August 2023 - In With a Bang, Out With a Whimper

Games played this month

• Beat Saber
  

  16 hours playtime

  17 of 26 achievements

• Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
  

  35 hours playtime

  29 of 32 achievements

• The Jackbox Party Pack 4
  

  5 hours playtime

  6 of 20 achievements

• Bloons TD 6
  

  14 hours playtime

  23 of 146 achievements

• Left 4 Dead 2
  

  13 hours playtime

  36 of 101 achievements

Gameplay Summary

This month’s gameplay started incredibly strong. I beat two games after my end-of-July beaten game, bringing my PAGYWOSG game beaten count for August’s event to 3, one of my strongest months. Unfortunately, I became very busy in the second half of the month, leading to me abandoning my plans for two other games I originally anticipated completing for the month. Despite this, I still consider this month’s progress a success, and I plan to lead into the next month to finish a few games for both PAGYWOSG and PoP if all goes according to plan. But in my life, plans are just wishes, so let’s see how things turn out.

Beaten: Beat Saber

At long last, this entry is finally considered beaten. The tough part of trying to beat this entry is the intense physical activity required to be able to complete the later stages of the campaign. Despite the strenuous exercise, I was able to power through the last level of the single-player campaign at the beginning of the month. I still plan to use this game for cardio workouts, and I still have some more missions to beat in order to 100% the campaign, plus other achievements. I’m looking forward to my upcoming progress on this one.

In Progress Completion: Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

With this and the next game, I am adding a category of status for games which I have previously achieved beaten status but am working toward 100% completion still. In this case, I completed the Hippospace Download DLC achievements, which took surprisingly little time. It’s still fun to watch the ducks when I need something to relax to, so I look forward to earning the last few achievements and earning the final completion status. At least until more DLCs are released, that is.

In Progress Completion: The Jackbox Party Pack 4

This is another title I previously earned the beaten status for, but in this case I was not achievement hunting. This month, I was mostly playing for fun with my mom and a friend, which I enjoyed a lot. It’s a fun title to play with groups, and it’s especially convenient that only one person needs to own the game. We played Bracketeering, Survive the Internet, and Fibbage 3 during our play session, and it was all just for good fun. It’s nice sometimes to unwind without focusing on beating or completing a game.

In Progress: Bloons TD 6

While playing with my friend, I was able to earn a couple more achievements. This small progress is nice, and it was fun to play some coop matches with my friend. We tried and failed to beat the most recent boss bloon event, but it was a blast to try to problem solve through the unique challenges the boss threw our way.

In Progress: Left 4 Dead 2

This title was last seen in May, but it was fun to come back to it after a while. The good news is I earned a couple new achievements since the last month I played, which means progress. The bad news is that the playtime was soured by the fact that I was trying to play on a new computer, and my headphones were not compatible with my new desktop tower. This led to me using Apple AirPods for my audio, which was a horrible experience. Thankfully, I have a new headset that works very well with my desktop, so I will not have this issue again.