Achievement Hunting |OT| Every point counts

Chyld989 · November 30, 2022, 4:16pm

I don’t know if I’ve ever played a game that deserved a 1/10 rating more than this one. The gameplay was fine (though there was absolutely nothing special about it), but the story was boring, the graphics were awful, the main character was a racist, sexist, homophobic asshole, and all the other major characters were, at a minimum, also assholes. Plus, to be able to get all of the achievements you need to turn the “toilet humor” to the max, which might have been entertaining if I were 12. If I wasn’t trying to hit 500k by the end of the year (and this being able to be completed in an evening) I would have dropped this game by the end of chapter 1. Absolutely do not recommend.

Mort · November 30, 2022, 6:08pm

Haha, thanks for the warning.

Chyld989 · November 30, 2022, 6:21pm

I figured it would be similar to the Queen’s Quest games with a bit less “find the hidden object” and a bit more “solve the puzzle”, and it was, but my god that main character canceled out anything good there might have been to say about the game. At least I got it for super cheap a while back.

Chyld989 · November 30, 2022, 10:23pm

That last piece of shit I played left a bad taste in my mouth so I had to go back and finish a replay of one of my favorite games ever. Pay no attention to the fact that I didn’t get the “complete the game in one playthrough with fewer than 5 deaths” achievement (on Xbox 360, Xbox One, or PC), because I maintain that achievement is impossible

Terrin · December 1, 2022, 12:02am

Haha it is difficult but not impossible I have done it on all 3 versions

CallMeCraig · December 1, 2022, 9:57am

November ended so here is our ranking for our Game of the Month, Return to Monkey Island:

#	User	Gamertag	Final GS	Gains	Points
1.	@Chyld989	Chyld989	920	920	50
2.	@CallMeCraig	matsze	840	840	48
3.	@Bugalugs214	bugalugs214	640	640	46
4.	@BadMoodJones	Junglee91	40	40	44

Only four of us played the Game of the Year?

Anyway, here is our monthly leaderboard for November:

#	User	Gamertag	Initial GS	Final GS	Gains	Points
1.	Bugalugs214	bugalugs214	348945	387210	38265	50
2.	KARMAgoesHARD	KARMAgoesHARD	768810	780495	11685	48
3.	Plagueborne	The Wicked Soul	991622	1002267	10645	46
4.	UnveiledArk	UnveiledArk	456100	466035	9935	44
5.	ShadowlessEdge	Shadowless Edge	868107	877985	9878	42
6.	Chyld989	Chyld989	467590	477270	9680	40
7.	Akosii	Akosii	398295	404420	6125	38
8.	NierlyCrazy	Nierly Crazy	479785	485315	5530	36
9.	low187	ShadowArceus5	275065	279950	4885	34
10.	CallMeCraig	matsze	282900	287735	4835	32
11.	APOPHIS1989	APOPHIS1989	394205	398880	4675	30
12.	FairyEmpire	baboy1337	473712	478382	4670	28
13.	MasterLeePhD	Master Lee PhD	401649	406039	4390	26
14.	MrZweistein	MrZweistein	147470	150945	3475	24
15.	Scottish_Sin	Scottish Sin	592580	595560	2980	22
16.	Bluehawk357	BlueHawk357	125643	128533	2890	20
17.	n0tjack	n0tjack	216185	219015	2830	18
18.	BananaBox39	MaidenLOKO	200745	203395	2650	16
19.	RoslindaleOne	RoslindaleOne	392840	395455	2615	14
20.	judge	judge	462435	465040	2605	12
21.	Mort	Mortaigne	209112	211667	2555	10
22.	DeusJabu	DeusJabu	192280	194440	2160	8
23.	SheepDip	Ryuukishi634	449370	450755	1385	6
24.	binarymelon	binarymelon	30741	32081	1340	4
25.	FunkyOne	Sir Funkified	258832	260132	1300	2
26.	PhantomFox	PhantomFox75	77457	78692	1235	1
27.	Knottian	Knottian	237291	238346	1055	1
28.	TheSlickTony	TheSlickTony	120958	121868	910	1
29.	TheSego	The Sego	159899	160774	875	1
30.	BadMoodJones	Junglee91	144712	145547	835	1
31.	Cyime	Cyime	247050	247800	750	1
32.	dfunktjester	dFunkt jestEr	124973	125713	740	1
33.	OneBadMutha	OneBadMutha	64587	65282	695	1
34.	supercommodore	supercommodore	36352	36987	635	1
35.	Running_Riot	BoutTreeFidy	54230	54835	605	1
36.	profjjj	profjjj	155061	155551	490	1
37.	DanCasual	SR1 Dan	211619	212079	460	1
38.	Shadowgasm	Shadowgasm	413670	413995	325	1
39.	BrigadiersBlue	Brigadiers Blue	107160	107480	320	1
39.	Sikamikanico	Sikamikanico	146103	146423	320	1
41.	BeardoN7x	BeardoA7x	133305	133590	285	1
42.	Kreten	Cro Kreten	276903	277183	280	1
43.	BigM_Milk4	BigMMilk-9208	48189	48449	260	1
44.	dscharles	dscharles	81019	81274	255	1
45.	Mark3	Mark 3	188305	188535	230	1
46.	Foorbits	Foorbits	51153	51218	65	1
47.	Xumbrega	ctZz1	161495	161525	30	1
48.	Zonky	Zonky	165110	165120	10	1

Taking these results for Return to Monkey Island and November into account here is the current General Points Ranking:

#	User	Gamertag	Points
1.	Bugalugs214	bugalugs214	1456
2.	Plagueborne	The Wicked Soul	1076
3.	Shadowgasm	Shadowgasm	1010
4.	ShadowlessEdge	Shadowless Edge	981
5.	KARMAgoesHARD	KARMAgoesHARD	836
6.	Chyld989	Chyld989	794
7.	CallMeCraig	matsze	779
8.	NierlyCrazy	Nierly Crazy	762
9.	APOPHIS1989	APOPHIS1989	755
10.	Akosii	Akosii	724
11.	FairyEmpire	baboy1337	679
12.	Scottish_Sin	Scottish Sin	658
13.	n0tjack	n0tjack	654
14.	Mort	Mortaigne	652
15.	UnveiledArk	UnveiledArk	637
16.	MasterLeePhD	Master Lee PhD	627
17.	judge	judge	606
18.	low187	ShadowArceus5	526
19.	SheepDip	Ryuukishi634	488
20.	BrigadiersBlue	Brigadiers Blue	343
21.	profjjj	profjjj	283
22.	DeusJabu	DeusJabu	239
23.	Cyime	Cyime	214
24.	FunkyOne	Sir Funkified	209
25.	Kreten	Cro Kreten	205
26.	TheSego	The Sego	182
27.	Bluehawk357	BlueHawk357	166
28.	RoslindaleOne	RoslindaleOne	165
29.	BananaBox39	MaidenLOKO	164
30.	BadMoodJones	Junglee91	162
31.	Zonky	Zonky	152
32.	BeardoN7x	BeardoA7x	149
33.	PhantomFox	PhantomFox75	139
34.	binarymelon	binarymelon	129
35.	dscharles	dscharles	127
36.	OneBadMutha	OneBadMutha	122
37.	MrZweistein	MrZweistein	121
38.	Knottian	Knottian	111
39.	TheSlickTony	TheSlickTony	110
40.	Sikamikanico	Sikamikanico	107
41.	dfunktjester	dFunkt jestEr	96
42.	DanCasual	SR1 Dan	89
43.	Mark3	Mark 3	79
44.	BigM_Milk4	BigMMilk-9208	62
45.	Xumbrega	ctZz1	48
46.	xJavontax	xJavontax	39
47.	Running_Riot	BoutTreeFidy	33
48.	supercommodore	supercommodore	29
49.	michael	Rngesus37	10
49.	MMarfil	MMarfil	10
51.	Darthvader2795	Darthvader2795	5
51.	brunopcosta1	brunopcosta1	5
53.	Foorbits	Foorbits	1

The clock for December is ticking. Happy achievement hunting!

Bugalugs214 · December 1, 2022, 10:05am

Only 4 of us played it! I found it a bit tricky to get to cos there were so many other good games out this month. Theres no way i was going for full 1000.

Shadowgasm · December 1, 2022, 3:31pm

I completely forgot to play it! It was a weird month for me. Shame indeed.

Chyld989 · December 1, 2022, 3:55pm

Nah, I would imagine more than four of us played A Plague Tale: Requiem

Any word on our December game?

Also, I’m assuming December will be the end of the current season?

Shadowgasm · December 1, 2022, 4:11pm

It’s December, so it’s time to vote for our Gamepass game of the month! Remember, this will be our last game for this current season, so if you think you have a shot at catching Bugalugs214 (Statistically impossible at this point ), be sure to give it your all!

Eastward
Hello Neighbor 2 (Dec 6)
Chained Echoes (Dec 8)
High On Life (Dec 13)
Potion Craft (Dec 13, couldn’t find a profile on TA, so…)

0 voters

This poll will stay open for roughly 48 hours.

NierlyCrazy · December 1, 2022, 4:20pm

I have to be honest, I also forgot.

And when I thought of it for one second, I thought Somerville won.

Mort · December 1, 2022, 4:48pm

Yeah… I was meaning to but there’s so many games. Got sucked into Battlefield and that is not helping…

SheepDip · December 1, 2022, 5:31pm

Sable just got new achievements in a title update. I would have bought it on sale last month if I’d known this was going to happen. Blech, bad timing.

Chyld989 · December 3, 2022, 8:38am

Did I play it? Yes.

Am I proud of it? No.

Do I regret it as I attempt to hit 500,000 by the end of the year? No.

Holy shit this game was fantastic. I didn’t really know what to expect going into it, but by the time I reached the tower for the first time I was hooked. It’s rare that I say this, but I wish this one was a bit longer. Not much, just another couple of days to stretch it out a bit more. Fun aesthetic, good atmosphere, great story and writing. Definitely check this one out if you haven’t. It’s only a few hours long (my 5:49 is longer than it should have been, I didn’t get the achievement for completing day 2 so I had to go through the beginning again after finishing it) and it’s on Game Pass through the 15th.

Chyld989 · December 4, 2022, 4:45pm

This game was cute, and I’m glad I played it, but man do I wish I could skip dialogue. Some of the side stories I really liked, and some characters I just wanted to shut up the entire time. Still fun though, and there’s still 11 days to play it before it leaves Game Pass if anyone else wants to run through it quick.

Mort · December 4, 2022, 4:48pm

Ah yes, good reminder. This is the only one I want to play on the leaving list.

Chyld989 · December 4, 2022, 4:50pm

Nice and short, so you shouldn’t have any trouble finishing it by the 15th, though if you care about all the achievements you’ll want to follow a guide like the one on TA. Most of the game you can do your own way, but there are certain dialogue options you have to pick on certain days to be able to unlock everything. The guide is good about laying that out though without telling you every single step you need to take each day.

Also, if the game doesn’t let you start a new game, check for an update. They put out an update that broke the game and then put out another (or removed the first) that fixed it again.

Mort · December 4, 2022, 4:56pm

Thanks! Spoiler free guides for achievements are so good to have with games like this, where you don’t really want to run through it more than once but still not ruin the experience. It’s an art.

Shadowgasm · December 4, 2022, 9:36pm

I definitely got sucked (no pun intended?) into this one and just couldn’t stop. Having said that, now that I have all the achievements, I have no desire to ever play this again. It kind of became a bit boring half way through as you’re just kind of building your weapon loadouts the same way for every level/run.

Also, my eyes hurt.

SheepDip · December 4, 2022, 11:05pm

I really loved this game, great writing and characters and a cool cyberpunk space station setting. The only problem is that it has EIGHT distinct endings, each with its own achievement, and no manual saves. So some cloud save trickery is necessary to get everything without playing through it several times. Awesome game though.