Report 71: The last (failed) stretch
100 Completed Games Marathon progress: 96/100
As you may have noticed, I pathetically lost my self-imposed challenge of completing 100 games with just 4 titles short. Today’s lesson is you can’t win it all - and you don’t have to! My new year resolution is to relax and take it slow. So…
1) My next (third) ABC Lightning Round challenge will be the last one. I’m gonna stop forcing myself to play something just because it’s the only short game that starts with this or that alphabet letter. I’ve got a few games left, so stay tuned for the third Lightning Round report.
2) I still want to have some kind of direction for 2023, so what I’ll be doing is paying respect to my Steamgifts wins. I want to make it up to at least 50% of them being beaten or completed, which seems perfectly doable as far as I think.
Anyway, here’s my very short reviews (I was hoping I could make it back then, how cute) for few games.
I really liked that one. Simple puzzles and relaxing atmosphere.
The OG walking simulator. It’s definitely on the slower side compared to other games in this “genre”, but it’s still gorgeous to look at. I admire the hard work and though put into it by the team and listening to dev commentaries was pretty interesting.
Check it out if you want to see the first walking sim in its remade glory.
It’s a very short comedy vn. The comedy part comes with postironic and meta-style jokes. It’s not a bad kind of “satire” like Elite School Roof Club, a truly horrible meme VN (the first game I refunded in quite a while), just pretty bonkers overall. I liked it.
Short puzzle game. It was okay I guess.
Also finished Legacy of the Moonspell DLC for Vampire Survivors. I really liked the new stage.
Happy New Year to you guys!
Backlog progress status:
96 games is still a great accomplishment! I’m glad you are slowing down and relaxing though, I also have a problem with playing games I don’t really want to because its short or fits a criteria. I had no idea Dear Esther was the first walking sim, thats really neat!
Yeah, the devs even mentioned the fact and their initial reaction to their game being called “walking sim” in dev commentary mode.
Congratulations on all your assassinations and happy new year!! I loved playing Dear Esther and The Last Campfire!!! Honestly, playing something that’s the literal first walking sim is such a huge thing, and it’s aged pretty well! What game are you looking forward to playing in 2023?
Definitely Fear and Hunger and Rogue Legacy sequels. And lotsa games I bought on sale.