Daerphen
Challenge me! Monthly Edition
(15.06.2023 - 14.07.2023)
Its summer. Whats your favourite drink for a hot day?

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

  • Please make sure your games are sorted by completion before applying.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Please use the following criteria when picking a list for somebody.
  • Pick exactly 5 games
  • 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.

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.

stef

I’d like to be challenged! Something from this list is preferable.

As for favorite drink, I’m trying to cut soda so definetely either sweet tea or water!

Cece09

I just beat that house in fata morgana you picked for me yesterday so now you can play something I picked :P

stef

Oh nice! How did you like it? Thank you for the picks!

Cece09

Well I can definitely see why people recommend it even if you aren’t a visual novel fan. Like it kept getting crazier and crazier as time went on with all its twists. The prequel game actually goes into deeper about what started everything but you get the big jist of what happened from it. I can’t say its personally in my top list of games even with everything but yh I can 100% agree on the fact you don’t need to like visual novels to like it

stef

I’ve already beat a few on the list!

A Story Beside was a very sweet game with a very good story and choices that actually matter.

Untitled Goose Game is a cute little game. I still have to go back and do the post game content but I beat the main story and it was a lot of fun.

Scheming Through the Zombie Apocalypse: The Beginning is weird and funny. Its full of crude humor that usually lands and surprisingly good voice acting

Cece09

Oh nice progress. I played a story beside last month to completion last month so i had to pick it when I saw the game. When I had won it and played a bit at the time it still hadn’t been completed

Cece09

Well I don’t have anything to play currently so lets do it. I got a list on my profile you can use if wanted

I don’t have a favourite drink based on the weather. However when I do go out I will buy these cheap sport drinks as its like half the price of anything else so for the price of 1 I can get 2!

Moony1986
  • Paradise Killer - HLTB Time: 12-15 Hours - So it’s a win and would fit this and next month at PAGYWOSG :)
  • Ghost of a Tale - HLTB Time: 11-19½ Hours - It looks cute =)
  • Batman: Arkham Origins - HLTB Time: 12½-40½ Hours - This will fit next PAGYWOSG :D I googled and apparently this is the chronologically first of the Arkham games
  • OPUS: The Day We Found Earth - HLTB Time: 1½-4½ Hours - Something short and relaxing
  • GRIS - HLTB Time: 3½-6½ Hours - Great game

Hope you like those games. Otherwise just let me know if I should switch something.

Moony1986

Well Apfelschorle (which apparently is called Apple Spritzer in English?) is quite good especially if it’s ice cold. But as long as it is cold I also drink other things like water, coke, …


Dear picker, please choose something from my Shortlist one of them should be marked as a present :)

Jekofob

I am baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack Sorry I’ve waited 13 hours to see if someone would find you something (I am impatient) so.. I hope it’s okay for me to pick yet again for you, I just love to roam through that list of yours :D

Found 1 present, 3 steam gifts, 2 short, 2 medium and 1 long. If you dont have time for a long one, may I suggest: Fight’N Rage instead :D

Also 2 questions: You have a couple of games were it fx says “added 2018 - open” what does that mean? As I did not want to pick if its something special for you :) And when picking for you, is it okay to pick the way I did length wise?

And I hope you like my picks :)

Moony1986

Yay guess who’s back :D You did a great job again. I don’t mind if there is a long game in the selection otherwise I could just remove them from the short list.

The “Added in 2018 - Open” list ist kind of awkward :D I sorted my games into the years I got them but my dumb younger me activated so many games in 2018 that the list loaded slow. So I splitted the year in “open” and “done” 😳

Two short, two medium and one long is totally okay for me and it encourages me to also get some of my longer games done. I haven’t put any very long games on the list because those might sometimes be too much for one month.

Moony1986

So here a little recap to the picks :)

So Many Me: A charming game with partly challenging puzzles. The ME’s are quite adorable, some are a little grumpy :D
Colt Canyon: Overall a fun game. It just gets repitive after some time
Old School Musical: A really great game, had a lot of fun with it. Those little dorks you play with were quite lovable :D
Sam & Max Save the World: I played Sam&Max back as a kid so this was a lot of Nostalgia. While I still prefer the old Point&Clicks, it was still nice to play with this unlikely duo again :)
Invisible, Inc.: This is the game which was the most difficult for me. It has interesting characters and a good game mechanic but I’m just not a (Turn-Based) Stragegy and Stealth fan. But I think for someone who likes those, it would be a lot of fun :)