January 2017 So Far

• Portal 2
  

  5 hours playtime

  13 of 51 achievements

• NEKOPARA Vol. 1
  

  88 minutes playtime

  2 of 14 achievements

• Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
  

  2 hours playtime

  2 of 42 achievements

• Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1
  

  72 minutes playtime

  2 of 45 achievements

• Hitman GO: Definitive Edition
  

  69 minutes playtime

  5 of 26 achievements

So i started January with these games so far. I gave up on Portal 1 achievements and Multiplayer achievements on some games altogether. Started playing MMOs, CoD and CS:GO again and because i am an addict, i only played these games i have listed above as a form of stress relief over the past 8 days.

I am almost finished with Portal 2 so that will be my first kill of the year. Hoping to finish Nekopara next as it is a much shorter game too.

Hitman GO is a bit different. I got it from the SE Winter Mystery Box and seeing as this was supposed to be a mobile game, it felt kind of weird at first, but it is suprisingly… fun. I am enjoying it. Good stress relief from CS.

I also have a couple of games from Uplay on my PC but i haven’t touched them this year…yet, so i am not including them in the list. 2017 is going to be a hard year for my backlog already, with Multiplayer games taking over my life again, but i hope i can finish at least 1 game per month, as i will definitely not be playing every game in my Steam library anyway.

Also, don’t let the Nekopara playtime fool you… At the time of winning Nekopara on SG i was idling for cards very often. In reality, i only played about 5-10 minutes.

First of all, thanks for adding me to the group, it has given me that needed motivation to sit through and play some games. Apart from my usual schedule of playing Path of Exile and CS:GO i decided to sit down and start completing a few games.

Portal - Main story completed
So yes, i am a bit late to the party. I found the Valve complete pack for a rather cheap and tempting price, and considering i only owned 1 game i thought, why not. Rather short story, beaten in under 2hrs (that’s me being terrible at puzzle games) but very unique and interesting. Loved the concept of portals and using them to clear obstacles, make crazy jumps and defeat enemies. Had a lot of fun and will try to go for rest of the achievements when i can.

Timberman - Completed?
This is one of those games which i just cannot categorise. It is a casual game about chopping trees and getting a high score. Addictive, simple and fun. However since there is no story i cannot categorise it. At the same time unlocking all the achievements could be the only way for me to beat the game, which seems rather difficult considering every person i meet in multiplayer cannot get past the initial 50 points and it will be very difficult getting the rest of the multiplayer achievements. Hoping this will just come in time and i’ll find people who can help me unlock those last few achievements.

XCOM Enemy Unknown - Started
I am not the biggest fan of strategy/turn based games and this one is definitely one of the harder ones i personally played. I am giving it a try and try to play through the game and see how things turn out.

Half Life - Started
Yet again, Valve complete pack comes into play. One of the most popular games. It is very difficult i must say. Feels like everything can kill me in just 2 hits and my hits aren’t even registering. Surprisingly i went for the hardest difficulty like i do with every other game, but i might tone it down so i can at least finish the game.

Grim Dawn - Started
Another game which i started and currently enjoying it slowly. Similar to Path of Exile, a great ARPG which i also cannot categorise as “Done” as you can essentially play through the game and keep playing. Once i finish all the acts i will call it done. I am really enjoying this game too.

Hell Yeah! - Started
Another game i started this month. Just got past the first boss and will try to finish the game by the end of the month. Fun platformer with some humour set in hell. Not the easiest platformer i played but it’s definitely fun.

Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 - Started
A bit of a cheat but i decided to add it in anyway. Started playing through the story mode but i am too focused on just casual and online battles that i really don’t know when i will finish the main story. It’s a fun fighting game. Wouldn’t say it’s my favourite though. Tekken will always have a place for that. But it’s a fighting game based off an Anime so it brings out my inner “Weeb” if that’s even what i would like to call myself.

Started playing through these games in the last week or so and maybe will get at least some of them finished. Work can get in the way but it’s almost Christmas so i will have some time off to grind this backlog.