2018 Gaming Plans

[Drag66]

Re: 2018 Gaming Plans

Fallout 76 is all that is left for me if I like the BETA. If I do not like the BETA, I may buy Just Cause 4.

I played about 10 hours of the first Red Dead when it released, but I could not get into it. The old west setting just did not appeal to me. I am not buying Red Dead 2. I'm sure it is a great game, and Rockstar is a great developer, but it's just not my cup of tea. Plus I still have Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Spider-Man, and AC Odyssey to finish. And I'm hooked on Black Ops 4 and FIFA 19 too.

[jfsolo]

Re: 2018 Gaming Plans

Never played the first one.

(Ducks for cover)

I didn't either because Westerns haven't traditionally been my thing, so playing a long single player game in that genre wasn't that appealing to me. Westworld definitely created much more interest in this game for me.

I've only played like a hour or so, but I can tell already that this game is exponentially more interesting to me than GTA has been. Maybe it will change as I play more, but this game seems more serious thematically with very little over the top wacky hijinks and that appeals to me greatly.

[peter42O]

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CURRENTLY PLAYING
- Yakuza Zero
- Yakuza Kiwami

Will be buying the two above games on Monday with each one being a story only play-through while im waiting for my pre-orders to get released. With work, playing shorter linear games is the way for me to go for November and possibly December. Depends on if/how much I like/enjoy Just Cause 4.

COMPLETED
- Spider Man (9.0/10)
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider (9.0/10)
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey (9.0/10)

PRE-ORDERED
- Battlefield V (November 20th)
- Darksiders III (November 27th)
- Just Cause 4 (December 4th)

It's been a very slow year for me thus far with only Far Cry 5 and God of War being purchased, played and completed.

Second half of 2018 is so much better but it still sucks that every year, from September to December is packed. So many empty months.

2019 though will be STACKED throughout as based on games with a release date, I have six games in seven weeks starting with REmake2 and ending with Sekiro. Super hyped and can't wait!!!

[KG]

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Never played the first one.

(Ducks for cover)

Me either.

I love Western's but back then (~2010) I was only interested in NCAA & FIFA/PES.

I don't want to rush through this new AC but it's getting pretty hard to buy into the hype.

[bhurst99]

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Now that the good weather is in the rear view mirror and it rains everyday where I live there’s plenty of time for gaming. I’ve done little damage to my backlog and all these new 100-hour long open world games aren’t going to help.

2018 Wish List -- Not Purchased

Far Cry 5
Detroit: Become Human
God of War 4
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
Thronebreaker: The Witcher’s Tale

Remember when people said single player games were dead? It has been a great year. Hopefully, they’ll be some online Black Friday sales.

2018 Games Purchased or Free PS Plus

Red Dead Redemption 2 (PS4) Early Impressions: Amazing. I might just hunt and fish and never advance out of Chapter 2.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance (PC – Hardcore Mode) -- Level 6: Terrific game. It’s Skyrim without monsters based on actual historical events from like the 15th century. I like how at the start of the game you can’t do anything well like using a bow and arrow or swinging a sword. Instead you have to build up your skills through trial and a lot of error.

Star Wars: Battlefront II (PS4 – Soldier Level – Second Mission Complete) – I haven’t played it much but when I’ve played it I’ve enjoyed the online maps and the single player story.

Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone DLC (PC – Blood and Broken Bones) – Character Level 41. Touissant is incredible. It’s sun drenched, luxurious towns are such an enjoyable change from the rest of the gloomy Witcher world.

Football, Tactics and Glory (PC) –Bury (8-1-5, Third Season, Amateur League)– Stupidly addictive turn based soccer.

Tyranny (PC) – Level 6
X-Com 2 (PS4)

Games Finished in 2018

Assassin’s Creed Origins (PS4 -- Hard) – Level 49, 100 per cent. I’ve loved this series since the first Assassin’s Creed game but without a doubt this game dwarves the previous entries. I can’t believe the detail that was put into re-creating ancient Egypt, the cities, the gods and beliefs of the era. Balek is a fantastic character and he really shines when dealing with the children he encounters which conveys the pain of the loss of his own child at the start of the game. The setting is just beautiful in 4K and I took more photos in this game than I have in any other game. It’s the only Assassin’s Creed I’ve played to 100 per cent completion and one of the few games I earned a Platinum trophy. (10 out of 10)

Just Cause 3 (PS4) – 97 per cent. Who doesn’t like blowing up stuff? I think there was a plot about overthrowing a dictator but it was so weak it’s not even worth discussing. The star of the game, like so many games these days, is the open world setting which looks like a Mediterranean paradise. It was fun but very repetitive which is why it took me so long to complete it. (7 out of 10).

Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone DLC (PC – Blood and Broken Bones) – Character Level 41 – I finished this before the Blood and Wine DLC. It is an interesting story but it doesn’t open up a new area like Toussaint in the Blood and Wine DLC. The new runes you can put on weapon really didn’t do too much for me. I only added one to my chest armor. It’s a decent DLC but it isn’t nearly as deep as Blood and Wine (7.5 out of 10)

Previously completed this year:

Witcher 3 (PC – Blood and Broken Bones) Character Level 35
Rise of the Tomb Raider (PC – Seasoned Raider – 100 per cent)
Ghost Recon Wildlands (PS4 – Advanced/Expert– Level 30/Tier 23, 100 per cent)
Bioshock Infinite (PC -- Hard)
Battlefield 1 (PS4 -- Hard) – Single Player Campaign
Pillars of Eternity (PC -- Normal) – Act 3/Character Level 12

The Backlog (tm)

Assassin’s Creed Origins DLC: Hidden Ones (PS4 -- Hard)
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (PS4) – Level 6, 27 per cent
Far Cry Primal (PS4 – Survival – Hard) – 33 per cent
Fallout 4 (PC -- Hard) -- Level 22

Watch Dogs (PS4) – 18.6 per cent
Divinity Original Sin Enhanced Edition (PC -- Tactical) – Level 4
Sniper Elite 4 (PC – Snipe Elite Level – Finished Sixth Mission)
Dragon Age Inquisition DLC (PC) – Started Jaws of Hakkon – Level 25

Games I will never finish before I die

Stardew Valley (PC) – Level 4 Farmer
No Man’s Sky (PC) – Second Planet
Life is Stange (PC) – Not Started
Star Wars Empire at War (PC) – Lost my saved game. Darn
Sky Force Anniversary (PS4-Plus Free Games) – Level 7
Just Cause 2 (PS3 -- Experienced) -- 42 per cent (Completed main story)
Faster Than Light (PC – Easy) -- 72 Failed Missions
Ryse of Rome (PC -- Centaurian) -- 30 per cent
XCom Enemy Within (PC -- Normal)
Far Cry: Blood Dragon (PC – Medium) – Chapter 2 of 7
Grand Turismo 5 (PS3) -- 54 per cent
Oblivion: Shivering Isles (PC) -- Level 30
Crysis (PC) (7 of 11)
State of Decay (PC)
Shadow of Colossus (PS3) (2 dead)
Beyond Two Souls (PS3)

Sports Backlog.

I’ve become awful at sports games.

MLB 17 (PS4) – NY Mets (2-7). I think I’m hitting under .200
MLB 16 (PS4) – Toronto (18-18)
MLB 15 (PS4) --Washington (31-33)
MLB 14 (PS3) -- Los Angeles (20-14)

Madden 16 (PS4) -- San Diego (6-9)

NBA 2K16 (PS4) -- Toronto (3-3)
NBA 2K14 Be A Pro (PC) - First Season -- 29 Games Played (11-18, 12.0 PPG)

NHL 16 (PS4) – Pittsburgh (3-4)
NHL 12 Be A Pro (Xbox360) – 45 Games Played
FIFA 16 (PC) -- West Bromwich (4-5-14)
FIFA 16 (PC) -- Toronto FC (11-5-8)
F1 2016 (PS4 – Medium) – First Race: Australia -- 17th place

Forizon Horizon (Xbox 360 – Medium) – 4.7 per cent complete
Top Spin (Xbox360 -- Normal) -- Level 18
College Hoops 2K8 (Xbox360) -- First Season -- (6-23)

[itsmb8]

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I've been so looking forward to the Winter 2018 gaming season and now that its here.... meh. I mean, 2K has taken a back seat because of the MyLeague problems and OOTP is OOTP, always there but its not that addicting game, and TGC2019 isnt THAT addicting either because im really just practicing for tour rounds or playing tour rounds at TGCTours. Those are the only sports games for me right now so I really just have Red Dead and Spiderman at the moment, and Spiderman I've already beaten so now im just waiting for all the DLC to be released and just playing RDR2 at the moment.

The two games I REALLY cant wait to play are The Division 2 and Days Gone, and those arent until 2019.

[LowerWolf]

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I'm done for the year.

Purchased in 2018
Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite
MLB The Show 18
Disney Infinity 2.0
NHL 18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Injustice 2
Spider-Man

MLB and SotTR were the only full-price games for me; the rest I picked up on sale. And I managed to resist Madden and 2K this year.

Completed in 2018
Everybody's Golf (completed tournament mode)
Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite (completed story mode)
Rise of the Tomb Raider (completed story mode)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (completed story mode)

Currently Playing
MLB 18
Madden 18
Spider-Man
Disney Infinity 2.0

In the Queue
Injustice 2
Gran Turismo Sport
Rise of the Tomb Raider (DLC and finding what I missed)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (DLC and finding what I missed)

Backlogged
Bioshock 2 and Bioshock Infinite
Call of Duty Modern Warfare, Infinite Warfare and WW2
Batman Trilogy
Wolfenstein New Order and Old Blood
Witcher 3
F1 17
Crash Bandicoot

Not much has changed here over the last year.

And for reference, from last January:

Currently Playing

• Everbody's Golf
• Gran Turismo Sport
• Rise of the Tomb Raider

EG is the only one I'm playing consistently. I'm pretty much addicted right now.

In the Queue

• Madden 18
• NBA 2K17
• NHL 17
• F1
• Call of Duty WWII
• The Witcher 3

Waiting on the speed glitch to get fixed on Madden. It's been awhile since I've played 2K or NHL, thinking about starting up again. I need to go through the campaign on WW2, Modern Warfare and Infinite Warfare.

Backlogged

• Bioshock (2 and Infinite)
• Wolfenstein (New Order and Old Blood)
• Batman (Asylum, City and Knight)

Plan to Purchase

• MLB 18

Thought about holding off, but it will be a Day 1 purchase. Right now, that's the only game I'm planning on getting this year.

[calcutta]

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Half way through the year and I've pretty much stuck to my schedule:

January = LA Noire (finished the game and all 1000 Gamerscore)
February = Duke Nukem 3D (finished the game and all 1000 Gamerscore)
March = Okami (finished the game but only 600 Gamerscore)
April = Far Cry 5 (finished the game but only 800 Gamerscore)
May = Burnout Paradise Remastered (finished the game but only 600 Gamerscore)
June = Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus (finished the game but only 750 Gamerscore)

I switched around the months for Burnout & Wolfenstein but otherwise stuck to my plan

The schedule for the rest of 2018 remains as follows:

July = South Park: Fractured But Whole
August = Assassin's Creed Origins
September = Assassin's Creed Origins
October = FIFA 2019
November = NBA 2K19
December = Madden NFL 2019 or NHL 2019

Looking forward to finally starting South Park tomorrow!

I pretty much stuck to my schedule...except I never ended up buying a third sports game, so I kept playing NBA 2K19 throughout December until Christmas before taking a break until the turn of the year.

I actually got over it to be honest (MyCareer Mode) so may skip it next year.

[bhurst99]

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Time to look back at my goals and gaming from 2018

On the List for 2018 Purchase

Far Cry 5
Detroit: Become Human
Red Dead Redemption 2
(I’m going to assume we dont see Cyberpunk 2077 this year)

Games Purchased in 2017 with Progress (Level in Brackets)

Pillars of Eternity (PC -- Hard) – Act 2/Character Level 9
Divinity Original Sin Enhanced Edition (PC -- Tactical) – Level 2
Assassin’s Creed Origins (PS4 -- Hard) – Level 12, 12 per cent
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (PS4) – Level 2, 3 per cent
Far Cry Primal (PS4 – Survival – Hard) – Level 0, 1 per cent
Ghost Recon Wildlands (PS4 – Advanced/Expert) – Level 20, 22 per cent
Dragon Age Inquisition DLC (PC) – Started Jaws of Hakkon
Sniper Elite 4 (PC – Snipe Elite Level – Finished First Mission)
Battlefield 1 (PS4 -- Hard) – Story Three – Storm of Steel (Hard)
Stardew Valley (PC) – Level 3 Farmer
Star Wars Empire at War (PC)
No Man’s Sky (PC) – Second Planet
Life is Stange (PC) – Not Started
F1 2016 (PS4 – Medium) – First Race: Australia -- 17th place

I ended up buying way more than I expected in 2018

2018 Purchases or Free PS Plus

Detroit: Become Human (PS4) - Just started
Red Dead Redemption 2 (PS4) – 46.4 per cent
God of War 4 (PS4) -- Level 1
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey (PS4) -- Just purchased
Kingdom Come: Deliverance (PC – Hardcore Mode) -- Level 8:
Star Wars: Battlefront II (PS4 – Soldier Level – Second Mission Complete) –
Witcher 3: Blood and Wine DLC (PC – Blood and Broken Bones) – Character Level 41
Football, Tactics and Glory (PC) –Bury (8-1-5, Third Season, Amateur League)–
Tyranny (PC) – Level 6
X-Com 2 (PS4)

2018 Wish List -- Not Purchased

Far Cry 5
Thronebreaker: The Witcher’s Tale

Games Completed in 2018

Sniper Elite 4 (PC – Snipe Elite Level) – Level 31
Assassin’s Creed Origins (PS4 -- Hard) – Level 49, 100 per cent.
Just Cause 3 (PS4) – 97 per cent.
Witcher 3 (PC – Blood and Broken Bones) Character Level 35
Rise of the Tomb Raider (PC – Seasoned Raider – 100 per cent)
Ghost Recon Wildlands (PS4 – Advanced/Expert– Level 30/Tier 23, 100 per cent)
Bioshock Infinite (PC -- Hard)
Battlefield 1 (PS4 -- Hard) – Single Player Campaign
Pillars of Eternity (PC -- Normal) – Act 3/Character Level 12

DLC Finished in 2018

Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone DLC (PC – Blood and Broken Bones) – Character Level 41 –
Assassin’s Creed Origins: DLC The Hidden Ones (PS4 -- Hard) – Level 55, 100 per cent
Just Cause 3 Bavarian Sea Heist DLC (PS4) 100 per cent

Nine games completed and three DLC completed. That's not too shabby. At this rate my backlog will be done by 2127. It doesn't help I bought more games than I completed.