Gotta Play' Em All! Lengray’s profile
My backlog-killing strategy
Stay away from games deals websites. Play new games right away. Start on easy difficulty if available.Ignore achievements on the first playthrough. Drop a game if playing it has become a chore.
Tag Challenge #1
Fall 2023
Temporary post
A fun diablo-like take on the Minecraft universe. A very pleasant surprise!
A very nice "sucessor" to Steep, though the snow sports aren't nearly as good.
Fast combat, extensive roster, it's a nice reboot of the franchise.
I didn't expect such a wacky game. The writing is truly outstanding.
I really enjoyed this one. The pixel art is excellent but the beginning was a little slow.
The visuals haven't aged well but the gameplay is fantastic. Quite tough at times.
Great rhythm game. Playing with the stylus is a lot of fun.
A deeply flawed game. Sometimes tense and exciting but often bland and repetitive.
A cute little racer that tries to compete with Mario Kart 8 but falls short.
Summer 2023
A great conclusion to the series on DS and once again, high quality puzzles.
If you're into 2D pixel art RPGs, this one is a must-play (but it's overwhelming at times).
A cozy and beautiful game set near my home region.
Surprisingly, this HOG isn't so far-fetched and ridiculous!
Spring 2023
I usually have more time to play games in spring and this year was no exception. I've subscribed to Game Pass for the first time and it might just be the solution to my backlog problem. As you can see below, I've been busy and managed to beat some games I'd been playing for months like Zelda or Ring Fit Adventure (which I keep playing, of course). I really enjoyed the coziness of the new Coffee Talk and the 3D Adventure Time game was a very nice surprise. I have quite a few games in-progress which I'll try to beat over the summer but I'm not putting any pressure on myself. Hope you have a great summer and see you in September!
Winter 2022
I haven't posted in a while because I've decided to switch from monthly posts to quarterly ones. I feel it gives me more flexibility and shows my progress a little better. Anyway, I'm pretty happy with how I've played so far this year. There weren't many disappointments and sinking time into ESO and Twilight Princess has been a blast. I guess my objective for the next quarter will be to beat all those unfinished games and play some new ones on the Switch.
Fall 2022
First, I wish you all the best for 2023 when it comes and hope you'll get the upper hand over your backlog!
This fall, my gaming time was spread over a lot of games but I still managed to beat quite a few. To keep things simple, I'm not going to publish any stats for 2022 as they are dreadful (but not nearly as bad as 2021's) and I'm not going set any precise objectives for 2023 either. I'll just try to focus on the stuff I already own.
September 2022
Not much to report this month except that the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater remake is excellent and just as fun as the originals. About two years ago, I backed Airoheart, which was released yesterday, and I'm really excited to play it this month.
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2
Switch
25+ hours
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STAR WARS™: The Force Unleashed™ Ultimate Sith Edition
Steam
9 hours
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The Journey Down: Chapter Three
Steam
4 hours
August 2022
True to my decision of cutting my gaming time to enjoy other activities, I don't have much to show for August. However, the game I played is the first (of two) I backed on Kickstarter and despite some slight narrative and translation issues, it was pretty good. See ya in a month!
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One Last Crane
Steam
14 hours
July 2022
I didn't play much in July but did some serious soul-searching. Without going into details, the conclusion is that video games simply use up too much of my free time and I can't keep up with the growth of my backlog. For those two reasons, I've decided to leave SteamGifts, stay away from games deals websites and just take my sweet time enjoying the games I already have. An immediate consequence is that I'm going to fail the 2022 goals I had set for myself, which were all about numbers. I'm going to scrap the lot and replace them with the simple wish to finish the year with fewer games in my backlog than I have now.
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Kirby: Planet Robobot
3DS
21 hours
June 2022
I don't have much to report for June except that one of my objectives for this year (spend no more than 100 euros on games) is now in a fail state :/ Too many good bundles and interesting bargains, I guess. I'll have to be careful and seriously work on the backlog during the second half of the year if I don't want to fail all my other objectives.
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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
3DS
26 hours
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Road 96
Steam
12 hours
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Arcade Spirits
itch.io
8 hours
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Ame no Marginal -Rain Marginal-
Steam
3 hours
May 2022
May in one word: variety. Longish games, short ones, good ones and meh ones. The highlight is definitely Citizen Sleeper. I hardly ever buy games on release but since I liked In Other Waters very much, I was really curious about what its dev would pull off next. And boy, is it good! I've also dropped my first game this year, Sniper Elite, which I found so repetitive that I couldn't bring myself to finish it.
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Citizen Sleeper
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Observation
Steam
7 hours
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Star Wars Battlefront
Origin (EA Play)
3 hours
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One Night Stand
itch.io
1 hour
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Heavy Rain
Steam
10 hours
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Sunlight
itch.io
0.5 hours
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Endless Fables 3: Dark Moor
Steam
4 hours
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Sniper Elite
Steam
10 hours
| 1419 | games |
| 64% | never played |
| 6% | unfinished |
| 19% | beaten |
| 10% | completed |
| 1% | won't play |
- Favourites 22
- Tag Challenge #1 12
- SG wins 46
- Endless 6
- Dropped 12