As I started experimenting with Assassination posts, I’ll also experiment a bit with the Summary post. Let’s see how this goes!

October2024

TL;DR, it was a pretty good gaming month. Not many hours as I wished, since real life ended up getting in the way, but I was able to beat two SG wins and two games from my playlist. Only one of them was in my priority backlog, but both games were short and available, so I’m glad I got to play them at least and I had a good time doing so. I didn’t buy many games, but ended up winning a good chunk of new games on SG, so here we are.

Also, I finally made it to the epilogue in RDR2, so I’m close to beating it …. ish? The more I play, the more I like it. It’s crazy how good that game is. Without further ado, here’s the month’s summary!

Chasm

8.3 hours

12 of 20 achievements

The first SG win I assassinated this month. I did not enjoy the game - it was one of the weakest Metroidvanias I've ever played and I don't recommend it.
My Review

Ballistic Zen

2.1 hours

no achievements

This was not a SG win, but rather I game I bought on a bundle some time ago and caught my eye with its visuals. I knew very little about it when I booted it besides the fact it was a first-person platformer, a genre that I love, and it did not disappoint. Visuals are glorious, level design is tight, gameplay is fluid, it was overall a blast. A bit on the shorter end, but it still has a decent amount of replay value as I probably just beat half of the tracks. My main issue is that the difficulty curve hit a spike that I can't seem to overcome, so I'm not sure how often I'll be playing it in the future, but I'll keep it installed.
My Review

Skullgirls 2nd Encore

14.8 hours

17 of 45 achievements

This was awesome - it was one of my oldest unplayed SG wins, and it was a treat to beat the game 14 times, once with each character. Visuals and sounds are superb, and the game is super complex but not overwhelming for beginners. I'm not a huge fighting game fan but I'm so glad I gave this a try
My Review

🔴 Circles

2.3 hours

5 of 8 achievements

A F2P game that was on my games list who knows why. That said, it's short, relaxing, and really well made for a F2P game. I beat it, and I'm still playing it trying to complete it. It gets hard at times but never frustrating. It's free so by all means give it a go!
My Review

Red Dead Redemption 2

134.4 hours

22 of 51 achievements

Once again, still going on. I focused on advancing the story, and gosh, it is so good. The final chapters are really tough to watch - it's crazy how well Rockstar handles the narrative. I'm now playing the Epilogue, having beaten the first half of the missions. I expect to beat the game early in November.
My Review: Still playing the game!