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Monthly Report, December 2023

8% (34/401)

10% (40/401)

21% (86/401)

58% (233/401)

2% (8/401)

Completed

Donut County

2.8 hours, 20 of 20 achievements

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The humor is kinda hit-or-miss for me, but devouring random garbage with a bottomless hole is incredibly fun lol.

Also, I stopped reading the Trashpedia entries very early on and it turned out later there are s few achievements involved. Pay attention to the entries if you intend to get the most out of Donut County.

Beaten

Ghost of a Tale

13.4 hours, 9 of 20 achievements

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My only complaint is the map isn't very useful: no text labels for building names, no markers for quests, etc. Other than that, the stealth aspect is solid and the RPG system is surprisingly robust, and I'm most impressed that this game was largely a one-person effort.

Sid Meier's Civilization VI

22.6 hours, 16 of 320 achievements

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I've reached the HLTB average time, so I guess I'll consider this one Beaten…? Anyway, I guess I found out I don't really enjoy micromanaging so many subsystems in 4X games.

Completed

TOEM

10.4 hours, 48 of 48 achievements

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I had pretty high expectations going in and it didn't let me down at all. I love collecting stuff in games, and the riddles in it are often fun as well. The core concept of photography is pretty unique and carried out very well. (Thank you for the recommendation, Zelrune!)

Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island

0.7 hours, 6 of 6 achievements

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I didn't read the game descriptions and based my expectation on the high rating, so it's totally on me that I felt disappointed. I kinda expected Tangle Tower overloaded with bad animal puns, but it turned out more similar to Pineapple on Pizza. Good thing it didn't take itself seriously and overstay its welcome.

Monument Valley

2.6 hours, 19 of 19 achievements

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I have to say this series really works the best for me on a touch device (it's the joy of manipulating a geometrically impossible object with your fingers), but I appreciate the effort of making a landscape PC port.

Beaten

one night, hot springs

0.4 hours, 1 of 7 achievements

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The story is very simple and basic as expected but I love that it's explicitly a transgender story. I'll get the remaining 6 endings and also pick up the full paid version, A Year of Springs.

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

2.9 hours, 31 of 37 achievements

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I loved the pure chaotic energy, but I'm less enthusiastic about grinding through the sluggish combat for collectibles. Overall still great though, played it in one sitting.