My life consists of various backlogs: here are a few of them. Garcias’ profile

Profile Update: 01/02/2022
Joined: 23/07/2016
I mainly play games for the story and I enjoy almost every type of game unless it's too creepy or hard. My Main Quest consists of steam games, while my Side Quest includes every other platform on PC.

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Steam games finished since joining BLAEO:

Year Finished Added Balance
2016 25 66 +41
2017 20 76 +56
2018 18 83 +65
2019 66 115 +49
2020 46 133 +87
2021 36 86 +50
2022 9 61 +52
2023 6 129 +123
2024 21 140 +119
Total 247 889 +642

My Nintendo Switch backlog:

Date bought Game Status Rating Date finished
06/12/2019 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe playing - -
29/12/2019 Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle on-hold - -
29/12/2019 Unravel 2 beaten: 8 hrs 6 11/04/2020
02/01/2020 Zelda: Breath of the Wild playing - -
02/01/2020 Super Mario Odyssey beaten: 14 hours 9 14/09/2020
02/01/2020 Luigi's Mansion 3 beaten: 17 hrs 8 21/09/2020
04/02/2020 Tools up! completed: 8 hrs 8 10/04/2020
06/09/2020 Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires on-hold - -
11/09/2020 Xenoblade Chronicles: DE not started - -
26/09/2020 Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy on-hold - -
22/12/2020 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe not started - -
07/01/2021 Paper Mario: The Origami King not started - -
05/02/2021 Super Mario 3D All Stars not started - -
02/04/2021 Florence beaten: 2 hours 7 02/01/2022
23/12/2021 Mario Tennis Aces playing - -
23/12/2021 51 Worldwide Games not started - -
14/01/2022 Pikmin 3 not started - -
14/01/2022 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity not started - -
26/03/2022 Pokémon Legends: Arceus playing - -
Total 19 games owned ~49 hours played out of 10 5 finished

Main Quest #200 - 02 December 2024

INSIDE

INSIDE

8/10
about 4 hours playtime
2 of 14 achievements (15%)

I played LIMBO in 2016 and I remember hearing a lot about INSIDE when it came out, in 2018. Can’t believe it has been SIX years already since it released.
The lightning and atmosphere was top notch, I felt scared the whole way through. I feel like I enjoyed this one way more than LIMBO but I also did not really understand what the final stretch was supposed to really mean. I’ll need to research a bit about it and think about the game as a whole before I can give my full opinion.

Also, 200th game since I adopted the main/side quest system! It’s been a while.
I am however considering return to the monthly updates. There’s something to a monthly summary that catches my interest and I love stats.

Main Quest #199 - 30 November 2024

Genesis Noir

Genesis Noir

7/10
about 7 hours playtime
17 of 17 achievements (100%)

It feels like I haven’t played anything like this before, it’s so unique but simple to play through. The art and music are fantastic.

Main Quest #198 - 29 November 2024

Sniper Elite 4

Sniper Elite 4

8/10
about 10 hours playtime
18 of 85 achievements (21%)

Sniper was always my go-to weapon when I played multiplayer games when I was a kid. Playing single-player games focused on it are always pretty fun.

Main Quest #197 - 18 November 2024

Call of the Sea

Call of the Sea

7/10
about 7 hours playtime
20 of 34 achievements (59%)

The story got me hooked through the whole game and I really enjoyed it till the end. Definitely recommended for fans of the genre.

Main Quest #196 - 16 November 2024

RUINER

RUINER

6/10
about 6 hours playtime
10 of 33 achievements (31%)

Decent. The art and music were great, the story and gameplay ok. I had high expectations because an online friend said he preferred this one to The Ascent, which I strongly disagree with. I still enjoyed the few minutes I basically hacked my way into petting cats.

Main Quest #195 - 13 November 2024

Life is Strange 2

Life is Strange 2

7/10
about 19 hours playtime
26 of 46 achievements (57%)

Not the way I expected this game to go, some themes fall a bit flat but I did enjoy the brothers interactions and relationship throughout the game. I liked going on a “roadtrip” and the various sceneries we went through, but I feel that the rythm was a bit too fast even though the game took this many hours to play through.

Main Quest #194 - 6 November 2024

The Final Station

The Final Station

5/10
about 6 hours playtime
7 of 23 achievements (31%)

Bit underwhelming, but glad it’s done. The story is confusing and leads nowhere; there’s a bit of shooting, a bit of resource management, but no real challenge if you just explore everything and be careful opening every door, since there’s nothing to lose.

Main Quest #193 - 1 November 2024

Mafia: Definitive Edition

Mafia: Definitive Edition

8/10
about 10 hours playtime
28 of 43 achievements (65%)

Played Mafia 2 a few years ago and it was nice to play this one now. I’ve always heard good things about Mafia. What stands out about it is clearly the story and its characters, since the shooting and driving mechanics is nothing to write home about. I enjoyed playing through Lost Heaven and especially listening to the radio stations.
Even though this one’s a remake, you can definitely feel that the original game is from the 2000s because of the missions structure and etc. I wish there was more of a build up with each character’s relationship throughout the game, but it still was enough for me to get attached to some characters. I’m glad I played through it now and look fowrad to “replaying” the second game (now in its Definitive Edition, as well) before giving another try to the third entry, which I started playing a few years ago but wasn’t feeling it at the moment.

Main Quest #192 - 27 October 2024

A Plague Tale: Requiem

A Plague Tale: Requiem

8/10
about 19 hours playtime
23 of 35 achievements (66%)

I was eager to play Requiem when it released and after playing Innocence, but I’m definitely glad I played through it now. At almost double the playtime than the first one, there were moments where I felt that it would be a bore to play through (before even reaching the mid point of the game), but I’m really glad I continued playing it till the end. The new characters and associated gameplay are great and innovative enough, making the game not feel stale after so “many” hours. The game looks gorgeous and after a certain point it’s just hard to put down and not finish it in one seating.
If you’ve enjoyed the first one, there’s no reason to not play this one if you own it already. If you don’t own it, there are always sales to look out for a good deal.
I’ll be waiting for the third one but I have a feeling that I’ll have to wait a bit more than I did for this one. I’ll gladly wait.

Main Quest #191 - 26 October 2024

TOEM

TOEM

8/10
about 7 hours playtime
48 of 48 achievements (100%)

Really cute fun game about photography. I had fun exploring each world, which was different in their own way, and finding more about their inhabitants. Decided to go 100% since I was enjoying it so much and it wasn’t a bore/chore to do, and it was cute!
In other news, I hadn’t completed a game since 2021. Yeah.