Gaming Resolutions for 2018

[Kong Wen]

Beat 5 games on Sony PlayStation 4

1. 2018-02-01 - Batman: The Telltale Series Season 1
2. 2018-03-02 - Monster Hunter: World
3. 2018-05-27 - Minit
4. 2018-06-13 - God of War
5. 2018-09-03 - Donut County

Earn 5 Platinum Trophies

1. 2018-02-01 - Batman: The Telltale Series Season 1
2. 2018-05-28 - Minit
3. 2018-06-30 - God of War
4. 2018-09-03 - Donut County
5.

Donut County down, which completes my PS4 resolution and helps me come very close on my Platinum resolution. Looks like it should be 5 beats for 5 plats, but Monster Hunter is a killer grind!

[Kong Wen]

Another platinum trophy earned, another goal down. I have to work on Switch and one PC game before the end of the year. I have a couple ideas.

[Claytone]

That'll do it for the new series resolution. I think beating an FF game was, on its own, also a resolution of mine a number of years ago, so I can finally mark that one off as well.

Beat more games than I did last year (ie, 15 or more)
1. Flywrench (PSN)
2. Batman: The Telltale Series (PS4)
3. Windjammers (ARC/Neo Geo [PSN])
4. Panzer Dragoon (Saturn)
5. Hey! Pikmin (3DS)
6. Panzer Dragoon II Zwei (Saturn)
7. Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap (PS4)
8. Forza Horizon 3 (Xbone)
9. Celeste (PSN)
10. Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS)
11. Mega Man 5 (NES [PS4])
12. WarioWare Gold (3DS)
13. Final Fantasy X HD Remaster (PS2 [PS4])
14-15. Incomplete

COMPLETE: Beat 2 games from series I've never played
1. Panzer Dragoon
2. Final Fantasy X HD Remaster

COMPLETE: Beat 3 games for platforms released 1999 or earlier (Virtual Console, rereleases, etc. count)
1. Windjammers (1994)
2. Panzer Dragoon (1995)
3. Panzer Dragoon II Zwei (1996)
4. Mega Man 5 (1992)

Beat a game on each console I own that I've not already beaten a game on.
Sega Master System: Incomplete
Sega Saturn: COMPLETE: Panzer Dragoon


Enter two Super Smash Bros. tournaments
1. MomoCon 2018 (Melee; Atlanta, GA)
2. Incomplete

[SkyPikachu]

Failed a lot most glaring was the Purchase max 3 videos games. Failed my added goal of beat twice as many games as I buy but the original beat more games than I buy was completed. Was solid with my beat 26 games this year goal and was so close to 50. Took a chunk out of my Steam Library and beat 5+ games every quarter. The PS+ goal was a fail but it was also awkward to judge as I stopped paying for PS+ and caring for most of the games. All in all pretty happy with my performance wish I hadn't bought so many games that I now don't plan on playing anytime soon.

I. Purchase max 3 video games. - FAILED 10/3

[NEW] I. Beat more games than I acquired (Excluding PS+/Games with Gold/Game Pass) - IN PROGRESS - 28/20
[NEW] I. Beat twice as many games than I acquired (Excluding PS+/Games with Gold/Game Pass) - FAILED - 28/40

Notes.

• Replaces the PS+ version
• Games like Crash Bandicoot HD, Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 count as multple games.
• Purchasing games I already own on another platform don't count.
• Any game that was free (eg. PSN Monthly games) don't count.
• Birthday/Christmas Presents and Gifts do count. Same with any Secret Santa

Acquired - 20

Spoiler

1. Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (Vita)
2. LittleBigPlanet Vita (Vita)
3. Need for Speed Most Wanted (Vita)
4. Xeodrifter (PSN)
5. Iconoclasts (PSN)
6. God of War (2005) (Vita)
7. God of War II (Vita)
8. God of War: Ghost of Sparta (Vita)
9. God of War: Chains of Olympus (Vita)
10. Reverie (Vita)
11. God of War (2018) (PS4)
12. Steep (XBO)
13. The Crew (XBO)
14. Minecraft Story Mode Episode 1-8 (XBO)
15. Skate 3 (360)
16. Crackdown (360)
17. Pokemon Platinum (DS)
18. Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu (Switch)
19. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD (Wii U)
20. Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King (Switch)

Beaten - 28 (Current +8/-12)

Spoiler

1. Shank (Steam)
2. Crash Bandicoot N'Sane (PS4)
3. Cogs (Steam)
4. Knack (PS4)
5. LittleBigPlanet Vita (Vita)
6. Xeodrifter (PSN)
7. Iconoclasts (PSN/Vita)
8. Driver: San Francisco (Steam)
9. Renegade Ops (Steam)
10. Renegade Ops: Coldstrike (Steam)
11. Rayman Legends (Wii U)
12. Super Metroid (Wii U VC)
13. The Elders Scroll: Skyrim (Switch)
14. The Elders Scroll: Skyrim - Dragonborn (Switch)
15. The Elders Scroll: Skyrim - Dawnguard (Switch)
16. Mirror's Edge: Catalyst (PS4)
17. Reverie (Vita)
18. God of War (Vita)
19. Skate 3 (360)
20. Pokemon Platinum (DS)
21. Blocks that Matter (Steam)
22. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (Steam)
23. Super Meat Boy (Steam)
24. Overlord (Steam)
25. Overlord: Raising Hell (Steam)
26. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Wii U VC)
27. Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu (Switch)
28. Fast RMX (Switch)

II. Beat 5 games for each Quarter. - IN PROGRESS - 4/4

• Q1 2018 - January 1st 2018 - March 31st 2018 [5/5] - COMPLETED
  Spoiler

  1. Fat Princess (PS3)
  2. Child of Light (PSN/PS4)
  3. Shank (Steam)
  4. Crash Bandicoot N'Sane (PS4)
  5. Uncanny Valley (Vita)
• Q2 2018 - April 1st 2018 - June 30th 2018 [5/5] - COMPLETED
  Spoiler

  1. The Elders Scroll: Skyrim - Dawnguard (Switch)
  2. Mirror's Edge: Catalyst (PS4)
  3. Reverie (Vita)
  4. 99VIDAS (Vita/PSN)
  5. Mad Max (PS4)
• Q3 2018 - July 1st 2018 - September 30th 2018 [5/5] - COMPLETED
  Spoiler

  1. Skate 3 (360)
  2. Shovel Knight (PS4)
  3. Pokemon Platinum (DS)
  4. Blocks that Matter (Steam)
  5. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (Steam)
• Q4 2018 - October 1st 2018 - December 31st 2018 [5/5] - COMPLETED
  1. Super Meat Boy (Steam)
  2. Overlord (Steam)
  3. Overlord: Raising Hell (Steam)
  4. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Wii U VC)
  5. Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu (Switch)

III. Beat 26 Games (Which would be a new record for me) - COMPLETED - 26/26
26/26
III. Beat 50 Games - FAILED - 49/50
49/50

Spoiler

1. Fat Princess (PS3)
2. Child of Light (PSN/PS4)
3. Shank (Steam)
4. Crash Bandicoot N'Sane (PS4)
5. Uncanny Valley (Vita)
6. Cogs (Steam)
7. Knack (PS4)
8. Flow (PSN/Vita)
9. LittleBigPlanet Vita (Vita)
10. Xeodrifter (PSN/Vita)
11. RiME (PS4)
12. Exile's End (Vita)
13. Iconoclasts (PSN/Vita)
14. Bound (PS4)
15. Forma.8 (PSN/Vita)
16. Bombing Busters (PSN/Vita)
17. Mighty No. 9 (PSN/PS4)
18. Driver: San Francisco (Steam)
19. Renegade Ops (Steam)
20. Renegade Ops: Coldstrike (Steam)
21. Rayman Legends (Wii U)
22. Super Metroid (Wii U VC)
23. The Elders Scroll: Skyrim (Switch)
24. The Elders Scroll: Skyrim - Dragonborn (Switch)
25. The Elders Scroll: Skyrim - Dawnguard (Switch)
26. Mirror's Edge: Catalyst (PS4)
27. Reverie (Vita)
28. 99VIDAS (Vita/PSN)
29. Mad Max (PS4)
30. God of War (Vita)
31. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (XBO)
32. Super Lucky's Tale (XBO)
33. Dig Dug (360)
34. Dead Rising 2: Case 0 (360)
35. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (XBO)
36. Fable Anniversary (360)
37. Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)
38. Skate 3 (360)
39. Shovel Knight (PS4)
40. Pokemon Platinum (DS)
41. Blocks that Matter (Steam)
42. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (Steam)
43. Max: The Curse of Brotherhood (XBO)
44. Super Meat Boy (Steam)
45. Overlord (Steam)
46. Overlord: Raising Hell (Steam)
47. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Wii U VC)
48. Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu (Switch)
49. Fast RMX (Switch

IV. Beat at least 1 PS+ Freebie game every month - FAILED - 5/12

Spoiler

[EDIT] - If I don't own PS+ for said month I subtract that month from the total
[EDIT2] - Includes Game Pass games due to ending my PS Plus Subscription.

1. JAN - Fat Princess (PS3)/Child of Light (PSN/PS4)/Uncanny Valley (Vita)
2. FEB - Flow (PSN/Vita)
3. MAR - Bound (PS4)/Forma.8 (PSN/Vita)/Bombing Busters (PSN/Vita)/Mighty No. 9 (PSN/PS4)
4. APR - 99VIDAS (Vita/PSN)/Mad Max (PS4/PSN)
5. MAY - Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (XBO)/Super Lucky's Tale (XBO)/Dig Dug (360)/Dead Rising 2: Case 0 (360)/Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (XBO)/Fable Anniversary (360)
6. JUN - NONE
7. JUL - NONE
8. AUG - Max: The Curse of Brotherhood (XBO)
9. SEP -
10. OCT -
11. NOV -
12. DEC -

V. Beat 8 steam games - COMPLETED - 8/8

1. Shank
2. Cogs
3. Driver: San Francisco
4. Renegade Ops
5. Renegade Ops: Coldstrike
6. Blocks that Matter
7. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
8. Super Meat Boy (Steam)

[Kong Wen]

Kong Wen's 2018 Gaming Resolutions

Beat 3 games on Nintendo Switch

1. 2018-09-30 - Picross S2
2. 2018-12-01 - Into the Breach
3.

Beat 3 games on Nintendo S/NES Classic

1.
2.
3.

Beat 1 PC game

1.

These are the only ones I didn't quite clear this year.

The Switch one was remarkably close, as I did put a lot of time into Let's Go, Pikachu! over the holidays, and I could have finished off Dynasty Warriors: Fire Emblem at any time. I'll put them over to 2019.

The only games I played on PC all year were tests for IGF judging—I did really, really enjoy Dicey Dungeons, but it was a pre-release version.

I made the mistake of putting all my SNES Classic time into Romance of the Three Kingdoms II, which is an immense strategy game that I enjoy most playing in short sessions of an evening, so I didn't get any quick clears on that front either.

We'll see how my 2019 goals shape up. This was a fun year overall!

[The Shoemaker]

So, once again I never posted any official resolutions, but I always had a few in mind

Beat more games than I buy:

Easily completed, beat 55 games this year!

Play more PS4 games:

Between God of War, Kingdom Hearts, Until Dawn, Monster Hunter Generations and Assassin's Creed Odyssey it was a pretty goof year for my PS4 in 2018.

Play games that weren't released in 2018:

Got to experience a good amount of older titles, some years old, others years old. DOOM 2016 was great, Crash Bandicoot trilogy was fun, played ALTTP again, along with a few notable indies like Super Meat Boy, VVVVVV, Golf Story, ect.