November 2025

Made a ton of progress this month! Per usual, I also gained a fair number of games, but I’m glad to actually have a bit more time to get completions :)

Brotato

6/10

134.5 hours

176 of 176 achievements

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This is my rating after playing through the DLC after beating the main game. The DLC requiring you to play every character all over again on the new map, along with the new characters on both the old map and new map, was absolutely ridiculous and ruined my initial enjoyment of this game back when it was only the base game. I'd still recommend it if you don't want to achievement hunt it or if you really like games like this, but the DLC makes achievement hunting it way too much of a slog now and saps all my remaining enjoyment out of the game.

Kanon

7/10

32.8 hours

14 of 14 achievements

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A classic among romance VNs. It's definitely dated with weird pacing and language for a fair number of the routes. To touch on the pacing more, the slow pacing is fine due to the setting, but I feel like they rush certain events near the climax of routes extremely hard to the point it is jarring (e.g., Mai and Sayuri are prime examples). There are plenty more issues I could talk about, but overall, the game is quite solid and memorable. The atmosphere is amazing, most of the characters are wonderful, and the OST definitely enhances it. Yuichii is a bit of an asshole, though, lol.

Route Ranking: Ayu = Shiori > Nayumi > Mai > Makoto > Sayuri (basically not even a route... she deserved better...)

Under The Waves

4/10

13.8 hours

38 of 38 achievements

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While the atmosphere and overall message were quite nice, I thought this game didn't respect your time at all; everything moved at a slow pace. The actual gameplay also wasn't very fun after the appeal of the environment wore off, and it felt like the actions they made you do dragged on way too long. I also thought the delivery of the story's main messages was a bit preachy and didn't tell you anything new.

Overall, this was just a letdown, and I kept wondering when the game would wrap things up so I could finally be done with it. I'll make a more in-depth review later, but man, this one sucked more than I thought it would (I even dropped it for a few months before finally finishing the rest of it in one go).

Road to Empress I

9/10

13.8 hours

40 of 40 achievements

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This was a brilliant FMV game! The drama, the intrigue, and lots more are what make this game a gem! The only downside is the number of paths that lead to death, and the trial-and-error of finding the route to success can be a bit frustrating. Also, unlocking all the achievements after finishing the game is a bit annoying, as some minor things from earlier chapters influence random endings, which you would never figure out without a guide. Still a wonderful game, though, and I'd highly recommend it!

• Absolum
  

  15.7 hours playtime

  27 of 37 achievements

• Remnant Records
  

  6.4 hours playtime

  14 of 29 achievements

• PEAK
  

  18.8 hours playtime

  27 of 54 achievements

• Dead by Daylight
  

  585.4 hours playtime

  244 of 288 achievements

• theHunter: Call of the Wild™
  

  230.8 hours playtime

  107 of 160 achievements

• Assassin's Creed Origins
  

  51.7 hours playtime

  33 of 67 achievements

• Risk of Rain 2
  

  36.1 hours playtime

  97 of 171 achievements

• Balatro
  

  45.4 hours playtime

  22 of 31 achievements

• Voxelgram
  

  24.7 hours playtime

  23 of 37 achievements

End of Month Report: November

Beaten -> Completed

Etrian Odyssey HD

69.6 hours

22 of 22 achievements

Played the original on DS because of peer pressure and enjoyed it more than expected, probably because it's the easy one. The PC port is just as rompy; they fixed some bugged skills but Immunize still works against everything just like the old days. I did everything on Expert mode since that's just the game I played back then, but I might not for the sequels. Mouse and keyboard controls are something I pretty much never use, but it just felt right for this game. Hovering the mouse over some menu options could be fiddly at times, but clicking on enemies and destroying them was fun, and otherwise, the port was everything I wanted.

+3 Backlog

Games Purchased: 3

Increasing the backlog doesn’t feel great, but I took down a 70 hour beast of a game, so that’s nice.

November report

Got some games done in the end of November which is nice :)

Completed SG wins

Hotel Renovator

Playtime: 9.6 hours
Achievements: 27 of 27 (100%)
Review: A hotel renovation game that would be good, if it wasn't for all the bugs, crashes and terrible optimization. You can find my full review on Steam here.

Mars Power Industries Deluxe

Playtime: 2.7 hours
Achievements: 11 of 11 (100%)
Review: A nice puzzle game with 133 levels to solve. You can find my full review on Steam here.

Other completed games

Pan'orama

Playtime: 37.5 hours
Achievements: 27 of 27 (100%)
Review: Worse and more expensive version of Dorfromantik, but still a good, chill puzzle game. You can find my full review on Steam here.

Chonkers

Playtime: 151.2 hours
Achievements: 25 of 25 (100%)
Review: Cute idle game full of chonky kitties. You can find my full review on Steam here.

Update 11
Christmas is all around 🎅

Games beaten:

#20

Hollowbrook - Apartments

5/10

1.4 hours

13 of 20 achievements

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It's a solid game, very fears to fathom inspired, but I can't say I enjoyed the sewer section. Other than that it was great, but I need a little more to rate it higher.

#21

Massacre At The Mirage

5/10

3.2 hours

10 of 16 achievements

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Another decent halloween game, fun for the day but not something you'd really come back to, despite there being a somewhat endless mode.

#22

Dispatch

9/10

8.5 hours

23 of 36 achievements

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It deservers the hype, though I wish it was a little longer. Even though the main focus is the story, I really enjoyed the dispatching gameplay as well.

Idk what’s happening with this game:

Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Who even knows???

10 hours

no achievements

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This game is bad. It's really bad and if we're being real, no one would touch this if it wasn't pokemon. I'm not a pokemon fan, but I wanted to understand, I wanted to be able to join in on the conversations about pokemon, so I bought the game, because for the first time it is not turn based. For a bit, I had fun. I was enjoying it, learning the different pokemon, the little guys are cute. I'm glad they tried something new with the combat, but the game is just so flawed and ugly that it barely even matters. You'll have people say, 'oh but the png windows aren't even a big deal, it looks fine for the Switch, you're nitpicking' but why are we defending pokemon when games like tears of the kingdom exist on the Switch? I don't understand why they insist on pushing out a pokemon game every year, if this was given more time to cook, it could have been something good, there was potential, especially with the Switch 2 hardware. I don't know if I'll be playing more of this, I kind of want to finish it, but also there's so many better games I could be playing in its place.

Games abandoned:

Beyond: Two Souls

5.2 hours, 17 of 45 achievements
5/10

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Blue Prince

3.0 hours, 0 of 16 achievements
idk I'm not rating this

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Currently playing:

• ARC Raiders
  
• Megabonk
  
• Universe For Sale
  
• Cyberpunk 2077
  
• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
  

New backlog additions:
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (birthday gift from my brother with Dispatch too)
The Darkside Detective, Song of Farca, Neo Cab (from generous SG people)
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen
Call of Juarez Gunslinger
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
Where Winds Meet (f2p)

December 2025 Planning

• Previous Month Stats
• December Plan

Log #43 - November 2025

Backlog growth: + 6 - 2 = +4

Another month has passed by with almost no assassinations, oh well^^

• An Arcade Full of Cats
  

  2.5 hours playtime

  50 of 50 achievements

• Inventory Manager
  

  28.9 hours playtime

  1 of 1 achievements

An Arcade Full of Cats: Really nice HOG.
Inventory Manager: The premise sounded cool, but there isn’t much to do after a short while. Most of the time, the game was idling in the background.

That’s it from me, see you next month!

in November i finished

Quantum Break

13.6 hours, 33 of 42 achievements

it was alright i guess. ran like crap on my PC (Potato Computer). felt like a fancy VN more than anything.

BioShock Remastered

26.7 hours, 45 of 65 achievements

pretty okay actually. i still dont think its get-the-tattoo good or anything, but it really perked up as the game progressed.

Cogs

11.9 hours, 6 of 18 achievements

for what it is, its very good. im not a huge fan of what it is, but its fun for when im in the mood for it

and i started to learn how to use BLAEO generator lol

progress

Games I finished at november!

Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils

5/5

30 hours playtime

37 of 40 achievements (92,5%)

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One of the best platformers Ive played EVER.
Its difficult enough by itself and it has a bunch of extra content with a lot of more difficulty if you want to get the 100% in the game, doing all the missions and postgame.
Because yes, it has a postgame which basically gives you a bunch of extra levels and bosses to do.
The game includes a bunch of collectibles hidden if thats your thing. And it emulates retro games but which a very modern approach that makes it feel very unique.
Im over 30 hours and still playing because theres still things to do. Really recommend it!

A New Beginning - Final Cut

1.5/5

11 hours playtime

22 of 28 achievements (78,57%)

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If you like point and click maybe youll like this one, but even then, I feel it has its problems.
Both puzzles and typical logic… are illogic as they can be. The game alway requires you thinking in such specific ways the game is nearly impossible without a guide.
Characters are… meh. Mostly all annoying and while plot seems interesting and seems to peak around episode 5, it all goes crashing down towards the end and a certain twists makes a lot of stuff in the game to seem useless or a waste of time. Frankly I didnt enjoy nothing too much, both gameplay and story were kinda dissapointing.

Syberia

3/5

19 hours playtime

no achievements

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Interesting game, I feel a bit conflicted though.
Plot is good enough, though it makes you cross with a lot of annoying characters that may obstaculize your way, but thats part of the journey. As the protagonists learns more about herself.
An on my side, I am discovering I suck at these point and click games.
Still, I guess its worth it.

November 2025 results

• Beaten
• Added

The Outer Worlds 2

7/10

54 hours playtime

no achievements

Halo 4

7.5/10

60 hours playtime

157 of 700 achievements (22,43%)

Dispatch

7/10

10 hours playtime

22 of 36 achievements (61,11%)

Divinity: Dragon Commander

6/10

13 hours playtime

37 of 100 achievements (37%)

Mouthwashing

7.5/10

3 hours playtime

4 of 18 achievements (22,22%)

In Stars And Time

7.5/10

29 hours playtime

25 of 43 achievements (58,14%)

Silly Polly Beast

0 minutes playtime

0 of 32 achievements (0%)

Resident Evil Requiem

0 minutes playtime

no achievements

The Alters

0 minutes playtime

0 of 56 achievements (0%)

Felvidek

0 minutes playtime

no achievements

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Stats

Completed: 144
Achievements: 44,861
Perfect: 1,188
Average %: 91

Comments

So I decided to go through all my remaining hidden animal games. There are like 2 more I can think off but they are much bigger so I wasn’t counting them. These definitely won’t be the last but at this current time of posting I have finished them all. Like 3% of my total games went into this post

My favourite game of the month goes to My Burning Heart. I had a surprisingly great time with it, its based on the 1001 nights, which funnily I played after all scars which is also 1001 nights. I did chasing the stars before the game and I didn’t have a great time, the other 2 I did from the same dev I didn’t have a big opinion either way so I fully went into this game going I’m playing it for the yaoi but its probably meh. However the people in my burning heart are great, I kinda wish I made my 1st dude be my last actually which rarely happens unless its forced to happen that way