[EVENT] PSNP Kaleidoscope Challenge! 2023

[DrBloodmoney 26,780]

 

Hello, fellow trophy peoples!

 

 

After having some great fun with events the past few years, and particularly enjoying the "Trophies for Cancer" event, where one of the more esoteric elements of games formed the backbone - the Game Cover images - I've decided to put together a little event riffing on that concept - but this time, incorporating the whole rainbow kaleidoscope!

 

 

 

Wha?

This is a completely freeform challenge, in which folks can play any games they fancy, in any genre they like - but try to complete at least one game with every colour of the rainbow.... (or at least, the 16 shown below) in its game image!

 

 

 

 

 

 

But I don't know what a Game Image is!

 

Yes you do, you silly goose!

It's the image that appears in your main profile page, or in the "games" list, or in your individual trophy tracking game page - the one that you can get a nice, clean version of by clicking on that picture about 17-trillion times, until the site gives you a URL to copy and paste!

 

As a result of some confusion, please note - The Game Images are what is used for the event, not the Banner Images! Please refer to this wonderfully hap-hazard mobile-phone construction I made for clarification!:

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Oh, okay... well, that's all well and good... but how am I, a regular person, supposed to keep track of such a thing?!

 

Don't you worry - like any good Butler / Mother / Man-servant, I have already anticipated your every need, and created the following artistic masterpiece, for your copying / download / tracking / toilet-paper replacing (delete as appropriate) needs!:

 

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Also - to make it even easier for the photoshop-averse - @pinkrobot_pb  has gone above and beyond the Modern Warfare, and created the following excellent online tool!:

 

 

It's is a simple webpage where you can set an image for every game, and then save the resulting list as a new image.

 

1. Click on Select for the color you want to add a game image for.
2. navigate to the url of the game image from within your profile (click the picture, until you get the "clean" image, with only the image on screen, and copy the url from your search bar
3. Paste the url in the text field and click Set Image.
4. Rinse and repeat.
5. Click on Save image at the bottom of the page to save the resulting image to your computer.

 

 

Thanks @pinkrobot_pb !
 

 

 

That's unpossible, no human could achieve such a feat!

 

Of course you can!

Seriously, this one isn't such a big challenge really - it's about the fun, the variety, and the community. You know you play more than 16 games a year - I know you do! I've seen the metric fuck-tonne of games y'all post about!

 

If you don't believe me, here's a sample version of a completed rainbow, culled from my very own list of games!

 

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Those colours don't even perfectly match, you foolish fool! Get outta here with your nonsense!

 

Well, yes, thats a little true...

...but the point is not to match the colour to the sample colour perfectly - it's to come up with 16 games that broadly match the colour rainbow, with their dominant colours... play them... finish them... and enjoy them!

there's no need to be all anal-retentive about it!

 

If something is broadly "green" - and it's darker than another game that's broadly "green" - that's your dark and light green ones.... and don't let anyone tell you different!

(Unless they're actually pink and yellow. Then, you should probably let them tell you different.)

(And go to get an eye test.)

(Don't drive. Take the bus. I'll give you the fare.* )

 

(*I won't.)

 

 

Okay, fine then! God!    Sigh.... What are the rules? I'll bet they're super stupid.

 

Not really!

 

This is a new event, so some questions will likely come up, but in anticipation of them, here's some broad guidance:

 

• A game colour is the "broad" colour of the image. I'm not the colour police - just try not to be silly! If you genuinely think the "overall" colour fits the box... then it does! If you're pixel-hunting to find that one spot where the blue-to-red gradient looks kinda-pinkish.... it probably doesn't!

 

• Games with a Platinum count once the Platinum is obtained - no having to jump back in for DLC if you'd rather not!

 

• Non-Platinum games require the base list complete - again, no need for further DLC, if that's not your bag!

 

• Some games have separate game images for DLC packs - and I reckon they can count for a spot too, if you so wish.    DLCs are all quite varied in length and difficulty, and I'm sure we've all found some DLC packs that take more time and effort than some full games... so who am I to deny that hard work!  I'm not your mommy, so I leave the nuance of that to the individual. If you think a DLC that has a separate game image is "worthy of your list", and it fits... then it IS worthy! It's your list, after all!

 

• A single game image should fill only one box - but if you pick one for, say, light blue, then play a lighter-light-blue one after, feel free to swap the first one over to the blue box, to work both games into the mix!

 

• Games don't need to be declared beforehand or anything like that - play what you fancy, and if you think it fits, and can hold your head up high saying so, do it! All I ask is occasional updates to let folks see what games each-other are playing, and let us know how you found them!

 

• There's no rarity / difficulty / prestige element to picking games - if you want to use a Jumping Taco, or a jar of Mayo, go with God! If you'd rather have a full UR rainbow, be my guest!

 

 

 

Now that the event is underway, here is some more specific guidance on colours, to answer some of the more frequent questions!

 

(These are to help answer some of the more obvious ones that come up often, but I'll add to this as time goes by if needed - and still feel free to ask if you aren't sure!)

 

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Dominant Colours are tricky sometimes!

 

Some games are good for multiple colours... but try to stick to what draws the eye most.

Usually, this will be either the background colour... unless the foreground really pops so much that the background doesn't catch the eye...

... or the most eye-catching foreground colour... but only if the foreground colour takes up significant real-estate.

 

For example, this:

 

....would be good for Black, or Orange... as they are both pretty dominant.

 

but this:

 

is really only good for Pink or Maroon, as the background is really pushed far into the background by the strength of the foreground.

 

and this:

 

is really only good for Light Green, as the foreground text is pretty minimal, and saying "white" is a bit of a stretch!

 

 

as a basic rule - the dominant colour is the first one to pop in your head, when you glance at it with unfocussed eyes -that's how I judge them, and how I determine when I get asked!

 

 

 

 

Transparent Backgrounds are not Grey!

 

While some (usually older) games appear to have grey backgrounds on the site, be careful, and make sure you actually click through to see the "clean" image.

 

God of war may look like this in your Game List:

 

   but click on that image, and it is actually this: 

 

that means it is good for Orange, but not Grey.

 

 

 

 

Silver is Grey / Gold is Orange or Tan!

 

There is no metallic colour categories, so anything metallic falls under its "matte equivalent"

 

this is Gold, but should fall under Tan

 

This is Silver, but therefore falls under Grey.

 

 

 

 

White on Black / Black on White

 

Images that are black and white, always fall on their backgrounds.

 

 

This:

is only good for Black.

 

This:

is only good for White.

 

 

 

DLCs with the same (or very similar) images

 

DLC packs are good for a slot, provided their specific lists are finished in the timeframe of the event.

If, for example, you have finished a game in years past, but finish the DLC, which has the same image as the main game, this year, that's fine.

 

Equally, if you finish a main game, AND the DLC this year, and they have different images, both of those are fine.

 

The only thing that isn't okay, is if you finish a main game, and a DLC, which have the same image, (or two DLCs with the same image) this year. 

Those can be use to fill the same colour slot on two separate rainbows (if you are going for a prestige, as are doing multiple lists this year) - but they CAN'T be used for two different colour boxes - even if the image has multiple legitimate interpretations of what is the "dominant" colour.

 

The reason for this is - while an image might have multiple interpretations (and might be used by two different participants in two different boxes) - each INDIVIDUAL participant is declaring that they believe ONE colour is "dominant" for that image. 

A single person cannot believe the same image has two "dominant" colours - so a single image has to cover ONE colour only, for each participant!

 

This:

for example, could be considered White or Grey... but since it's DLCs all use the same image, any single player must consider it either White or Grey.

Not both.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Will there be participation badges? I'm not just playing games for FUN, here, you know!

 

Yes!

 

I haven't done any badges up yet, but given that I am pathologically addicted to making badges for other people's events at this point, it would be kinda weird if I didn't do some for this one!

 

I suspect I will be doing at a minimum, a badge for each ranking level... plus who knows?

Maybe even a special, elusive "Double Rainbow" badge for any goodie-two-shoes who manages to do two full sets!

 

 

Will there be levels of completion? I'm very competitive, and quite the gaming stud! My gaming prowess must be acknowledged!

 

Yes!

 

Completion of 7 colours will earn a person the rank of "Rainbow Appreciator"

Completion of 12 colours will earn a person the rank of "Rainbow Warrior"

Completion of all 16 colours will earn the person a coveted spot as a "Rainbow Elite"

...

but that's not all!

 

Once a participant is a Rainbow Elite... they can continue doing new rainbows, and every fully complete rainbow card beyond their first one, will earn one level of "Rainbow Prestige"!

 

Every level of prestige will be represented on final event Badges, so everyone will be able to show off just how Rainbow they are!

 

Okay, fine then. When will this event run, and when can I sign up?

 

Start Time: January 1st, 2023 00:00 GMT

End Time: December 31st, 2023 23:59 GMT

 

Anyone can sign up any time - and y'all can sign up now if you're eager, and Ill add you to the Big Sexy Participants list - all that matters is that they play the games during that 1-year timeframe.

For ease of clarity, we'll say all games have to be "finished" (in whatever capacity that is) within that time - but can have been started earlier.... so if you're looking to clean up some backlog, I don't see why that wouldn't count!

 

 

Hang on.... look. Don't laugh. I'm generally very smart... but... I'm not sure how to post images, okay?!  Some people just know different things!

 

I got you fam.

(Well, technically @Squirlruler has you since I literally copied this part from him in his event - hope that's cool @Squirlruler!)

 

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• Use Printscreen or a screenshot (Firefox has one built into the browser, windows 10 has one built in as well ctrl+shft+s)
• Go to Imgur / postimages or any other image hosting site,  and upload the image there
• Once the post is there, you can right click on the image and hit "Copy Image Link".
• Paste that in the forum should display the image

 

 

 

 

 

Rainbow Elites

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@Xylobe - Complete Rainbow (27/02/2023)

@Taruta13 - Complete Rainbow (03/04/2023)

@breakingthegreen - Complete Rainbow (23/05/2023)

@DrBloodmoney - Complete Rainbow (29/05/2023)

@JungleCat20 - Complete Rainbow (31/05/2023)

@D4T-V4UL7_HUN7R_ - Completed Rainbow (01/06/2023)

@Biscoito18 - Completed Rainbow (02/06/2023)

@DoctorDrPepper - Completed Rainbow (03/06/2023)

 

 

Rainbow Warriors

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@bekabyx

@Copanele

@DatZoolander

@diskdocx

@Duke_Ryle

@gamer_darkly

@GT__Jedi

@Hitman_Spinksy1

@Hurricane_Tanya

@James Tiger

@JayDeLosDioses

@MattbluePT

@MD_91

@ORIGINAL_BEERON

@pelagia14

@PotrikBerger

@Pray_4_the_End

@Redblaziken8

@rjkclarke

@Sgznr

@ShinigamiSensei-

@YaManSmevz

@zizimonster

 

Rainbow Appreciators

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@Arcesius

@ArtikSkarab

@be_minor

@BeesTrophies

@Beyondthegrave07

@BlackSquirrell1

@Caju_94

@candicejean

@Cassylvania

@Cruscah

@damcrac5

@dieselmanchild

@DJ__Beatroot

@Doodlebawp

@Finch_III

@Flitterbloom

@G_J270216

@Han_the_Dragon

@Heather342

@HelixNebula_x

@JadedDragos

@jonesey46

@Keen_Chriss

@Kefka1986

@KindaSabbath

@KingVenus

@lie

@MarkusT1992

@masaru-san

@MikkelEhlers

@plimaz-

@PraiseTheFluppi

@Prometheous101

@RaxxisOmega

@RicosTrophyHunt

@RustyBacon13

@Sendai-Horatio

@Sgznq

@Shivora

@Shyjun

@SpaceCoresDad

@Squirlruler

@sundrew

@Sylvanticore

@the1andonly654

@TheEvilPenguin07

@Varhur

@Vivamp

@Wurstmann69

@Yen-Pop

@Yuber6969

@Zanreo

 

 

 

 

 

Big Sexy Participants List

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@Weskerfan75
@Copanele
@Platinum_Vice
@Redblaziken8
@gamer_darkly
@Azemya
@Squirlruler
@Cruscah
@Sylvanticore
@James Tiger
@visighost
@Xylobe
@Sgznr
@ArtikSkarab
@hi-im-hawkeye
@MattbluePT
@Han_the_Dragon
@breakingthegreen
@DrBloodmoney
@Pray_4_the_End
@BlackSquirrell1
@Heather342
@papert0wng1rl
@gruffiiti

@DatZoolander
@serrated-banner9

@ShinigamiSensei-
@Gretchen27
@be_minor

@Taruta13

@SpaceCoresDad

@Cassylvania

@Sendai-Horatio

@maxfighter27

@Prometheous101

@KindaSabbath

@MICSAM89

@Hitman_Spinksy1

@ABE_915

@Hurricane_Tanya

@MAUSZX

@slicknick3822

@woggly4

@PotrikBerger

@viech54

@Fenrirfeather

@grifteskymfning

@RaxxisOmega

@pinkrobot_pb

@GuitaristZag

@Carjaylux

@NerdRage04

@sundrew

@DizzyDavidson

@Caquis_1

@Beyondthegrave07

@Moridin83

@dark_moon689

@NerdRage04

@zmastruz

@JungleCat20

@Keen_Chriss

@zizimonster

@Vivamp

@stuthesheep

@Varhur

@Phoenixgaming1

@R13arrRerun

@DoctorDrPepper

@GunfighterHefty

@Yen-Pop

@Beth Medusa

@Moomba

@Kefka1986

@GT__Jedi

@Thornhorn7

@DJ__Beatroot

@kingofbattle8174

@Arctic Cress

@Penguin_boy18

@MD_91

@RoastedPeanut

@Yuber6969

@Zvetiki

@JEDI_BROTHERS

@oceanic020hook

@UnIvIIIrsum

@ayotabez

@r2rokid

@SyIaris

@cerafinn

@InfinateEternity

@RicosTrophyHunt

@Panasbananas

@Flitterbloom

@Briste

@Annoyingtiger888

@HailHale81

@rjkclarke

@Leewor

@Vulpine9Tails

@Giulian_Steel

@tankman_bilal28

@Alternatewarning

@D4T-V4UL7_HUN7R_

@Doodlebawp

@damcrac5

@PolygonsOfLeon

@masaru-san

@Jammerdude07

@JammyWizard

@Duke_Ryle

@diskdocx

@HelixNebula_x

@VoidVictorious

@Calitrocity

@plimaz-

@jonesey46

@Soul777Punisher

@YieuY

@MikkelEhlers

@MarkusT1992

@DrunkenEngineer

@UpFaster

@dieselmanchild

@YaManSmevz

@G_J270216

@RustyBacon13

@shxrpay

@Arcesius

@footballvillan56

@Caju_94

@pelagia14

@Mudkip_Firefox

@ORIGINAL_BEERON

@JayDeLosDioses

@Zanreo

@Shivora

@candicejean

@JStainy

@PraiseTheFluppi

@deadkid414

@Lorajet

@TheEvilPenguin07

@Biscoito18

@ExistentialSolid

@IntroPhenom

@seannyboy913

@Priorum2

@WDB_Chaotic

@Finch_III

@Dezorak

@Wurstmann69

@Sgznq

@GlennRhee

@lady-reze

@Xensid02

@bekabyx

@JadedDragos

@lie

@WyndigoSpirit

@Shyjun

@KingVenus

@cstanci

@graphic_violins8

@BeesTrophies

@the1andonly654

@videogmr101

 

 

Let me know if there are any issues above or any questions you have - I'll try to answer promptly!

 

This one is all about the fun, so no needling other folks for their choices of games, you cheeky monkey! That's right - I'm talking to you!

Let's all just have some rainbow-coloured good times here!

Edited 8 hours ago by DrBloodmoney

[Weskerfan75 383]

This sounds super fun, count this big sexy fella in!

[Copanele 19,267]

Yup...yup...agreed with the Terms and Conditions, even if I can't tell the difference between some colors  

Sign me up!

[Platinum_Vice 2,115]

27 minutes ago, DrBloodmoney said:

Big Sexy Participants

 

Hello. I would like to be one of these, pleases.

[Redblaziken8 863]

Nice idea! Count me in - add me to the Big Sexy Participants list 😄.

[gamer_darkly 457]

Like it. I'm in!

[Azemya 733]

Sounds like a good idea to build up my Profile. I would like to try this if you are so kind 

[Squirlruler 6,494]

I'm in, I like all the pretty colors

[Cruscah 1,577]

[Sylvanticore 2,205]

A full year to get 16 games completed? Count me the hell in! *flexes Sexy Panda muscles*

 

Edited December 14, 2022 by Sylvanticore

[James Tiger 774]

Looks like another cool event, I am in!

[visighost 1,695]

35 minutes ago, Platinum_Vice said:

Big Sexy Participants

Hello. I would like to be one of these, pleases.

 

Yes, samesie. Living vicariously etc.

[willythom88 1,299]

Oh I'm super down for this.  I love these sort of "not locked into a list" challenges!

[Xylobe 2,126]

I'm in! I always like it when events incorporate some of the more "meta" elements of games.

[Sgznr 406]

Sign me up please. I would like to participate in this event 

[ArtikSkarab 376]

Cool idea. I'll jump in as well.

[hi-im-hawkeye 34]

Never done a challenge on this site, so let's start off with an easier more leisure one! Count me in!

[MattbluePT 989]

1 hour ago, DrBloodmoney said:

Big Sexy Participants List

  Reveal hidden contents

 

 

 

This is a list I MUST be a part of!! 😂

Count me in!

[Han_the_Dragon 2,182]

This somehow sounds like a great partner for the Bingo Bonanza event, so, I'm definitely joining!

 

And, yes, the fact that this runs all year, definitely helped on the decision..

 

I will likely be filling as I complete stuff for the other events (well, mainly Bingo Bonanza), and start to research on the remaining colors when I'm halfway or something..

 

And 2 questions:

 

1st - NFS Heat main color would be Pink, Purple or Blue? (For me, it would fit all of them.. and it's something that I will definitely play next year)

 

 

2nd - Just to clarity, we are talking about the trophy list icons on PSNProfiles, right? I ask this because there are a few rare cases where the same trophy list can have 2 different images, for example: Dark Cloud 2/Dark Chronicles, Dark Cloud 2 is mainly Black/Orange, Dark Chronicles is mainly Blue/Orange. (It doesn't affect me, since I already platinum it, but maybe it's best to address this kind of particularities up-front).

 

Can't find a photo of Dark Chronicles image anywhere other than my profile on psn...

 

 

[breakingthegreen 1,674]

I'm in, this event contains all my favourite colours: Blue, Purple, Grey and Pink... Not a fan of the Green though, screw green... I'll be breaking the green.  

[DrBloodmoney 26,780]

5 minutes ago, Han_the_Dragon said:

 

And 2 questions:

 

1st - NFS Heat main color would be Pink, Purple or Blue? (For me, it would fit all of them.. and it's something that I will definitely play next year)

 

 

I'd personally say that one was good for either blue, purple or dark purple really  - for ones like that, i think it would come down to what you fancied using it for, and what other games you were using, as it's more about where it would fall in the overall gradient, relative to the others, if that makes sense?

 

For example, if you slotted it in for "deep purple", but then played another game you wanted to use that was a darker purple, I'd probably just swap this one out for that... and slot this one into the free "purple" slot!

 

 

5 minutes ago, Han_the_Dragon said:

2nd - Just to clarity, we are talking about the trophy list icons on PSNProfiles, right? I ask this because there are a few rare cases where the same trophy list can have 2 different images, for example: Dark Cloud 2/Dark Chronicles, Dark Cloud 2 is mainly Black/Orange, Dark Chronicles is mainly Blue/Orange. (It doesn't affect me, since I already platinum it, but maybe it's best to address this kind of particularities up-front).

 

Can't find a photo of Dark Chronicles image anywhere other than my profile on psn...

 

Oh, interesting - I didn't realise that could happen!

 

I'd say probably the easiest way is to just go with whatever the image that come up in your trophy list page, so whichever one is attached to the particular version of the game you play!

[Pray_4_the_End 1,448]

I'm in 👌

[BlackSquirrell1 2,659]

AHHH, what a fantastic event!   Sign me up!!

[Han_the_Dragon 2,182]

1 minute ago, DrBloodmoney said:

 

I'd personally say that one was good for either blue, purple or dark purple really  - for ones like that, i think it would come down to what you fancied using it for, and what other games you were using, as it's more about where it would fall in the overall gradient, relative to the others, if that makes sense?

 

For example, if you slotted it in for "deep purple", but then played another game you wanted to use that was a darker purple, I'd probably just swap this one out for that... and slot this one into the free "purple" slot!

Ok, makes sense.

 

I was thinking that Republique would get me clear for Dark Purple, and Crisis Core for Light Blue, but my copy of Republique is the original one, so, it's Tan/Orange, not Purple lol

 

That was actually why I made the question, to see where I could place NFS Heat..

 

3 minutes ago, DrBloodmoney said:

 Oh, interesting - I didn't realise that could happen!

 

I'd say probably the easiest way is to just go with whatever the image that come up in your trophy list page, so whichever one is attached to the particular version of the game you play!

Ok, yes, it's rare, most of those cases is likely because of the render background (no color, so, it turns black/white depending on background), but there are a few cases that there's actually a different icon based on region.

 

Anyway, will be fun to see where my current tentative games list for Bingo Bonanza and Difficulty Challenge can be placed for this event too!

[Heather342 2,383]

I was going to take a break from challenges for a while as I cleaned up old backlog, but am I understanding correctly that there are no starting % thresholds here? If that's the case, then I think this is something I could join 😊