Bingo Bonanza 2024

[Biscoito18]

B-1 Spawned an expanded universe: Tomb Raider

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

B-3 Award-Winning: Untitled Goose Game

B-4 That "Everyone" but you has played:

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: 

I-4 Redeemed from PS Plus: Tinykin

I-5 Recommended by a PSNP Member: 

 

N-1 With a Female Protagonist: Paradise Killer

N-2 Platform Exclusive:

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

 

Updating my card with:

 

- Dead Island 2 for N-4 That you meant to play last year: One of several games from last year that I was dying to play. DI2 is the evolution of what I liked most about the first game (my plat #23): extreme carnage in the midst of a paradisiacal setting. That simple! The campaign is fast, the characters are fun, the combat is extremely satisfying and the graphics are spectacular. I was never bored and in fact I found myself purposely delaying completing missions because I didn't want it to end. I wanted to see more so much that I bought the Haus DLC, and again, it was gorgeous. It reminded me a lot of Stefano Valentini's parts in The Evil Within 2, especially The Deeper area.

 

The last five will probably take a little longer. As always, the beginning is frantic but the conclusion not so much. Anyway, it's still April. 

I really wanted to include Silent Hill 2 as N-2 Platform Exclusive, but God knows when it will be released (if at all). Maybe Stellar Blade? We will see.

[gernboes]

Ok, its high time for an update, so here it is!

I have two new fields filled. 
First, DLC Pack or Standalone DLC - for this i did the 3 "The City Never Sleeps" DLC packs for Marvels Spiderman. I completed the main game including the Plat back on the PS4, and finally did the DLCs now on the remastered version on PS5.

(No Plat trophy Pic, obviously, but here, have some Black Cat instead)

 

Second, i got the Pla for Ghostwire Tokyo for the Open World Entry. I was actualy very excited when this got announced, but somehow it didnt really grab me when it was released, so i never bought it. However it ended up in the PS+ library, so i got to  play it that way. Gameplay wise it wa sjust as i expected and i was glad i waited. However i loved the influences of japanese culture an mythology, so i dont regret playing it, im just glad i didnt buy it - especially full price.

 

So here is my current Bingo Card:

 

[Yuber6969]

Finished the campaign of Dungeon Defenders for the "With Online Features" trophy.

 

 

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

 

[Venal]

New entry:

N4 - Contains Holiday Themes: Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. I had missed the swinging around, but I didn't find this one to be as good as the first game. I hate that if the characters stopped to talk and listen to one another, almost everything could have been avoided. Troy Baker did an incredible job as Simon Krieger, though.

 

 

Spoiler

B2 - With Player Operated Vehicles: Far Cry 5
B3 - Ultra Rare Platinum: Red Dead Redemption 2
B5 - Anthropomorphized Animals: Tails of Iron

I4 - With Minigames in it: Operation: Tango
I5 - Developed in a Foreign Country: We Were Here Too
N2 - In-game Weather Effects: Rise of the Tomb Raider

N4 - Contains Holiday Themes: Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

N5 - In a Series New to You: Fallout 4

G1 - Crafting Mechanics: Minecraft

G2 - Open World, Sandbox, or Free Play: Assassin's Creed Syndicate

G5 - Frightening/Horror: Days Gone

H1 - HYPE!: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

H2 - Platform Exclusive: God of War III

H3 - That You Started but Didn't Finish: Human Fall Flat

 

[ShinigamiSensei-]

Update time!

2 more games added to my card and this is my first Bingo! finally...

 B4 - Has no Platinum Trophy - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition ✅

I didn't like the game...in fact, i think i'm a little less fan of the saga after this game...geez, everything feels so slow and annoying in this title, the chalice mechanic is frustrating and Mog is slow and almost useless, combat is really basic, the story isn't great and the game wants you to play the same dungeon over and over and over with little reward based on RNG.
That said, i played solo, and this is noticeably NOT the way it's "meant" to be played.
Trophy wise...is even worse, just 9 trophies and no platinum for a +50 hours game.

Well, albeit not the best one of the whole bunch, this is another FF marked on my list and one more spot filled on my Bingo...💁‍♂️

 

B5 - Non-Human Sidekick - The Wild At Heart

Now this one is great! Truly nice and emotional game! In this game you have a lot of sidekicks in form of Spritelings, your herd of quirky and magical creatures that will help you out through an adventure that will keep you captivated from start to finish, Pikmin style! The Wild at Heart is a game I can recommend to just about anyone.

 

 

 

B1 - Free To Play - Bleach: Brave Souls ✅

B2 - Release in your Birth Month (August) - Tinykin

B3 - Starts With The First Letter of your PSNID - Siren ✅

B4 - Has no Platinum Trophy - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition ✅

B5 - Non-Human Sidekick - The Wild At Heart

I4 - Antihero or Bad Guy - Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin  +💯

N5 - Oldest In Your Backlog - Bayonetta

G1 - That You've Been Meaning to Get To - Cuphead +💯

G2 - Anthropomorphized Animals - Odin Sphere Leifthrasir

G4 - With Online Features - Need For Speed Heat

G5 - Metroidvania or Rogue-Like - Moonscars

O3 - Retro Re-release (Originally w/o Trophies) - The Legend Of Dragoon

O4 - That Takes "Forever" To Beat - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim +💯

O5 - Aliens or Robots - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

[Yuber6969]

Finished:

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

- Xeodrifter for the "Side-Scrolling, Bullet Hell" category (2D Metroidvania)

 

 

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)

 

[ExHaseo]

Another update. Getting closer and closer to blackout.

I1 - Cooperative Game - Minecraft Dungeons -
I originally wanted Diablo IV for this square, but it had some issues. First it just wouldn't install, but after trying a few more times it finally did for no apparent reason. I was able to play through the first act and was having a good time with it, but the next day when I went to play it, it just wouldn't boot for no apparent reason. I really miss playing on my PS5 lol. Anyway, I was going to try and mess with it to get it to work again, but then I noticed that it didn't have achievements because it was being played through Battle.net and wouldn't count anyway, so I just gave up. It really got me in the mood for an ARPG though, so I looked through game pass and saw Minecraft Dungeons. I remember wanting to try it when it was on PS+, but was on the fence about it enough that I didn't want to have yet another game dragging my completion down if I didn't like it. But since I don't have to worry about that on my Xbox profile, I tried it out. It was the most okay experience I think I've ever had with a game. Everything was very basic, from the level design to the attacks. Until the last level. Then there was an absolutely absurd difficulty spike. It took me about twice as long to get through the last level as it did for me to get through the rest of the game because I had to go back and grind for better equipment and levels. It was pretty frustrating honestly. But it did kill my desire to play an ARPG and counts for this square since it has coop, so that's nice at least.

 

I2 - One Word Title - Battletoads -

I really liked the original Battletoads on the Genesis, so I've wanted to try out this reboot for a while now. I think it did what it was trying to do very well, but I didn't really like most of it, and it definitely didn't feel like a Battletoads game. Only maybe half the game is a side scrolling beat-em-up, the rest is partially a normal side scrolling platformer, partially a shmup, and partially minigames. What's sad, is that it was at it's best when it wasn't a beat-em-up. And then the story was this weird meta joke on the Battletoads that felt a lot like a 90s cartoon. But specifically stuff like Ren and Stimpy. Which I've never been a big fan of. When I was a kid in the 90s, I was into stuff like Power Rangers, the Marvel cartoons, and anime stuff like Pokemon and Digimon. It just felt like they didn't know what to do, so they just kind of did whatever they wanted and made it 90s cartoon inspired. Which like I said, I think they did it well, but I didn't really like it. I wanted a modern Battletoads game, not 90s humor and meta jokes.

 

Only 3 spaces left now. I'm getting closer to the end of Persona 3 Reload (I'm at the end of October), so that'll probably be my next square. I really wanted to put it in the Romance square, because last year I put Persona 3 Portable into that square and I thought that would be funny. But I'm too broke to buy another new game (or any games right now lol), so it'll probably end up in the released in 2024 square. Even though I'd really like to pick up the new Under Night In-Birth game, Tekken 8, and Ys X when it comes out, probably the only other game I'll be buying this year is the new FFXIV expansion, Dawntrail. Unless I happen to find a job by the time I beat Persona 3 Reload lol. But that's unlikely, so I'll probably end up playing Fable Anniversary for that square, since it's been sitting in my steam library for years now and I should probably play it. Or maybe Sonic Adventure 2, since it's also been sitting in my steam library for years and features the greatest love story ever told, the one between Sonic and Shadow lol.

[Venal]

New entry:

O5 - With Mystery or Detective Themes: L.A. Noire. The story took a turn that I wasn't expecting. It's a fine game, considering how original it is and what it tried to achieve when it came out. I'll have to play more detective games, I like them.

 

 

And that's a bingo, baby.

[Venal]

Sorry for the double, but I feel like this deserves its own post.

 

New entry:

I2 - One Word Title: Sifu. The thrill when you've become good enough at the game that you manage to destroy a boss's structure three times in order to spare them when days earlier they killed you a few times before you got to second phase is quite something.

 

 

And that's bingo #2.

[graphic_violins8]

Got obnem ore with Dead Island 2 under Hype.  I had considered it for Online Features, but I think hype is a little harder to find.  I want to get my first bingo soonish and I have a rather fun idea for Award Winning (Final Fantasy II won the Best Game (I can't remember how the award was phrased exactly) back in 1989, and I'm doing Legend of Dragoon for Redeemed from PS Plus.

B2 - Hue

B4 - Volume 

I2 - Pumpkin Jack 

I4 - Thomas Was Alone

I5 - Killzone Liberation 

N1 - Gris

N5 - Carrion

G2 - Effie 

G3 - Call of the Sea 

G4 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster

G5 - Dead Island 2 - New

O1 - Oceanhorn 2 

O3 - Kao the Kangaroo 

O4 - Viewfinder

[whodeygamer]

I made an update, but realized I made a mistake so I’m editing this post now because of that… I forgot that a game can only be used once. I was going to use Genshin for In Game Weather Effects but I already used it for DLC Pack or Standalone DLC…

Edited April 21 by whodeygamer

[stuthesheep]

Couple more boxes ticked off.

 

 

First is B4, the last game I acquired, and it's Spider-Man 2. I generally don't pay full price for games and am quite happy to wait for them to come down to a reasonable price and pick up a used copy, which is exactly what I did here. Enjoyed it well enough, but think I preferred the first one.

 

Also marking off G1 with something I thought I'd dislike. Not generally a huge fan of fantasy games in general, so went with Forspoken, a game that my local used game shop seems to have a whole shelf with several unwanted copies devoted to (which is another red flag in itself!), not to mention all the negative reviews and whatnot it got at release time. So I went into it not expecting much beyond a successful bingo square mark-off. Turns out I actually quite enjoyed it - it was not without its issues granted, the story pacing was an absolute mess and the open world was maybe a bit too empty and slightly repetitive towards the end, but apart from that it was quite fun to play. Well worth giving it a chance - although maybe not at full price! 

 

 

 

Spoiler

N1 (Retro) - Secret of Mana 8/2

G1 (Dislike) - Forspoken 16/4

O1 (Player Operated Vehicles) - FAR: Changing Tides 14/2

B2 (Anthropomorphised Animals) - Sonic Forces 28/2

I2 (Historical) - A Plague Tale: Requiem 23/1

N2 (Same Letter) - South Park: The Stick of Truth 12/3

O2 (PSN Year) - South Park: The Fractured But Whole (2017) 19/3

B3 (One Sitting) - Lake 27/1

G3 (New Series) - A Plague Tale: Innocence 15/1

O3 (Sci-Fi) - Scars Above 5/3

B4 (Last Game) - Marvel's Spider-Man 2 1/4

I4 (Recommended) - Omno 4/1

I5 (No Humans) - Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion 25/1

G5 (Exclusive) - Concrete Genie 7/3 

 

[Copanele]

2 more entries!

 

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

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

 

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

Metroidvania or Rogue-like[NEW] - Prince of Persia Lost Crown

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

Redeemed from PS Plus[NEW] - 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 - 

[DrBloodmoney]

One more entry down!

 

 

 

 

Box: "Platform Exclusive" 

Game: "Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth"

 

The second part of the remade FFVII does something I really didn't expect - it makes the already very long and lavish first part look tiny by comparison!

 

It's an enormous, lavish, stuffed-to-the-brim game, with more fights and enemies and bosses and mini games and narrative and cut-scenes and - most importantly - fun, than anyone (myself most of all) expected, and it does the seemingly impossible feat, of being both a faithful, and yet somehow also new and interesting, take on the original material, in a way that shows a lot of love and care, and hits all the nostalgia, without feeling like a straight re-tread.

 

Virtually every part of the game is polished to the Nth degree - it plays beautifully, looks great, and everything from the over-the-top fights and crazy, calamitous battles, to the smallest mini-game are genuinely fun and engaging. It's a game that makes 200-odd hours fly by in what feels like an instant - excellent!

 

It's an exclusive - at least, right now - so that's the box it goes in!

 

 

[Heather342]

 

Just stopping by with another bingo square marked off 😊

 

New entry 

Released in your birth month -> Solar Ash (December)

 

Previous entries 

That you've been meaning to get to -> Sonic Origins 

 

With Online Features -> Blazblue Cross Tag Battle 

 

Cult Favourite -> Ghost Trick Phantom Detective 

 

One word title -> Journey 

 

Arcade/Rhythm/Puzzle -> Super Crazy Rhythm Castle 

 

Releasing Your Inner Weeb -> Soul Hackers 2 

 

Released year you joined PSNP -> Catherine Full Body (2019)

 

Underplayed -> Strayed Lights (223 players at time of completion)

 

Side-scrolling/Bullet Hell -> Rayman Origins 

 

 

[graphic_violins8]

And another one with Interaction Isn't Explicit.  So I was worried about the Free to Play spot because I wanted something that decent but I don't really like MMOs (generally an issue with the amount of crap on the screen like text boxes and stuff like that).  Fortunately, this game, while very short, was actually kind of fun.  The controls were sloppy, no doubt about that, but there was something charming in all the jank.  I think I have ideas for everything at tis point with the exception of Spawned an Expanded Universe.  I'm thinking Silent Hill 3, but it feels like a weak connection.  Does anyone have any suggestions for this one (I'm not big on Star Wars but I do like Fallen Order and I own Jedi Academy so I'm not against it).

B2 - Hue

B3 - Interaction Isn't Explicit - NEW

B4 - Volume 

I2 - Pumpkin Jack 

I4 - Thomas Was Alone

I5 - Killzone Liberation 

N1 - Gris

N5 - Carrion

G2 - Effie 

G3 - Call of the Sea 

G4 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster

G5 - Dead Island 2 

O1 - Oceanhorn 2 

O3 - Kao the Kangaroo 

O4 - Viewfinder

[Biscoito18]

2 hours ago, graphic_violins8 said:

I think I have ideas for everything at tis point with the exception of Spawned an Expanded Universe.  I'm thinking Silent Hill 3, but it feels like a weak connection.  Does anyone have any suggestions for this one (I'm not big on Star Wars but I do like Fallen Order and I own Jedi Academy so I'm not against it).

 

Silent Hill 3 (awesome choice btw) did had a movie specifically based on it (Silent Hill: Revelation) but you gotta check with the @Squirlruler if it counts.

[graphic_violins8]

1 minute ago, Biscoito18 said:

Silent Hill 3 (awesome choice btw) did had a movie specifically based on it (Silent Hill: Revelation) but you gotta check with the @Squirlruler if it counts.

Thats fair an thank you!  @Squirlruler  there are also a plethora of books based on the Silent Hill series as a whole, but I am curious if you think it counts since they don't spin off of SH3 specifically.

[Matttrent101]

My first update for the challenge. 

 

https://bingobaker.com/#661163fa0d42acfc

 

 

Completed 

N5 - Adventure - Toem: A backlog game I have wanted to play since it came to PS+ 10 thousand years ago. A really fun and cute game that was relaxing. Reminded me a lot of Bugsnax with its general gameplay. 

G2 - With Gorgeous Vistas - Spirit of the North: Enhanced Edition: Also a long-time backlog contender, this has some beautiful landscapes and environments throughout the game. It absolutely did not overstay its welcome IMO. I did have some issues with the fox jumping in completely the other direction than what I wanted, some re-tracking was definitely needed in some places. I jumped unintentionally into tar So. Many. Times. 

 

Currently working towards

I have 3 games that I am working towards next 

1. N2 - Has No Platinum Trophy - Hitman 2: I recently completed Hitman 1 (only took me 7 years, 7 months, and 2 weeks) so I am currently replaying all of those levels in Hitman 2. Not trying to crunch all the levels to get this done as there is so much content here. 

2. B5 - With Mystery or Detective Themes - Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter: This is going to be my 99th Platinum Trophy. This is also another game that has been in the backlog for years, I'm excited to get my hands dirty with this one. I have always enjoyed these types of games. 

3. B1 - Play as an Antihero or Bad Guy - The Last of Us Part 2: This will be my 100th Plat. Super excited to finally play this game. I have been waiting for me to get to 99 plats so I can play this (as I really like the plat trophy name), plus I think the category is so fitting for it. Depending on your view, 1 of the main characters or both fall into this making it an extra awesome game for this challenge. 

 

I obviously started this challenge late and have no desire to rush this. but I love how interactive this group of people is. I think these 3 games will take me a bit as I am just about to go into crunch time at work for a bit so don't think I will get much gaming time. oh the joys of being an adult. 

[Baker]

Game #16: Racing or Sports

 

 

Dirt Rally 2.0

 

A game I bought many years ago but for this event I decided to finally start it. I’m nowhere near done with the game, but I’ve put in around 50 hours now and have just a few trophies left so I would assume that’s enough.

 

For the platinum I’m waiting for a daily delta event so I can finish in the top tier of a daily challenge for my final online trophy. I find normal daily events too hard to finish in the top 10%, although I got close a few times. It seems there are still a lot of pro’s who are playing and I can’t get close to their times. In a delta event you only need top 50%. Unfortunately they only come along once a month orso. I expect one next week, so I will have to make it count.

 

Basically it’s time to start the hard part of the 100%: The infamous Flatout trophy. Now this is going to be very hard for me as I’m not really good at the game. Yet. Let’s start practicing!

Edited April 26 by Baker

[Flitterbloom]

Just slithering my UR in before it's not an Ultra Rare anymore 🤣

 

I checked two more boxes this time :
 

1. The Messenger (Metroidvania) - Even though it quite didn't seem like one to me, consensus is the second half is a metroidvania. I... didn't really dislike this one but did not really enjoy it either. I did not feel really invested in the story (4th wall being breaked a lot, yeah it's comical but there's no "urge" anymore in saving the world this way imo ; and Quarble being obnoxious was not funny anymore after a few hours either.), I liked the DLC more, various gameplay may have helped.
2. Skul: The Hero Slayer (UR Platinum) - Not platinumed yet, going whithout the devconsole it might take a little more time to get there (but seems clearly possible!). Before playing it I thought the game might get on my nerves before even finishing the story (being RNG based and all) but I have a LOT of fun playing it. It seems more difficult than Hades but still pretty doable with some time. I'm still enjoying it, I'm not frustrated when I die and that's all that matters I guess!

So this is what my Bingo card looks like now (still no Bingo, yeah... 😅)

 

 

Next one should be "Released in your Birth Month". Have fun everyone!

 

Summary :

Spoiler

• B1 - Tacoma (With Mystery)
• I1 - Hades (Romance Options)
• N1 - Cuphead (Anthropomorphised Animals)
• O1 - Disney Speedstorm (Racing)
• I2 - Cuphead The Delicious Last Course (DLC)
• N2 - Skul: The Hero Slayer (UR Platinum)
• I3 - The Messenger (Metroidvania)
• O3 - Hundred Days (Non-Violent)
• B5 - Tinykin (Aliens)
• G5 - ReadySet Heroes (Minigames)

 

Edited April 27 by Flitterbloom

[ExHaseo]

Just one more to go.

B4 - Originally Released in 2024 - BlazBlue Entropy Effect -

I was browsing the Wikipedia page for games released this year before putting Reload into this spot, and noticed this game. I was really surprised to see "BlazBlue" on there, and since I am a massive fan of the series (it's easily my favorite 2D fighting game series), I had to check it out. It turned out to be a side-scrolling roguelite action game that wasn't made by Arc Sys. I like roguelites though and haven't really played once since Hades, so I checked out some gameplay and it looked pretty fun. Then I found out it was only $20 on Steam, so I picked it up. And I am so glad I did. For one, it has subtle and gradual storytelling. You have to slowly piece things together yourself by finding fragments of different past events/"phenomena". Which is just such a refreshing change of pace. It seems like every form of media these days is completely lacking any subtlety and just constantly beats you over the head with it's messaging. It's gotten really grating. So it was really nice to have story like this. Anyway, I haven't unlocked the true ending yet, but based on my first playthrough, the game isn't really a "BlazBlue" game, but more like it takes place in the same multiverse. The basis for the game is that you're in some kind of futuristic city undergoing "Mind Training." Which involves going into a virtual space and using an "avatar" to fight through different areas. These avatars are all BlazBlue characters. But that seems to be the extent of any direct connection between this game and the rest of the series. But there's other references to things that make it pretty obviously in the same multiverse, like the "phenomena", which was something that was present in the main series games.

In addition to the story, the gameplay is super fluid and fun. I like how it incentivizes you to play as other characters by letting you use a character from a past run to power up for a new run. But you can't be the same character. My only real beef with it is that it's a bit easy after you've done a few runs, and it feels a bit repetitive. You go through 5 areas, with each area being a handful of one-screen stages that consist of things like surviving until time runs out, defeating a certain number of enemies, or just making it through the area. Once you get through a handful of these, you fight one of two bosses. It's random which of the two appear, but I seem to almost always get the same ones. Then there's one area after this that's much bigger and has some Metroidvania exploration elements with random optional bosses and buffs. The problem is that the areas are always in the same order, and each of the individual stages all look the same. So once you've done a dozen or so runs, it all starts to kind of bleed together. And the only way to unlock different endings, is to get random phenomena fragments from bosses. Once you get every fragment for a phenomena, you get a cutscene. With most phenomena needing 2 or 3 for a single cutscene. Usually I get ~2 for each successful run. And while I don't know exactly how many there are total, I saw more than a dozen and unlocked 10 before I beat the game, just because I wanted to see what happened. The real bummer, is that when you beat the game, you can't go back and collect mroe fragments to get a new ending. You have to start over on a new save. You can carry over your stats from a previous save, but your phenomena fragments get reset and you have to do the whole basic story quest again. They do warn you that you can't collect fragments once you start the final story quest, but I thought that meant that you couldn't collect anymore until you finish the quest and beat the game. Not that the entire save would be locked out of other endings. So that was on me, but it's still a real bummer having to start completely over to get a new ending.

 

It's a fun game overall though. I hope it makes it to PS one day. I'd definitely put in the work to get all the trophies if it did. Oh, and I played this on Steam, so if it needs to be verified my profile on Steam is also named ExHaseo

 

G4 - Featuring A Romance or Romance Options - Persona 3 Reload -

I'm a little scared to talk about this one, because I'd rather not get death threats today. I'll just say to watch the opening cutscene of the original Persona 3, then watch the opening cutscene of Persona 3 Reload. There's a huge difference between the two and it carried over throughout the entire game. Oh, and for the square, you can date people in the game lol.

 

 

Just one more to go until blackout. I have no idea what it'll be though lol. I only have one more week of school until I finally graduate and get my degree, so I'll be mostly focusing on finishing up final projects and final exams. Then after that, I was planning on resubbing to FFXIV to finish up some stuff before Dawntrail comes out. We'll see though. Still plenty of time before the event ends, so I'm sure I'll find something other than FFXIV to play before the end of the year lol.

Edited April 27 by ExHaseo

[Sylvanticore]

 

Greetings all, another game completed for the board, hardly played anything this month due to mental health playing a factor but I got Warhhamer 40k Boltgun completed and since it only has around 300+ owners at this time I've used it for the Underplayed square.

 

No idea what square I'll do next.

 

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 Sunday at 03:57 PM by Sylvanticore
Corrected Mistake.

[Venal]

New entry:

 

N3 - Player's Choice: Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag. To celebrate finally being done after years. So fill to me the parting glass, and here's to never having to go through that kind of multiplayer again.

 

And the diagonal makes my third line.

 

Spoiler

B2 - With Player Operated Vehicles: Far Cry 5

B3 - Ultra Rare Platinum: Red Dead Redemption 2

B5 - Anthropomorphized Animals: Tails of Iron

I2 - One Word Title: Sifu

I4 - With Minigames in it: Operation: Tango

I5 - Developed in a Foreign Country: We Were Here Too

N2 - In-game Weather Effects: Rise of the Tomb Raider

N3 - Player's Choice: Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

N4 - Contains Holiday Themes: Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

N5 - In a Series New to You: Fallout 4

G1 - Crafting Mechanics: Minecraft

G2 - Open World, Sandbox, or Free Play: Assassin's Creed Syndicate

G5 - Frightening/Horror: Days Gone

O1 - HYPE!: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

O2 - Platform Exclusive: God of War III

O3 - That You Started but Didn't Finish: Human: Fall Flat

O5 - With Mystery or Detective Themes: L.A. Noire

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Another one!  Got Punctuation In the Title with Tales of Kenzera: Zau

 

B2 - Hue

B3 - Interaction Isn't Explicit

B4 - Volume 

I2 - Pumpkin Jack 
I3 - Tales of Kenzera: Zau - NEW

I4 - Thomas Was Alone

I5 - Killzone Liberation 

N1 - Gris

N5 - Carrion

G2 - Effie 

G3 - Call of the Sea 

G4 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster

G5 - Dead Island 2 

O1 - Oceanhorn 2 

O3 - Kao the Kangaroo 

O4 - Viewfinder