July Summary
My first month as a backlog assassin just came to an end. I finished (and completed) seven games in the two weeks I’ve been here. Even though I didn’t reach my goal of finishing off all the themed targets this month, I’d say it wasn’t a bad start. I also had a lot of games that that fit this month’s theme. I did play some non-themed games, and some longer ones that I will work on over time. Here’s the list of all the themed games in my library, and all the games I’ve played this July:
| Game | Monthly theme? | Status | Quick Rating | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Among Ripples | yes | completed | ok/meh | a short, free game I picked up this month |
| Audiosurf | yes | didn’t finish | good | Haven’t played this in a while and I’m really out of practice |
| Floating Point | yes | didn’t finish | not yet decided | |
| KAMI | yes | didn’t finish | good | The first game I won on SteamGifts; started it a while ago, but my progress was erased when I got a new computer |
| Little Inferno | yes | completed, replayed | good/ok | |
| Mountain | yes | completed | really didn’t like it | |
| realMyst: Masterpiece Edition | yes | finished but not completed, didn’t finish replaying this month | great | |
| Sparkle 2 Evo | yes | completed | good/ok | |
| Sparkle 3 Genesis | yes | didn’t finish | ok | |
| Sparkle ZERO | yes | completed | ok/meh | |
| The Plan | yes | completed | ok | a short, free game I picked up this month |
| To the Moon | yes | completed | really didn’t like it | I had high expectations for this one, but I guess I’m one of the few people who did not enjoy this :( |
| Viridi | yes | didn’t finish | not yet decided | a free game I picked up this month |
| Grim Fandango | no | didn’t finish | great | almost finished |
| Trace Vector | no | didn’t finish | good/ok | |
| Fly in the House | no | didn’t finish | ok/meh | won on SteamGifts, briefly tried it out |
| The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | no | finished but not completed, didn’t finish replaying this month | great | Not listed on my profile since I play through Steam’s Family Library Sharing; I’ve also played hundreds of hours on the disc version. |
| AdVenture Capitalist | no | didn’t finish | meh | |
| Clicker Heroes | no | didn’t finish | meh | |
| Sanitarium | no | completed, replayed | great | |
| Windward | no | didn’t finish | good/ok | I play this with my brother sometimes |
| Merchants of Kaidan | no | didn’t finish | not yet decided | decided to try it out, never played a game of this type before |
| Portal 2 | no | didn’t finish | not yet decided | played some multiplayer and just a little single player |
| Bloons TD Battles | no | didn’t finish | not yet decided | a free game I tried out |
My quick rating scale:
Great, good, and ok - I enjoyed the game a lot, a fair amount, and somewhat, respectively;
Meh - I was neutral towards it;
Really didn’t like it - (self-explanatory);
Not yet decided - I need to play more before I can rate it;
See my more detailed opinions in the posts about individual games if you are interested. Looking forward to August, my themed list contains fewer games, but longer ones. Good luck fellow assassins!