2023 Gaming Challenge
Welcome to 2023's version of the Video Game Challenge!
This is the challenge where we set our own quotas to beat. It's pretty simple, you just set yourself a number of games to finish before the end of the year and then attempt to meet that number. It's a good way to make sure you take some time out of your busy year to relax and enjoy yourself, to motivate you to clear out that gaming backlog you know you have or to challenge yourself if you want to make things spicy. It's in your hands.
A few guidelines to take note of:
- Everything counts. Visual novels, walking simulators, mobile, all those other controversial genres that many on the internet will sneer at: these are all video games, if you wish for them to count towards your list. If you don't, then don't include them. Your list, your rules!
- A game is finished when one of the following occurs:
1. You see the end credits.
2. Where this is not viable, you finish the main mode – for example, with rhythm games, this would be playing through every song, racing games it'd be doing every unlockable cup, etc. If you're ever unsure, ask away!
3. One of the above happens, and you're satisfied. Want to complete postgame content, trophies/achievements, or get 100% completion? Go for it! This is not required to count the game as finished, but nor is it discouraged.
4. Extra note: you do not need to see the "true" ending for games with branching pathways and multiple endings, just finishing it once and seeing the credits is enough.
- For games that have no end like Final Fantasy XIV and Genshin Impact, to name the two that are (still) most relevant: given the time investment involved in these games, significant patches (i.e. ones that provide new story content) released in 2021 count as one new game.
- Any story-based DLC/expansions released in 2022 can count as a game towards your list, as long as you finish the content they bring with them. If it was released before, it counts as postgame content if you choose to do it.
- Replays are fine, but the same game cannot be counted twice, unless you are playing different versions of that game - e.g. an original version and then a remake or a different story route in a game with multiple.
It is encouraged that you keep us all regularly updated with your progress! Post back here when you finish a game and give us a review of your experience with it! I'd suggest making a Game Journal thread for the sake of organisation! Credit to Dawn for creating the original version of this challenge (and the original Game-Along also). Now let the games begin!
Participants
gimmepie - 2/13
Bay - 1/5
Janp - 8/25
Ullion - 2/5
acatfrommars - 0/5
Cherrim 13/30
Arcaneum 1/10
jbsundown - 0/8
Welcome to 2023's version of the Video Game Challenge!
This is the challenge where we set our own quotas to beat. It's pretty simple, you just set yourself a number of games to finish before the end of the year and then attempt to meet that number. It's a good way to make sure you take some time out of your busy year to relax and enjoy yourself, to motivate you to clear out that gaming backlog you know you have or to challenge yourself if you want to make things spicy. It's in your hands.
A few guidelines to take note of:
- Everything counts. Visual novels, walking simulators, mobile, all those other controversial genres that many on the internet will sneer at: these are all video games, if you wish for them to count towards your list. If you don't, then don't include them. Your list, your rules!
- A game is finished when one of the following occurs:
1. You see the end credits.
2. Where this is not viable, you finish the main mode – for example, with rhythm games, this would be playing through every song, racing games it'd be doing every unlockable cup, etc. If you're ever unsure, ask away!
3. One of the above happens, and you're satisfied. Want to complete postgame content, trophies/achievements, or get 100% completion? Go for it! This is not required to count the game as finished, but nor is it discouraged.
4. Extra note: you do not need to see the "true" ending for games with branching pathways and multiple endings, just finishing it once and seeing the credits is enough.
- For games that have no end like Final Fantasy XIV and Genshin Impact, to name the two that are (still) most relevant: given the time investment involved in these games, significant patches (i.e. ones that provide new story content) released in 2021 count as one new game.
- Any story-based DLC/expansions released in 2022 can count as a game towards your list, as long as you finish the content they bring with them. If it was released before, it counts as postgame content if you choose to do it.
- Replays are fine, but the same game cannot be counted twice, unless you are playing different versions of that game - e.g. an original version and then a remake or a different story route in a game with multiple.
It is encouraged that you keep us all regularly updated with your progress! Post back here when you finish a game and give us a review of your experience with it! I'd suggest making a Game Journal thread for the sake of organisation! Credit to Dawn for creating the original version of this challenge (and the original Game-Along also). Now let the games begin!
Participants
gimmepie - 2/13
Bay - 1/5
Janp - 8/25
Ullion - 2/5
acatfrommars - 0/5
Cherrim 13/30
Arcaneum 1/10
jbsundown - 0/8
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