[EVENT] PSNP Kaleidoscope Challenge! 2023 [ENDED]

[DrBloodmoney]

3 minutes ago, zmastruz said:

 

Nice, i changed it. ? What an event. ? in a positive way ? 

 

Nice work! 

 

Out of Rep right now, but I've added you to the Rainbow Elites in the OP!  ? 

[Squirlruler]

Hmmm need a decision. Would this be considered more Pink or Purple?

I am falling into pink but am not sure.

[DrBloodmoney]

3 minutes ago, Squirlruler said:

Hmmm need a decision. Would this be considered more Pink or Purple?

I am falling into pink but am not sure.

 

Could work for either, but Pink seems the best to me

[Squirlruler]

Last one, I can't tell if this would work for Light Green. When I look at the image I say yes, when I slot it I say no lmfao

[DrBloodmoney]

1 minute ago, Squirlruler said:

Last one, I can't tell if this would work for Light Green. When I look at the image I say yes, when I slot it I say no lmfao

 

I could see it - it's a tough one, but looking with unfocussed eyes does seem pretty green.

 

I would say though - that one could easily work for white, which can be a tougher colour to find, so if you don't already have a white one, that might be worth using there!

[Squirlruler]

1 minute ago, DrBloodmoney said:

I would say though - that one could easily work for white, which can be a tougher colour to find, so if you don't already have a white one, that might be worth using there!

My white is real good already.

I think I will keep an eye out for light green and if nothing else comes along I will slot it. Orange/Pink/Purple are open to replacements as well lol. But getting pretty close!

[pelagia14]

It's been a little while, but I have one game update for my second card!

• Final Fantasy VI is the final Pixel Remaster and the last game of the (S)NES era. While the platinum trophy ended up taking me much longer than anticipated due to a mistake on my part, the characters were delightful and the story was really well done. It's also been incredible playing the Final Fantasy games in order, and seeing how much VI truly advanced the series. 

@DrBloodmoney I have a question for you! I won't be able to play my Red game until September so it counts for a Community Event, and my Light Green game probably won't be until November when that Community Event is over. (Unless Man of Medan works for Light Green[?], but I was thinking it would be Green on my next card.) 

 

In the meantime, could I start posting my progress toward a third card? I could include my incomplete second card inside a spoiler to help reduce any confusion. I completely understand if you would prefer that I not post any of my progress toward a third card until after the second one is completed, though. 

 

 

Final Fantasy

Aspire: Ina's Journey

Wytchwood

A Short Hike

-TBD-

Shape of the World

Final Fantasy VI

Final Fantasy V

Final Fantasy IV

Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion

Final Fantasy III

-TBD-

Seasons After Fall

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 

11-11: Memories Retold

Edited October 16, 2023 by pelagia14
Image reloaded, URL updated

[DrBloodmoney]

3 minutes ago, pelagia14 said:

 

@DrBloodmoney I have a question for you! I won't be able to play my Red game until September so it counts for a Community Event, and my Light Green game probably won't be until November when that Community Event is over. (Unless Man of Medan works for Light Green[?], but I was thinking it would be Green on my next card.) 

 

In the meantime, could I start posting my progress toward a third card? I could include my incomplete second card inside a spoiler to help reduce any confusion. I completely understand if you would prefer that I not post any of my progress toward a third card until after the second one is completed, though. 

 

 

Yeah, that's fine - just mention somewhere in the post that the second one is still outstanding when you do, so I remember when updating the OP, but that's fine if you're saving a game for another event ?

[MikkelEhlers]

After a long summer break, here is an update from me:

 

 

Two new games on here: First is Bunny Raiders and second is Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered. 

 

I've been playing a lot of games over the summer but unfortunately they have mostly been black or blue (and one orange).

 

Bunny Raiders is a free-to-play game on the PS4, and I saw it had a quick and easy platinum an evening where I didn't really know what to play. So I figured why not - it looked kinda like a game I would enjoy if a little more effort was put in. I won't say it's a good game, but it's not awful. There's a lot of polishing to be done, but I had my stupid fun with it, and I got a platinum and also a white one, so for that I am glad.

 

Spider-Man however is a completely different story. I've been on a track recently with playing a lot of games that I "missed out" on. The end of last year I finally played God of War 2018 in the lead up to Ragnarok because I knew I would probably love it from all the praise I had heard. Now I've kinda done the same thing with Spider-Man and Miles Morales, and I loved both of them so much, and I'm now extremely ready for when Spider-Man 2 hits. Maybe this means I will finally get around to playing Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West. Or both of the Last of Us games. I think I've been ignoring the hype about these playstation exclusives mostly because at the time they came out I was going full nostalgic with all these remakes, remasters that came out - Crash trilogy, Spyro trilogy, Kingdom Hearts games, Naruto storm games, Jak and Daxter - just from taking a quick look at my profile. And when my nostalgia hype was dying down I guess the hype for these games died down and ultimately I just moved on to other games and never got around to them. But now I'm fixing it all. 

 

In regards to the trophies it was pretty straightforward. It's great that it can all be done without a guide especially the collectables. Also they really don't hurt when it's so fun just swinging around the city. From looking at gameplay I never thought it would be as fun as people describe but it really is, and you really improve at the web swinging. I found myself not really caring for the story in the beginning so I was just swinging everywhere collecting everything I could, then progressed the story until I could collect some more. Not at all the most efficient method, but I had a lot of fun. Also it didn't hurt that the open world wasn't too large, it reminds me of the Yakuza games and why I love those open worlds. Or the previous assassin's creed games. Anyway I did get into the story eventually and thought it was great.

 

I ultimately ended up going for the 100% because all of the DLC was included in the version of the game I got. and the DLC was great. I'm kinda torn on all the challenges both in the main game and DLC. I remember them fondly but I remember being very frustrated at some of them - specifically the combat challenges for some reason. Maybe I've just suppressed all the bad things. The new game plus was fine although a little annoying you can't skip all of the cutscenes, and you have to wait at all those points where you "check on the city". At least it wasn't required for the platinum like in Miles Morales. Also would've been nice with just a little bit of changes in NG+, no new skills, upgrades anything. Not even a suit if I remember correctly. But the game is great so it's all fine.

 

If you haven't played them I can totally recommend them and say, it is as good as people say.

 

Only 6 colours left now - probably will be a while before I get around to them though. I haven't really been planning to get new colours, so it only gets worse for every update I guess

[plimaz-]

Holy shit Outer Wilds was good! Def a game everyone should play at some point

Black: Outer Wilds

 

 

Spoiler

White - Judgment
Yellow - Cuphead
Tan - 
Orange - Like a Dragon: Ishin!
Red - 
Pink - 
Maroon - 
Purple - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Deep Purple - Humanity
Blue - Ratchet & Clank
Light Blue - Untitled Goose Game
Green - Bugsnax
Light Green - Donut County
Brown - 
Grey - Hollow Knight
Black - Outer Wilds

[the1andonly654]

Added Nioh on brown (a bit light brown). Hating the 99% I got on this one. Loved the game, not as much the switch from "play it" to "you need a moderately optimized build at once!" approach on higher difficulties and generally being balanced around glass cannonness. After two weeks I just didn't have the patience to try the one last mission until I finally succeeded. 

 

And added Death's Door on pink. Kind of a stretch, since there's only the pink sword, but it is the centerpiece... If it's not pink enough, I'll remove it. Good game, exploration done right. I found it a bit annoying, but it's a personal thing - games that look like they're easy or like they're for kids but have difficulty spikes in them annoy me with said spikes, just because I did not expect them. 

[DrBloodmoney]

7 hours ago, the1andonly654 said:

Added Nioh on brown (a bit light brown). Hating the 99% I got on this one. Loved the game, not as much the switch from "play it" to "you need a moderately optimized build at once!" approach on higher difficulties and generally being balanced around glass cannonness. After two weeks I just didn't have the patience to try the one last mission until I finally succeeded. 

 

And added Death's Door on pink. Kind of a stretch, since there's only the pink sword, but it is the centerpiece... If it's not pink enough, I'll remove it. Good game, exploration done right. I found it a bit annoying, but it's a personal thing - games that look like they're easy or like they're for kids but have difficulty spikes in them annoy me with said spikes, just because I did not expect them. 

 

I think you should swap Death's Door to Grey, and put Axiom Verge 2 as Pink, and it'll work way better ?

[Copanele]

In order to celebrate the new forum overhaul - completed the PURPLE color with Verdict: Guilty

 

Only one more color...Skittles be damned!

[cstanci]

Update time!! Getting close to finishing but life keeps getting in the way. 

 

 

 

For Green I did the Arrow DLC for LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

For Yellow I did the 75th Anniversary DLC for LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

 

I actually platted the whole game and finished ALL the DLC - it's just that these 2 DLCs work perfectly for the event!

[Fanatixa1]

Hi everyone, Here's my first card completed  I got the platinum in Spider-Man remastered, which is the last color I needed. I really enjoyed playing through Spider-man again. Will keep playing to finish the DLC and 100%. I'm going to start a second card. I already have some completed games for it.

 

 

Astro's Playroom

Yakuza Like a dragon

Police Simulator: Patrol Officers

Cook, Serve, Delicious 2!

Spider-Man Remastered

The Artful Escape

Cat Quest II

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Two Point Campus: School Spirits

Powerwash Simulator

Sonic Frontiers

Lake

Bugsnax

A Plague Tale Requiem

Toem

Galaga

 

Edited August 18, 2023 by Fanatixa1

[WDB_Chaotic]

Submitting my update

 

Spyro was hella fun for deep purple, spoke about it in a previous post

 

gone with Hoggy2 for light green. had a bit of burnout so just wanted to do a simple game

[InfinateEternity]

Hi, all! Congrats on all the progress everyone has been making! It's been several months again (Seriously, I need to step up my game!). But, I've finally got another update, and can finally call myself a Rainbow Appreciator at least, lol. As always, my updated Card / Rainbow is in the spoiler at the bottom of this post. I've also taken some inspiration from @DrBloodmoney and added the titles of the games I've completed to the image, as some of titles on the images aren't necessarily clear at first glance.

 

Kaleidoscope Progress: 7/16

 

Pink

Punch Line

 

I love visual novels, and this one is one of the most unique ones I've come across, and honestly was just a bunch of fun to read and play through. There's a lot this game does well - it's fully voice-acted (with a cast of engaging characters that have multi-dimensional personalities), makes extensive use of 3D graphics, and has interactive sections that remind me of the Zero Escape games. Plus, it makes you feel like you're playing through an anime, as it contains lots of fully animated scenes and chapters that each have an anime-style opening and ending, with intermission cards at the halfway points.

 

The story too, while similar to the anime of the same name, has a different ending to the source material, and is an experience. It may start slow and seem like a confusing, comedic slice-of-life tale with supernatural, ecchi/erotic and super hero elements, as you follow the protagonist, Yuta, as he tries to regain control of his body after he becomes a ghost / astral body. But, don't let that mislead you. The slice-of-life elements help develop the characters in the first half of the game so that when it gets to its true apocalyptic tale in the second half, after you've experienced many plot twists, the climactic pay-off is worth it as everything eventually comes together.

 

The game is rated M in the US, and I can see why. You get game overs by having the MC stare at panties/underwear, for example, and this action is required to help you unlock gallery images required for the Platinum. There is also some adult humor in the game. I personally don't think these elements were too over the top. But, if what I've described is something that bothers you, this would be a game to stay away from.

 

For those that are potentially interested in checking this game out, the PS4 version of the game is on sale for $6 in the NA region for the rest of August.

 

Light Green

A Juggler's Tale

 

Unlike Punch Line, I really did NOT enjoy this one. Yes, it tries to tackle the topics of slavery & freedom via using a Puppet Theater motif (which includes a seemingly omniscient Puppeteer / Puppet Master whose narration drives the story forward). But, the overall execution of the game falls very flat. The visuals are decent. But, the characters are very one-dimensional, and lack any sort of personality. The Voice Acting for the Puppet Master gives the character some. But, even then, the Puppet Master's motivations are as cliche as you would expect from a typical God-like character. The controls are also very rough, especially the jump mechanics, and made my journey to the 100% seem like a frustrating slog. The game WAS mercifully short. With a guide, I was able to get 100% in less than 4 hours. But, honestly, I'm glad I got the game on sale for under $5, as I really don't think its current $18 price tag is justified. 

 

Spoiler

 

[the1andonly654]

On 8/17/2023 at 8:49 AM, DrBloodmoney said:

 

I think you should swap Death's Door to Grey, and put Axiom Verge 2 as Pink, and it'll work way better ?

True, I tend to miss these things unless I actively try to fit one more color in there. 

 

Also added Super Neptunia RPG on light green. I've tried to decide whether it's more purple or deep purple, then it looked more like light green to me, with the Super RPG parts. I'm not good with colors, obviously. 

 

As for the game... First completely button mashy jRPG I've played and hopefully the last. You fast forward, you mash a button, there's no reason to do anything else in battle except mashing another button if you need to heal. It's my 2nd game in the franchise and unfortunately it had none of the charm, cuteness or humor of the 1st. 

[graphic_violins8]

Knocking out number 6 and Brown with Alba!

[DrBloodmoney]

Adding one to my Third card, courtesy of the new Two Point Campus DLC!

 

 

A pretty decent new DLC - and the third area of it actually introduces something that the rest of the game lacked...

...an actual challenge! 😂

 

It's actually pretty difficult, and probably the first build where you really need to be on top of all elements of the school at all times, to be able to secure enough funding to keep it afloat!

 

 

Pretty obvious Green of some type on this one - not sure what my other green will be, so it could end up getting shifted to Light Green, depending on what other one I end up with, but for now, plonking it in for Green.

 

 

Completed Cards:

 

1.       2.  

Edited August 21, 2023 by DrBloodmoney

[Copanele]

Gods be praised, the first rainbow dash card has finally been completed, with Thymesia taking the green...plague green box

 

 

Now what's the next step? That's right,  a second card. I did collect quite a number of colors while holding off the purpleness and greenness

And thus, we have...Card 2

 

 

Guess I am slowly returning to the purple/green conundrum once again XD 

 

[graphic_violins8]

Got one more with Yellow and Behind the frame:

[Fanatixa1]

I started my second card with some games I had already completed. This weekend I finished the DLC for Powerwash Simulator Spongebob. 

 

[MD_91]

Was planning to only use platinums for this event but I'm probably gonna struggle for Brown otherwise and the Estimate DLC from DJMax Respect (just about) works, also completed Undertale for Black

 

 

First Card

Edited August 21, 2023 by MD_91

[Taruta13]

Unfortunately, I cannot complete my second rainbow card as I am going to stop earning platinums after #210 as I plan on starting on a new account(ProfSeajay7). This was a fun event, and good luck to anyone who wants to continue.