A Quick Update

Hey hey all of you out there. I'm pretty tired right now and I'm still figuring out what to do for a new format, because I just cannot put all the achievements anymore. It's just too time consuming and too much of a pain in the ass to do with blogger since it messes up everytime you upload a picture. For now, i'm just going to put a picture of all the games I got achievements for since the last update. See you on the other side!!!

What is going on?

I am blogging away like a crazy person now. 3 updates within a week? Unheard of! I don't know how this happened, probably had a few extra moments in the week to write this up and play some games.

I've started actively playing Alone in the Dark, a little treasure I purchased for 4$. This game had great potential for things. It has clever ideas, a semi interesting story and things that just make it different then everything else. Too bad the controls are so shitty and unresponsive that you'll probably throw the controller out the window before you get to any of these momments. Moving the main character around is like moving a bus. What's worse is that there are actually platforming puzzles, which means you HAVE to deal with these problems.

So far I've only played two and a half levels. So I don't know how frustrating all of this crap will get once i'm at the harder levels.

BLACKOUT - 30G - Finish the episode without skipping any sequences

QUESTIONS - 30G - Finish the episode without skipping any sequences

These two are story achievements. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention: THEY REUSE THE SAME 5 TILES A MILLION TIMES!

Car Thievery - 10G - Unlock a car door after breaking the window

Wired - 10G - Hotwire a car
Stealing cars has an interesting mechanic. You have to break the window and hotwire it with a little minigame.

Countdown to Death - 10G - Stop the wound from bleeding.
You have to heal your wounds to live in this game, no magic health regeneration

Fire Bullets - 5G - Make a fire bullet by pouring flammable liquid on it
Doesnt' really make sense but hey, it's kind of cool.

The Molotov Cocktail - 5 G - Insert a wick into a bottle with flammable content.

This on the other hand makes more sense.

The Air Bomb - 5G - Throw a bottle filled with flammable liquid and shoot it mid-air

Throw the molotov cocktail and shoot it. Done!

Total this post: 105 G

New Gamerscore: 45 720 G

To Go: 4 280 G

Lego Indiana Jones: COMPLETED

We now have a new entry, the 15th, to the prestigious hall where only few games have entered: the 1000 point club. Joining that honor is Lego Indiana Jones. I'm glad to finally have a lego in this collection, it has been a long time coming. This summer I will attempt to also add Lego Batman and Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga. I won't bother with Lego Rockband because it's not really a lego game, it's more like a Rockband game. I may consider doing Lego Star Wars II but I don't know. If I get the complete saga done there's no real point in the same game over again. On top of that once I get those two done I'll still have Lego Indiana Jones 2 and Lego Harry Potter to start so I have plenty of work cut out for me.

You call this archaeology? - 20G - Use a scholar character's academic ability 50 times
I was expecting the worse, like about half an hour of grinding. I do my first one and the achievement unlocks!

Start the engines, Jock! - 20G - Use a mechanic character's repair ability 50 times
Again, I had the worst expectations, but it only took 2 tries!

Trouble with her is the noise - 20G - Destroy 50 objects or characters using the scream and super scream ability

This one on the other hand took a lot of tries. Luckily it was right at the begining of the level so all I really had to wait was the load time.

Total this post: 60 G

New Gamerscore: 45 605 G

To Go: 4 395 G

Under the sea

The journey that was Bioshock 2 is now over. I very much enjoyed the second ride through Rapture. The ending I got was sweet and also a little sad. I won't spoil it, play it for yourself. Plus you may get a different ending depending oh how you play the game.

Now I must decide what to play next. While thinking, I grinded a little bit of Lego Indiana Jones. I looked at my gameaccess queue and saw what the next game coming in is: Guitar Hero Smash Hits (sigh). I don't know why I punish myself by grinding through these Guitar Hero games. I don't get much achievements wise and I don't really have fun. Is it the completionist in me? Am I hoping that it will be fun and that they might in a few songs I give a crap about? Whatever the case, I'm setting myself up for another round of drudgery.

Grand Daddy - 25G - Defeated 3 Big Daddies without dying during the fight
When I started this fight, there were only 2 Big Daddies in the room. What happened to the third one? Did the other two eat him?

Nose for News - 20G - Uncovered the secret of Dionysus Park

Found Lamb's Hideout - 20G - Gained access to Lamb's stronghold

Reunion - 50G - Reunited with your original Little Sister

Heading to the Surface - 25G - Headed to the surface on the side of Sinclair's escape pod

Escape - 100G - Escaped Rapture

Story, story, story

Master Hacker - 20G - Hacked 30 machines at a distance with the Hack Tool
Distance hacking is the easiest way to hack, so you'll get this if you like hacking.

Fully Upgraded a Plasmid - 10G - Fully upgraded one Plasmid to the Level 3 version
At the gatherer's garden, all your dream can come true!

Dealt with Every Little Sister - 50G - Dealt with every Little Sister
If you're anal about getting everything you will have this. It's worth it.

Max Plasmid Slots - 10G - Fully upgraded to the maximum number of Plasmid Slots

Plasmids make you better!

All Plasmids - 20G - Found or purchased all 11 basic Plasmid types
They are either given to you or you buy them. None are hidden.

Research Master - 20G - Completed all reasearch on every subject in Rapture
I was so scared I was not going to finish one, but luckily it worked out.

How we say goodbye in Germany - 20G - Access restricted enemy locations 50 times
The grinding continues. Only 3 more cheevos to go.

Total this post: 390 G

New Gamerscore: 45 555 G

To Go: 4 445 G