March 2024

• Wylde Flowers
  

  108 hours playtime

  40 of 40 achievements

First game I completed this month. I randomly got it in a bundle and was genuinely impressed with how much I enjoyed it. It’s the closest thing to a “3D Stardew Valley” I’ve experienced, even if it feels a little more young audience than general audience. To complete it you are expected to marry every possible romance option. It’s easy to divorce and get points with the next person, but the game locks you out of one option after the first year in-game. Guess which option I didn’t pick in year one… very annoying to start a new savefile just for that, but it went faster than I excpected.

• A Normal Lost Phone
  

  72 minutes playtime

  13 of 13 achievements

You find someone’s phone and with the help of their messages, notes, browser history and other apps you discover their issue and why they felt the need to deal with it by getting rid of their phone. As a nosy person I absolutely adore this concept and had a lot of fun exploring this one. Very informative and personal on the issue at hand.

• Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story
  

  87 minutes playtime

  10 of 10 achievements

Same concept as above. The puzzles in this one are much more convoluted which took away a bit of my fun with it. Still a great resource on an another important topic, but as far as a game goes it kinda annoyed me that you have to play through the game twice because both ending achievements don’t allow for a save file. It’s a bit annoying to progress through the game even if you know everything, but at least both games are super short.

• Alt-Frequencies
  

  72 minutes playtime

  23 of 23 achievements

A narrative-driven game that deals with timeloops and radios. You have the ability to record and send messages via radio. The voice actors and the music are great, too bad the game is incredibly short to really enjoy any kind of worldbuilding or explore more than one outcome in a few different flavors. I still love the uniqueness of it though.

• Sleeping Dogs™
  

  52 hours playtime

  59 of 59 achievements

One of my favorite AAA games. I didn’t imagine myself competing it, but I wanted to keep on playing and eventually found a patch to make the DLC work for me as well. I’m very proud to have gotten all achievements in the game, though I wouldn’t call any of them difficult if you have some guidance.

• Grow: Song of the Evertree
  

  31 hours playtime

  22 of 22 achievements

One of my SG wins I completed for PAGYW. The game surprised me in the beginning and I really enjoyed it up until like 40% through it. Then it became a repetitive slog. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone, though young kids might enjoy it more than any adult could. It’s definitely not doing it for me though.