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April Progress:
3
PPU monthly:
done
April Additions:
3
May Progress:
1
PPU monthly:
undone
May Additions:
Completed Games:
Dark Nights with Poe and Munro 
Gamedec DE
Won/Gifted Games:
Bought Games:
Currently playing:
So much from me :)
Have a lovely week!
Queen Ninglor
For Screenshot Sunday #53 i wish you all a Happy Easter (yes, we Orthodox are weird and celeberate it after the Catholic one). And second, here is a super cool hero landing shot from Batman The Telltale Series, Season 1.
Always do the super hero landing, ALWAYS!
If you haven’t already I highly recommend you give this game a try. It’s probably my second favorite Telltale game and my second favorite Batman game of all time. I think it even came 2nd on my GOTY list last year. Really a great game with a fresh take on the Batman mythos.
Lastly, I need to fix some of the links to a few screenshots… Dang internet things. Anyway, until next week!
End of April Update!
I hope everyone is doing well! I’m continuing on with my PoP challenge and also spending to much time on Overwatch 2. I was also feeling very nostalgic so I hooked up my N64. Get ready for some retro game reviews as well.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
24.8 hours, 14 of 37 achievements
8/10 for the soundtrack.. the game is good too.
More
Ori and the Will of the Wisp is a sequel to The Blind Forest. I played the first game years ago. I don't remember much but it definitely hit me emotionally and became an instant favorite of mine. This sequel also hits all the emotional beats.
The soundtrack is beautiful. It borrows a lot of the iconic songs from its predecessor while adding some new ones. The sequel keeps the same art style but updates the graphics. It looks beautiful and vivid. The world feels very lively and you can tell every area was well thought out!
In Will of the Wisp, you get more abilities and new game mechanics. Combat is even more important than before.
The platforming is still great. It's so smooth and satisfying. Nothing feels better than having a game respond to your movements correctly every single time.
The story itself is probably the most controversial part of the game. No spoilers! There are a lot more story beats in this game and it leaves you with a lot to think about. I'm still trying to decide how I feel about it. I do give props to the developers for taking risks and trying a new direction with the narrative. I still enjoy the first game's story more, but this one has more messages to unpack and reflect on.
I think there were a couple missed opportunities in this game. One being Ku not being a playable character or a partner. Ori and Ku only work together for about five minutes of the game. Combining Ori's abilities with Ku's would have added so much to the game, and also added more of a narrative to Ku's character.
Overall, both games are fantastic. The Blind Forest instantly transports you to this new world with this lovable protagonist. It nails the atmosphere and has you cheering Ori on the whole time. Will of the Wisp has a slightly darker tone while still taking you on this epic journey with even better combat and abilities. Both games are fantastic and worth playing! Steam Deck Compatilibity:This game is verified and works beautifully on the steam deck!
Cassette Beats is a monster collecting game where you wash up on a mysterious island with a town full of people who can't escape. You must try to find your way home while making friends, solving mysteries, and fighting the threats that plague the town.
This game is sooo good. It's obviously inspired by Pokemon, but it adds so much more to the formula that it (imo) surpasses any modern Pokemon game. The battling system is more unique; there is a lot more free will to do what you want in this world, and instead of collecting monsters, you use cassettes to copy their DNA and turn into the monster yourself! You also gain human partners that you can build relationships with. They join you throughout the game. Each partner adds new dialogue and unique perspectives. There is a neat fuse mechanic that lets you fuse you and your partners monster to make one unique, stronger monster during battle.
There are a ton of unique side missions you can do that add a lot to the story. The tone of this game is a bit creepier, especially with some enemies you encounter, but it still manages to keep that usual optimistic and charming tone.
The thing I'm most impressed by is how much detail and love they put into this game. At first, I didn't expect much, but the more I played, the more details popped up. The soundtrack is great and the monsters were really thought out. They all look great and have unique descriptions and lore for each one. Most have an evolution and you can collect data on each one.
The details on the monsters, the enemies, the partners, the new abilities, and their strengths/weaknesses are all taken into consideration with much care.
Overall, I highly recommend this game! Maybe I hyped it up to much, but it was an honest surprise. There is a lot packed into this game. I could have played for hours and hours more, but I had to move onto other games.
Side note: Just keep in mind that the moving speed is very slow at the beginning and it drove me crazy. You will get a couple of abilities that make your movement speed very fast, so stay strong until then.
Steam Deck Compatibility: This game is verified and ran great on the steam deck. I recommend this one on the deck if you have one.
Next Time:
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DAVE THE DIVER
11 hours playtime
13 of 43 achievements
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Roadwarden
0 minutes playtime
0 of 43 achievements
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TSIOQUE
0 minutes playtime
0 of 31 achievements
April 2024
Finished games:
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Destroy All Humans!
12 hours playtime
36 of 40 achievements
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A Tale of Paper
3 hours playtime
22 of 29 achievements
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Omen Exitio: Plague
7 hours playtime
27 of 50 achievements
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Tunic
12 hours playtime
36 of 40 achievements
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Backpack Hero
12 hours playtime
36 of 40 achievements
New games:
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Black Skylands
39 minutes playtime
0 of 28 achievements
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Umurangi Generation
39 minutes playtime
0 of 23 achievements
Quick thoughts:
Destroy All Humans!
7/10
Remaster of old game in which you are an alien invading Earth. It’s TPP action adventure game, there are a few maps which are revisited couple of times, and most of gameplay is shooting humans, or imposing are one of them, to collect information. It was alright, a bit goofy, I liked the humor and tons of nods to 50’s and 60’s pop culture.
A Tale of Paper
6/10
Platformer with a paper origami man as a protagonist, with changing shape mechanic. I liked it, but save systems was annoying - It was saving only at the beginning of the level, and because I was soft lock at one of the level, I think I had to replay it 3 times. Also - the last bossfight of DLC… why a cosy platformer suddenly changed into Dark Souls?
Omen Exitio: Plague
6/10
Choose your own adventure with a chtulhu theme. It was allright, nicely written, but nothing spectacular.
Tunic
8/10
Awesome Zelda-like game in which you have to correctly guess the rules of a game. It’s half Zelda-like game, half a puzzle, with a lot of descripting messages. Some bossfights were quite brutal.
Backpack Hero
7/10
A nice roguelike based on an inventory management - an inventory is very limited, but stuff is interacting with each other, so you can make some nice combos. There are a few characters, each with its own rules. My biggest problem - it was a bit too much luck based.
Update 131: April 2024
Where is the year going 😱
Load of garbage game, can't be completed cause lvl 3 throws errors
Classic Fun Collection 5 in 1
You have a collection of 5 popular games, but none of them really good:
Sudoku: I guess it works, one of the only ones with some kind of problem.
Mahjong : very weird version of Mahjong that ends in the middle of play after some timer runs out
Pirate Solitaire : suits are all wrong here, took me a while to find out how to play it
Bayou Words : kinda like scrabble, once the timer runs out you see your score but you don't see the words you have missed
G-Tris : a really bad Tetris clone
Worked absolutely fine on my old laptop and was actually fun. Once I tried playing it on my good gaming PC it was an absolute shit show. Controls went haywire
Watch This!
I'm not sure what to say about this game, just don't play it
House of 1000 Doors: Family Secrets
Average HOG
Guilty Gear X2 #Reload
Okay fighting game, not much to say about it
Weird Park Trilogy
Did not really like the first two games. No maps or fast tavel system. The third one was the best imo, but overall pretty meh.
I'm not sure what to say about this game. I thought it would be better, but the endless dialouge got boring quickly. Guess it is an okay game if you do not mind all the walking and talking.
I appear to be very bad at this game -_- Since I did not try to kill civilians
I liked the game, though the beginning levels are rather tough since you do not have the correct equipment unlocked.
Liked this HOG, though some of the HOG scenes were weird and needed some getting used to, when you had to look for shapes. I rather have it written down somewhere instead of guessing what they mean.
This game is absolutely adorable and I liked the story. It's darker than it's cute astethic would suggest.
You are a bee and you fulfill bee tasks. Really cute game. Though it is not a simulator. You fly through bubbles representing flowers. Some of the challenges can get quiet repetetive.
Loved the game, thought it was actually too short. Wouldn't have minded some more cases.
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Coloring Pixels - Amusement Park Pack
16.7 hours playtime
21 of 21 achievements
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Pixel Puzzles Ultimate: Dinosaurs
16.2 hours playtime
10 of 10 achievements
Overall Backlog Progress:-0,62% change to last times unfinished/never played games (57,15% unfinished games)
Overall SG Wins Progress:+0,38% change to last times unfinished/never played games (42,09% unfinished games)
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Coloring Pixels
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Pixel Puzzles Ultimate
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Lucky and a life worth living
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Alice in Wonderland - a jigsaw puzzle tale
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WooLoop
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The Talos Principle
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Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection
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Dreamstones
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ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
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Gardens Inc. – From Rakes to Riches
2.1 hours playtime
no achievements
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American Truck Simulator
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Viking Saga: Epic Adventure
0 hours playtime
no achievements
SG wins:
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Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered
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Mythic Ocean
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Bee Simulator
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Coromon
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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Encodya
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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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Brunch Club
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Youtubers Life
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ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
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Overpass™
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Homestead Arcana
Bought Games:
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PICO PARK
0.2 hours playtime
no achievements
PoP: thanks to Moony1986 & ChocolateVC for challenging me
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Gardens Inc. – From Rakes to Riches
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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The Talos Principle
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World's Dawn
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Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection
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American Truck Simulator
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Pixel Puzzles Ultimate
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Coloring Pixels
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Lucky and a life worth living
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Alice in Wonderland - a jigsaw puzzle tale
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Viking Saga: Epic Adventure
0 hours playtime
no achievements
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Dreamstones
May 03 2024
Progress Report #12: April 2024
Monthly tally - Backlog: 22, Yekhus: 5
Total play time: 37h
The Shrouded Isle took a lot longer than I expected to beat. Although not out of difficulty (2nd try, and the first was a fairly short first contact), but because the "integrated" DLC made the game's campaign almost twice as long. I found the game interesting, with the relatively simple procedural mathematical "puzzle" aligning in interesting ways with the mood, lore and themes. But it doesn't really have any replayability. Once I found the algorithm (or combination of strategies to apply), it just became a very repetitive and mechanical rote thing. Which is why I will leave all those achievements untouched for now, and call it beaten and done.
Completed or Beaten (5)
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Patrick's Parabox
13.9 hours playtime
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
1.8 hours playtime
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The Shrouded Isle
11.2 hours playtime
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Through Abandoned: The Underground City
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Super Blue Boy Planet
Progressed (1)
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Arx Fatalis
3.4 hours playtime
No achievements
Added to collection (Steam) (10)
- Yakuza Kiwami
- Yakuza 0
- Yakuza Kiwami 2
- Yakuza 3 Remastered
- Yakuza 4 Remastered
- Yakuza 5 Remastered
- Content Warning (freebie)
- Streamer Life Simulator (freebie)
- Roboden (free)
- FreeInfantry (free)
Added to collection (Epic) (6)
- Thief (freebie)
- Chivalry 2 (pass)
- The Big Con (freebie)
- Town of Salem 2 (free)
- Industria (freebie)
- LISA: The Definitive Edition (freebie)
Added to collection (Other) (6)
- A Twisted Path to Renown (giveaway)
- Faraway 2: Jungle Escape (pass)
- Drawn: Trail of Shadows (pass)
- Fallout 76 (pass)
- Living Legends: Fallen Sky (pass)
- Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness (pass)
Beaten Demos (1)
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Esoteric Ebb
2.1 hours playtime
No Achievements
Log # 1
I haven’t posted anything here for quite some time, but I have been keeping track of games I’ve played, and now I’ve finished 100 of them since last time I posted. Just wanted to celebrate that by dumping a list of all those 100 finished games:
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SteamWorld Dig
5 hours playtime
16 of 24 achievements
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Death Road to Canada
11 hours playtime
12 of 72 achievements
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Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
10 hours playtime
no achievements
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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
86 hours playtime
63 of 63 achievements
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CODE VEIN
44 hours playtime
35 of 43 achievements
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Resident Evil 4
24 hours playtime
10 of 12 achievements
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Moonlighter
21 hours playtime
41 of 67 achievements
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Galactic Civilizations III
25 hours playtime
35 of 102 achievements
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Bully: Scholarship Edition
18 hours playtime
no achievements
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
131 hours playtime
54 of 78 achievements
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Batman: Arkham City GOTY
16 hours playtime
20 of 64 achievements
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Redeemer
10 hours playtime
40 of 40 achievements
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Satellite Reign
23 hours playtime
34 of 40 achievements
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The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav
10 hours playtime
36 of 36 achievements
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Train Valley 2
54 hours playtime
58 of 104 achievements
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STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™
36 hours playtime
no achievements
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Scribblenauts Unlimited
10 hours playtime
25 of 25 achievements
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From Dust
7 hours playtime
no achievements
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Forager
36 hours playtime
103 of 103 achievements
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Graveyard Keeper
44 hours playtime
57 of 125 achievements
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Call of Duty: World at War
9 hours playtime
no achievements
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World of Goo
7 hours playtime
3 of 8 achievements
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Turmoil
13 hours playtime
18 of 31 achievements
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Democracy 3
4 hours playtime
25 of 42 achievements
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Infested Planet
9 hours playtime
36 of 36 achievements
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Legend of Grimrock
22 hours playtime
38 of 40 achievements
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SteamWorld Dig 2
12 hours playtime
22 of 34 achievements
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Hitman: Codename 47
9 hours playtime
no achievements
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Dungeon of the ENDLESS™
6 hours playtime
14 of 33 achievements
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Immortal Redneck
17 hours playtime
41 of 44 achievements
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Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization
8 hours playtime
no achievements
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Sundered: Eldritch Edition
18 hours playtime
18 of 20 achievements
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Kitty Powers' Matchmaker
13 hours playtime
20 of 31 achievements
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Katamari Damacy REROLL
6 hours playtime
20 of 21 achievements
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Battlefield 1 ™
695 hours playtime
50 of 50 achievements
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Frostpunk
19 hours playtime
36 of 115 achievements
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Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon
8 minutes playtime
no achievements
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Renegade Ops
12 hours playtime
13 of 16 achievements
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Shadow Warrior 2
26 hours playtime
49 of 64 achievements
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
28 hours playtime
no achievements
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Rock of Ages
5 hours playtime
14 of 19 achievements
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
13 hours playtime
no achievements
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DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
60 hours playtime
28 of 41 achievements
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Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
24 hours playtime
38 of 60 achievements
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Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
12 hours playtime
21 of 30 achievements
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Far Cry 5
76 hours playtime
no achievements
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House Flipper
19 hours playtime
26 of 86 achievements
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Game Dev Tycoon
12 hours playtime
28 of 35 achievements
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Supreme Commander 2
39 hours playtime
39 of 47 achievements
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Battlefield™ 2042
513 hours playtime
31 of 34 achievements
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RimWorld
26 hours playtime
no achievements
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MX vs. ATV Reflex
14 hours playtime
39 of 48 achievements
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Project Warlock
9 hours playtime
20 of 20 achievements
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Evoland
6 hours playtime
29 of 29 achievements
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Car Mechanic Simulator 2015
10 hours playtime
no achievements
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Borderlands 3
125 hours playtime
45 of 81 achievements
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Fight'N Rage
9 hours playtime
8 of 20 achievements
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Battle Chef Brigade
13 hours playtime
22 of 25 achievements
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Big Pharma
14 hours playtime
17 of 25 achievements
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Space Pirates and Zombies
29 hours playtime
45 of 48 achievements
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Neon Chrome
12 hours playtime
12 of 14 achievements
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Grim Dawn
30 hours playtime
38 of 185 achievements
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One Finger Death Punch 2
9 hours playtime
42 of 63 achievements
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Katana ZERO
5 hours playtime
19 of 22 achievements
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DiRT 3 Complete Edition
18 hours playtime
42 of 60 achievements
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Coin Crypt
6 hours playtime
34 of 90 achievements
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Human Resource Machine
12 hours playtime
16 of 16 achievements
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Blue Estate
4 hours playtime
18 of 27 achievements
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Titan Quest Anniversary Edition
36 hours playtime
42 of 115 achievements
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Offworld Trading Company
21 hours playtime
61 of 255 achievements
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South Park™: The Stick of Truth™
21 hours playtime
50 of 50 achievements
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Rise of Industry
9 hours playtime
23 of 27 achievements
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Plague Inc: Evolved
22 hours playtime
116 of 234 achievements
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Tropico 6
38 hours playtime
40 of 40 achievements
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Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
37 hours playtime
33 of 38 achievements
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Dark Souls III
44 hours playtime
33 of 43 achievements
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ELDEN RING
121 hours playtime
42 of 42 achievements
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Left 4 Dead 2
20 hours playtime
55 of 101 achievements
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Papers, Please
11 hours playtime
12 of 13 achievements
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Deep Rock Galactic
35 hours playtime
32 of 69 achievements
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DOOM Eternal
35 hours playtime
29 of 50 achievements
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For Honor
42 hours playtime
no achievements
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Vanquish
21 hours playtime
50 of 50 achievements
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Doom & Destiny
20 hours playtime
44 of 44 achievements
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Path of Exile
234 hours playtime
62 of 127 achievements
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Total War: WARHAMMER
44 hours playtime
60 of 185 achievements
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Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now
8 hours playtime
36 of 36 achievements
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Crawl
14 hours playtime
33 of 45 achievements
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Halls of Torment
64 hours playtime
304 of 304 achievements
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Legend of Grimrock 2
42 hours playtime
59 of 60 achievements
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GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath
93 hours playtime
633 of 636 achievements
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Vampire Survivors
42 hours playtime
210 of 211 achievements
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Metro: Last Light Redux
21 hours playtime
47 of 49 achievements
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Shank
3 hours playtime
9 of 12 achievements
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Assault Android Cactus
6 hours playtime
23 of 29 achievements
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SEGA Bass Fishing
8 hours playtime
8 of 12 achievements
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Abyss Odyssey
5 hours playtime
12 of 17 achievements
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LEGO® Star Wars™: The Complete Saga
15 hours playtime
no achievements
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Valkyria Chronicles™
46 hours playtime
15 of 20 achievements
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Slay the Spire
54 hours playtime
40 of 46 achievements
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Gomo
1.5 hours playtime
no achievements
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The Gunk
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9 Clues 2: The Ward
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Red Dead Redemption 2
Gomo: Ok puzzle adventure game, with only occasional need to notice the necessary detail as a blocker making it difficult.
The Gunk: 3d puzzle platformer - overall pretty good, but not so mad about the character interaction or the pace of gunk removal (a little frustrating even after upgrading)
9 Clues 2: Enjoyed this well-implemented HOG, but it was very gentle on standard difficulty (and I did a quick run on easy afterwards to pick up the remaining achievements) - there appears to be no driver to do it on Advanced difficulty other than the satisfaction of having done so.
Red Dead Redemption II: Far more enjoyable than I was expecting. I played RDR Online a while back (the achievements ported over to RDR2), and found it very sterile, and have never particularly enjoyed the quests in the GTAs. The single player on this game had a fairly vibrant world, mostly non-annoying quests, and lots of short contextual conversations available. Actual gunfighting was relatively easy with autotargetting, and the ability to skip on failure during missions was a reassurance (though never used). Lots of game still available if I feel like getting completionist (but I probably won’t – HLTB is saying another ~130 hours for a complete run!)
April 2024 - Making History
Games played this month
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Drawful 2
86 minutes playtime
4 of 10 achievements
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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
37 minutes playtime
8 of 11 achievements
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Iron Fisticle
2 hours playtime
19 of 31 achievements
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SUPERHOT
2 hours playtime
4 of 26 achievements
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Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
9 hours playtime
15 of 64 achievements
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Victoria 3
5 hours playtime
no achievements
Gameplay Summary
This month was marked by strong progress in a variety of metrics. I played a larger variety of games than I have recently, I beat two more titles, and I earned several achievements on the games I did not beat yet. I would consider this a productive gaming month even with typically low hours played. The progress made in this month will lead to good results in the future.
Beaten: Drawful 2
Another Jackbox title is ready to be marked as beaten. This standalone title is an absolute blast, basically being digital Pictionary. I played this with some family and friends for a game day, and we had a great time. I will be playing it again in May for a work event because it was a lot of fun.
Beaten: The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
After reaching 100% on the original, I was happy to work on the Ultra Deluxe version. Though the bar was fairly low to “beat” the game (can be done in a few minutes), I was able to get most of the achievements legitimately. I only have a few more achievements to earn, and then I have to wait 10 years to earn the last achievement without cheating. I highly recommend this title.
In Progress: Iron Fisticle
Iron Fisticle is a fun little roguelike. This was a win recommended by my Play or Pay (PoP) picker, and so far, it has not disappointed me. A play session can be completed in about 30 minutes, and I am starting to get the hang of how to progress. Most recently, I am able to complete the first two floors consistently, but I have had trouble completing the third. I came very close though, and I do plan to beat this before the end of the PoP cycle in June. I did take a break though since I wanted to try something else.
In Progress: SUPERHOT
This title lives up to the hype. As someone who is very bad at aiming in FPS games, I was glad for the time freezing mechanics, where I was able to take my time and strategize vs running and spraying. The story is interesting so far. I am noticing the story may be shorter than I thought, so it will be interesting when I get to the point of beating challenges. This will be needed since I categorized it in my Long PoP list (15-25 hours). It is very fun though, so I think I can put up with it long enough to meet the minimum Long criteria.
In Progress: Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Not too much was done for TABS this month. All I did was complete the Pirate campaign. It’s still progress though, so I’m not complaining.
In Progress: Victoria 3
This month, I had time to play some Victoria 3 with a friend of mine. We each picked a random country to play as, and we just played for fun. Achievements do not unlock in multiplayer, so unfortunately there is no trackable progress for this month. Nonetheless, it was nice to unwind and have fun with a new yet familiar title.