For the love of

the Game

This section of the website is dedicated to talking about challenges I perform in Video Games, as well as detailing completionist runs and things of the like.

52 in 52 - Second Update
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52 in 52 - Second Update

This is the second checkpoint of 52 in 52, coming in at the end of Week 35. The next and final part will of course be at the end of Week 52.

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52 in 52 – First Update
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52 in 52 – First Update

This is the first checkpoint of 52 in 52, coming in at the end of Week 18. The next will be at the end of Week 35 (17 weeks time) and the last part will of course be at the end of Week 52.

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Puzzle Games are weird (Side Quest #3)
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Puzzle Games are weird (Side Quest #3)

At the start of April, I found myself playing a fair few puzzle games. Not by design, it just kind of happened that way. It also happens that each of these games were different kind of puzzles. The main takeaway I got from these experiences is that puzzle games are weird, and must be incredibly difficult to make.

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The ones that got away - April 2024
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The ones that got away - April 2024

Thankfully there wasn’t one of these in March, but the hot streak of one month had to end with some games that didn’t quite make the mark this time.

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Introducing “52 in 52”
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Introducing “52 in 52”

This is a challenge where I must get 52 Platinum trophies in 52 weeks of a year. I told myself it would start the moment I got my 100th platinum, which just happened to be 31/12/2023, so for convenience sake (and the fact I was working NYE so wasn’t playing anything). The challenge starts 1/1/24 and ends 31/12/2024. My previous record for Platinum’s in a year was 31 in 2023, so I look forward to trying to beat that. 

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The Platinum Road: Highlights from First 100
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The Platinum Road: Highlights from First 100

When it comes to games, I'm somewhat of a completionist. If I enjoy the game, I'm gonna try my best to get the Platinum Trophy. It's become more of an interest as I've got older and have more skill to get the trophies, but it's all paid off as I've reached the milestone of 100

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Designing: a new ‘Suicide Squad’ Game
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Designing: a new ‘Suicide Squad’ Game

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has released and proven to be a fairly middling experience. There are sparks of greatness in there, but just not enough. The idea of a Suicide Squad game is tenable, it just needs better direction. Here’s how I would go about making a squad game.

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The ones that got away – February 2024
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The ones that got away – February 2024

Looks like this series is here to stay. Of the four games I played in February, 3 of them are on this list in some capacity or another. It’s not entirely the games faults, as there’s external factors like a boat load of work to take into account.

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