March’s Stats
aka. Keeping it balanced
It wasn’t a bad month overall, I had a lot of free time, mostly because of a lot of insomnia, and could get a lot of playing time in. I didn’t beat that many games because two of them were way longer than I initially planned, and they absorbed most of that gaming time, but still some progress was made. How was March for you, fellow assassins?
| Played | Finished | Completed | Backlog+ | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 181 + 42 |
ABC Challenge Progress (24/26)
Finished this month: 0Most Satisfying Finish
Most Exciting Addition
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Steep
11 hours playtime
no achievements
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Forgotton Anne
12 hours playtime
33 of 33 achievements
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State of Decay 2
51 hours playtime
55 of 65 achievements
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Milkmaid of the Milky Way
2 hours playtime
6 of 6 achievements
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Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
8 hours playtime
6 of 9 achievements
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We Happy Few
55 hours playtime
37 of 40 achievements
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Solitaire Mystery: Stolen Power
2 hours playtime
5 of 5 achievements
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Monster Prom
19 hours playtime
17 of 32 achievements
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Forgotten Tales: Day of the Dead
22 hours playtime
58 of 58 achievements
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Vive le Roi
5 hours playtime
6 of 8 achievements
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Subterrain
55 hours playtime
45 of 48 achievements
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Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions
3 hours playtime
8 of 38 achievements
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The Council
2 hours playtime
12 of 42 achievements
Forgotton Anne
12 hours playtime, 33 of 33 achievements
This game is the prettiest I've played this year so far. It feels like you're playing a Ghibli movie (yes, you've read correctly, that's how good the animation/game design is). The music is really good, and the story is interesting (even if the "twist" is very predictable). I really loved the universe, exploring it and the game overall. That being said, don't expect a challenging puzzle plateformer, as the game itself is on the easy side. You can't die and the puzzles were nice, but never too hard. I'll recommend the game to anybody who cares more about the story and a beautiful delivery than the challenge itself. It surely lived to the expectations I had about it.
Milkmaid of the Milky Way
2 hours playtime, 6 of 6 achievements
A cute and very short point & click with pixely graphics and a curious story. It's not very expensive and I recommend picking it up during a sale if you like the genre.
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
8 hours playtime, 6 of 9 achievements
Momodora is a solid metroidvania, with a cute and creepy atmosphere. Despite it apparently being the 4th in the series, it's the only one I played and I didn't have any problem. It was really enjoyable, even tho it wasn't that long for a game in that genre (keep in mind in 8h, I collected everything there was to collect and explored 100% of the map). That being said, I thought the difficulty was just right and I loved the experience. Recommended.
We Happy Few
55 hours playtime, 37 of 40 achievements
One of my two big time sink this month. It was the second game that caught my interest in the windows/xbox games pass, as after the trick the devs and the publisher pulled, I was never gonna give them my money on steam. Especially for the outrageous price they ask for the game + season pass. So, that being said, the game was way more interesting than I thought it would be after all the feedback I read about it when it first came out in early access. The campaign actually consist of 3 separate consecutive stories where you play 3 different protagonists. The 3 stories are actually going on at the same time, and they sometimes intertwine. I found the plot quite interesting but the gameplay got quite repetitive after a while, even if each character had their own mecanics. I liked that it was possible to go through the whole game without many confrontation but a lot of stealth if you decide to (as usual, I went for the no kill playthrough), but some parts do require you to fight, you just have to be careful if you decide to go non lethal. Overall a great experience even if I refuse to recommend the game itself because of devs/publisher practices.
Solitaire Mystery: Stolen Power
2 hours playtime, 5 of 5 achievements
This is one of the worst solitaire game I've ever played, and in that I even include the old windows solitaire game that was coming with antique versions of windows. Not only you can finish the content of this game in 2 HOURS, but it also managed to be stuttering during the cards dealing sequences. A SOLITAIRE GAME. *insert flip the table gif* Clearly not recommended.
Forgotten Tales: Day of the Dead
22 hours playtime, 58 of 58 achievements
This one, on the other end, was great value for the money (which I probably got in a bundle or an exchange). Lot of solitaire content (100 levels), which is always perfect for relaxing when I just want to unplug my brain or while doing other things.
Subterrain
55 hours playtime, 45 of 48 achievements
My second huge time sink this month, and after all that time invested in this, I have very mixed feelings at the end of the adventure. On the plus side, it's a quite cool top down survival game where you wake up stranded on Mars while some sort of infection has taken over the human colony, and you seem to be the only survivor. I liked the crafting/survival part, as well as exploring the colony. There was 3 problems to this game tho, and one of them almost ruined the whole experience for me. First, the tutorial is ridiculously unclear that I had to go on youtube watch a video to understand the basic mecanics. That could be overlooked tho. Second problem, which was part of my mistake, was that I took my sweet time exploring in my first playthrough, and after 15-20 hours I reached a point where the infection was too high and my equipment too low to go anywhere, including to retrieve what I needed to progress. I felt like it was never really clear that I was in a race against time until it was too late. I had to resolve to restart the game and throw away a whole week of gaming. That was not a nice feeling. That being said, the second playthrough (where I rushed to retrieve the data chip to upgrade my equipment first, and then explored later) was instantly better... until I reached problem number 3, which was kind of the worst in my eyes. So problem 3 is the final boss. It's such an outrageous difficulty peak that I almost rage quit the game without beating said boss. It took me maybe 3 hours between my first encounter with said boss and when I finally managed to kill it. Which didn't give me any satisfaction. Here's why: in between I unlocked another ending, which is supposedly the bad ending. Well after seeing both endings, I felt like the "bad ending" was actually the better ending, in a way I don't want to spoil here, but yeah. So I'd recommend this game if you have it in your library and want a nice crafting/survival game BUT A- first go watch a tutorial on youtube and B- spare yourself the frustration and don't try to kill the final boss. Sorry for that huge block of text, and thanks for reading if you reached this far.
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The Council
2 hours playtime
12 of 42 achievements
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Cultist Simulator
0 minutes playtime
0 of 68 achievements
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Tangledeep
0 minutes playtime
0 of 45 achievements
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The First Tree
0 minutes playtime
0 of 14 achievements
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嗜血印 Bloody Spell
0 minutes playtime
0 of 24 achievements
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Glass Masquerade 2: Illusions
3 hours playtime
8 of 38 achievements
When I first saw Forgotten Anne it reminded me of Ghibli movies so much, and I love them very deeply, so I hope that I will get my hands on the game soon! ;)
That picture you have there, it brings to my mind the movie UP! Oh, so many emotions coming back. :)
I love Ghibli movies too, and the game really gave me that feeling while playing, including the story/message behind the game. I think that’s the target audience for the game as like i said it’s more of a cinematic game than a challenging plateformer. I hope you like it when you get to play it ;)
Omg, I was abou to ask here the big screenshot is from, it’s gorgeous. Read the comments though and am surprised it’s from Forgotten Anne!
I like your format by the way, and it was interesting to read the ‘Assassinations Report’ section. I admit, I overlooked Milkmaid the first time I saw it, but judging from your input & the Steam reviews, it’s seems to be positive. adds to wishlist
Also, how’s Glass Masquerade 2 to you so far? I finished Glass Masquerade last month. I read a negative review of it recently and I was like ‘woaaah’, but it seems to be well received so far.
Congrats on the progress by the way!
Edit: I meant to say I finished the first Glass Masquerade last month!
It’s from the opening scene if I recall correctly, but the whole game has pretty visuals.
Thanks (and thanks for reading the report section, it’s a bit long sometimes). I did overlook Milkmaid too until a friend recommended it to me. It’s not very long but it’s good if you like P&C.
So far, I enjoy Glass masquerade 2 a lot. I’m playing it slowly, as it’s the kind of game I like to complete a level here and there when I need a break or wanna chill. I love the new harder mode where you have to rotate the pieces, I find the game more challenging than the first one in a good way. Looking forward to play some more this month.
Interesting to know I’m not the only one that overlooked Milkmaid too! Will give it a go someday. :)
And damn, I didn’t know there’s a harder mode now for the sequel. That spices things up, I suppose, especially for those looking for a challenge. Definitely take your time and enjoy the game.
To be honest I only knew about it because a friend who already finished the game told me about it. And even knowing that it wasn’t clear how to activate it and I had to google it. If you ever wanna give it a try, you need to click on the symbol next to the difficulty ONCE YOU’RE IN THE PUZZLE and it changes the clover for a spade.
Oh my. Alrighty, thanks for the heads up!
I, too, was going to ask about the screenshot, but the answer was given above. It’s absolutely beautiful. And great reviews as well.
Hope you can sleep better next month :)
Thank you. Sleep will get ok again eventually, and in the meanwhile it gives me time for the backlog :)
I’m glad you got something out of we happy few - it was such an interesting premise/world that I was very disappointed to hear about all the unfortunate shit that went on about it.
The world and story is really interesting, and is what attracted me to it back when they first teased it. I like dystopias and such so it was really my thing story/universe wise, but like I said sadly gameplay wise it’s very repetitive after a while. But nothing to complain for the price I had to pay, versus the full price they’re asking for it on steam.
That’s fair. I’d still like to pick it up on steam, but only steeply discounted (and I’ll cheat like fuck to keep the repetitive gameplay to a minimum).
Yeah, keep an eye out for the sales. I’d say it’s well worth 20€ or under and it will eventually come to that. I have no idea about the season pass content so I’ll refrain to give an opinion on the value of that (I’m not even sure if the dlcs are available yet)
Where is the screenshot from? Looks pretty nice! :)
Mhm. Lots of playing around with Hitman for me!
But I added more games then played. Well, after learning I might be done with all my games in 2022, it wont hurt to add a few. Unless my lifestyle changes and I have less time! shock
Yeah, that ;)
Glad to read, you made progress. Even small steps are good steps ;)
Have a great April! \o/
2022 is not THAT far away when you think about it, at least there is hope.
The screenshot is from Forgotton Anne :) That game is reaaaaally pretty.
And thanks, have a great April too.
See? So I can get new games without feeling too bad about it :]
Yes, it looks pretty :)
I shall do my best!