Gaming through 2019

Hi, happy holidays everyone.

I have been enjoying a little play today collecting those day specific achievements on Halo Master Chief Collection. But with those popped I thought I would look back on 2019, and what I’ve managed to play through etc.

To start with, streaming is still no more than testing. Without a couple of essential items that I still haven’t got around to picking up it will be no more. But I can do from through the Xbox without a headset.

Games I have mentioned in posts through the year. The Division 2, Gears 5, Shadow of Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Star Wars Fallen Order, to name a few have all preoccupied me at times. Though one that did get some play recently was Halo Reach, when that was added to Halo Master Chief Collection it was instantly played through.

I have picked up some games from the Microsoft Store in the holiday sales and was even nice enough to gift a game too. So I’ve tried that out now.

I have been adding to my Assassins Creed collection and have more to play in 2020.

I hit a few milestones during the year, 5500 achievements unlocked had a nice ring to it. I have a couple of hundred now and might see if I can get 5750 before the end of 2019 (11 required).

Of course there are new games and the Xbox Series X console to look forward to in 2020.

Back again shortly.

Richard

156 Achievements in 5 months

Not a stunning statistic, works out at around an achievement a day. That is what I was referring to when I wanted to check back with something yesterday.

In April I posted that I had reached the milestone of 5500 unlocked achievements. I remember the achievement popping whilst playing Minecraft. The following couple of months were a little slow and there was even a month when I can’t remember unlocking anything? But since then I have got myself back on track and I think the majority of the title number have been in the quite recent.

I have been targeting Minecraft again (finally made a cake) and that has proved to be resourceful. Also completing LEGO Ninjago helped, one of the other big poppers was Shadow of the Tomb Raider when I picked that up and finished it off.

One game I picked up having never played the series before was Hitman as it was part of Games for Gold. Working through that at the moment having played the Prologue.

The other game that I have added to my playlist is Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr. I thought I would give it a play as in the sale at the time.

To much coming out as usual, and if you’ve seen any of my earlier you know I have a target for completion of games. This is currently sliding back again, due to the number of new games I’ve started recently. So I might be losing that battle, but a few long sessions can get me back on track. Though Minecraft only has so many.

Once Gears 5 is played through, I can restore my focus to some of the other games. But I just found myself playing LEGO City Undercover earlier. Fun, must be had, and that is what matters.

Richard

September 2019 update

Hi, I would like to say that I haven’t away, accomplishing great things.  But to honest I have been carrying on as before and getting lost in all the fun.

I have just forgotten to share all the exploits with you all.  I have played a few games as planned at the start of the year, and others are still sitting unplayed.

This is just the way that things can happen sometimes.  But the goal remains the same.  Play games, have fun, and pop some achievements along the way.

Catching up with the last few months, I have worked through Shadow of the Tomb Raider and am now playing again on the + mode.  The Assassins Creed collection grows and I have a number to play through, currently I am on Revelations and Origins.

Forza Horizon 4 gets the occasional play, but  I grabbed Forza 6 from games for gold and am playing that too.

Since the last post I have collected some more old games and this has enabled me to 100% completed another.  So LEGO Ninjago is now fully done and can go in the completed list.

Funnily enough, I have also had a couple of weeks back playing Minecraft recently and so there was a few pops there as I have missed a few updates through not playing.

Currently the game of choice is Gears of War 5, and my time will be taken as I work the game.

Still on the to do list are to many games to list, will do that in a separate post later maybe, but I was thinking about something earlier and will check the posts later to confirm.

Sumo

5500 Xbox Achievements Unlocked

So, I could have reached this target a couple of years ago probably if I had played a lot more and a few more things had gone my way.  Then I wouldn’t be going back and replaying games the way I am, not that I am not enjoying that as there are always a few to keep in the locker for rainy days.

After a week of popping a few here and there and chipping away at the target, I decided to reinstall Killer Instinct and play through Survial Mode with a few more characters unlocking the achievements for that and the ones that you can normally pop along the way.  This was 2 or 3 per character that I’ve done so far, then after doing this and funnily enough fancying a change of game I loaded up Anthem for a bit, then Minecraft.

So the Milestone Achievement was “Iron Belly”, quite fitting really for a day of play and achievement popping, not that I will now “Stop starvation using Rotten Flesh”.  I will snack and refresh suitably before starting towards the next target.

I did earlier stream a little weekend drive on Forza Horizon 4 on Mixer so check it out and follow me there as I start to share my adventures more.

In total over the last 8 days during this streak I am on I have now unlocked 47 Achievements from 11 Games, these are;

• Shadow of the Tomb Raider
• Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
• Anthem
• Fifa 19
• Call of Duty Black Ops
• Assassin’s Creed Revelations
• Burnout Paradise
• Minecraft
• Killer Instinct
• Halo 5
• Trials Fusion

So if I haven’t mentioned any of the above recently, then you can see what I have managed to unlock Achievements in.  I’ve played many other games too as you may have seen.

A couple of the above I am curently playing through and so more to do, the rest is just for fun.

Richard

April 2019 gaming begins

I believe that a few posts back I set myself some small goals.  And to be honest I haven’t a clue if I have stuck to them or not.

All I know is that I have been progressing well with Shadow of the Tomb Raider, even managed to stream for over an hour whilst playing and so that was a good step in the direction I am aiming.

On top of playing Tomb Raider, I continue with The Division 2.  I am just starting out on this and so I haven’t got to far as yet.

As a bit of a jump back, I have begun playing Fifa 19 again and the Achievements have again been popping whilst I play some FUT.  It is always a great pick up and play game.

Another game that I have recently picked up again is Trials Fusion, I have progressed further with this and collected more medals.  An Achievement popped here too which was a pleasant bonus.

Couldn’t wait for the Games for Gold this Month, Star Wars Battlefront 2 from the Xbox Original.  What a classic, instant install and play.  So many memories.

I have also reached a new milestone on TrueAchievements, in that I have played my 300th game.  The game was Anthem as I am currently using an EA Access 10 hour trial to see how it looks.

I normally like BioWare games such as the Dragon Age and Mass Effect Series’ and this could be interesting depending on the reviews I have read.  So far it appears ok, and something that I can see me playing more than 10 hours of.

There was even a little time to catch up with Overwatch today.

Another game that I payed again today was Call of Duty Black Ops (I will finish this game), I continue my way through the campaign every now and then when it suits me.

You might of guessed by now that I can sometimes play a number of games in one day, this is not anything bad.  Sometimes, it is just a need to change the scene.  I can also very easily immerse myself into a marathon sessions.  I think that might be why I now try and break it up a little.

But these are all Achievements that I am checking off of the goal I mentioned I think on one of my earlier posts.  It is why I have searched through my list of played games looking for ones that I didn’t play for long or something.

Then as the games become backward compatible I am picking them up and playing through them, as well as playing new games so time is prioritised chaotically.

I am getting there though, a couple of games on the agenda this month(ish).  I am currently reinstalling Halo 5 and that will take a while as it is rather a large game.  Then I plan on playing a few days of Halo, never an unfortunate task.  I can get Spartan Ops from Master Chief Collection completed, then run a few achievement popping sessions on Halo 5 and clean up the month.

I’ll keep you posted.

Richard

Xbox gameplay update

So, I have been away for a couple of months following a run of 10 daily posts.  Things just got in the way and when I thought of posting, I just didn’t to be honest.

Haven’t really streamed either, just can’t get going with that, just need to get some time to plug in and stream.  No camera so it will simply be me getting respawned a lot.

Anyway, what I generally set out to do I have accomplished or am slowly working towards.  Shadow of the Tomb Raider playthrough continues, and things are progressing well.  Game time is now shared as predicted with The Division 2.

I have been picking a few more games over the last couple of months.  As one does, place them in the to be played pile.

Final Fantasy 7 as mentioned previously popping up in the store was an instant purchase, haven’t played it yet, but I will get to it.

I haven’t played Overwatch for a while, and I have tried Apex Legends where I have so far managed 0 kills.  But haven’t exactly played for hours.

Battlefield 5 progress is good, completed the war Stories and just starting to play a few rounds of multiplayer.

I have had to rearrange the furniture a little as the Xbox One X kept turning off due to getting a little warm.

Forza 7 and Horizon 4 are still getting some hours when I fancy a drive, keep thinking of getting a wheel for when playing these.  So I am currently looking at options.

Regarding quests for Game Pass games, I haven’t really had a chance to look into these.  Because I’m concentrating more on the games above, but this month I fancy attempting a couple a seeing how they go.

See you around.

Richard

This weeks adventures

I am still getting to grips with this, and those few words might start a few of these posts.  What should improve is the content that flows after.

A reasonable amount of uninterrupted gameplay was enjoyed over the weekend with the occasional pop heard.

Thinking of changing my Xbox profile colour from Red, I’ve had that for a few years now and I think it’s time to look at options.

Still haven’t started Shadow of the Tomb Raider, but if you’ve read any of my previous blogs then you’ll see that I have been hopping back and forth with planned games and played games that I didn’t intend and unlocked achievements I didn’t expect so all good.

In the last 2 days, I’ve unlocked 15 achievements in 9 games so the tidy up is going rather well I think and my percentage is moving in the right direction.  I think I have enough of a cushion to start a new game and not drop to far back the other way.

I am going to restart Call of Duty Black Ops soon, just so I can complete it and know how the game plays through.  Then, I will spend the time doing it on Veteran.

Over the weekend I went to look at my saved progress on Halo Master Chief Collection and noticed that it wasn’t there?  So before I play again (happy to) I will be checking achievement unlocks to see which Spartan op is the next one that I need to do.

Once I have finished those, I plan on finally starting on the cross game playlist achievements.  Theres a few others that should be finished off whilst completing these as well.

On the side, I am compiling the wish list for 2019 as the games start coming out.  There are a few I have my eye on and so look forward to spending time playing this year, having spent 2018 catching up on The Division, I am looking for ward to The Division 2.  Anything in particular that you are keeping an eye out for?  Let me know.

Richard

New year, more games

Hi, join me whilst I move into a world of game streaming https://mixer.com/MisguidedSumo and the bad game play that goes with it.

What you’ll get from me is someone that is chasing the goal that will not be attained. The achievement completion target that I have set myself is more than realistic, I just need to stop playing new games and moving the goal out of reach.

You’ll see me playing games new and old, because of this as I often grab games I hadn’t finished to attain those last few Achievements. Just starting Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Battlefield V whilst catching up with Lego Movie Video Game and Hopper. So as mentioned, really can and do play a little of everything.

I’ll update you on what games I’m playing my way through, and maybe I’ll see you online.

So get in touch, what do you like to play? Do you have a channel? What’s your favourite games?

I am also starting up on YouTube Gaming @ https://www.youtube.com/user/misguidedsumo and whilst sorting a few things uploads will trickle through.

I currently have a simple setup and so settings are very much in the trial phase. I am using the AverMedia Plug and Play Game Streaming Capture Box, so if anyone has any experience then let me know.

I am 99.9% certain that the couple of issues that I have are more PC and Internet related though and so tactics change and not equipment.

Gameplay will continue and so the streaming trials will too.

Richard