October’s Stats
aka. Spooktober didn’t get that spooky
Hello fellow assassins, I hope you didn’t overdose on candy yesterday. I didn’t do as good as I planned on backlog fighting this past month, especially not with scary games, but I did play some really good games (and I think I’m mostly detoxed from Monster Hunter World). Other than the games in the assassination report, I also played some of the new Reign: GoT game on my phone (if it’s on the phone it doesn’t count as in the backlog, right?). The game is great if you liked the previous Reigns and are into Game of Thrones but be warned, it gets extremely spoilery so be sure if you wanna play it that you’re caught up til the very end with the tv show (Massive spoiler for the last episode of the series within 5 minutes of the game). Have you been playing spooky things too in October?
| Played | Finished | Completed | Backlog+ | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 69 |
ABC Challenge Progress (22/26)
Finished this month: 0 (SHAME!)Most Satisfying Finish
Most Exciting Addition
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MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD
221 hours playtime
43 of 50 achievements
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Mushroom Wars
5 hours playtime
9 of 15 achievements
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Stardew Valley
163 hours playtime
22 of 40 achievements
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Little Nightmares
6 hours playtime
12 of 22 achievements
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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
8 hours playtime
14 of 14 achievements
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ICY: Frostbite Edition
16 hours playtime
18 of 18 achievements
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Hidden Folks
8 hours playtime
7 of 7 achievements
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My Memory of Us
6 hours playtime
16 of 23 achievements
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Monster Prom
7 hours playtime
5 of 32 achievements
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The Lion's Song
4 minutes playtime
0 of 86 achievements
Mushroom Wars
5 hours playtime, 9 of 15 achievements
It's a pretty basic RTS game with a cute graphic touch, but I really wished I liked it more than I did. It's not bad per se, but there is so many better RTS out there to be played that I can't really recommend it either. Maybe as a first approach to RTS, as you only really have to worry about moving your troops and capturing/upgrading/converting buildings, but at the same time, the difficulty creeps up pretty fast and the AI feels at time like it's cheating (like sending troops to the exact same building you do at the exact time you click, with the impossibility for you to redirect said troops), so it might just get beginners not wanna play any RTS after that. Okayish, but not great.
Little Nightmares
6 hours playtime, 12 of 22 achievements
This game was great (and greatly disturbing). I had been wanting to play this for a long time, despite being a wuss when it comes to horror games, but luckily this was not based on jumpscares so I was fine the whole time. The gameplay itself is close to something like Inside, but with a bit more depth of field. It has a great visual style, and the story is a bit open to interpretation, but that's not a bad thing. We were talking about it with Blue earlier this month, the game has a lot of similarities with the movie Spirited Away, even though the story itself has nothing to do with it. I really recommend it if it's in your backlog, or even if you want to get it, well worth playing. Speaking of, if any of you played the DLCs, please let me know if they're worth it, I've been considering buying them during the halloween sale as they're at their lowest.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
8 hours playtime, 14 of 14 achievements
I was lucky enough to win this at the beginning of the month, and it felt perfect for the monthly theme. I had heard so much good about this game prior to playing it that I was a bit scared to be disappointed, but it was not the case at all. The game lived up to the hype for me, the only part I kind of disliked was the fighting bits, but it's not predominent in the game, and you can adjust the difficulty to your preference. Played with headphones as recommended, the game brilliantly creates the feeling of constantly hearing voices in your head (or in Senua's), and it was making me feel a bit anxious at times. Somehow, the game also triggered my fear of heights in some short parts and made me feel dizzy, but it was specific to me I assume. Overall it was a great game and I strongly recommend it.
ICY: Frostbite Edition
16 hours playtime, 18 of 18 achievements
I was really curious about this one, but I was scared to be disappointed. Part of it came from the fact that the friend who gave me this key told me he had played the non Frostbite version a long time ago and it was meh, but also because a while ago I had played Displaced, expecting something and then being let down on most of it. Well, turns out ICY was everything I wish Displaced had been, with a touch of snowpocalypse. The game is a mix of text based adventure (most of it), craft/collect survival elements and some turn based tactical fights. If it's sitting in your backlog and those elements sound appealing to you, give it a try. (Dont expect the game to be as long as my playtime seems, I had the game on pause a whole afternoon, which added to the playtime, but it's still a solid adventure.)
Hidden Folks
8 hours playtime, 7 of 7 achievements
I was happy to go back to this game with the recent release of the beach DLC. It's only one new universe (so a pack of a few new scenes) but the DLC is cheap and it has the same price ratio of things to find than the base game itself. If you liked the original, the DLC is worth it.
My Memory of Us
6 hours playtime, 16 of 23 achievements
This game was fantastic. And sad. And heartwarming at the same time. I would describe it as Schindler's List with robots. It's a story about two children trying to survive through what is clearly world war II (the devs even explain it at the end, in case you had missed all the hints), but the nazis are now robots and jewish people are just people wearing red. The puzzles are not difficult, the sneaking is just right if you take time to think before running into it, and overall the game mecanics are polished enough to let you pay attention to the story. The visual style is adorable and the game, without being "fun" is really compelling. It might have rained on my face a little at the end. Highly highly recommended.
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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
8 hours playtime
14 of 14 achievements
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Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor
0 minutes playtime
0 of 44 achievements
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My Memory of Us
6 hours playtime
16 of 23 achievements
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ICY: Frostbite Edition
16 hours playtime
18 of 18 achievements
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Wizard of Legend
0 minutes playtime
0 of 19 achievements
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RiME
0 minutes playtime
0 of 31 achievements
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The Lion's Song
4 minutes playtime
0 of 86 achievements
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Call of Cthulhu
0 minutes playtime
0 of 49 achievements
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CrossCode
0 minutes playtime
no achievements
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Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series
0 minutes playtime
0 of 30 achievements
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Hitman
0 minutes playtime
0 of 69 achievements
My Memory of Us looks so dang wonderful, glad you enjoyed it!! Hadn’t caught up with any reviews since the release, but at 60 positive and 0 negative (plus your rec)…that looks promising. :D Definitely stoked to get my hands on it. Not sure what to really expect, but these kinda games always seem better that way.
Fingers crossed Call of Cthulhu lives up to the hype as well!
I got My memory of Us from a friend and it had completely passed under my radar, so I went into it knowing (and expecting) nothing special, except that it looked cute. It was really a great surprise, that games deserves more exposure, definitely.
I have great expectation for Call of Cthulhu, I’ve been hyped for it since they announced it. The reviews are mixed but I also think some people were expecting the wrong thing from it. Most likely I’ll report on it in my November post as I plan on playing it as soon as I can, either today/tomorrow, or when I come back next weekend.
Initially when I saw there was only 60 reviews I was disappointed it didn’t have a bigger release, but noticing the price I wasn’t surprised. A lot of my favourite one-playthrough games are 3-5 hours and people aren’t willing/able to spend the money. I saw a lot of hype pre-release though from videos/sites about upcoming indie games, so I definitely think there’s more people aware of it. But hope it gets even more exposure now that it’s out, I’m sure your post alone had a couple people check it out.
I’ll be sure to keep an eye out for your review. :)
I know what you mean by people not willing to spend money for a shorter game (which i find weird when they’ll spend that amount to go see a movie which has a worse time/money ratio at the cinema). Hopefully it will get more exposure because you can really see the devs have put things in that game that are very personal and dear to their hearts. There is a whole gallery of stories about real life people that inspired characters in the game, and it was very touching.
I mean say what you will about spooktober you’ve done better than me with my distractions.
I’ve completed/beaten nothing only started games :/
But you did beat Little Nightmares too, didn’t you? Or had you started it before?
True! I was just looking at the challenge me
I think I’m mostly detoxed from Monster Hunter World
That’s what a certain someone told me. Months ago :laughingsadcat:
:blobsweat: I… i haven’t played it in a week and a half…
Is My Memory of Us INSIDE-y too? It looks great, I just added it to my wishlist earlier today.
Yes and no… Yes in the sense that it has levels that are “mostly” linear with a bit of back and forth, and also mostly 2D with depth in the navigation between scenes, but it’s more a puzzle/stealth game that it is a plateformer. It’s not difficult at all if you have basic puzzle skills, but it is a great game. Also, not scary.