♠ Update 3 May ♠
Progress on my book-game challenge:
Wrap-up post is coming – it’s been finals season so I really have not put in the time yet to write it up.
I do have a new pick for this month, and that will come too.
BLAEO Monthly Theme:
- Bayonetta
0.5 hours playtime
1 of 50 achievements
As mentioned last week, I was given this game by a friend, and since it fits the Golden Week theme of the month, this’ll be my pick.
I’m pretty sure I won’t have time to 100% the game, but my plan is to at least finish out the storyline once.
VN:
- Cinders
0 hours playtime
0 of 8 achievements
I could have easily chosen something with BLAEO’s monthly theme and done two categories in one go. But I think I’ll just go ahead and kill a new game on the backlog as I should have a free weekend now.
Otherwise played this week:
- Divinity: Original Sin 2
16.1 hours playtime
10 of 97 achievements
- The Watchmaker
0.2 hours playtime
2 of 21 achievements
Holy hell guys, April was just a month of unexpected gifts from friends and I am both flattered and intimidated by the playtime I’m going to have to put into all if them! :)
Divinity 2 was completely left field and took me wholly by (very grateful) surprise. It’s been fun though, as the person who gifted it also plays and though we don’t play together due to timezones, we’ve been messaging back and forth about our progress and secrets we’ve found etc. So like my other co-op games, I won’t be pressuring myself to 100% it within some timeframe but just enjoy the journey with a friend.
I had some technical problems with loading The Watchmaker (which going by the discussions board seems to be a common thing), but I did get into it one night and played around on the first level of the game. It has some interesting mechanics, such as the puzzle timer being your character literally aging before you.
- Playne: The Meditation Game
9.9 hours playtime
18 of 40 achievements
- Nyasha Valkyrie
3.3 hours playtime
32 of 32 achievements
- Mirror
35 hours playtime
114 of 114 achievements
- Love Story of Sparrow
0.8 hours playtime
7 of 7 achievements
Mirror had been on my harddrive for a year and a half, played sporadically, just decided to finish the darn thing out finally and uninstall. Also finished Nyasha Valkyrie and uninstalled. Reached level 7 of Playne and have continued my streak!
I have absolutely no idea what the hell Love Story of Sparrow is about because I don’t read Chinese — but I once had a pet sparrow named Icky and I got all nostalgic with the game’s artwork. So basically I was only clicking through this game to look at nice hand drawn birdie pictures and playing dress-up with a sparrow repeatedly.
Until next time,
“Free time was the most precious time, when you should be doing what you loved, or at least slowing down enough to remember what made your life worthwhile and happy.” – Amy Tan
The Watchmaker I didn’t love. It was pretty, but for me, it wasn’t a lot of fun. That said, it’s obviously YMMV.
Yeah honestly having trouble getting it to load is a bit foretelling. I was considering putting in a ticket to refund the game, but it was a gift and I’d prefer not to insult the giver if possible. I do like the idea behind the game and the setting – hopefully when I get around to it again the gameplay will grow on me.