The Gaming Diary: Chapter 3

[Izret101]

Wrapped up VP:TiP before work.
Realized I didn't own the last game in the series (Party Animals) someone offered me it at a decent price but I think I'll pass for now.


Up in the air on making progress in CS:GO or starting Titanfall on 360.

[Boshamp]

Up in the air on making progress in CS:GO or starting Titanfall on 360.

Either way, I have both and will help you out if you need any. I know CS:GO is a pain for certain achievements and Titanfall can be a huge time sink.

Make it rain (WP) - Finished this one this morning. I gave up on getting up to 100,000 swipes while laying in bed last night only to get it with no more than like 15 swipes this morning. Ha ha

Doodle God Blitz (WP/Win8) - Going to get this one beat today and then will get it completed on the computer as well.

Borderlands: tPS (X360) - Played a bit with my brother this morning, abused a couple of exploits to save a lot of moonstones and completed a few side missions along with one storyline mission.

Final Fantasy XIII (X360) - Finally out in the open and able to control what I choose to do a bit more. I am excited to start grinding out some missions and leveling some items, but we will see how long my excitement lasts given the status quo.

[Izret101]

Up in the air on making progress in CS:GO or starting Titanfall on 360.

Either way, I have both and will help you out if you need any. I know CS:GO is a pain for certain achievements and Titanfall can be a huge time sink.

Appreciate it. I don't know what if anything that i have left in CS:GO that will require multiple players. I think you can do most of it in 1v1 and/or vs bots.
In either case with the odd hours i am keeping (even for me) i think it is going to be really hard for me to dedicate time to play with others for anything more than short bursts :-/

Borderlands: tPS (X360) - Played a bit with my brother this morning, abused a couple of exploits to save a lot of moonstones and completed a few side missions along with one storyline mission.

Another game i really should get back to. :-/


I ended up starting TTGs Game of Thrones on the One. I can fall asleep while playing/doing something else and look over whenever there is a couple minutes of walking around or a QTE sequence that requires input.

[Boshamp]

I hear you about the hours. It is always hard for me to join a gaming session or even just organize little stuff because I only play when my wife and kids are asleep...which is usually starting at around 10 p.m. MST. With the exception of my little brother, everyone I can play with sleeps during traditional times.

In regards to the TTG series...I have always really liked TTG (my love for them started with Costume Quest), but I hate the business model they have going with these. Any game that you can play without giving it too much attention is just an interactive movie...just like when DVD extras were a huge hit a decade ago. Ha ha I just hope it keeps giving them money so they can continue making titles they really enjoy and put a lot of thought into.

[Izret101]

I don't plan on doing borderlands that way. But GoT just doesn't really interest me since I haven't gotten on the hype train for it yet.

I already did both walking dead games on 360 so I know I can't get away with idling that much.

Jumped into a lobby for Blacklight: Tango Down... This time the GFWL version.

[Shadow Kisuragi]

Wasn't Costume Quest Double Fine, and not Traveler's Tales?

[JSoup]

Wasn't Costume Quest Double Fine, and not Traveler's Tales?

That is correct.

[Link41]

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2006 (PSP) - Beat the second tier of challenge mode and unlocked Mick Foley & the ECW arena.

[Boshamp]

Wasn't Costume Quest Double Fine, and not Traveler's Tales?

That is correct.

Well damn...I hate being wrong. I must have just confused the name. I saw Tim and the lead dev pitching costume quest on G4 way back in the day...then I remember Stacking and Iron Brigade coming right after and I was excited for those...then Kinect Party came and after that, I thought they were the ones spitting out the TTG stuff. I didn't know Telltale games was a completely different company, for some reason, I just thought it was the name associated with the episodic games they released.

[Link41]

Rayman Origins (3DS) - There is noticeable lag with the 3D on, we'll just go ahead and turn that off.

[Boshamp]

Final Fantasy XIII (X360) - 5-starred the first 8 missions on Gran Pulse...it took a lot longer than I would have liked it to, and mission 8 took 5 tries with a 15 minute round trip each time. I am wondering if I should save them for later and continue with the story, or if I should keep plugging at it and reap the rewards.

Throne Together (WP) - Finally was able to organize enough people to get 5 different friends to send lives within the game...one achievement to go, but I doubt I will ever make that happen.

[Izret101]

Final Fantasy XIII (X360) - 5-starred the first 8 missions on Gran Pulse...it took a lot longer than I would have liked it to, and mission 8 took 5 tries with a 15 minute round trip each time. I am wondering if I should save them for later and continue with the story, or if I should keep plugging at it and reap the rewards.

Throne Together (WP) - Finally was able to organize enough people to get 5 different friends to send lives within the game...one achievement to go, but I doubt I will ever make that happen.

FF = power leveling

Throne Together =  WAY more progress then i will likely ever have. It is just a matter of playing over and over and over to finish from what i gather. Or using a buttload of consumables.

[Boshamp]

The final achievement requires that you to pay-to-win, plain and simple. Ha ha But a theory of mine surfaced as a guide on TA in that you get back the freebie power-ups each time you re-install the game. It only erases the progress of stages 1-10, 12-14, 23, 41, and 49. So you can grind through the other stages to get 3 stars with all of the free stuff, and then all you have to worry about is re-doing the above mentioned stages legitimately...which is still a pain in the ass.

[JSoup]

Final Fantasy XIII (X360) - 5-starred the first 8 missions on Gran Pulse...it took a lot longer than I would have liked it to, and mission 8 took 5 tries with a 15 minute round trip each time. I am wondering if I should save them for later and continue with the story, or if I should keep plugging at it and reap the rewards.

Grind until you can handle the mission that rewards the Growth Egg, equip it and continue the game. Use the levels you gained finish the game to move up the missions.

[Boshamp]

FFXIII (X360) - I got through the first 14 missions + 17 since it was along the way I was walking. Unlocking the chocobo for a faster way to travel was a must, and digging with them is pretty lucrative for stuff to sell...and mission 7 or so unlocked some good EXP-giving items to buy in the store. I upgraded my Malboro Wand to a *, my Eagletalon to a *, and my Axis Blade to a *. I haven't decided on a weapon for Fang yet, but she is so overpowered, I am not bothered by her weak weapon. I have covered all of the map I can currently traverse, have maxed out two of the stage 8 crystarium for each of my characters, and am having trouble getting 5-stars on mission 15...so when I play next, I will progress the story a bit to see if I get the next crystarium stage unlocked and perhaps access to a decent weapon for Fang to spend a little on.