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I wanted to get this up early.

We've had these for a few years now and seem to be semi popular.

Keep things strictly to 2018 goals. Recap your 2017 goals in the other thread here.

Good luck everyone

Nothing in spoiler tags in this post will contain game spoilers it's just simply to make sure my post isn't way to long.

Mine are a little complex this year because I'm really going to try knuckle down on my backlog. PS+ Free games makes this a living nightmare but hopefully it's not to bad and or there's a bunch of games that can be N/A'd for being sports games or games I already own.

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

[NEW] I. Beat more games than I acquired (Excluding PS+/Games with Gold/Game Pass) - COMPLETED - 28/19
[NEW] I. Beat twice as many games than I acquired (Excluding PS+/Games with Gold/Game Pass) - FAILED - 28/38

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 - 19

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. Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King (Switch)

Beaten - 28 (Current +9/-10)

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. - COMPLETED - 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)

I’ll try and participate in this for the upcoming year, even though I wasn’t really focused on these outside of the game spending thread.


A. Purchase maximum of 18 physical video games for 2018. PROUDLY FAILED

Spoiler

1. Rocket League
2. Fire Emblem Warriors
3. Minna de Waiwai! Spelunker (Spelunker Party!)
4. Dragon Quest Builders
5. The Longest 5 Minutes
6. Overcooked!
7. Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap
8. Monster Hunter Double Cross [XX]
9. Kirby Star Allies
10. Attack on Titan 2
11. Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings
12. Bayonetta 2
13. Penny Punching Princess
14. Wild Guns Reloaded
15. Shantae: Half Genie Hero [Ultimate Edition]
16. RUNNER3
17. SteamWorld Dig 2
18. Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory
    
19. Owlboy
20. Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Edition
21. Happy Birthdays
22. Sushi Striker
23. The Lost Child
24. Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
25. Crash Bandicoot N-Sane Trilogy
26. Shining Resonance Refrain
27. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
28. Octopath Traveller
29. Sonic Mania Plus
30. Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded (July 17)
31. Code of Princess EX
32. Penguin Wars
33. Little Dragon’s Cafe (August 24)
34. Valkyria Chronicles 4 (September 25)
35. Monster Boy and The Cursed Kingdom (November 6)

B. Beat 5 Nintendo Switch games

1. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (May 6)
2. Penguin Wars (August 20)

C. Beat 1 Nintendo Switch title from/in Japanese.
(Note: Applies to games that contain the Japan rating system (CERO), or a game that contains the rating system from other regions (ACB [AU], ESRB [NA], PEGI [EU], etc.) which has Japanese as a language option).

Just one: get and play MP4 (if it's released in 2018)

Kong Wen's 2018 Gaming Resolutions

My goals this year revolve around enjoying a greater variety of games, rather than simply a greater number of them. To that end, I've set benchmarks for a number of specific systems I own. As always, instead of setting a goal to limit my acquisition of new games relative to the number I finish, I've set a goal that will prompt me to continue purchasing new games.

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. 2018-09-09 - Bloodborne

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 game on Nintendo 3DS

1. 2018-01-28 - Picross e8

Beat 1 additional game on any handheld (not incl. Switch)

1. 2018-08-12 - WarioWare Gold (3DS)

Beat 1 PC game

1.

Purchase 10 new games

1. 2018-01-09 - Picross e8 - 3DS
2. 2018-01-28 - Iconoclasts - PS4
3. 2018-01-28 - Celeste - PS4
4. 2018-02-07 - Monster Hunter: World - PS4
5. 2018-02-14 - Reigns: Her Majesty - Mobile
6. 2018-02-21 - Secret of Mana - PS4
7. 2018-03-26 - Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom - PS4
8. 2018-05-25 - God of War - PS4
9. 2018-05-25 - Dark Souls: Remastered - PS4
10. 2018-08-01 - Octopath Traveler - Switch

Get five platinum trophies
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Beat Fatal Frame II: The Crimson Butterfly
1.

Beat three games on the Vita (not counting FFX):
1.
2.
3.

Edit: Edited in PS+ games so I don't spam this thread.

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

• Q1 2018 - January 1st 2018 - March 31st 2018 [1/5] - IN PROGRESS
  1. Fat Princess (PS3)
  III. Beat 26 Games (Which would be a new record for me) - IN PROGRESS
  1/26
  1. Fat Princess (PS3)
  IV. Beat more games than I acquired. Jan 1st - Dec 31st - IN PROGRESS
  
  Acquired - 5
  1. Batman - The Telltale Series (PS4)*
  2. Dues Ex: Mankind Divided (PS4)*
  3. Sacred 3 (PS3)*
  4. The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 (PS3)*
  5. Uncanny Valley (PS4)*
  Beaten - 1 (Current -4)
  1. Fat Princess (PS3)
  V. Beat at least 1 PS+ Freebie game every month - IN PROGRESS
  1. JAN - Fat Princess (PS3)

I did terribly last year, not accomplishing a single resolution! This year, I'm gonna do more or less the same resolutions but relaxed a bit. However, I'm going to insist that I top my games cleared count from last year. It was my lowest since I started recording my game clears in 2012.

Beat more games than I did last year (ie, 15 or more)
1. Flywrench
2. Batman: The Telltale Series
3. Windjammers

Beat 2 games from series I've never played
1.

Beat 3 games for platforms released 1999 or earlier (Virtual Console, rereleases, etc. count)
1. Windjammers

Enter two Super Smash Bros. tournaments
1.

I. Purchase max 3 video games. - FAILED
Notes.

• Games like Crash Bandicoot HD, Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 count as 1 game.
• 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 don't count. Same with any Secret Santa
• Persona 5 did not count due to the money being a christmas gift

4/3

1. Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (Vita)
2. LittleBigPlanet Vita (Vita)
3. Mary Skelter: Nightmares (Vita)
4. Need for Speed Most Wanted (Vita)

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

• Q1 2018 - January 1st 2018 - March 31st 2018 [5/5] - COMPLETED
  1. Fat Princess (PS3)
  2. Child of Light (PS4)
  3. Shank (Steam)
  4. Crash Bandicoot N'Sane (PS4)
  5. Uncanny Valley (Vita)
  III. Beat 26 Games (Which would be a new record for me) - IN PROGRESS
  5/26
  Spoiler

  1. Fat Princess (PS3)
  2. Child of Light (PS4)
  3. Shank (Steam)
  4. Crash Bandicoot N'Sane (PS4)
  5. Uncanny Valley (Vita)
  IV. Beat more games than I acquired. Jan 1st - Dec 31st - IN PROGRESS
  Notes.
  • 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) still count.
  • Birthday/Christmas Presents and Gifts do count. Same with any Secret Santa
  • [New Jan 3rd] PS+ Vita only games don't count due to not owning a Vita.
  Acquired - 10
  Spoiler

  1. Batman - The Telltale Series (PS4)*
  2. Dues Ex: Mankind Divided (PS4)*
  3. Sacred 3 (PS3)*
  4. The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 (PS3)*
  5. Uncanny Valley (PS4)*
  6. PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness (PS3)*
  7. Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (Vita)
  8. LittleBigPlanet Vita (Vita)
  9. Mary Skelter: Nightmares (Vita)
  10. Need for Speed Most Wanted (Vita)
  
  Beaten - 5 (Current -5)
  Spoiler

  1. Fat Princess (PS3)
  2. Child of Light (PS4)
  3. Shank (Steam)
  4. Crash Bandicoot N'Sane (PS4)
  5. Uncanny Valley (Vita)
  V. Beat at least 1 PS+ Freebie game every month - IN PROGRESS
  1. JAN - Fat Princess (PS3)/Child of Light (PS4)/Uncanny Valley (Vita)
  2. FEB -
  3. MAR -
  4. APR -
  5. MAY -
  6. JUN -
  7. JUL -
  8. AUG -
  9. SEP -
  10. OCT -
  11. NOV -
  12. DEC -
  VI. Beat 8 steam games - IN PROGRESS
  1. Shank

Get five platinum trophies
1. Final Fantasy X
2. Batman: The Telltale Series
3.
4.
5.

Beat Fatal Frame II: The Crimson Butterfly
1.

Beat three games on the Vita (not counting FFX):
1.
2.
3.