2019 - A Gaming Journal - July

So, it would appear that I managed to delete my "traditional" gaming journal for July on 15 July.

As I earned a few trophies and played a number of different titles up to then, I couldn't be bothered to try and write it all out again.

I also noticed that I had no motivation to play a different console each night. Therefore, I ended up playing (and completing) Dead Island (PS3) for the rest of the month.

But as we're now reaching August, I plan on getting my gaming journal back on track.

AND NOT DELETE IT AGAIN!

Stay fresh, cheese bags.

2019 - A Gaming Journal - June

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1st June

Continued

Fable (XBox)

2nd June

Continued

The Last of Us (PS3)

3rd June

Started

I Am Alive (PS3)

Plink!

Bronze - "First Machete quick kill" - 20:37

Bronze - "My first rescue" - 20:40

Bronze - "Machete quick kill, the third" - 21:21

Bronze - "Fifth quick kill" - 21:59

Bronze - "Three victims helped" - 22:08

4th June

Continued and Completed

The Red Star (PS2)

Started

Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat (PS2)

PS Plus added to account

Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (PS4)

Sonic Mania (PS4)

5th June

Continued

Extinction (PS4)

Plink!

Bronze - "A Thorny Situation" - 21:15

Silver - "The Bigger They Are" - 22:14

Bronze - "Death Defied" - 22:14

6th June

Continued

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition (PS4)

Plink!

Bronze - "Fits Like a Glove" - 22:20

Bronze - "Patched Up" - 22:33

Bronze - "Wannabe" - 22:48
Streamed

YouTube

7th June

Binned

Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix (PS1)

Started

Carmageddon (PS1)

8th June

Continued

Fable (XBox)

9th June

Continued

The Last of Us (PS3)

10th June

Continued

I Am Alive (PS3)

Plink!

Silver - "Five victims helped" - 22:22

11th June

Continued and Binned * 

Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat (PS2) * no sense of direction, tries to be open world without being open world

Started

Legion: The Legend of Excalibur (PS2)

12th June

Continued and Completed

Extinction (PS4)

Plink!

Gold - "The Undiscovered Country" - 23:18

13th June

Carried Over

Transistor (PS4)

Plink!

Bronze - "News()" - 22:38

Silver - "Spine()" - 23:07

14th June

Rest Day!

15th June

Continued and Completed

Fable (XBox)

16th June

Continued

The Last of Us (PS3)

17th June

Continued

I Am Alive (PS3)

18th June

Continued

Legion: The Legend of Excalibur (PS2)

19th June

Started

Troll and I (PS4)

Plink!

Bronze - "Proven Hunter" - 22:09

Bronze - "Proven Combatant" - 22:15

Bronze - "Crafter" - 22:15

Silver - "Intermediate Combatant" - 22:41

20th June

Carried Over

Transistor (PS4)

Plink!

Bronze - "Align()" - 22:23

Silver - "Kendrell()" - 22:45

21st June

Continued

Carmageddon (PS1)

22nd June

Started

Far Cry Instincts (XBox)

23rd June

Continued

The Last of Us (PS3)

24th June

Continued

I Am Alive (PS3)

Plink!

Silver - "Do it once" - 22:03

25th June

Continued

Legion: The Legend of Excalibur (PS2)

26th June

Continued and Binned *

Troll and I (PS4)

Plink!

Bronze - "Hunter Gatherer" - 21:32

Bronze - "Explosion" - 21:38

Silver - "Comes Crashing Down" - 21:58

Silver - "Master Combatant" - 22:04

* Binned as experienced a game breaking bug, Will start again at a later date.

Ongoing

H1Z1 (PS4)

Ongoing

Goat Simulator (PS4)

Plink!

Bronze - "Angel Goat" - 23:16

Bronze - "Boulder of Death" - 00:04

Silver - "GoatQueen" - 00:07

Silver - "Devil Goat" - 00:10

27th June

Continued

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition (PS4)

Plink!

Bronze - "All Bow To Heavy Metal" - 20:56

Bronze - "Disco Inferno" - 21:04

Bronze - "Master of Disaster" - 21:06
Streamed


YouTube

28th June

Rest Day!

29th June

Rest Day!

30th June

Continued and Completed

The Last of Us (PS3)

Plink!

Silver - "No  Matter What - Normal" - 22:52

Bronze - "No  Matter What - Easy" - 22:53

2019 - A Gaming Journal: Backlog attack!

According to my Grouvee profile, I have over 800 games in my back log which isn't going down at all.

Therefore, I have decided to start taking action to put a serious dent in my back log. To do that I've come up with a plan!

Each day of the week, I'll assign a platform to the day and only play titles for that platform.

The schedule will be as follows:

Sunday: PS3 physical titles
Monday: PS3 Plus titles
Tuesday: PS2 physical titles
Wednesday: PS4 physical titles
Thursday: PS4 Plus titles
Friday: PS1 physical titles
Saturday: Xbox physical titles
PS Vita is an odd one to fit, so that will be whenever.

Even if I massively fail at this idea, at least my monthly gaming journal will be more varied!

Wish me luck.

2019 - A Gaming Journal - May

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1st May

Continued

Xblaze Lost: Memories (PS3)

Plink!

Bronze - "Episodic Memories" - 21:24

Bronze - "Riddle-Aesthetician" - 21:27
Bronze - "Phantom Field, Sixth Floor!" - 21:53

Bronze - "Semantic Memories" - 22:04

Bronze - "Riddle-Theoretician" - 22:11

Silver - "Tame the Green-Eyed Monster" - 22:11

Silver - "...Listen Only to Your Rage" - 22:11

Silver - "Fit for Royalty" - 22:11

2nd May

Continued

Xblaze Lost: Memories (PS3)

Plink!

Bronze - "Phantom Field, Seventh Floor!" - 20:39

Bronze - "Riddlemaster" - 20:52

Silver - "Heart of Darkness" - 20:52

Gold - "Aenigma Imperator" - 20:52

Gold - "Master of the Azure" - 21:05

Gold - "Total Recall!" - 21:14

Bronze - "Can't Go Much Father..." - 21:20

Bronze - "It's a Family Affair" - 21:20
Gold - "Final Destination!" - 21:25

Bronze - "The World is Mine!" - 21:30

Bronze - "A Favour to a Friend" - 21:36

Bronze - "You Go (Again), Girl!" - 22:04

3rd May

Picked up
Fade to Silence (PS4) - £30.95 *
From The Game Collection * RRP, however used £0.77 Loyalty points, to pay £30.18

Picked up
WWE 2K19 - £19.81 *
From ShopTo * RRP, however used £0.21 Loyalty points, to pay £19.60

Picked up
The Inpatient (PS4) - £10.00 plus £2.00 P&P
Mount & Blade: Warblade (PS4) - £15.99
Resonance of Fate (PS3) - £7.00
All from eBay

Continued and Completed

Xblaze Lost: Memories (PS3)

Plink!

Gold - "A World of Possibilities" - 23:08

4th May

Continued
Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ (PS Vita)

Plink!
Bronze - "Reunion" - 11:06

Continued and Binned *
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (PS2)

* Each race felt too similar to the previous. Variety is king!

Started

Conflict Desert Storm (PS2)

5th May

Started and Binned *

Mugen Souls Z (PS3)

Plink!

Bronze - "Conquer Them All!" - 20:45

Bronze - "Captivation Elation" - 21:40

* Binned as too unskipable cutscene heavy and limited save points.

6th May

Started

GRID Autosport (PS3)

Plink!
Bronze - "Sign on the dotted line" - 20:51

Bronze - "Just warning up" - 21:32

Bronze - "Through the Hoops" - 22:49

Continued
Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ (PS Vita)

Plink!
Bronze - "The Vampire King" - 9:55

Bronze - "Life-Threatening Talks" - 23:29

7th May

Picked up

Vikings: Wolves of Midgard (PS4) - £11.95
Sonic Generations (PS3) - £7.95
Armored Core 4 (PS3) - £6.95
All from eBay

Picked up

Vahallia Hills (PS4) - £5.95
Full Auto 2: Battlelines (PS3) - £3.04
All from Amazon

Continued

Conflict Desert Storm (PS2)

8th May

PS Plus added to account

Overcooked (PS4)

What Remains of Edith Finch (PS4)

Continued and Completed *

Genesis Alpha One (PS4)

* Okay, I haven't commenced a new Genesis. But I don't feel as if I'm progressing my skills. So will come back to at a later date. Plus I've played a considerable amount to know I'm only missing out on the final stages of the title.

Started

Extinction (PS4)

Plink!

Bronze - "Getting Stronger" - 21:50

Silver - "Is it a Bird?" - 21:55
Bronze - "Old Habits Die Hard" - 21:58

Bronze - "Just a Flesh Wound" - 22:17

Bronze - "Lock and Key" - 22:17

Bronze - "Protector" - 22:56

9th May

Started

Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry (PS4)

Plink!

Bronze - "Liberation Day" - 21:48

10th May

Started

Grand Theft Auto (PS1)

11th May

Carried Over

Halo: Combat Evolved (XBox)

Continued
Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ (PS Vita)

Plink!
Bronze - "The Great Sky Battle" - 17:40

12th May

Continued
Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ (PS Vita)

Plink!
Bronze - "The 666th Girl" - 15:40

Bronze - "Temptation" - 15:40

Started

Homefront (PS3)

Plink!

Bronze - "Chronicler" - 21:18

Bronze - "Why We Fight" - 21:34
Bronze - "Welcome to Freedom" - 21:41

Bronze - "Freedom" - 22:13

Bronze - "Let 'em Burn" - 22:19

Bronze - "Fire Sale" - 22:46

13th May

Continued

GRID Autosport (PS3)

14th May

Picked up
A Plague Tale: Innocence (PS4) - £32.95 *
From The Game Collection * RRP, however used £0.82 Loyalty points, to pay £32.13

Continued and Completed

Conflict Desert Storm (PS2)

15th May

Continued

Extinction (PS4)

Plink!

Bronze - "All That Glitters is Gold" - 20:56

Silver - "Hit the Gym" - 22:18

16th May

Continued

Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry (PS4)

Plink!

Bronze - "Firepower" - 21:47

17th May

Continued and Completed

Grand Theft Auto (PS1)

18th May

Continued and Completed

Halo: Combat Evolved (XBox)

Started

Fable (XBox)

19th May

Continued and Completed

Homefront (PS3)

Plink!

Bronze - "The Wall" - 21:18

Bronze - "Stairway to Heaven" - 21:49
Bronze - "Heartland" - 22:02

Bronze - "Speed Demon" - 22:06

Bronze - "Safer Skies" - 22:14

Bronze - "Overwatch" - 22:15

Silver - "Iron Man - Overwatch" - 22:16

Bronze - "Soft Targets" - 23:04

Silver - "Golden Gate" - 23:08

20th May

Continued

GRID Autosport (PS3)
Plink!

Bronze - "First of Many" - 18:40

Bronze - "Brand Awareness" - 19:15

Bronze - "Well rounded education" - 19:15

Bronze - "Top step" - 21:08

Bronze - "Extra curricular" - 21:51

Continued
Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ (PS Vita)

21st May

Started

The Red Star (PS2)

22nd May

Continued

Extinction (PS4)

Plink!

Bronze - "Undead Armor" - 19:40

23rd May

Continued

Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry (PS4)

24th May

Rest Day!

25th May

Started and Binned *

Snow Racer 98 (PS1) * Binned as tries to be too many things at once and fails at all of them.

Continued

Fable (XBox)

26th May

Continued and Completed *
Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ (PS Vita)

* Saint Germain story arc

Started

Grand Kingdom (PS Vita)

Plink!

Bronze - "Oops, My bad!" - 15:46

Bronze - "The Beginning of War" - 16:12

Bronze - "Fledging Mercenaries" - 16:16

Started

The Last of Us (PS3)

27th May

Continued

Grand Kingdom (PS Vita)

Plink!

Bronze - "Leave It To Me!" - 11:36

Continued and Completed *

GRID Autosport (PS3)

* Okay, I techinally didn't 100% finish the career mode. But I reached the first GRID Championship, which was my own goal. Plus given how repetitive it was getting, I'd rather play a different title.

Started and Completed *

Papo & Yo (PS3)

Plink!

Bronze - "Lula Power" - 15:21

Bronze - "Calm After The Storm" - 15:57

Bronze - "White Frog Massacre" - 16:28

Bronze - "Good as New" - 22:33

Gold - "Conclusion" - 23:08


28th May

Picked up
Among The Sleep (PS4) - £16.95 *
From The Game Collection * RRP, however used £0.41 Loyalty points, to pay £16.54

Continued

The Red Star (PS2)

29th May

Continued

Extinction (PS4)

Plink!

Silver - "Savior" - 21:45

Gold - "Slayer" - 22:15

30th May

Continued and Completed

Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry (PS4)

Plink!

Bronze - "Mer-man" - 21:50

Silver - "His Word Was "Perhaps"" - 21:58

31st May

Started

Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix (PS1)