I'm sorry, tis my first time joining this event ^^u what was i added to?
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Just completed Sea of Stars on Playstation, took about 55 hours but what a ride it was. It really is a great game taking the best parts from the old school RPGs like Chrono Trigger, Mario RPG and later franchises such as Golden Sun. Thanks for hosting yet another great month.
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another great choice, i'd love to play this. brings me back to my snes days as a kid playing chrono trigger and illusion of gaia. i'm really glad the love for this retro rpg genre never died out and we can still get new games like the octopath series and chained echoes.
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SEA OF STARS!?!?
I am basically required to make an attempt now.
Progress 6/6 Beaten/completed, by the power of short games!... and one long one
getting 3 October 3 November happened by chance... I definitely didn't scrap the March monthly game to have all same time periods... nope definitely not.
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Alright. This time I'm ready. Wasn't really interested in BG3 that much and the challenge fell to the wayside, but this time I'm going for it.
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Game | Ending Achievement(s) / Proof | Monthly/Choice |
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Wuppo: Definitive Edition | A New Home | August 2017 |
Desert Child | Root Vegetables | December 2019 |
Lacuna | Will It Have Mattered? | December 2021 |
I Am Fish | Free At Last! | June 2022 |
Pumpkin Jack | The Baddest Bad Guy | June 2022 |
Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? | The truth | September 2023 |
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Entering challenge again, thanks for organising <3
Also, Sea of Stars looks like a lovely game and has been on my wl for a while. Thanks for the chance.
Game/Bundle | Status | Proof | Comments |
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Grow: Song of the Evertree January 2023 | Started: November 8th / Finished: November 16th | Root Of All Evil. In-game achievement screenshot. + End screen credits | Absolutely adoring this game so far. It is so cute, love seeing the adorable creatures and I am enjoying the exploring. ^0^/ Everything is so cute! Did get a bit grindy, but still really enjoyed the game ^-^/ |
Unpacking November 2023 | Started: November 16th / Finished: November 16th | No place like home. Unpacked 2018. + End screen credits | I like cute games and I can use some cute games after spooky games from last month's spooky season |
Hidden Folks October 2018 | Started: November 19th / Finished: November 22nd | 100% achievements | Was a fun little hidden object game. |
Superliminal August 2021 | Started: November 19th / Finished: November 25th | Wake Up. Beat the game. + End screen credits | Had fun. Did look up things if I got stuck and some scenes were a bit trippy lol. |
Planet of the Eyes August 2016 | Started: November 25th / Finished: November 25th | The End. Fin. | Cute little robot + nice color scheme = happy darksider |
Minit April 2019 | Started: November 26th / Finished: December 2nd | MINIT. COMPLETE THE GAME. | Even though it is a short game it took me some time to feel motivated to play it. Felt a bit stressed with the timer. I am sure it is a great game, just was not feeling playing this game for a bit. Picked it back up now though for the end of the challenge. Almost switched it out, but will try to finish the game. |
Will still be moving in a few shorter games and moving a few of the longer ones to the next 2 month monthly. Starting with a longer game and then some shorter games to be able to finish the challenge in timee.
May still change the games around, but motivates me to state a few (plus extra) to get started.
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This month I will focus on 3 "big" and the rest I will add taking into account how much time will be left after these three.
Game Status | Impressions |
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⭐Black Book / February 2022 bundle / Started on November10th / Finished✔ on December 4th RIghteous(good ending) | Before playing: People praise Black Book's unique slavic myth aesthetic, but, I suspect, the real "stuff" is in the addictive card game mechanic. After playing: If you call "Black Book" a "Slay the Spire" with plot, then, I guess, you would call WW2 a war with some casualties. "Black Book" doesn't warn you how deep you are going into the most obscure russian folklore, and you can literally drown if you are not prepared, and meet vodyanoy. I loved it a lot. |
Ryse: Son of Rome / February 2017 bundle / Started on November 8th / Finished✔ on November 10th Bad to The Bone | Before playing: Somehow an AAA game in its time, launch title for the Xbox One, is seen now as underappreciated almost hidden gem. An investigation is needed! After playing: Ryse: Son of Rome is "The Callisto Protocol" of its time, if you know what I mean. Much effort spend on appearance and presentation, but the game itself feels pretty shallow. I understand, it's an "experience" game. But too bad that the time took away some of its beauty, after all it's a child of the previous generation of consoles. |
The Ascent / August 2022 bundle / Started on November 25th / Finished✔ on November 29th Win | Before playing: The game looks fun, or maybe it's just bright vibrant colors. After playing: Gorgeous! Simply gorgeous looking game. The details, the art direction - all is tremendous work of the real talent. And that's why I kinda wish that they put some of that effort into balancing out the gameplay. Even on "Hard" it was mostly a cake walk but with gut punching spikes of difficulty when your enemies have a couple of levels over your. |
Prodeus / November 2023 bundle / Started on November 20th / Finished✔ on November 23d It's Finally Over | Before playing: I heard a quip, that "Prodeus" is a boomer shooter that exploits nostalgia for Doom... 2016 version... After playing: I liked how it looks and feels, but the gameplay is not refined. The main evidence for this is an existence of respawn points. When you die, you return to a "nexus" with full health, but all your dead enemies stay dead. So you can grind down any obstacle on your way, no need to "get good". But come to think of it I get this choice. It's because the game design itself has some flaws. Too many words to explain it, but if you play it you will get what I mean. |
A Juggler's Tale / October 2023 bundle / Started on November 30th / Finished✔ on November 30th Together we are not alone | Before playing: I only hope it's not "style over substance" pack of simple puzzles.After playing: I appreciated that the game didn't go into usual "freudism" that modern artsy puzzle/platformers like to dive, heh. It's pretentious just enough, laconic tale with beautiful vistas, and, of course, kindergarten complexity puzzles. |
Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard / December 2020 bundle / Started on December 2nd / Finished✔ on December 4th SNITCH(100%) | Before playing: The first game was a delight, also short. Exactly what I need for my 6th entry into this challenge. After playing: Delightful fun and intriguing detective story! |
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Name | Month | Status | Achievement |
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Bendy and the Dark Revival | May 2023 | Finished | The Master's Pen |
112 Operator | October 2021 | Finished | Medal of Honor |
Everhood | February 2022 | Finished | Adventure Continues |
Smile For Me | November 2020 | Finished | Completed |
The Forgotten City | September 2023 | Finished | The One That Got Away |
Spyro Reignited Trilogy | November 2019 | Finished | Beaten all 3 of Trilogy 1: Spyro the Dragon beaten 2: Ripto's Rage beaten 3: Year of the Dragon - Sorceress down achievement |
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First time attending this event and barely found unplayed 6 games. :)
Game | Bundle | Playtime | Achievements | Status |
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Carto | August 2021 | 12.3 h (-4.8 h farming time) | 13/20 | beaten |
Minoria | January 2021 | 10.4 h (-3.7 h farming time) | 8/15 | beaten |
Borderlands 3 | February 2022 | 46.8 h | 32/81 | beaten |
Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection | December 2020 | 32.4 h (-5.1 h farming time) | 10/23 | beaten |
Unpacking | November 2023 | 9.5 h (-5.4 h farming time) | 25/25 | completed |
Mafia: Definitive Edition | January 2022 | 11 h | 29/43 | beaten |
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Game | Bundle | Achievements | Status |
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A Juggler's Tale | October 2023 | Achievements | Completed |
If Found | May 2022 | Achievements | Completed |
Omno | August 2022 | Achievements | Completed |
Police Stories | March 2022 | Achievements | Completed |
Evan's Remains | March 2022 | Achievements | Completed |
Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star | June 2021 | Achievements | Completed |
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Gonna do this but ill choose the game later
At least it will have eternal threads in it
Eternal threads
Behind the frame
Figment
Spirit of the island
The ambassador fractured timeline
Pumpkin jack
Game | HB Month | Status |
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Eternal Threads | June 2023 | Completed |
Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery | May 2023 | Completed |
Calico | February 2022 | Completed |
Spirit of the Island | October 2023 | Beaten |
The Stillness of the Wind | June 2020 | Completed |
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut | August 2023 | Beaten |
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You never disappoint, CJ. I just got my noodles mixed up, which happens often these days.
Lots going on and little sleep are my go-to excuses because "My brain is almost 50, give me a break" sounds kinda sad XD
I will adjust my time frame or skip this month if I can't make it.
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Question: Can I enter with games I don't own but have access to through family sharing?
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Game | HB Month | Status | Thoughts? |
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Everhood | 02/2022 | Beaten (Adventure Continues Achievement) | I love the funky trolling rhythm rpg quite a bit, but its quite difficult. Hltb lied to my face u.u // done! i loved this game so, so much. i remember playing undertale and not finding it that good (heresy, i know) but i think what im feeling now is what people felt with that. if so, i get it. Im very hyped for ng+, but first, i rest. |
Roadwarden | 07/2023 | Beaten (The Roadwarden Achievement) | Roadwarden was fun, I'll need to do some other playthroughs to find all it has to offer. But I will wait a bit before engaging with it again - it is quite a dense game. HLTB lied to my face even more with this one. |
A Juggler's Tale | 10/2023 | Completed | This game was simply delightful. SO GORGEUS, the story and ending were adorable as well. I'm plain happy I played this :) |
Ikenfell | 06/2021 | Completed! | save points are cats im smitten // I've played a lot more since. I adore the funky queer jrpg, and some of the accessibility settings are plainly a godsend. Shotout to the autowin button, for when you wanna see how the story continues but random encounters won't let ya |
Emily is Away <3 | 08/2022 | Beaten (Emily Ending Achievement) | man, seeing 2008 facebook/yt interfaces is wild. Teen drama is ageless BUT seeing characters use text based emotions (:D) instead of emojis gives me a lotta serotonin :D |
Moonlighter | 07/2019 | Beaten (Hero or Merchant? Achievemnt) | Very cute! i had a hankering of playin this instead of one of the shorties and it does not disappoint. im not that good at the combat part, but ill do my best! |
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Question: Can I enter with games I don't own but have access to through family sharing?
Sorry for the delay, I was a bit stuck on this one. I'll say no only because it will give a small handful an advantage.
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No worries and thank you for answering! I did find out I have enough games nonetheless :)
Question for next time: I have a win for which I only played the tutorial, since I was very hyped at the time. That's non eligible, right?
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Question for next time: I have a win for which I only played the tutorial, since I was very hyped at the time. That's non eligible, right?
You are correct. Any play time outside of card idle will disqualify the game.
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Let's goooo!
Some nice games, but no masterpiece for me this month :)
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First time attempting this and trying formatting haha;
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Still undecided if I'm interested in Sea of Stars but I need an excuse to play more games. So, here's the plan:
Name | HB Month | Achievements | Status |
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Deadly Days | July 2021 | 26/53 | Beaten "Get it done!", screenshot |
Road Redemption | July 2019 | 24/55 | Beaten "Road Warrior" |
The Legend of Tianding | November 2023 | 14/26 | Beaten "The End of an Outlaw" |
HackyZack | September 2017 | 10/27 | Beaten "World 6 Pounded" |
Timelie | November 2021 | 18/22 | Beaten "No Last Eternity" |
The Quarry | October 2023 | 25/40 | Beaten "Epilogue" |
I also played Eliza and Roadwarden from HB choice this month but unfortunately I started them a bit too early.
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Hello and welcome to the madness!
The challenge is simple: Play and beat any 6 games, starting today, that have been featured in any given Humble Monthly/Choice bundle in one month.
The prize: 2x Sea of Stars
Note: This means I'm giving away two copies of the game and will have 2 winners.
Game length does not matter and I'm not looking for 100% achievement runs. So long as you play and beat 6 games, I'm happy. You can go easy mode and play a bunch of 1h games or go crazy and play 6 +30h games. So long as they were in a monthly at a given point, it is all good.
Just post a comment with either screenshots/ achievements showing that you fulfilled the criteria and I'll add you on Steam and give you the link. Feel free to share your thoughts on the games you've played, but it is not required.
FAQ:
Why you doing this?
I hate money. That and I realized I've been subbed to the monthly for over eight years (yes it has been that long, I checked) and it occurred to me that I've barely touched the games I've gotten from it, let alone played them. Figured the same would be true for a few others, so I figured this is a good way to change that. A sensible person would probably unsub in this situation, but please refer to the beginning as to why that will not happen.
I've played the first X minutes of a game, can I pick it for the event?
No. You cannot have any play time or achievements prior to the start of the event. The only exception is idle time from farming Steam cards.
Can I play a MP only game?
No. It needs to have an "end" in order for me to count it as beaten, so it needs to have a campaign/story mode.
If a game was sold as a non-Steam copy in a bundle (origin/uplay/drm-free/etc), can I pick it as a choice if I own a Steam copy?
No. The reason being that those who own a Steam copy would have an extra option that would not be available to everyone who bought the same bundle. If the game was originally sold as a non-Steam copy, but Humble later provided steam keys to everyone who bought the bundle, then the game would be allowed.
Why six games?
The first few monthlies had 6/7 games in them so I went with that.
How long are you going to do this?
Until my credit card statements gives me nightmares.
This event "ends" on December 5th when the next HB Choice releases, though the giveaway itself will end the next day. If you manage to finish game number six in between that time, feel free to post, but know that I cannot guarantee that I'll be able to give you the link in time.
Good luck, have fun and stay safe.
Thanks for reading, and best of luck on you journey.
List of eligible games: https://barter.vg/bundles/3/3/
https://barter.vg/bundles/3/161/
Credit goes to PapaSmok
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