The Great Australian Trophy Hunt - Season 3

[AuzzieWingman]

1 hour ago, Gibbo_0113 said:

EDIT: i love how the competition hasn't even started, yet there is already 200 posts

 

Wherever there is competition, there is a most important element that motivates us, pushes us, drives us to go even further beyond and ultimately defines us and our place in all things.

 

That element is a constant flow of shit talk.

[AffectatiousDonk]

16 minutes ago, AuzzieWingman said:

 

Wherever there is competition, there is a most important element that motivates us, pushes us, drives us to go even further beyond and ultimately defines us and our place in all things.

 

That element is a constant flow of shit talk.

 

I think you are right, because looking at the majority of the competitors profiles it sure ain't trophies that motivates them.

Edited February 17, 2018 by CjShai

[AffectatiousDonk]

Jokes aside of course I am looking forward to reading some game reviews as well from people. Always interesting to hear what people are playing and their opinion. Also apologise for spam posting but the load time ps in this supercross game are ridiculous 

[fisty123]

3 hours ago, CjShai said:

 

Just for complete transparency 2 of those last 3 games only go for 5 mins ?

Shhhh you are mean to keep that a secret, I was going to mention this next. I miss "some" of them Arcade Archives games. Why some because a few of them were a pain early on.
Might do a bulk download one day and play the ones I have missed.... Maybe one day

[Drag-On-Detritus]

17 hours ago, CjShai said:

 

Just for complete transparency 2 of those last 3 games only go for 5 mins

 

Don't sell yourself short, Ghost Blade goes for at least 15 mins per play through. Nice going on the 1cc btw

[AffectatiousDonk]

4 hours ago, readytofuky said:

 

Don't sell yourself short, Ghost Blade goes for at least 15 mins per play through. Nice going on the 1cc btw

 

There is a glitch that makes it very easy. The only really tough trophy is the score attack which is pretty BS. If can do that then 2 very easy plats (NA+HK stack)

 

So I will get the ball rolling with 3 game comments, if anyone else wants to throw in some thoughts of what they are playing go for it, as I said I find it interesting to hear what people are playing and what they think of it. Great way to decide whether it is worth investing any time into.

 

Need For Speed Payback 

 

Game is alot better than I thought at launch (not sure if it is patches or not). The progression is actually quite fun, story missions / races a good mix. It is basically a Forza Horizon clone in its use of challenges but it feels like the car selection makes little difference once you acquire the top tier cars. Loads of content with collectibles and races, the story and minimal other stuff is probably 12hrs ish but then everthing else maybe another 20. I believe it is selling pretty cheaply at the moment so worth a look. Would recommend getting the deluxe edition to get the DLC which is good and a credit reduction on the car prices. Set on easy the game is very very simple.

 

The Walking Dead Collection 

 

Perhaps overpriced if you have played it all already but the difference in graphics is noticeable. It seems they have really worked on the lighting and the game looks very good. I was quite surprised even from the opening of Chapter 1 in first season, the difference is clear. If you haven't played it probably a definite pickup in this format. Disc copies seem limited but Ozgameshop has them or the digital download comes in at 35Gb and cheapest on NA store at moment. Having all 3 + DLC in one program will also make the choices carrying forward perhaps seem more relevant, we shall see. Obviously not a quick plat - 30-40hrs I imagine.

 

Fe

 

Impulse purchased last night and it is very weird. Nothing is explained and I think it is probably best described as a walking sim / platformer. It is really beautiful especially if you like the art style of games like Pyre and to some degree Firewatch. The music is very good. If you do jump in expect the first hour to be pretty abstract. It will be interesting to see where it goes.

 

Oh and is anyone else playing DragonBallFigtherZ, I haven't watched the anime but I am enjoying the game alot. Is it just me or does it look ridiculously good. 

 

 

 

[WatashiHyp3r]

@CjShai, I've been playing Destiny 1. Good game. We should squad up sometime ?

[AuzzieWingman]

3 hours ago, Ethan said:

I've been playing Destiny 1. Good game.

 

I hate seeing good people feed themselves with lies.

[WatashiHyp3r]

17 minutes ago, AuzzieWingman said:

 

I hate seeing good people feed themselves with lies.

 

I hate people that tell lies ?

 

3 hours ago, CjShai said:

Fe

 

Impulse purchased last night and it is very weird. Nothing is explained and I think it is probably best described as a walking sim / platformer. It is really beautiful especially if you like the art style of games like Pyre and to some degree Firewatch. The music is very good. If you do jump in expect the first hour to be pretty abstract. It will be interesting to see where it goes.

 

I'll check it out tomorrow! ? It intrigued me when it came to the new trophy lists 

Edited February 18, 2018 by Ethan

[TheWayne-o]

On 2/7/2018 at 2:45 AM, Demon--Prototype said:

 

If you only knew of the amount of swatters i've had to replace..

 

But no, this is not just any Hall of Fame. They specifically said and i quote "If you are half the man @TheWayne-o is, you will at least place in the top 3 of his competition" 

 

It was at that very moment i knew what had to be done.. 

 

I will win this competition. I only wish @CjShai would join so can lick his tears as Cartman did Scott Tenorman's..

 

Which brand are you using? It might be time for me to invest in some shares of the company if they're listed, or perhaps the retailer that you;re purchasing them from if they're not

 

On 2/7/2018 at 10:53 AM, fang7744 said:

Any spots still open? 

Wouldn't mind joining in again this year

 

Sorry you guys haven't heard from me much, been having some family issues :/

 

Welcome back mate! Now that adam has been promoted to Division 1 you'll have a good chance at taking out Division 2, well if you can beat feral and I that is....

 

On 2/10/2018 at 5:11 AM, Crestfallen said:

I don't know. I'd probably bet on myself being one short for the third year in a row. 

 

I could pick 10 shorter games, but there's definitely a few long RPGs like Grand Kingdom, Final Fantasy XIII, Oreshika and Tales of Xillia that I'm considering.

 

Nice, it's always good to see people enjoying RPGs. Best of luck with your backlog this year, hopefully I get to award somebody with the grand prize of 1 whole point!

 

On 2/12/2018 at 7:15 PM, Dessane said:

@TheWayne-o do you want us to message our backlogs to you or just post them up here?

 

I'd prefer them messaged to me so I can do the big revel thing like I did last year but a few have already posted them.

 

 

Sorry for the lack of response to this thread over the past little while, I fell quite sick for a week recently (which sucked because I didn't actually have enough sick leave at work to cover the time I took off ) and have spent the last couple of days catching up with stuff around the house. Anyway, I'm going to set some time aside this week to try and get back on top of things here too so please bear with me for the next few days.

[Drag-On-Detritus]

21 hours ago, CjShai said:

 

There is a glitch that makes it very easy. The only really tough trophy is the score attack which is pretty BS. If can do that then 2 very easy plats (NA+HK stack)

 

LOL I didn't realise that glitch was a thing. IIRC scoring is all about those medals & having a nice big chain, it's pretty do-able. In any case next m2 shot triggers game I'll probably pick up the JPN version of Ghost Blade for a triple stack & I'm gonna be on those bloody tanks immediately this time aiming for a sub 3-hour platinum. I'm sure I'll make a stupid mistake to ensure that goal remains unfulfilled.  

 

15 hours ago, TheWayne-o said:

I'd prefer them messaged to me so I can do the big revel thing like I did last year but a few have already posted them.

 

Oops I did this. My apologies :/

 

I quite like reading peoples game reviews/retrospectives so I'm happy to contribute. I haven't been playing a lot of games lately but I've earned a fair few trophies... Anyway I low-key enjoyed Energy Balance especially the square levels, kind of a nice chill soundtrack & some may derive amusement from the sub forum thread that has a bunch of people taking more time to try to get a cheat program working than it would take them to solve the levels themselves. I had to do it over a few days though because at certain points in the night I became way to loose to be effective.

 

Best game I've played this month would have to be The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human. The atmosphere is off the charts with really nice 2D graphics and a beautiful soundtrack. The submarine controls really well & as a pleasant surprise has no inertia. Someone wanted to make a good game as well as a good experience. A few of the bosses are a bit like a 2D shooter so this was a pretty essential purchase for me. I'm not sure if a few of the trophies are glitched or not but it wouldn't be trivial to perform those tasks in order to find out so I'm periodically checking in on the psn rarity to see if it's changed from 0.00% before dedicating the time it would take to get good enough to do those last few trophies.

 

Currently working on Rime which is very nice. I've previously gone through most if not all of what influenced the game so it doesn't feel like anything too different. In saying that more of this sort of thing is nothing to complain about! It's nice to get a PS+ game that's recent, something interesting & fits on my HDD. 

 

Oh, the Japanese version of Dying Reborn was great. 'Shirley' becomes 'Shelly', 'Matthew' becomes 'Matchew' & a corpse becomes a mannequin. Very amusing indeed.

 

OH, almost forgot, what is that Vita version of 36 Fragments!? That's got to be one of the worst Vita ports I've ever seen. On such a basic-bitch game too. It works in the context of a free platinum because who's gonna care about it being 1/10th as smooth when they just want trophies but I noticed, & I didn't appreciate it at all. 

[AffectatiousDonk]

3 hours ago, readytofuky said:

 

LOL I didn't realise that glitch was a thing. IIRC scoring is all about those medals & having a nice big chain, it's pretty do-able. In any case next m2 shot triggers game I'll probably pick up the JPN version of Ghost Blade for a triple stack & I'm gonna be on those bloody tanks immediately this time aiming for a sub 3-hour platinum. I'm sure I'll make a stupid mistake to ensure that goal remains unfulfilled.  

 

 

 

I am not 100% percent sure on this but I have a feeling the HK stack is the same as the JP. I think the 3 stack is actually the physical copy. I know you like physical so perhaps you plan on ordering it. If you know just let me know I am amassing the next order. There seems to be a rush on these short games coming out with plat lists on the Asian physical copy lately, The Coma, Taychon Project, etc,

 

You have sold me on having a look at The Aquatic Adventure, have heard positive things and it sounds great.

 

The JP version of Dying Reborn is truly spectacular, definitely the definitive edition in the set. I love how that and Albedo both had a very aggressive voice over artist. It cracks me up everytime. The VR version is even funnier as he is basically yelling at you the whole time.

 

 

Edited February 19, 2018 by CjShai

[Dessane]

@CjShai Hey mate as a heads up if you haven't seen it apparently the event in MH World right now has increased odds for the gold crowns for the 5 monsters in it. I remember you saying you'd picked it up

[damage_6-9]

I really need to pull my finger out and get some funds into my US and HK accounts.... have neglected them for too long and am missing out on some great games/stacks.... still haven't got around to a JP account either

[AffectatiousDonk]

17 minutes ago, damage_6-9 said:

I really need to pull my finger out and get some funds into my US and HK accounts.... have neglected them for too long and am missing out on some great games/stacks.... still haven't got around to a JP account either

 

I think you have more unplayed games than anyone I know, and that is an achievement. I can't wait till you throw the other account s into the mix.

 

[Gibbo_0113]

32 minutes ago, CjShai said:

 

I think you have more unplayed games than anyone I know, and that is an achievement.

 

 

So much so that both you and @damage_6-9 have broken the unearned trophy count on the main page 

[Salt_AU]

Hi guys, I'm keen if it's still open.

[adam1984123]

1 hour ago, Salt_AU said:

Hi guys, I'm keen if it's still open.

@TheWayne-o is pretty strict with the 50 post entry requirement. If you can find 7 more posts before March 1st, I am sure he won't say no.

[damage_6-9]

3 hours ago, CjShai said:

 

I think you have more unplayed games than anyone I know, and that is an achievement. I can't wait till you throw the other account s into the mix.

 

....if only i had the hd space to install everything, lol

[TheWayne-o]

On 2/13/2018 at 1:51 PM, fisty123 said:

If only the backlog percent rate was at %20 and not 10% I would have so many more games to pick from, *shakes fists and stuff*

 

Then there are so many games I want to add that were released in 2016.... In Japan but not released until 2017 in English...sad times.

 

EDIT: I have my list down to 16 games so far, however my current list may end up breaking my gaming soul if I did them all in this time period, some are rather hard and have a ton of grinding. I may need to balance it out a little when I get it down to 10 games. 

 

Ah the dilemmas of choosing backlog games... I haven't even started to think about mine yet (I should probably get on that).

 

I specifically designed the rules in such a way as to extract maximum frustration out of everyone, I'm a nice guy

 

On 2/13/2018 at 9:15 PM, Feral said:

It was my first choice but Wayne said no, he couldn't handle the competition.

 

This is true, I didn't want to concede defeat in the Tim Tam battle for two consecutive years...

 

On 2/13/2018 at 10:23 PM, CjShai said:

In the interest of fair play I am going to forfeit any backlog games and bonus points with the exception of the following 2 :

 

1. Barbie Puppy Rescues (NA)

2. Barbie Puppy Rescues (EU)

 

Whether I can win from here with no backlog games I am not sure. There is a heavy push this year on the backlog so it might be folly but I am happy to have a dig. Besides it will make a funny story if I do right. Goodluck to everyone and may 2018 be a wild ride full of fun, 

 

You're a brave man, I like the fact that you're giving the backlog games and everyone else in the competition the middle finger by doing this. Well played sir, well played!

[Feral]

On 19/02/2018 at 11:22 PM, TheWayne-o said:

This is true, I didn't want to concede defeat in the Tim Tam battle for two consecutive years...

Ha ha ha ha yeah that would almost be a CJ level of shame. So this rivalry should be pretty intense this year.

 

I'm hanging to see what you end up choosing for your backlog games (just have a bunch of terrible shit with rare plats lol).

Edited February 20, 2018 by Feral

[Drag-On-Detritus]

18 hours ago, CjShai said:

 

I am not 100% percent sure on this but I have a feeling the HK stack is the same as the JP. I think the 3 stack is actually the physical copy. I know you like physical so perhaps you plan on ordering it. If you know just let me know I am amassing the next order. There seems to be a rush on these short games coming out with plat lists on the Asian physical copy lately, The Coma, Taychon Project, etc,

 

You have sold me on having a look at The Aquatic Adventure, have heard positive things and it sounds great.

 

The JP version of Dying Reborn is truly spectacular, definitely the definitive edition in the set. I love how that and Albedo both had a very aggressive voice over artist. It cracks me up everytime. The VR version is even funnier as he is basically yelling at you the whole time.

 

 

What happened with Ghost Blade is I stacked the Physical version & that had a PH on it for a while but that has since changed to an AS so I reckon they're the same list & the JPN one does not consort with foreigners. I put in a play asia order over the weekend, there's some cool stuff on sale & I picked up DOA extreme ps4, Miku Diva X vita, a VN, a fighter & one of those Hori mini controllers for PS4. Express shipping wasn't too much more so I went with that & can look forward to it arriving late in the week when I'm at work and can't sign for it

 

With Aquatic Adventures this map is invaluable and this boss guide is good too (nice colourful writing style with that one). I did the bosses in a slightly different order, certainly wouldn't take on the parasite one too early & the other thing that helped is I got all possible upgrades before moving on to the next boss. Some of the encounters seem a bit tricky at first but they all made sense.

 

I always like checking out Japanese dubs of western games. I have the Japanese version of Uncharted 2 on ps3 (it was cheaper to import than buy locally at the time) which not only has a lovely alternate cover that looks like a cheesy old movie poster but has a Japanese dub that I selected for a second playthrough & it sounds totally bizarre and just plain wrong. I expected a gruffer voice for Drake but they made him sound like a herbivore man. I suppose what I wanted was a villainous type voice which would have been really silly but more fun IMO.

 

 

 

 

[AffectatiousDonk]

Nice pickups. Thanks for the info on Aquatic. Enjoy Diva X. Is it touch screen on the vita. Goodluck with that extreme song may you channel Miku herself, or an octopus, both would work well.

[Hampy64]

Can I join this challenge? I'm an avid trophy hunter, just without the 50 posts. 

I really don't want to go spam 50 posts just to get it either lol

[The Devils Reaper]

44 minutes ago, Hampy64 said:

Can I join this challenge? I'm an avid trophy hunter, just without the 50 posts. 

I really don't want to go spam 50 posts just to get it either lol

 

We could easily bust out 50 Q&A's by the time this thing starts.. 

 

Question 1: Do you happen to own any pom poms?

 

@CjShai