BLAEO — Backlog Assassins Extraordinaire

skanda

2019 report

Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist

53 minutes playtime

4 of 6 achievements
Jalopy

5 hours playtime

6 of 23 achievements
The Secret Order 5: The Buried Kingdom

3 hours playtime

27 of 31 achievements
My Time At Portia

95 hours playtime

69 of 91 achievements
The Jackbox Party Pack 5

19 hours playtime

9 of 20 achievements
Hitman

10 hours playtime

17 of 69 achievements
Tabletop Simulator

76 hours playtime

9 of 27 achievements
Shadow of the Tomb Raider

21 hours playtime

53 of 99 achievements
FETCH

4 hours playtime

42 of 50 achievements
Yooka-Laylee

16 hours playtime

27 of 35 achievements
Renowned Explorers: International Society

5 hours playtime

52 of 165 achievements
12 Labours of Hercules VIII: How I Met Megara

6.7 hours playtime

19 of 24 achievements
Karateka

64 minutes playtime

6 of 12 achievements
The Emerald Maiden: Symphony of Dreams

2 hours playtime

13 of 13 achievements
Mimpi

3 hours playtime

no achievements
Mimpi Dreams

2 hours playtime

32 of 57 achievements
Tropico 6

31 hours playtime

16 of 40 achievements
Atom Zombie Smasher

8 hours playtime

15 of 41 achievements
Bejeweled 3

12 hours playtime

42 of 65 achievements
Sneaky Sneaky

3 hours playtime

18 of 29 achievements
Jack Lumber

3 hours playtime

17 of 27 achievements
Girls Like Robots

4 hours playtime

5 of 9 achievements
Beware Planet Earth

11 hours playtime

17 of 33 achievements
Oxygen Not Included

117 hours playtime

26 of 35 achievements
The First Tree

2 hours playtime

7 of 14 achievements
Paws: A Shelter 2 Game

2 hours playtime

9 of 19 achievements
Kids of Hellas: Back to Olympus

6 hours playtime

31 of 31 achievements
Sid Meier's Civilization V

78 hours playtime

79 of 286 achievements
LIMBO

4 hours playtime

12 of 13 achievements
Pilgrims

57 minutes playtime

21 of 45 achievements
The Jackbox Party Pack 6

10 hours playtime

10 of 20 achievements
Gemini Rue

7 hours playtime

8 of 15 achievements
Guacamelee! 2

9 hours playtime

23 of 49 achievements
Lost Ember

7 hours playtime

22 of 33 achievements
GRIS

4 hours playtime

13 of 17 achievements
The Inner World: The Last Wind Monk

6 hours playtime

19 of 25 achievements
My Memory of Us

4 hours playtime

12 of 23 achievements

Assassin's Creed Origins

28 hours playtime

22 of 67 achievements
Super Lucky's Tale

5 hours playtime

19 of 58 achievements
The Gardens Between

2.5 hours playtime

17 of 17 achievements
Assassin's Creed Odyssey

62 hours playtime

43 of 93 achievements
Frostpunk

14 hours playtime

25 of 75 achievements
Outer Worlds

21.5 hours playtime

35 of 48 achievements

FETCH

4 hours playtime

42 of 50 achievements
My Time At Portia

95 hours playtime

69 of 91 achievements
The Secret Order 5: The Buried Kingdom

3 hours playtime

27 of 31 achievements
Tropico 6

31 hours playtime

16 of 40 achievements
Renowned Explorers: International Society

5 hours playtime

52 of 165 achievements
Tooth and Tail

0 minutes playtime

0 of 38 achievements
12 Labours of Hercules VIII: How I Met Megara

6.7 hours playtime

19 of 24 achievements
Oxygen Not Included

117 hours playtime

26 of 35 achievements
Guacamelee! 2

9 hours playtime

23 of 49 achievements
The First Tree

2 hours playtime

7 of 14 achievements
Cat Quest II

88 minutes playtime

1 of 9 achievements
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

0 minutes playtime

0 of 78 achievements
Kids of Hellas: Back to Olympus

6 hours playtime

31 of 31 achievements
Pilgrims

57 minutes playtime

21 of 45 achievements
Destiny 2

3 hours playtime

3 of 23 achievements
The Jackbox Party Pack 6

10 hours playtime

10 of 20 achievements
Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy

0 minutes playtime

0 of 105 achievements
Planet Zoo

19 hours playtime

12 of 35 achievements
GRIS

4 hours playtime

13 of 17 achievements
Lost Ember

7 hours playtime

22 of 33 achievements
Baba Is You

11 hours playtime

4 of 18 achievements
My Memory of Us

4 hours playtime

12 of 23 achievements
The Inner World: The Last Wind Monk

6 hours playtime

19 of 25 achievements
Unavowed

0 minutes playtime

0 of 56 achievements
SKYHILL

0 minutes playtime

0 of 46 achievements
She and the Light Bearer

0 hours playtime

0 of 15 achievements

Vampyr

1.5 hours playtime
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order

6 hours playtime

7 of 39 achievements

Steam backlog:

Games added to my backlog vs games I completed in 2019:

End of 2019:

58% never played

21% unfinished

17% beaten

4% completed

End of 2018:

62% never played

20% unfinished

14% beaten

4% completed

End of 2017:

66% never played

20% unfinished

11% beaten

3% completed

NY resolutions/Goals:

My goals for 2019 were:

Finish at least one game for the monthly theme every month. - DONE!
Have 50% completion for games Added in 2019. - DONE!

23% never played

15% unfinished

62% beaten

Reach 50% completion for Gifts & Other Wins. - DONE!

Now:

28% never played

21% unfinished

43% beaten

8% completed

Before

36% never played

31% unfinished

22% beaten

11% completed

Reach 50% completion for games Added in 2018. - DONE!

Now:

42% never played

8% unfinished

44% beaten

6% completed

Before:

49% never played

14% unfinished

31% beaten

6% completed

Goals for 2020: continue being at least as responsible as last year. :) I am happy with my 2019 progress so I’ll continue treating my backlog the same way as last year; try to only buy games I want to play really soon, prioritise gifts and other wins when deciding what to play, try to participate in as many monthly themes as possible, and most importantly enjoy playing games and not force myself with games that feel like a chore. I can’t fix my “bad” buying/gaming habits from years ago, but I can continue being responsible going forward.

Favourite games I played in 2019:

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey - My favourite AC game, I loved everything about it and really like the direction Ubisoft are taking with the new games in the series.
Baba is You - Innovative puzzle game. Sometimes a bit frustrating in the best way possible.
Forza Horizon 4 - More fun than it has the right to be!
GRIS - Wow! Fun platformer that’s soooo so so stylish! Still amazed by how beautiful every level was.
HITMAN - First Hitman game I ever played and I enjoyed it more than I expected. Shame it’s a bit short.
Lost Ember - My favourite game in this genre. An absolutely gorgeous and enjoyable gaming experience.
My Time At Portia - Started playing it on 15 January, had 47 hours in the game by the end of the month…
Oxygen Not Included - Bought it in August, had 72 hours in the game by the end of the month…
Planet Zoo - Loved playing Zoo Tycoon when I was younger, so this is exactly what I needed in my life!
Shadow of the Tomb Raider - I love the new Tomb Raider games and this one wasn’t an exception.
The Outer Worlds - Interesting world and companions, enjoyable gameplay.

Kaleith

How does one learn to add <190 games to the backlog each year? Asking for a friend :catsweat:

skanda

Your fren needs to skan da games before adding them to the backlog. :blobdogeyes:

Traqie

If you don’t like Jedi Fallen Order I can take it 🙂

skanda

I don’t have it anymore, my Origin Access Premier expired (only subscribed for the game). :P Go pick it up, they must have mine lying around somewhere now!

Vito

Impressive, reaching all you goals in 2019. I’m especially impressed with the first one. It might seem the smallest, but I regularly struggle with entering the monthly theme at all. Of course you are one of the pillars of this community so you’ve got to set a good example, a responsibility I don’t have :)

skanda

It would look reeeeally bad if I didn’t do the monthly themes since I’m the one setting them up. :D Still went ahead with some themes I personally wasn’t a fan of though (like the anime one), so sometimes it was more of a pain finding something that fit the theme and was something I at least sort of wanted to play.
I try to make them as open/inclusive as possible so hopefully that will help me lure you in as often as possible this year. :)

Vito

Oh, I think they are indeed quite open and inclusive. The problem is more that I often lack good games, that fit the theme, which I also want to play right at that moment. For example, in the ongoing theme I could play:

Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced edition. Well, that’s an 100h+ game. Do I really want to get into that right now?
Europa Universalis IV: See above times 10.
Pillars of Eternity: A tad shorter than BG, but still a really long game.
Tropico Reloaded: This could actually work.

I think the theme is great and there is a wide variety to choose from, but due to my comparably small backlog full of longer games, I often don’t want to participate. All this is just to say, there is no “fault” on your side, I always enjoy the themes and browsing the corresponding reports, even if I don’t take part in them :)

skanda

Yikes, yeah that’s bad! The curse of a small, but quality backlog. :)

EvilBlackSheep

Same question as the fat cat above, how did you add so little games to your backlog this year :sweat: I’m not at all asking for any particular reason :sweat:

Congrats on reaching all your goals, I haven’t looked at my list yet but I’m pretty sure I failed hard on that.

skanda

And only 9 out of 26 were actually bought/activated for free (Destiny 2) by me, the rest were gifts. I was a very stronkboye! But most of your additions in 2019 seemed to be gifts/wins as well, right? So you just have to sever all ties with your frens and you’ll be fine. :blobdogsweat:

EvilBlackSheep

:sweat: Yes… That seems simple, right? :sweat: