The All Story Backlog Journey

[Allstory_noplat 30]

 

 

Just like this view, my backlog is wide and vast with over 400 titles. I had a previous account, but it was hard for me to focus on what I want because my mind was in two places. I wanted to beat my backlog but I also hated making my account go backwards. The only recourse was to wipe the slate clean. 

 

I have always been a gamer. I got my first taste on the Atari and NES which is all I had until High school. One of my friends had a PS1 and I saw some of the games. I knew I wanted one too. So my forst big paycheck went to a PS1 and two games, Castlevania SOFN and Resident Evil Directors Cut. I believe RE1 also had the demo for FF7 which I loved. I ended up with over a hundred titles. When PS2 came out I upgraded to that and had both systems for many years. In 2005, I began to look to upgrade and did the unthinkable and went with a 360. That is where I first got the hunting bug. I did like the challenge of going for the achievements but over time I just wanted to raise my gamerscore over my friends, no matter the game. For a present one year I got a PS4 and so I traded in my Xbox and everything with it, leaving hunting aside for a time. I did not get a completion until almost a good 18 months after I bought the console. Once I did though, I was on the forums here and completing community events. I had some good Platinum's and ones that I really did not like. It began to feel empty though in recent times. This is one of many activities that I needed to do to get to a healthier frame of mind. 

 

What I have begun to realize is that when I am wrapped up in the narrative and engaged is when I am having the most fun gaming. I used to follow guides to get through titles as quick as possible, but that takes the point out of what it means to game. While I experience new titles I also want to go back a replay some of those games too. There are only a few that I lost when I reset my vita, since it does not allow multiple users. While that is a bummer from a financial standpoint, I still have so much more, and most are either a cross buy, or can be bought digital or physical again. It is not something I will let hold me back. 

 

 

It is time to just rediscover the fun of gaming.. 

 

 

Working On:

 

Cup Head

 

Man of Medan

PS4/PS5 Collection

Spoiler

 

11-11

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

2064

99Vidas

A King's Tale

A memoir Blue

A Plague Tale

A Short Hike

A Sketchbook about her Sun

A Street Cats Tale

Abo Khashem

Abzu

Adventure Capitalist

Aer: Memories of old

Aery A journey beyond time

Aery A new frontier

Aery Little Bird Adventure

Aery Sky Castle

Agatha Knife

Akiba's Trip

Alphadia Genesis

Alphadia Genesis 2

Alvastia Chronicles

Ambition Record

American Fugitive

Among the Sleep

Another World

antiquia lost

Ape Escape

Apex Legends

Armello

Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry

Astro Bot

Astro's Playroom

Atelier Sophie 2

Attack on Titan

Attack on Titan 2

Baseball Riot

Bastion

Batman Arkham City

Batman Arkham Knight

Batman Telltale

Batman: Arkham Asylum

Battle Chasers Nightwar

Battlefield V

Beat Saber

Beyond Eyes

Beyond Two souls

Big City Stories

Big Dipper

Bioshock

Bioshock 2

Bioshock Infinate

Birthday After midnight

Black Mirror

Blackwood Crossing

Bleach Brave Souls

Blood and Truth

BloodBorne

Bonds of the Skies

Borderlands 2

Borderlands pre-sequel

Bridge Constructor the Walking Dead

Broken Age

Brothers

Bulletstorm

Bully

Burly men at sea

Call of Duty Black Ops 3

Call of Duty Infinite Warfare

Call of Duty MW 2

Call of Duty MW remaster

Call of Duty WW2

Caravan Stories

Castlevania Requiem

Cat Quest

Cat Quest 2

Child of Light

Chroma Quaternion

Chrono Cross

Chronus Arc

Cities: Skylines

The Church in the darkness

Claire

Clicker Heroes

Coffee Break

Coffee Talk

Colossus Down

Conan Exiles

Concrete Genie

Control

Cook Serve Delicious 2

Cosmic Star Heroine

Crash 2

Crash 4

Crash Bandicoot

Crash Warped

Cris Tales

Crystal Ortha

CupHead

Curse of the Dead Gods

Cybarian

Dark Rose Valkarie

Darkest Dungeon

Darksiders III

Dauntless

Day of the Tentacle

Days Gone

Dead by Daylight

Dead Cells

Dear Esther

Death Stranding

Deiland

Deliver us the Moon

Demetrios

Destiny 2

Detroit Become Human

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Devious Dungeon

Devious Dungeon 2

dirt 5

Dirt Rally 2

Distraint

Divekick

Doctor Who The Eternity Clock

Doctor Who VR

Doki Doki Literature Club

Dont Bite Me Bro

Donut County

Doraemon: Story of Seasons

Dr Who Sequel

Dr. Who the Lonely Assassins

Dragon Ball Z Kakarot

Dragon Lapis

Dragon Quest 11

Dragon Sinker

Dragooned

Dreamworks Voltron VR

Eiyuden Chronicles

Elex

Emerald Shores

Enter the Gungeon

erica

Eternal Hope

Everybody Golf VR

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

Fade to Silence

Fall out Shelter

Fallen Legion

Fallout 4

Far Cry 5

Farming Simulator 19

Farpoint

Fe

Fernz Gate

Final Fantasy 7

Final Fantasy 7 Remake

Final Fantasy 9

Final Fantasy Type 0

Final Fantasy VIII

Final Fantasy X

Final Fantasy X-2

Final Fantasy XV

Firewatch

Five Night at Freddy's Security Breach

Flow

Flower

For Honor

Forma .8

Foul Play

Frane: dragons Odyssey

Full Throttle

Game of Thrones

Geshin Impact

Ghost Sync

Goat Simulator

God of War 2018

God of War III

Goosebumps

Gran Turismo 7

grand Kingdom

Gravity Rush2

Greak

Greedfall

Grim Fandango

Gris

Gunhouse

Gwent

Hades

Hatoful Boyfriends Holiday Star

Heavy Rain

Heroes Trials

Hidden Through Time

Hitman

Hitman Go

Hollow Knight

Horizon Chase Turbo

Horizon Zero Dawn

House Flipper

Iconoclasts

Idle Champions

Illusion of L'phancia

In rays of the Light

Infamous Second Son

Infinite Links

Injustice: Gods Among Men

Inksplsion

Into a Dream

Island Saver

J-Stars victory VS+

Jack N Jill DX

Jak and Daxter

Jigsaw Abundance

Jigsaw Zen

Journey

Journey of a Broken Circle

Jurassic World Evolution 2

Just Cause 3

Just Cause 4

Just Die Already

Justice Chronicle

Kena

King Oddball

Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts 2

Kingdom Hearts 3

Kingdom hearts Birth by Sleep

Kingdom Hearts Rechain of Memories

Kingdoms of Amalur

Kitten Squad

Knack

Laracroft Go

legend of ixtona

Legends of Talia

Lego Batman 2

Lego DC Supervillans

Lego Dimensions

Lego Harry Potter 1-4

Lego Harry Potter 5-7

Lego Ninjago

Lego Star Wars

Lego The Hobbit

Letter Quest

Liege Dragon

Life is Strange

Life is Strange 2

Life is Strange True Colors

Life is Strange: Beyond the Sleep Little Misfortune

Little Nightmares

Little Nightmares 2

Long Live the Queen

Loot Hero DX

Lords of the Fallen

Lost Sphear

Mad Max

Mafia III

Man Eater Manifold Garden

Marvel Guardians Telltale

Marvel Spiderman

MechaNika

Metal Gear Solid V

Middle Earth: Shadow of War

Mighty #9

MLB The Show 19

Mom Hid my game

Monochrome Order

Monster Energy Supercross

Monster Viator

Moss

My big sister

My brother ate my pudding

My brother rabbit

My Hero One's Justice

My name is Mayo

My Time at Portia

Naruto to Baruto

NBa 2k19 the prelude

Need for Speed Payback

Neverwinter

Ni No Kuni 2

Nickelodeon All star brawl

Nightmares From the Deep 2

Nioh

Octo Dad

old man's Journey

Omega Quintent

On Rush

Outlast 2

Outward

Overcooked

Overrouge

Pantsu Hunter

Paper Beast

Paraiso Island

path of exile

Pathfinder

Persona 5

Persona 5 Strikers

Pillars of Eternity

Pillars of the Earth

Planet Coaster

Playroom VR

Poi

Portal Knights

Prominence Poker

Psychonauts

PunchLine

Puzzle Showdown 4k

Pyre

Q Bert

rainbow moon

Rainbow Skies

Randal's Monday

Ratchet and Clank

Ravenous Devils

Rayman Legends

Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit

Red Bow

Regalia of Men and Monarchs

Remnant From the Ashes

Resident Evil

Revenant Saga

Richy's Nightmare

Rime

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Road Bustle

Rocketbirds 2

Rogue Aces

Roller Coaster Dreams

Roombo First Blood

RPGolf Legends

Ruinverse

Saint Row Gat out of Hell Sayonara Wild Hearts

Seasons after fall

Seek Hearts

Sephirothic Stories

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Shape of the World

Shiness

Skyrim

Skyrim VR

Slay the Spire

Slender the Arrival

Sniper Elite 4

Solo

Soma

Sonic Forces

Sonic Mania South of the Circle

South Park TFBW

South Park The Stick of Truth

Space Overlord

Sparkle 2

Sponge Bob

Stardew Valley

Star Wars Battlefront

Star Wars Battlefront 2

Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order

Star Wars: Squadrons

Steve Jackson's Sorcery

Stories The Path of Destinies

Stranded Deep

Stranger Things 3

Stray

Subnautica

Summer in Mara

Sword Art online Hollow Realization

Sword Art Online Re Hollow Fragment

Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet

Sword of Elipsia

Swordbreaker

Tales of the Borderlands

Tera

The Artful Escape

The Assembly

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2

The Bridge

The Caligula Effect

The Deadly Tower of Monsters

The Last of Us The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

The Little Acre

The Longest Road on Earth

The Midnight Sanctuary

The Outer Worlds

The Perisitance

The Psychoduck

The Sims 4 The Suicide of Rachel Foster

The Surge

The Surge 2

the Swords of Ditto

The Talos Principle

The Technomancer

The Town of Light

The Walking Dead Saints and Sinners

The Witcher 3

The Witness

Three fourths Home

Thumper

Tina Toy Factory

Tiny Tina's Assault Assault on Dragonkeep

Titanfall 2

Tokyo Xanadu EX+

Tony Hawk 1+2

Transformers: Devastation

Transistor

Trials Fusion

Tribes of Midgard

Tropico 5

Truberbrook

Two Point Hospital

Uncanny Valley

Uncharted 1

Uncharted 2

Uncharted 3

Uncharted 4

Uncharted Lost Legacy

Undertale

Uno

Unpacking

Unravel

Until Dawn

Until Dawn Rush of Blood

until you fall

Untitled Goose Game

valiant hearts

Valkyria Chronicles

Vampyr

Vigor

Virginia

Virtua Fighter 5

What Remains of Edith Fitch

Whispering Willows

Wipeout Omega

Wizards of Brandel

Word Search by Powgi

Worms Rumble

Xcom 2

Xenon Valkarie +

Xposed Reloaded

Yakuza Kiwami

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Zaccaria Pinball

Zombi

Zombie Army 4

 

 

 

Nintendo Switch Collection: 

 

Spoiler

 

Animal Crossing

Assassin Creed III

Cozy Grove

Hollow Night

Jump Force

Mary Skelter 1 + 2

 

 

 

PS Vita Physical Collection:

Spoiler

 

Aegis of Earth Final Fantasy X Lego Batman 2

Lego The Lord of the Rings

MeiQ

Persona 4 Golden

Summon Night 6

Sword Art Online: Lost Song

 

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[Allstory_noplat 30]

 

 

This was the first game I 100% completed previously. It just felt fitting to go back and experience it again. It also has a very touching and moving story. I know alot of people don't like walking sims, yes they can be slow moving I can agree with that. If you moved faster though you my miss something that may be important. If you get lost in the narrative and the world around you these games become a great puzzle to solve.

 

Gone Home, opened up this genre to me. You are an young adult woman coming home from a extended trip abroad. Only when you get there, no one is home and on the door your sister left a note saying she is gone. You learn the story by picking up certain items in the house, when you do an audio diary will play, it is your sister letting you know the why of her note. There is no indicator of which of the items it will be so it pays to examine everything. Along the way, in the items you find the parents story as well, The dad is a  struggling author and the mom is an up and coming forest ranger. You learn their struggles and how they are trying to "help" their daughter in hers. There is also a possible ghost mystery, even though the devs say there are no spirits in the game. It is a dark creepy house though, during a thunder storm and I swear sometimes it seems like the shadows move. The main story though is good emotional tale. 

 

Listening to the diary entries you cant help but feel for her struggles of finding her place in the world. Along with it, you get some great indie punk music and the rest of the soundtrack fits well with whatever is going on the narrative. I enjoy this game very time I play it. It was a good mood setter to get me back into just enjoying the flow of a game. 

 

So what can you expect coming up?

 

Well as mentioned in the OP, I started Cup Head. It is a fun challenge so far and I did start Last Stop today as an offset for when I am not in that mood. 

[Shaun1094 216]

Some really good games there. I’ve done a fair few of them myself so I’ll help in any way I can. I keep having burnouts but when I help someone with something I have done and share my tips etc, it makes me feel a lot better and motivates me to play more. I’ve always wanted to do a thread like this myself but I am awful at updating things and and keeping on track so I enjoy just following other people’s threads. 
 

There’s also a couple of games in your backlog that I want to do so maybe our paths will cross 👍

2 minutes ago, Allstory_noplat said:

 

 

This was the first game I 100% completed previously. It just felt fitting to go back and experience it again. It also has a very touching and moving story. I know alot of people don't like walking sims, yes they can be slow moving I can agree with that. If you moved faster though you my miss something that may be important. If you get lost in the narrative and the world around you these games become a great puzzle to solve.

 

Gone Home, opened up this genre to me. You are an young adult woman coming home from a extended trip abroad. Only when you get there, no one is home and on the door your sister left a note saying she is gone. You learn the story by picking up certain items in the house, when you do an audio diary will play, it is your sister letting you know the why of her note. There is no indicator of which of the items it will be so it pays to examine everything. Along the way, in the items you find the parents story as well, The dad is a  struggling author and the mom is an up and coming forest ranger. You learn their struggles and how they are trying to "help" their daughter in hers. There is also a possible ghost mystery, even though the devs say there are no spirits in the game. It is a dark creepy house though, during a thunder storm and I swear sometimes it seems like the shadows move. The main story though is good emotional tale. 

 

Listening to the diary entries you cant help but feel for her struggles of finding her place in the world. Along with it, you get some great indie punk music and the rest of the soundtrack fits well with whatever is going on the narrative. I enjoy this game very time I play it. It was a good mood setter to get me back into just enjoying the flow of a game. 

 

So what can you expect coming up?

 

Well as mentioned in the OP, I started Cup Head. It is a fun challenge so far and I did start Last Stop today as an offset for when I am not in that mood. 

I remember playing Gone Home a while ago and couldn’t believe how such a small indie game could be so good. There’s not even a lot to the game it just resonated with me. 
 

If I’m playing a difficult game, I like to play something else alongside it for when I’m not in the mood to play sweaty and just want a casual gaming session lol. So good luck with Cuphead anyway!

[Allstory_noplat 30]

45 minutes ago, Shaun1094 said:

Some really good games there. I’ve done a fair few of them myself so I’ll help in any way I can. I keep having burnouts but when I help someone with something I have done and share my tips etc, it makes me feel a lot better and motivates me to play more. I’ve always wanted to do a thread like this myself but I am awful at updating things and and keeping on track so I enjoy just following other people’s threads. 
 

There’s also a couple of games in your backlog that I want to do so maybe our paths will cross

I remember playing Gone Home a while ago and couldn’t believe how such a small indie game could be so good. There’s not even a lot to the game it just resonated with me. 
 

If I’m playing a difficult game, I like to play something else alongside it for when I’m not in the mood to play sweaty and just want a casual gaming session lol. So good luck with Cuphead anyway!

 

Hey thanks for stopping by, I hope to see you around more. Burnout is a huge thing, It is why I am getting back into reading and other activities, It will make my spouse happier too if I game less. Maybe just a slight addition of another activity will help. 

 

There are plenty of people with very casual threads that get to it when they can, don't let that deter you. It is a great way to express yourself, at least I think so. If there is a game that you want to team up on, let me know. 

 

I cant agree more on Gone Home, for such a simple game it just grabs you. It is one of those games where I do not mind a replay now and again. 

 

 

[NZBigC 528]

Time to rediscover the fun of gaming, and then you go ahead and list (what I have been told is) a very hard game to complete in Cuphead 😅 

 

Kidding aside, I'm liking the list so far. Are you planning on finishing these three and then starting another three?

[Platinum_Vice 1,925]

Lots of fantastic games in your backlog. Is there a method to the madness; how will you choose your next games to play?

[Blood_Hungry_III 364]

8 hours ago, Allstory_noplat said:

 

 

This was the first game I 100% completed previously. It just felt fitting to go back and experience it again. It also has a very touching and moving story. I know alot of people don't like walking sims, yes they can be slow moving I can agree with that. If you moved faster though you my miss something that may be important. If you get lost in the narrative and the world around you these games become a great puzzle to solve.

 

Gone Home, opened up this genre to me. You are an young adult woman coming home from a extended trip abroad. Only when you get there, no one is home and on the door your sister left a note saying she is gone. You learn the story by picking up certain items in the house, when you do an audio diary will play, it is your sister letting you know the why of her note. There is no indicator of which of the items it will be so it pays to examine everything. Along the way, in the items you find the parents story as well, The dad is a  struggling author and the mom is an up and coming forest ranger. You learn their struggles and how they are trying to "help" their daughter in hers. There is also a possible ghost mystery, even though the devs say there are no spirits in the game. It is a dark creepy house though, during a thunder storm and I swear sometimes it seems like the shadows move. The main story though is good emotional tale. 

 

Listening to the diary entries you cant help but feel for her struggles of finding her place in the world. Along with it, you get some great indie punk music and the rest of the soundtrack fits well with whatever is going on the narrative. I enjoy this game very time I play it. It was a good mood setter to get me back into just enjoying the flow of a game. 

 

So what can you expect coming up?

 

Well as mentioned in the OP, I started Cup Head. It is a fun challenge so far and I did start Last Stop today as an offset for when I am not in that mood. 

Great choice to start off your journey with!

 

I remember also being really surprised at how much I loved this game. I sat down to play it and ended up dedicating a Sunday afternoon to playing through the entire thing. I think the fact that it was short enough to play in one long sitting ended up benefitting it because I got fully immersed and didn't have to stop and come back later.

[Allstory_noplat 30]

Today is my 41st Birthday. Yikes what a thing to say, I only feel older than that...lol. 

 

Last night we did our first ever escape room. We did not make the time limit. We may have needed another 15 mins and I think we would have made it out. It was a Saw themed room called The Collector. I thought I would be pretty good since I have played some mobile escape room games but this was next level in detail and puzzles. You have to e really good to get one of these done in half the time. The guy overseeing us was funny, with this offhanded " your not the worst I have seen so don't feel bad" Then it was on to drinks but I was the driver so I had to stay semi sober. Today is a chill day with pizza, beer and friends. 

 

 

16 hours ago, NZBigC said:

Time to rediscover the fun of gaming, and then you go ahead and list (what I have been told is) a very hard game to complete in Cuphead  

 

Kidding aside, I'm liking the list so far. Are you planning on finishing these three and then starting another three?

 

 

Cuphead is a tough game but also really fun. I wanted to play it before but now I am just going for it. My plan is only one or two at a time. I will have something lowkey on the days I dont want to stress out with Cuphead. I seem to be able to get a boss , maybe two in a session. Maybe I will start putting some recording on the thread to show my progress. 

 

15 hours ago, Platinum_Vice said:

Lots of fantastic games in your backlog. Is there a method to the madness; how will you choose your next games to play?

 

There is alot of great stuff that I have yet to experience. I have a small list of 20 where these are the next I want to play. I also want to get into the habit of if I buy it, it is because I am going to play it right away. This may help with overspending on sales. 

 

12 hours ago, Blood_Hungry_III said:

Great choice to start off your journey with!

 

I remember also being really surprised at how much I loved this game. I sat down to play it and ended up dedicating a Sunday afternoon to playing through the entire thing. I think the fact that it was short enough to play in one long sitting ended up benefitting it because I got fully immersed and didn't have to stop and come back later.

 

 

It was a great game, It has just the right length, and difficulty to go with the great voice acting story and environment. 

 

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you back soon. 

[Allstory_noplat 30]

Birthday shopping is complete. I paid a little extra on top of my giftcard but it was worth it. 

 

Manifold Garden
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
The Suicide of Rachel Foster
Sayonara Wild Hearts
South of the Circle
Little Misfortune

[Allstory_noplat 30]

Good Afternoon,

 

I completed my last game a few day ago and finally have a moment to write a bit about it. 

 

 Last Stop

 

 Finish the Adventure

 

How long to beat 6 hours

 

Metacritic score: 65

 

 

For my next game I decided to go with one of new favorite publishers. From the publisher of Stray and The Outer Wilds is this short narrative adventure. Last stop follows three different characters and in a way can be compared to 13 Sentinels by virtue that you have to complete a subchapter for each character in the chapter before being able to move on in the narrative. Two of the stories are of a paranormal sort while the third is a spy thriller that at first does not seem to fit with the rest.  The stories that were presented were entertaining, and had some good moments. Some even me laugh out loud. Add to that some good voice work and music, the game holds together well. Where it does not is visually and few other minor complaints. 

 

 

Graphically, as you can see above it is somewhat underwhelming. It serves the purpose but does not use the PS5 to its potential. It is said that they drew inspiration from Virginia. So that me be why. There were also these weird angles as you walking. By themselves it was fine but there would be obstacles like lamp post or trashcans that were obstructed because of the angle. It was also painfully slow to walk anywhere with no option to move faster unless it was for the story. Lastly dialogue choices. They were only there it seemed for trophies. They mostly do not have much of an impact, but had trophies tied to certain decisions. So replays are needed of you did not use a guide. 

 

Good game but I am now excited to move on to the next. 

 

Working on:

Man of Medan	PS+
Cup Head	3 coins to buy smoke screen
Short completion wish list
Bioshock	Series
Little Misfortune	PS4
Kena	PS5
Harvestella Demo	Switch
Lego Batman 2	Vita
Voltron	VR

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 Somewhere Else

 

How long to beat 3 hours

 

Metacritic score: 82

 

 

 

As the picture above shows, Little Misfortune may look like a cute adventure title. It is nothing of the sort. I got it on one of the last sales, thinking it was a something like The Little Acre. You have a girl going on an adventure, to "Win the Game", following the well spoken narrator like a children's show or something. It has that feel but relies on shock and South Park humor to hold the whole game together. It actually stuffed in alot of dark humor into it. Seriously if you have an issue with any of the following as a reference or that it is included into the game, stay away,

 

Abortion

Domestic Violence

Alcoholism

Suicide

Prostitution

Strip Clubs

Ecstasy

Meth Labs

Projectile Diarrhea 

and a little girl thinking of exposing herself to get into a zoo like mom does to get her " Juice". 

 

The game itself is just ok. I dont know why it is so high on Metacritic. The voice acting for the girl is annoying. There are alot of games that handle these subjects much better. Oh and the trophies are set up that unless you save smartly you will be locked out of some trophies and have to do a second playthrough. Not worth it. 

 

 

 

 

[Allstory_noplat 30]

 

Metacritic score: 82

 

Time to beat:  90 minutes

 

What a great title. I am glad I picked it up on a sale. It is one of those games, pretty easy to play through but you will need really good reflexes to get the best scores. Well the Plat rarity is 22% so maybe not that much. It is one to consider going back to again. The music is great and you just cant go wrong with it for an evening of fun. FyI, this game has no story completion trophy, most are for extra requirements that you can only do after the main story and some after you get gold on each level. 

Edited September 30, 2022 by Allstory_noplat