Dumbide

January 1st ~ February 15th



I've started the year with a brand new gaming PC so I thought it was about time to attack my backlog of games. I didn't log on steam for years, I was way to much into League of Legends for a while but I got tired of it eventually. I missed single-player games a lot and I have a whole library of them so why not just dive into them? I managed to also get back on those giveaways and ended up joining the Humble Monthly which i'm freaking loving so far. This is a short summary of all the games I played since the beginning of the year and will do my best to post every month. If you wanna recommend me any other game feel free to do so.



  • Tacoma

    4 hours playtime

    12 of 12 achievements

  • The Norwood Suite

    2 hours playtime

    17 of 17 achievements

  • Tomb Raider

    18 hours playtime

    30 of 50 achievements

  • MASSIVE CHALICE

    14 hours playtime

    17 of 28 achievements

  • State of Decay

    15 hours playtime

    23 of 46 achievements

  • The Long Dark

    22 hours playtime

    11 of 40 achievements

  • Owlboy

    9 hours playtime

    2 of 12 achievements

  • Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders

    5 hours playtime

    28 of 50 achievements

  • Sid Meier's Civilization VI

    6 hours playtime

    11 of 191 achievements

  • Legend of Grimrock 2

    22 hours playtime

    29 of 60 achievements

Tacoma

4 hours playtime, 12 of 12 achievements

I always like games with space stuff, I don't know, I just dig them and same happens with movies or anything else with sci-fi thematic. I wasn't sure what to expect from Tacoma but the minute they showed the technology that could replay events and almost anything that happened to the crew of the space station I knew I was in for a treat. I almost felt like a futuristic Sherlock Homes digging up what was actually going on and oh boy did I enjoy it. Really liked the narrative, the history, getting to know each character without even knowing them apart from their colorful silhouette was fun and intriguing, maybe just a little to short for my taste because I enjoy longer playthroughs and that ending made me want more.

Final Score:

The Norwood Suite

2 hours playtime, 17 of 17 achievements

What did I just played? Well the game itself it's simple, someone needs an object and you just go find it in this creepy and surreal hotel. Simple enough right? But there's no actual story to grab your attention and the controls are not perfect which annoyed me a little. The Norwood Suite is so out of the box that it gets a little funny, but not enough for a good scoring.

Final Score:

Tomb Raider

18 hours playtime, 30 of 50 achievements

I've been wanting to play this forever and finally I have a decent computer to run it. I just loved the old Tomb Raider games, it felt so nostalgic playing once again has Lara Croft. It's great seeing Lara's evolution throughout the game and she eventually becomes the Lara Croft we know from the old games and I enjoyed that alot. I found myself always wandering off checking the landscapes while trying to get every single collectible and had fun doing it. Exploring tombs, great mechanics, engaging story and overall an amazing game. Can't recommend it enough.

Final Score:

State of Decay

15 hours playtime, 23 of 46 achievements

This game was on my backlog for a while, I simply couldn't run it on my old laptop. But that's fine, I can run it now. I finished and I got mix feelings about it. The game itself has a great premise which consists in trying to survive in this open world full of zombies while rebuilding your own society, sounds cool. But it doesn't do it's job completely. The missions are completely random and I just wanted for the main story missions to show up so I could finish it and go back to another game. I completely hated having to run around the map just to get to this location and then another one and then another one and then another one and got tired of it eventually and just wanted the game to end. I didn't feel the survival part of the game so much, I liked how they implemented perma-death but that's about it because you don't actually manage the resources and all the other things, you just fetch stuff and that's it. Overall it's still fun to play and you start caring for your characters but I feel that it falls a little short.

Final Score:

Massive Chalice

14 hours playtime, 17 of 28 achievements

I love tactical strategy games so I knew I was gonna enjoy Massive Chalice. The game itself plays amazing and there's a deep history behind it. It's fun taking command of the bloodlines, the marriages and the heroes. There's plenty of classes to play with and to mix around which makes it even more interesting. But somehow these things get a little to repetitive in the end game, you just stop caring for all those grown characters that are just gonna get married with some old snag so you can continue the bloodlines but still, it's a great game for all the tactical game lovers out there. The game exhausts you and the ending proves it right, completely got me this one.

Final Score:

The Long Dark

22 hours playtime, 11 of 40 achievements

Best game. Seriously, best game. I didn't know I could like survival and exploration simulators but The Long Dark is a game to be recognized. Simple yet one of the most fun games I ever played. I actually only played the story mode but that mode itself completely overwhelmed me. I got lost exploring all the scenarios while managing the food, my clothes, my weapons, the cold and the dangers that exists in the wilderness. The game itself is so alive that I'm completely out of words. I can't wait for the other episodes to come out so I can explore more of this great story. Still I have to try out the survival mode, I haven't yet because I know if I start it won't be able to get me hands out of it so soon so better attack my backlog instead.

Final Score:

Owlboy

9 hours playtime, 2 of 12 achievements

Heard alot about Owlboy back in the days when it came out. It's great seeing these old pixelated adventures coming back to life it just amazes me. Really engaging story with alot of funny characters. I'm not a big fan of the platform genre but I pretty much enjoyed it apart from the controls, they just seem clunky sometimes and it annoyed me a little bit but not enough to stop me from enjoying the game which was a great ride from beginning to end.

Final Score:

Most Satisfying Finish

Most Exciting Addition

  • Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 59 achievements

  • HIVESWAP: ACT 1

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 44 achievements

  • Mr Shifty

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 14 achievements

  • Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 16 achievements

  • The Flame in the Flood

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 36 achievements

  • Tomb Raider

    18 hours playtime

    30 of 50 achievements

  • Kingdom: Classic

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 34 achievements

  • Project Lucie

    0 minutes playtime

    no achievements

  • Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 7 achievements

  • The First Templar

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 50 achievements

  • The Long Dark

    22 hours playtime

    11 of 40 achievements

  • Dark Train

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 16 achievements

  • The Way

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 29 achievements

  • The Shrouded Isle

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 16 achievements

  • Black The Fall

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 14 achievements

  • Snake Pass

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 33 achievements

  • Life Is Strange

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 60 achievements

  • Dark Souls III

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 43 achievements

  • Owlboy

    9 hours playtime

    2 of 12 achievements

  • Tacoma

    4 hours playtime

    12 of 12 achievements

  • The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition

    0 minutes playtime

    0 of 52 achievements

  • The Witcher: Enhanced Edition

    0 minutes playtime

    no achievements

  • The Norwood Suite

    2 hours playtime

    17 of 17 achievements

  • Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders

    5 hours playtime

    28 of 50 achievements

  • Sid Meier's Civilization VI

    6 hours playtime

    11 of 191 achievements

Trent

Thanks for the update an reviews! Some nice games and some games I’m interested in.

Tacoma, Norwood, and ABC Murders are in my backlog, and would love to play them. I played Grimrock a while ago, but got myself bogged down in it so I kind of gave it up, so it remains on my list of completionist downers. Tomb Raider was one of my favorites also– really loved it. I have the Long Dark but can’t decide if I want to give it away, trade it, or activate it so it can rot in my backlog :( .

Dumbide

You should definitely activate The Long Dark, but please don’t let it rot on your backlog, try it out, it’s such a good one.

Trent

I would have to add it to my long list of games I’m itching to play.

tsupertsundere

Huh! I kept the Norwood Suite out of the Humble Bundle, and I’m a little sad to see it’s kind of weird. It seems it’ll be short, though, so that’s nice! It’s something I can just dedicate an afternoon to.

Dumbide

Go for it, it is pretty short and it’s really easy to get all the achievements, an afternoon will be enough.

Arbiter Libera

I’m a massive sucker for generational play kind of games so Massive Chalice has been on my to-play list pretty much since release. What would be your closest comparison to other similar games if you played any like it? The Long Dark has a story now? Seems like an interesting addition for a survival game.

Dumbide

Actually it’s the first game I play with that generational mechanic, I found it pretty unique didn’t know there were more games like that. Yes, The Long Dark has a story mode now, it’s episodic and only the first two episodes are available right now, the last three are probably gonna be released during this year.

Arbiter Libera

Interesting. Commendable of them to not charge for episodes.

Lucky Thirteen

Hey, welcome to BLAEO! And welcome back to Steam haha ;D

Dumbide

Thank you so much!