Winter 2022/2023 Backlog Challenge (signups open until December 31)

[ch4rl1e5_jabs]

On 30/11/2022 at 6:12 PM, ch4rl1e5_jabs said:

Hi I would like to join this year.

My games:

1. Lego Marvel Superheroes (PS3 46%)

2. Stray (PS5 0%)

3. Assassins Creed (PS4 13%)

4. Heavenly Bodies (PS5 21%)

5. Lego City Undercover (PS4 18%)

0/3 Swaps

Also I would like to ask for my other game whether I can use Floor Plan Hands on Edition which is an extremely easy game completed in twenty minutes if efficient but I was always planning on playing it normally and figuring out the puzzles myself but otherwise I have other games.

I realise now that I just put Assassins creed but I meant to put Assassin’s creed Liberation and I have officially completed Stray too. 

[StilRh]

Hey guys.

First update as work has been all consuming. I've nearly platinumed The Callisto Protocol. I found it a good horror game but felt a little bummed as I thought it would have blown me away like when I first played Deadspace, so yeah fell a little flat of my expectations. I have to do another playthrough with a guide to get all the collectables which should be achievable if I turn the difficulty down and put accessibility features on. I've played a chunk of Pixeljunk: Nom Nom Galaxy and have nearly cracked this game open. I think there are a few awkward levels and recipes I need to hunt down and I'm grinding the online challenges. Off-list, I've been playing The Binding of Issac, I don't think I'd ever platinum this but I wouldn't mind getting a good completion percentage.

This week I'd like to complete Callisto, the amateaur difficulty of Resident Evil 5 and make a nice dent in either Dead Cells (I will be using the accessibility to make it easier mind) or continue to push into Nom Nom Galaxy. Have a good week

 

Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream 28%

Dead Cells 24%

Deathloop 27%

Hades 33%

Inscryption 10%

Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III

Muv-Luv: Alternative 20%

Pixeljunk Nom Nom Galaxy 35% > 47%

Potion Permit 25%

Resident Evil 5 4%

Returnal 16%

Slay the spire 27%

Steamworld Dig 24%

Tactics Ogre: Reborn 10%

The Callisto Protocol 0% > 82%

[Taruta13]

14 hours ago, Taruta13 said:

Dark Cloud 2: 29%

Persona 5 Royal (PS4): 20% => 50%

Eventide: Slavic Fable: 

Eventide 2: Sorcerer's Mirror: 0%

Eventide 3: Legacy of Legends: 0%

 

So after panicking like a beheaded duck over a guide that was not inaccurate(yay ) and finding out that Dragon Quest Treasures is not coming to the PS5 but is Switch exclusive(therefore no trophies, boo! ?), I managed to get past Palace #3 and knock out a bunch of trophies, logging off at July 1, 20XX. I think that I will be focusing on Persona 5 Royal until I get the platinum, then doing the rest of the games. I am sure Dark Cloud 2 will take forever as getting all the medals and winning Master Class Finny Frenzy will suck my life away.

 

To @StilRh, I suggest you keep doing Nom Nom Galaxy and get all those online challenges taken care of ASAP. The issue with online trophies and challenge is that sooner or later, if you don't keep at it, it'll bite you in the a$$ when the devs have to shut down the servers and then the platinum becomes unobtainable. I've seen a lot of great games die because nobody plays them after the online is shut down.

Edited December 9, 2022 by Taruta13

[SwiftlyPaws]

First Update:

 

Evil West PS5 - 0%

Far Cry 4 - 0%

Lego The Hobbit - 0%

New Tales from the Borderlands PS5 - 0%

Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 - 22% 31%

The Quarry PS5 - 0%
 

I finished the Callisto Protocol, I liked it but not as much as I hoped. I’m not going after the platinum for now, maybe once the NG+ is been added.

 

Made some more progress in Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 but I also got a few nasty errors, first one made my save corrupted, thanks PS5 for restoring it, didn’t know that was possible. But I also have a side quest marker that keeps disappearing so I hope I don’t have to restart entirely. 

[Umdytr]

If I haven't gone back to Deathloop (13%) before the year ends I guess I'm in. That's my only incomplete/backlogged game right now.

[Taruta13]

11 hours ago, Taruta13 said:

Dark Cloud 2: 29%

Persona 5 Royal (PS4): 50% ➡️ 62%

Eventide: Slavic Fable: 

Eventide 2: Sorcerer's Mirror: 0%

Eventide 3: Legacy of Legends: 0%

 

So as you can tell, I'm only updating Persona 5 Royal because, @*$!, I just want to get this stupid game off my library. Don't get me wrong, it was fun while it lasted, but this being the UMPTEENTH time I've run through this story, everything is getting flat and stale, having to keep open website with calendars on what to do and where to go and a fusion calculator so I can fill the Compendium so Izanagi-no-Okami Picaro kicks more ass. Considering I've just ticked the trophy for the 4th palace, the game is halfway done, but there will be a long series of events that won't help me out much.

 

I guess the only good thing about this new guide is that it's allowing Sada Turo(the name I gave Joker, named after the professors of Pokemon Scarlet/Violet) is maxing out his social stats much faster. I'm already 3/5 at max rank and it's not even the end of August yet. Also, the coolest waifu ever, Futaba, has finally come out of her shell and slain the demons that tormented her... but this final rodeo, I'm going to correct a sin I feel should be addressed so Futaba isn't going to be the romance this time around. I won't say until I get to the third semester, which - considering how 24/7 I am with this game, won't take too long.

 

I'm having everyone except Joker wear the Christmas outfits as it's the holidays and I think that those outfits fit the final yahoo. After this, I am determined to stay the course and never create a new account. I am so tired of Persona 5 Royal.

[MidnightDragon]

I got Dragon Quest Treasures. Once I'm finished with it, maybe I'll join the challenge. For now, my kitty and I are on a treasure hunt!

 

 

 

Edited December 10, 2022 by MidnightDragon

[Taruta13]

I just got that game myself, but I have to finish Pokemon Violet.

Edited December 10, 2022 by Taruta13

[MidnightDragon]

9 minutes ago, Taruta13 said:

I just got that game myself, but I have to finish Pokemon Violet.

I'll let you know how I like it obviously.  

[TheZazuku]

Update:

 

Days gone (ps4) 13%->15%

God of war 2018 (ps4) 4%

God of war: Ragnarok (ps5) 0%

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive town 

Sonic Forces (ps4) 10%->41%

 

Happy to report SoS done! That last treasure was a snore to get. Took me about 1.5 year in-game to finish everything else which was very enjoyable, but ended at winter year 6 after just sleeping and checking in on journey sprite before getting the last treasure for the museum.

 

Haven't played much else as I wanted that one out of the way. Wanna jump in on all remaining games ? I'll probably do a bit of Sonic every day, chipping way at challenges and rings obtained.

[Vulpine9Tails]

Going to do Saturday updates for some semblance of accountability. 

 

1. New Tales From the Borderlands - 17%

2. God of War Ragnarok - 100% 

3. The Last of Us Part 1 Remake - 1% -> 58%

4. A Plague Tale Requiem - 0% -> 6%

5. Chorus - 25%

 

I really wanted to be done TLOU by now but I have just not been feeling good at all. With my neck and shoulder being the way they are, my head feels like it weighs a million pounds and by the time I'm done work I just want to lay down and not do anything. I really don't think I am going to reach my goal of finishing these games by the end of December let alone reach 80% for the Attack on Completion event, but right now my focus is just to get through each day. Some other family things have come up as well so I am on support duty for my beloved mother this weekend.

[Taruta13]

20 hours ago, Taruta13 said:

Dark Cloud 2: 29%

Persona 5 Royal (PS4): 62% ➡️ 71%

Eventide: Slavic Fable: 

Eventide 2: Sorcerer's Mirror: 0%

Eventide 3: Legacy of Legends: 0%

 

So finally am starting to pick up speed. The guide I was using was a bit inaccurate in the Tower Confidant but I recovered from that. (They also accidentally said to equip a Tower Persona but the hangout was with Mishima, the Moon Confidant, which doesn't require a Persona. I think the writer of this guide didn't check guides of her own. ) Anyways, I just cleared the Spaceport Palace and now everything thinks the Phantom Thieves are murderers. I finally managed to rework my Izanagi-no-Okami Picaro to get the required abilities(Magic Ability and Almighty Amp) to basically one-shot every enemy in the game(although one robot in the Spaceport hung on by a sliver of health, some a-hole from Paldea must have slipped him a Focus Sash, so i was lucky I had Haru to kick his robotic face in with her axe) and now I am in the long boring stretch before another Mementos visit or the next palace, whichever happens first, though I assume it's the Casino next because there are not many more days left in the game and the guide is woefully lacking in Councillor visits, considering you have to get Rank 9 in Councillor before November 18.

 

Might sneak in another Eventide next week to just push the Platinum Counter closer to 70.

[beerwego]

Update 1

Finished my first game Last Day of June an easy emotional little game that's worth a play .Keeping going with Deathloop and probably start the Lego game to get a feel of it.

 

 Deathloop  ........29%.........>40%

Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon.......0%

Last Day of June .......0%..........>100%

Lego DC Super Villains .....0%

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope ......0%

[Redblaziken8]

Beat some games and would like to make a swap so I can just play Elden Ring without any time constraint worries.

 

1) GTA IV: 48%

2) Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 1: 0% -> 100% 

3) God of War Ragnarök: 0%

4) Erica: 15%

5) Crash Bandicoot: Warped 25%

6) Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order PS5: 3%

7) Elden Ring: 12% Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes 32%

8) Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City: 0%

9) Resident Evil 4: 26%

10) Valiant Hearts: The Great War: 0%

11) Journey: 9% -> 100%

12) Saints Row: The Third PS3: 18%

13) Titanfall 2 PS4: 4%

 

Deathly Hallows Part 1 is far from the best game ever but it's Harry Potter so it's nice to have it on my list anyway, I'll get Half Blood Prince done at some point for all the HP platinums. Sucks that the difficulty trophies don't stack in this game as well. 

Journey was a really fun co-op with @rjkclarke, got matched up pretty quickly and was good to finally complete it after 6 years. 

[dark_moon689]

1st Update:

 

Worked on Yakuza 3, finished the story and I am slowly dragging myself to do the baseball and betting mini games that are the bane of my existence before moving on to the activities and substories I enjoy much more... In the meantime I started Mass Effect, which has been a breeze, mostly because this series is among my favorites and it would be the 8th? time I play it and also I am pretty certain that they made insanity mode/leveling up easier, granted last time I played was 3 years ago so my memory might be fuzzy but it feels much easier, the trophy/medals are certainly easier.

 

- (PS4) Yakuza 3 Remastered 20% -> 32%

- (PS4) Yakuza Like a Dragon 5% -> 8%

- (PS4) It Takes Two 0%

- (PS4) Heavenly Bodies 15%

- (PS4) Mass Effect 0% -> 39%

[maxfighter23___]

30 percent with original persona 5 i do the missable trophies almost in the 4th palace and getting strengt confidant at maximum rank and the other confidants i going to try for maximum rank 10 but my main focus is getting al the missable trophies out of the way and then unlocking the last 4 trophies 2 golden and 2 silver for the platinum trophie so thats my focus because i know from my self that i cant get every confidant at maximum rank in 1 playtrough 

[Rias Gremory]

 

 

 

Update #1

 

1. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. My 900th Platinum Milestone and 100% Completion. Very Rare: 7.40%.
2. My Hero One's Justice 2. 70% (Progression at 70% so far).
3. Team Sonic Racing. My 950th platinum milestone, 8th Ultra Rare AND Trophy 20,000th and 100% Completion. Ultra Rare: 3.73%.
4. SENRAN KAGURA Burst Re:Newal. 0% (Haven't started yet).
5. Senran KAGURA PEACH BEACH SPLASH. 0% (Haven't started yet).
6. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart. My Very First PS5 Platinum. This is my 998th Platinum and 100% Completion. Common: 66.10%.
7. Demon Souls Remake PS5 0% (Haven't started yet).
8. Crypt of the Necrodancer 70% (Progression at 70% so far).
9. Hades PS4 EU 0% (Haven't started yet).
10. Bayonetta 0% (Haven't started yet).
11. Spider-man: Miles Morales PS5. This is my 999th platinum trophy and 100% Completion. Common: 51.08%.
12. Spider-man Remastered PS5 0% (Haven't started yet).
13. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade PS5 0% (Haven't started yet).
14. Far Cry 6 PS4 0% (Haven't started yet).
15. Far Cry 6 PS5 0% (Haven't started yet).
16. Judgment PS5 81% (Progression at 81% so far).
17. Lost Judgment PS5 88% (Progression at 88% so far).
18. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade PS5 0% (Haven't started yet).
19. Final Fantasy Type-0 HD 0% (Haven't started yet ).
20. The Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles PS5 (Haven't started yet).
21. Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus German Version 0% (Haven't started yet).
22. Persona 5 Royal PS5. My 1000th Platinum Milestone, 100% Completion and Rank #2 Speedrun. Uncommon: 21.26%. 
23. Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 45% (Progression at 45% so far).
24. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion PS5 0% (Haven't started yet).
25. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion PS4 0% (Haven't started yet).
26. New Tales from the Borderlands PS5 0% (Haven't started yet).
27. New Tales from the Borderlands PS4 0% (Haven't started yet).
28. Watch Dogs: Legion PS5 0% (Haven't started yet).
29. Watch Dogs: Legion PS4 0% (Haven't started yet).
30. Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut PS5 0% (Haven't started yet).
31. Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut PS4 0% (Haven't started yet).
32. Watch Dogs PS4 0% (Haven't started yet).
33. Persona 4 Arena Ultimax PS4 0% (Haven't started yet).
34. The Witcher 3: Game of the Year Edition EU PS4 0% (Haven't started yet).
35. Vanquish PS4 0% (Haven't started yet).

Description for Crypt of the Necrodancer: So far so good and I have done a great job making excellent results and honestly, Shits like that were really tough. I had to spent close to 4 hours while getting the  Undeadly Trophy. It was troublesome but I pulled it off in the end. I also did Monk and Bolt's Trophy as well. Took the risk for those trophies and went straight into Zone 5 Phasing Mode as it makes it a little easier to obtained them both trophies. The rest of the hardest and impossible trophies won't be easy and getting at infinite difficulty hard.

 

Description for Persona 5 Royal PS5: Sorry about the late results. This was pretty much a Speedrun challenge for me and I have obtain Rank #2 Speedrun on Persona 5 Royal PS5 fastest achievers. It was exhausting and mind blowing crazy as I can begin to imagined. I had zero breaks and went from start to finished and got the platinum trophy milestone.  I am happy that I got this out of the way.

 

Description for New Games: I have added a couple more new games including the upcoming Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion. I am certainly and looking forward to play that new game when it releases.

Edited December 12, 2022 by Ino Yamanaka

[Heather342]

Hey everyone, hope you're all doing well ?

 

While I'm not officially taking part in the challenge this time, I'm still following along with everyone's progress. You guys are doing awesome! I'll post some less frequent unofficial updates for this season ?

 

Even though I don't have a list, I've gone back to some of my older games for cleaning up (the % was too high to be included here). A lot of my time has been spent on Two Point Hospital, just grinding out level objectives for 3 stars in every location. I'm up to 59 stars now (out of 81), and have completed Grockle Bay, Roquefort Castle, all the DLC 'Off The Grid' hospitals. But through some sheer luck and determination I managed to turn around my fortunes in a failing hospital at Camouflage Falls ?. Last year during the Winter Backlog challenge I was playing TPH and I thought I was gonna have to restart the entire hospital as it went bankrupt super quickly on Wave 18, so I'm pretty pleased I've managed to salvage it ?. Currently on Wave 21, but it's only gonna get more difficult from here ?.

 

I had set myself a personal goal to try and have a 100% profile by the time I get to Platinum #100, which is why I'm focusing on my higher % games for a while. Over the Christmas break I need to put some dedicated time into Persona 4 Arena and Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. Those combo challenges are a killer, but I'm determined to complete them ?. Overwatch also threw a spanner in the works by adding new trophies more than 2 years after I finished the game. And now Among Us just added some new DLC trophies, so that's another game I'll have to revisit ?. Keeps me on my toes I suppose!

 

Keep up all the great work everyone! 

[Taruta13]

11 hours ago, Taruta13 said:

Dark Cloud 2: 29%

Persona 5 Royal (PS4): 71% ➡️ 79%

Eventide: Slavic Fable: 

Eventide 2: Sorcerer's Mirror: 0%

Eventide 3: Legacy of Legends: 0%

 

Yes, this is a too-soon update, but I just wanted to say I'm in the home stretch. I just cleared everything except for the final boss(in the vanilla Persona 5) and am just killing time. I finally got 100% in all confidants despite the guide screwing me over... but for some odd reason I can't complete the Twin Warden's outings. When I try to suggest the maid cafe, Justine says very rudely "It's too early for that! Come back later!" For reference, I am in 12/10 so you might assume it's because Joker is still in hiding. And yes, the guide said to do the special assignments at night, but we don't get the bubble to talk to them at nght, they only go on outings in the daytime.

 

(Not that I will mourn the missed outings if I can't complete them before they fuse, as they aren't needed for the platinum, but damn, I really screwed up. I had to make up time because Shinya and Haru were messed up and I had not gotten enough affection with Ohya and Takemi to get to the last rank somehow. )

 

Can't wait to wash my hands free of this game.

[Raycut]

On 09/12/2022 at 0:02 AM, Raycut said:

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (4% -> 29%)

Mass Effect (10%)

Mass Effect 2 (0%)

Mass Effect 3 (0%)

Horizon Zero Dawn (21%)

The Quarry (41%)

Persona 5 Royal PS5 (0%)

Arcade Spirits (28%)

Roommates (4%)

Update #1! 

 

I'm really enjoying Fallen Order so far, I'll probably focus on platting that before moving on.

Edited December 11, 2022 by Raycut

[Lorajet]

Was planning on sitting this one out, but might come out and play.  Everyone has some nice lists I can look at and maybe pick through.  At any rate, good luck to all!

 

Probably would help if I got the console to stop hiding my games ?

Edited December 11, 2022 by Lorajet

[viech54]

Update #3

1. Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (PS5) https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/19385-ys-viii-lacrimosa-of-dana 0%
2. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus (PS5): https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/13292-doki-doki-literature-club-plus 0%
3. Crystar: https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/9553-crystar 0%
4. Tales of Arise: 0% -> 4% -> 8% -> 14%
5. Moons of Madness: https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/10254-moons-of-madness 0%

Tales of Arise: Cleared the third area of the game and got all party members. This game has a fishing minigame that I will only do for the trophies. I never played a game were fishing was more than a fairly irrelevant side activity that I had to do for a trophy or better equipment. Not a single game has a fishing minigame that I really liked. It's the same in Arise. I'll ignore it until I can no longer ignore it, then I'll do it while watching videos or listening to music or something.

At least I'm getting better at combat in this game. The story is picking up as well, which is good.

[GraniteSnake]

Quick update. Managed to do everything in Blacklist bar the co-op trophies, waiting on my brother to come home and give me a helping hand with the four remaining missions. Will earn all of the trophies I have left to earn over the course of those four missions!

 

I'm also adding Dead Space 2 to my list. My original plan was the grind Vanguard for the day but for whatever bullshit reason the campaign doesn't come installed on the disc.. so while waiting for it to download I randomly decided to load up DS2 and now I plan on getting it done during the course of this event! Hard to the Core will be no easy task.

 

• Battlefield 1943 (PS3) - 0%
• God of War II (Vita) - 100% 
• Pyre (PS4) - 0%
• Call of Duty: Vanguard (PS5) - 0%
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist - 28% -> 89%
• *Added* Dead Space 2 - 7%

[KimBongUn420]

Update 1: finally done with work travel until the end of the year so it's time for me to crank out some games!

 

Progress:

• Finished the main story for Atelier Sophie DX and working through the postgame content now.  I had a decently good time with this game, even though it's well outside the genres I usually play, until I hit the postgame dungeon.  Holy shit, this is one of the worst, most poorly-designed post-game experiences out of any JRPG I've ever played.  I have the other 2 trilogy games in my backlog but after dealing with this garbage, I'm not sure I'll be playing those. 
• Making my way through WRC 9 as well, which has thankfully been really enjoyable.  The game looks and runs really great on PS5.  I'd never picked up this series until now and I'll definitely be returning to it.
• Also briefly started Mirror's Edge: Catalyst.  I was a huge fan of the original game and am finally getting around to this one.  The game plays in locked 60fps on PS5 which is a huge plus, as it struggled to maintain constant 60fps on PS4 and PS4 Pro.  
   

Plans for Next Week:

• finish Atelier Sophie DX
• work on WRC 9 and possibly Mirror's Edge Catalyst
• start my fresh playthrough of Assassin's Creed Unity
   

List:

1. GoW Ragnarok [PS5] - 8%
2. Atelier Sophie DX - 12% -> 64%
3. Mirror's Edge Catalyst - 0% -> 5%
4. Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning - 0%
5. Ruined King: A League of Legends Story - 0%
6. WRC 9 [PS5] - 18% -> 40%

 

Games Completed: 0/6

Trophies: 59/297 (19.9%)

Swaps: 0/3
 

Additional Games (not part of the challenge)

1. Gran Turismo 7 [PS5] - 74%
2. Assassin's Creed Unity - 65%

Edited December 11, 2022 by KimBongUn420

[JayDeLosDioses]

Episode #2 of Update Time:

 

This week we have the second addition to my list, stupid mistakes and more review time, but first a word from our sponsor:

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Back to the update. First the addition.

I wanted to reach at least 300 possible trophies for the challenge, and with the new game Biomutant (unstarted yet) from PS+ I'm at a total off 335 trophies if I 100% complete the challenge.

 

I know I said I wanted to get some God of War progress in, but GRID Legends is taking longer than expected. I also wasted time in the final DLC during the time trials. You can buy upgrades for your car, but for whatever reason I had them disabled for time trials. Which took me a few hours to realize on the second one. Funny thing is, I did manage to beat the first one without any upgrades, yes it took me half an hour or so, but still. That's why I didn't notice my mistake at first. Easy first try after activating my upgrades. Don't be stupid y'all, check before you start something.

Sadly GRID is losing it's charme quite quickly after the story. The grind in career mode is real.

All currently available DLC is cleared though, and halfway through career, so hopefully not too long until it's done.

 

Progress is up to 37.6% for the challenge, a small plus off 5%.

See you next week