July'22 overview
I'm still loosing the battle...
| Games owned | Added in July’22 | Never played (change in July’22) | Beaten/Completed in July’22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 279 | +11 | 149 (+4) | 4 |
In July I bought only one game - It’s Spring Again Collector’s Edition:
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It's Spring Again
The sole propose was to play it with my-soon-to-be 3 year old daughter and to watch theatrical performance that is part of DLC. She liked both, but most of the time she forced me to move mouse instead of her (she was just clicking) :)
The rest games are presents (8 out of 11 new games in my library are part of SG_SummerSecretSanta22 https://www.backlog-assassins.net/lists/9b45k9l) or SG wins or random freebies….
My resolution for August is to finally reduce amount of unplayed games I have and keep new additions to minimum (will try to avoid adding anything except wins from SG, if any will accrue).
Games highlights of July:
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Slime Rancher
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Redeemer
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Donut County
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CROSSBOW: Bloodnight
Slime Rancher: I liked the game in common. Can rate it 7 out of 10. But it also can be called “Shuttle Run Simulator”. Many repetitive actions, while they are not meditative. Very limited inventory - it does not allow you to fully immerse yourself in either the exploration part of the game or the collecting/farming part. You often have to run back and forth and it gets boring. Probably it can be improved with automation and teleports, but they are too expensive and I didn’t have the patience or spare time to grind it. Nevertheless I liked the game in the end: exploration part is grate, some locations are truly beautiful, setup of basic economy is fun.
Redeemer: Overall impression is very good: I liked how the fighting part is done and the graphics. Also as that gaming sessions can be 15-30 minutes made me able to beat the game in a very leisure manner. Oh, and that there are extra condition in every chapter (like kill everyone, or don’t brake something or kill X in a specific way) made the game more interesting. On bad part: Storyline is weak, but not boring. Last 3 chapters and final boss were slightly disappointing. The game worth buying during sales if you like “Beat ‘em up” games.
Donut County: I enjoyed playing it (with my daughter). But overall experience was less fun then I expected. There was a constant feeling that the jokes could be a little funnier, that the levels could be a little more interesting, and so on. Everything seems to be good and fun, but something is always missing.
CROSSBOW: Bloodnight: My biggest disappointment in last months. I’m a big fan of arena shooters and was expecting to get a lot of fun from this game. But in the end came to conclusion that it doesn’t worth a dollar I paid for it :)
You often have to run back and forth and it gets boring.
Thats why I stopped playing Slime Rancher. It’s not a big deal but I thought I could explore more and I kept having to go back and fourth. Nice progress on your games!
Thank you! Slime Rancher is a nice game, but taking into account that my time for games is limited I just don’t want to have a “workalike” experience anymore while playing :)
Congratulations on all of your assassinations; and the battle ain’t over yet! I need to get back into Slime Rancher, I set it down for just one day and immediately got sidetracked.
Thank you! The battle ain’t over yet indeed, but I get a lot of inspiration from the community to play my games ) And I’ve almost reached the point where I can force myself to at least stop buying games and stop taking freebies. I am sure that during the year I will be able to achieve positive progress =)
PS: I can recommend to beat Slime Rancher, but that is all. It doesn’t worth completing.
Not sure I can agree with that statement with my 250 hours in the game. ^^ Also, achievements in the game aren’t really difficult to obtain and you don’t need to grind for them, most of them will come to you as you play around your ranch. ;)
In the end, it’s all about taste. A long time ago, when the grass was greener, I could easily spend 60 hours in such a game - but now my taste preferences have shifted to the side :)