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Forward to clearing the backlog!

I started doing a chart in a spreadsheet to keep track of how much my backlog is growing this year, and once I did it I noticed I got over 60 new games in january D= So I better start beating some games >:D. This time I sorted them by how much I liked them

Forward to the Sky

2.5 hours, 12 of 12 achievements

The game was pretty good and the artstyle was cute. The levels design was top-notch and each of them added some new mechanics (though the game itself is not really challenging unless you aim to 100% it). The voice acting could have been a lot better though, since I found the voices a tad annoying (mainly the protagonist’s voice)


Ember

9.8 hours, 4 of 22 achievements

This game is very similar to Diablo in style while at the same time it manages to be its own thing. The characters have a more or less predefined class given their initial stats but you can make them any class you want since each piece of equipment grants you an specific skill, letting you to have swordsmen proficient in magic, mages who can hold their own in melee combat, etc. Sadly you can’t have more than 3 spells/skills available per character which limits things a bit. Plot-wise the game is fine and the lore is very detailed (thank god it didn’t go the Goblin Slayer route when it explained the goblin’s mating rituals), though I have yet to finish it. This game is very long.


Scarlett Mysteries: Cursed Child

2.4 hours, 12 of 13 achievements

It was a fine HOG. Most puzzles were somewhat easy (either that or I’ve played way too many HOGs) and the art was really good as usual. The plot was ok for the most part, but it got a bit confusing at times sinde the characters seemed to not be able to make their own mind to whether be on your side or against you. But the worst of the worst was missing that one vision at the beginning (which was why I didn’t 100% the game) and the only way to get that one achievement is by replaying the whole game (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻


Scoregasm

0.9 hours, 2 of 19 achievements

First things first, if you plan to play this make sure to wear headphones or else it’ll lead to some really awkward situations.
That aside this is a pretty decent shooter with lots of replayability and many maps that range from being easy-peasy to being a real challenge. Definitely worth playing if you don’t mind hearing moans when your score is *ahem* rising.


Written in the Sky

0.4 hours, 2 of 2 achievements

It wasn’t bad for a freebie but it had a few problems. For starters there were no choices in this game, making this more of a kinect novel than a VN. Also the story felt really rushed, as if there were a few chapters missing.
The art was fine, though I personally think making the main character a loli wasn’t a good idea imo, especially if you need to remark she’s 18 years old.


Fairyland: Fairy Power

2.5 hours, 4 of 7 achievements

This game isn’t bad once you know how to play it, but the instructions aren’t placed in a way one could find intuitively, and once the game starts you can’t check them anymore. That aside it was decent, but you probably won’t play it more than once or twice (unless you try to get all the achievements).


Star Sky - ブルームーン

1.9 hours, 6 of 18 achievements

I was hyped about this game back then I got it, but then I tried it and I just… couldn’t get into it. It felt more like an achievement finder than an actual game. I got a few of them, went from the start to the finish, and then called it a day. I laso tried the second installment of the game in hopes it'd be different, but it remained the same.