hyrokey

July 2024

My first post here and I’m trying to learn how to format things as nicely as the rest of you so do send some tips! (especially how yall display the banner things)
Also my girlfriend bought me a PS5 for my birthday this month so I think my backlog for PC games is going to clear at an even slower rate now…

Currently Playing:

  • Grow: Song of the Evertree
  • Supermarket Simulator (Technically my girlfriend’s playing this on my account)

Beaten Games this month:

Bayonetta

11.0 hours, 26 of 50 achievements

LOVED this game. As someone who never really dived in the world of Bayonetta, I really enjoyed this game, although it was a little difficult for me at times. Witch Time was extremely satisfying to pull off and being able to upgrade and switch weapons and skills is a huge plus. Also, she's hella hot!!Time to play Bayonetta 2 on my Switch someday soon!

8/10


Overboard!

2.1 hours, 26 of 26 achievements

THIS was fun! I liked how I learn more and more about the story with more deaths (a bit like roguelikes), and how I can use that knowledge in the next run. If you like a bit of a story and mystery, this would be up your alley! I had to look up some guides though for all the achievements…

7/10


Oxenfree

2.4 hours, 4 of 13 achievements

I had been wanting to play this game for a while now and glad that I finally got around to it, I know there are multiple endings but sadly, I've never been someone who enjoys replaying games just to get each of the ending, I would typically just search it up on Youtube if I'm really that interested. Overall, the story is interesting with a few jumpscares here and there!

6/10


Soul Searching

1.8 hours, 2 of 8 achievements

Well, this was an interesting one, I went in with no expectations but I really enjoyed it! It's about a man(?) going on an adventure to find himself. The journey is mainly on a raft where you can upgrade and well, you basically have to try to stay alive and move on to the next island. Surprisingly chill and tells a good story. Would recommend if you don't mind something slow.

6.3/10


The World Next Door

1.7 hours, 14 of 24 achievements

This was alright, I quite like the concept where it's kind of a Candy Crush kinda game? It was pretty short for me but I'm glad that it ended when it did. Won it on SG as well!

5.2/10


Hexologic

2.8 hours, 4 of 11 achievements

I really enjoyed this game. Won it on SG and played it with my girlfriend. As a fan of Sudoku, I quite like the versatility of this game, I enjoyed most of the levels on normal(?) mode but I will return to continue playing it for sure! Highly recommended if you like brain teasers!

7.4/10


Hell Pie

8.5 hours, 20 of 32 achievements

Played mostly on my SD, I liked the game, wasn't really looking to complete this but enjoyed collecting all the ingredients. It really drains the SD's battery though so I played half of it on my PC. I think if you enjoy 3D platformers, this might be something you would enjoy, although it may be a little grotesque at times.

6.5/10


9 Years of Shadows

9.7 hours, 26 of 34 achievements

This was so tiring to play. I'm so bad at MVs and honestly the occasional lack of save points near a boss stage annoyed me so badly. The last boss was also hella annoying, last phase of the boss honestly was just based on luck and whether the sequences of the attacks was in my favour… Some bosses with quite challenging, others were too easy. Enjoyable enough I guess?

6/10


SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell

3.1 hours, 10 of 30 achievements

Initial 70 levels were fun with some challenge but the last 10-12 levels took me way longer than the initial 70 levels took… Terrible at reflexes kind of game like this and MVs but I'm glad it's finally out of my backlog… Extremely stressful towards the end and I was just trying to beat the game…

5.4/10


The Darkside Detective

3.2 hours, 17 of 30 achievements

Usually don't enjoy point and clicks but I enjoyed this one with its humour and puzzle! Highly recommended if you like to piece things together! You play as a detective with another police officer and try to solve other-worldly crimes!

7.4/10


The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

6.9 hours, 15 of 30 achievements

Enjoyed this even more than the prequel. Fun cases and interesting for sure! Cases make more sense for me and I needed less help than the prequel!

7.8/10


Detroit: Become Human

13.3 hours, no achievements

Disclaimer: Played on the PS5

I enjoy games like these, where I can immerse myself in the game. Sometimes I fear whether androids will actually develop feelings, especially with how AI is progressing. Basically this is a pretty straightforward game where you enjoy perspectives from different androids and basically make decisions that will affect the future. Eventually, the story converges and depending on your choices, you get different endings too. Eventually, you might even interact with the android on your start screen! It was a pretty heavy topic I would say and honestly wouldn't know what to do if androids actually develop consciousness in the future in real life. Nonetheless, the story was great (maybe I just somehow made the right choices) and playing on the PS5 made the game much more interactive (controller's motion control)!

If you like something like LiS, this might be something up your alley (less romance though) It made me think quite a lot and there were some plot twists as well.
Maybe I should start viewing OpenAI as my friend…

8/10


Dropped

Mask of the Rose

4.8 hours, 1 of 17 achievements

Not a fan of this game, couldn't really get into it but I'm sure others who enjoy the genre would like it.

4.5/10


Snake Pass

1.1 hours, 5 of 33 achievements

i suck at this…. and it frustrated me more than it should…

5/10


Scars Above

1.1 hours, 13 of 45 achievements

First boss is unnecessarily hard??? Graphics was ok and story sort of pulled me in at the start but the combat just wasn't it for me. Couldn't really enjoy it especially after reaching the first boss…

4.3/10


Trials of Mana

1.3 hours, no achievements

Disclaimer: Played on the PS5

I like JRPGs but I couldn't really get into this one. Combat is decent but honestly kind of boring. Story is typical and because it's a remake, nothing really stands out as it's essentially a traditional JRPG. Nothing sets it apart from others and I absolutely hated the voice acting (both English and Japanese) which killed the experience for me. Half of the time felt like it was just me fighting against the boss, and my companions are mostly useless (they don't really dodge attacks). Unfortunately, I dropped this because I couldn't bring myself to keep playing but if you old school JRPGs with a little graphics upgrade, you might enjoy this! (turn off the voice acting though)

3.6/10


Jaded

Welcome!
I know a lot of us use these generators as a start https://kubikill.github.io/blaeogenerators/
Just add your SteamID in the settings to auto pull the data :)

hyrokey

Thanks! That helps a lot!

Kyrrelin

Welcome to BLAEO and good luck with your backlog fight! :)

hyrokey

Thank you! I think you need some luck too with your huge library…

Kyrrelin

your huge library

Ha, I consider it quite modest. XP

Amitte

Welcome to BLAEO! :D

Like Jaded said, kubikill’s generators are the way to go. I could have sworn there used to be another formatting guide of some sorts linked somewhere around here, but now I don’t know if my mind just made that up or what :’D

hyrokey

Thanks! I’ll figure it out somehow eventually I’m sure!

Amitte

Baby steps!

86maylin

Welcome! Aside from the generators, a lot of times I just steal take inspiration from other people’s posts by inspect element and copying the html layouts. :3 It does require some looking into/understanding of html, but the fun thing is you can really customize your post how you want! :D

stef

I’m late to the party, but welcome! Most people have already said, but I use the Blaeo Generator to make my posts because I don’t know anything about coding or formatting. You played some really nice games. I’ve been meaning to play The Darkside Detective 2 and Overboard so thank you for the reviews!

hyrokey

Thanks for the welcome! I’m trying to clear some SG wins and luckily many of them were rather short games! You’ll like Darkside Detective 2 if you liked the first one!