52 Games in 52 Weeks 2023 flavour

1: Spider-Man: Miles Morales (ps5) beat on 01/01/23. 9/10
2: Elex (xbox) beat on 10/01/23. 8/10
3: Martha is Dead (seriesX) beat on 15/01/23. 7/10
4: Dead Space remake (seriesX) beat on 05/02/23. Perfect 10/10
5: Mafia remake (ps5) beat on 07/03/23. 8/10
6: The Redress of Mira (seriesX) beat 08/03/23. 5/10
7: The Quarry(ps5)beat on 15/03/23. 7/10
8: The Gunk(seriesX) beat on 22/03/23. 6/10
9: Hogwarts Legacy(seriesX) beat on 05/04/23. 8/10
10:Coffee Talk (seriesX) beat on 27/04/23. 7/10
11: Ghostwire Tokyo (seriesX) beat on 07/05/23. 8/10
12: Fallout 4 (seriesX) beat on 02/07/23. 10/10
13: Stray (ps5) beat on 02/07/23. 9/10
14: Control complete ed (ps5) beat on 05/07/23. 8/10
15: Life is Strange; TC (ps5) beat on 07/07/23. 6/10
16: Alan wake remastered (ps5) beat on 23/07/23 5/10 (revised to 4/10)
16.1: Alan Wake: The writer dlc 4/10
16.2: Alan wake: The Signal dlc 3/10
17: Star Wars Jedi Survivor (seriesX) beat on 24/07/23 9.5/10
18: COD Modern Warfare remaster (ps5) beat 31/07/23 8/10
19: Coffee Talk 2 (seriesX) beat on 03/08/23 7/10
20: Fast and Furious Rise of shitters (ps5) beat on 04/08/23 5/10
21: Texas Chain saw Massacre (seriesX) beat on 21/08/23. 8/10
22: Outriders (PS5) beat on 03/09/23. 9/10
23: The Forgotten City (ps5) beat on 09/09/23. 7/10 (updated score)
24: Last Stop (ps5) beat on 25/09/23. 7/10
25: Kena Bridge of Spirits (ps5) beat on 29/09/23. 9/10
26: Dishonoured 2 (ps5) beat on 17/10/23. 10/10
27: House of Ashes (ps5) beat on 22/10/23. 5/10
28: Spiderman 2 (ps5) beat on 29/10/23. 10/10
29: TOEM (series x) beat on 06/11/23. 8/10
30: AC Mirage (series x) beat on 16/11/23. 8/10
31: Assassins Creed III remaster(series x) beat on 23/11/23 6.5/10


32:Elex 2 (series x) beat on 30/11/23 7/10

Enjoyed but have to say the ending was somewhat of a anti-climax, certainly when compared to the first game. I clocked in 51 hours on the in game clock but think I played nearer 70 ? reached lvl 41 (I think) and still have so many skills to learn and unlock! a good amount of side content left to do, which I may do as I enjoy the world.

Notes:
4/32 so far have been 10/10
21/32 have been on subscription PS+/GP

01. 03/01 - Marathon 2: Durandal (PC) - 7/10
02. 09/02 - Hi-Fi Rush (PC) - 8/10
03. 19/02 - Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Series S) - 8/10
04. 28/02 - Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (PC) - 8/10
05. 02/03 - Destiny 2: Lightfall (PC) - 6/10
06. 12/03 - Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) - 7/10
07. 15/03 - Quake 2 Expansion Packs (PC) - 6/10
08. 24/03 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (PC) - 7/10
09. 01/04 - Turnip Boy commits tax evasion (PC) - 7/10
10. 02/04 - Agent A: A puzzle in disguise (Switch) - 7/10
11. 11/04 - Flipping Death (Switch) - 6/10
12. 14/04 - Whispering Willows (PC) - 5/10
13. 15/04 - Candies'n'Curses (Android) - 8/10
14. 22/04 - Escape Goat 2 (PC) - 8/10
15. 14/05 - Soul Blazer (SNES) - 6/10
16. 20/05 - Resident Evil 2 (GC) - 8/10
17. 20/05 - HROT (PC) - 7/10
18. 11/06 - Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 7/10
19. 19/06 - The Eyes of Ara (PC) - 7/10
20. 27/06 - Terranigma (SNES) - 8/10
21. 14/07 - System Shock 2 (PC) - 8/10
22. 22/07 - System Shock 2023 (PC) - 8/10
23. 06/08 - Teslagrad Remastered (PC) - 6/10
24. 31/08 - Quake 2 Remastered (PC) - 9/10
25. 18/09 - Teslagrad 2 (PC) - 7/10
26. 27/09 - In Sound Mind (PC) - 8/10
27. 09/10 - Rayman (Saturn) - 7/10
28. 27/10 - Rain World (PC) - 8/10
29. 30/10 - Voodoo Kid (PC) - 3/10
30. 18/11 - Magic Carpet (PC) - 7/10
31. 28/11 - Cocoon (PC) - 9/10
32. 08/12 - Dead Space 2023 - 8/10

A quality remake in a year of quality remakes (still need to play RE4 eventually).

01. 03/01 - Marathon 2: Durandal (PC) - 7/10
02. 09/02 - Hi-Fi Rush (PC) - 8/10
03. 19/02 - Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Series S) - 8/10
04. 28/02 - Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (PC) - 8/10
05. 02/03 - Destiny 2: Lightfall (PC) - 6/10
06. 12/03 - Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) - 7/10
07. 15/03 - Quake 2 Expansion Packs (PC) - 6/10
08. 24/03 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (PC) - 7/10
09. 01/04 - Turnip Boy commits tax evasion (PC) - 7/10
10. 02/04 - Agent A: A puzzle in disguise (Switch) - 7/10
11. 11/04 - Flipping Death (Switch) - 6/10
12. 14/04 - Whispering Willows (PC) - 5/10
13. 15/04 - Candies'n'Curses (Android) - 8/10
14. 22/04 - Escape Goat 2 (PC) - 8/10
15. 14/05 - Soul Blazer (SNES) - 6/10
16. 20/05 - Resident Evil 2 (GC) - 8/10
17. 20/05 - HROT (PC) - 7/10
18. 11/06 - Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 7/10
19. 19/06 - The Eyes of Ara (PC) - 7/10
20. 27/06 - Terranigma (SNES) - 8/10
21. 14/07 - System Shock 2 (PC) - 8/10
22. 22/07 - System Shock 2023 (PC) - 8/10
23. 06/08 - Teslagrad Remastered (PC) - 6/10
24. 31/08 - Quake 2 Remastered (PC) - 9/10
25. 18/09 - Teslagrad 2 (PC) - 7/10
26. 27/09 - In Sound Mind (PC) - 8/10
27. 09/10 - Rayman (Saturn) - 7/10
28. 27/10 - Rain World (PC) - 8/10
29. 30/10 - Voodoo Kid (PC) - 3/10
30. 18/11 - Magic Carpet (PC) - 7/10
31. 28/11 - Cocoon (PC) - 9/10
32. 08/12 - Dead Space 2023 - 8/10
33. 10/12 - Jusant (PC) - 7/10
34. 13/12 - Bramble: The Mountain King (PC) - 8/10

Little Nightmares all over again, but with real nightmares this time around.

#1 - 02/01 - As Dusk Falls (Series X)
#2 - 06/01 - Trails in the Sky Second Chapter (Steam Deck)
#3 - 08/01 - High On Life (Series X)
#4 - 12/01 - Pentiment (Series X)
#5 - 15/01 - Citizen Sleeper (Steam Deck)
#6 - 06/02 - Persona 3 Portable (PS4)
#7 - 01/03 - Cyberpunk 2077 (PS5)
#8 - 01/04 - Sackboy: A Big Adventure (PS5)
#9 - 02/04 - Theatrhythm Final Bar Line (PS4) Platinum
#10 - 11/04 - Octopath Traveler 2 (PS5)
#11 - 23/04 - Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo (Switch)
#12 - 04/05 - Hogwarts Legacy (PS5)
#13 - 10/05 - Final Fantasy VI (PS4) Platinum
#14 - 20/05 - Mothmen 1966 (PS5) Platinum
#15 - 10/06 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)
#16 - 11/06 - Final Fantasy (PS4) Platinum
#17 - 01/07 - Danganronpa v3 (Switch)
#18 - 20/07 - Final Fantasy XVI (PS5)
#19 - 25/07 - Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (PS4) Platinum
#20 - 17/08 - Persona 4 Golden (PS4)
#21 - 19/08 - Season: A Letter To The Future (PS5) 100%
#22 - 22/08 - The Forgotten City (PS5)
#23 - 27/08 - Oxenfree II (PS5)
#24 - 05/09 - Dave the Diver (Steam Deck)
#25 - 09/09 - Goodbye Volcano High (PS5)
#26 - 25/09 - Sea of Stars (PS5)
#27 - 07/10 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (PS5)
#28 - 13/10 - Corpse Factory (Steam Deck)
#29 - 28/10 - Metal Gear Solid (PS5)
#30 - 01/11 - Trails from Zero (PS4)
#31 - 12/11 - Alan Wake 2 (PS5) Platinum
#32 - 18/11 - Assassin's Creed Mirage (PS5) Platinum
#33 - 21/11 - Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS5)
#34 - 29/11 - Jusant (PS5) Platinum
#35 - 08/12 - Spider-Man 2 (PS5) Platinum
#36 - 19/12 - Star Ocean The Second Story R (PS5)

Excellent, even powered through a second playthrough to see the story from the other perspective. 80% trophies which is a great return on a JRPG with so many missable ones.

NOW I will probably do Metal Gear Solid 3, although am tempted to try and do Resi 4...I did Alan Wake 2 so surely I can do this...

01. 03/01 - Marathon 2: Durandal (PC) - 7/10
02. 09/02 - Hi-Fi Rush (PC) - 8/10
03. 19/02 - Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Series S) - 8/10
04. 28/02 - Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (PC) - 8/10
05. 02/03 - Destiny 2: Lightfall (PC) - 6/10
06. 12/03 - Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) - 7/10
07. 15/03 - Quake 2 Expansion Packs (PC) - 6/10
08. 24/03 - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (PC) - 7/10
09. 01/04 - Turnip Boy commits tax evasion (PC) - 7/10
10. 02/04 - Agent A: A puzzle in disguise (Switch) - 7/10
11. 11/04 - Flipping Death (Switch) - 6/10
12. 14/04 - Whispering Willows (PC) - 5/10
13. 15/04 - Candies'n'Curses (Android) - 8/10
14. 22/04 - Escape Goat 2 (PC) - 8/10
15. 14/05 - Soul Blazer (SNES) - 6/10
16. 20/05 - Resident Evil 2 (GC) - 8/10
17. 20/05 - HROT (PC) - 7/10
18. 11/06 - Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 7/10
19. 19/06 - The Eyes of Ara (PC) - 7/10
20. 27/06 - Terranigma (SNES) - 8/10
21. 14/07 - System Shock 2 (PC) - 8/10
22. 22/07 - System Shock 2023 (PC) - 8/10
23. 06/08 - Teslagrad Remastered (PC) - 6/10
24. 31/08 - Quake 2 Remastered (PC) - 9/10
25. 18/09 - Teslagrad 2 (PC) - 7/10
26. 27/09 - In Sound Mind (PC) - 8/10
27. 09/10 - Rayman (Saturn) - 7/10
28. 27/10 - Rain World (PC) - 8/10
29. 30/10 - Voodoo Kid (PC) - 3/10
30. 18/11 - Magic Carpet (PC) - 7/10
31. 28/11 - Cocoon (PC) - 9/10
32. 08/12 - Dead Space 2023 - 8/10
33. 10/12 - Jusant (PC) - 7/10
34. 13/12 - Bramble: The Mountain King (PC) - 8/10
35. 20/12 - Amnesia: The Bunker (PC) - 8/10
36. 22/12 - Iron Lung (PC) - 9/10

You can't see anything, but then, you probably wouldn't want to anyway.

1: Spider-Man: Miles Morales (ps5) beat on 01/01/23. 9/10
2: Elex (xbox) beat on 10/01/23. 8/10
3: Martha is Dead (seriesX) beat on 15/01/23. 7/10
4: Dead Space remake (seriesX) beat on 05/02/23. Perfect 10/10
5: Mafia remake (ps5) beat on 07/03/23. 8/10
6: The Redress of Mira (seriesX) beat 08/03/23. 5/10
7: The Quarry(ps5)beat on 15/03/23. 7/10
8: The Gunk(seriesX) beat on 22/03/23. 6/10
9: Hogwarts Legacy(seriesX) beat on 05/04/23. 8/10
10:Coffee Talk (seriesX) beat on 27/04/23. 7/10
11: Ghostwire Tokyo (seriesX) beat on 07/05/23. 8/10
12: Fallout 4 (seriesX) beat on 02/07/23. 10/10
13: Stray (ps5) beat on 02/07/23. 9/10
14: Control complete ed (ps5) beat on 05/07/23. 8/10
15: Life is Strange; TC (ps5) beat on 07/07/23. 6/10
16: Alan wake remastered (ps5) beat on 23/07/23 5/10 (revised to 4/10)
16.1: Alan Wake: The writer dlc 4/10
16.2: Alan wake: The Signal dlc 3/10
17: Star Wars Jedi Survivor (seriesX) beat on 24/07/23 9.5/10
18: COD Modern Warfare remaster (ps5) beat 31/07/23 8/10
19: Coffee Talk 2 (seriesX) beat on 03/08/23 7/10
20: Fast and Furious Rise of shitters (ps5) beat on 04/08/23 5/10
21: Texas Chain saw Massacre (seriesX) beat on 21/08/23. 8/10
22: Outriders (PS5) beat on 03/09/23. 9/10
23: The Forgotten City (ps5) beat on 09/09/23. 7/10 (updated score)
24: Last Stop (ps5) beat on 25/09/23. 7/10
25: Kena Bridge of Spirits (ps5) beat on 29/09/23. 9/10
26: Dishonoured 2 (ps5) beat on 17/10/23. 10/10
27: House of Ashes (ps5) beat on 22/10/23. 5/10
28: Spiderman 2 (ps5) beat on 29/10/23. 10/10
29: TOEM (series x) beat on 06/11/23. 8/10
30: AC Mirage (series x) beat on 16/11/23. 8/10
31: Assassins Creed III remaster(series x) beat on 23/11/23 6.5/10
31.1: AC III TOKG beat on 24/11/23. 6/10
32: Elex 2 (series x) beat on 30/11/23 7/10
33: 11-11 Memories Retold (ps5) beat on 11/12/23 10/10
34: Unpacking (ps5) beat on 22/12/23 8/10


35: Greedfall (series x) beat on 22/12/23 8/10

Yet another game that I played on release and then "parked" for months/years (years in this case) I stopped playing originally as I struggled with the map (not for the first time) and they way fast travel worked along with some frustration with mission markers. I genuinely think I have something in my brain that does not understand how maps work in games (see DD) Anyway once I decided to play to completion this time I just kind of got on with it. I am glad I did as there is a very good eurojank-arpg in here.

The story was engaging, as well as main quest line there are fully fleshed out complete companion quests, missions from mission boards ect. Lengthy skill trees that will takes ages to unlock and do absolutely make a difference to gameplay and where you can access in the world, I finished at level 34 and still had so many "branches" locked.

The world stunning at times and the creature/monster designs were all top notch. The combat reminded me a great deal of Dragon's Dogma/DA, this is down to spells and melee based combat (there are also pistols and rifles however) along with having any 2 (from 5, all having certain skill sets) of your companions fight alongside you and shout out "advice"
Speaking of combat you could pause mid fight as much as you wanted to set traps (if you did not have them hot-keyed) take potions ect, you could not instruct party members or be able to swap gear with them which was a miss I thought. Speaking of gear I think this is another area where the game failed, not too many great sets or variations, well at least not in my near 60 hour playthrough.

The game is super cheap now, if you like Gothic,DD,TW,Risen etc there is a lot to enjoy with this game.

So 2023, I think I may be declaring at 35 completions, I might sneak one more in but not sure. I think this is my best year, I will need to check however.



Notes:
5/35 so far have been 10/10
23/35 have been on subscription PS+/GP

Completed

1. Lil' Gator Game (Switch) 3/5
2. Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope (Switch) 5/5
3. Metroid Dread: Normal Mode (Switch) 5/5
4. Kuru Kuru Kururin (Switch) 3/5
5. Super Mario Bros 3 (Switch) 5/5
6. Metroid Dread: Hard Mode (Switch) 5/5
7. Lonely Mountains Downhill (Series X) 4/5
8. Fallout Shelter (Series X) 4/5
9. Metroid Prime (Switch) 5/5
10. Goldeneye 007 (Series X) 5/5
11. Metroid Fusion (Switch) 4/5
12. Bioshock Infinite (Series X) 4/5
13. Gris (Switch) 3/5
14. Dead Cells (Switch) 5/5
15. Mario Kart 8: Wave 4 DLC (Switch) 5/5
16. Stardew Valley (Series X) 100% Completion Run 5/5
17. Mario Kart 8: Wave 5 DLC (Switch) 5/5
18. Planet of Lana (Series X) 4/5
19. Resident Evil 4: Remake (Series X) 5/5
20. Dredge (Series X) 4/5
21. Resident Evil: Village (Series X) 3/5
22. Red Dead Redemption 2 (Series X) 3/5
23. Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Switch) 4/5
24. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Switch) 3/5
25. Cocoon (Series X) 4/5
26. Layers of Fear (Series X) 3/5
27. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch) 5/5
28. Little Nightmares (Series X) 4/5
29. Red Dead Redemption (Switch) 5/5
30. Jusant (Series X) 4/5
31. Streets of Rage 4 (Series X) 5/5
32. Super Mario Wonder (Switch) 5/5
33. Rollerdrome (Series X) 5/5
34. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Switch) 4/5

Abandoned

1. Arcade Paradise (Series X)
2. F.I.S.T (Series X)
3. What the Car?! (Apple)
4. City Skylines Remastered (Switch)

There is no more time to finish anything else in 2023. Sonic 2 is the surprise final game on my list as I intended to play Dragon Quest XI in bed the other night and realised I’d left the cartridge downstairs. I made the same mistake again last night and tried another run at Castlevania Bloodlines, but fell just short of completing that. I’ve also got both Steamworld Build and South Park: The Fractured But Whole on the go, so I’m just not going to not come close to finishing another game before New Years.

Overall, a pretty great year for me. Maybe even my best year since we started doing this challenge! Gamepass has really helped boost my numbers and I’ve been lucky enough to play so many great games too. Loads of 5/5 scores I still stand by today, and had it not been for Zelda, I’d have played even more.

I like the idea of all of us trying to play the game game. We might have to figure out what platforms everyone has and see if everyone can afford it has access to whichever game we decide to play.