Monthly Report - October 2018
More completion, more unlocked achievements, woo !
So first, new games :
- Won : Batman Arkham Origins
- Free : -
- From bundles/gifts/sales : A Criminal Past & System Rift (Deus Ex: Mankind Divided DLCs)
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We Were Here Too
6 hours playtime
20 of 20 achievements
We Were Here Too - completed
This one was a quick play as there was 1 secret achievement I was missing… During our first session we easily knew what was this secret achievement so we replayed the game 2 or 3 times to get it but failed. So I grabbed my friend again this month and we got it pretty quickly, it seems that we just needed some rest !
So again, great game, no replay value but it is expected for this kind of game.
Achievements : They are all pretty easy and you get most of them doing a playthrough with each role. So an easy game to complete (probably in 2-3 hours).
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Borderlands 2
171 hours playtime
67 of 69 achievements
Borderlands 2 - beaten
Yes ! Borderlands 2 again ! I bought a huge Borderlands pack, with all the DLCs I was missing and the other games so I have more reasons to continue to play and I worked on getting all the achievements, and I unlocked 13 more… Now only 2 are missing and I just have to kill one boss to unlock them. But it is a little bit harder than the others so I need to level a bit or schedule some time with my friends to get help. So it is just a matter of time !
I found a nice tip on the internet to keep the game interesting : change your class every few levels with the save editor. This made the game much more interesting as it is a bit less repetitive and you don’t have to replay the whole game from scratch with each class. I did that and it was great (and I discovered that besides the commando, I like a lot the siren, the gunzerker is not as fun as it sounds and assassin is OK when playing melee).
Achievements : Not much to add. I’m near completion !
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Cook, Serve, Delicious!
4 hours playtime
3 of 52 achievements
Cook, Serve, Delicious! - unfinished
I think I got this one in a Humble Bundle but I don’t remember, it has been in my “to play” list for a really long time, as it is quite a classic game.
Sadly, I’m not sure I like it… I like the idea, but it’s probably too hard for me (I mess up my keyboard strokes too often when stress kicks in ^^), and progress is so slow !
Also the UI is a bit clunky, you’re constantly switching from one screen to another while all the useful information should be accessible on the same screen, or at least the screen could provide direct links to the relevant screens.
Moreover this is a bit frustrating as you want to buy fun or interesting recipes but by doing so you take the risk of failing (and they don’t always bring more money, at least at the beginning), so you may often play safe (this may be the reason the progress is slow for me ^^)..
I’ll probably play a few hours to see where it goes but I’m not sure I’ll finish it.
Achievements : from what I’ve seen, completing it looks pretty much impossible for me :). I tested a few challenges and failed miserably. So I don’t expect to have a good progress achievements-wise for this game !
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Guild of Dungeoneering
3 hours playtime
13 of 49 achievements
Guild of Dungeoneering - unfinished
Another game I probably got in a bundle ! But again, not sure I’m liking it.
By default, I’m not a huge fan of rogue-like games as I don’t really like the idea of losing my characters, but at the same time I like the dungeon crawling aspect…
I didn’t really like it because again, it is very slow to start, and the beginning is frustrating as you never have the card you need to defend yourself properly. So you just die constantly. Which mean that you are playing the same content (and same enemies) over and over without much variation.
And I don’t really like that you lose your gear each time you start a mission. It’s okay when you die, but this way even succeeding doesn’t feel that rewarding.
Moreover, the game quickly explain you what should be the dungeoneer behavior (you don’t control him, you just place elements on the map to attract him in the direction you want), but it often doesn’t seem to do what I expect him to do. I’ll probably look for the “real” rules.
On the plus side, I love the style & visuals of the game, and the music is very good, I also like the humor. I’ll probably stick a little bit with it as I unlocked some more powerful items that should make the game a little bit more interesting, I hope.
Achievements : a lot of them will probably unlock as I play. I noticed a few that might be hard to get and some that will require another playthrough and might also be really hard (like “There’s A Graveyard?” -> Win the game without losing a dungeoneer). But it will mostly depend on me sticking with it or not.
On Borderlands 2 are there class specific achievements?
Yes, one for each class. Either killing X enemies with their specific capacities, or make a capacity last X seconds.
So you kind of have to use the save editor to do it in one play through :/
Yes, but to be honest, the games where you can have all achievements in only one playthrough are rare, and Borderlands is meant to be played with several playthrough (as there is the true and ultimate vault hunter modes, you want to collect gear, etc…). My main issue is that the beginning of the game is the same for all classes (as you don’t have any skill) and you’re not yet a real badass, so it’s a bit boring :).
But if you only chase the achievements and don’t want to use the editor, you don’t have to level all classes that much, they don’t require being at a very high level.
Yeah I get this :D I mean like to play games but then they become grindy for achievements I just wonder if it is worth it :/
Anyway, thanks for the reply. Good luck with the rest of your backlog :D
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