Spring 2023 Backlog Challenge

[Heather342]

Update #3

 

Hi everyone, hope you've all had a fantastic week ?

 

It's been a pretty productive week of gaming for me. I finished off the Silver Lining DLC for Spiderman, then quickly flew through the story in NG+ Ultimate difficulty to pop the last few trophies for the 100%. An excellent game overall, and I'm really happy I played it. I have Miles Morales too, but that'll have to wait until after I achieve plat #100 (I have a plan I'm currently working on and I don't want to alter it again ?).

 

I was also dabbling in Legend of Dragoon again last week. This was one of my favourite PS1 games when I was a kid, so being able to play it again now and with trophies has been awesome. Thankfully the dev team fixed the glitch when using the dragoon forms, so I've been able to enjoy the game without worrying. I completed all of chapter 1, and I'm at the start of chapter 2. Looking forward to getting Meru in the party ?.

 

I've also made a start on SMT 3 yesterday. Being a big fan of the Persona series I've been looking forward to playing the parent game series for a while. It's quite different, but I'm enjoying it so far. I'm hoping to get the plat for this game to be my milestone 5000th trophy (I like having an Atlus plat on the milestone ?).

 

That's all from me, I'll catch you all next week!

 

Trophy progress:

- Spiderman Remastered - 90 -> 100%

- Legend of Dragoon - 11 -> 33%

- SMT 3 Nocturne - 0 ->13%

 

Pending games:

- Horizon Call of the Mountain - 9%

- Red Dead Redemption 2 - 35%

Edited March 28, 2023 by Heather342

[Buff_Cupcake]

Update 4:

 

Thief 

Thief is all done. I picked this up for about 3 euros in the Playstation store and it was absolutely money well spent. It is by no means a perfect experience, especially if you are going for the platinum, but I really loved the world and the stealth gameplay. There are a few objectives which are very tricky, in particular - one requirement is to find all 73 secret areas. The only problem being that there is no way to track which secret areas that you have found and which are still undiscovered - either on the in-game map or the statistics page in the menus. The other tricky part for me was the map design itself, I personally found it really hard to get around at times, especially when I was trying to backtrack for collectibles. If anyone is thinking about picking this up, I would recommend doing a blind playthrough and just enjoying it, then using a collectibles guide to save your sanity.

 

Outside of that, I thought the writing was really good and the text logs you could pick up in the environment were styled perfectly for the industrial fantasy it was set in. Nothing felt cheesy or over emphasized and it all had a nice quality which really helped with the immersion.

 

I really do hope we get more Thief games, but next time I think they could make the experience way better if they just had the city hub as a small location where you could engage with NPC's, by your supplies and practice your parkour skills. Then put the remaining time into developing more of the self contained missions and levels, because that was where the game would really really shine.

 

Powerwash Simulator
I moved the needle slightly on this. I'm now about halfway through career mode. Each job you get usually has a specific trophy requirement within that job, so i'm trying to keep myself abreast of those as I go. I think the only trophy that is likely going to take a bit more time than usual on this one is to get 5 gold medals in challenge mode levels, which is harder than it probably sounds.

 

Next up:

Now that Thief is done, I think it's time to make a start on Resident Evil 4 Remake which I was meant to jump into last weekend, but Thief distracted me completely.

 

1. Powerwash Simulator - 10% > 45%
2. Resident Evil 4 Remake - 0%
3. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - 0%
4. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - 0%
5. Silent Hill 2 (PS3) - 0%
6. Evil Within 2 
7. Yakuza Kiwami  - 0%
8. Destiny 2 - 36% > 43%
9. Wolfenstein: The New Order - 0%
10. Thief

[neospoon]

On 27/03/2023 at 2:01 PM, freddie1989 said:

 

I loved them, they were awesome. I am not sure I would manage as many now as I did before but I would take part for sure.

 

Have you been playing Rayman Legends mate? I noticed your challenge time. It is destroying my soul so far LOL

Yeah just doing my daily challenges every now and then, still a long way to go though

Edited March 28, 2023 by neospoon

[Taruta13]

12 hours ago, Taruta13 said:

• Lost Grimoires: Stolen Kingdom
• Lost Grimoires 2: Shard of Mystery
• Lost Grimoires 3: The Forgotten Well
• Wild ARMs (PS4):
• LEGO DC Super Villains:
• LEGO Legends of Chima:
• LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin:
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale (PS5): 1% > 100%
• Disgaea 4 Complete+: 5%
• World of Final Fantasy: 12% => Ni No Kuni Remastered: 2%
• Hogwarts Legacy (PS5): 5%

SWAPS: All three used up

1. Minecraft (PS4) => LEGO Legends of Chima: Laval's Journey
2. Minecraft (Vita) => LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin
3. World of Final Fantasy => Ni No Kuni Remastered

 

So I have been discussing this, but I decided that since WoFF got dropped from the Kaleidoscope 2023 thanks to Shadow of Ronin, I wanted to work more on getting that card finished before May, so I have consumed my final swap in this event to swap RPGs, replacing WoFF with Ni No Kuni Remastered, as I will need to do a lot of work since this is not the PS3 version so my 500,000 gilders have to come from gambling. And we have to steal 10 extremely rare items when we get to post-game and golden enemies start spawning. Better just to get this over with, since I'm restarting WoFF anyways(I deleted all my saves there) and I am more invested in Ni No Kuni considering I will be having it and Ni No Kuni II in my RPG Mania list. I will be putting up a strawpoll to determine which of the three RPGs on my list will be the first to focus on.

Edited March 28, 2023 by Taruta13

[be_minor]

Haven’t completed any new games this week, but I’ve been slowly working through Biomutant. The trophy list is pretty lenient for an RPG, not requiring a full map clear or 100% to plat. I like that I can explore at my own pace and most trophies will come naturally. My April goal is to knock three more entries off, including Biomutant. 

 

1. Ape Escape  
2. Biomutant - 1% => 31% 
3. Child of Light 
4. Gravity Rush Remastered - 4% 
5. Hogwarts Legacy  
6. Omno 
7. Spiritfarer 
8. The Artful Escape 

[StilRh]

Hey lovies,

This week I've added Resident Evil 4 (remake) to my list. I managed to complete a standard playthrough over the weekend. It's a beautiful game that I'm sure will achieve the same timeless classic status as the original. I liked a lot of the additions and changes. The trophy list looks doable but I'm going to pace the other playthroughs out as Calisto Protocol and Deadspace taught me playing a second playthrough immediately after the first usually leads to boredom or burn out. I had to delete Red Dead Redemption 2 off my hard drive to fit Resident Evil on it, I think that's a fair trade.

I've started Monster Sanctuary and it seems a nice metrovania/pokemon hybrid. I've not fully brought into the premise but I think I will with more playtime.

Last but not least, Sniper Elite 4 has been my other main game this week. I've enjoyed this immensely. I am glad I got the competative MP trophies a while back. I will likely use my PS4 to get the co-op trophies. When I put this on my list I didn't realise the extent of the DLC or that they added a trophy for completing the campaign in authentic plus with no saves ( a bronze trophy for this. Bronze!).

This week I'll chip away at my list prioritising the above games. Offlist, FOMO is making me want to buy Atelier Ryza 3 (I think I'll wait on this as I've a few uncompleted Atelier games as much as I love Ryza) and The Dredge. The Diablo 4 hype is making me want to boot up Diablo 3 as well (I completed this on PC but never got far into the console version).

 

Catan 100%

Chained Echos 16%

Crosscode 12%

Elden Ring 11%

Hogwarts Legacy 34%

Kaiju Wars 26% 

Monster Sanctuary 0% > 10%

Shantae: Half-genie Hero 49%

Sniper Elite 4 16% > 25%

Star ocean divine force 5%

Steins;gate elite 0%

The Forest 100%

The Last Spell 29%

The Pedestrian 100%

Warhammer 40,000 Mechanicus 27%

Wild Hearts 29%

NEW: Resident Evil 4 (remake) 0% > 47%

 

Swaps 0/3

Platinum/100% 3/17

Edited March 28, 2023 by StilRh

[MidnightDragon]

11 hours ago, Taruta13 said:

 

So I have been discussing this, but I decided that since WoFF got dropped from the Kaleidoscope 2023 thanks to Shadow of Ronin, I wanted to work more on getting that card finished before May, so I have consumed my final swap in this event to swap RPGs, replacing WoFF with Ni No Kuni Remastered, as I will need to do a lot of work since this is not the PS3 version so my 500,000 gilders have to come from gambling. And we have to steal 10 extremely rare items when we get to post-game and golden enemies start spawning. Better just to get this over with, since I'm restarting WoFF anyways(I deleted all my saves there) and I am more invested in Ni No Kuni considering I will be having it and Ni No Kuni II in my RPG Mania list. I will be putting up a strawpoll to determine which of the three RPGs on my list will be the first to focus on.

Ni No Kuni might be tough. Good luck!

[Taruta13]

5 hours ago, MidnightDragon said:

Ni No Kuni might be tough. Good luck!

Thanks. Thankfully I have done some progress in it, having reached Al Mamoon and now I have to just go back to Motorville and fight the first Nightmare to save Esther.

 

I'm going to be putting up a strawpoll soon to decide which RPG to do first, so if you want to vote in that, you can find my post in the RPG Mania thread.

Edited March 29, 2023 by Taruta13

[RaxxisOmega]

On 3/23/2023 at 11:54 AM, RaxxisOmega said:

Week 3: Heavy - Linkin Park

Not much progress on my list as a baseball bat was taken to my mental health this week. Spent the week either looking at Save Room or staring at the wall with YouTube on in the background. Much love and respect to my partner for being there and pulling me out of my head.

On The Chopping Block

Guardian's of the Galaxy 34%  68%

Kamen Rider: Memory of Heroez 28%

Final Horizon 25%  28%  37%

Detroit: Become Human 22%

COMPLETED!

 Spongebob Squarepants: The Battle for Bikini Bottom  B

 

Anyway my friends, the day is brighter and there is always light at the end of the storm.

Till next time my Guys, Gals and Non-Binary Pals; Happy Hunting!

Week 4: Immortal - Adema

 

Another slow week of progress due to the lingering effects of my downward spiral, a Doggo disappearing for about 26hrs, a Geek Buck's Party and my Partner's Birthday Night Out. (as with life, the Pendulum continues to swing)

Guardian's of the Galaxy 34%  68%

Kamen Rider: Memory of Heroez 28%

Final Horizon 25%  28%  37% ➡️ 50%

Main storyline completed. Now onto the score challenges and the DLC if I can still get it.

 

Detroit: Become Human 22%

 

COMPLETED!

 Spongebob Squarepants: The Battle for Bikini Bottom  B

 

Till next time my Guys, Gals and Non-Binary Pals; Happy Hunting!

[Taruta13]

34 minutes ago, RaxxisOmega said:

Another slow week of progress due to the lingering effects of my downward spiral, a Doggo disappearing for about 26hrs, a Geek Buck's Party and my Partner's Birthday Night Out. (as with life, the Pendulum continues to swing)

Not much you can do about that.

 

On a non-update report, I managed to make Xenon Valkyrie+ my 150th platinum thanks to a cheat code I learned about and FINALLY get that X game off my chest. It's a decent roguelike side-scrolling dungeon crawler but I don't think I could have done it without that code. Thanks to whoever found it! Now I can stack the Vita version and have something to do before April 1.

[Vulpine9Tails]

8. Murdered Soul Suspect - 0% -> 100% 

15. Tales from the Borderlands - 0% -> 28%

22. The Witcher 3 - 55% -> 59%

 

I finally sat down and played MSS again. It's a hidden gem for me, so I don't mind the fact that I've done this one a few times. It tries to be scary but the enemies are so basic that it's hard to actually be scared by them, and I'm a complete baby. The screeching is a bit unnerving but that's about it. I'm happy to add this one to my profile once again, and it only took me an afternoon to finish. I also decided to hold off on Tales for the time being, because it is perfect to have on in the background while I'm working and I go back to work next week.

[freddie1989]

On 28/03/2023 at 5:47 PM, neospoon said:

Yeah just doing my daily challenges every now and then, still a long way to go though

 

Mate I have forgotten how to play it, I am battling to reach silver! The rate I am going will be at least 6 months, I haven't got to level 10 yet!

[freddie1989]

Update time!

 

Finally finished off most of the grind on Lego DC now, gold bricks etc. However I wasn't aware of the studs required to buy characters and the red brick multipliers so I am way short on studs now. Done a first run of each DLC level for a few studs and to open free play up. Will complete the DLCs off and then grind out the remaining characters and I am done with it then.

 

Outside the challenge I am just about hitting silver quick enough on Rayman Legends to keep my sanity in check!!

 

Once DC is complete I will polish Stray off and make a start on something else. Whether its on the list or I pick a swap I am undecided. Enjoy!!

 

Lego DC Super Villains 35% - 68%

Dishonored 2 0%

Mafia 0%

Doom 0%

Final Fantasy XV 0%

Assassins Creed Valhalla 0%

Stray 5%

[neospoon]

3 hours ago, freddie1989 said:

 

Mate I have forgotten how to play it, I am battling to reach silver! The rate I am going will be at least 6 months, I haven't got to level 10 yet!

just keep going at it, you’ll get better over time. If you finish everything in the main game you should be level 10. The last level has to be done completely by doing challenges  and yes it’s going to take forever

 

Also small update, I want to swap another game. I was super hyped to start on MGS4 2 weeks before the challenge started, that’s why it ended up on my list. Right now I have absolutely no desire to play it, so I will swap it out with White Night which is at 7% right now.

 

- République - 100% 

- Metro Last Light - 4%

- Rage - 12%

- White Night - 7% Metal Gear Solid 4 - 7%
- The Last of us Part 2 - 2%

Edited March 30, 2023 by neospoon

[freddie1989]

25 minutes ago, neospoon said:

just keep going at it, you’ll get better over time. If you finish everything in the main game you should be level 10. The last level has to be done completely by doing challenges  and yes it’s going to take forever

 

 

Yeah I have a few gold cups to finish on paintings which will add some points as well but genuinely can't be bothered right now knowing how far away it is ?

[Vulpine9Tails]

Another quick update:

 

12. Seasons After Fall - 0% -> 100% 

 

Decided to do this one today as I knew it would be quick with a guide. I have no idea how anyone would figure out what to do without one. Maybe I'm dumb but it was very confusing. 

[Redblaziken8]

Update 3: 

 

1) Hue PS4 - 0%

2) God of War: Chains of Olympus PS3 - 50% > 74% > 100% 

3) Titanfall 2 PS4 - 8% > 10% > 17%

4) Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order PS5 - 2%

5) The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker PS4 - 0% 

6) Borderlands 2 PS4 - 15% > 27%

7) Batman: Arkham Origins PS3 - 28% > 34%

 

God of War Chains of Olympus > 100% 

 

This game was a really fun time, it's the shortest of the games I've replayed so far and I believe the shortest of the GoW games. I got through the story on hard difficulty in two sittings and then I went back to do Challenge of the Gods yet again. This was the easiest of the GoW games so far to platinum, and there were only 5 challenges to do, the one to not get hit was slightly annoying but I did it pretty quickly. I'm moving on to Ghost of Sparta next since I'm trying to get all the GoW games platinumed this year.

 

Titanfall 2 > 17%

 

I finally returned to Titanfall 2 after a while of getting distracted with a lot of other PS3 games, mostly God of War. I just did a couple of chapters of the main story. The gameplay is really slick and I'm enjoying the game a lot so far. It's also really generous with checkpoints which is nice when you're playing on Master difficulty! This will be the next game I finish on my PS5.

 

Batman Arkham Origins > 34%

 

I managed to finish the rest of the online this week, so I don't have to worry about unobtainable trophies anymore. Not much to say with this one really - I found a good boosting group and I managed to get the trophies done pretty quickly, and now I've got a few people who want to boost other games in future together which is nice! I'm looking forward to getting back to this one, but I'm really struggling with whether to play Ghost of Sparta, Batman or finish off the boring stuff I have left on GTA IV since I finished that online last weekend too. I should probably stop procrastinating the challenge and focus on Batman on my PS3 next week.

 

Most of my attention this week has been on a new game I added to my list called The Lord of the Rings: War in the North on PS3. Having an absolute blast playing this with my other half @rjkclarke, and we are really close to the platinum already, purely because we've spent so much time playing this because it's just been really addictive. So this will be a really long completion for Rob, and a really short one for me, but a sync platinum will be nice.

 

I'll be continuing with Titanfall 2 this week, and then maybe starting Batman Arkham Origins if I can drag myself away from the God of War binge I've been on lately.

 

 

[MidnightDragon]

Even though there's been no new signups, still gonna say this. Today is the last day you can. Next opportunity will be May 1 when I open it up for summer.

 

And I know I haven't done any more of my games. I've been busy!  

Edited March 31, 2023 by MidnightDragon

[Taruta13]

16 minutes ago, MidnightDragon said:

Today is the last day you can. Next opportunity will be May 1 when I open it up for summer.

 

Well, I'm going to be busy cleaning up my list. Just have three RPGs to deal with, which I will get to work on tomorrow as I have two days of freedom before my check comes in and I have to re-sub to Square-Enix and get hooked on FFXIV again.

 

I'll probably make a list for the Summer Event but I will try to hold off until late May as I have to work on this list first.

Edited March 31, 2023 by Taruta13

[Priorum2]

On 21-2-2023 at 1:11 PM, Priorum2 said:

I would like to join, I won't try to 100% all these games, but I'll do as many as possible. My games will be:1

. The callisto protocol. (0% - 4%)

2. Days Gone. (0% - 7%)

3. Ghost of tsushima (0% - 1) 

4. Minecraft. (0% - 88%)

5. Minecraft story mode. (0% - 35%)

6. Minecraft dungeons. (0%)

7. Minecraft Legends. (0%)

8. Marvel's Spider-man (Game of the Year Edition) (0% - 77%)

9. Spider-man: Miles Morales. (0% - 100%)

10. Far cry 3. (0% - 43%)

11. Far cry 4. (0% - 26%)

12. Far cry primal. (0% - 34%)

13. GTA 3. (0%)

14. GTA: Vice City. (0%)

15. GTA: San Andreas. (0%)

16. GTA IV. (0%)

17. GTA V (ps4). (0%)

18. The Last of Us Remastered. (0%)

19. The Last of Us Part 1 (ps5). (0%)

20. The Last of Us part 2. (0%)

21. Knack. (0%)

22. Knack 2. (0%)

23. Lego Jurassic Park. (0%)

24. RDR1. (0%)

25. RDR2. (0%)

This is my first update for this event, I will update it at the end of every month. I had a bad first month for completing games, only completed Spider-Man: Miles Morales and got the platinum for Marvel's Spider-Man. Next update will be on April 30th.

Edited March 31, 2023 by Priorum2
Making it look better.

[DaveB2204]

Update 2

 

With one month gone, I thought it would be a good time to give my second update. So first thing to mention is that I am going to be using my second substitution following the announcement that Multiverses will be disappearing for a while. As a result Football Manager has been subbed out. 

 

All in all, not 100% pleased with progress as was hoping to be finished with Witcher by the end of March so have fallen slightly behind where I want to be, close to the plat though so hopefully will get through the DLC reasonably quickly. Good progress with Friday 13th but some grindy trophies left. I have a good boosting partner for both Friday and Mutliverses so on course to have these completed. A bit of progress made on both Burnout and Call of the Mountain but a lot more work to be done still.

 

2 months to go!!!

 

1. Witcher 3 - 17% --> 26% --> 51%

2. Horizon Call of the Mountain - 16% --> 18% --> 33%

3. Burnout Paradise Remastered - 9% --> 37% --> 50%

4. Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order - 1%

5. Wreckfest - 1%

6. Hogwarts Legacy - 2%

7. Friday 13th - 25% --> 54% --> 75%

8. Football Manager 2023 - 3% Multiverses 0% --> 1%

9. Skyrim - 3% Red Dead Redemption - 45%

[Fanatixa1]

Hi everyone, 

 

Here's another update from me. I've completed God of War Ragnarok and this was my 175th platinum! I really enjoyed this game, all though getting the 100% took quite a while. The game is beautiful, gameplay is a lot of fun and I enjoyed the story. I think the story in the first game was better, but I enjoyed this one anyway. 

 

Played a bit more PowerWash Simulator. Not a whole lot to say about this. Also I'm continuing Hogwarts Legacy. I'll add 2 new games. A Plague Tale Requiem and Toem. I really enjoyed the first Plague Tale and I hope I'll like this one the same. Toem seems cute and and easy in between game. 

 

Have a good week everyone! 

 

1. The Artful Escape 100% 

2. God of War Ragnarök - 47% --> 100% 

3. PowerWash Simulator - 41% --> 58%

4. Dead Cells - 49%

5. Block-a-Pix Deluxe • EU - 38%

6. Hogwarts Legacy - 2% --> 4%

7. A Plague Tale Requiem - 0%

8. Toem - 0%

 

Swaps 1/3

Edited April 1, 2023 by Fanatixa1

[rebeccafar]

Update 1

 

Had a super busy March so sorry for this being my first update! I have managed to get Star Wars finished up and am now moving onto PowerWash Simulator. Really enjoyed the story of Star Wars but the clean up was very meh, some of the maps were not the easiest to navigate lol. Also am going to swap Miles Morales for Life is Strage! 

 

 

1) Far Cry: New Dawn

2) Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Life is Strange: True Colours

3) PowerWash Simulator 18%

4) Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 

5) The Quarry

[Vulpine9Tails]

1. Marvel's Avengers - 4%

2. Hogwarts Legacy - 5%

3. Need for Speed Unbound - 8%

4. Bioshock 1 Remastered - 6%

5. Glass Masquerade 2 - 100% 

6. Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice - 0%

7. Life is Strange - 100%

8. Murdered Soul Suspect - 100% 

9. New Super Lucky's Tale - 31%

10. Code Vein - 10%

11. Persona 5 Dancing in Starlight - 100% 

12. Seasons After Fall - 100% 

13. Sherlock Holmes Crimes and Punishments - 0%

14. Spongebob Squarepants the Cosmic Shake - 10%

15. Tales from the Borderlands - 28%

16. The Last Campfire - 100% 

17. The Order 1886 - 100% 

18. Unravel - 0%

19. Back to the Future The Game - 0%

20. Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - 17%

21. Cooking Mama Cookstar - 100% 

22. The Witcher 3 - 59%

23. Chronos Before the Ashes - 100% 

24. Danganronpa 1-2 Reload - 0%

25. Marsupilami Hoobadventure - 100% 

 

I am taking a short break from my list to play some random other games for now. I've been thinking about swapping Hogwarts Legacy since I left it for so long I don't remember what I'm doing or how to play, but I know I have to start a new character anyway for the corresponding house trophy. The question is, do I want to do that now, or would I rather play something else instead. I was thinking about maybe doing Deliver Us Mars instead but I won't put that in officially until I make a decision. If I don't restart HL by next week's update, then I think I'll make the swap official.

[Taruta13]

8 hours ago, Vulpine9Tails said:

I've been thinking about swapping Hogwarts Legacy since I left it for so long I don't remember what I'm doing or how to play, but I know I have to start a new character anyway for the corresponding house trophy. The question is, do I want to do that now, or would I rather play something else instead

 

What I did was create three new characters and get through to the Sorting Ceremony with them all. I didn't realize you could skip the first two cutscenes on my second character, so I watched the entire thing again, but after that, it wasn't too hard to skip through. Going to slowly go through each of these extra characters to get the Map Chamber trophies either today or tomorrow(since I have to get some progress done before my check drops and I re-subscribe to FFXIV. Once those three characters get to the Map Chamber, I'll quit their games and go back to Esmee, my main. All in all, I know it is a very long and confusing world so if you have to put it aside for now, don't hesitate. Better not to burn yourself out and hate yourself or the game.

 

Speaking of progress, that's all I did for now. As I said, tomorrow will be my check and my return to FFXIV, so I am going to be a bit busy planning out my route there. I'd add it but let's be honest, I do not intend to get the platinum until Patch 6.4 drops.