August/September 2024 - Losing It Like a Winner

Games played this month

• A Little to the Left
  

  12 hours playtime

  65 of 65 achievements

• THE GAME OF LIFE 2
  

  4 hours playtime

  3 of 10 achievements

• The Jackbox Party Pack 2
  

  3 hours playtime

  6 of 20 achievements

• The Jackbox Party Pack 3
  

  2 hours playtime

  5 of 20 achievements

• I Am Fish
  

  7 hours playtime

  no achievements

• Bloons TD 6
  

  22 hours playtime

  25 of 150 achievements

Gameplay Summary

Apparently I blew past my August update without realizing I had missed it until close to the end of September. Between massive changes at work and a depressive episode (all better now, don’t worry), I completely missed the ball on my post and played even less than the normal amount in September due to lack of motivation. Now that things have settled, and I have multiple extended periods of time off during the end-of-year holiday season, I will be able to get some extra time on games, hopefully being able to clear some longer titles on my backlog.

Completed: A Little to the Left

Once again, I completed the game after a new DLC was dropped (Seeing Stars), and boy, it was a tougher challenge. Thankfully, I worked through some of the puzzles with my mom prior to playing, but it was still a bit trickier than the previous puzzles in the game. I thought it was a lot of fun, and it was very unique with some of the new interactions with items. I still highly recommend the game to anyone who loves puzzle games.

In Progress Completion: THE GAME OF LIFE 2

My mom and I spent some more time working through achievements on Game of Life. It’s a fun title, and it was nice to be able to spend some time with her. She is a lot luckier though, and she was able to get further ahead than I have so far despite playing for the same amount of time. That’s ok though, since it was time well spent.

Beaten: The Jackbox Party Pack 2

As usual, I made a lot of progress on achievements in August via two work events where I hosted. We played Earwax during the first event. It was funny because the first round, the winner won unanimously, but the second round took a very long time to reach a winner. It’s a fun title, especially if you like “complete the prompt” type games like Cards Against Humanity or Apples to Apples. During the second event, we played Fibbage 2, which was familiar territory since we have previously played Fibbage 3. We had enough players to earn a rare achievement, which was an added bonus.

In Progress Completion: The Jackbox Party Pack 3

Unlike Party Pack 2, I did not make any achievement progress, and I did not play at work. This time, a friend, my mom, my brother, and I all played in the living room on our big TV. It was a fun time playing Trivia Murder Party. Not too much to update from a progress standpoint, but it was a lot of fun. I do need to practice quick math tough, since there is an achievement for getting 25 math problems done, and I only got 19.

Beaten: I Am Fish

Starting in August and finishing in September, I beat another win, which I also submitted for PAGYWOSG and PoP. This is a great title, though I doubt I will put myself through the torment of the harder mode and controls any time soon. I was pleased that I was able to get several rare achievements on my first playthrough, which is nice since I don’t have to attempt them in the harder modes. I do recommend the game, but only if you are willing to put up with frustrating (in a good way) physics and a lot of respawns.

In Progress: Bloons TD 6

This was another title where I did not earn any new achievements. My playtime consisted of Boss Battles during September while playing with a friend online. I am sure I made some progress toward some of the more grindy achievements, but no new achievements were earned as of yet.