Saikania

Hey Assassins!

My last post was many month ago, I had a lot of health issues last year but now I feel better. New year, new chance! :)
So I want to let you know about the games I love the most I have finished in 2018. I will not write super detailed reviews, just some short notes about every game.
Here we are:

Life is Strange: Before the Storm

31.9 hours, 19 of 34 achievements
8.5/10

I love adventure games like this and I love the LiS Universe! This one was really nice and I highly recommend it for every fan of choices & consequences. I suggest you to play the first part first to understand all of the story. The only thing I had missed was to find out more about the relationship between Rachel and Frank.


Dreamfall Chapters

50.2 hours, 41 of 59 achievements
10/10

I have played many games this year but this one was totally awesome and I always will remember this great experience. Recommend to every fan of adventure-games, story-rich games, choice & consequences, Telltale… well I want everyone to play this game. I bought it for my xbox last week and I can't wait to play it again! PLAY THIS GAME! :)
If you already have played this game and love it as much as I do: The developers made a new game which will be released this year - https://store.steampowered.com/app/770390/Draugen/?curator_clanid=4551681


Farmington Tales

18.6 hours, no achievements
7.5/10

Believe it or not - this was also one of the best games I have played this year. I'm totally into Hidden Object games and this was so much fun. It was only in english, but hey, I learned some new words. :)


Glass Masquerade

8.6 hours, 31 of 31 achievements
9/10

One of the greatest puzzle games ever. The soundtrack is also great and you can totally relaxe while playing it. They bring new DLCs fromtime to time. Some are even for free (the last one was a free christmas DLC). The other DLCs were gifted to me by a friend and I actually play it again. Cause on 25th of january the developers bring a second part on steam and this will be an instant buy - https://store.steampowered.com/app/935880


The Lion's Song

9.0 hours, 35 of 86 achievements
8/10

This was a really nice experience. I love the artstyle and the story. There are many different ways to choose and the replayability is very high. I see this game in a few bundles the last time, so if you don't have it yet, take the next chances or try to win it on SG ;).


Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs

50.8 hours, 33 of 49 achievements
8.5/10

Great, just great. I love the characters, the story, the fight system, the graphic, just everything. And there are some DLCs so I think I go back to this game in the next time. Nice!


Message Quest

2.0 hours, 16 of 18 achievements
8.0/10

A nice and short Point and Click Adventure with a super nice optic and super cute humor. You can play it on one evening and it makes you go to bed with a good feeling and a smile on your lips. Play it!


FAR: Lone Sails

6.4 hours, 7 of 14 achievements
8.5/10

I think this is one of the most relaxing games I've played in 2018. You don't need skill or spending hours on learning how this game works. But still it's not boring even if it doesn't tell a story. Mostly I like the graphics, I call it "The Screenshot-Simulator". I can't stop making screenshots all the time and using it as wallpapers.


Tokyo Dark

16.2 hours, 12 of 44 achievements
9.5/10

Wow, just wow. This game has such a great atmosphere, very interesting characters and a great story. Your choices really matters and there are many different endings. It has a new game+ feature, which allows you to access the game's alternate endings more easily. Tokyo Dark has a place on my alltime favorite list!


The Banner Saga 3

20.2 hours, 23 of 101 achievements
10/10

What should I say? It's Banner Saga! I love the trilogie so much and I'm very sad, that it's finished now. I really hope, Stoic's gonna making a lot of great games in the future. I advise you to play the Banner Saga from the beginning. But for heaven's sake, PLAY THIS GAME!


Omensight

10.4 hours, 22 of 34 achievements
9.5/10

Good, better, Omensight. This game is really close to perfect. Everything in this game is very well done. I highly recommend it to everyone. Thumps up and up and up and up…. :)


Pyre

22 hours, 31 of 51 achievements
9.0/10

The graphic is very nice, the gameplay makes so much fun and the soundtrack is breathtaking. And the voice actors did a great job, too. You really fall into this world when you start the game and you never want it to end.


Masquerada: Songs and Shadows

30.8 hours, 16 of 27 achievements
9.0/10

I love the world of Masquerada. I'm totally in love with the characters, everyone's stolen my heart so it's even harder to make descicions. The soundtrack is so beautiful. And I love the artstyle and the combat system. Very great job "Witching Hour Studios", I hope, we see more from you in the future!


Ash of Gods: Redemption

51.9 hours, 19 of 50 achievements
8,5/10

Ok, this game is very close to Banner Saga, if not to say, it's a perky copy. Everyone see this with just one look. But I really have a lot of fun with this game and I didn't feel I was in the Banner Saga universe. This game tells his own story and it does good, but the story is a little weird in my opinion. I played it on the easy mode for just enjoy the story. I tried it with normal mode, but this was very hard (it was when the game was just developed, I think they do something with the game balance). If you like Banner Saga or games with choice and consequences, this one is for you.


Expeditions: Viking

79.8 hours, 19 of 40 achievements
9/10

This was my gaming surprise this year. I didn't think I have so much with it. A great written and great developed RPG with great tactical combat. Awesome!


Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

49.0 hours, 26 of 39 achievements
9/10

Great that I could end my gaming year with such an awesome game. I'd prefer if they had made turnbased combat instead of Gwent but hey, it was much more fun then I thought. Sometimes it was a bit too much Gwent in my opinion. But it tells a great adventure story in the witcher universe. If you had played the Witcher (3) you see and hear some eastereggs. Great work CD Projekt Red! And I can't wait for Cyberpunk any longer and I pray to heaven, that they would sell the game on steam!


So, that’s it. Here are all games, that I have finished in 2018, if you are interested: https://www.backlog-assassins.net/lists/edjzz4b I hope I can get back to monthly (or even weekly) updates and tell you a bit more about the games I’ve played.

See you soon and keep on assassinating!

RikkiUW

Welcome back, glad you’re feeling better! I also love LiS. I haven’t bought the new one yet, trying to cull my backlog a bit first (especially games I’ve bought and not played :S). I could have sword Dreamfall was on my wishlist, but it seems to have escaped. Back on there now, along with the new game! It looks quite interesting. If you can’t tell I’m a huge fan of story based games :).

Trent

Nice collection of played games you have there…some I’ve loved, others I’ve wishlisted, and others I have but haven’t played yet.

I’m so glad you loved Dreamfall Chapters so much. I was a Kickstarter backer and forum denizen and it’s really one of my favorite games of all-time. I liked the first two in the series, but this one is the best of the three, IMO! :D

Kyrrelin

I am a big fan of Dreamfall Chapters, respective The Longest journey series as I have played the first two games years ago. :D Thanks for pointing out Draugen! Missed that, but now it’s on my wishlist. :3

JaffaCaffa

Looks like you played quite the list of fantastical games! Happy you’re feeling better, wishing you alll the good health in 2019. :D

Have heard so many wonderful things about Dreamfall Chapters (including a few others I know making it their top in 2018)! It’s one of those games where the general consensus is to play the earlier games, so keep putting it off because “maybe some day”….but realistically I’ve watched 20 mins of The Longest Journey and not rly interested in the older ones currently. Ah well…“maybe some day”. :P Definitely adding Draugen to my WL, the setting looks so entrancing! Thanks for the heads up. :)

tsupertsundere

Tokyo Dark has looked SOO GOOD and I’m very excited I picked it up recently. You made it sound just as great as I was hoping it was!

You got a lot done in a month - kudos!

Saikania

Well, that would have been a chance to get in the Guinness World Records Book if I had played this all in one month :) That’s my list of games, which I liked most beaten or completed in 2018 - the whole year. ;)

tsupertsundere

Gah! I missed that.
That would’ve been one hell of a month!