Oxenfree (PS4) 0% > 100%
11. LEGO Movie 2: The Video Game (PS4)  0%> 100%
12. Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime (PS4) 0% > 100%
13. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (PS3) 0%> 100%
14. Mars: War Logs (PS3) 0%> 100% ✅
15. Mass Effect 3 (PS3) 42%
16. Abzu (PS4) 0% > 100%
17. Lords of the Fallen (PS4) 0%
18. Thimbleweed Park (PS4) 0% > 100%
19. Greedfall (PS4) 0%
20. Stranded Deep (Ps4) 0% >7% >17%
21. Yakuza 3 Remastered (PS4) 0%
22. Cat Quest II (PS4) 0%> 100%
23. The Wolf Among Us (PS4) 0%
24. Afterparty (PS4) 0% > 100%
25. VA-11 Hall-A (PS4) 0%> 100%

 

Games Completed - 15/25

 

With another completion comes another update....

 

I finally knocked out Mars: War Logs.....

 

So here are some brief thoughts on it.

 

Thoughts on Mars: War Logs

 

That was, well...... That was something. I can't say I recommend that to anyone outside of people who either really love EuroRPG's or like Spiders as a developer, or enjoyed The Technomancer (that one I actually do recommend,) as The Technomancer is actually a prequel to Mars: War Logs. If you had to pick one though - just go with The Technomancer.

 

This game is ridiculously janky - it feels like you're playing a mid 2000's PC title. Full disclosure, I quite like games like that, but this tested the limit of even my patience,and I have a pretty high tolerance level for repetition. I'd have to or I would have swapped out Agents of Mayhem ?..... This game is ugly, has bad audio and the combat makes you wish you were playing a Walking Simulator at times just so you didn't have to deal with its unfairness.

 

Seriously if you're going to implement a trophy for completing the game on Extreme difficulty, at least actually make that difficulty seem fair, you die in 2-3hits, and enemies gang up on you like mad, and even if you perfectly dodge attacks, you can sometimes still get hit. Or you parry an attack, only to have someone else hit you twice in an animation and kill you. You basically just have to play very cautiously, and pick off enemies one by one, as attacks have no area of effect for the most part.

 

All that being said though - I did somewhat enjoy this - going into it with literally no expectations really helped. At least that way I couldn't really be too disappointed. If you wanted to hear more of my thoughts on this (not sure why you'd want to on this one,) I spent a good amount of my review here talking about how much I despise Martian Moles, and that anything other than a one way ticket on a Rocket trip to the sun is too good for them ...

 

What's up next?

 

I've made the decision - I can't keep putting this off - because I just want to get it played at this point, and that's to try and tackle Stranded Deep. I don't expect it to trouble me too much, I've just had zero motivation to play it, so I think it's about time that I actually do play it. I'll break up any boredom I might get with it,by playing The Wolf Among Us - so hopefully when I next do an update I should have two more completions to tick off.

 

I'm going to try and limit the amount of new games I add to the list going forward, at least until I've caught up a bit - I might add LEGO DC SuperVillains - as I already bought the DLC last year (even though I've only just got the game via the free version, weird I know). It'll give me an excuse to actually jump into Bastion and Pyre too.

 

I think I might try and tackle Yakuza 3 this month though - I absolutely adore playing the Yakuza games this time of the year - with those long dark nights - it just seems like the perfect time for a little virtual holiday to Kamurocho...

 

@dieselmanchild

 

I feel really bad that I never replied to you in the Trophies to Fight Cancer thread - I didn't go near the forums for about two days after that event finished,and I worried a little too much time had elapsed to just chuck a reply in there.

 

So I'll respond here if you don't mind

 

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That sucks we share that in common RJ. It’s a weird feeling as on one hand it’s the only reality you know, but on the other hand you think about a whole side of your family you will never know and what could have been. Sadly I’m sure a lot of people have this in common, cancer is a shitty disease that wrecks families.

 

It certainly felt good fighting back with some moustache hairs though. Each of us had to name our moustachios and mine was called “The Greasy Teen Special” and my Uncle voted it most greasy lol. I might just keep it for awhile to scare off the ladies, and anyone else who crosses paths with me.

 

Sadly we're in agreement on that one - I don't want to bring the general mood down, but I agree it does make you wonder all of those things, we aren't the only ones, and unfortunately plenty more people are going to have to suffer those same feelings too at some point.

 

Haha The Greasy Teen Special - that's definitely one of those sentences that can have a hugely different set of context depending on where you use it ..... I grew a terrible little moustachio when I was about 18  or 19, because I couldn't grow a beard (or a moustache it turned out,) I thought it made me look older - now at 31, I'd do anything to shave a few years off ..... Funny how the tables turn eh - you can be damn sure that mine was scaring the ladies and everyone else away.

 

You did it for a great cause though - so super respect to you for that  man!

 

 

@gruffiiti - I did accept the friend request - thanks for that one. You did me a real solid there by telling me about Valhalla going on sale - I've said it already, but I really appreciate it - I freaking loved that game. I hope you do too!

 

As always - I could probably quote most of you in some form or another, because as usual it's been a hell of a blast reading all of your updates - even when I haven't really been playing games, which I haven't much for the last week, it's been nice to read them, just for the awesome reminder, that we're all chopping down our backlogs as if they were thick trees. Long may that continue!

 

Catch you all in the next one folks!

 

 

[The_Head_Crusher]

Update #8

 

Phase 1

Final Fantasy VIII ---> 14 16 4 1 = 35/35 100% Finished Dec 10, 2021

Another World ---> 9 3 1 ---> 13/13 100% Finished Sept 30, 2021

Spirit: Lucky's Big Adventure ---> 4 10 7 1 = 22/22 100% Finished Nov 28

Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet ---> 19 1 0 0 = 20/63 24%

Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age  ---> 26 10 4 1 ---> 41/41 100%  Finished Nov 28, 2021

 

Phase 2

PGA Tour 2k21 ---> 0 0 0 0   = 0/30 0% ---> 17 5 7 1 ---> 30/30 100% Finished Oct 24, 2021

Digimon Cyber Sleuth Hackers Memory ---> 0 0 0 0 = 0/46 0%

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara (PS3) ---> 4 0   = 4/18 19%

Legend of Korra ---> 8 2 0 0 = 8/31 18%

God of War 3 Remastered ---> 0 0 0 0 = 0/35 0%

 

Finished Final Fantasy 8 late last night...er this morning technically I guess.  This was one of my 2 games that were over over 33% but under 50% and was already late into disc 3's content.  It seemed like most of the time i spent working on it for this challenge was spent acquiring some of the rare cards to take on the CC.  I swear i spent several hours trying to get the Pandemonium and Laguna cards on the space station (stupid add/same/random rules).  Now I have a decision to make.  Do I clean up SAO Fatal Bullet thus completing my first phase of games (a game I forgot entirely how to play), or do I move onto one of the Phase 2 games that I have either not started (Digimon or GOW 3) or are simple games (D&D: Chronicles of Mystara).  Decisions decisions......

 

Phase 1 Total Progress

27 28   16 3 ---> 74/117 73.77% Progress

 

Phase 2 Total Progress

17 5 7 1 ---> 30/146 25.2% Progress

Edited December 11, 2021 by The_Head_Crusher

[dieselmanchild]

14 hours ago, YaManSmevz said:

Saw a lot of Celeste with the trophies for cancer challenge, but you're the first one to make me think "ooh.. I might like that!" Really glad to hear you dug Res 4, it's a great game. I haven't touched it since back in the day so it's good to hear that it hasn't aged too badly. Given the franchise's track record with remakes, I'm on board with a new four!

 

Also, seeing you starting Asylum gave me a healthy push to get on it myself! It's not eligible for me to put in the challenge, but I've been wanting to take care of it on the side. I can't let you catch up and then finish it before me, now can I??

 

Anyway, great reviews as usual!

Yeah Resi 4 was really awesome, I’ve still been thinking about it a lot since I finished. I think it’s a perfect candidate for a remake and is going to be a big hit when it comes out if it stays true to the style and atmosphere of the original. Can’t wait!

 

What are your thoughts on Resi 5? I just picked it up recently on sale and I’m looking forward to playing it. Although it looks like the creepy atmosphere of 4 is gone, the ramped up action does look cool and most of all it looks like a game that would be a lot of fun to play with a friend or two.

 

Also I don’t want to say too much about Asylum until I finish it and write a review, but I will say it has been heaps of fun and really surprised me! I’m just down to the combat challenges now so you better get crackin if you want to beat me. ?

[YaManSmevz]

7 hours ago, dieselmanchild said:

What are your thoughts on Resi 5? I just picked it up recently on sale and I’m looking forward to playing it. Although it looks like the creepy atmosphere of 4 is gone, the ramped up action does look cool and most of all it looks like a game that would be a lot of fun to play with a friend or two.

 

Also I don’t want to say too much about Asylum until I finish it and write a review, but I will say it has been heaps of fun and really surprised me! I’m just down to the combat challenges now so you better get crackin if you want to beat me.

 

I'm not nearly as big a fan of five as any of the ones before it, to be honest! The controls felt like a step back, the horror element was pretty much gone, and the AI companion can result in feeling like you're babysitting from time to time. With co-op though it definitely is a lot of fun! All that said, I think it's a good game, just far from my favorite of the series!

 

Daaaaang. For whatever reason I thought you were just starting. That's what I get for assuming?

[DFuzed]

Update #15 for December 11th:

 

Diablo II Remastered - 44%

Doki Doki Literature Club - 91%

Epic Word Search Collection 2 (Vita) - 88% +9%

 Life is Strange 3 (PS4)

 Life is Strange 3 (PS5)

Life is Strange Remastered - 0%

Life is Strange: BtS Remastered - 0%  

 Procession to Calvary

Lego Batman 2 (Vita) - 71%

 Link-a-Pix (PS4)

 Link-a-Pix (Vita)

 Spiderman (PS4)

Lego Star Wars (PS3) - 80%

Persona 5 Royal - 89% +4%

Trials of Mana - 0%

Borderlands - 0%

Borderlands the Prequel - 0%

 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

 

These are without the DLC included in them. 

 

Swaps: 0/5

 

Current Plans:

 

   - Finish Persona Royal 5. 

   - Start Trials of Mana if I finish Persona Royal 5 this week. 

   - Play Epic Word Search Collection 2 (Vita) if necessary. 

   - Return to DDLC when they fix the one CG

   - Go back to Diablo II Remastered when possible.

[SanderSiimuste]

Im on it.

 

[skeggah]

Hi, ya'll!

Been going a bit slower for a while, having had a lot to do away from the precious gaming room.

Finished up another dossier in ME2 and did some misc trophies as well. Damn, I love this game, pity I can't binge it! 

Tomorrow though, we made a deal in the household to play every game on this list except ME3, even if it just an hour a piece!

 

Got Marsupilami completed as well. Extremely easy plat, but at least a fun one. I liked the design of the stages

Easy, peasy!

 

Keep up the good work, and take care so you don't burn out prematurely! ✌️

 

Completed games! 18/28.

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) 

17) Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (PS4) 

18) Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (PS4) 

19) Marsupilami: Hoobadventure (PS4) - (Completed)

 

Ongoing games!

Samurai Warriors 5 (PS4) - 52% 

Legend of Kay Anniversary (PS3) - 1%

Mass Effect 2: Legendary Edition (PS4) - 9% --> 25% (Updated)

Mass Effect 3: Legendary Edition (PS4) - 0% 

The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf (PS4) - 70% 

Sackboy: A Big Adventure (PS5) - 65%

Gigantosaurus The Game (PS4) - 10% 

The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem (PS4) - 13% 

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (PS4) - 9% 

 

Swaps: 1/5

Subnautica (PS5) - LEGO Jurassic World (Vita)

[KimBongUn420]

Update #10 - polished off a couple more games, the cold weather and long nights have been perfect for way too many nights of long gaming ? 

 

Also- renaming Tediuousness to Grind in my mini-reviews to more accurately reflect what I'm trying to score lol.  It's admittedly very subjective but I try to take into account collectibles, missables, number of playthroughs, etc.  So for example a Lego game would be on the lower end of the spectrum because of non-missable collectibles, whereas a Yakuza game would be much higher due to missable trophies and so many guides required.  Grind does not correlate negatively with enjoyment - for example, Persona 5 would be an example of 10/10 Grind because it requires an extremely detailed guide that is very easy to screw up and negate an entire 100+ hour run, but I still rate P5 as one of my favorite games of all time.  

 

#132 Guardians of the Galaxy [PS5]

Difficulty 3/10

Grind 4/10 (due to missable collectibles)

Enjoyment 8.5/10

 

This game turned out to be a lot of fun, just like the reviews said.  I was disappointed at first to hear that Eidos Montreal was working on this and not another Deus Ex game (I love me some Deus Ex, and will forever maintain that Mankind Divided should get a sequel and was kneecapped by that utterly stupid preorder tier system), but I have to admit I really had a great time with this.  The story is excellent and the voice acting for each of the characters is top notch.  

 

I think the characters end up coming very close to their movie counterparts, which is a monumental achievement given how beloved the movies are.  The one thing that stuck with me after finishing the game is strangely what a fantastic casting choice Dave Bautista was for the role of Drax in the movies.  Drax in the game is voiced incredibly well, but the movie version is so on point that this was the character I found the weakest in the game (although weakest in this case is like...a 9/10 as opposed to a 10/10 for the movie).  Rocket in the game may have even exceeded Bradley Cooper's voicing of Rocket in the movies.  Everything about the characters is really top-notch.

 

The game also ran beautifully on my PS5; I only had one instance where the camera got stuck on a wall but that was it.  It's nice to see a AAA game release with minimal bugs (and it's kind of sad to see how rare that is anymore).  I did find Chapter 8 in the ship to be almost identical to the Collector Ship battle in ME2 (even the colors used are the same) but ME2 is my favorite game of all time so I can give them a pass on that one ?

 

The combat is fine, if somewhat simplistic, and to me is the weakest part of the game, but the story, characters and graphics are so good that I found myself not caring.  This is one of the rare FPS games where combat and mechanics are somewhat sacrificed for the story and character development, and I gotta say I didn't mind it.  Again, easily a top-5 game I've played this year and at $40 it's a no-brainer to buy.

 

#133 Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3

Difficulty 3/10

Grind 3/10

Enjoyment 4.5/10

 

This was another game I started years ago and put down because I didn't enjoy it and it crashed all the time.  You know a game is going to be an...interesting...experience when the developers put out a statement about it that says the whole thing was a mistake and they've learned a lot of lessons from it.  After completing this game I hope they did, because this was not very fun.  

 

That's not to say the game does everything poorly.  The gun action and controls are pretty good, and shooting with the bullet cam always feels satisfying.  The guns are also immensely customizable.

 

However, the game is a technical mess and while I know CryEngine is a notoriously difficult engine to work with, this has to be the worst implementation of it I've seen.  Buggy textures and graphics (the game looks like an early PS3 game from a graphics standpoint) and extremely poor lighting all around.  The story makes no sense, and the cutscenes are acted like claymation figures.  But the biggest criticism of this game I can provide is that this is a linear campaign shoehorned into an open world for absolutely zero reason.  The "open world" is completely dead and lifeless and immensely detracts from the game.  CI did mention their future releases would revert to the linear gameplay, and subsequent games in the series are rated much better, so it appears they took the criticism to heart.

 

In short, not worth your time to play this, even at the $10 price point I paid for it.  It's just not very good all around :/ 

 

Progress Updates

• 428 - completed one more time block; still hoping to have this one done by end of the year but might kick this into early next year depending on how much progress I make in...

List Changes

• Added Judgment [PS5] to the list.  I've got several RGG platinums so I know what kind of grind I'm getting myself into, but as @rjkclarkesaid, this is the perfect time of year to chill on the couch and tackle a Yakuza game.  I'm trying to pace my 100% KamuroGo completion somewhat with the story to avoid an insane grindfest in Premium Adventure, so I'm only in the middle of Chapter 3 in the story, but the game is absolutely fantastic so far.  Really happy to finally see these games get so much well-deserved attention in the West.  Also no Puyo Puyo in the PS5 version!  (Thank god)

Happy Holidays to everyone!

 

Color Key:

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

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

Orange: In-Progress Games 

Purple: Newly-Added Games

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

Swaps: 2/5 

1.  Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Sept 7)
2. Life is Strange 2 - 10% 
3.  Erica (Nov 8)
4.  Guardians of the Galaxy [PS5] - 0% -> 100%
5. Ghost Recon Breakpoint - 92%
6. 428: Shibuya Scramble - 22% -> 26%
7.  Dragon Quest XI S (Oct 7)
8.  Beyond: Two Souls [PS4] (Nov 17)
9.  Subnautica [PS5] (Nov 8)
10.  Deathloop (Nov 20)
11.  Ys IX: Monstrum Nox (Nov 3) 
12.  LA Noire [PS4] (Dec 4)
13. Far Cry 6 [PS5] - 26% 
14.  Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 - 38% -> 100%
15. Judgment [PS5] - 0% -> 14%

Games Complete: 10/15

Total Trophies: 571/722 (79%)

Edited December 13, 2021 by KimBongUn420

[DizzyDavidson]

Update 14:

 

1. Resident Evil 3 [PS4] - 100%
2. Shadow of the Tomb Raider [PS4] - 18% -> 26%
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] - 76% -> 98%

 

I managed to reach my goal for this week.

 

The Good Life: All I got left now is making 500k. It's only going to take me about 35 hours more by my calculations. I'm at 185k right now but hoping to play a bit more tonight and get it up to 200k. Then I'll try to get 100k per week to finish it by the end of the year.

 

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Nothing much to say/add. It's still a great game and I'm 55% done according to my save. Only 1 missable combat trophy left but I haven't unlocked the skill yet in the story.

 

Alright, next week is my final week at work this year before my break begins. For now I'm going to focus on Tomb Raider, hopefully I can wrap up the story next weekend and the rest the following week, all the while grinding in The Good Life.

 

Alright everyone, peace out, take care and game on!

Edited December 13, 2021 by DizzyDavidson

[TomataEighty9]

Weekly update

 

Not started/no progress

Newly added

Progress since last

 

 

My games : 

1. Jetpack Joyride (ps3) - 28%
2. Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Trilogy (ps4) - 13%
3. South Park : The Stick of Truth (ps4) - 18%
4. L.A. Noire (ps4) - 11%
5. Ratchet and Clank (ps4) - 4%
6. Black Desert (ps4) - 41%
7. Path of Exile (ps4) - 25%
8. Canis Canem Edit (Bully, ps4) - Not started
9. GreedFall (ps4) - Not started
10. Puzzle quest : Challenge of The warlords - 4% —> 9%
11. Gems of War (ps4, base game) - 61% --> 76% (this is a grindfest and RNG party).
12. PGA Tour 2K21 (ps4) - 13% —> 97% (only need 1 grind trophy, will probably take 1-3 weeks of a little every day).

 

 

This week was good for FIFA FUT grind, only 1 trophy away from Plat (too bad it's not in this challenge). 

 

I played a lot of Gems of War and PGA Tour. 

 

Unfortunately my little brother is having a rough time with his mental health, so our Path of Exile project has been put to a side. He's doing a little better, so maybe next week. Just waiting for him to find motivation and get his head together. it's not so easy right now. 

 

Im entering a work week, so might only be working on Gems of War. Unless i play South Park or Phoenix Wright via Remote play on my Vita at work. We'll see. 

 

Good to see so many updates, and how much you all are getting done!  

 

 

[The_Head_Crusher]

1 hour ago, TomataEighty9 said:

1. PGA Tour 2K21 (ps4) - 13% —> 97% (only need 1 grind trophy, will probably take 1-3 weeks of a little every day).

 

I earned this one for this event, so let me guess, the one where you have to beat all the rivals.  Make each tournament 1 round and turn the difficulty sliders down that way you can more often than not earn 7 points per round of golf, stick takes 3-5 rounds per rival, but it is still better than nothing.  There is also a setting to get rid of the cut scenes going to other golfers around the course which significantly speeds things up. 

[Bl4ckb1rd92]

Update:

 

This weekend went by far too quickly.  Made some really good progress and realized how close I am to the 7,000 trophies milestone.  I'm going to try and pop a plat on it, don't know which one yet.

1. Dark Souls II - started at 50% -->  03DEC2021   
2. Spyro 2 - started at 19% -->  06SEP2021
3. Control - started at 13% -->  04DEC2021 --> 100% 7 hours later  
4. FFVII - started at 10% -->  03DEC2021  
5. Dark Cloud - started at 0% -->  12NOV2021 
6.  Spyro 3 - started at 8% -->  30OCT2021 
7. Call of Cthulhu - started at 22% -->  03DEC2021  
8. Naruto: UNS - started at 10% -->  01NOV2021  
9. Greedfall - started at 14% -->  currently at 17%  I'll probably wait until after Skyrim to start going down this rabbit hole again.
10. Fernz Gate - started at 1% -->  12NOV2021  
11. Antiquia Lost - started at 0% -->  03DEC2021 
12. Revenant Dogma - started at 0% -->  currently at 5%  Going to do this one on 26DEC.  
13. Gravity Rush - started at 5% -->  currently at 53%  No progress made on this one over the weekend.  Let's see what the work week has in store for us with this one.
14. Moss - started at 0% -->  Haven't gotten to this one, yet.  It's on the to-do list.  Got it downloaded for when I'm ready.  Got some long weekends coming up, going to do this one over the course of one of those since I've got to break the VR gear back out and remember how to set it up.
15. Skyrim - started at 0% -->  Haven't gotten to this one, yet.  It's on the to-do list.  Got it downloaded for when I'm ready.  Going to start this one when I'm done with Hades!
16. Hades - started at 0% --> currently 81%  Pretty much played this straight through the weekend.  The fun started wearing thin a couple of hours ago, doing the same thing over and over just hoping to trigger one singular event is... frustrating.  A little bit of luck and I think I'll have it finished by next weekend.

 

So I've completed 10/16 games on my list, used 1/5 swaps (because Berserk deserves a milestone slot), and 1/2 games started above 33% (but still below 50%).  Two guides published over the course of this challenge.  55.27% completion.  I'm estimating a total of 220ish hours remain.  

[L0sT_NZ_Kazekage]

Okay a lot of progress this week! Only be playing Dark Souls but I haven't no life a game this hard in forever. I think I've played 60 odd hrs of it in a week and a half while working full-time ?  

 

I've finished the first play through and grinded everything I need, accept the slabs/Souls I can only get on NG+ and NG++. Already passed the Bell Gargoyles in about 30 minutes on NG+ so it's going well.

 

I'm not using any online trades to get the trophies or I'm sure I could do it quicker. On another note, I've hit 75% completion which was my goal for the year!

 

1. Sackboy: A Big Adventure (42%)

2. Dark Souls Remastered (25%)  -- > (82%)

3. A Way Out (100%) 

4. A Plague Tale: Innocence (100%) 

5. Until Dawn (100%)  

6. Kena: Bridge of Spirits (100%) 

7. Death Loop (12%)

8. Ruined King: A League of Legends story (0%)

9. Spiderman: Miles Morales (100%) 

10. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (100%) 

 

Games Complete: (6/10)

Swaps Used: (3/5)

Edited December 13, 2021 by L0sT_NZ_Kazekage

[rebeccafar]

Hey sorry for the lack of updates I've been super busy with uni, placement and work but I am about to have a bit more time when uni breaks off for a few weeks so will hopefully be making a lot more progress soon! 

1. Carto (100%) 
2. Dead Island - Definitive Edition (75% -> 88%) 
3. Ghostrunner
4. Gris
5. Life is Strange - Before the Storm (100%) 
6. Mafia (100%) 
7. Resident Evil 2
8. Superhot (46%) 
9. Undertale (100%) 
10. Vampyr 

I really enjoyed Mafia and if anyone has PS Now (in the UK not sure if it's in other places) I would defo recommend giving it a play, it's also a really easy platinum (although I may or may not have had to get my brother to help me with the race) but other than that one chapter really good game with a great story. 

Life is Strange - BTS, was also a really easy plat and another game with a great story, I defo preferred the first one with Max's story but I picked this up for like £3 forever ago so happy I have finally got round to playing it now.

And I am still working my way through Dead Island, and have begun Superhot but it's got quite a few grindy trophies I am now working through. ?

[TomataEighty9]

12 hours ago, The_Head_Crusher said:

 

I earned this one for this event, so let me guess, the one where you have to beat all the rivals.  Make each tournament 1 round and turn the difficulty sliders down that way you can more often than not earn 7 points per round of golf, stick takes 3-5 rounds per rival, but it is still better than nothing.  There is also a setting to get rid of the cut scenes going to other golfers around the course which significantly speeds things up. 

exactly ? i did all that, and my plan is to just do a couple rounds everytime i play. No need to burn out ?

[dieselmanchild]

On 2021-12-11 at 3:08 PM, YaManSmevz said:

I'm not nearly as big a fan of five as any of the ones before it, to be honest! The controls felt like a step back, the horror element was pretty much gone, and the AI companion can result in feeling like you're babysitting from time to time. With co-op though it definitely is a lot of fun! All that said, I think it's a good game, just far from my favorite of the series!

 

Daaaaang. For whatever reason I thought you were just starting. That's what I get for assuming

I’ve only played RE5 for an hour or two on my alt and I thought the controls actually felt a little smoother and more responsive than RE4. But I agree with everything else you said.
 

Obviously it’s too early to tell, but I was disappointed in the complete lack of the horror atmosphere that makes this series so great, and I noticed right away that managing the AI companion can be a bit of a chore as you constantly have to be picking up ammo for them or giving them orders, otherwise they’re kinda useless. I just wanted a quick taste of the gameplay but I don’t plan on starting this for a little while so I’ll hold off judgement until then. And when I do start, I’m hoping to play the majority of the game in co-op to maximize the experience.

 

And yea I kinda did just start haha, the actual story part of the game is quite short if you start on hard mode, and the Riddler trophies are ridiculously simple than I collected the majority of them while playing without any sort of assistance. The real challenge here is the combat rooms…. They are hard as fuck! I’ve been chipping away at them for several days now but I still got a few left. I’ve got some time to play today so I’m hoping to make a big dent in the last ones I’ve got.

[Static_Rook]

Update 15- 12/13/2021

Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn (PS4) 50% 52%

 

Not much in terms of trophies this week. Just one in FFXIV. But I'm still plugging away at Freedom Wars, Rayman Legends, XCOM, and FF13 and I should start getting a bunch of trophies unlocking in those games soon. I'm hoping for the Freedom Wars plat this week and FF13's by the end of the year. Rayman and XCOM will probably take the rest of the challenge. I'm also going to try and sneak in one more game from my list before the end of the year, maybe 2 if my Xmas week is slow enough. Here's hoping!

 

Full game list (10/31 complete, 5/5 swaps used)

Spoiler

Assassin's Creed II 11/20/2021
Dark Souls III 14%
Darksiders 2%
Dead Space 2 14%
Demon's Souls (PS3) 2%
Deus Ex Human Revolution 11%
Diablo III (PS3) 20%
Disco Elysium 0%
Doraemon Story of Seasons 14%
Drakengard 3 8%
Dungeon Encounters 10/20/2021
Final Fantasy VIII 11/2/2021
Final Fantasy XIII 7%
Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn (PS4) 50% 52%
Freedom Wars 43%
Gran Turismo Sport 51%
Heavy Rain (PS3) 10/29/2021
Just Cause 2 4%
Just Cause 4 1%
Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII 18%
Nier Automata 10/4/2021
Pyre 9/19/2021
Quake Remastered 29%
Rayman Legends (PS3) 94%
Resident Evil 7 2% 
SaGa Frontier Remastered 7%
Strider 10/1/2021
Unravel 9/13/2021
Untitled Goose Game 11/3/2021
XCOM Enemy Unknown(plat only) 21%
Ys IX Monstrum Nox 10/28/2021

 

Swaps 5/5 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
Metal Gear Survive         - > Freedom Wars 11/27/2021

 

[StilRh]

Update time. A little later than usual, I did a twenty hour shift (highly illegal lol) and it's really thrown my routines out of whack. Still, as I'm switching to night working for Christmas it's not too bad a way to reset my body clock. This week I have scored two platinums, pretty pleased with that. Corpse Party is a horror game set in a multidimentional high school, some nice laughs and creepy moments but I didn't find it that scary. I found triggering events to be a pain (the triggers spawn in precise order and if you don't have a guide you'll be back tracking for things like journals etc). It was a so-so game, I don't get the hype it created. Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector was an absolute gem. It's one of the best Warhammer games and a good tactics game (made me think of a really old tactical strategy game call Incubation). There could be more factions, missions etc but for its price point I was impressed. I found there was a nice degree in unit and mission variety and the difficulty of the game (on standard) and difficulty of the trophies were attainable if you paid attention. Other than that I've been playing Rune Factory 4 special, my first playthrough and blind other than stuff in quick tips/beginners guides on youtube. It's exactly what I thought it would be. Someways its very simplistic, someways it's very deep but it is always charming

 

Games for this week... I dunno. Maybe Death's Door and more Rune Factory. I have some night shifts and the work Christmas party to attend so I don't know what my playtime is going to look like. Namaste x

 

Spoiler

Age of Wonders: Planetfall 55%

Airborne Kingdom 100%

Alan Wake 25%

Catharine: Full body 10%

Cities: Skylines 9%

Corpse Party 25% > 100%

Cyberpunk 19%

Death’s Door 0%

Deathloop 28%

Hades 33%

Judgement 41% - stopped?

King’s Bounty 2 10%

Labyrinth Coven of Refrain 36%

Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 2 10%

Moonlighter 26%

Nier Replicant 31%

Persona 5 47%

Rune Factory 4 Special 0% > 10%

Tales of Arise 19%

Tales of Iron 100%

The Messenger 100%

The Riftbreaker 73%

The Witness 91%

Visage 11%

Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars 100%

Warhammer 40,000: Battle Sector 65% > 100%

 

Dangnronpa V3 Killing Harmony 30%

MuvLuv Alternate 10%

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove 13%

Spy Chameleon 17%

Tokyo Xandu 21%

 

Plats/100% 6/31

 

[Crispy_Oglop]

Update 16 - 

 

Hope everyone is getting through this holiday season rush! I think (emphasis on 'think') I have everything sorted now so I can avoid plunging myself into the midst of people rushing around like mad hatters at the shops. Here's hoping your experiences are safe and stress-free!

 

Dying Light

 

What? what is this?! A game not on the list?! I have been playing this on the side as not only is it one of my favourite games of all time, they are also running a seasonal winter event where your character is pretty much at god-mode level with hand to hand combat. I figured, what the hell, I'll jump back in and mess around. And that was it. I'm fully absorbed now, trying some of the DLC I missed, working on levelling up my Legend levels etc. I'm aiming for the full 100% in this one, which means I also need to tackle a fair amount of the online stuff.

 

Pro-tip - If you really want to play Dying Light before the sequel arrives early next year, this is the perfect time to do it as the seasonal event (which ends on the 23rd December) will help you blast through the story and main game, and will likely reduce the platinum time quite a bit. It's still a commitment though, this game has tonnes of content.

 

I fully intend to start some boosting sessions to take care of the online trophies and also to have some fun, so if anyone is planning on playing, let me know, i'll be happy to run a few sessions together

 

Far Cry 6

 

I finished the main story campaign for Far Cry 6 and I think this might have just about nudged Far Cry 5 off the top slot for my all time favourite games in the franchise. It's nothing particularly groundbreaking and as usual, it's formulaic (to be fair, none of the recent games have been), but there is something incredibly fun about it in the way they have dressed up the gameplay loops for this particular entry. They made some small changes to some of it which I really appreciated, especially around discovery and exploration where you need to put some more effort in to get map points to show up through a small variety of gameplay requirements - ranging from doing things like actively looking for notes and documents which contain map hints, to bribing guards for cache locations or even fully taking over checkpoints and bases so informants will show up to share their rumours and news.

 

The main story took a bit longer than I thought it would, but that was because I got sidetracked by the Vaas DLC which was a really nice surprise. You actually get to play as the Far Cry 3 villain in a strange Deathloop-esque looping map set inside his crazy mind. I don't know if it was because I was fresh off the high I got from playing Deathloop (my second favourite game of 2021) but I got completely and utterly absorbed by this DLC, so much so that I literally put the main game down for a few nights because it was so compelling.

 

I would actually recommend Far Cry 6 to anyone who enjoyed the games from FC 4 onwards!

 

Spoiler

1.  Deathloop 
2. Lost in Random 0%
3. Hades - 0%
4.  Judgment 
5. Chorus - 0%
6.  Psychonauts 
7.  Pyschonauts 2 
8.  Resident Evil 0  
9. Kena Bridge of Spirits - 0%
10.  Tales of Arise 
11. Far Cry 6 - 56% > 81%
12.  Guardians of the Galaxy 
13. Fatal Frame: Maiden of Blackwater - 0%
14.  The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope 
15. The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes - 23% > 28%
16.  Carrion 
17.  Life is Strange: True Colours 

 

[dieselmanchild]

Update #7
 

PS4

 

1.  Guacamelee 2 - 100%

2.  Dead Island: Definitive Edition - 100%

3.  Resident Evil 2 - 100%

4. Hollow Knight - 0%

5.  Bioshock 2 - 100%

6.  Lords of the Fallen - 100%

7.  Zombie Vikings - 100%

8. Grip - 0%

9.  Dead Island Riptide: Definitive Edition - 100%

10.  Life is Strange 2 - 100%

11.  Yoku’s Island Express - 100%

12.  Metro Exodus - 100%

13. Celeste - 100%

14.  The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan - 100%

15.  Alan Wake Remastered - 100%

16. Resident Evil 4 - 100%

 

PS3

 

1.  X-Men Origins: Wolverine - 100%

2. Spec Ops: The Line - 0%

3.  South Park: The Stick of Truth - 100%

4. Dead Space 2 - 0%

5. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - 0%

6. Dead Space: Extraction - 0%

7. Batman: Arkham Asylum - 100%

 

Unfinished Games I am pledging to try and finish this Fall (NOT INCLUDED in this event):

 

1. Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition - 67%

2. SINNER: Sacrifice for Redemption - 51%

3. Sound Shapes - 86%

4. Max Payne 3 - 92%

 

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 #247 - Batman: Arkham Asylum

 

I’ve never been a huge superhero person (*gasp* I know) and would typically prefer Spider-Man or X-Men when I’m in the mood, but if there’s one piece of media that could convert me to a Batman fan it would be Arkham Asylum. I’m really glad I finally got around to this game because it surprised me with how fun it was.

 

The story is simple; Batman has captured the Joker and is dropping him off at the insane asylum where he belongs, only to realize too late that being taken to the asylum was actually Joker’s evil plan all along. Muahaha! Now Batman is trapped inside the asylum with a bunch of lunatics and has no choice but to succumb to the Joker’s twisted mind games as he tries to stop him and assert control over the island once more.

 

The game is dark and moody, yet delightfully fun and filled with a colourful cast of criminals such as the Joker, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Bane etc. who are all brilliantly voice acted. Mark Hamil & Arleen Sorkin put in particularly brilliant performances as Mr. J & Harley Quinn and we’re the heart and soul of the game in my opinion.

 

The gameplay is really great too and progression in the game actually more closely resembles a metroidvania than an open world game, with lots of backtracking through twisting labyrinthian corridors and with tons of secrets, shortcuts, and new areas that become available as you unlock new Bat tools to aid you on your quest. The combat is really brilliant as well and incredibly satisfying to master. It kind of resembles the combat style of Devil May Cry, with the goal being to string long combinations of attacks together while avoiding getting hit to keep the combo meter running. It’s really easy to jump in and have some basic fun beating the snot out of bad guys, yet really difficult to master and execute your attacks with the precision of a superhero.
 

The skill ceiling is very high, and nowhere is this more clear than in the infamous post-game combat challenges. I’ve been hearing horror stories of these combat arenas for years, and in my typical arrogance I went in thinking they wouldn’t be too bad. Boy was I wrong. I didn’t actually realize how terrible I was at the combat until I stepped in the arenas and got a baptism by fire, and quickly realized you basically need flawless precision and the ability to read the room and make split-second decisions with how unforgiving the combo window is.

 

The most brutal room is the notorious Shock and Awe (Extreme), where you have an electrified floor and the added stress of a timer making you sweat! I can’t tell you how many times I hit the required high score, only to fry on the final wave with just one or two baddies left. It took hours but eventually I finally got that run where everything came together. I think my hands are still a bit shaky. ?

 

Overall, Arkham Asylum is a really fun game, and a very satisfying platinum to add to the collection. I definitely feel like I earned this one! Also I grabbed Batman: Arkham Knight on PS+ awhile back and I’m now very interested in giving it a go so I’m going to grab the Season Pass while it’s currently on sale for a measly $5.

 

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In other news, I’ve started Mortal Shell and will be busy with that and LEGO DC Supervillains for a few weeks.

 

After I return to the backlog I’m thinking it might be time to check out Spec Ops: The Line! I’m in the mood for a good shooter.

[freddie1989]

3 hours ago, Crispy_Oglop said:

 

Dying Light

 

What? what is this?! A game not on the list?! I have been playing this on the side as not only is it one of my favourite games of all time, they are also running a seasonal winter event where your character is pretty much at god-mode level with hand to hand combat. I figured, what the hell, I'll jump back in and mess around. And that was it. I'm fully absorbed now, trying some of the DLC I missed, working on levelling up my Legend levels etc. I'm aiming for the full 100% in this one, which means I also need to tackle a fair amount of the online stuff.

 

Pro-tip - If you really want to play Dying Light before the sequel arrives early next year, this is the perfect time to do it as the seasonal event (which ends on the 23rd December) will help you blast through the story and main game, and will likely reduce the platinum time quite a bit. It's still a commitment though, this game has tonnes of content.

 

I fully intend to start some boosting sessions to take care of the online trophies and also to have some fun, so if anyone is planning on playing, let me know, i'll be happy to run a few sessions together

Where is this seasonal event dude? On PSNP? This has been in my backlog for years now and just never got round to it. I enjoyed what I started if it though 

[LegendExeter]

2 hours ago, dieselmanchild said:

Update #7

Unfinished Games I am pledging to try and finish this Fall (NOT INCLUDED in this event):

 

1. Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition - 67%

2. SINNER: Sacrifice for Redemption - 51%

3. Sound Shapes - 86%

4. Max Payne 3 - 92%

 

 

While not included in the event, you can finish Sound Shapes by playing it just an hour a day for like a week.  The death runs are difficult yet it's not some 5 or 6 hour event between trophies.  I played it on my lunch hour daily for like a week, and I had it wrapped up.

[Crispy_Oglop]

2 hours ago, freddie1989 said:

Where is this seasonal event dude? On PSNP? This has been in my backlog for years now and just never got round to it. I enjoyed what I started if it though 

 

It's an in-game winter event running to the 23rd Dec. I hadn't started the game up for years, but it turns out, Techland have been supporting the hell out of Dying Light since 2016 with loads of events and drops. They even had a system similar to the golden keys code redemption from Borderlands, if you are familiar with that stuff. Added the event trailer in spoiler tags below:

 

Spoiler

 

 

[dieselmanchild]

2 hours ago, LegendExeter said:

 

While not included in the event, you can finish Sound Shapes by playing it just an hour a day for like a week.  The death runs are difficult yet it's not some 5 or 6 hour event between trophies.  I played it on my lunch hour daily for like a week, and I had it wrapped up.

Yeah I’m aware that it’s quite short and I’m close to finishing, I just haven’t picked up the game in ages so I can’t be assed lol. I keep prioritizing other stuff over it. One of these days I’ll just sit down and bang it out quickly when I’m in the mood for a couple dozen quick easy trophies. 

[L0sT_NZ_Kazekage]

Alright double update this week because I manged to finish up Dark Souls. I was expecting NG+ to be a massive difficulty spike like Demon's Souls was but i managed to do NG+ and half of NG++ in like 10 hours with maybe 7 deaths? 

 

Anyway happy to finally give this game the time it deserves. It's truly a master piece even though it's showing it's age a bit. Kind of wanna jump straight in to Ds2 but need to take a break because these kind of games start taking over my life a bit. Anyway, 7/10 done. I was worried I'd not have time to finish everything but seems like I will!

 

1. Sackboy: A Big Adventure (42%)

2. Dark Souls Remastered (82%)  -> (100%) 

3. A Way Out (100%) 

4. A Plague Tale: Innocence (100%) 

5. Until Dawn (100%)  

6. Kena: Bridge of Spirits (100%) 

7. Death Loop (12%)

8. Ruined King: A League of Legnds Story

9. Spiderman: Miles Morales (100%) 

10. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (100%) 

 

Games Complete: (7/10)

Swaps Used: (3/5)

Edited December 15, 2021 by L0sT_NZ_Kazekage