February 2024 - Small Steps, Giant Leaps

Games played this month

• A Little to the Left
  

  6 hours playtime

  50 of 55 achievements

• Lovely Planet 2: April Skies
  

  3 hours playtime

  3 of 28 achievements

• The Jackbox Party Pack 4
  

  14 hours playtime

  11 of 20 achievements

Gameplay Summary

This month was fairly sparse for game time, clocking in around 5 hours for the whole month. I was tremendously busy with work, family time, and general lack of motivation for games. I also got sick toward the end of the month, and it’s hard for me to play games while sick. Despite this, I beat a game and set myself up to clear a couple games for events next month. Hopefully March will be much more productive than February.

In Progress Completion: A Little to the Left

There’s not too much to update on this title. My whole month was dedicated to knocking out daily challenges, which only took one to two minutes per challenge. Despite the slow progress, I completed enough challenges to be able to 100% the game in March. March will include completing the Cupboards and Drawers DLC and achieving all the daily tidy achievements (capping at 100 dailies completed).

Beaten: Lovely Planet 2: April Skies

I had a lot of fun beating the main levels for Lovely Planet 2. I have previously played (though not beaten) the first game, and I agree with the assessment that the main levels in this game are more forgiving than the first game. Though frustrating at times, it is challenging yet relaxing given the cute graphics and lighthearted music. If you have never played the Lovely Planet series before, this is a good place to start since there is no narrative link between the previous game and this one. I still plan to play this game some more in March since I have to play at least another 5 hours to mark it as beaten for Play or Pay.

In Progress Completion: The Jackbox Party Pack 4

Once again, I hosted Jackbox for our team virtual happy hour at work. This time we played Survive the Internet, which unfortunately did not end up being as safe for work as I would prefer. Thankfully everyone are adults, and there wasn’t anything so bad that it could be an HR issue. I was able to unlock one more achievement this month, which is always a welcome surprise when I am not actively hunting for them.