Spring 2024 Backlog Challenge

[MidnightDragon]

Here's my list with one of two added games. Still trying to figure out the other.

 

Assassin’s Creed Mirage

A Castle Full of Cats (PS4)-100%  February 29 

Chrono Cross (2%) (PS4)

Mark of the Ninja Remastered (PS4) (NEW)

The Oregon Trail (PS4)

Rise of the Ronin (3/22)

Tchia

 

Swaps used-0/3

 

 

 

Edited March 4 by MidnightDragon

[TalesofGaming]

Update 1:

 

1) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - 0% -> 48%

2) Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds - 30%

3) Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" - 0%

4) Hokko Life - 0%

5) Tails of Iron - 0%

 

Starting off this challenge with a bang with FF VII Rebirth! I've been invested since it came out on Thursday and I just can't put it down! I'm excited to see how the story unfolds in the later chapters. I am currently on Chapter 9.

[Static_Rook]

Update 1. 3/4/2024

-no progress

 

I started FF7 Remake, but as mentioned before I lost my save so I'm starting from scratch. It will probably be another week or so before I make any trophy progress on it. Still wanted to get in the habit of updating weekly though. It helps keep me motivated. My plan is to get the PS4 plat for this challenge, then switch over to the PS5 version for the Intergrade stuff before I buy Rebirth.

 

Good luck to everyone. See you next week!

 

Game list (0/6 complete, 0/3 swaps used)

1. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 5%
2. Final Fantasy VII Remake (PS4) 45%
3. Just Cause 4 1% 
4. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PS4) 7%
5. Octopath Traveler II 12%
6. Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin 23%

Edited March 5 by Static_Rook

[Zach]

First update!

 

1) Sonic Origins (PS5) - 48% ---> 100%

2) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 0% ---> 21%

3) Hades (PS5)

4) The Last of Us Part II Remastered

5) Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep (PS4)

 

Hey everyone. 2 days ago, I got my first platinum of the event, Sonic Origins. Also, I started FF7 Rebirth today. I'm so excited to finally play it. So far, so good!

[ProfSeajay7]

On 3/3/2024 at 10:31 PM, ProfSeajay7 said:

SPRING BACKLOG CHALLENGE:
 (1) Final Fantasy V (40% => 100% )
 (2) Wild ARMs [PS5] (100% )
 (3) Dragon Quest Builders (31%)
 (4) Cat Quest (100% )
 (5) Final Fantasy VI (0%)

Finally got my next Final Fantasy game done. I am feel like rotten eggs because of heavy nasal congestion and a head cold, so I couldn't get the strength to do other games... but I was G-MAX determined to get this stupid Final Fantasy game off the list! The problem was I voided the platinum because there's a 100% monster completion and I missed a monster midway through the game so I had to buckle down and start over again, this time with some ideas to make the game better. I finally completed the game with everyone but Lenna at Level 60(because I farmed EXP at the Pyramid of Moore, my mistake, it brought Lenna behind in levels and she died a lot on end game mobs ) but I did it.

 

Anyways, there is one more Pixel Remaster to do, the dread FFVI. It's full of cutscenes and is so annoying and the Magicite system is poor man's job system, but I'm going to do it eventually and get Kefka excorised... and this time I will follow a guide to ensure I don't miss a chocobo stable and void the Adventurous Wayfarer trophy!!!

 

Also might go back to Builders - I am at Chapter 2 now and I have to plan out my resource route because this chapter is much harder as you don't have many resources at the start except some hill crawling with bodkin bowyers that like to use poison arrows. X(

 

I'm feel very ill now, I have a head cold so I should get to sleep now. 😵

Edited March 6 by ProfSeajay7

[ProfSeajay7]

8 hours ago, ProfSeajay7 said:

SPRING BACKLOG CHALLENGE:
 (1) Final Fantasy V (100% )
 (2) Wild ARMs [PS5] (100% )
 (3) Dragon Quest Builders (31%)
 (4) Cat Quest (100% )
 (5) Final Fantasy VI (0% => 2%)

 

After seeing so many people on this thread putting Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on their lists, I finally gotten started on the final Final Fantasy. (I plan on playing the Remake and Rebirth on my other account, and I actually completed Chapter 1 on Rebirth. The switching mechanic is a bit wonky for me but I'll try to adapt. I actually nearly died to the first boss because I didn't know what I was doing... and this was on EASY mode. Hard mode is going to be hell for me.)

 

I'll try to get back to work on DQB soon, just need to plan out my route.

Edited March 6 by ProfSeajay7

[sloatn]

I'd like to join since I didn't end up finishing last year's summer one

 

Here's my list so far:

1. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - 42%

2. South Park: the Stick of Truth - 2%

3. Powerwash Simulator - 12%

4. Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - 17%

5. Surviving Mars - 5%

[KazaneHime]

Update 1:

1. Evoland Legendary Edition - 0%
2. Final Fantasy VII Remake - 0%
3. Lies of P - 15%
4. Call of the Sea - 0%
5. Animal Shelter Simulator - 0% -> 91%

(0/5 Completed)

(0/3 Swaps)

 

Been mostly focusing on Animal Shelter Simulator. It's still a buggy mess, and now I only have the trophy currently at 0% left. I'll have to see if it will pop or not, but if it does I'll be the first on the NA version to have the platinum!

[freddie1989]

Update time! The first one is at least something!

 

Made a start on Last Light, enjoying it so far. It adds a whole lot of extra depth from the first one, new mutants etc but keeps its charm. Gonna knock out the Survivor playthrough first and then do moral points on 2nd one.

 

Outside the challenge me and the better half have been making steady progress on Overcooked 2. Just the final horde level to perfect on DLC 3 and then on to the last one so that should get wrapped up soon but not eligible for the challenge this time

 

Happy hunting people!

 

Endling 0%
Plague Tale Requiem 0%
Helldivers 0%
Rise of the Tomb Raider 16%
Ghost of Tsushima 1%
Battlefield Hardline 24%
Dying Light 3%
Zombie Army Trilogy 0%
This War of Mine 0%
Ghostwire: Tokyo 12%

Metro: Last Light 0% - 17%

[PressContinue]

It's been a week, so it looks like time for an update.

 

Crymachina - 32%

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc - 25%

Corpse Party - 8%

Monster Monpiece - 0% --> 74%

Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus - 0%

 

I put in some work on Monster Monpiece last week, mainly boosting the online trophies via ad hoc. I also made some story progress but hit a wall in my desire to keep going for the time being. The game isn't hard, it just gets kind of monotonous after a little bit.

 

I also have a few other games listed below that I'd like to add to my list if allowed:

Date A Live: Rio Reincarnation - 19% (was 0% on February 29th if that counts for anything 😂)

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion - 0%

The Last Of Us Part I - 0%

Punch Line - 27%

Hatsune Miku Project DIVA F 2nd - 0%

 

Most of these are games I have in my physical backlog that I'd like to get completed at some point, and I figured what better way than to add them to my list? Plus it'll make it easier to pick something to play, assuming I actually stick to my list from here on 😅

[greggors95]

On 2/4/2024 at 1:42 PM, greggors95 said:

In again, I really enjoyed my first one so majority might be stuff, I'm adding from the existing list that I don't think I will complete before the end of the fall/winter challenge:

 

1.) Sea of Stars- 0%

2.) The Quarry- 8%

3.) Hogwarts Legacy- 64%

4.) Marvels Guardian Of The Galaxy- 9%

5.) Alan Wake Remastered- 5%

6.) Assassins Creed II- 0%

7.) Football Manager 2024- 63%

8.) Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot- 5%

9.) Gotham Knights- 21%

10.) Jak and Daxter: the Precursor Legacy- 0%

Update Number One:

 

I've finished the worst part of the Hogwarts Legacy grind, the collectibles, I've only got the two partial playthroughs to do as Hufflepuff and Gryffindor then this one will be chalked off. I did the majority of the game when it first released but fell off, playing other stuff so glad it's going to be off my backlog by this weekend. WWE 2K24 will be arriving tomorrow so I'm debating adding that but not 100% committed to that idea as of yet. 

 

1.) Sea of Stars- 0%

2.) The Quarry- 8%

3.) Hogwarts Legacy- 64%-97%

4.) Marvels Guardian Of The Galaxy- 9%

5.) Alan Wake Remastered- 5%

6.) Assassins Creed II- 0%

7.) Football Manager 2024- 63%

8.) Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot- 5%

9.) Gotham Knights- 21%

10.) Jak and Daxter: the Precursor Legacy- 0%

 

[DaveB-2204]

Update 1

 

The first update from me includes a platinum for the Stick of Truth. Extremely fun short game with a lot of missable trophies. I also dipped my toe into a couple of matches of Helldivers. Like everyone else, I think this will be a really fun plat to go for. Next up for me though will be Forbidden West (just recently completed Zero Dawn so continuing the story).

 

Happy hunting!

 

 

1. Horizon Forbidden West - 1%

2. It Takes Two - 2%

3. Bully - 1%

4. South Park The Stick of Truth - 1% - 100%  

5. Final Fantasy 16 - 1%

6. The Walking Dead Season 1 - 1%

7. Skyrim - 1%

8. Helldivers 2 - 0% - 4%

9. Red Dead Redemption 2 - 57% 

[Heather342]

Update #1

 

Hi everyone, hope you've all had a great week 😊.

 

Bit of a slow start for me, but it was to be expected. The first week of March I always go away on a little working holiday, it's spring time and I always help on my relatives' farm with the lambs at this time of year. So I've been away from my PS5, but got my Vita for a bit of gaming in the evenings. I've been playing Rayman Origins, not too far into it yet (I'm at the second hub world), but so far it's been fun. I'm just playing through the levels and not worrying too much about trophies yet, it seems there's a lot of speed run trophies and getting all the collectables so I'm gonna need to replay a lot of this 😅. Hopefully it won't be too difficult once I get the hang of it, I haven't played a Rayman game since the N64 days 😅

 

Trophy progress:

- Rayman Origins -> 0 - 10%

 

Pending games:

- Tunic 0%

- Strayed Lights 0%

- Solar Ash 0%

- Sea of Stars 0%

- Eternights 0%

[ProfSeajay7]

On 3/6/2024 at 8:50 AM, ProfSeajay7 said:

SPRING BACKLOG CHALLENGE:
 (1) Final Fantasy V (100% )
 (2) Wild ARMs [PS5] (100% )
 (3) Dragon Quest Builders (31%)
 (4) Cat Quest (100% )
 (5) Final Fantasy VI (2% => 20%)

 

 

Well, I'm feeling a lot better and I was very lucky to get Master Gambler. I worked on it as soon as I got Setzer, right after (spoiler territory), so I would never have to use him again. Him and Umaro are going to be benched for the entire rest of Final Fantasy VI. Umaro is just Berserker from FFV with ugly hair and a weak area of effect attack and Setzer is Cait Sith(not the Esper, the cat on a moogle). NO. I am so glad Cait Sith in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is so much better. 👎

 

I know I can't keep playing this game forever. I will have to go to Dragon Quest Builders and finish it. I just don't like having to do Rimuldar. That chapter is such a pain.

 

16 hours ago, greggors95 said:

I've finished the worst part of the Hogwarts Legacy grind, the collectibles, I've only got the two partial playthroughs to do as Hufflepuff and Gryffindor then this one will be chalked off.

Glad to see you're close to the Hogwarts Legacy Plat! I'm taking a different approach(when I get back to that game) - I started on the partial playthroughs to get those out of the way first so I could enjoy the entire story on my last character. I created my first trash character(house of Gryffindor) and will do partials with Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw. My main character, the one getting all of the story and collectibles, will be in Slytherin because I want to be the devil's advocate.

[MidnightDragon]

Considering adding a Dragon Quest spinoff to my list, but not sure if it should be Heroes 1 or Builders 2. I will do XI on PS finally (did it on Switch), but saving it for a special occasion, so not this challenge.  

Edited March 8 by MidnightDragon

[blueswphoenix]

i would like to join.

1.persona 5 tactica.0%ps5

2.final fantasy16.0% ps5 

3. uncharted drakes fortune0% ps4

4.crisis core final fantasy 7 reunion 7%.ps5

5.mass effect1 ps4.0% 

i already doing crisis core final fantasy 7 reunion in chapter2 now i enjoy the game very much.😀😀

[MidnightDragon]

1 hour ago, blueswphoenix said:

i would like to join.

1.persona 5 tactica.0%ps5

2.final fantasy16.0% ps5 

3. uncharted drakes fortune0% ps4

4.crisis core final fantasy 7 reunion 7%.ps5

5.mass effect1 ps4.0% 

i already doing crisis core final fantasy 7 reunion in chapter2 now i enjoy the game very much.😀😀

Added 

[KazaneHime]

7 hours ago, MidnightDragon said:

Considering adding a Dragon Quest spinoff to my list, but not sure if it should be Heroes 1 or Builders 2. I will do XI on PS finally (did it on Switch), but saving it for a special occasion, so not this challenge.  

I highly recommend Dragon Quest Builders 2. I had a fantastic time with it and have replayed it for fun a few times.

[RoastedPeanut]

8 hours ago, MidnightDragon said:

Considering adding a Dragon Quest spinoff to my list, but not sure if it should be Heroes 1 or Builders 2. I will do XI on PS finally (did it on Switch), but saving it for a special occasion, so not this challenge.  

Heroes 1! Seeing you post updates about it will give me the motivation to go back to it!

[MidnightDragon]

56 minutes ago, RoastedPeanut said:

Heroes 1! Seeing you post updates about it will give me the motivation to go back to it!

Yea, but my main concern is the length. 

[KazaneHime]

Update 2:

1. Evoland Legendary Edition - 0%
2. Final Fantasy VII Remake - 0%
3. Lies of P - 15%
4. Call of the Sea - 0%
5.  Animal Shelter Simulator - 91% -> 100%  (03/08)

(1/5 Completed)

(0/3 Swaps)

 

After many hours of grinding and frustration over bugs, I got the platinum on Animal Shelter Simulator! That makes me the first on the NA version to get the platinum, which I never expected to be an honor I would be able to have! 

 

Overall, unless you enjoy a long grind with a buggy game, I can't recommend Animal Shelter Simulator. I encountered game-breaking bugs on my first two runs, which I was able to avoid on my third and final run by turning off auto save and setting some basic ground rules to avoid bad save states. I ended up with 60 hours of gameplay on my last playthrough alone. Most of that was spent with the grind from 20k reputation to 100k reputation that was required for the "World first place" trophy. There was more time on my game because one trophy called for a 10-hour session. It also gave me a chance to get 'free' money if I let the game idle overnight with no animals currently in the shelter because every few hours, you get an inspection and get 3,000 money at the highest shelter rank.

 

Now, I might take a break while I decide what game to tackle next.

[RoastedPeanut]

1 hour ago, MidnightDragon said:

Yea, but my main concern is the length. 

I played for about two weeks and I'm sitting at 82% completion. It's basically just the "defeat all monsters", "obtain all weapons and orbs"...those sort of cleanup trophies left. Definitely a little bit of a grind post game. Thankfully it's nowhere near as tedious as Heroes 2 though. Yikes!

 

Update # 1

 

1. Final Fantasy III (PS4) - 0% --> 100% (31/31) 

2. Banner of the Maid (PS4) - 46% (16/25)

3. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5) - 0% --> 30% (21/61)

4. Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit (PS3) - 28% (6/12)

5. Wolfenstein 3D (PS3) - 26% (4/12)

6. Dead Nation (PS4) - 21% (13/41)

7. Sonic Adventure (PS3) - 16% (5/15)

8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign (PS4) - 15% (9/51)

9. Onechanbara Z2: Chaos (PS4) - 7% (4/44)

10. Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy (PS4) - 1% (1/49)

 

Hey everyone! I hope you've all had an amazing week and it's going to be a great weekend.

 

I knocked out Final Fantasy III this week. It's actually the only mainline Final Fantasy game I've never played before. I was actually inspired to finally play it after playing so much Final Fantasy XIV and especially the first batch of 24 player raids which were Final Fantasy III themed. I had a lot of fun playing it. There's just something about old school turn based JRPGs that will always appeal to me. Sure, they have their limitations compared to what is available to us today (more on that soon), but the charm of the graphics, simplicity of what you can do, and the overall vibe of that classic world map never gets old for me.

 

Like quite a few people, I've also been playing Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. I'll always love the original Final Fantasy VII and it will always have a special place in gaming for me. It was the first Final Fantasy title I ever played and probably the one I know in and out the most. While Remake was great, Rebirth takes things to the next level. I don't want to spoil anything, but the first chapter alone really blew me away and improved on the original game so much. This all ties back to the limitations we had in the 90's, but what they have done with Rebirth really adds another level of humanity to certain characters that just wasn't as obvious back when the game was originally released. I can sympathise a lot more with a certain someone.

 

Between now and my next update I'll maining be playing Rebirth, but I'll probably knock out Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit and Wolfenstein 3D seeing as they're rather quick 100% games and my PS3 needs to be packed up soon because I'll be moving most likely next weekend.

 

Happy hunting, everyone!  

 

 

[MidnightDragon]

I’ll think about it a bit more.

[StilRh]

Hey loves.

Hope you're well.

This week has been a reasoable first week. I've played a fair bit of FFVIIR, Age of Wonders (with no trophies yet to show for it) and Unicorn Overlord. I started a blind playthrough of Blasphemous and have really enjoyed it... until I checked a trophy guide and learned I had already locked myself out of several trophies (so painfully restarted). Next week I'll likely play the same way. Enjoying everything at the moment. Have a great week!

 

Age of Wonders 4 20%

Aliens Dark Descent 37%

Balatro 2%

Blasphemous 0% > 4%

Cyberpunk (PS5 w/ Phantom Liberty, no loading PS4 saves or autopop) 0%

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 18% > 25% 

Necromunda: Hired Gun 18%

Unicorn Overlord 0% > 11%

Warhammer 40k: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters 12%

Yakuza: Like a Dragon 20%

 

Edit: Cheers Reaper

Edited March 9 by StilRh

[reaperveteran86]

49 minutes ago, StilRh said:

Could someone tell a noob like me how to get the option to edit the colour of my text? I think bolded words are hard to read in dark mode. Last time I was able to find this function easily but at the moment nothing is coming up.

It`s the big A with the underscore in the taskbar (the third symbol from the right).