Bingo Bonanza 2024

[Biscoito18]

But isn't this challenge about the year you joined PSN Profiles? It says you joined last year. @ProfSeajay7 

[amd8675309]

11 hours ago, ProfSeajay7 said:

Unfortunately it looks like I won't ever get a Blackout on my card due to the "Release the Year You Joined PSNP", as I was basing it on the year I started putting up accounts for PSNP, which was 2009... and unless I want to buy one of the big PS3 uglies off of Amazon.com as you can't buy them anymore(Hannah Montana or Terminator Salvation, which were the EZPZ back in their day), the only option would be Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time, and the last time I played THAT game, the game froze in the middle of a cutscene and was unplayable. (I don't know if it was a physical version I was playing but that traumatized me as the scene froze on Dr. Nefarious's ugly robotic face. )

 

Best I can go for is a Triple Bingo as I have several slots where I can get a Bingo. If there was a list of cult favorites I could see if that's a feasible spot for me.

Can you get a month of PS Plus Premium? I am playing Infamous (PS3) streaming on my PS5 and it's perfectly fine and fun combat. I looked out of curiosity and oddly it was also released in 2009. Anyway, good luck whatever you choose to go for.

[ProfSeajay7]

3 hours ago, Biscoito18 said:

But isn't this challenge about the year you joined PSN Profiles? It says you joined last year. @ProfSeajay7 

THIS account was made last year. My first account was made in 2009. Yes, I have made multiple accounts, some which only got a few games. I put up my first account on this sight in 2009. Still, I will look over the advice to look at re-releases. Not a fan of the Arkham series or Uncharted, but I can find something.

 

NOTE: I saw The Dracula X Chronicles and Dracula X was re-released on the Castlevania Advance Collection but that has four games on it.

Edited May 18 by ProfSeajay7

[Yuber6969]

Finished KartRider: Drift for the "That Takes 'Forever' to Beat" category! You need to finish 200 races and the long matchmaking times make the process even longer.

 

 

Spoiler

Cooperative Game - Hunting Simulator (there's a co-op mode)

 

That You Meant to Play Last Year - Windjammers

 

Recommended by a PSNP Member - Stick Fight (Copanele)

 

With a Female Protagonist - Miracle Girls Festival

 

Has no humans - Them's Fightin' Herds

 

Released the Year You Joined PSNP - Xeno Crisis (the Vita stack released the year I joined, which was 2020)

 

Contains Holiday Themes - VA-11 Hall-A (there's a Christmas party scene)

 

For Another PSNP Event - White Day: A Labyrinth Named School (A-Z Platinum Challenge + UR Cleanup)

 

Non-violent - Virtua Tennis 4

 

Originally Released in 2024 - Persona 3 Reload

 

With Online Features - Dungeon Defenders

 

Play as an Antihero or Bad Guy - Tekken 8 (The protagonist is an antihero, and you can play as several bad guys)

 

Side-Scrolling, Bullet Hell - Xeodrifter (2D Metroidvania)

 

DLC Pack or Standalone DLC - Skullgirls 2nd Encore - Marie DLC

 

Has no platinum trophy - Ace of Seafood

 

Retro Re-release (Originally w/o Trophies) - The Legend of Dragoon

 

That Takes "Forever" to Beat - KartRider: Drift (200 races + long matchmaking times)

 

[Yuber6969]

48 minutes ago, ProfSeajay7 said:

THIS account was made last year. My first account was made in 2009. Yes, I have made multiple accounts, some which only got a few games. I put up my first account on this sight in 2009. Still, I will look over the advice to look at re-releases. Not a fan of the Arkham series or Uncharted, but I can find something.

 

NOTE: I saw The Dracula X Chronicles and Dracula X was re-released on the Castlevania Advance Collection but that has four games on it.

 

Well, you joined this event with the account you posted your question with, so I would think it would be based on THAT account. Especially considering that I'm like 99% sure that having multiple accounts is against PSNP's TOS. IIRC, you even mentioned in your checklist that you were directly told by a mod that it isn't allowed.

 

I'm certainly no rat (plus it seems the mods are aware of what you're doing anyway), so I don't want to derail this thread by having some kind of debate about it, but it seems illogical and more work on yourself to be choosing what games you qualify for in this event based on another account.

[ProfSeajay7]

9 hours ago, Yuber6969 said:

Especially considering that I'm like 99% sure that having multiple accounts is against PSNP's TOS. IIRC, you even mentioned in your checklist that you were directly told by a mod that it isn't allowed.

I was told by mods that having multiple forum accounts and swapping them wasn't allowed. They never said anything about having multiple Playstation accounts on the site. If they did, they would have deleted some of my older accounts like PrinnyBoy238. 😜

 

But yeah, I guess it would be easier if I just used a game released in 2023 and claimed that as my "Released in the year you joined" as my slot. No point in dredging up the past. Anyways, I am going to Utah soon so I don't want that hanging over me during my visit to Salt Lake.

[Sylvanticore]

 

Hey all,

 

Been a slow month my end, mental health being an ass but still got something done. I got Unpacking finished and thought I'd put it in the Non-Violent spot since it's just unpacking boxes.

 

B3: Unpacking

 

N4: Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

 

G1: Gas Station Simulator

G2: Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

G3: Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Overdrive

G4: DragonBall Z Kakarot

 

Edited May 18 by Sylvanticore

[Baker]

Game 17: Crafting Mechanics

 

 

Aeterna Noctis.

 

You can craft some crystals in this game.

 

This is a Metroidvania game and it was awesome. The game is also massive as it took around 60 hours just to finish the story. Although I did most side content already. I only need to finish one sidequest to get the platinum.

 

And this game is not that easy. It has some very precision platforming and some tough boss fights. The hardest challenge will come in the DLC where you need to speedrun through 13 platforming challenges and the times to beat are extremely tight.

 

I’m going to write a little miniguide for this game once I’m done. There is little info about it. Therefore on my first playthrough of the game after 30 hours of playing a trophy didn’t unlock and I realised I made a mistake. So to save others from doing the same thing some info sharing sounds like a good plan to me.

 

If you like Metroidvania’s give this game a try. It’s on sale all the time.

[hyousai]

BLACKOUT ACHIEVED! *DING*

 

 

B1. # in title – Star Wars: Dark Forces Remastered

B2. Expanded Universe - Danganronpa

B3. PS Plus – Unpacking (Nice simple game to unwind with, and the only game I’ve played with the words “Bonus Toilet!” in my platinum screenshot.)

B4. Inner Weeb – Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkuni

B5. Platform Exclusive – Stellar Blade (Quite an enjoyable game, but people on the internet get seriously weird over this. Feels like a somewhat lesser version of Nier Automata, aside from the combat, which I believe is better.

I1. Frightening/Horror – Observer: System Redux

I2.  Be the Bad Guy – Pumpkin Jack

I3.  1^st Letter of PSN -  Haven

I4.  Scifi/Fantasy – Final Fantasy V

I5. Snacks - The Gardens Between

N1. Racing/Sports – Dodgeball Academia (Charming little dodgeball game with RPG elements. Interested to see how a sequel might go.)

N2. Retro Re-release – Final Fantasy III

N3. Player Choice – Final Fantasy VI

N4. Arcade/Rhythm/Puzzle – Metal: Hellsinger

N5. Online Features – Armored Core 6

G1. Minigames – Doki Doki Literature Club

G2. Mystery – The Sexy Brutale

G3. Crafting – The Wild at Heart

G4. Expect to Dislike – Final Fantasy II

G5. Indie Dev – Her Majesty’s Spiffing

O1. Nonviolent – Pinball Heroes

O2. One Sitting – The Artful Escape

O3. One Word Title – Minit (This one had been sitting in my backlog for a while, so I decided to finish it before it left PS+)

O4. In-game Weather – Ghostwire: Tokyo

O5. Female Protagonist – Sword of the Vagrant

 

 

Very enjoyable challenge overall. It encouraged me to work on my backlog, as well as try games I otherwise would never have looked at. In fact, I want to keep this going, so I rolled up a second bingo card. Time for New Game Plus!

 

 

Since I appear to have gotten the "Recommended by a PSNP Member" square, I'd like to request recommendations. Nothing multiplayer or sports focused, please.

Edited May 23 by hyousai

[Biscoito18]

4 hours ago, hyousai said:

Since I appear to have gotten the "Recommended by a PSNP Member" square, I'd like to request recommendations. Nothing multiplayer or sports focused, please.

Congratulations on the blackout, @hyousai! 🎉 I saw that you have several great games that you just started and moved on and among them there is TOEM. I played it a little while ago and it's one of the best indie game I've ever played. I think you will love it.

[hyousai]

1 hour ago, Biscoito18 said:

Congratulations on the blackout, @hyousai! 🎉 I saw that you have several great games that you just started and moved on and among them there is TOEM. I played it a little while ago and it's one of the best indie game I've ever played. I think you will love it.

Yeah, a lot of games fell by the wayside. I'd download a few, focus on one, then after I finished something else caught my eye. I'll give TOEM another look.

[DrBloodmoney]

 

One more entry down!

 

 

 

 

Box: "With Player Choice or Multiple Endings"

Game: "Animal Well"

 

A "more than meets the eye" type seemingly simplistic metroidvania, that hides a wealth of esoteric puzzles around it's labyrinthine 8-bit style map.

 

The game is getting compared a lot to games like Tunic and The Witness and Braid and Fez, and those comparisons are apt to a point - the game does have a lot of deep secrets, riddles and mysteries, that give players a lot more to discover than they might initially think, which is like those games...

...but the problem is that while those mysteries are really cool and fun to see, the actual part where you play Animal Well isn't really very good, so the exploration required to actually solve the puzzles ends up being far less fun an experience than in any of those other games.

 

The controls are stiff and fiddly, the Mega Man-style "one button to activate all items, and they need to be constantly swapped via menu / scrolling" is cumbersome in the extreme, (and completely unnecessary, since the game could easily have used more than one button) ... and pretty much every encounter involving an active threat from an enemy is a frustrating pain in the tits as a result.

 

Plus... the decision to hide fast travel behind a riddle is genuinely baffling, as criss crossing the map is a constant requirement for puzzles.

 

This one doesn't have "Player Choice", but it does have multiple endings tied to it's different "layers" of gameplay - and getting the plat requires reaching at least the second set of credits, so I think it meets the spirit of this box!

Edited May 24 by DrBloodmoney

[ExHaseo]

On 5/20/2024 at 2:12 PM, hyousai said:

Since I appear to have gotten the "Recommended by a PSNP Member" square, I'd like to request recommendations. Nothing multiplayer or sports focused, please.

First off, congrats on blackout!

 

As for a recommendation, I'd recommend Bayonetta. It's easily one of the best action games out there, and I'm honestly pretty surprised it's not on your profile based on other games you've played. Seems like something you'd probably like. Definitely get the PS4 version though. The PS3 version is kind of a dumpster fire.

[hyousai]

15 hours ago, ExHaseo said:

First off, congrats on blackout!

 

As for a recommendation, I'd recommend Bayonetta. It's easily one of the best action games out there, and I'm honestly pretty surprised it's not on your profile based on other games you've played. Seems like something you'd probably like. Definitely get the PS4 version though. The PS3 version is kind of a dumpster fire.

I've considered it. I own the game on PC, which is the main reason I haven't gone for the console version. Maybe if I spot it on a deep enough sale.

[Copanele]

3 more fields completed:

 

 

With Minigames in it - Uncharted 4 A Thief's End - you can play Crash Bandicoot as a minigame.

Last Game You Acquired - Lies of P - one of the rare instances when I instantly play a game that I buy

Strategy, Simulation or Management - 60 Seconds! Reatomized - You have to manage your family in a bunker after a nuclear attack

Based on a Non-Gaming IP - Fist of the North Star Ken's Rage - based on the manga Fist of the North Star

With a # or Punctuation in the title - Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match

 

Retro Re-release(Originally w/o Trophies - Breakers Collection - originally launched in 1998 on the NeoGeo

Non-Violent - Frogger Returns - you just have to hop towards your goal. No violence involved

Frightening/Horror

Underplayed(Owned by <1000 Players) - Jet Car Stunts - at the moment of posting it has 661 game owners

That You Started but Didn't Finish - Wet - started this game, took a break because it was crap and then finished it after I was done with better games. Painful.

 

With an Isometric View[NEW] - Dandy Ace - Izometric roguelike

That You Can Beat in One Sitting - Fight! - You don't even have to play Arcade Mode if you wish, the entire list can be done in one sitting

Player's Choice - Nioh Remastered - a fantastic experience the second time around
Anthropomorphized Animals - Donut County - Mina is the only human in the game, the rest of the characters are anthropomorphized animals

Ultra Rare Platinum[NEW] - HI-FI Rush - 3.64% rarity at the time of posting

 

You Think You Will Dislike - Jump Force - I expected this game to be hot garbage. I was right

Metroidvania or Rogue-like - Prince of Persia Lost Crown

Released the Year You Joined PSNP - Soulcalibur VI - released in 2018

Redeemed from PS Plus - Brawlout - part of PS+ Extra catalogue

In-Game Weather Effects - Elden Ring - There's rain that impacts your lightning and fire spells and a blizzard that hinders your vision

 

By an Independent Developer - Sifu - developed and published by Sloclap studio

Has Snacks - Ender of Fire - in the game, once you are under 50% the enemies drop snacks (vegetables, fruits, chocolate) that recover your health

Sci-Fi or Fantasy Themes - Quake - it has BOTH Sci-Fi AND Fantasy Themes

In a Series New to You - Skautfould Shrouded in Sanity - This is a part 1 of a 5 games series, only part 1 and 2 are available on PS. It's the first time I play this series

Reboot or spiritual successor[NEW] - Tomb Raider: Legend - Reboot of the series mentioned here

 

 

 

 

All I am missing is a horror/frightening game...my one weakness.

There has to be some 2D horror-like game out there  hopefully!

[hyousai]

22 minutes ago, Copanele said:

 

All I am missing is a horror/frightening game...my one weakness.

There has to be some 2D horror-like game out there  hopefully!

Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story jumps to mind.

[Reapover]

51 minutes ago, Copanele said:

All I am missing is a horror/frightening game...my one weakness.

There has to be some 2D horror-like game out there  hopefully!

 

You didn't ask for recs, but Inside, Omori, Little Nightmares and Limbo come to mind!

[Copanele]

3 minutes ago, Reapover said:

 

You didn't ask for recs, but Inside, Omori, Little Nightmares and Limbo come to mind!

Thanks thanks! Inside could work, Limbo has some skin crawling moments that I am not too fond of  

I also was considering Source of Madness, it's got Eldritch Horror, it's more disturbing than frightening but it should work.

 

51 minutes ago, hyousai said:

Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story jumps to mind.

Imma be honest, "horror" is not the first thing that jumped into my mind when I saw the cover for the game  but i kept hearing that the story is pretty good?

Thanks for the recommendations! These are definitely more manageable than something like RE7  

[graphic_violins8]

And that's a wrap!  Completed the entire bingo board with the following titles.

 

Metroidvania - ANIMAL WELL

 

In-Game Weather Effects - Legend of Dragoon (includes attacks that are tornados, blizzards and typhoons, as well as an in game blizzard)

 

Spawned an Expanded Universe - Ultimately couldn't do Silent Hill 3 for this, wo I went with Lara Croft GO, since Tomb Raider spawned the universe in questionk, and PSNProfiles counts it as part of the franchise.

 

This was an awesome event, and while I'm going to take a break, I think I'll come back for another card in the coming months!

Spoiler

B1 - The Pedestrian 

B2 - Hue

B3 - Interaction Isn't Explicit

B4 - Volume 
B5 - Lara Croft Go - NEW
I1 - Legend of Dragoon - NEW

I2 - Pumpkin Jack 
I3 - Tales of Kenzera: Zau 

I4 - Thomas Was Alone

I5 - Killzone Liberation 

N1 - Gris
N2 - MINIT 

N3 - Level 22 
N4 - Hell Yeah! 

N5 - Carrion

G1 - AIMAL WELL - NEW

G2 - Effie 

G3 - Call of the Sea 

G4 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster

G5 - Dead Island 2 

O1 - Oceanhorn 2 
O2 - Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster

O3 - Kao the Kangaroo 

O4 - Viewfinder
O5 - Galaga Legions DX 

Bingo 1 - B3, I3, N3, G3, O3
Bingo 2 - O1, O2, O3, O4, O5
Bingo 3 - B2, I2, N2, G2, O2

Bingo 4 - B1, I2, N3, G4, O5

Bingo 5 - N1, N2, N3, N4, N5
Bingo 6 - B4, I4, N4, G4, O4

 

[Meikoro]

 

Recommended by a PSNP Member: Todesglubsch says i should play this, while he has not Robocop Rogue City

Think you will Dislike: Had trouble to get warm with the Game and it was to speedy for me. In the end i like'd it: Kawaii Slime Arena

Redeemed from PS PLUS:  Never Alone

Underplayed (owned by <1000 players): Katahane - an call Belle (702 players)

That you have meaning to get to: Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist Link Evolution (Im a active TCG Player)

Feeling Your Inner Weeb: JustyXNasty (the title should say evrything i love this Game )

With Player Choices or Multiple Endings: World End Syndrome

Non-Violent: Anime: Japanese Goblins (its a "family unfriendly" Puzzle Game)

Delovped by an independent Devloper: Umihara Kawase: Bazooka!

Adventure: Life is Strange 2

Released in your Birth Month: Sakaagari Hurricane Portable (released 27th October 2016, i have Birthday on 8th October)

Starts with the First Letter of your PSNID: Moe Waifu H

Anthropomorphized Animals: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection (the whole Game is about THAT)

Beating in one sitting: Waifu Impact

Crafting Mechanics:  One Piece Odyssey

Favorite Genre: Tekken 8

Started but didn' finish: Cotton Fantasy ( sitting for over Platinum in 5 months on profile before finished)

Arcade, Rhythm or Puzzle: Fantasy Strike

 

 

Thats Two Bingo Lines for now. Half Year to go. I think i get this done this Time.

 

 

Edited May 24 by Meikoro

[GT__Jedi]

May Update:

 

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (Releasing Your Inner Weeb)

 

First time playing a Phoenix Wright game, and regarding the length and content, I'd have to say you definitely got your money's worth.  Actuallly a pretty good game with the investigation portion and then onto the court session as you defended your client.  Characters/Witnesses were pretty funny and interesting, and the game kept my interest to the end.  As you can see, I messed up a few times (took me over a month on this one) but the game had a robust save system that really worked.  Fav characters were....

 

Franziska von Karma: One of the prosecutors you'll be up against that mans a pretty mean bull whip! 

 

Godot: Another prosecutor that is definitely a java head and drinks 17 cups of coffee every day!

 

Recommend it!

 

 

 

Edited May 25 by GT__Jedi

[Biscoito18]

B-1 Spawned an expanded universe: Tomb Raider

B-2 Starts with the First Letter of your PSNID (B): Behind the Frame

B-3 Award-Winning: Untitled Goose Game

B-4 That "Everyone" but you has played: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

B-5 Has no Platinum Trophy: Interaction Isn't Explicit

 

I-1 Aliens or Robots: Albedo: Eyes From Outer Space

I-2 With Mystery or Detective Themes: Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala

I-3 Racing or Sports: Dodgeball Academia

I-4 Redeemed from PS Plus: Tinykin

I-5 Recommended by a PSNP Member: Stories Untold

 

N-1 With a Female Protagonist: Paradise Killer

N-2 Platform Exclusive: Stellar Blade

N-3 Player's Choice: Evil West

N-4 That you meant to play last year: Dead Island 2

N-5 Released in your Birth Month (May): Tacoma

 

G-1 With Minigames in it: Noir Chronicles: City of Crime

G-2 Originally Released in 2024: Alone in the Dark

G-3 HYPE!: TEKKEN 8

G-4 With Gorgeous Vistas: Spirit of the North

G-5 Last Game You Acquired: Poppy Playtime: Chapter 1

 

O-1 Based on a Non-Gaming IP: Marsupilami Hoobadventure

O-2 In a Series New to You: Deliver Us The Moon

O-3 Retro Re-Release (originally w/o trophies): Tomb Raider II

O-4 For another PSNP Event: Metal: Hellsinger

O-5 Ultra Rare Platinum: Tomb Raider III

 

✨Full blackout! ✨

 

Updating my card with:

 

- Stellar Blade for N-2: Platform Exclusive: In addition to the gorgeous protagonist, breathtaking outfits and good enemy design, "Stellar Blade" also has a great combat system full of different options that never let the fights get boring. Unfortunately the constant platform sessions are very annoying. Eve is too light for precise jumps and it's amazing how no one noticed this during development. Furthermore, the locations are uninspired and are always in daylight. I know it makes sense story-wise, but two deserts are too many. Thankfully, the final part of the last location has a more modern/high tech style. And I really liked the plot, the various revelations and how they managed to blur the line between villains and good guys. The game built a very interesting world that I hope continues to be developed as it has a lot of potential, especially with the "Making New Memories" ending, which I think will be considered canon. Overall, I had a great time with "Stellar Blade".

 

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So, this is the final result and I think the mosaic turned out really nice! A good mix of indies, AAs and AAAs. Several great games, but my favorites were definitely the three Tomb Raiders from the Remastered Trilogy followed closely by Evil West and Dead Island 2.

 

And since my card ended so soon and I'm having so much fun choosing the images and filling in the tiles, I decided to make a second one this year. Also, this year I plan to achieve 100 plats (I've already achieved 51) so there will be no shortage of games to complete a second full blackout before the end of the year.😎

[GT__Jedi]

@Biscoito18  Congrats on the blackout! 👍

[MAUSZX]

On 5/11/2024 at 3:18 PM, ProfSeajay7 said:

I think I can finish two Bingos this weekend. I found a game that was censored in America(visual novel) but I just need a Cult Favorite, and I don't know where I can find a list of those or what games classify as one. I could put down a Player's Choice but I am going to save that for later as my last choice was long done by the time I thought about using it.

There is actually a lot of list, you just have to look for cult following games or hidden gems since the usually are the same.

 

https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Videojuegos_de_culto

 

There is that one that is in spanish, but shouldn't be a problem to understand it.

 

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-best-cult-video-games-of-all-time/1100-6503704/

 

https://m.imdb.com/list/ls050352013/

 

There are whatculture videos and stuff like that, basically hidden gems or niche games tend to be.

 

[Heather342]

@GT__Jedi you should definitely check out The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. It builds on the game mechanics of Ace Attorney, has new characters and setting and improved animated graphics. The mystery that spans the duology is really good as well 😊