April 2023 - Targeted Work

Games played this month

• Tacoma
  

  3 hours playtime

  4 of 12 achievements

• THE GAME OF LIFE
  

  42 minutes playtime

  0 of 10 achievements

• Left 4 Dead 2
  

  3 hours playtime

  7 of 101 achievements

• World of Warships
  

  350 hours playtime

  21 of 45 achievements

Gameplay Summary

This month saw a pretty strong start, but there were some home circumstances that made it difficult for me to game a lot. There was an approximately two week stretch where I didn’t play any games at all while attending to home matters, but I was able to squeeze a little into the end of the month. Therefore, most of my gameplay time was targeted to specific tasks such as quick game completions and achievement hunting. And ducks.

Beaten: Tacoma

I had a blast with this game, and I plan to earn the last few achievements given the relatively low difficulty level. I loved the story, the gameplay was solid, and the amount of world building through random items was awesome to see. I am excited to try finding the remaining secrets that unlock achievements. This was played as both a Play or Pay game and a Play a Game You Won on Steam Gifts game.

In Progress: The Game of Life

I got to play a session of this game with my mom one day during the month, but I came to a frustrating discovery. You cannot unlock achievements in multiplayer. Strangely, you must play the game in single player with bots to be able to unlock any achievements, which is disappointing considering I bought this game to play with friends, and the second game lets you unlock achievements regardless of whether you play single or multiplayer. If there is any solace, I got to spend some time with my mom that did not involve adult housekeeping activities.

In Progress: Left 4 Dead 2

This month I had the opportunity to play some more zombie shooting with my friend. We focused on completing campaigns and earning achievements during our play time, which was fun by itself. I especially had fun knocking some zombie heads with a golf club and running a whole campaign using only melee (with my friend carrying me) to earn some harder achievements. More progress to come.

In Progress: World of Warships

I only played this game at the beginning of the month, literally on April 1. My friend and I had a blast though since there was a temporary event to play as rubber ducks in a pool, and it was a cute, fast-paced mode that was surprisingly relaxing. I thoroughly enjoyed it.