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Challenge me! Monthly Edition
(15.02.2021 - 15.03.2021)
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Who has manipulated the time? Already mid of february, time to start another Challenge Me! Let's jump in and challenge your fellow assassins. Try to pick at least one game featuring time (for example Time Travel, Sleeping/Resting mechanics, etc)

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.

Aiori

I’m in! Please select a variety of genres, no multiplayer, and if it’s possible, one for the monthly theme and one of the unfinished list (can be the same game). Grettings!

ninglor03
reserved

Actually, no. I… maybe somebody else should do you. Since I picked twice for you already! O.O

Cece09

I have been assigned to your spot

Cece09

my duty is served

Aiori

Thanks to both!

Cece09

Oh I was planning on editting my comment whoops have another

Costume quest 2 I’ve played and it has time travel elements

Aiori

Very nice list, I’m downloading the games to start today. Thanks!

Cece09

Pretty much all my upcoming games are sequels so why not. Please choose from my unfinished list and I’ll see about prioritising them 1st.
Feel free to choose what you want, multiple games in sequels, just unplayed, just played before or both your choice. Even feel free to go to other list but its got a lot in there so might not want to

ninglor03

reserved 2.0

ninglor03

Hope they work for you? If not, lemme know :3

Cece09

Well update criminal girls is done which you can easily see from the event page. Just need to clean up the remaining girls endings by the time of be typing this up. Oh wow I didn’t realise how cheap it was, understandable but at the same time not

ninglor03

\o/

Cece09

So Beyond the invisible is done, it was strange not having any voices and I never realised that having items disappear was important. Going back to the same hog and seeing everything not change was kinda disappointing.
Also on 1st look I thought the girl was a doll or made or wood but nope just dark tears XD I’ll still see her as a wooden doll since she doesn’t talk though!

Cece09

Republique was fine until the last episode. Episode 5 sucked I hate it, it ruined a great game!

ninglor03

Yeah, I get that :(

Blue Ϟ Lightning

Challenge me!
Treat unfinished the same as unplayed

Aiori

It was a little hard to pick a list for you because some interesting titles were selected on past Challenge Me, but I was able to do it:

I have good references of them. I hope do you like the list. We can do changes if you want.

Greetings!

Blue Ϟ Lightning

Thank you! I know my pool of unfinished and unplayed has slowly shrunk making less and less candidates for pickers but I still appreciate it appreciate 🙏

ClubRoxy

Oh oh yeah! I like to be challenged! Choose whatever you want ;), Cause I really need to hit my backlog haha :D

Tristar

Reserved Finished :3

Stories: The Path of Destinies 5h
Bus Driver 7h
Crysis 10h
The Talos Principle 15-20h
Capitalism Plus ? h
Supreme Commander 20h

I can never not pick Talos, it’s just too good. ^^
Supreme Commander is the best RTS hands down, with the biggest scale ever seen. Crysis has cool suit mechanics making it a unique FPS.
Bus Driver may look like a funny/weird choice, but I actually has surprisingly much fun with it. And Capitalism is a very well made economy simulator.
Mixed in Stories: The Path of Destinies as an SG win, the only game I did not play myself from the list.

And one half-joking extra pick ;-)

Cyberpunk - good version 22h
Moony1986

Do it! :D

ClubRoxy

Yay thanks :D Starts le hunting

Elvidur

Hello! This seems fun, but I don’t have updated the database here, since I mostly use my excel sheet for games. Is it ok if you can check the list here? Only limitations are the blue games (coop to play with my wife), and game 66 (Subnautica below zero), because I am waiting for 1.0.

https://imgur.com/VRG8Rv1

If not just let me know and I will choose some other way :)

EvilBlackSheep

Reserved :3 Done! I hope you enjoy the selection, I tried to pick a mix of genres for variety and all games I enjoyed myself. (I’m unsure anything was fitting the monthly theme so I apologize in advance for that). (For the HLTB times I put both main story and main story + extras but not the completionist)

BTW, you might wanna look to see if you wanna move The Adventure Pals to the coop list.

Elvidur

Thank you for the choosing! Seems a good list, I was going to try night in the woods soon anyway. I will let you know how it goes in next updates :D

Elvidur

Finished all games but Wargroove, which I started yesterday. I don’t think I will complete it anytime soon due to work so 4/5 by end of challenge will be :). I will post review for the other 4 in my next post, I enjoyed all of them, and wargroove seems just fantasy advance wars, which I like :D. Thanks for the selection!

EvilBlackSheep

Will check out your next post for the reviews :3 I’m glad you enjoyed all of them at least.

wargroove seems just fantasy advance wars

Definitely (which is what sold me into it, let’s be honest, but at least i wasn’t disappointed)

Moony1986

I’m in again too :)

Please choose something from this list

As I’m moving to a new apartment next month and will have one week less, please choose some shorter titles :)

Thanks in advance!

EvilBlackSheep

Picking, brb And done. I hope you enjoy the selection, I tried to keep it short-ish as you asked. If anything is too long and you need a repick just let me know :) (For the HLTB times I took main story and main story + extras times but not the completionist) I wasn’t too sure what to pick in the list that fit the time travel/loop theme, except The Sexy Brutale, but you have it tagged as in progress already.

Out of curiosity, are you aware some of your HoGs are not in your HoG challenge ?

Moony1986

Thanks for the selection, the times and games look fine to me :)

No worries about the theme as I already have 3 games for this on the list ;) Seems like I forgot to remove The Sexy Brutale from the short list

I also put a lot of games on the list which may not be from my favorites genres but have good ratings. It should be a challenge after all so getting out of the confort zone is good ;) Also it’s a shame to have won a 2h game almost 3 years ago and it’s still unplayed 😳

The HOG challenge is something I came up with for the year 2021, so 52 weeks = 52 HOG games :)

EvilBlackSheep

Cool, let me know what you liked (or disliked) when you played them. I played all of them and liked them all, only the Norwood Suite was weird-ish but it’s short and interesting.

Makes sense for the HoG challenge, I didn’t think of that ;) Thanks for explaining.

Moony1986

Okay better late than never :D

Yoku’s Island Express: Oh I loved this, what a wonderful game 👍
Wuppo: I added this to the shortlist because it looked cute, but it also has a surprisingly good story. Another big 👍
Enigmatis 2: Another great HOG from Artifex Mundi, they really have the best ones 👍
The Norwood Suite: Yes weird is a good description for this :D At first I was quite lost what to do but it was an experience :D So overall a 👍
Goetia: An interesting Point&Click game. Got stuck on some of the more difficult puzzles (walkthroughs ftw! :D) but I really liked the athmosphere and the story 👍

EvilBlackSheep

Hey, I’m glad you liked the games. Another converted to Yoku’s island express :D