Spring 2024 Backlog Challenge

[ProfSeajay7]

16 hours ago, ProfSeajay7 said:

SPRING BACKLOG CHALLENGE:
 (1) Final Fantasy V (100% )
 (2) Wild ARMs [PS5] (100% )
 (3) Dragon Quest Builders (68% => 84% => 100% )
 (4) Cat Quest (100% )
 (5) Final Fantasy VI (100% )

 

And we finally complete the first set of games! I accidentally missed a challenge in Chapter 4(the raise base level to max) by a hair so I had to redo the final boss fight to get that last challenge locked in to get the trophy for it. Then I just used the Bashmobile to run over a ton of monsters for the Monster Masher trophy to pop the platinum!

 

That means I can add five more games since it's only 13 days into the challenge, if that's what I read right.

[The_Head_Crusher]

3 minutes ago, ProfSeajay7 said:

 

And we finally complete the first set of games! I accidentally missed a challenge in Chapter 4(the raise base level to max) by a hair so I had to redo the final boss fight to get that last challenge locked in to get the trophy for it. Then I just used the Bashmobile to run over a ton of monsters for the Monster Masher trophy to pop the platinum!

 

That means I can add five more games since it's only 13 days into the challenge, if that's what I read right.

 

Do you want to take up some of my games for me

[ProfSeajay7]

5 minutes ago, The_Head_Crusher said:

Do you want to take up some of my games for me

 

I have no idea what you are talking about, I'm picking my own games, I'm not picking up other people's games. Maybe some of the games I play might be the same as yours, but I doubt that I would like your games. Also, the games I'm picking are games I've played before, therefore they could be considered backlog games, although I only have nine games that are considered true backlog games.

[Vulpine9Tails]

2 minutes ago, ProfSeajay7 said:

 

I have no idea what you are talking about, I'm picking my own games, I'm not picking up other people's games. Maybe some of the games I play might be the same as yours, but I doubt that I would like your games. Also, the games I'm picking are games I've played before, therefore they could be considered backlog games, although I only have nine games that are considered true backlog games.

 

They were joking about you completing their games for them since you completed your list already. 

[ProfSeajay7]

Oh okay. I'm not going at reading jokes. 😛

[MidnightDragon]

12 hours ago, ProfSeajay7 said:

 

And we finally complete the first set of games! I accidentally missed a challenge in Chapter 4(the raise base level to max) by a hair so I had to redo the final boss fight to get that last challenge locked in to get the trophy for it. Then I just used the Bashmobile to run over a ton of monsters for the Monster Masher trophy to pop the platinum!

 

That means I can add five more games since it's only 13 days into the challenge, if that's what I read right.

You can add up to 10 more. If you complete those, you can add even more. Just post it when you're ready.

[masdaz007]

i would like to join since i got a huge backlog of  disc games!

1. final fantasy 8 remastered 

2.the last of us part 2

3.nioh 2 ps4 

4.persona 5 original

5.tales of arise 

6.horizon forbidden west 

7.crisis core final fantasy 7 reunion

8.final fantasy 16

9.yakuza like a dragon ishin 

10.the diofield chronicle

11.assasins creed mirage  

12.lego harry potter years 5-7

those games are not played yet and are standing on 0% 

i going to start right away this event might be good to get started with the games i got  and with trophie hunting aswell.right now downloading games on ps5 console for this challenge i going to have great time with games!

i probably going to have a difficult time but at least i gonna enjoy gaming with games i only need to download horizon forbidden west.

then i can begin with gaming my first game wil be crisis core final fantasy 7 reunion this is my list and i going to do my best to beat the list and platinum the games from this list!

Edited March 14 by masdaz007

[freddie1989]

15 hours ago, The_Head_Crusher said:

 

Do you want to take up some of my games for me

Straight over the top that one 🤣

[freddie1989]

So another productive enough week for me. Finished the first playthrough of Metro which I really enjoyed. They really took everything to the next level in Last Light. Finished off majority of the trophies I needed to during that one and cleaned up diary pages afterwards. Made a start on the next playthrough which will be following the moral points as I go for the alternate ending and knocking out the miscellaneous trophies that go hand in hand with that.

 

Me and the better half have finished DLC 3 for Overcooked 2 and what a challenge that Hangry Horde are! The final horde kitchen is a real relationship test! It starts off feeling impossible with no coordination and we were demolished but slowly got better. Then we had in our grasp until the seasoned gamer here had a mare and served the wrong pizza to the apple at the end and messed it up. Thankfully for the atmosphere in our home we were able to get it done on the next run. Is an Overcooked 3 too much to ask for HAHA

 

Keep the updates coming folks!

 

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 17% - 62%

[Heather342]

Update #2

 

Hi everyone, hope you are all having a great week 😊

 

Not a huge amount for me to update challenge wise, just making progress through Rayman Origins. Now that I'm back home, I tend to play my Vita in short stints on my lunch break. I'm now at the third hub world and I've knocked out a few more miscellaneous trophies, including the piranha one which I was slightly worried about getting (the PS3 trophy guide recommended 2 players for this one, but not really possible on the Vita). Hopefully it won't take too long to complete the story mode stuff before I really have to knuckle down and perfect those speed runs. I have tried one already, and I failed miserably 😅

 

I need to make a start on my other games soon, but I've been a bit distracted playing Journey, Persona 3 Portable and also Catherine Full Body. I really enjoy running through the Babel stages, I played a lot of it on the PS3 a while back but Axis Mundi was broken on that version and could only be done in co-op. I'm determined to solo it on my Full Body playthrough, last night I got to 275 steps, and then a block fell down and trapped me behind the tower and ended my run. I was devastated, the target goal is 280....it was literally right there! 😭😭😭

 

Anyway, that's enough complaining from me. Happy hunting everyone! 😁

 

Trophy progress:

- Rayman Origins -> 10 - 20%

 

Pending games:

- Tunic 0%

- Strayed Lights 0%

- Solar Ash 0%

- Sea of Stars 0%

- Eternights 0%

 

Edited March 14 by Heather342

[ProfSeajay7]

6 hours ago, MidnightDragon said:

You can add up to 10 more. If you complete those, you can add even more. Just post it when you're ready.

I guess if I added five more, I might finish them early again. Gotta fill out the rest of the event time.

 

I'm going to split the ten games into smaller chunks so I don't burn out, however. So I have two waves of five games each so I have reasonable goals. I will also try to add games which take longer as I don't feel these first five were long enough. 😛 

 

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

 

WAVE 2:

(6) Secret of Mana (0%)

(7) Trials of Mana (0%)

(8) Legend of Mana (0%)

(9) Dragon Quest Builders 2 (0%)

(10) Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (PS5) (0%)

 

WAVE 3:

(11) Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (PS4) (0%)

(12) Ratchet and Clank (0%)

(13) Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (33%)

(14) Nexomon (PS5) (11%)

(15) Nexomon (PS4) (0%)

[Heather342]

1 hour ago, ProfSeajay7 said:

 

(14) Nexomon (PS5) (11%)

(15) Nexomon (PS4) (0%)

FYI - the rules of the event say you can't duplicate games.

 

 

Eligible Games: For this event, you may complete a game you have previously done for a different platform or region before the start of this event, but you may not do the same game multiple times during this event. 

[rjkclarke]

Update #1

 

1. Mass Effect 3 (PS3) 43%
2. Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One (PS5) 0%
3. Blacksad: Under The Skin (PS4) 0%
4. Dead Island Riptide (PS4) 0%
5. Dreamfall Chapters (PS4) 0%
6. The Last Guardian (PS4) 0%
7. Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (PS3) 0%
8. Mafia: Definitive Edition (PS4) 0%
9. BioShock Infinite (PS4) 0%
10. Haven (PS5) 0%>100% ✅
11. Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (PS5)
12. Never Alone (PS4) 0%
13. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (PS5) 0%
14. Shenmue III (PS4) 0%
15. Dishonoured 2 (PS4) 0%

Games Completed

1/15

 

Swaps Used 1/3

Tchia---> Meat Gear & Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (PS5)

 

I guess this is my first official update of this challenge so far..... and I've already made a swap... and written fart twice instead of far, when writing the first part of this sentence....

 

Well that's a stupid stream of consciousness, that happened - and that's me I guess.... So... essentially, watching @Redblaziken8 play Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater for the very first time over last week, and the weekend made me think.... Hmm, I really ought to play another Metal Gear game, "It's been a while.... hasn't it" perfect time to use that Solidus quote...but yeah, last time I had a Metal Gear platinum, I think I had 125 platinum's.... so it'll be nice to get one with a gap of almost 300 between them so that's one of the games I'll probably be getting to sooner rather than later.

 

The reason I subbed out Tchia though, was because whilst I very much want to play that game, I want to do it on my own terms, and rushing to play it because it was leaving Extra/Premium didn't really seem like the right call.

 

I did do that with Haven though.... and I ended up loving it... so maybe you ought to ignore everything that I just said and I ought to be chased up to a windmill by everyone following along with this challenge with flaming torches and pitchforks.... okay that's oddly specific, and definitely the result of rewatching James Whale's Frankenstein this morning... but still

 

 

All of the 2024 Spring Backlog Challenge crew.... Chasing me up a hill towards a windmill for my stupid statements

 

 

Ahem......

 

In short.... Haven is a fantastic little game, it's really beautiful, plays buttery smooth, and has a whole lot of depth and nuance that I really didn't expect from it, but I'm very much glad that it possessed it. I really enjoyed my time with this, and I feel like even if you don't play it through Extra/Premium it's worth trying at a price you're comfortable with.

 

I reckon those of us here who have partners would probably see a few bits of themselves in Kay and Yu I'd expect, which is always pretty nice when you recognise that sort of thing.

 

I've waffled in a bit more detail about the games writing, and how good it is in a status update, so I can post that in a spoiler bubble if any of you did want to have a look at it!

 

Spoiler

wasn't entirely sure what to expect with Haven, I'd heard quite a few different things from several different people, but ultimately I did have a pretty great time with this one.

 

There's a whole lot to like about it, whether that's the gorgeous art-style, the charming characters, or the interesting world in which they inhabit.

What I'm essentially saying is.... there's a whole lot to like

 

I guess as these are supposed to be quick thoughts (yes I know these always run fairly long, but still....) I think for now I'll more focus on one of the elements that really stood out to me, which was the writing.

 

Haven is one of those excellently written games that almost catches you off guard with some of the thought that went into writing it's characters. The story isn't exactly reinventing the wheel or anything, but I do like the unique approach that was taken with it, and one that I will endeavour not to spoil.

 

A slightly tricky part of creative writing in any form, is authenticity, whether that's the characters, the situations or the world they inhabit - all of which should feel authentic, they're all equally important.

 

That really was something that stood out to me about Haven. Kay and Yu act like real people, and they act like real people in a relationship. They don't just spout dialogue to further the plot, both characters often stop to say something that would be meaningful to one or both of then, and I really appreciated that. It's very intelligently written, and both characters compliment each other in very interesting ways.

Much like in a real relationship, you're going to have moments when the two of you are just talking utter nonsense, and just being goofy, but Haven also intersperses its character interactions with some very deep and insightful conversations between the two characters. I really liked how because they're the only two characters in the area, they both talk and act exactly as you would if you were the only ones around, and I thought that was very well done too. It's one of those odd examples of if this was a film it might feel intrusive, but somehow in video game form it really isn't. 

 

It's one of those games I'm looking forward to exploring more eventually in a review... you know, when I can fit that in

 

Outside of the challenge, as @Redblaziken8 alluded to in her recent update, we did a lot of gaming together last week and the weekend as we both got pretty unwell from a nasty flu/cold kind of thing, so we ended up blasting through lots of couch co-op things whilst we were recovering from that.

 

Before I started Haven I did make a little progress off challenge with Star Ocean: The Last Hope International... and by some I mean... one trophy, for doing 50 Bunny races.... oh well, only about 40 more to go.... then again one trophy in that behemoth is always pretty satisfying! So at some point this week I'll probably end up playing a good chunk more of Star Ocean.

 

I'm honestly unsure what to pick next, I have lots of great options open to me, gamewise, so I'm thinking I'll either FINALLY get the platinum in BioShock 2 after nearly 13 years, or I do Metal Gear 1 and 2, or start The Last Guardian.... I'm happy to go with any of those 3 really, so I guess we'll see which one I go with!!

 

As always, I'm enjoying reading all of your updates, and I'll catch you in the next one!!

 

[MidnightDragon]

2 hours ago, ProfSeajay7 said:

I guess if I added five more, I might finish them early again. Gotta fill out the rest of the event time.

 

I'm going to split the ten games into smaller chunks so I don't burn out, however. So I have two waves of five games each so I have reasonable goals. I will also try to add games which take longer as I don't feel these first five were long enough. 😛 

 

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

 

WAVE 2:

(6) Secret of Mana (0%)

(7) Trials of Mana (0%)

(8) Legend of Mana (0%)

(9) Dragon Quest Builders 2 (0%)

(10) Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (PS5) (0%)

 

WAVE 3:

(11) Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (PS4) (0%)

(12) Ratchet and Clank (0%)

(13) Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (33%)

(14) Nexomon (PS5) (11%)

(15) Nexomon (PS4) (0%)

You can only do one version of Nexomon. Replacing it won’t count towards your swaps. 

[PressContinue]

Another week, another update.

 

Crymachina - 32%

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc - 25%

Corpse Party - 8%

Monster Monpiece - 74%

Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus - 0%

Date A Live: Rio Reincarnation - 19%

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion - 0%

The Last Of Us Part I - 0%

Punch Line - 27%

Hatsune Miku Project DIVA F 2nd - 0% --> 56%

 

I made some decent progress in Project DIVA F 2nd this week, mainly getting through the entire track list on both normal and hard. I also got all of the affection trophies out of the way. Now I just need to work on getting all of the collectibles and seeing every room event. I'm not sure if there's actually more to collect/do or if it's just me, but this platinum feels more time consuming than the first Project DIVA game. Oh well, just gotta keep chipping away at it. I'll probably also try to get back to Rio Reincarnation between Project DIVA sessions so I can make progress on two games at once. Heck, I might throw a couple goes at Monster Monpiece in there to make it three games at once, who knows?

[Heather342]

I know this technically isn't part of my spring backlog challenge, but after the heartbreak I went through yesterday I finally conquered Axis Mundi solo! 🥳 My rank for clearing the stage is pretty high too so I'm pleased with that.

 

 

 

Maybe now I can actually concentrate on my challenge games lol! 😅

Edited March 14 by Heather342

[ProfSeajay7]

8 hours ago, MidnightDragon said:

You can only do one version of Nexomon. Replacing it won’t count towards your swaps. 

Oops, I'm sorry! I forgot you can do stacks for this challenge.

 

Thankfully, it's only Wave 3 that's the offender. Let me fix that... and actually give my first update!

 

WAVE 2:

 (6) Secret of Mana (0% => 1%)
 (7) Trials of Mana (0%)
 (8) Legend of Mana (0%)
 (9) Dragon Quest Builders 2 (0% => 5%)
 (10) Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (PS5) (0%)
WAVE 3:
 (11) Ratchet and Clank (0%)
 (12) Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (33%)
 (13) Dark Cloud (0%)

 (14) Nexomon (PS5) (11%)

 (15) Nexomon Extinction (0%)

 

Replaced Monster Boy (PS4) with Dark Cloud and Nexomon (PS4) with Nexomon Extinction.

 

Started up Dragon Quest Builders 2 and Secret of Mana, but I plan on having the former be my 100th platinum.

Edited March 15 by ProfSeajay7

[The_Head_Crusher]

11 hours ago, Heather342 said:

FYI - the rules of the event say you can't duplicate games.

 

 

Eligible Games: For this event, you may complete a game you have previously done for a different platform or region before the start of this event, but you may not do the same game multiple times during this event. 

 

Whoops, I definatly did that during the Fall/Winter Challenge, but I think I counted it as 1 title....

[MidnightDragon]

19 minutes ago, The_Head_Crusher said:

 

Whoops, I definatly did that during the Fall/Winter Challenge, but I think I counted it as 1 title....

Well, it wasn’t noticed, so all good.

 

Been playing some smaller titles, including Dragon Wings. Plan on starting Tchia this weekend. Don’t work, so should be fine on time, I hope. If not, have a plan B.

Edited March 15 by MidnightDragon

[Hurricane_Tanya]

14 hours ago, Heather342 said:

I know this technically isn't part of my spring backlog challenge, but after the heartbreak I went through yesterday I finally conquered Axis Mundi solo! 🥳 My rank for clearing the stage is pretty high too so I'm pleased with that.

 

 

 

Maybe now I can actually concentrate on my challenge games lol! 😅

Congratulations! What a great game to complete 🥳 
 

I can’t even get through Babel lol

[Heather342]

52 minutes ago, Hurricane_Tanya said:

Congratulations! What a great game to complete 🥳 
 

I can’t even get through Babel lol

Thank you 😊

 

It takes a bit of practice, but after a while you can get a good feeling for how to move the block patterns optimally to get up those towers. Just remember all the techniques you learn through the main game and from the Rapunzel arcade and you can do it 😁

 

I'm happy to help on co-op runs through Share play if you ever want to try again 👍

[Slifer1945]

i played also games not from this challenge.

1.lego jurrasic world 67%

that was the game i played almost like alot 

chapter 3.

but now i going to continue with my list 

devil may cry 4 this game i want to beat it.

i hope i can do it the harder modes are going to be though i played only on hard mode in dmc 1 until mission 22 with nightmare that was a tough one.

[StilRh]

Hey loves.

Hope you're had a good week.

 

Since my last update I've managed to play a few games. Mainly drilling into Like a Dragon's business management minigame and getting through the campaign missions in Age of Wonders 4. Enjoying both of these imensely but it is slow going for trophies, lol. I've also played some Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on top, still loving it but I don't think I am very good at juggling all of the battle mechanics.

 

Age of Wonders 4 20% > 30%

Aliens Dark Descent 37%

Balatro 2%

Blasphemous 4%

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

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 25% > 27%

Necromunda: Hired Gun 18%

Unicorn Overlord 11%

Warhammer 40k: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters 12% > 18%

Yakuza: Like a Dragon 20% > 21%

 

On my next few days off I think I'm going to either knock out some more campaign missions in AOW4, clear a few chapters in FF7R or start playing Aliens Dark Descent again as I really want to see how the campaign ends. Have a nice week

[ProfSeajay7]

On 3/14/2024 at 7:48 PM, ProfSeajay7 said:

 (6) Secret of Mana (1%)
 (7) Trials of Mana (0%)
 (8) Legend of Mana (0%)
 (9) Dragon Quest Builders 2 (5% => 11%)
 (10) Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (PS5) (0%)

I complete the first island on Dragon Quest Builders 2 and fully explored both of the available Explorers' Shores, actually surviving against the super-strong monsters there. The Tortoise Shell armor I made made a huge difference in defense.

 

I'm going to not play my Mana games as I want to save them for RPG Mania 2024 this April. I might start playing Monster Boy though I want to avoid platinuming it as Dragon Quest Builders 2 is going to be my 100th platinum.

[Whyfire]

Hello,

 

My first update:

1. Tekken 8 - 09/03
2. The Last of Us Part II Remastered
3. God of War Ragnarok
4. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
5. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Tekken 8 - Story was never a highlight in Tekken series imo, but it's gotten a lot better since previous installments. The new fighters are good and each one of the is a good choice. Trophy list is very simplistic which is about the same level of difficulty as previous game, if not even easier. Most of the trophies can be earned by simply playing the game naturally without paying too much attention to the list. There are some online trophies and you need to win a few matches but they can be achieved in less than 15 matches and no boosting is required. I used Nina as my main this time.

 

Edited March 16 by Whyfire