Spring 2023 Backlog Challenge

[be_minor]

First major update with the completion of Hogwarts Legacy. I overestimated how long it’d take to finish the game, having done the majority of Merlin Trials and collectible searching prior to the start of the event. Luckily, I didn’t run into any major glitches and had all the butterfly locations sorted before the end game. Highly recommend going through most of the story and side missions before exploring too much; it probably would’ve saved me a couple hours of clean-up. In all, it took me about 41 hours to 100% one character - initially taking my time to marvel at the environment - and another 5 hours to reach the map chamber with the remaining houses. 

 

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

[MidnightDragon]

2 hours ago, Vanqishd said:

 

Glad to see a fellow Guide Team member join up. We shall clean up that backlog so that we make more space for even more games 

 

@MidnightDragon I think you missed my list unless I did something wrong 

No, human error. I'll add you now.

[Taruta13]

2 hours ago, be_minor said:

I overestimated how long it’d take to finish the game, having done the majority of Merlin Trials and collectible searching prior to the start of the event.

Well, that blows for me, but I made a promise to myself to play the game while I was in Florida, spending the morning in Universal Orlando at the Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade parks for the experience and then taking on virtual Hogwarts at night. (W/ headphones, of course - I will have to share a hotel room with my parents to save costs. That ticket cost me $418!)

 

At least I'll have a lot of stuff to do during those four nights at the hotel.

 

Speaking of which....

 

• Lost Grimoires: Stolen Kingdom
• Lost Grimoires 2: Shard of Mystery
• Lost Grimoires 3: The Forgotten Well
• Wild ARMs (PS4): 40% > 100%
• Minecraft (PS4): 16%
• Minecraft (Vita): 11%
• LEGO DC Super Villains: 6%
• Disgaea 4 Complete+: 5%
• World of Final Fantasy: 12%
• Hogwarts Legacy (PS5): 0%

 

Got my fourth game done and dusted, with defeating Boomerang Flash and finally saving Filgaia a second time with the PS4 version of the original Wild ARMS. (I saw a review of Alter Code F, curiously hoping they port that to PS+ with trophies as I'd play it since you can have Calamity Jane in your team as well as Emma. ) So now I have to keep a date with LEGO Harley Quinn with my lesbian rainbow-colored fairy princess Princiris. J/K.

Edited March 8, 2023 by Taruta13

[Vulpine9Tails]

Little update. I'm not going to keep posting my whole list when I'm just doing percentage increases as it's just a lot.

 

17. The Order 1886 - 0% -> 51%

I am not gaming as much as I want to be right now, otherwise I'd be done this game already. My bf is coming home early every night and he just turns into a vegetable and wants to watch shows with me instead of playing his own games while I play mine. Oh well, at least we are spending time together lol. I will have this done this weekend I think.

Edited March 8, 2023 by Vulpine9Tails

[Taruta13]

4 minutes ago, Vulpine9Tails said:

Little update. I'm not going to keep posting my whole list when I'm just doing percentage increases as it's just a lot.

 

17. The Order 1886 - 0% -> 51%

I am not gaming as much as I want to be right now, otherwise I'd be done this game already. My bf is coming home early every night and he just turns into a vegetable and wants to watch shows with me instead of playing his own games while I play mine. Oh well, at least we are spending time together lol. I will have this done this weekend I think.

 

I should probably follow your lead and update the parts of my list when they are upgraded instead of the whole list, as it's annoying to have to keep quoting the list since the forum won't let me keep the formatting.

 

I am no expert of relationships(since I have never even kissed a girl in my life ) but I have a sister who is living next to me and happily married with kids and a mother-in-law who she rescued from a bad marriage, and if I learned that my brother in law was crashing on the couch and not letting my sister play game or have time to herself at least once a night, I would confront him and give some choice words to him. You should have guidelines, written or no, about how much time in front of the telly with him you will tolerate so he knows your limits. I'm sure he'll agree to that if you point out that he'd want the same thing if roles were reversed and YOU were the one coming home every night two hours early and demanding he make out with you in front of the telly instead of playing his favorite video game.

 

This is my opinion, if it doesn't bother you, then I apologize, but you said you aren't getting in the gaming time you want so I feel like this 'quality time' is eating your time so I had to say a thing or two. I have a bad habit of giving advice, my parents keep telling me to mind my own business.

[Fanatixa1]

Hi everyone, 

 

Here's my first update for this challenge. I didn't get any platinums yet, but I finished the story for God of War Ragnarok. I enjoyed this story a lot, but I think I liked the first game more. Maybe the story felt more engaging to me. This weekend I plan on working more towards the 100%, not sure how long it will take me. 

 

Next to God of War I've only played PowerWash Simulator and a bit of Block-a-Pix when the tv is taken. Both games are just chill and I like that I don't have to think about what I'm doing. Especially after work. 

 

Have a great week everyone! 

 

1. God of War Ragnarök - 20% --> 35%

2. Hogwarts Legacy - 2%

3. PowerWash Simulator - 15% --> 38%

4. The Escapists: The Walking Dead - 48%

5. Block-a-Pix Deluxe • EU - 29% --> 30%

 

Swaps 0/3

[Rello-Evante]

On 3/4/2023 at 4:57 PM, Rello-Evante said:

Been a while since I've done a challenge (few years at least). Gonna try this one and clear my backlog:

- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (6%)

- Stray (4%)

- Final Fantasy VIII (11%)

- Maneater (4%)

- Psycho Pass: Mandatory Happiness (34%) [ONE GAME]

- Nier: Automata (1%)

 

I think I'll get greedy if I go past this. So let's keep it like this for now.

 

Just giving an update so far:

 

-Psycho Pass: Mandatory Happiness - 34% -> 100% 

 

Surprisingly, not enjoying Stray and Maneater as much as I thought I would. I can understand their appeal, I'm just finding it hard to... 'enjoy' them?

Been cleaning up some other games I've been very close to Platinum-ing - FF12, Assassin's Creed 2 and WWE 2K22, so that's what's been taking up most of my time. They're not part of the challenge but they're very close.

 

I have yet to reinstall Star Wars or Nier, wanted to clear both Stray/Maneater before I do a deep dive into them.

[Redblaziken8]

Update 1: 

 

1) Hue PS4 - 0%

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

3) Titanfall 2 PS4 - 8% > 10%

4) Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order PS5 - 2%

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

6) Borderlands 2 PS4 - 15%

 

Not much to update this week on the Spring Challenge, but some progress on my backlog anyway! I started some TF2 on master difficulty and was on the first mission then I got distracted by God of War. I wanted to finish the first two of these games before I start Chains of Olympus, but they didn't qualify for the event, so I've done the 100% in GoW1, and I only need one trophy in the 2nd game for collecting all the Uber chests. I must have missed one when I played it years ago, but an excuse to play my favourite of the old school GoW games is great for me anyways! I'm going to finish that in the next few days, so I'm free to start with progress on Chains of Olympus. These old games are really fun, and I do miss those epic boss fights that you had in the earlier games, with the absolutely brutal quick time events, the old games really do QTEs correctly. And man, Kratos feels like an unstoppable force, more so than he does in the newer games which is something I miss.

 

So I'm going to be carrying on with Borderlands 2 progress whilst @rjkclarke is with me, which I can't wait for, so there will be a lot of progress on this one for the next week or so ?.

[Taruta13]

2 hours ago, Rello-Evante said:

Surprisingly, not enjoying Stray and Maneater as much as I thought I would. I can understand their appeal, I'm just finding it hard to... 'enjoy' them?

Let me give some advice: You don't HAVE to play the big hype hits that everyone else is playing if you don't share the appeal. I'm not into Maneater as I don't like playing a shark simulator(not really into sharks though they are pretty cool fish) and not into Stray even though I am a cat lover. (I used to own a few cats, had to get rid of my last one due to moving to a very small shack for a house and not enough room for cat amenities, at least my beloved Serena is enjoying life with the house cleaner's two ferrets. ) For me, Stray has that one trophy for doing the escape level without getting caught once and I am not very good at those style of challenges. I mean yeah, I shouldn't make that as an excuse to avoid it like the plague. I mean, Stardew Valley is pretty cool and if it wasn't for those two trophies requiring you to beat an arcade game without dying, I would try my hand at it even though I probably would suck at it since I don't do well with the Season of Stories type farming games.

 

However, if you truly aren't enjoying a game, it's time to put it down and move on. Don't push yourself to 'enjoy' a game if you found it doesn't tickle that itch as you will end up hating it.

Edited March 8, 2023 by Taruta13

[maxfighter23___]

i am also doing games that is not from this challenge like lego harry potter years 5-7 i am just 2  storielvls away before the story mode is finished and then its just free play from 13% to 48% and then i start with final fantasy 7 remake i dont know yet if i going to play it on normal mode ore on easy but if i want to do hard mode after i did final fantasy 7 remake on normal then i must play on normal mode because otherwise it gets overwhelming if i play it on easy 

[Vulpine9Tails]

15 hours ago, Taruta13 said:

 

I should probably follow your lead and update the parts of my list when they are upgraded instead of the whole list, as it's annoying to have to keep quoting the list since the forum won't let me keep the formatting.

 

I am no expert of relationships(since I have never even kissed a girl in my life ) but I have a sister who is living next to me and happily married with kids and a mother-in-law who she rescued from a bad marriage, and if I learned that my brother in law was crashing on the couch and not letting my sister play game or have time to herself at least once a night, I would confront him and give some choice words to him. You should have guidelines, written or no, about how much time in front of the telly with him you will tolerate so he knows your limits. I'm sure he'll agree to that if you point out that he'd want the same thing if roles were reversed and YOU were the one coming home every night two hours early and demanding he make out with you in front of the telly instead of playing his favorite video game.

 

This is my opinion, if it doesn't bother you, then I apologize, but you said you aren't getting in the gaming time you want so I feel like this 'quality time' is eating your time so I had to say a thing or two. I have a bad habit of giving advice, my parents keep telling me to mind my own business.

 

Haha no it doesn't bother me too much. I did complain to him at one point that we didn't spend enough time together due to him starting a new job where he was gone 12 hours a day, 4 days a week. Now he's only gone about 8 hours, so we have been spending a lot more time together vegging out in front of the tv. It's ok, I'm big into watching YouTube before bed, but we could probably do our separate thing too and play more games instead. We are still getting used to his schedule so it's quite alright. I appreciate the thought though! 

 

I'll also add that I work from home and am one of the top producers on my team, so when I really want to play during the day I do if I'm able lol. 

Edited March 8, 2023 by Vulpine9Tails

[gruffiiti]

9 hours ago, Redblaziken8 said:

So I'm going to be carrying @rjkclarke with Borderlands 2...

 

*FIXED

[DJ__Beatroot]

A bit of progress to report.

 

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter   Nice game, but wish it was a bit longer.  Really enjoyed it and actually glad PS Plus was going to remove it from the catalogue to get me off my butt to play it. 

 

Goosebumps: The Game   Reminded me of  Day of the Tentacle which was a blast to play!  Kinda did my own thing which means I ended up playing it 5 times, but the game isn't too long and thankfully, was enjoyable.

 

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter ?

The Sexy Brutale 26%

Telling Lies 0%

Until Dawn 0%

Cat Quest II 0% Goosebumps: The Game

 

[Charizarzar]

23 hours ago, MidnightDragon said:

No, human error. I'll add you now.

 

@MidnightDragon Me too please if you wouldn't mind ?

Edited March 9, 2023 by Charizarzar

[Taruta13]

Well, remember when I said I ruined my World of Final Fantasy save and had to delete it?

 

That was my PS4 save. Turns out that I had either forgotten to delete the save data on my PS5 as the transfer to PS4 was different, or I had been playing WoFF on my PS5 and the Vita data had actually be transferred to my PS4 and then to my PS5, because I found WoFF save data on my PS5. I redownloaded the game on my PS5, booted it up and bam... the save data was at the point I had saved, just at the Travel Gate near Yuna in Pyreglow Forest!

 

So I don't have to restart! That was a relief as I had not gotten the trophies for the first Intervention yet and had gotten to Chapter 5.

 

I'm going to save WoFF for later, maybe just after my trip to Florida, and I'll just delete WoFF off my PS4 since I don't need two copies.

 

Just earning some EZs before I tackle LEGO DC Super Villains and continue the story to Level 3.

[RaxxisOmega]

On 2/6/2023 at 3:47 PM, RaxxisOmega said:

Good afternoon  

Here's the list I'll be starting with for this event.

Guardian's of the Galaxy

Spongebob Squarepants: The Battle for Bikini Bottom

Kamen Rider: Memory of Heroez

Final Horizon

Detroit: Become Human

That should be enough to get things started.

Week 1: Once more into the Breach and let slip the dogs of war!

 

Week one is in full effect and I'm focusing... on the wrong games  (Deep Rock Galactic and KH: Birthed by Sleep for anyone interested)

Been splitting my lunch break between putting time into Final Horizon on my Vita and putting paint to mini for my Necrons/Adeptus Astartes.

 

Guardian's of the Galaxy 34%

 Spongebob Squarepants: The Battle for Bikini Bottom ??% ➡️ 70%

Forgot to see what I started on before going HAM on this game. A lot of fun but also janky AF.

 

Kamen Rider: Memory of Heroez 28%

Final Horizon 25%

Detroit: Become Human 22%

 

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

[MidnightDragon]

20 hours ago, Charizarzar said:

 

@MidnightDragon Me too please if you wouldn't mind 

Could you link me to your list?

[Charizarzar]

4 minutes ago, MidnightDragon said:

Could you link me to your list?

 

 

[MidnightDragon]

On 3/7/2023 at 4:47 PM, Charizarzar said:

Decided to bite the bullet and actually join in on one of these events rather than lurking. Threw a few in that should be relatively quick, and if all goes well I'll start adding in some PS3 games that have been in my backlog since forever.  Will likely juggle most of these with Death Stranding.

 

1.  Death Stranding (PS4) - 24%
2.  Mafia II (PS4) - 0%
3.  The Complex (PS4) - 0%
4.  A Plague Tale: Innocence (PS4) - 0%
5.  Hitchhiker (PS4) - 0%
6.  The Town of Light (PS4) - 0%

OK, added now. Sorry about that.

[Hurricane_Tanya]

Update 1 (how long can I keep on top of weekly updates?)

 

- Man of Medan - 34%
- Knack - 0% >> Ghost of a Tale - 0%
- Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order - 7%
- Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse - 0%
- Gone Home - 0%
- The Last Day of June - 0% >> 100%
Swaps: 1/3

 

I finished Last Day of June, it was a pretty emotional story game. There were no words, but plenty of feeling shown in the characters actions and heard in what sounds they did make. The music was also fantastic, it was all done by one guy who had apparently been the inspiration for the whole game, which I thought was pretty cool. It’s a short game, but I recommend it. There are some small, simple puzzles, mostly revolving around getting the characters in the right place at the right time. The story is the focus, there are collectible memories for each character and you don’t need to look at them for any trophies, but they add a lot of backstory.

 

I’m also using a swap already. Swapping Knack for Ghost of a Tale which is leaving plus extra this month, and which I’ve had downloaded since it was first added to ps now almost 2 years ago.

 

In non event game news, I’ve been playing RDR Online with friends and have almost gotten all the trophies, I need to focus on levelling up some more, we’ve been doing bounties together, but it’s slow going. I also got back into Moving Out after 2 years, turns out it’s accessible enough for me to play with my 6 year old, so we’ve been having lots of fun clearing the levels

[Vulpine9Tails]

5. Glass Masquerade - 12% -> 15% 

17. The Order 1886 - 51% -> 100% 

 

I finished The Order 1886. I played it for the first time like 7 years ago and I don't remember it being so good. I quite enjoyed my playthrough with the exception of the last big combat section; that was a tad bit annoying. I'll do the big list updates of my list on Saturdays like I did with the Winter challenge and my little updates otherwise I think, to make my posts more consistent and clean.

[Taruta13]

Finally getting my tail up and getting back to LEGO DC Super Villains, paused on Level 3 now.

[xItsLesterx]

1 hour ago, Hurricane_Tanya said:

Update 1 (how long can I keep on top of weekly updates?)

 

- Man of Medan - 34%
- Knack - 0% >> Ghost of a Tale - 0%
- Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order - 7%
- Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse - 0%
- Gone Home - 0%
- The Last Day of June - 0% >> 100%
Swaps: 1/3

 

I finished Last Day of June, it was a pretty emotional story game. There were no words, but plenty of feeling shown in the characters actions and heard in what sounds they did make. The music was also fantastic, it was all done by one guy who had apparently been the inspiration for the whole game, which I thought was pretty cool. It’s a short game, but I recommend it. There are some small, simple puzzles, mostly revolving around getting the characters in the right place at the right time. The story is the focus, there are collectible memories for each character and you don’t need to look at them for any trophies, but they add a lot of backstory.

 

I’m also using a swap already. Swapping Knack for Ghost of a Tale which is leaving plus extra this month, and which I’ve had downloaded since it was first added to ps now almost 2 years ago.

 

In non event game news, I’ve been playing RDR Online with friends and have almost gotten all the trophies, I need to focus on levelling up some more, we’ve been doing bounties together, but it’s slow going. I also got back into Moving Out after 2 years, turns out it’s accessible enough for me to play with my 6 year old, so we’ve been having lots of fun clearing the levels

Last day of June is an amazing game. Like you, I highly recommend it. 

[Vulpine9Tails]

I'm doing another quick update because I have decided to do swap #1:

 

10. Persona 4 Dancing All Night 0% -> Code Vein - 0%

 

I decided I didn't want to do both dancing games (I kinda want to replay P4G first or at least start it before I do the related dancing game. I've platinumed P5 and P5R on an old profile recently but P4G on Vita like a hundred years ago.) and I was already on the fence about doing the platinum for Code Vein again on this profile, until I seen Optinoob is doing a guide for it. So I figured why not, it's a decent romp. 

 

 

 

Edited March 10, 2023 by Vulpine9Tails

[Taruta13]

On 3/7/2023 at 9:05 PM, Taruta13 said:

• Lost Grimoires: Stolen Kingdom
• Lost Grimoires 2: Shard of Mystery
• Lost Grimoires 3: The Forgotten Well
• Wild ARMs (PS4):
• Minecraft (PS4): 16%
• Minecraft (Vita): 11%
• LEGO DC Super Villains: 6% > 27%
• Disgaea 4 Complete+: 5%
• World of Final Fantasy: 12%
• Hogwarts Legacy (PS5): 0%

 

So apparently Darkseid was holding the LEGOverse hostage as I was unable to download anything on my PS Vita for a long time, but after kicking his arse in LEGO DC Super Villains, I was able to get the Ninjagos back on my Vita.

 

Yeah, I basically completed all the story mode of LEGO DC Super Villlains and now Princiris has joined the Justice League after saving the world. Anyways, now that that's done, I might give her a haircut, but it's that time again, as Brian from HappyThumbsGaming would say: FREEEEEEEEEEEEEE PLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!

 

Kill me now.

 

Anyways, I need to go to bed, it's way past midnight and while I usually pull all-nighters, I need to get my sleep. Putting down 13 levels in one go is exhausting.

Edited March 10, 2023 by Taruta13