[EVENT] PSNP Kaleidoscope Challenge! 2023 [ENDED]

[viech54]

Third game done, this time with the correct pictures.

 

Orange - Tales of Arise - proof

Grey- Crystar - proof

Black - Moons of Madness - proof

 

[slicknick3822]

Would I be able to count Ratchet & Clank as Deep Purple because of the top right? If not, I'm fine counting it as Blue for my first completion of 2023.

 

[DrBloodmoney]

17 minutes ago, slicknick3822 said:

Would I be able to count Ratchet & Clank as Deep Purple because of the top right? If not, I'm fine counting it as Blue for my first completion of 2023.

 

Nah - I wouldn’t say purple could be considered “dominant” in that one - it would really be dark blue, or light blue at a push

[maxfighter23___]

final fantasy type 0 hd wil be the one i want to complete i believe its a yellow color the game ?

[DrBloodmoney]

4 minutes ago, zalcarezio said:

final fantasy type 0 hd wil be the one i want to complete i believe its a yellow color the game ?

 

this one?

 

I’d say it’s good for Orange, or Red

[maxfighter23___]

1 minute ago, DrBloodmoney said:

 

this one?

 

I’d say it’s good for Orange, or Red

alright yeah thats the one 

[stuthesheep]

Thanks to a long overdue clean-up run, marking off Black with Assassin's Creed: Revelations.

 

 

 

I played the story mode well over three years ago and I honestly can't remember much about it, which I guess isn't a great thing. Still, as it's a 12 year old game I guess a short review here isn't going to persuade anyone to go and play it - I'm sure if people wanted to play it they already would have by now! 

 

 

Spoiler

Light Green - Dragon Age: Inquisition 1/1

Black - Assassin's Creed: Revelations 8/1

 

 

Anyway, I have a question. I see DLCs are allowed - but what if the DLC badge has the same artwork as the base game? Would that be valid for an entry here if the base game platinum was won x years ago? No biggie either way this early in January tbh.

 

Edited January 8, 2023 by stuthesheep
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[DrBloodmoney]

2 minutes ago, stuthesheep said:

Anyway, I have a question. I see DLCs are allowed - but what if the DLC badge has the same artwork as the base game? Would that be valid for an entry here if the base game platinum was won x years ago? No biggie either way this early in January tbh.

 

Yup, that’s fine - if the DLC is the same image as the main, but you finish the DLC list this year, it’s good for a slot!

 

The only time this wouldn’t be okay, would be if someone was trying to use the same image (from DLC, and from Main list) for two different slots…

 

…since a single image should only have one “dominant” colour in that player’s eyes, so it should only cover one slot!

[Sylvanticore]

I just wanted to post here because there is a game I really want more people to experience and possibly enjoy. If by chance you are looking for something to fill PINK and possibly have a love for top down games like Zelda: Link to the Past and enjoy twin stick shooter then I want to recommend this game.

 

 

 

Trigger Witch was a game that I took a chance on and honestly I loved it so much. As I said it is a Twin Stick shooter game with a world and dungeon setting just like Zelda games so if you think that might be your thing I recommend this game BIG TIME!

 

Just want to add I'm not using this myself since I already finished this game when it came out

Edited January 8, 2023 by Sylvanticore

[stuthesheep]

31 minutes ago, DrBloodmoney said:

Yup, that’s fine - if the DLC is the same image as the main, but you finish the DLC list this year, it’s good for a slot!

 

 

Cheers Doc, that's what I figured but good to have the clarification - I don't want to do any more image manipulation than I have to!

[D4T-V4UL7_HUN7R_]

Alrighty I finally finished Saints Row IV on ps3 for my first game ;D Platinum and dlc. Also swapped around a few games on my list. Hopefully my choices match up with the colors well enough.

 

 

[Jammerdude07]

On 12/14/2022 at 5:25 AM, DrBloodmoney said:

 

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!

 

 

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"

 

 

 

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 and click on New Post
• Paste 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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Rainbow Warriors

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Rainbow Appreciators

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Big Sexy Participants List

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@Weskerfan75
@Copanele
@Platinum_Vice
@Redblaziken8
@gamer_darkly
@Azemya
@Squirlruler
@Cruscah
@Sylvanticore
@James Tiger
@visighost
@willythom88
@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

@Taruta13

@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

 

 

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!

Count me in

[MD_91]

First couple colours done, I'm not going to do any swaps so I'll have to be careful with my picks

 

 

The end of an epic trilogy in My Name is Mayo 3 for my orange game

Beyond: Two Souls for my light blue game, of the 3 David Cage games I've played this is the most forgettable

[SpaceCoresDad]

More done! Two in a row this time.

 

 

Saints Row is undoubtably light blue. Which is a little strange, given how the franchise has been set on the color purple for a while now, but I guess things change! The game was fine. Not sure why everyone hated it so much. It wasn't amazing by any means, but it gave me a few laughs, and overall was decently enjoyable. Perhaps that's just because it was sandwiched between two stinkers? Which brings me to...

Madden NFL 22, which is undeniably tan. This one was bad. I don't normally play sports game, but this was given to me as a gift from my dad since we both like football, so I couldn't just NOT play it, especially with it being easy. It looks awful, it plays awful, it's full of glitches... honestly it's sad to see Madden fall this far. I would probably have a better time playing Madden 05 on my GameCube. Bleh. But it's over now, so we can play better games!

 

That was all the stuff I had lined up from the end of the year. Onto new things! And playing games that are actually fun!

[JammyWizard]

Hope I'm not too late to the party... I'd love to do this! 

 

Might finally break my habit of playing the same games for the entire year ?

 

Plus I'm hoping to reach 50 Plat's by the end of the year, this challenge might just be what pushes me to achieve my goal!

 

Happy Hunting ?

[Han_the_Dragon]

Ok, 2 platinum for 2023, so, my first update..

 

Spoiler

Light Blue - Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion •PS5

Brown - First Class Trouble •PS5

 

[Fenrirfeather]

 

 

 

Thanks to a lengthy COVID-19 break in December that had kept me from gaming altogether, I've arrived here swiftly after only few days into the new year with a first completion for the dreamy colour of sky and water, light blue! 

 

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion

 

CC was a blast to play still after all this time and it looks and plays great. 
 

[Xylobe]

First one down!

 

 

Forgive the layout; I'm too old and infirm to fiddle with image editing software, and I prefer having everything on screen at once anyway.

 

This event poses the perfect opportunity to make some progress on my lengthy backlog, so naturally I started my list with Wild Arms, a game I had no intention of playing until its icon color became convenient (maroon being one of the trickier spaces to fill). I'd played a bit of this game in 2013 when it was given for free to Vita owners, but never made it out of the prologue; it became clear quickly to me even then that adding Zelda-lite items and puzzles to a random encounter-laden traditional JRPG was a bad idea. It's not a bad game by any means, but it left me very whelmed, and felt a sort of "last-gen" after having played Final Fantasy VII for the first time not too long ago.

 

Next up: something else not from my backlog, probably (I finally took my first look at that holiday sale this morning...).

[Alternatewarning]

God of War: Ragnoarok  - Light Blue

I really liked this game.  It was fun, emotional, good music.  I do not, however, think it is the best game in the world (nor even the best that came out in 2022!).  Still, overhyped as it is, it's a good game.  I have some of the same qualms with it that I had with the previous one (too many combat options) but I feel like it detracted a little bit less this time.  Still dragged in the middle though.

 

 

White - AI: The Somnium Files

Yellow - N/A

Tan - Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace

Orange - Neptuna: Virtual Stars (In Progress - Story / On Hold)

Red - Final Fantasy Type 0 (In Progress - Story / On Hold) 

Pink - Sakura Wars (In Progress - Story / On Hold)

Maroon - The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles

Purple - Hyperdimention Neptunia V (In Progress - Story / On Hold)

Deep Purple - Digimon Survive (In Progress - Story)

Blue - The House of Fata Morgana

Light Blue - God of War: Ragnarok 

Green - N/A

Light Green - Donut County 

Brown - London Detective Mysteria (In Progress - Story / On Hold)

Grey - Kingdom Hearts 2.8 A Fragmentary Passage (In Progress - Trophy Hunting / On Hold)

Black - Spider-man: Miles Morales (In Progress - Story / On Hold)

 

Still looking for suggestions for green and yellow

[PotrikBerger]

2nd one complete

 

Green - Need for Speed Unbound

Tan - Weird West

 

Ive gone for green for NFS Unbound because it’s the colour that most draws the eye from the image. It’s also the colour on every trophy tile. But mainly because the next few games I’ve got in mind are all blue, black, white or grey....so yeah, it’s gotta be green.

[Duke_Ryle]

I would like to sign up for this as well.  I would like to try

[DizzyDavidson]

I got my first game/color done:

 

Light Blue - F1 22

 

 

I guess the red pops out too but anyway...

F1 games are kind of for a niche crowd including racing game fans even.

I've been playing these F1 games since the dawn of times. Over the years it has turned into one of those annual sports franchise games that doesn't offer a whole lot of new stuff with each release. Still, as an F1 fan I feel compelled to play these games.

It isn't a hard game (especially this entry) but there's a learning curve if you've never played an F1 game.

For those interested, you can create, manage and race in you own team or real teams/drivers around the world on famous tracks both online and offline.

[PotrikBerger]

3 minutes ago, DizzyDavidson said:

guess the red pops out too but anyway...

F1 games are kind of for a niche crowd including racing game fans even.

I've been playing these F1 games since the dawn of times. Over the years it has turned into one of those annual sports franchise games that doesn't offer a whole lot of new stuff with each release. Still, as an F1 fan I feel compelled to play these games.

It isn't a hard game (especially this entry) but there's a learning curve if you've never played an F1 game.

For those interested, you can create, manage and race in you own team or real teams/drivers around the world on famous tracks both online and offline

 

I played f122, enjoyed the career story mode, but did find some of the trophies a bit of a grind. It’s the only f1 game (aside from the recent manager one) I’ve played. Does 22 have the same grind for track time and multiplayer etc trophies?

[tankman_bilal28]

 

The only thing I will complain about is render not loading in properly ( though I was playing in standard Ps4) and map its horrible its is one of the worst map I have ever seen in a video game, aside from that Game is amazing and fun and also end sequence was great.

 

Black: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

 

 

Edited January 10, 2023 by tankman_bilal28
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[DizzyDavidson]

1 hour ago, PotrikBerger said:

 

I played f122, enjoyed the career story mode, but did find some of the trophies a bit of a grind. It’s the only f1 game (aside from the recent manager one) I’ve played. Does 22 have the same grind for track time and multiplayer etc trophies?

 

I'd say the single player stuff is definitely less grindy (no track time) in '22 than it was in '21 but for online you still have to do 100 races. Also there's no story mode in this.

Edited January 10, 2023 by DizzyDavidson