This will be my last post for the year.

I joined back in October when I wanted help/encouragement to complete more games. October and November had me completing 5 games while packing/moving. So for December I was ready to make more of an effort and join the monthly theme.

I managed to complete 13 games (3 SG Wins)!

Belladonna (won on SG)
Nice point and click game with an interesting story…tho I wish there was an alternate ending (if you played it I’m sure you know why)

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
By far the best game I played this month! I can’t believe I didn’t play this sooner. The graphics and story are just beautiful and I had no problem completing the game with just the keyboard. There was one point where you steer a boat on the river and that gave me trouble. No matter how many times I tried I could not get the boat to steer straight while going forward. One of the whales knocked me totally around and I realized I had perfect control going backwards so I completed the whole river section driving backwards lol. I recommend everyone play this game.

SPOILER DO NOT READ/LOOK UNLESS FINISHED GAME!
I was really shocked when the big brother dies!

Crime Secrets: Crimson Lily
Your basic Hog game

Lost girl`s [diary]
This is a visual novel with no interaction except clicking thru to next dialog…I admit this made it boring to go thru it all because I prefer vn with choices.

Midvinter (SG Win)
This is an SG win that I hadn’t touched and honestly forgotten about. It’s a very short and easy game…think it took less than an hour to play 3x for all the ending achievements..but it was an enjoyable game.

Puzzle Agent
I usually love puzzle games but I was not fond of the puzzles in this game..probably why I didn’t immediately start puzzle agent 2 even tho it ends on a cliffhanger.

Richard & Alice
I enjoyed this depressing game the first time I played it but it gets a little tedious to play multiple times for all the achievements…
SPOILER
I kept hoping one of the ending would include a way to save barney and that she was in jail for killing someone else instead like a polar bear

Sakura Santa (SG Win)
What can I say?….nice short Christmas VN lol

Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa
First Sam and Max game I have ever played…so I probably lost out on some of the character connections from previous games. I liked this puzzle type game and will definitely get the rest of the series played sometime in the future.

Secret Santa
I was eager to start up this “fun” looking game…it quickly becomes a pain in the butt. You have to avoid kids, traps, cats, dogs, grannies with shotguns,lasers etc…which sounds easy enough but on some levels I really got frustated with the hitboxes and I admit I ragequit a few times lol. This is not a relaxing game at all to me.

I see now the dev has updated the game concerning the hitboxes so maybe it is easier now lol.

Stargazer Christmas
I haven’t played Stargazer yet but figured I would go ahead and play this one anyway. Its an easy find/collect type game that plays Christmas music in the background. It would not let me take screenshots using F12 and I couldn’t figure out a way around that?

Solitaire Christmas. Match 2 Cards
I know I now hate solitaire lol! There is a certain amount of skill involved but also alot of luck so you have to replay several times just to get a winnable hand. I highly doubt I play any of the other solitaire games in my library for a long time. On the plus side it has some really pretty Christmas steam backgrounds like the one I’m using on my profile at the moment.

Viscera Cleanup Detail: Santa’s Rampage
This was a different experience for me since I don’t normally play first person type games. As a result the beginning was a little rocky and I had a steep learning curve resulting in much longer completion time than most people probably need. I really don’t feel compelled to play the other viscera cleanup titles in my library either.

I Attempted

Santa’s Big Adventures
I started this mario type santa game and I really enjoyed it but encountered a game breaking bug around level 21. As seen in the screenshots the level is missing clouds in the background and you instead see “right click to edit text.” I ignored that and tried to complete the level but walking halfway across the screen triggers a new screen that has an error message and locks up my computer to the point that ctrl/alt/dlt is needed to exit the game. I posted in the forum but haven’t gotten a response back yet.

Xmas Santa Rockstar HD
I attempted this game with a keyboard only. On the levels that only need 3 colors I can easily get 84% accuracy but I’m obviously going to need to either get a guitar or rekey the keyboard to play 3+ note levels. I really enjoy this game and will come back to it but just didn’t have time to finish it this month.