Some of you might remember our theme in April of the same name (and banner), and after several people asking for it (and us/me procrastinating a lot), we'll try to keep this as monthly event! We will (try to) start and end every round mid-month, so it overlaps with regular themes and gives you an option in case you don't like a theme or are already done with it. This is a work in progress and we would appreciate any feedback on how to improve on the concept.
The main goal of this is of course to motivate you to reduce your backlog and help you pick some games to do just that. And you can help others do the same! For our first instance of this event, we're mainly going with the original rules of the theme, but over the next month we'll likely tweak them, hopefully with your input!
If you've used the Steam group forums at all, you may have also seen a suggestion about profile badges, including participation badges for themes. We thought for this additional and hopefully regular) event, we will give out two permanent badges that basically level up the more you participate, one for finishing challenges (up to 2 per month) and one for issuing challenges/picking for others. Since badges are still quite a ways off, we'll keep an internal spreadsheet for now, so if we ever implement that, your "progress" won't be lost ;)
This round will last until August 19th, the next one should start a few days before that (hopefully on the 15th).
Post your application for this month’s challenge as a reply here. Please before doing so, read the corresponding section below. Also, if you decide to pick games for others, read the corresponding section before you do so. If you encounter any problem with the games that were picked for you (either technical or if you think they don’t follow the guidelines) and can’t solve it with your picker, please leave a message as a reply of the first comment.
If you decide to challenge an assassin that hasn’t applied yet, post your challenge as a reply to the second comment for tracking purposes. Please follow the pickers’ guideline below and use the same formatting (code ready to be copy/pasted and completed at the bottom of this post). Remember it’s your responsibility to notify your target, and if they accept your challenge, they’re free to challenge you back even if you already applied.
Applicants’ guidelines
- Please make sure your games are sorted by completion before applying.
- If you have in mind a specific person you want to pick games for you, specify it in your application and notify them. They have 24h to reply to your request, after that delay your request will most likely be filled by somebody else.
- If you so desire and you have at least 5 unplayed SG wins, the 5 games can be picked out of your SG wins (instead of only 2/5). Just note it in your application comment.
- Note in your post if you're ok playing multiplayer only games.
- Same for Early Access (I know some people want to wait for release).
- When you finish one (or more) of the games picked for you, please post an update by replying to your picker's comment.
- If the game has achievements, you can link to either the Steam or Astats page corresponding to your progress.
- If the game doesn't have achievements, please post a screenshot showing your completion.
- Finally, if you have completed all the games that were assigned to you but want another go at it, feel free to post another application.
Pickers’ guidelines
- You can pick for/challenge up to 2 fellow assassins, please refrain to pick more so everybody who wants get a chance at it.
- You can pick for anybody who has applied and hasn't been given a list yet, unless they specified otherwise (see next point). It is recommended to signal with a "reserved" comment that you're currently picking for that person. This way it'll avoid the situation where you spend time picking games just to come back to somebody's comment 2 minutes prior.
- If the person has specified somebody particular to pick game for them and the comment is less than a day old, please skip to the next comment. If it's been more than a day and the person still doesn't have a list, feel free to pick for them.
- Please use the following criteria when picking a list for somebody.
- Length-wise: at least 2 short games (under 10h to beat) and 2 medium (under 15-20h). You can use HLTB to check the time, or more conveniently the Enhanced Steam browser extension (it shows the HLTB time directly on the game's steam page). That rule can be overridden by the bottom (i.e. pick 5 short games) but not the other way around, as not everybody has the same time to dedicate to gaming.
- Pick two SG wins unless the person specified SG wins only, in which case pick only in the applicant's SG wins list.
- Quality-wise: at least 3 of the 5 games should have a positive (or above) rating. You can use this site to quickly sort games in a user's library by ratings (thanks to JaffaCaffa for the suggestion).
- Please, respect the applicant's choice regarding multiplayer-only and Early access games, as well as other requests (exclusion of certain genre etc.).
- Please use the code below to post your comment, it's already formatted, you just have to copy/paste & complete the data.
For Pickers. Just copy paste and complete the data :)
* [GAME#1](http://store.steampowered.com/app/GAME#1-ID/) - HLTB Time: GAME#1-HLTBTIME
* [GAME#2](http://store.steampowered.com/app/GAME#2-ID/) - HLTB Time: GAME#2-HLTBTIME
* [GAME#3](http://store.steampowered.com/app/GAME#3-ID/) - HLTB Time: GAME#3-HLTBTIME
* [GAME#4](http://store.steampowered.com/app/GAME#4-ID/) - HLTB Time: GAME#4-HLTBTIME
* [GAME#5](http://store.steampowered.com/app/GAME#5-ID/) - HLTB Time: GAME#5-HLTBTIME
FAQ
Do I have to participate in this event?
No, this is an event to help you reduce your backlog. If you already have a plan and don't want anyone to pick games for you, you're free to ignore it.
What happens if I don’t participate in the event?
Absolutely nothing.
What happens if I play all the games picked for me this month?
Still nothing. (You might get a shiny profile badge at some later date. And you can come back for another batch.)
What if I don’t have time to play 5 games?
Don’t worry, one is enough, we’re just asking the pickers to select 5 to give the player a little choice.
One of the game picked for me won’t run on my computer for X or Y reason, what do I do?
If this happens, please notify the picker by replying his comment and ask them to pick a replacement. If the original picker don’t give you an answer within 24h, don’t panic, just leave a comment and we’ll pick one for you. Meanwhile, you could try one of the other picked games if you haven't played them all yet.
I played all 5 games that were picked for me and I want more!
If you have completed all 5 games and reported your completion to the original comment, you can make a new request for another list.
When picking for other people, can I only pick “never played” games?
Not necessarily, you can also pick games that seem to have been abandoned but haven’t been categorized as “won’t play”. No beaten or completed games, or games being currently played obviously.
Why are there so many rules for picking the games? I can’t be bothered!
We’re trying to make this enjoyable for everyone so if you decide to pick games for others, please read and follow the rules. I’ve tried to make it as easy as possible for the pickers too, but if it’s bothering you too much, remember you don’t need to pick games for others to join the challenge.
I’m new here, can I join the challenge?
Yes of course (and welcome to BLAEO). Please just be sure to have your games sorted by progress before signing up for the challenge, to make it easier for your picker.
Reply to this comment if you have read the guidelines and want to challenge a fellow assassin who hasn’t applied yet.
I challenge you!
- A Story About My Uncle - HLTB Time: 3h 15m
- Grim Fandango Remastered - HLTB Time: 10h 40m
- ENSLAVED™: Odyssey to the West™ Premium Edition - HLTB Time: 9h 49m
- SUPERFIGHT - HLTB Time: – //kekeke
- The Vanishing of Ethan Carter/The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux - HLTB Time: 4h 11m
If you wanna revenge, then you should remember that I won from you One Piece Pirot Warrior 3, Little Big Adventure 2 and Dirt Rally
Nice idea, might use it some time when I’m not busy with monthly themes! Well, let’s face it, I probably won’t ever participate because I’m a chicken, but it’s nice to have the option lol :D
Aaaaaaw, my cute little chicken! :P :*
I would even pick for you, if you ask nicely ;)
I bet you would, and that scares me even more ;D Shoo, don’t look at me, I’m blushing! :D
I can be nice, you know? :]
Well well, if I ever muster up the courage to ask for a challenge, I’ll ask you to pick for me. Then we will see just how nice you are! ;D
Harhar rubs hands I guess I shall check out your games and see what I can do, to please you. Just in case, so I’m prepared, yk? :D :]
Somehow, that doesn’t sound very reassuring :D
Dang, I knew it. BUT I found some nice games. Not mean, NICE! :]
You can use this site to quickly sort
There is no link ^^
I’d like to sign up! I’d prefer it if people didn’t pick Early Access games for me, as well as (if that’s okay) visual novels. I have another ~145 games to pick from, and I’d love to let somebody from steamgifts decide!
I also only have one steamgift win I haven’t played… since I have only the one, and that’s an obvious pick, does it still have to be part of the list?
- Valley - HLTB Time: 6-14h
- Under Leaves - HLTB Time: 2h
- The Turing Test - HLTB Time: 5.5h
- Dex - HLTB Time: 12-17.5h
- Viscera Cleanup Detail - HLTB Time: 8-64? | backup - in case of emergency mouseover Kathy Rain - HLTB Time: 6.5h
@Viscera Cleanup Detail - if you really don’t want to, I can swap it out for something else, but the game is pretty funny from what I saw (specific kind of humour though). I don’t know what’s the procedure in situations like this where there is barely anything to chose from a certain category. I guess you would need to ask nelly. :)
You’ve come to my rescue once again, Narayan c: I accept this challenge and these games!
I’ve completed Under Leaves! Here is my backlog assassins review, and here is a link to my achievements.
I’ve completed the Turing Test! Here is my backlog assassins review and here is a link to my achievements.
I’ve completed Dex! Here is my backlog assassins review, and here is a link to my achievements.
I’ve completed Kathy Rain! Here is my review, and here is a link to my achievements.
(I am so dumb I should’ve just updated one post over and over again, sorry for spamming you Narayan x_x)
Since I tried Viscera Cleanup Detail and couldn’t run Valley… does this count as me beating the challenge?
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I… really don’t want to play Viscera Cleanup Detail. I tried it, not for me. Narayan, if it’s okay, can you pick another game? I don’t want to count it as ‘played’ for the challenge.
Like I mentioned, you don’t need to beat them all. And you did give this one an honest try, so I would just leave it at that.
But if you manage to finish the others, and would want another suggestion what to play, then I’d go with Kathy Rain - HLTB Time: 6.5h
I’ll just consider this Monthly Challenge no. 5.5 c; Thank you very much!
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I hope this isn’t too big of a bother for you, Narayan, but I can’t run Valley. I’m playing Kathy Rain rn as my replacement for Viscera Cleanup Detail, and I don’t know if you want to pick another game to replace Valley or to just let me stay as is.
I’d like to join this challenge. I usually prefer to play them at my own pace, but this idea of badges is great.
Please pick me games from the SG wins or/and Gifts list.
No sequels where I haven’t yet beaten the previous title and no multiplayer games. Thank you.
I’m ot sure if people are supposed to pick 2, anyway I’ve enjoyed Highway Blossoms and The Walking Dead in the past, and with them being in your SG wins list they’d definitely be my picks oh I get it now, gib a minute T_T
- The Walking Dead - HLTB Time: 12½ Hours - 14 Hours
- Highway Blossoms - HLTB Time: 6 Hours
- Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP - HLTB Time: 4 Hours - 5 Hours
- WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02 - HLTB Time: none, VNDB has it as Medium (10 - 30 hours)
- A Story About My Uncle - HLTB Time: 3 Hours - 9 Hours
Challenge accepted! Thank you Kaleith.
Reporting for duty, sir!
- The Walking Dead - Completed! And ready to start season 2 now.
- Highway Blossoms - Completed! Such a cute story, i liked it.
- Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP - Completed! Achievements pop up everytime i got dumped to the title screen.
- WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02 - Completed! I’m going to read episode 3 next.
- A Story About My Uncle - Completed! If you are aiming to get all achievements be ready to get frustrated a lot. Unless you are a pro. I’m not. Still a fun game.
Good job :3 I got the easy one and still got beaten (ಥ‸ಥ)
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I’d like to join the challenge, but as it would be my first time participating in something like this I’d prefer if the games picked for me would be from my recent-but-still-unplayed SG wins or from the list of games I intend to clear before the end of the year.
As I’ve picked the list for Draco I think it would be fair to let them pick if they’re interested, so post a list only if this post is over 24 hours long, thank you :3
My counterattack, be ready.
- Kimmy - HLTB Time: none, VNDB has it as Short (2 - 10 hours).
- World End Economica episode 01 - HLTB Time: none, it took me around 10 hours (for some weird reason Steam didn’t take in account a few hours).
- Crimson Trigger - HLTB Time: none, AStats has it as 3-4 hours long.
- Tales from Borderlands - HLTB Time: 10 hours
- Alicemare - HLTB Time: 2 hours
I’ll try to tackle most or all of them as they’re not particularly long, thank you for picking them for me ^^
Done:
- Kimmy (screenshot), it was closer to 1.5 hours just like Nina Freeman’s previous game Cibele. Interesting storytelling of “adult” things from the eyes of a child, but other than that it didn’t impress too much
- Crimson Trigger (Achievements) - this game was a slow-motion trainwreck. Some ideas were there but the execution was questionable to say the least. Having to restart the same stage 4 different times due to multiple spots where you can fall through the world and into the void was frustrating
- Alicemare (Achievements) - it wasn’t as scary/horror-ish as I initially thought, just a touch of creepy and weird that I enjoyed. I had to rely on a guide to progress a couple times, some riddles were surprisingly difficult x_x
- Tales from the Borderlands (Achievements) - top 3 best “recent-style” Telltale Games game well deserved, it was a blast ^^
Failed:
- World End Economica episode 01 - Multiple health issues have left me little time to play in the first half of the month, I don’t think I’ll be able to read it in time ;_;
That’s awesome! I was thinking about participating last time but I was too afraid and then regretted not doing it.
No multiplayer-only ones please, and, preferably, as few “AAA open world adventure etc” games as possible ^^
Hello, Ali! Here is my challenge, if you choose to accept it:
- ABZU - HLTB Time: 2-4 hours. SG win
- plush - HLTB Time: 1 hour SG win
- Perils of Man - HLTB Time: 4 hours
- Grim Fandango - HLTB Time: 15-19 hours
- Ether One - HLTB Time: 9-11 hours
Accepted, thank you lots for picking them for me! I’ll get on to them as soon as I finish the monthly challenge ^^
Another “Challenge Me” event, cool :D Last one was great for me with 4/5 beaten/completed :)
I am little behind SG and BLAEO monthly theme challenge, but since this one lasts till middle of August i should have the time. No MP only please, everything else is fine :)
Here’s my challenge! :D Tried to keep it somewhat diverse, hoping you find something you’ll enjoy among these!
- Linked - HLTB Time: 2½ Hours - SG win
- Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride - HLTB Time: 4-6 Hours - SG win
- Fran Bow - HLTB Time: 8-9 Hours
- Alien: Isolation - HLTB Time: 18-23 Hours
- South Park: The Stick of Truth - HLTB Time: 11-14 Hours
Great game selection, thanks :D
Two recent SG wins(the games i am interested too, not like when i joined SG and entered everything :D ) and three games from HB monthly which i was happy to get and looking forward to play but never got to it :) At one point i even had Alien and South Park installed :D
Completed Linked, nice relaxing puzzle game for these hot days :)
Wish there were more challenging levels and that there was better level progression or order they are sorted by, some earlier levels were “harder” then the ones in the end :)
Completed Fran Bow Interesting and weird story in the end. But didn’t like 3rd and 5th chapter at all, others were ok.
Beaten Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride, cool HOG, interesting story. Might play bonus adventure too. Not in the mood to hunt 100% though :)
Couldn’t run Alien: Isolation on current old PC, since my laptop died. And i wasn’t in the mood to play South Park: The Stick of Truth in the end. They are all added to “Challenge Me” list which i plan to finish one day :D
Thanks once again for great game selection :)
Glad you enjoyed them! ^^
I don’t think I’ll get to the monthly theme so I’d like to join this challenge :)
I don’t mind if the chosen games are early access or if they are multiplayer. I only ask that no Hidden Object or Point and Click games be picked (unless they are SG wins)
Hope you like these ^^
- Edna & Harvey: The Breakout - HLTB Time: 7 Hours -
Seems like the only SG win you haven’t played, nice! edit: seems like you have one more, let me know if you’d like me to swap one of the games below with it or if it’s okay like this.edit2: hope this is fine ;-; - 35MM - HLTB Time: 4 Hours
- Party Hard - HLTB Time: 10 Hours
- Cook, Serve, Delicious! - HLTB Time: 17 Hours
- Dreaming Sarah - HLTB Time: 2 Hours
Thanks for the list!
I’m going to pass on Goodbye Deponia because I have to beat the second game first. And I’ve already beaten Stray Cat Crossing :)
I’ve been meaning to play the rest so thanks for the suggestions!
I’d like to apply for the challenge. I’ve categorized all games I’m open to playing as “unfinished”, and other than the few tagged with “Playing” I haven’t started any of them yet. Early access games and any genre are fine, I’m not picky :)
You are not picky, yet there is half a library in “wont play” :P Some great games there in my opinion, but i understand tastes are different :)
Hope you like the challenge, tried picking various genres :D
- STRIDER - HLTB Time: 5-8h - SG win
- Broken Age - HLTB Time: 10-12h - SG win
- Alan Wake - HLTB Time: 11-14h
- Beholder - HLTB Time: 5-10h
- Glass Masquerade - HLTB Time: 3h
Nice selection, thank you! I’ll try my best to make it through Alan Wake without chickening out ;_;
You’re welcome :)
I didn’t play it myself, but got the game since i wanted to play it but never got to it. People say that there are no jump scares and it is all about atmosphere. But if you don’t like it and don’t want to try it i can change the game, you have plenty of great games in backlog so finding something else wont be hard :)
Glass Masquerade - Beautiful and relaxing, but short.
Alan Wake - Light on jumpscares, but had a very tense atmosphere.
Strider - Good mindless fun.
Beholder - Fired! Out of a Cannon. was an ending achievement.
Broken Age - Excellent art and animation. Decent gameplay but some nonsensical puzzles.
I would love to be challenged!
I’m feeling a bit picky… I would prefer no first/third person shooters. No early access games or multiplayer only games please. Also please nothing from my “has dependency” list. Thanks!
- The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing - HLTB Time: Main Story: 13h - rating: positive (sg win)
- Remember Me - HLTB Time: Main Story: 9 1/2h - rating: positive (sg win)
- Papers, Please - HLTB Time: Main Story: 4 1/2h - rating: positive (because it was surprisingly fun!)
- Hacknet - HLTB Time: Main Story: 7h - rating: positive (because I decided to play it. Suffer with me :] )
- VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action - HLTB Time: Main Story: 10h - rating: positive (because it’s a VN and I like that! :) )
Hope there is something to your liking. Sry, I already got hooked on your unfinished list :]
Hope I didn’t ignore any of your wishes. If I did: Hit me, point out which is wrong and I’ll correct it!
Have lots of fun with what ever you play! :*
Thank you!! Could you pick something else for Mass Effect though? I’m not feeling shooters, sorry! <3
Oh gosh! Right. You said no shooters! Sry, I just read Mass Effect and… my brain stopped working :]
I’ll correct it right away! jump
Corrected. Hope the new 5th place works out :D
Awesome! Thank you for the lovely list~ I’ll definitely try my best to beat Remember Me and VA-11 Hall-A! Maybe I’ll find time to suffer through Hacknet too. ;3
I remember, that I liked Remember Me. So there we go :D
VA-11 Hall-A sounds interesting, hope it’ll be fun :)
And yes, we can absolutely suffer together through Hacknet. Gotta do that one for the sg monthly :D
It is the best game series ever!
And here I thought I couldn’t like you more!
Aw, I knew it! <3
Guess by now I could ask you to marry me, but then I now you are already dating your cat, so what chance does a boring Queen have really? :D
Welp I cut that close. I beat Remember Me! I plan to 100% it as well but that probably won’t be done before the 19th. :3
So how did you like it? :)
I really liked it! This is kinda the first game I beat (I’m not counting Ori because it ran just as well on my old laptop) on my new gaming PC! So I got to play with graphics maxed at 60 fps. It was really beautiful and I have to say combat at 60 fps is much easier.
Somehow this game seemed really perfect for me! I’m really a sucker for female main characters, and I love games that are focused on the story. The combat style was also really fun. I often struggle with combos in combat but this game was pretty simple. It reminded me of Sleeping Dogs which I adored! The camera was an issue but it got a bit better when I edited the config files to increase the FOV.
So it was a good pick, thank you! My 2nd monitor should be arriving tomorrow which is when I’ll start trying to 100% it (so that I can have the collectibles guide open at the same time haha.)
Aw, that’s awesome! Great to hear you liked it! Now I’m even more happy I picked it for you :]
As for the guide: That’s what I use my laptop for :D
I’m signing up!
Actually I wanted to write this after getting rid of the monthly theme. But since I started to think about what I’ll write… I thought I might just do it now and start playing when I’m done :)
So yes, I have some things to say, before you can go on picking games for me! Please read the following :)
Please avoid coop/multiplayer/mmo games. I don’t have many, but some. I got most of them because I wanted to play them with a certain friend and it will take a while.
Please ignore ratings from steam. I don’t care about them. Every game (with one exception I think) I own, I have for one reason: I want to play it. So I don’t care about the opinion of strangers. BUT! I do care about YOUR opinion! So I ask one thing of you: Please think about what you choose for me. I would like games, that you a) have played and enjoyed or that b) seem interesting to you.
You may ignore all my personal sortings like Batch or what ever. So you can pick from: Never Played and Unfinished (or my sorting: Undone and Undone - No Achievements ).
Oh right. One more thing. Pick them in order. Don’t take 5 unless I have played the ones before it :D
Thank you in advance! I really appreciate the time and thoughts you spend on this! I will keep you posted and I will play after I’m done with Edward. I might play every game you pick or a selection of them (but I guess more like every one :D).
Let’s see, let’s see… :D
- Sixtieth Kilometer - HLTB Time: ~6 hrs
- 1 Moment Of Time: Silentville - HLTB Time: ~3 hrs
- Assassin’s Creed - HLTB Time: ~30 hrs
- Enclave - HLTB Time: ~15 hrs
- Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones - HLTB Time: ~17 hrs
Played all of them, with the exception of 60th Kilometer which I own but have yet to play. As I mentioned before, the first Ass Creed is my most favourite game of the franchise (Altaïr <3), so go ahead, give it a try :)
I also enjoyed Enclave very much, it’s a perfectly fine action rpg thing in my opinion. Stealth Inc (AKA Stealth Bastard 2) can be a bit frustrating at times, so feel free to ignore that one if you’re not a fan of difficult games (though I played it - never finished, huh, gotta go back to it one day O.o - and I think it’s better than the first Stealth Bastard game :) ).
Thank you, lovely Thirteen! <3 :*
Awesome, you even picked the one open game from a playing appreciated ga :D
So, 1 Moment of Time, will absolutely be played! Sixtieth Kilometer is already to long waiting for me to finish it.
AC. Yes, that’s a tough one. I hope it’ll run on my system. If it does, I’m so going for it! <3
Enclave. Uhm. This one is embarrassing. I didn’t have it AT ALL on the radar! Thank you for picking it. I’ll definitely have a look at it!
Stealth Inc 2 - we’ll see how that goes :D
So yes! As soon as I’m through with AC IV, I’m on it! happy
you even picked the one open game from a playing appreciated ga :D
Haha, did I? Nice :D Glad to hear you agree with my selection, good luck! :)
I do hope you’ll be able to run AC, good luck with that as well!
1 Moment of Time: Silentville - completed
Sixtieth Kilometer - Credits Screen
Enclave - done. No pics here :(
AC - done
Got it all! (Apart from Stealth Inc. 2)
Thank you :) :*
Awesome, a job well done! Congrats :)
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Challenge me please. Didn’t finish the last challenge me event so let’s hope this one turns out differently.
- Half-Life - HLTB Time: 12h 25m
- Half-Life 2 - HLTB Time: 14h 26m
- Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes - HLTB Time: 3h 17m
- Overlord - HLTB Time: 21h 04m
- Shelter 2 - HLTB Time: 2h 15m
I ignored picker’s guide, ‘cause I’m too lazy to read it
thanks. for the half life games wouldnt i need to play all the others as well in order to understand the story
If you want to. Main story includes episodes too and they are quite short.
Really sorry but im gonna refund the half-life games (bought the half-life pack this last sale). I tried playing the first game but the crappy graphics (not the game’s fault as it is from the 1900s) and glitchy mechanics really turned me off. I’d appreciate it if you could choose two other games for me. thanks
You can start with 2nd. It’s not difficult to understand plot without playing 1st game. 2nd Half-Life was made in 2004, so it’s outdated too, but not too much.
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just found out black mesa is a remake of half life. i guess ill try that then half life 2. and didnt realize that its already been 2 weeks since the sale so riot declined the refund
Black Mesa is still in early access, so last part of it isn’t released yet. And you shouldn’t send same message 8 times, usually I understand with 1st try ;D
Wtf
Sorry about that
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Yay I really enjoyed this last time, I’m up for another go!
You have some great games in “Backlog Must-Plays” list and since you plan on playing them anyway to “fill the gaps” according to your profile description i chose some good games not on the list. So you have more various games/ganres to fill those gaps :)
- UnEpic - HLTB Time: 18-24h - SG win
- Dwarfs - HLTB Time: 5-8h - SG win
Black Mesa - HLTB Time: 12h- The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition - HLTB Time: 6-7h
- Democracy 3 - HLTB Time: 6-8h?
- Layers of Fear - HLTB Time: 3-4h
Hope you like game selection :D
That’s thoughtful, thanks for considering that :) Those look like good picks, I’m happy to give them all a shot with the exception of Black Mesa, I guess I should have mentioned I’d rather not play Early Access, sorry, my bad! I really do want to give the Half Life series a chance and I’ve decided to skip the first game and play Black Mesa when its fully released instead before moving onto the others, so I’ve got it sitting in my wait pile for now. If you can pick another I’d be really grateful!
How about this?
- The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition - HLTB Time: 6-7h
Remake of the great point&click game, they improved audio and video quality :)
That’s perfect thank you! Really sorry to have left out the important info about the early access requirement. Well I think that’s got to be the most diverse mix of genres I’m going to experience lol :P I thought about moaning about Layers of Fear as I’m a total horror wuss but I think it’s good to go out of my comfort zone and actually beat the backlog otherwise what’s the point of having it in there… if you’d picked Outlast then that would be different!
Updated list in first reply with new game :)
And no need to be sorry, the point is to kill backlog and enjoy doing it, if you can’t enjoy some game for whatever reason no point in forcing yourself about it :D
About diverse mix of genres, i always try to pick different genres since i really don’t know what someone likes to play, checking steam/BLAEO profile thoroughly would be way to much time consuming and who knows if i would find out :D In your case you played and are planning to play plenty of different games, so why not just continue with that :P And getting out of comfort zone might be a good thing :)
According Layers of Fear reviews, it is walking simulator game with horror setting. So no fighting, just scary surroundings/atmosphere :)
Haha yeah that’s a fair point :) Okay well I’ll give it a go, if things get too scary I guess I just press W and look away lol. I’m sure it won’t be that bad (hopefully). Thanks again for the picks, I’ll get them installed and ready to play after I finish Alan Wake.
Finished the last one today! I’ll try and write a big post tomorrow covering them, I had fun with a lot of them I hope you’re pleased to hear, so thanks again for the picks :) I will say however that Layers of Fear was very hard going for me but you couldn’t have predicted that :P Monkey Island was easily my favourite.
I am glad that you liked them, especially Monkey Island since it is great game :) And i am sorry about Layers of Fear, you should have said that it wasn’t going well so i could have picked something else :P
But at least now you know to skip horror genre from future “Challenge Me” completely :D
No need to be sorry! I want to play all of my backlog games eventually so it had to happen, I’m happy you gave me a reason to play it now, and I became more comfortable the more I played it :) I think I’ll add something about the horror genre on my post as I do want to improve in that aspect.
Well i would like to play all my backlog games as well, but there is no point in forcing myself to play something i don’t like :)
Horror games are really interesting genre, most of people play games to enjoy them while in horror you must overcome your unease, anxiety or fear. And way difficult then movies since you are the one things are happening about.
I’d like to be challenged too. I really need to stop playing Battleborn so that’d be a good way to limit myself haha.
Anything is fine I guess, outside of early access game, racing or multiplayer one. There is over 200 games to pick from between unfinished and never played games. Thank you!
- Porno Studio Tycoon - HLTB Time: unknown - Rating: even (how do you call that in eng?) (And also sry, but I at least wanted to pick one of your wins ;) Your totally free to ignore this!)
- Strawberry Vinegar - HLTB Time: Main Story 2 1/2h - Rating: positive (Got it on my library waiting for me, so it kinda jumped right in my face :D )
- The Vanishing of Ethan Carter - HLTB Time: Main Story 4h - Rating: positive (It may not be very actiony but I enjoyed it, a bit to think, a lot to find :) ) You may as well play the Redux version oc!
- Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series - HLTB Time: Main Story ~12h - Rating: positive (Because I love most of those TT games :] )
- Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ - HLTB Time: Main Story 15 1/2h - Rating: positive (Because it’s Middle-Earth <3)
Yeah, I think I got all the rules and your wishes right. If something doesn’t work out, poke me and I’ll fix it :)
Have fun playing 1-5 off them! Keep me posted :)
Nice pick thank you! Although I think you needed to pick two SG wins, but I’m halfway through Homefront, so I’ll finish that along your picks if that works.
Then about the even rating, on steam it says mixed but I think even works too. I’m not a native English speaker either though so I might be wrong about that but anyway, to get back on that Porno Studio Tycoon, I’m not too sure how I could complete it, plus it is really hard (I went bankrupt super fast!). But I’ll try to do something about it once more haha.
Edit: first step done, I downloaded all games! Good thing I got a fast isp, because that mordor is 42GB x_x
I know it should be two games, but you only have three unplayed wins and one is a multi player (as far as I can see) and the other seemed also rather big O.O
That’s why I only picked one :)
Ah, mixed. Yeah, that’ll work I guess :)
And I have no idea how to get that one finished. Maybe just that your business runes smoothly or something?
Ah, that’s a nice first step :)
And yes, Mordor is a bigger one :D
Hope you’ll enjoy all off them! :]
Just finished Ethan Carter, it’s visually a really pretty game. I didn’t expect it to have scary part though so I was a bit surprised there haha. But that was a nice first game to beat! Next will probably be Mordor.
Yep, I was just the same :D
Have lots of fun with Mordor! <3
I finished Mordor and wow, it was really great. I wasn’t expecting it to be so fun! I’m not a big fan of lord of the rings so I was always put off by the game, despite being a huge beat em all fan but that was my mistake, it’s a great game! Loved how violent the game is also, it was pretty fun to cut down all these Uruks/Orcs or whatever they are.
Also, I did a little session of Strawberry Vinegar in between and I got owned hard. I got a bad end after like half an hour only… First playthrough and game over almost immediately :’D I’ll try to get a better ending next time.
And I’ll try to think about which game I’ll beat next too, I’m still not sure which one to pick out of what’s left.
I’m so happy to hear you liked Mordor! <3
It’s a suuuuper game! :]
Strawberry Vinegar on the other hand… sounds mean! I had no idea! O.O
Minecraft! bounce It’s fun :D
Boom! Finished them all, well, almost all of them haha.
I dropped Porno Tycoon. It was way too boring. Though I was getting better this time, so at least I managed to get a few achievements but it really isn’t that entertaining unfortunately, so I will not complete all games. :(
But I finished the other two left. Minecraft Story was cool, and that’s coming from someone who’s not a fan of Minecraft the game! There were some weak parts though, and most choices were kind of too “easy”, like there was no grey area, it was either good or bad. But it’s a telltale game and I’m quite a fan of their games so I still enjoyed it. The 3 bonus chapters were pretty cool adventures also. So yeah, overall it was a pleasant ride :D
Then there was Strawberry Vinegar. Since I failed miserably the first time, I decided to be extra nice this time. And things went a lot better haha. It’s a sweet story, the art was pretty nice, the story okayish though it’s a slice of life so basically it’s just daily life but we had a fair amount of choices which was nice. The game has six different ending apparently, I got the first and last one. I’ll probably try to see the other ones using a guide at some point, but that may take a while. As it was packed full of fluffy stuff and I got enough of it for some time now haha.
Anyway, that was nice, thanks for picking up these games. It motivated me to finish some games for once xD I still have to finish Homefront, unfortunately I lost my save after formatting the PC. I didn’t know the game didn’t use steam cloud… There’s also Guild Wars 2! New expansion is coming soon, and beta is happening tomorrow for the whole week end. I might be busy but I’ll probably fail again at finishing any game… :D
Yay! throws confetti
Yeah, totally get that. But since it was a desperation pick from me, that’s ok :)
Ha, just the same happened with me. I don’t like Minecraft, but I love those TT games, and so I liked the game. Even so much, I thought about giving Minecraft a go…. and then didn’t because it’s a building and no adventure game the TT game makes it seem :]
I’m happy to hear, you got somewhere with the Strawberry Vinegar :D
And I’d probably take a guide at some point as well, so just go for it - at the right time ;)
Oh my. Yes, that sounds like Guild Wars 2 is calling you! I somehow managed to get off the hock and therefore there is no calling ;)
Have lots of fun with it though :)
I’m happy you enjoyed the challenge! Hope you’ll be around next time as well :)
If GW2 let’s you get away for a while :D
Alright just what i needed. Thanks Lady Narayan for informing me.
Really havn’t done much monthly theme at all but please pick some game for me.
Please pick games from not yet played! I have enough big title installed as on going gaming project already so please challange me with some shorter (less then 5 hours games) titles.
Thanks!
There you go, I hope you’ll like the games :) (They’re all SG wins but you have so many that there was a lot of good stuff in there, I hope you don’t mind).
- The Silent Age - HLTB Time: 3h
- Ittle Dew - HLTB Time: 3-4h
Hatoful Boyfriend - HLTB Time: 1-4hThe Turing Test - HLTB Time: 5h- Evoland - HLTB Time: 3-4h
- Rise & Shine - HLTB Time: 2h
challange accepted!
First game done… the silent age.. average Joe Saves the world… nice short and sweet.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1102427180
I’m glad you liked it :)
Done Evoland…
Here is my victory screenshoot with dead final boss.
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/866233720804734612/C8D655215E8551F577D090774710362AE3ADD88C/
love the game too!
Hey, that’s great to hear!! I won the second on SG and started playing it today, and it’s really great! (I haven’t played the first one though, but i don’t think the 2 are related story wise)
Story really is not important for evoland… more like the game development evolution of RPG game from every treasure chest you open is interesting.
BTW… probablly not gonna play hatoful boy friend As I am still mssing some important DLC. Mind picking me another?
For the second, there’s actually a story and so many references to other games, plus a lot of interesting gameplays. If you have it, you should give it a try when you have the time (it’s longer than the first one).
No problem, let’s swap hatoful boyfriend with The Turing Test if it works for you?
Cool.. just did my first run of Ittle Dew.
I was completly clueless and got stuck alot but somehow I finished it with 2 hours and 20 minutes with just fire and ice weapon.
Was stuck so long in the castle that i cannot find enough gold to buy the portal rod which I really should gotten first.
Very smart and interesting game. I will replay it several times to try to get 100%. (and I will refer to online guide for the few doors i cannot unlock to get gold to buy portal rod.
Anyhow.. here is the victory screenshoot for this game.
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/866233915957475411/4F7DDBF3F9B6FD72D25E22ABA6805F0E630CC7BB/
Install turing test now.
Just finished rise and Shine after… let’s see 3 hours.
A lot harder then expected for such a short game and I died way too much. There is an achievement of finish this ironman. I think i will skip that one.
here is the victory screenshoot
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/866233915958096789/5E3CF441C2CA50B3D21978D480710D8452B69BC6/
Wow, you’re flying through those games, you’re gonna need another batch soon :p
once turning test done i will go finish off last few achivements of saints row 4 and finishing grinding hyperdevotion noire before I move onto next batch… Just had a lot time to play last night.
I am done!
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/866234735975999888/CB45063329CC49508EC4CDF5959338FFB689324E/
Care to pick another batch?
Congrats!! Do you want me to pick another batch (i’ll gladly do it) or you wanna wait for Nelly to make the new post for this month challenge (as it should be there any day now)? (I can also pick now and when she makes the new post we just transfer the list)
Sure! pick for me. thanks!
And…. here’s your new batch (sorry for the wait, I was sleeping)
Edit: The new topic has been opened so i reposted your list there, so we can track more easily ;)
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I can’t pass one of those, can I? I’m closing up on the monthly challenge anyway, so please challenge me :)
Feel free to pick either from never played or unfinished games I’ve not touched for months. Please no multiplayer only or Early Access, thank you :)
I challenge you to finish Nier endings B to E :3
oh right I can tell you again to play Talos too, maybe I should expand that into a real reply once I’ve awaken ^_^
Getting the other endings of Nier is already in my plans, just not right now, but the game hasn’t been abandoned, so it will happen ;)
But please yes, pick a real list for me if you have time :)
I was gonna give someone else a chance to pick for you this round, but imo enough time has passed not to leave you hanging :)
Tiny Guardians - HLTB Time: ?? / my time - 9-ish hoursThe Talos Principle - HLTB Time: 27h- The Stanley Parable - HLTB Time: 6.5h tops
- Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition - HLTB Time: 11h
- Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire - HLTB Time: ??
- The Little Acre - HLTB Time: 2h
Feel free to wait for Tristar to answer, and if they decide to pick something for you, feel free to override my picks with theirs. Accept the challenge only if you don’t wish to wait (and if you’re up to playing any of those ;)
Thanks for picking for me, I wasn’t sure Tristar would pick or not (and they already picked for me in PoP7)
Speaking of PoP, would you mind giving me a replacement for Tiny Guardians? I have it picked for PoP8 so I feel like it’d be a bit of cheating to beat it for both at the same time ;)
As usual, nice selection!
Was just about to ^^ but the selection seems fine with one exception, you won’t escape Talos this time wahahaha :D
ohnoes I’m too late ヽ(°〇°)ﾉ but you somehow forgot to add the most important ;-) game: The Talos Principle
Looking how s/he wants Tiny Guardians replaced this seems like a good switch then :3
That would be fine by me if Narayan’s fine with it too ;) And it’s she
Imo doing 2 in 1 wouldn’t be cheating, but I’m fine with swapping it out for Talos Principle :)
Perfect then, that way everybody’s happy (and I get one more game to play ;p)
Finished Tahira and it was very good, even tho the ending is a little abrupt and leaves a lot of things unanswered. I didn’t get many cheevos as they’re all quite specific and a bit tricky, but it’s okay.
Yay, congrats ^^ I saw your screenshots, one had a cute owl in it :D
I just played (and finished) The Little Acre and it was short but really sweet and cute. I’m missing a cheevo for a speedrun as well as one that was mutually exclusive with 2 others, so I might replay it now that I know how to solve the puzzles. Thanks again for the pick!
Sorry for the late response, but yay - congrats on beating the game! ^_^ I’m glad you liked it. And don’t stress over the achivs, replay only if you want to experience it again :)
I will probably replay it in a while. It was really cute <3
it doesn’t look like i’ll be able to finish dead island for the monthly theme so i better get some smaller(?) games for this challenge? please no mp only or highly demanding games as i have a potato
Aaand here we go, I hope you enjoy the games I picked for you (I tried to pick various genre as I’m not sure what you like):
- SteamWorld Heist - HLTB Time: 12-16h
- Gemini Rue - HLTB Time: 6h (SG win)
- The LEGO® Movie - Videogame - HLTB Time: 8h (SG win)
- Strata - HLTB Time: 7h
- Portal 2 - HLTB Time: 8-13h (I know you haven’t played the first one, but it’s only 2h long so you can always squeeze it in if you decide to go this way, which I’d recommend so you won’t miss on the story. The second is definitely better though)
PS: if your potato can’t run some of those let me know, I’ll be happy to pick a replacement.
I’ve completed this month’s theme and I’m up to play something else, so challenge me, please! I have only one request, though - no horror games, please!
- Gone Home - HLTB Time: 2-3 hours (SG)
- Hitman GO: Definitive Edition - HLTB Time: 5-7 hours (SG)
- Her Story - HLTB Time: 2-4 hours
- Far Cry 3 - HLTB Time: 15-25 hours
- Jet Set Radio - HLTB Time: 7-10 hours
I don’t think Gone Home is horror, but I never played. Let me know if you need me to change anything!
Challenge accepted! Gone Home doesn’t have jumpscares so it’s fine for me. Bonus points for picking games that’ll run on my potato laptop! (Except for Far Cry 3, but I’ll just play it on my main gaming PC)
Here’s my progress:
- Gone Home - completed! Proof (spoiler!)
- Hitman GO: Definitive Edition - in progress
- Her Story - completed! Achievements
- Far Cry 3 - completed! 100% completion proof
- Jet Set Radio - on hold
All games were good, except for Jet Set Radio, I didn’t really like it (though I love the soundtrack!). Not sure if I’ll ever beat it. I haven’t finished Hitman GO: Definitive Edition yet, but I’ll definitely beat it, and I’ll aim for 100% achievements! Overall, thank you for the picks!
- Contraption Maker - HLTB Time: 15 hours
- NOT A HERO - HLTB Time: 5 hours
- Ittle Dew - HLTB Time: 3 hours
- LISA - HLTB Time: 11 hours
- Grim Fandango Remastered - HLTB Time: 11 hours
Let me know if you need something changed!
Nice picks. Probably trying to play Grim Fandango and LISA first, then I’ll see if I have enough time to play the rest as well.
Finished Grim Fandango
I would like to participate as well :) No multiplayer-only or early access games please.
Here are your picks
- The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition - HLTB Time: ~6h. A very nice game. If you play make sure to switch to the classic version at least for a couple of minutes.
- Two Digits - HLTB Time: ~5h
- Alan Wake - HLTB Time: 11-25h. I liked the game a lot.
- Game of Thrones - HLTB Time: 20-30h. Solid RPG.
- Mafia II - HLTB Time: 12-30h. Top30 game in my opinion. Some of the achievements are grindy though. I had to leave the game open a few nights to get them.
I’d like to participate please!
Just putting it out there my health has been all over the place so not sure how much I’ll be able to play? Realistically would prefer shorter games (although I know the rules of 2 medium length). But that isn’t stopping me, I’m determined to beat at least one. :D
Here you go! The 2 medium games rule can be overridden if you don’t have time to play, so have 5 short games.
- Cave Story+ - HLTB Time: 6 hours (SG win)
- Titan Souls - HLTB Time: 3 hours (SG win)
- Gods Will Be Watching - HLTB Time: 7 hours
- Gunpoint - HLTB Time: 3 hours
- VVVVVV - HLTB Time: 2 hours
Let me know if you want to change something!
That’s perfect, thank you! :D
I completed Gunpoint! Some levels were certainly tough, my poor brain was struggling. haha I might end up going back to it at a later date to get some of the alternative endings. I most likely wouldn’t have gotten to this game anytime soon if it wasn’t for you picking it so thanks, was fun. :)
I had fun last time letting someone else pick, so I’ll put my name up again. I don’t have any unplayed SG wins. I’d prefer non-multiplayer, unless they are very active. My “Never Played” list is accurate, ignore the hours some of them have from card idling.
- Bioshock - HLTB Time: 12 hours (or the remastered version)
- Costume Quest - HLTB Time: 5-6 hours
- Oxenfree - HLTB Time: 4 hours
- The Inner World - HLTB Time: 6 hours
- The Witness - HLTB Time: 18 hours
I played all of these except Oxenfree and I really really liked them. Hopefully our taste in games is not too different. :)
Thanks very much for the list! I will get installing on some of these right away.
I’d like to sign up again! I’d like to avoid MP-only or Early Access, but anything else is fine.
ah good that I checked, choosing now :3
Finish ^^
| ABZU | 2h |
| Brigador | 9h |
| Freedom Planet | 5h |
| Star Wars: Empire at War Gold | 21h |
| Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim | 14h |
I wanted to include The Long Dark, but not really sure about the time it needs, something above 40h on HLTB seemed a bit much though I don’t know if that really is meant for the new story mode which could be shorter. Can switch it in if you’d like to try ;-)
I’d like to give The Long Dark a try when I have a bit more free time to spend on it. For now, though, the list above looks great, thanks for putting it together!
Alright ^^
A personal recommendation for Star Wars: Empire at War, a very well made strategy game, one single campaign should be <10h.
Also Brigador is quite fun, more than I expected before trying.
So, have fun :D
Two down!
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
Freedom Planet
Ys was an entertaining action/adventure/whacking things with swords experience, let down a little bit by the occasional need to level grind. Still fun to play through, though, and the soundtrack was very well done.
Freedom Planet was a reminder that I’m not speedrunner material at all.
I started a Zann Consortium campaign in Empire at War, but haven’t had time to finish it yet. What I’ve played so far looks very promising though, thanks for the recommendation.
On to next month!
Very nice (・∀・)ノ
Zann Consortium? Sounds like from the expansion. I only played base campaign, it nicely ties into the movies between ep 3 & 5. Maybe that would be a better starting point.
Have fun next month too ^^
Reply to this comment if you have a problem with the list that’s been picked for you.
Problem with the post actually :)
None of the links in the pickers guideline work for me…O.O
should work now :)
Like magic! Thank you very much! :*
I have a question - my list is fine - but will this post be added to the monthly theme drop-down menu? I don’t want to lose it in the activities tab
From group announcement post:
“It’s not implemented in the website yet, but if you’re looking for it at a later point and don’t want to come back to this announcement, I also added a link to it in the current theme post at the very top.”
oh, thank you! I’m not part of the steam group (yet???) so I didn’t see this.
You’re welcome. Not part of it too, but i do check it from time to time :)
Also wanted to ask the same question as you, but checked there if they said anything about it :D
I haven’t done invites in a while, sorry! But in the meantime you can subscribe to this thread to get announcements even without being in the group.
Not a problem, but a suggestion to one of the rules: “You can pick for/challenge up to 2 fellow assassins, please refrain to pick more so everybody who wants get a chance at it.”
To add something like “only exception is if noone picked their games for more then 24h” :)
sorry for the super late reply to this but: Before the challenge started, some of the mods already agreed to take care of older requests, but next time we could add a rule for after 48 hrs or so for everyone, in case the mods don’t see it/are too busy. Thanks for the suggestion :)
No need to be sorry :) After 48h would work good too, it is just there “in case” others don’t see in time since life can be unpredictable :)