November’s Stats
aka. Frustration and Status Quo
Hello fellow assassins, I can’t believe December is finally here and this year of doom is almost over. I hope you’re all doing well considering the situation.
Admittedly, I didn’t play much this month of anything but Animal Crossing, mainly because I got very frustrated by losing my save files on not one but TWO frickin’ games at the beginning of the month. First Yakuza, and then Grounded both fucked up my saves and it made me not wanna play anything much. At least, I didn’t add more games to the backlog that I finished, so that’s something, right? These last few days I seem to have gone back to playing, so there is hope for the last month of the year (not that I have any illusion of keeping the backlog tamed in December).
I hope you all stay safe and have a good December. Anything on your radar for the end of year Steam sales?
| Played | Finished | Completed | Backlog+ | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 34 |
ABC Challenge 2.0 Progress (3/27)
Finished this month: 0Most Satisfying Finish
Most Exciting Addition
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Gems of War
112 hours playtime
77 of 87 achievements
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Yakuza: Like a Dragon
12 hours playtime
6 of 63 achievements
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Grounded
27 hours playtime
no achievements
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Among Us
6 hours playtime
no achievements
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
170 hours playtime
no achievements
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
5 hours playtime
no achievements
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Coffee Talk
10 hours playtime
24 of 24 achievements
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The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
87 minutes playtime
5 of 65 achievements
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
170 hours playtime, no achievements
I knew when I got this game that it would be a mistake, as I would fall back in my Animal Crossing addiction, but at the same time I couldn't resist either. Good timing on my part it happened just a week before my country was on lock down again. At least I got my money worth with this one (and I'm still playing, I just finished the game's "plot" that make the credits roll, but put a lot more hours after that). I can't recommend this game enough if you like relaxing things, even though for some people it's too slow paced and repetitive. To me it's really great and I'm enjoying my time in it.
Among Us
6 hours playtime, no achievements
I can't believe this game has been out for two years and I only heard about it recently. Me and half of the internet, it seems. A friend gave me a copy and enrolled me to go play with him and some of our common friends. I'm not much of a multiplayer person in general (apart from a few exceptions with close friends), but I have to admit it was a lot of fun (mostly I think because of the groups I played with. I haven't tried public games and I have zero intention to). Yes, it has very minimal graphics, yes, the gameplay is more or less always the same, but with the right group of people, this game can be a lot of fun. Weirdly, stabbing your friends or ripping their head off with your bare hands and arguing that you was Green do it is GREAT for team building. And huge thumbs up to the devs for making the game not only super cheap, but even free on mobile AND cross-plateform.
Coffee Talk
10 hours playtime, 24 of 24 achievements
A nice and cozy VN that is quite similar to VA-11 Hall-A (if you loved that one, you'll most likely love this and vice-versa). You play the barista/owner of a coffee shop only open at night, during a few days in the fall of 2020. The gameplay consists of talking with your customers, brew them the hot drinks they ask you for and watch their stories unfold over those few days. There is also an endless challenge mode that only consists on brewing more and more complicated drinks as the time goes. I played it over the past 3 days and it was such a relaxing experience, I absolutely loved it. Thanks again to Kaleith both for the recommendation and the game.
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Among Us
6 hours playtime
no achievements
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Coffee Talk
10 hours playtime
24 of 24 achievements
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The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
87 minutes playtime
5 of 65 achievements
Coffee Talk is indeed a very nice game and a relaxing experience … except for that Barista Guru achievement ;)
I actually got lucky on that one I think ? I got it on my second good attempt, but on the very very last 2 seconds before the time ran out. I was scared because I made quite a few mistakes towards the end (when they start asking for 3 tastes) and lost a lot of time on those, but in the end, mistakes don’t matter as long as you reach 50 satisfied customers. Once I realized it might be a possibility I kept going and when i couldn’t figure the mix i just screwed it to lose the less time possible and move on to the next order.
The story mode is definitely the best thing in the game though.
It was indeed a surprise for the whole internet that Among Us is this old. I think some streamers played it few months ago and that’s how it got rediscovered. Unfortunately for me I don’t have anyone to play with D: At least not for a full lobby.
Also if you enjoy Zelda BOTW you might give a try to that new ubisoft game Immortals Fenyx Rising. I heard it’s an improvement, less time wasting and has combat of AC Odyssey (thought I never played it so i’m not sure if that’s an improvement or not lol)
I only realized it was from 2018 the other day when we were talking about the steam awards and how it would win but then realized it wasn’t even eligible. And yes, from what aonrao is saying just above, don’t play public games, it seems to suck. That being said, you don’t need full lobby. We’ve played quite a few games at 5 (with one impostor) and with tweaking the options til you find a good balance (so it’s not too easy for either side) it’s still fun. 10 people of course is always more interesting gameplay wise but I really think the important part is WHO you play with to determine if you’ll have fun.
I’m still not done with BotW, but I’ll keep Fenyx Rising in mind. I’ve not been too keen on giving any money to Ubisoft this year and thankfully both their games that I was looking forward too seem to suck or have problem so they made it easy to resist.
I’ve also played a bit of Among Us last month but in my case I don’t have a “proper” group of friends to play with, so I can’t really play much. I tried to play with randoms but it’s not very fun. A lot of people are just … dumb. And a lot of people just leave the game if they’re not the impostor. 1/10, would not recommend.
I’m still kind of upset that Animal Crossing is only for Switch. But I can’t justify buying a Switch just to play Animal Crossing either …
Yeah the only interest I can see in Among Us is to play with friends. Public games just sound awful.
I was glad I found a good second hand switch deal that came with most of the games I wanted (Zelda, Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart) so the only thing I got extra was Animal Crossing. I love it but at the same time, I’ve been resisting to buy a switch since it came out because there was not enough games I wanted on it to justify it. It’s a great game but it’s not worth the console price on ONE game alone, no matter which game it is.
Oh yeah, if I was able to find such a deal I’d take it :) But yeah. No console is worth buying for only 1-2 games :P
Even if Animal Crossing sounds like something I will absolutely adore.