ABC of Unstarted Games 2020 (Sign-Ups Closed)

[SupergiantStarr]

On 11/28/2019 at 1:29 PM, SupergiantStarr said:

Spoiler

 

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Batman: The Telltale Series

Control

Dragon Quest XI

Erica

Full Throttle Remastered

Gris

Here They Lie

I <=> Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice + Yoku's Island Express

J <=> Dragon Quest Builders 2

Knack

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Middle-Earth: Shadow of War

Never Alone

Observation

Psycho-Pass Mandatory Happiness

Q.U.B.E. Director’s Cut

Resident Evil 2

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

The Unfinished Swan

Uncanny Valley

V <=> Burly Men at Sea + The Sims 4

W <=> Assassin’s Creed Rogue Remastered + Shenmue III

Xeodrifter

Yakuza 0

Z <=> Moonlighter + Stranger Things 3: The Game

 

Absolutely not. There's not a CHANCE I'm getting all of these done. But hey, it'll be fun to try!

 

Hopefully I compiled it okay. I had one unreleased game in here (Cyberpunk 2077) but decided against it. I had plenty of C-games to choose from!

 

Edit: Final List! Swapped Costume Quest 2 with Control. Swapped Escape Plan with Erica. Swapped Resident Evil HD with Resident Evil 2. Swapped Onrush with Observation. Swapped Iconoclasts with Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice + Yoku's Island Express. Swapped Guacamelee with Gris. Finally, the list is mostly composed of games I actually WANT to play.

 

 

Okay! My first and only update, whoops. It was a good run and I tried my darnedest, but there's no way I'm gonna be able to finish the DLC on some of these games.

 

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Batman: The Telltale Series

Control -  but all DLC not purchased

Dragon Quest XI

Erica

Full Throttle Remastered

Gris

Here They Lie

I <=> Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice + Yoku's Island Express

J <=> Dragon Quest Builders 2

Knack

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Middle-Earth: Shadow of War -  but some DLC incomplete

Never Alone

Observation

Psycho-Pass Mandatory Happiness

Q.U.B.E. Director’s Cut

Resident Evil 2 -  but some DLC incomplete

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

The Unfinished Swan

Uncanny Valley

V <=> Burly Men at Sea + The Sims 4

W <=> Assassin’s Creed Rogue Remastered + Shenmue III  but all DLC not purchased

Xeodrifter

Yakuza 0

Z <=> Moonlighter  but all DLC not purchased + Stranger Things 3: The Game

 

I'm amazed I did as well as I did, to be honest. Some of these I'll probably try completing somewhere down the road. I honestly don't even want to look at Shadow of War anymore and Resident Evil 2's DLC was just a little too difficult for me. Some of these I'll probably purchase the DLC for later (Control yes please) while some absolutely not (looking at you, Shenmue 3). 

 

Even still, this event pushed me to complete more games than I normally set out to do, so thank you for helping me trim out my backlog so much! ?

 

Game of the Event - Control

Tough call split between this and Yakuza 0, but this held the biggest impact on me. Feels like a cheap vote considering I didn't buy the DLC, but this was absolutely the best of the bunch. I loved everything about it and I'm looking forward to more once I can afford it.

 

Game I Never Would've Completed Otherwise - Knack

This was the biggest slog. It's a weirdly iconic game that I bought for five bucks at some point. But wow, I can't think of a bigger 'Nothing' game. Not charming, not fun, just a 40-ish hour chore.

 

Worst Game of the Event - Psycho-Pass Mandatory Happiness

Sorry, anime fans. As boring as Knack (and Shenmue 3) was, the worst thing a visual novel can do is make me disinterested and boy howdy there was nothing doing it here for me. Lots of pressing X while watching Netflix.

[SpaceCoresDad]

Second to last update... has it really been almost a year already? It's crazy how time flies. Two games done this month, almost a third but I don't think i'll be able to finish it before December starts. Oh well, it's close, so I'm not too worried.

 

P is for Prison Break was really trash, ahaha. I knew when I picked it up that it was going to be really bad, but WOW it was a mess. Really bad stealth mechanics, terrible fighting, what I have to assume is an extremely watered down version of the first season of Prison Break the TV show, it all just boils into a game that probably shouldn't have been made. It did make me curious what the original show was though, so maybe it wasn't completely without worth? I had to play this one entirely with a bootleg PS3 controller though thanks to the move.

A is for Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories was actually really really fun! It's hard to even get your hands on this game in English, but I found a way, and I don't regret it for a second. The story was really really interesting, and for a game released in 2008, the graphics shockingly good. It's so easy to get lost in the atmosphere of the game, and though it was kind of an odyssey getting translations to all of the guides written in Japanese, overall it was still a really fun experience. If anyone has a strangely exorbitant amount of money lying around, hey, I'd recommend it.

Only one month left. Mad Max really fucked me over with this one, since I think I'd actually have a shot at doing all this if it didn't shut down exactly when it did. At the very least I'll be able to complete the challenge, though I'll almost certainly have to dive into the backups, and that means no bonus for me. I was halfway done with Outer Worlds though, and X-Blades looks like it's going to be really quick, so maaaaaybe I can get it done? I'm pretty doubtful I'll get Deux Ex in that time, but maybe the full main list. Maybe. It'll be tight.

Well, whatever happens, I've loved this event so much. I'm so glad I got to jump into all these games that I may never have gotten to otherwise, whether they were good, bad, weird, or otherwise. At the end of December I'll have one last update of my final progress, along with my thoughts overall on the games I played. Good luck to everyone, we're so close!

[freddie1989]

Safe to say this event fell off my radar this year!! I have finished a couple more of these and made progress on others but in truth I had a bit of a stagnant period and struggled with motivation so ended up playing other stuff not on here. I would be up for doing it again though if its in the pipeline.

 

Assassins Creed Unity

Borderlands 2

Control

Darksiders 2
Evil Within
Far Cry New Dawn 30th October 2020
God of War  14th February 2020
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Infinite Warfare
Just Cause 3
Killing Floor 2
Life is Strange 2 11th September 2020
Middle Earth Shadow of War

Nioh
Outlast
Prey
Q - Spyro

Resident Evil 7
Styx: Master of Shadows
Tearaway Unfolded
Uncharted: The Lost legacy
Vampyr
Witcher 3
X - Spyro 2 & 3 (additional)
Yakuza 0
Zombie Army Trilogy

[GerritSlak]

Time for another update!

 

Overcooked was hard but I somehow got 3 stars on the levels. I had a lot of fun so I also played the free DLC even if it didn't have trophies.

 

The challenge mode in Iconoclasts was well... challenging. The last bosses were no fun and I died a lot during those fights but I somehow beat them.

 

Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut was pretty fun. The time trails took some time because I suck at time trails but once I unlocked Hover Headway the trophy itself was easy.

 

I've beaten Yooka-Laylee and the (not so) Impossible Lair so now I just need to get the final TWIT Coins and enough quills to buy the Tonics.

 

That only leaves 1 and a half game so see you soon with my final update!

 

Completed Letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, T, U, V, W, X, Z

[MattbluePT]

Noticed that I forgot to add a # game, so i added 2064: Read Only Memories. Also I've seen the spreadsheet and seen some of my games are missing there.

3 more games done, 11 to go. I don't think I'll manage to complete this, but I'll do my best.

 

J - Journey (PS3)

N - Nihilumbra

U - Until Dawn

 

#   A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z   Backup #1   Backup #2   Backup #3

 

Complete list:

Spoiler

# - 2064: Read Only Memories

A - Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry ?
B - Batman: The Enemy Within
C - Child of Light [PS3]
D - Destroy All Humans!
E - Erica
F - Far Cry Primal
G - Gravity Rush Remastered
H - Horizon Chase Turbo
I - Infamous: Festival of Blood ?
J - Journey (PS3) ?
K - Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth By Sleep
L - Life Is Strange 2
M - Mafia III
N - Nihilumbra ?
O - OnRush
P - Prince Of Persia: The Two Thrones
Q - Q.U.B.E.: Director's Cut
R - Ratchet & Clank
S - Submersed
T - Type: Rider [PSVita]  ?
U - Until Dawn
V - (The) Vanishing of Ethan Carter ?
W - (The) Wolf Among Us
X - Uncharted 4: A Thief's End [SWAP]
Y - YS Origins
Z  - Zombie Driver HD

 

Backup Game #1: Flow (PSVita) ?

Backup Game #2: Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Backup Game #3: The Witness

 

[MattbluePT]

 

Now I'm almost certain I'll not complete this event. But it was worth the effort, I believe. 7 to go.

 

C - Child of Light [PS3]

E - Erica

O - OnRush

Q - Q.U.B.E.: Director's Cut [PS3]

 

#   A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z   Backup #1   Backup #2   Backup #3

 

Complete list:

Spoiler

# - 2064: Read Only Memories

A - Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry ?
B - Batman: The Enemy Within
C - Child of Light [PS3]
D - Destroy All Humans!
E - Erica
F - Far Cry Primal
G - Gravity Rush Remastered
H - Horizon Chase Turbo
I - Infamous: Festival of Blood ?
J - Journey (PS3) ?
K - Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth By Sleep
L - Life Is Strange 2
M - Mafia III
N - Nihilumbra ?
O - OnRush
P - Prince Of Persia: The Two Thrones
Q - Q.U.B.E.: Director's Cut [PS3]
R - Ratchet & Clank
S - Submersed
T - Type: Rider [PSVita]  ?
U - Until Dawn
V - (The) Vanishing of Ethan Carter ?
W - (The) Wolf Among Us
X - Uncharted 4: A Thief's End [SWAP]
Y - YS Origins
Z  - Zombie Driver HD

 

Backup Game #1: Flow (PSVita) ?

Backup Game #2: Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Backup Game #3: The Witness

 

[blu3st4rdust305]

Yeah.... this is not going to happen.  Ended up at 24/29. Even with the 3 alternates, I came up 2 short. :/ 

Scratching Arkham Asylum PS3 from my backlog, replaced by the PS4 version. Would likely get around to the other 4 at some point. Just other plans came up.

 

A - The Adventures of Tintin (Movies) -> Complete
B - Batman: Arkham Asylum (Batman) 
C - The Council (Choice & Consequence) -> Complete
D - Detroit: Become Human (Choice & Consequence) -> Complete
E - Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood (Artifex Mundi) -> Complete
F - Forma.8 (Metroidvania) -> Complete
G - G-Force (Movies)
H - Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (Hitman)
I - Iron Man 2 (Marvel) -> Complete
J - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle (Shonen Jump) -> Complete
K - Kingmaker: Rise of the Throne (Artifex Mundi) -> Complete
L - LEGO Legends of Chima (LEGO) -> Complete
M - Marvel's Spider-Man (Spider-Man)
N - Noir Chronicles: City of Crime (Artifex Mundi) - > Complete
O -- First Swap -- Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault (Ratchet & Clank) - Complete
P - Prince of Persia (Prince of Persia) -> Complete
Q - Queen's Quest 3: The End of Dawn (Artifex Mundi) -> Complete
R - Ratchet & Clank PS4 (Ratchet & Clank) -> Complete
S - Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (Metroidvania) -> Complete
T - The Walking Dead: The Final Season (Choice & Consequence)  -> Complete
U - Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (Uncharted) -> Complete
V -- Second Swap -- Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (Batman) 

V+ - LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 (LEGO)
W - Where the Wild Things Are (Movies) -> Complete
X - X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Marvel) -> Complete
Y -- Third Swap -- Timespinner (Metroidvania) -> Complete
Y+ - Spider-Man: Edge of Time (Spider-Man) -> Complete

Z -- Fourth Swap -- Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Price of Persia) -> Complete

Z+ - Steins; Gate 0 PS4 (Science Adventure) -> Complete

 

 

Project Platinums represented and progress below. Just wanted to keep track of how this event is also pushing my completions there

Movies: Started year at 10 (Gold). Currently at 15 (Gold)

Batman: Started year at 0, Currently at 0.

Choice & Consequence: Started year at 12 (Silver), Currently at 21 (Gold)

Artifex Mundi: Started at 9 (Silver), Currently at 16 (Gold)

Metroidvania: Started at 6 (Silver), Currently at 9 (Silver)

Hitman: Started at 1 (Bronze), Currently at 1 (Bronze)

Marvel: Started at 5 (Silver), Currently at 8 (Gold)

Shonen Jump: Started at 0, Currently at 1 (Bronze)

LEGO: Started at 15 (Silver), Currently at 19 (Gold)

Spider-Man: Started at 2 (Silver), Currently at 6 (Platinum)

Ratchet & Clank: Started at 3 (Silver), Currently at 7 (Gold)

Prince of Persia: Started at 0, Currently at 5 (Platinum)

Uncharted: Started at 0, Currently at 1 (Bronze)

Science Adventure Started at 3 (Bronze), Currently at 4 (Silver)

 

Good event overall, just poorly planned out on my part. Wouldn't mind a re-tread of this event at some point. I would try a different approach, haha.

[Geridian]

Hello dear player community, hope you are all doing well so far and have more success in finishing the event successfully than I did.

Not much has really happened on my account since 11/17/2020, and I'm six games (without backups) away from successfully completing the event. And I'm sure I won't reach the 100% mark in the time I have left.

 

The reasons are quite simple:
1. My girlfriend and I are, despite pandemic etc., since 01.12. in the process of moving. Currently we are in the process of moving our last belongings out of the apartment and clearing out the basement, as well as packing boxes and also unpacking them later after the transport.
2. Despite home office, I have been very busy at work.
3. In the evening I was usually too exhausted to play anymore.
4) I had more fun with other games than those for the event.

 

Therefore, this is the current state and will most likely remain so until the end of the event:

 

Letters: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z B1 B2 B3

 

A Assassin's Creed Origins [PS4] 100% AVG : 6.92% [LINK] ==>  10.10.20  ??.??.??

B BACK TO THE FUTURE [PS3] [DISC] 100% AVG: 50.72% [LINK] ==>  06.08.20  28.08.20

C Concrete Genie [PS4] 100% AVG: 12.59% [LINK] ==>  04.03.2020  05.03.2020

D Day of the Tentacle Remastered [Vita] 100% AVG: 38.17% [LINK] ==>  07.02.2020  07.02.2020

E Everybody's Gone To The Rapture [PS4] 100% AVG: 17.84% [LINK] ==>  10.09.2020  10.09.2020

F FINAL FANTASY VII [PS4] 100% AVG: 24.16% [LINK] ==>  01.01.2020  13.02.2020

G GAME OF THRONES [PS3] [EU] 100% AVG: 10.52% [LINK] ==>  ??.??.??  ??.??.??

H HELLBLADE SENUA'S SACRIFICE [PS4] [EU] 100% AVG: 40.4% [LINK] ==>  17.04.2020  18.04.2020

I I Am Alive [PS3] 100% AVG: 5.21% [LINK] ==>  17.08.2020  ??.??.??

J Journey [PS3] 100% AVG: 16.05% [LINK] ==>  07.03.2020  08.03.2020

K KINGDOM HEARTS II FINAL MIX [PS4] 100% AVG: 12.87% [LINK] ==>  11.09.2020  29.09.2020

L LEGO Legends of Chima [Vita] 100% AVG: 49.44% [LINK] ==>  24.03.2020  27.03.2020

M Moss [PS4] [EU] 100% AVG: 6.25% [LINK] ==>  25.08.20  ??.??.??

N Never Alone [PS4] [EU] 100% AVG: 7.05% [LINK] ==>  28.02.2020  28.02.2020

O Onrush [PS4] 100% AVG: 9.82% [LINK] ==>  20.04.2020  25.04.2020

P Puzzle Agent (Nelson Tethers:) [PS3] 100% AVG: 38.77% [LINK] ==>  11.01.2020  11.01.2020

Q Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut [PS3] 100% AVG: 13.28% [LINK] ==>  02.01.2020  02.01.2020

R Risen 3: Titan Lords [PS3] 100% AVG: 8.25% [LINK] ==>  07.08.20  17.08.20

S Sword Art Online: Re Hollow Fragment [PS4] 100% AVG: 1.57% [LINK] ==>  25.05.2020  05.08.2020

T The Council [PS4] 100% AVG: 31.51% [LINK] ==>  ??.??.??  ??.??.??

U Until Dawn [PS4] 100% AVG: 18.67% [LINK] ==>  26.08.20  26.08.20

V Valiant Hearts: The Great War [PS4] 100% AVG: 11.04% [LINK] ==>  06.03.2020  06.03.2020

W World of Final Fantasy [PS4] 100% AVG: 10.85% [LINK] ==>  ??.??.??  ??.??.??

X Xeodrifter [Vita] [EU] 100% AVG: 10.85% [LINK] ==>  08.02.2020  08.02.2020

Y Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA [PS4] [EU] 100% AVG: 17.7% [LINK] ==>  08.03.2020  06.09.2020

Z Zone of the Enders HD Edition [PS3] 100% AVG: 11.32%  [LINK] ==>  29.08.20 31.08.20

 

Backup:

A Atomic Ninjas [PS3] 100% AVG: 8.61% ==>  ??.??.??  ??.??.??

M Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 [PS4] 100% AVG: 21.07% ==>  ??.??.??  ??.??.??

W Windstorm [PS4] 100% AVG: 55.87% ==>  ??.??.??  ??.??.??

 

Wish you all the best for the rest of this current year and the next year.
Stay healthy!

Edited December 30, 2020 by Geridian

[GerritSlak]

I almost forgot to post it but here is my final update!

 

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair was great, a few tough levels but nothing to hard since I was able to complete it. I did like the first game more but it was nice to this world and characters again.

 

Stick It to the Man was a short but very fun game that made me laugh a lot.

 

 

And with that I completed the event!

To be honest I didn't think I would get so many games done when I signed up but I decided to try and see how far I would get.

Then came the pandemic and I suddenly had way too much time on my hands.

I had a lot of fun playing games I wouldn't have played if not for this event.

 

 

Completed Letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Still can't believe I did them all

 

 

Thank you @iXanon for hosting this event

[SpaceCoresDad]

I DID IT!!!

 

...Kinda.

 

I didn't get all 30 games done like I wanted to, but I DID at least complete the event, and technically my backups cover the two that weren't completed in time. This was a really amazing event, one that motivated me to play games that otherwise probably would have sat in my backlog forever. That said, I don't think I'll do it again next year. ^^; While it was good for getting me to play games I wouldn't have, it also felt like it was restricting me from playing games I DID want to play. I know it's silly, but that sense of obligation did lock me down a lot near the end, haha. Oh well, this was still a ton of fun. Time for my final update, chart, and thoughts! No spoiler this time, you all get to see what I've had open on my computer for the past year.

 

X is for  X-Blades was a lot better than I expected! It looked like it was just going to be some crappy weeb game, and while it was mildly crappy, it wasn't bad at all! I had to play through it twice and it was mostly enjoyable both times, and while it was nothing amazing, the budget Russian team who made it clearly did their best. The character design was hilarious too, and their original website is even still up! Amazing.

 

S is for The Saboteur was... alright. I started this one back in June and it really couldn't keep my attention, and doing it now at the end, I see why I stopped. It's not bad or anything, it's just that it isn't really all that interesting. Though it was made in 2009, I think it's kind of a predecessor to the Generic Open World Games that would be incredibly popular in recent times. More of a GTA clone at the time though. I don't know, not the worst thing I played by a long shot, but also not the best.

 

K is for Killer is Dead is my final game of the year, and it was fantastic! DRIPPING with style, as expected of a Suda51 game, and has really fun gameplay too! Its tight combat, fun characters, and... interesting story all come together for a game that's definitely worth your time. Glad I got this done before the end of the year, because it let me finish strong.

 

And that's that! Guess I can give my thoughts on the whole thing now that it's over...

GAME OF THE EVENT: Republique. Easily, hands down, my favorite thing I played this year, in or outside of this event. It was just so much fun! I love the story, I love the characters, I love the gameplay, the worldbuilding, it's just fantastic from every single angle. I heavily recommend you play it if you can get your hands on a disc, since unfortunately it was apparently delisted some time back.

 

Runner's up to Aquanaut's Holiday for being far better than it had any right to be. For a swimming simulator, its story was surprisingly thought provoking and engaging!

 

TRASH OF THE EVENT: Extinction. I mean this game is just trash, ahaha. Really jank controls, characters that never shut the fuck up, a story nobody cares about, and gameplay copied from Attack on Titan but worse just add up to a terrible experience overall. Worse, there's no really good trophy guides out there, so I had to write one when i was done with it. I like to think it's pretty well done though, so if you're unfortunate enough to own this game, at least maybe it'll help you understand it. Just awful.

Runner's up to Life is Strange 2 for not understanding that in a game based around choices, you should probably have characters be in more than one episode. What a mess.

 

CHALLENGE OF THE EVENT: For Honor. For real, I never thought I'd get this done before this event. It takes SO long to get so many of those trophies, and raising any character up to rank 7 is hard enough, let alone one from a paid DLC. But I did it! And with its storyline apparently coming to a close soon, it really couldn't have happened at a better time. I still have no idea how I got some of those trophies, but I'm proud of myself for getting it done. So glad I put in the effort, because this was a PS+ title I thought was going to go the way of Dead by Daylight.

Runner's up to Need for Speed Payback because I fucking suck at racing games, but still being a good time.

 

So yeah! That's that. Ultimately The Outer Worlds just really couldn't hold my attention long enough to complete it, especially when so many other, better games were right there waiting for me to play. In the end I think I'll just wait for all the DLC to come out before I go back to it, since apparently if you already beat the game you have to create a whole new game to do it anyway, so that kind of sucks. It's so disappointing, since that was the game I was most hyped to do on my list. It's just not that great. Sad I never got to play Deus Ex: Human Revolution either, but them's the breaks. I'll get to it in 2021, hopefully.

FINAL RESULTS:

Aquanaut's Holiday: Hidden Memories

Blasphemous
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Death Stranding
Extinction
For Honor
God of War III
Hunted: The Demon's Forge
Infamous: First Light
Jedi: Fallen Order
Killer is Dead
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
MediEvil
Need for Speed: Payback

The Outer Worlds Backup 3: Life is Strange 2

Prison Break

Q.U.B.E. Director's Cut

Republique
The Saboteur

Titanfall 2
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Remastered
Valiant Hearts: the Great War

Watch_Dogs 2
X-Blades
Yomawari: Night Alone
Zotrix
Backup 1: Deus Ex: Human Revolution Backup 2: Hyperdimension Neptuna Re;Birth 1

 

WEW that's a long post. But I think I covered everything I wanted to say. Given what happened with @iXanon I don't know if those badges are actually coming, but I know I'd appreciate it at least. Hope everyone else enjoyed this event, and I hope next year ends up being even better than this one!

[iXanon]

The badges will come, and can only apologise for not being an active participant in an event that I started, but am hugely grateful to the community for keeping it going.

 

If anyone wishes to take this over for 2021, do feel free.