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fernandopa

May Assassination #4 (Backlog / PoP Pick)

41.5 hours

Please consider liking my review on Steam - it means a lot to me!

It's everything everyone has said before. I struggle to say something original or unique about Disco Elysium, but it is a great game if you enjoy reading and roleplaying, which can easily be compromised if you decide to save scum or become a completionist. You walk around, you decide how you want to behave in this world starting from a shell of a former character, and you basically exist while also trying to solve a murder case. The whole gameplay is dialogue, and deciding which thoughts and skills to invest your hard-earned points on for the chance to unlock different conversation paths.

And it is incredible at that. The writing is of course the highlight, but I could not forget the voice acting, which is probably the best I've seen in a videogame, or at least in the Top 3. I literally cannot get EGG HEAD yelling HARD-CORE from my head

Instead of focusing on the highlights, I'll just point out two things I thought worked pretty poorly. The first is the Skill Check Lock system, which prevented me from experiencing two storylines I was invested into. Basically if you fail a White Check, you can retry it after investing points on your skill. I failed a 97% Suggestion with Lilienne and already had reached my 6-point cap in that skill, making it impossible to progress in that storyline. Maybe I could have forgotten old Thoughts, learned a new one, and increased my cap, but I could not know which one until I've done so and I didn't have so much free time and points around. A similar thing happened when doing the nightclub quest, where I failed the Physical Instrument check to open the fridge and had already hit my learning cap, effectively locking me out of a very interesting quest. I was still able to beat the game, but it left me a sour taste that the game softlocked me out of these quests - either give me alternative routes to progress, or give me a permanent fail state, but don't give me this partial failure that I'm unable to act on.

The other poor thing was the whole clothing system. Dressing HDB was lots of fun, and the reaction I got from some NPCs with my outfit was always solid, but it felt really time-consuming and unfun to stop conversation with White Checks in order to browse through my entire outfit to find that one or two pieces of clothing that will give me a boost. It was a waste of time and a break in immersion. It would be much better to leave clothing only for self-expression and flavor dialogue, and instead, have stat boosts linked to items that were always on, and that could be pawned for cash (which could then be used to buy other items with other always on boosts). That requires some balancing, but of course, the clothing system also needed some, it was just poorly implemented.

In summary, great game, incredible VA, it's long but it really hooks you in, and it is a fantastique experience most gamers (and all readers) will enjoy


Yesterday

NateSCC
Half-Life 2

Old Man's Journey

4/10
4.5 hours
12 of 13 achievements (92%)

#406
#16 of 2026
May 17, 2026

May 16 2026

NateSCC
Half-Life 2

Bounty Star

6.5/10
19.1 hours
38 of 39 achievements (97%)

#405
#15 of 2026
May 16, 2026

Dancer

DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED

39.5 hours played 41/41 Achievements
COMPLETED

Review

I played Dark Souls many many years ago on my PS3. At that moment I found it too hard and frustrating, but I still managed to beat it.

This time I also took a deeper look into the lore and read on the side, the story of Sif and Artorias, Queelag and her sister, the even darker story of the depths and the undead parish, the age of fire and dark, and many more all damn well worth a good time to read.

Playing it again after that much time you realize the game is not hard but punishes impatience and rewards taking your time, investigation and exploration, made you realize how well crafted everything is in this game... except you Bed of Chaos, I hate you with all my soul.

May 15 2026

Daerphen
Challenge me! Bi-Monthly Edition
(15.05.2026 - 14.07.2026)
They’re staring at you. Yes, those unplayed games in your library.
Head to the comments and get challenged to play 5 games

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.

May 14 2026

fernandopa

May Assassination #3 (Backlog)

0.4 hours
None

Please consider liking my review on Steam - it means a lot to me!

Fine if you get it for free, but frankly, my computer can handle Elden Ring and RDR2 at 60 FPS but couldn't break 20 FPS with this retro baby. And of course there are no graphical settings I can adjust. The post-battle summary tells me I spent 13 minutes in the fight, my Steam Playtime says 25min because of course, lag

Just go watch an episode of Seinfeld instead


LeDeNew

Some years since last used this site

Well, since then I kinda dropped Fallout NV

But I’m focusing more on completing 100% the games I enjoy :D

May 13 2026

fernandopa

May Assassination #2 (SG Win / PoP Pick)

6.5 hours

Please consider liking my review on Steam - it means a lot to me!

It's been a year and a half since I played the first Figment, so I don't remember much of it, but I have the feeling this is more or less the same thing with very few changes.

The main gameplay elements are still here - some adventuring, a lot of puzzling (mostly good), a lot of combat (mostly bad and dare I say, entirely unnecessary). And while this time the game feels a bit more confident with the pacing, the visuals, and the songs, it falters a lot on the grating and insufferable banter between the two protagonists, and the heavy-handed emotional notes it tries to achieve throughout the story.

What's great here - in the first game, a lot of the areas felt very samey, differing only by the puzzle mechanic you were using to solve them. Here you have a lot of distinctive areas, with the Maze and the investigation bit my favorites. The way the game takes elements of mental health, neurology and psychology and conceptualizes into gameplay elements and story elements is quite frankly, incredible. The musical numbers are really catchy, and the payoff at the end of the game is really well done, particularly after the story dragged for the first 80% of the game.

What's not so great - combat is still a big part of the game, and is still as bad as it was in the first game. It overall feels shorter, probably because it is. Collectables are hidden in the level but not in a fun "let's get out of our way to find them" way, but rather on a "let's paint this collectable with the same color as the background" way, which is just dull. And the dialogue between Dusty and Piper, man, PLEASE, these should be an option to shut them up because they are the worst.

It's overall a shorter game that does very little to be a sequel rather than an expansion pack for the first game, but this is not entirely a bad thing. More confident on visuals and on metaphors, a bit lacking on pacing, combat, and dialogue, Figment 2 is still worth your time if bought on a discount


May 12 2026

NateSCC
Half-Life 2

Evil West

6/10
11.1 hours
14 of 30 achievements (47%)

#404
#14 of 2026
May 12, 2026

May 11 2026

Jekofob

Just a month, visiting the hospital, visiting my dad, trying to just live and play games :)

Games added in March 2026

Games added: 22 (2 more than the last month)
Games won: 0 (2 less as last month)

Did a lot of trading to get rid of unwanted keys.

Really really looking forward for some of these, as always recommendations are welcome :D