KYC 777

[DamagingRob]

12 hours ago, voodoo_eyes said:

Although mine and @Fidel's tend to clash occasionally

I don't know what you're talking about.  

 

Anyways, I guess Resistance 2 is official. Surprised it got so many votes, seeing how old and outdated it is. But I'm not too fussed about my completion percentage, so I might find a way to squeeze in the other 2. 6 days is a long time per game, like @MarkusT1992 said. But since I'm trying to Platinum the first 4 games (and Steins;Gate) by August 19th, I think it's best to keep it short. 

[vin_rob]

3 hours ago, voodoo_eyes said:

 

How dare you!

 

It's all good man, pick whichever games you feel like playing .You should definitely join either way though, the more the merrier.

Well I was planning on changing the games  

But i'm still wondering 5 or 10 games...

 

 

And does someone might know if it's wrong to play disgaea 5 before I played the other parts? if so what would be the right order ? ^^ 

[jasondm300]

Ill join again and hopefully wont have any technical difficulties like last time

1. Alienation

2. Savage Moon

3. Hustle Kings

4. Legend of Kay

5. Star Ocean Til the End of Time

6. Switch Galaxy Ultra

7. Battlefield 1

8. Guilty Gear Xrd

9. Element4l

10. Mirror's Edge Catalyst

Edited June 30, 2018 by jasondm300

[PerryToxteth]

I'm in!

Give me a few hours to compile a list. Only five games tho, as it's the summer and I'll be gone the last week of July.

[Kevvik]

OK, we are going to give this another go!

 

My current completion rate is 80.79%  Yay, I got it back up over the start of the last event!  Now to beat it back down...

 

Current trophy state: 5924

Unearned: 1402

 

Here is my list.

 

1.   Tomb Raider Anniversary

2.   The Sexy Brutale

3.   Until Dawn

4.   Valhalla Knights 3

5.   Spellspire

6.   LEGO Marvel's Avengers (PS3)

7.   Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland

8.   Adventure Time:  The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom 

9.   Nier (finally got my hands on a copy!)

10. Touhou Double Focus

 

The order might change as we are doing a bunch of work on the house and if the rec room becomes unnavigable for the television, a Vita game might be bumped up or added as a replacement.

 

Trophy stats will be adjusted later tonight if necessary to reflect any play today.

 

Past KYC stats

KYC 3

Spoiler

Rise of the Tomb Raider  13/125, 9%, E rank
Okami HD 8/51, 11%, E rank
TorqueL   10/13, 61%, A rank
Anna: Extended Edition 100%
White Night 
Severed 
Risen 3 
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 
Tales of the Borderlands 
Demon Gaze 

 

158 trophies still unearned

 

KYC 4

Spoiler

Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls 
Ratchet & Clank 
101 Ways to Die 
Minecraft Story Mode 
2064: Read Only Memories 
Dust: An Elysian Tail  16/31, 44%, A rank
Swapquest 
Hitman Absolution  23/47, 44%, C rank
Rise of the Kasai  19/30, 50%, A rank
Lego The Movie Videogame 

 

50 trophies still unearned

 

KYC 5

Spoiler

The Last Guardian  2/24, 4%, E rank
Way of the Samurai 3  20/51, 30%, A rank
MeiQ 
Quest of Dungeons 
Deception IV Blood Ties  17/41, 27%, A rank
Yasai Ninja  29/35, 70%, A rank
Ys Origin  4/31, 5%, D rank
Guacamelee   40/61, 46%, B rank
Dark Cloud 2  9/31, 17%, C rank
Kona  

 

153 trophies still unearned

 

KYC 6

Spoiler

Catlateral Damage 

Rime 

The Talos Principle  4/40, 5%, E rank

Dragon Quest Builders  4/20, 6%, E rank

Exist Archive 

Sundered  4/21, 6%, E rank

Amnesia Collection  4/22, 7%, C rank

Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae  27/34, 58%, B rank

A Rose in the Twilight 

I Am Setsuna  16/50, 27%, D rank

 

128 trophies still unearned

 

Looking forward to 777 and all the reviews!  Great gaming everyone!

Edited July 1, 2018 by Kevvik

[voodoo_eyes]

2 minutes ago, Kevvik said:

OK, we are going to give this another go!

 

My current completion rate is 80.68%  Yay, I got it back up over the start of the last event!  Now to beat it back down...

 

Here is my list.

 

1.

 

That's a very short list .

[Kevvik]

21 minutes ago, voodoo_eyes said:

 

That's a very short list .

 

I was going to keep the list a secret and make people come on every 3 days just to see what I was playing.  Gotta keep that fanbase in anticipation you know!

 

Returning to reality, I'm not sure if it was fat fingers or the cat that jumped on the keyboard. ?  The list has now been completely logged.

Edited June 30, 2018 by Kevvik

[voodoo_eyes]

5 minutes ago, Kevvik said:

 

I was going to keep the list a secret and make people come on every 3 days just to see what I was playing.  Gotta keep that fanbase in anticipation you know!

 

Returning to reality, I'm not sure if it was fat fingers or the cat that jumped on the keyboard.   The list has now been completely logged.

 

Just saw that you picked Spellspire as one of your game. The grind for the plat is excruciatingly boring, so much so that I've come to a point where whenever I boot the game up I quit out of it again.

[Metal Slime King]

I'll participate in this round as well, if only in the shortened capacity. I've been working on backlog and started numerous games due to server shutdown recently so hard drive space on my machines are hitting limitations. With that in mind here are 7 games for the 7th instalment of KYC .

1. Evolve ()
2. Gravity Badgers ()
3. Type:Rider ()
4. Bard's Gold ()
5. Extreme Exorcism ()
6. Enter the Gungeon ()
7. Licky the Lucky Lizard Lives Again ()

 

My completion rate at the start of the month was 77.33%. Other games I'm still working on may raise that rate higher than these new games drop it but it's already dropped quite a bit over time.

 

Edit: My completion rate at the end of the month is 77.65% so it has raised slightly over the event.

Edited August 1, 2018 by Metal Slime King

[Kevvik]

41 minutes ago, voodoo_eyes said:

 

Just saw that you picked Spellspire as one of your game. The grind for the plat is excruciatingly boring, so much so that I've come to a point where whenever I boot the game up I quit out of it again.

 

Thanks for the warning! Still, I tend to like that kind of game and the grind can't be worse than MeiQ was.

 

How was Devious Dungeon?  I was looking forward to seeing your review on it later but it looks like you couldn't wait.

[voodoo_eyes]

9 minutes ago, Kevvik said:

 

Thanks for the warning! Still, I tend to like that kind of game and the grind can't be worse than MeiQ was.

 

How was Devious Dungeon?  I was looking forward to seeing your review on it later but it looks like you couldn't wait.

 

I'd rather do the Lily Rank grind on Action Unleashed again than getting back to Spellspire .

 

I'll still be playing Devious Dungeon, as I only played through the Vita version. I only swapped it to 3rd spot as I didn't want to play it so close to finishing the other version. So I'll still give a review on it during this event .

[Metal Slime King]

Spellspire was definitely a massive grind, the vita version is almost twice as long as the ps4 since they patched the ps4 version to put the chrome dragon on the 50th floor of the dungeon, not the 100th floor of the dungeon like the vita version. I got the plat on both systems and I appreciated that patch being on the ps4 version particularly since the control structure using the game controller wasn't as intuitive as using the touch screen on the Vita. It's pretty much just a port of a mobile game so the game works best with touch screen controls, I felt.

 

I got both Spellspire plats and Brawlhalla, it's official: I am the god of grind!

Edited July 1, 2018 by Metal Slime King

[voodoo_eyes]

3 minutes ago, Metal Slime King said:

Spellspire was definitely a massive grind, the vita version is almost twice as long as the ps4 since they patched the ps4 version to put the chrome dragon on the 50th floor of the dungeon, not the 100th floor of the dungeon like the vita version. I got the plat on both systems and I appreciated that patch being on the ps4 version particularly since the control structure using the game controller wasn't as intuitive as using the touch screen on the Vita. It's pretty much just a port of a mobile game so the game works best with touch pad controls, I felt.

 

I got both Spellspire plats and Brawlhalla, it's official: I am the god of grind!

 

Yeah, I only bought the PS4 version because of that. I think I made it to dungeon level 4 or 5 and then the game started to drain me. I keep wanting to get back to it as it would net a good number of points for the plat race, but I just can't find the willpower lol.

[dmland12]

Looks like a good bunch of games we've got on our lists here.  I'm seeing several games that I'm interested in seeing what people think about them (mostly stuff from PS+ or that I've seen on sale, but didn't buy).  And then there's a ton of stuff that hasn't been on my radar at all.  It should be interesting!

[Beyondthegrave07]

Okay, I'll bite.This will be my first KYC event as I always wanted to join, but just never thought I could find the time with my job and studying. Well, enough excuses! I will have the 4th of July for a game and I have the last week of July off and the weekends in between to play. I will save a couple of hours each week to play 1 or 2 games. I'll be busy, but I'll try to be as prompt as possible on the reviews and no worries, they won't be all together back to back like others have done in the past!

 

Anyways, here's my list. I think it is a pretty good variety of games.

 

Beginning Completion Rate: 68.35%

1. Crash Bandicoot: Warped
2. Yakuza 5
3. Hitman: Contracts
4. South Park: The Fractured But Whole
5. Watch_Dogs 2

 

Edited July 1, 2018 by Beyondthegrave07

[Sardavanua]

Alright, my first KYC!

 

Completion Ratio: 59,59%

I can't offer alot of variety due to my participation in Toogie's Summercamp and the Backlog Pyramid event, but I was able to get 10 games together.

 

There's no particular order yet, so I'll post them in alphabetical order.

 

1. Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry (PS4)

2. Claire (PS4 or PSV)

3. Cosmic Star Heroine (PS4 or PSV)

4. Dark Cloud

5. Okage: Shadow King

6. Oxenfree

7. Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness (PS4)

8. RiME

9. Uncanny Valley ? (July 01, 2018)

10. Until Dawn

Edited July 1, 2018 by Sardavanua

[vin_rob]

ok I'm joining as well 

 

so I'll just post the games in random order I'll decide what to play after each game.. 

 

1. Beyond two souls

2. life is strange: calm befor the storm 

3. Fe

4. RIME

5. Injustice 2

6. World of Final Fantasy

7. A king's tale: Final Fantasy xv 

8. Murdered Soul Suspect 

9. Everybody's gone to the rapture 

10. Tears to tiara 2 

[Beyondthegrave07]

9 hours ago, Fidel said:

I don't know what you're talking about.  

 

Anyways, I guess Resistance 2 is official. Surprised it got so many votes, seeing how old and outdated it is. But I'm not too fussed about my completion percentage, so I might find a way to squeeze in the other 2. 6 days is a long time per game, like @MarkusT1992 said. But since I'm trying to Platinum the first 4 games (and Steins;Gate) by August 19th, I think it's best to keep it short. 

I think it's because you get into the full spirit of killing your completion and not just temporarily either! I saw the time you had White Knight Chronicles on your list and I just laughed in my chair thinking, "Now, this guy is committed to the cause!"

[ImBossy83]

I'm joining as well. I put together a list of games i would Title "I can't believe I haven't played them already". 

I have started to play some of these games but none more than a few minutes. So i take this event as a reason to play these high profile game's. Here's the list:

 

1 Final fantasy 7
2 Nioh
3 Xcom 2
4 Red Dead redemption
5 Fallout new Vegas
6 Spec ops the line
7 Kingdom hearts
8 Ni No Kuni
9 The binding of Isaac
10 Resident evil

 

I might change Xcom 2 with Xcom 1 since i also never have played that and I might have to change one console game to a Vita game since im going on a trip and that might take longer than planned. If that happens I have Zero Time Dilemma up my sleeve. Excited to play these great games. 

 

Completion 55.39%

Edited June 30, 2018 by ImBossy83
Added completion percentage.

[DamagingRob]

1 hour ago, Beyondthegrave07 said:

I think it's because you get into the full spirit of killing your completion and not just temporarily either! I saw the time you had White Knight Chronicles on your list and I just laughed in my chair thinking, "Now, this guy is committed to the cause!"

Lol. Well, as much as I'd like to admit that were true, I always make a full recovery (and then some) by the time the next KYC rolls around. I often pick some things like that in these events, though. Too scared or lazy to start them any other time. 

[voodoo_eyes]

Alright, it's past midnight here so I'm kicking things off with my first game. I'll be doing a preview on the first day and a final impressions update on the third day of each game..

 

 

Game #1 - Black The Fall - Preview

 

Don't know too much about this game. It's a puzzle-platformer that gives off a dark and depressing vibe at first glance. The little I've seen off this game, it seemed to revolve around escaping a totalitarian government. I might be completely wrong about that though, guess we'll see soon enough.

 

Expectation:

Considering that I'm not the biggest fan of platformers, I have my doubts that I'll be in awe of this once I've played through it. It'll depend a lot on how the platforming mechanics, puzzles, story, music, sound design and presentation come together.

[PerryToxteth]

Here's my list:

1. Battle of the Bulge

2. ABZU

3. Walden: A Game

4. Dear Esther: Landmark Edition

5. Puzzle Showdown 4K

 

I am selecting games to fit my theme of Short and Stupid, which I did last summer as well.  It's the nice time of year in the northern hinterland,  so I don't have time to invest long hours into a grindy AAA game. I will grade each game to see if it's Sweet (great fun!), Sufficient (decent but nothing great) or Stupid (self-explanatory). I am planning to play 5 games in a four-day format (if that works for Hem) as I will be in the middle of the Pacific starting July 20.

[Oobedoob S Benubi]

On 29/06/2018 at 9:06 AM, Cthulhu said:

As much as I'd like to join (joined and played through every KYC except for number four, when I had a breakdown and had to leave the site for a while), I am very much in doubt about whether or not I have enough time to give this event the attention it deserves.

 

It might be better to wait until KYC8 to join again, when work has cooled down a bit.

 

So, hypothetically, IF I would join this round, I'd keep it to just five games like last time, and most of my writing of reviews would be done later in the month, when I've had time to build up a bit of playtime for each game.

 

I guess my list would look something like this:

• XCOM 2 (PS4, PS+ June 2018)
• Valley (PS4)
• SOMA (PS4)
• MagRunner: Dark Pulse (PS3)
• Rayman 3 HD (PS3, PS+ July 2018)

I'd probably put some PSVR in there but I don't know yet if I feel like setting it all up.

 

Mostly, I'd be using the event to finally play two PS4 games that I bought but never played. I 100%ed MagRunner on X360 and rebought it on PS3 mostly to actually have it in case stuff gets pulled for PS3, but I guess playing it for this event might persuade a reader or two to buy it. It's also a good excuse to set up the PS3 again and play on it for the first time in over a year.

 

 

Just for the record, I'm actually joining.

 

Got cold sweat about adding XCOM 2 so I'm replacing it with Transistor, otherwise known as one of the oldest PS+ PS4 games that I have in which I have zero trophies but which I would be willing to try out.

 

I actually tried a minute of it a year or two, three ago and figured it was not for me but I may have to re-evaluate as my opinion on games has evolved since then.

 

Still thinking about doing seven games since it's KYC7 but I figured I'd better do five games, and add two at the end if I finish early.

 

• Transistor (PS4, PS+ February 2015)
• Valley (PS4)
• SOMA (PS4)
• MagRunner: Dark Pulse (PS3)
• Rayman 3 HD (PS3, PS+ July 2018)

 

I'll post my stats once I'm actually starting on the first game. I have little gaming time currently (as said I'll get into gear for this event in a week or two) and for the past month or two all I've done on PS4 is boot it up for the Rayman Legends dayly challenges. Started Lifeless Planet but haven't even managed to play through it even though it only lasts three or four hours.

 

Anyways as long as I haven't started on an event game (which I want to do right and take the time for), there's risk of getting a Rayman trophy I've been grinding for or a trophy for the final half hour or so of Lifeless Planet.

[crimsonidol38]

Added the completion rate to my original post.

 

As I'm not feeling too well at the moment which results in even slower reflexes than usual I will start with a game that doesn't require any reflexes in the first few hours at all:
Final Fantasy X HD

I wonder if it will meet the fate of the other JRPGs I played during KYC (Atelier Rorona in KYC #1 and Tales of Graces f in KYC #2) and won't be played at all after the event. Knowing the fact that I already abandoned it on the PS2 years ago it's likely. But we will see if it helps that I can play it while not having to sit in front of a TV. 

[voodoo_eyes]

Well, Black the Fall was shorter than expected. So I've rearranged my list a bit and I'll be doing Devious Dungeon as well during the first 3 days, because that's another game that's about 3 hours long.

 

In addition I've added one more game to fill the void (HDN Victory).

 

 

(still kinda) Game #1 - Devious Dungeon (PS4) - Preview

 

This one is an action-platformer in a medieval setting. I've seen this game being described as a roguelike, even though the only characteristic of said genre present here are the procedurally generated dungeons. There is no permadeath, no loss of items, or any other kind of punishment for dying.

 

Expectation:

Seeing as I played through this on the Vita recently, there's not going to be anything that'll come as a surprise. As such I know exactly what to expect from this game.

Edited July 1, 2018 by voodoo_eyes