“What the Hell Is That Still Doing There” Backlog Event Ver. 3.0

[Gretchen27]

Nice to see a few more people reach platinum rank. Keep it up!

Monthly Summary:

October

                                                                 

Games Completed by Participant:

damage_6-9: 3 games

Fanatixa1: 1 game

Gretchen27: 2 games

Hurricane_Tanya: 1 game

Ich1994-1994: 1 game

JayDeLosDioses: 2 games

Psy-Tychist: 4 games

Summers_day122: 2 games

 

 

Total: 

16 games (-3)

 

Oldest Game Completed: Doctor Who and the eternity Clock (Vita) [10 years, 11 months] Ich1994-1994

 

Youngest Game Completed: Nexomon [6 months, 3 weeks] Gretchen27         

 

Rarest Platinum: Project Cars (1.72%) JayDeLosDioses

 

Rarest 100%: NONE

 

Absolute Rarity: LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 (8.18%)  Summers_day122

Edited November 6, 2023 by Gretchen27

[JayDeLosDioses]

On 11/5/2023 at 2:29 AM, Gretchen27 said:

Rarest Platinum: Fall Guys: Project Cars (1.72%) JayDeLosDioses

I've won rarest platinum with a made up game  

But a racing game Fall Guys sounds nice tbh.

[kylebaptie]

@Gretchen27 Did my form not submit for October? Should have been Wipeout and Wet. Just submitted it again just in case something has happened

[Gretchen27]

1 hour ago, kylebaptie said:

@Gretchen27 Did my form not submit for October? Should have been Wipeout and Wet. Just submitted it again just in case something has happened

 

The last thing I had for you was a September game called Operation submitted on October 6th. 

I see those two games submitted this morning. 

[kylebaptie]

22 hours ago, Gretchen27 said:

 

The last thing I had for you was a September game called Operation submitted on October 6th. 

I see those two games submitted this morning. 

Perfect, not sure what has happened there. 

[Gretchen27]

Earned my 150th platinum with Detroit Become Human at 4 years, 10 months. Hands down, it's my favorite choice driven game but I won't go into details for spoiler reasons. 

 

Also, I didn't post about it earlier but I finshed The Evil Within 2 at 3 years, 7 months on Halloween. I wrote my thoughts on the game (which haven't changed) in this KYC post.

 

While I thought it a decent horror game, I was no where near as invested in it as the first. I did my initial normal playthrough legit, but used the cheats for the rest. 

 

Next up: you've heard about it for months now, Root Double. I feel it's doable by the end of the month. All endings done on 2 of the 4 routes. The remaining routes though are supposed to be shorter. 

 

Alternatively, I'm getting the urge to play Hitman. That might be too much to finish by year's end, but we'll see. 

[Gretchen27]

Since we're nearing the end of the year, I'm going to clean up the OP a bit with an active check. For the following participants, no games have been submitted for several months or more, please let me know if you're still interested in being part of the event. No response by the end of the month & you'll be moved to inactive & can rejoin later.

@Annoyingtiger888

@Berendsapje 

@be_minor

@Depence

@Fnee2000

@IGUnique

@J-HOOOPPPEE

@JourneySilvers

@kissoon32 (can't get it to@)

@Lojtana

@maxfighter23___

@Mr-ttaM

@Pieroluc

@Prometheous101

@REAPER4536 

@ShogunCroCop

@viech54

 

[viech54]

20 minutes ago, Gretchen27 said:

Since we're nearing the end of the year, I'm going to clean up the OP a bit with an active check. For the following participants, no games have been submitted for several months or more, please let me know if you're still interested in being part of the event. No response by the end of the month & you'll be moved to inactive & can rejoin later.

Please move me to inactive. I thought I'd have completed at least one game by now, but it didn't work out the way I thought it would. I'm still interested, but it wasn't meant to be, I guess. Sorry about that.

 

I'll rejoin at a later date and hopefully do better next time.

[maxfighter23___]

i am still doing games i just finished 2 games the story mode dragonball xenoverse 1 and 2 i just need 3 trophies from dragonball xenoverse 1 can i be put in the tentative list cause i am thinking to join a other event next year but i dont know wich one it wil be yet 

Edited November 12, 2023 by maxfighter23___

[JayDeLosDioses]

Progress report on Valhalla:

Somehow the game is fun to play. My save game shows 50h play time, but it felt like half of that.

Okay to be fair, I have completly ignored England, apart from three regions.

 

The Wrath of the Druids DLC showed up as recommended power 55 - so I went to Ireland and cleared that DLC, and I honestly think it was great. Last time I've played the DLC my character was maxed out, I was melting the bosses, no challenges at all, but this time, nope. I was a bit over power 100 when I entered, still unlocking my way towards the skills I want, the gear I've found in the DLC was helpful too, not just another slot in the inventory.

I'm still using the mythical spear you get for killing all the Danu druids and the boss after that.

 

When I came back from Ireland, I checked for the next DLC, Siege of Paris, recommended level 200, too bad still a bit to low for that, so I build the Seer's house and went to Asgard - power 90 - perfect! It was okay, not as fun as Ireland, but that's because you can't get anything for Eivor other than levels, there's no new skills, no gear, nothing.

 

After finishing Asgard I still wasn't at the recommended level for the next DLC, so instead of getting more allies in England, I did what any good leader would do, drank another potion from the Seer and went into Jotunheim! Same problem as Asgaard, no new gear at all, but fighting the big stony bear with half the power was a challenge, nearly being one shot. But fire and the passive healing from the druidic armor set + the Grit skill won in the end.

 

Back in England, finally strong enough for a trip to Paris, so again, I ditched Ravensthorpe for the next thing that came. And Francia was amazing again, there's new gear to try, new ability books to try and so much more. The final few fights in the DLC scaled up to 310, way above my payrate, but in the end, I prevailed and the DLC was beaten.

 

And that brings us to the current point in my viking story, I'm too weak to enter the Dawn of Ragnarök DLC or the final missions of the base game Norse Gods arc, but I'm not too weak for Mastery Challenges anymore, so f**k your alliances Ranvi, I'm off try harding for gold medals next! And after that I'm probably off doing the Forgotten Saga DLC shit, because I really don't like the concept of that and why not get it out of the way after the other part I didn't enjoy on my first 100% run of the game.

[Lojtana]

Please move me to inactive. I didn't have much time this year for gaming and completely forgot about this event. Maybe I can rejoin next year when I have more time. 🙂

[Depence]

8 hours ago, Gretchen27 said:

Since we're nearing the end of the year, I'm going to clean up the OP a bit with an active check. For the following participants, no games have been submitted for several months or more, please let me know if you're still interested in being part of the event. No response by the end of the month & you'll be moved to inactive & can rejoin later.

@Annoyingtiger888

@Berendsapje 

@be_minor

@Depence

@Fnee2000

@IGUnique

@J-HOOOPPPEE

@JourneySilvers

@kissoon32 (can't get it to@)

@Lojtana

@maxfighter23___

@Mr-ttaM

@Pieroluc

@Prometheous101

@REAPER4536 

@ShogunCroCop

@viech54

 

I got caught up in the post-Covid socials, so I haven't had much time to play games. With that being said, I plan on rejoining the event, but I don't mind if I've moved to inactive until I post an update :D

[Prometheous101]

On 5/4/2018 at 4:57 PM, Gretchen27 said:

The event is continuous, there is no start or end time. Meaning all are welcome to join year round. Note: games will begin to count toward completion within the month joined, games do not count from before.

Does this mean if I completed something on the 7th of December,but signed up 2 weeks after that would count?

I have 2 games that fit the criteria depending on the answer.

 

Edit: I mean ,I have more ,just that these 2 I am not sure about.

Edited November 10, 2023 by Prometheous101

[Prometheous101]

Anyway, here's my completions that should count.

Only Life Is Strange might not count

Latest stuff is on the top, games completed at around time of sign up are down on the list.

 

Edit: I usually do quick reviews of games I completed. Will post them here once I find them.

 

BACKLOG GAMES 6 MONTHS+ 2023
BEAT SABER PS4	1 years 11 months
KILLING FLOOR 2	6 years 4 months
WATCH DOGS 1 PS3	6 years 6 months
WATCH DOGS 2	6 years 4 months
MARVELS SPIDER-MAN MILES MORALES PS4	7 months
HENTAI VS EVIL	7 months
BIRTHDAY OF MIDNIGHT	6 months 4 weeks 10 hours?
UNCHARTED 4	7 years 1 months
18 FLOORS EU	6 months
GUNS UP EU	7 years 3 months
REZ INFINITE	1 years 11 months
DREADNOUGHT EU	5 years 2 months
THE JACKBOX PARTY PACK 4	1 years 4 months
RACE THE SUN	7 years 6 months
ABZU	1 years 2 months
VALIANT HEARTS: THE GREAT WAR	7 years 8 months
LIFE IS STRANGE 2	2 years

Edited November 10, 2023 by Prometheous101

[damage_6-9]

Here's my first for November...

 

 

Rogue Explorer • EU All 16 Trophies 11th November 2023 • Platinum in 1 year, 8 months

 

 

.... also popped 2x PS5 stacks with the same stats, but only claiming this one, lol

[OmegaRejectz]

I need some clarification on the Accomplish Type Section.

 

I recently finished Call of Duty: Black Ops. I already had the Platinum and every other trophy.

I obtained my last trophy. Would I list that as a DLC completion or as a 100% & Platinum completion.

 

Also, for something like Cuphead. I completed it within a week, but then DLC was added 9 months later. Would I consider my completion of the DLC which resulted in having every trophy now as a DLC completion or as a 100% & Platinum completion?

 

Hopefully that made... *some* sense.

Thanks.

Edited November 11, 2023 by OmegaRejectz

[Psy-Tychist]

13 hours ago, OmegaRejectz said:

I need some clarification on the Accomplish Type Section.

 

I recently finished Call of Duty: Black Ops. I already had the Platinum and every other trophy.

I obtained my last trophy. Would I list that as a DLC completion or as a 100% & Platinum completion.

 

Also, for something like Cuphead. I completed it within a week, but then DLC was added 9 months later. Would I consider my completion of the DLC which resulted in having every trophy now as a DLC completion or as a 100% & Platinum completion?

 

Hopefully that made... *some* sense.

Thanks.

 

So for both of those, because you had the Plat before the completion of everything, they would both be classed as DLC completions.

[Gretchen27]

@viech54 @Lojtana @Depence

No worries, you all are welcome to come back any time. Thank you for responding! 

 

@maxfighter23___

Alright, I’ll leave you in the active section.

 

@Prometheous101

Yes, games count from the month joined, not by the specific day. So for you, anything from December 2022 to present will count. Please submit them in the Form if you haven’t already (& just put Dec22 for the month completed section on any games from last December). 

 

@OmegaRejectz

Psy-Tychist is correct, they both are DLC completions. & for the Rarity section, you’ll want to report the AR (absolute rarity) percentage.

[JayDeLosDioses]

On 11/10/2023 at 8:27 AM, JayDeLosDioses said:

Somehow the game is fun to play

Aaaaaaand the fun is gone - haven't even started Forgotten Saga yet.

 

I like the concept of the mastery challenges, I really do. But the execution is just so bad.

1. First of all, and that seems to be a problem with the PS4 version or a new patch, when I failed a challenge and reset it, the "world items" like explosive pots, mushrooms, arrows and so on don't respawn, unless I restart a second time or choose it again from the selection screen, so either way, every fail results in two loading screens. Can't remember having that problem when I did them the first time.
2. It sucks that the skills tree of your characters matters for this, you get handcrafted builds for this specific challenge, can't change the difficulty or anything and yet somehow, the points you invested in your normal game matter. I had to take a few detours for some extra levels because my burn and poison damage wasn't high enough to one cycle the enemies, but leaving them just low enough so every other hit would kill them.
3. In some challenges you don't play the challenge, you either play the stupid AI or the map. I had enemies jump to their death because they wanted to inspect something, run halfway across the map to burn themselves to death, all the fun stuff.
4. RNG - there's a stealth challenge in the second set where you have to kill 4 targets with indirect kills, 2 of them are easy, they can be crushed with fallen objects, the other two suck, one of them stand right next to explosive fire pots BUT from my experience (and I do have all the fire and poison upgrades unlocked now) he doesn't die 50% of the time, 1 fire tick missing. The other can be killed with wild animals but sometimes he just kills all the animals before they get him. Thankfully there's an urn you can throw on him, but that's still a bit risky without being detected
5. The final three challenges are just the boss gauntlet again, there's no creativity, just the same with challenges straped on, it would have been great if they would have allowed you to try them the first time you enter and not after completing the "story" of the small dlc.

Decided to max out Eivor first before going into Forgotten Saga, don't know if points matter there but don't want to risk it.

Not sure about the three missing gold medals yet, the stealth and archery ones are doable I guess, the archery stuff is easier doing early anyway, but the boss fight in the melee challenge is either scaled or set 50 levels above me, so I might come back later for that one.

And maybe the fun comes back in England now. Also the last Valhalla post until I'm done with the game, so prepare for a rant about Forgotten Saga and the fallen tombs or whatever they're called in a few weeks  

 

On another note, anyone of you willing to be the middle man for me in Dead Island? I need to transfer items between my characters for the arena and there's no shared storage.

[damage_6-9]

@JayDeLosDioses

Happy to be of help with Dead Island for you. Will be available Thursday & Friday if that suits... work gets in the way before then.

[JayDeLosDioses]

1 hour ago, damage_6-9 said:

Happy to be of help with Dead Island for you. Will be available Thursday & Friday if that suits... work gets in the way before then.

Thursday works best, working from home that day. Just msg me on psn when you're ready, I'm online afk farming the Chivlary 2 wins anyway. Should be quick if I get the solo dupe to work, I suck at those things. If not I might need to restore my savefile a few times.

Thank you! 

 

Edited November 13, 2023 by JayDeLosDioses

[Ich1994-1994]

6 hours ago, JayDeLosDioses said:

Aaaaaaand the fun is gone - haven't even started Forgotten Saga yet.

 

I like the concept of the mastery challenges, I really do. But the execution is just so bad.

1. First of all, and that seems to be a problem with the PS4 version or a new patch, when I failed a challenge and reset it, the "world items" like explosive pots, mushrooms, arrows and so on don't respawn, unless I restart a second time or choose it again from the selection screen, so either way, every fail results in two loading screens. Can't remember having that problem when I did them the first time.
2. It sucks that the skills tree of your characters matters for this, you get handcrafted builds for this specific challenge, can't change the difficulty or anything and yet somehow, the points you invested in your normal game matter. I had to take a few detours for some extra levels because my burn and poison damage wasn't high enough to one cycle the enemies, but leaving them just low enough so every other hit would kill them.
3. In some challenges you don't play the challenge, you either play the stupid AI or the map. I had enemies jump to their death because they wanted to inspect something, run halfway across the map to burn themselves to death, all the fun stuff.
4. RNG - there's a stealth challenge in the second set where you have to kill 4 targets with indirect kills, 2 of them are easy, they can be crushed with fallen objects, the other two suck, one of them stand right next to explosive fire pots BUT from my experience (and I do have all the fire and poison upgrades unlocked now) he doesn't die 50% of the time, 1 fire tick missing. The other can be killed with wild animals but sometimes he just kills all the animals before they get him. Thankfully there's an urn you can throw on him, but that's still a bit risky without being detected
5. The final three challenges are just the boss gauntlet again, there's no creativity, just the same with challenges straped on, it would have been great if they would have allowed you to try them the first time you enter and not after completing the "story" of the small dlc.

Decided to max out Eivor first before going into Forgotten Saga, don't know if points matter there but don't want to risk it.

Not sure about the three missing gold medals yet, the stealth and archery ones are doable I guess, the archery stuff is easier doing early anyway, but the boss fight in the melee challenge is either scaled or set 50 levels above me, so I might come back later for that one.

And maybe the fun comes back in England now. Also the last Valhalla post until I'm done with the game, so prepare for a rant about Forgotten Saga and the fallen tombs or whatever they're called in a few weeks  

 

On another note, anyone of you willing to be the middle man for me in Dead Island? I need to transfer items between my characters for the arena and there's no shared storage.

Uff…looking at my unfinished ps5 valhalla list….I was not motivated for it already^^ I think I will skip ps4 version after that^^

[TidusSerger]

Hi, I just finished my first game from my backlog 😄

 

Sorry if I posted the wrong link. I've never done this before 😅

 

A Plague Tale: Requiem All 36 Trophies 15th November 2023 • Platinum in 9 months, 3 weeks

Edited November 15, 2023 by TidusSerger
wrong link

[Psy-Tychist]

November is not going well.

I've earned 27 trophies and KYC is kicking my completion in the ass.

[JayDeLosDioses]

Small break from Valhalla and thanks to @damage_6-9 I have fully completed the PS4 version of Dead Island.

 

The one thing that annoyed me and made me stop both times I've picked the game up earlier is that you don't get stronger, at least it doesn't feel like it.

But that's a complaint I have in most games with scaling enemies.

 

Anyway, back to England