Logging the Backlog - What I Played in May 2024

[@Marushiaru]

Just found this series, I do enjoy Backlog content here on KZbin. Also, FF6 is great, though I admit I did lose interest in the back half of it where you need to find all your party members again. Speaking of Idle Games, stay away from Clicker Heroes. It is a little too fun and I lost a lot of time to it. Been tracking my progress for the year and I will share below. Keep up the good work! (X,Y) Indicates Platform played on and year of first release: January: 4 games (Year Total = 4 games) World Rally Championship 5 (Xbox One, 2015) Gran Turismo 5 (Playstation 3, 2010) Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360, 2007) Moto GP 22 (Xbox One, 2022) | February: 3 games (Year Total = 7 games) Monster Energy Supercross 2 (Xbox One, 2019) Pokémon: Red Version (VBA-M, 1996) Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the Witch (Playstation 3, 2011) | March: 9 games (Year Total = 16 games) Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Playstation 3, 2008) Tales of Symphonia (Playstation 3, 2003) Resident Evil: Revelations (Playstation 3, 2012) Loco Roco 2 (Playstation Portable, 2008) Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Playstation Portable, 1997) Buzz Master Quiz (Playstation Portable, 2008) Kingdom Hearts (Playstation 2, 2002) Katamari Damacy (Playstation 2, 2004) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Playstation 3, 2011) | April: 14 games (Year Total = 30 games) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Xbox 360, 2011) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360, 2009) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Xbox 360, 2013) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Xbox 360, 2014) Gears of War (Xbox 360, 2006) Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360, 2008) Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360, 2009) Adventure Time: HIKWYSOG (Nintendo 3DS, 2012) WarioWare: D.I.Y. (Nintendo DS, 2009) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Nintendo DS, 2005) Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Nintendo DS, 2008) Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (Nintendo DS, 2006) Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (Nintendo GameCube, 2005) Hunter: The Reckoning (Nintendo GameCube, 2002) | May: 9 games (Year Total = 39 games) Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (Xbox 360, 2013) Kung Fu Panda (Xbox 360, 2008) Dishonored (Xbox 360, 2012) Superbike World Championship (Xbox 360, 2008) Alan Wake (Xbox 360, 2010) Grand Theft Auto: TLaD (Xbox 360, 2009) Grand Theft Auto: TBoGT (Xbox 360, 2009) Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360, 2008) [PROTOTYPE] (Xbox 360, 2009) | June: 4 games (Year Total = 43 games) [PROTOTYPE2] (Xbox 360, 2012) Resident Evil 6 (Xbox 360, 2012) Crackdown (Xbox 360, 2007) Crackdown 2 (Xbox 360, 2010)

[@Dullshimmer]

Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoy the series. Although I do wish I was getting through games like you were. That's an impressive list. I could see how the second half of FF6 may have lost some people, but I really enjoyed that aspect of finding everyone again after the calamity that befell. I will definitely try to stay away from Clicker Heroes, assuming I ever finish NGU Idle. Thanks again and hope you continue knocking out your games.

[@Summer_and_Rain]

I am really enjoying this series of yours :) I am struggling though Xenoblade Chronicles 1. The story is fine, but the combat is a bit too passive for me. Last month I finished Graveyard keeper (without DLC) and BUSTERFELLOWS which was a fun visual novel/otome game with a bad localization. They only translated text, but some parts of the story is only spoken. But my Japanese is good enough to understand it, so it was fine for me.

[@Dullshimmer]

I am glad you enjoy the series. Sorry to hear you're struggling through Xenoblade Chronicles. I hate when games are a struggle to get through. Graveyard Keeper is in my backlog. Did you enjoy it, it looks like it could be some weird fun. Never heard of BUSTERFELLOWS. But since I don't know Japanese, I probably won't look too much into it if you need that for the story.

[@Summer_and_Rain]

@@Dullshimmer It is hard when a game is not flowing :) I had a lot of fun with graveyard keepers. I do think you will get the most out of it, if you have DLC, because the story is not done without it. They mention it when you finished it. But do keep in mind it is pretty grindy, so if you don't enjoy that and building systems, then you are probably not going to have a great time. But if you do like it, then it is a fun time :)

[@Dullshimmer]

I don't tend to mind grind as long as a game is fun, so it sounds like a game I would enjoy. Too bad the story doesn't end unless you have the DLC though.

[@Summer_and_Rain]

@@Dullshimmer It does have an ending, it just lets you know that this is not everything :)

[@Dullshimmer]

@@Summer_and_Rain Well that may not be as bad. Sounds like an interesting way of doing things though.

[@pandacranium]

The only game I beat this month was sonic superstars, But I’m working on getting the last trophy I need in XDefiant and the new game plus trophy in Marvels Spider-Man 2

[@Dullshimmer]

Hey one game finished is always better than no games finished. I haven't played a Sonic game before. Not for lack of interest, just hasn't happened yet. How was Superstars? I just finished up Spider-Man 2's new game trophy a couple months ago. I haven't played XDefiant, but have heard it is pretty decent. What's your thoughts on it?

[@pandacranium]

@@Dullshimmer I had a pretty good time with Superstars though its my first sonic game so not sure how it compares to the other ones XDefiant has been a pretty good time especially with friends. The last Trophy i need is to hit level 50 which is a bit of a grind but nothing crazy

[@Dullshimmer]

Fair enough. Glad you enjoyed them.