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Backlog: an accumulation of something, especially uncompleted work or matters that need to be dealt with.
Week 8 Progress
- Bad North: Jotunn Edition (XGP) – 0%
- Drake Hollow (XGP) – 0%
- Quantum Break (XGP) – 50%
- Tacoma (XGP) – 100%
- Tell Me Why Chapter Three (XGP) – 100%
- CASUAL – Fall Guys (PC)
All right, I’ll confess. I bit off a bit more than I could chew, for reals this time. That said, I also didn’t expect to take my partner to the ER and spend about 6 hours waiting in a hospital. Or the three hours of overtime at work. BUT those excuses aside, I also didn’t devote enough of my potential time to gaming this week. That said, I still finished two games. BOOYAH.
Tacoma was a thrilling, unique experience that never wore out its welcome. I completed it in about two hours even, then added about a half hour to complete a couple extra achievements I missed. It’s really a first-person narrative adventure. None of your tasks are intense, they’re all based on reading comprehension and viewing holgraphic renditions of people talking. Despite being a story about a space station emergency, it was pretty chill. Not at all like Obersvation, which seemed similar at first. Worth a play if you have even an average desire for sci-fi.
Tell Me Why Chapter Three finished a twisty, sad–but optimistic—story that never fails to compel you. I’ve written a review for it here, please check it out. This is easily the best new release I’ve played in a while. And if you read this weekly, you know that’s a lot of games.
I did put a little more time into Quantum Break, but it’s not grabbing me as much as I thought it would. Looks absolutely stunning for its age (it’s Xbox One X Enhanced), as it looks almost the same graphical quality as A Plague Tale, but with a whole lot more flashy effects–however, the story is more cheese than actual depth (coming from someone that enjoys the performers).
WEEK 9 – September 15th – Sept 21st
LEGEND: XGP=XBOX GAME PASS, XGWG=XBOX GAMES WITH GOLD, NS=NINTENDO SWITCH, NSO=NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE, PC=PC
*Added estimated time remaining to completion*
- Bad North: Jotunn Edition (XGP) – 6 hrs
- Timespinner (NS) – 7 hrs
- Quantum Break (XGP) – 5 hrs
- CASUAL – Super Mario Sunshine (NS)
This week is another recovery week, as I have plenty of non-gaming related plans and once Super Mario 3D All Stars was announced, it was a guarantee I would have to spend my weekend in a nostalgically drunken stupor with Sunshine.
I’ll get Drake Hollow back on the list sometime, probably when I can get someone to play co-op with me. This new week adds Timespinner, which is published by Chucklefish (Wargroove); I always love their games, and I purchased this a while ago, so I figured I’d complete this before I buy the new release Inmost.
I’ve added the two tables below to keep track of this mission a little easier–let me know what you think! I would love to know what additions you think I should make next week.
Incomplete Games List 2020
| TITLE | Play Again? | Time Remaining |
| CrossCode (XGP) | Yes | 30 hours |
| Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour (NS) | Yes, casually | 5 hours |
| Drake Hollow | Yes | 12 hours |
| Hypnospace Outlaw (XGP) | No | 5.5 hours |
| The Long Reach (NS) | Ugh. Maybe | 1 hour |
| My Friend Pedro (XGP) | Yes | 1.5 hours |
| Tiny Metal (NS) | Yes | 6 hours |
| Ungrounded | Yes | 5 hours |
| Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition (NS) | Yes | 40 hours |
Completed Games 2020
| Game Title | New Release? |
|---|---|
| A Plague Tale: Innocence | No-2019 |
| Battletoads | Yes |
| Carrion | Yes |
| Coffee Talk | Yes |
| The Gardens Between | No-2018 |
| Gris | No-2018 |
| Metro 2033 Redux | No-2014 |
| NieR: Automata | No-2017 |
| Observation | No-2018 |
| Old Man’s Journey | No-2017 |
| Ori and the Will of the Wisps | Yes |
| Panzer Dragoon Remake | Yes |
| Pokemon Sword | No-2019 |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | No-2015 |
| Tacoma | No-2017 |
| Tell Me Why | Yes |
| The Touryst | No-2019 |
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