My Xbox Achievement Adventure

December and 2023 Summary (Catch-Up)

2024-01-20T22:29:00.000+00:00

After initial testing for December, this led to every single day of gaming across the month being magnetised. At the time of writing it has continued into January 2024 with hope of a first fully Xbox magnetised year since 2020, this being due to 2021 failing in the final months.

December itself was a strong month with a haul of 295 unlocks, this would have been 300 but the main goal for the year was ending on 950,000G overall which was done. Hitting 300 wouldn't have toppled the best month so was not considered while nice totals of 20,590G and 31.732 TA (reduced by new update TA drops) proved to be a plus. The played vs completion ratio saw a 50% split meaning of the 34 played in the month, 17 were completions.

The platform split was one that I hope will improve in 2024 as the Xbox Series X/One play saw 258 unlocks compared to the 37 across Windows/Xbox 360/Mobile.

2023 itself slotted in as the second best year for unlocks with 2192 which is a long way off the ultimate 2021 total of 2768 but being only the second year to go over 2100 and with my offline life far busier than recent years furthers the success of 2023.

The graphic below differs from the total seen for completions on the December 31st magnetisation as January began with multiple game updates on New Year's Day which meant 2023 lost completions from 101 to 96 and will continue to do so as more re-completions are done.

Key milestones for the year saw the passage through 800,000 and 900,000G with the next goal of the 1 Million G set to come in 2024 as well as hopes of 1.5 Million TA score and maybe even 25,000 unlocks overall after hitting 1.2 Million TA score and 23,000 unlocks in 2023.

December Sees 2023 Completion Century Reached (Catch-Up)

2024-01-20T21:08:00.000+00:00

December saw the TA 12 Days of Christmas challenge completed on Friday 15th starting with a spell on Lost Snowmen with two unlocks for 400G sandwiching a quick 20G unlock on Super Tennis Blast. The day and the TA challenge was completed with a drive on Forza Motorsport which saw three unlocks for 45G.

After being used in the TA Challenge, Lost Snowmen was completed on Saturday 16th with three unlocks for 470G and was followed by a random play on Party Animals with three unlocks totalling just 15G. The day ended with a second completion as Reactor X2 had four unlocks for 800G.

Sunday 17th saw another session on Party Animals with three unlocks for 20G before a new addition to the collection in Park Beyond saw a single 50G unlock. Mushroom Savior (Windows) returned with a re-completion after four unlocks and 800G but the completion total stayed at 92 after a previously completed game had a new update.

A new week began with a session on Reactor X2 (Windows) which saw five unlocks totalling 1000G in a new update and moved the 2023 completion total to 93 on Monday 18th. Tuesday 19th saw an evening play session on Park Beyond which saw five unlocks for 120G and the session extended into Wednesday 20th with a further five unlocks for 110G. Park Beyond became the focus of the week with another session on Thursday 21st which resulted in nine unlocks totalling 250G and then two unlocks for 70G on Friday 22nd.

Saturday 23rd saw a change with a trilogy of completions which began on Lab Crisis with five unlocks for 1000G and was swiftly followed by Mushroom Savior which saw five unlocks for 1000G. Later in the evening, Zombie Derby joined the collection and was completed in around a two hour session resulting in 15 unlocks for 2000G and moved the completion total to 95.

Christmas Eve's gaming began with a new addition and completion in Radioactive Dwarfs: Evil From The Sewers which saw 15 unlocks for 1000G and was followed by a quick play on Party Animals with two unlocks for 20G. The day ended with a play on Mr Driller in Drill Land which saw six unlocks for 60G. Christmas Day itself saw an evening play session on Gabriel's Worlds: The Adventure and saw the majority of the story complete in a haul of nine unlocks for 1100G.

Gaming slowed down a little the next day as Boxing Day saw a single 25G unlock on Microsoft Solitaire Collection (Windows). Wednesday 27th saw a new addition to the collection in the form of Ballotron Coolbox (Windows) which saw a differing take on the Ballotron series and was completed after ten unlocks for 1000G.The next day saw the Xbox Series X version of Ballotron Coolbox added to the gaming collection and itself completed with ten unlocks for 1000G and took the completion total to 97.

The day also saw a single 30G unlock on Microsoft Solitaire Collection (Windows) and that was replicated on Friday 29th with Mr Driller in Drill Land popping in with a 40G unlock. Saturday 30th saw a final play on Gabriel's Worlds : The Adventure as seven unlocks for 1180G resulted in the 98th completion of 2023. Another return saw Checkers for Kids played with two unlocks for 300G.

The final day of the year saw a bumper gaming day with a haul of 16 unlocks across seven games which began with the session of Checkers For Kids continuing with three unlocks for 200G and completion. In order to try and tick off a few games with only a single unlock remaining, both Crossovers by Powgi and Letterbox by Powgi were played and completed with 100G earned on each which meant the century of completions in 2023 was reached at 101.

Play continued with a single 100G unlock on Mr Driller in Drill Land, a single 200G unlock on Paradox Error and then sessions on Super Tennis Blast and Super Volley Blast with a combined nine unlocks for 245G.

December Began With TA Xmas Challenge Focus (Catch-Up)

2024-01-15T01:10:00.000+00:00

The Xbox magnetic journey finally resumed after a huge hiatus with December as a testing month before hopefully fully magnetising in 2024. The month opened with the True Achievements 12 Days of Christmas Challenge and meant a wide range of games would be seen this month.

Play itself on December 1st began with the Game Pass simulation game of Coral Island which saw a solitary unlock for 20G. This was followed by the Windows re-completion of Lost Snowman which saw five unlocks for 1000G and brought the completions for 2023 to 89. Saturday 2nd saw Ghostlore utilised with two unlocks for 20G and the same outcome came on Forza Motorsport with two unlocks for 20G.

Sunday 3rd saw the return of Genesis Noir with a solitary unlock for 70G and later on play moved to Lego DC Super Villains with a single unlock for 10G and the Lego session continued into the new week with four unlocks for 40G on Monday with a long session later that day on Forza Motorsport which drove in seven unlocks for 105G.

Tuesday 5th saw another stint on Lego DC Super Villains with four unlocks for 40G before a return to Ghostlore with three unlocks for 60G. The day ended with a new addition to the game collection in Shadow Warrior 3 :Definitive Edition with three unlocks for 50G and the day's haul brought up 1550 unlocks on Xbox One in 2023.

Wednesday 6th saw another seven unlock haul on Forza Motorsport for 100G and the week ended with a spell on Rare Replay with three unlocks for 45G and the 7-day total is 44 unlocks for 1640G.

Friday 8th saw a continuation of Rare Replay with four unlocks for 60G and Lego DC Super Villains returned with a mix of story missions and collectibles leading to 11 unlocks for 110G and the day ended with the surprise addition of Moving Out 2 which was a Free Play Days game and saw 12 unlocks for 220G.

Saturday 9th saw a continuation of Moving Out 2 across the day with 16 unlocks for 780G and a completion ahead of the game exiting Free Days on the 11th and in being completed it meant the game became the 90th in 2023.

Sunday 10th was the busiest day of the month so far with a total of eight game used across the day starting with Forza Motorsport which saw four unlocks for 70G before Gabriels Worlds posted a single unlock for 100G, Paradox Error and Reactor X2 both saw single unlocks for 200G ahead of Super Tennis Blast and Super Volley Blast both smashing in single unlocks for 30G and 20G.

Microsoft Solitaire Collection snapped up a single 30G unlock and on the game menu, I spotted a new version of Microsoft Minesweeper which led to seven unlocks for 295G and could have been more if not for a glitch on the Daily Challenges which is still to be fixed at the time of writing.

A new week saw a small go on Gabriels Worlds with a single unlock for 100G on Monday 11th and was followed by the return of Genesis Noir on Tuesday 12th which saw the majority of the story played leading to 11 unlocks for 770G. The session extended into Wednesday 13th with the final three unlocks and 230G popping for completion. Dead End Job worked for six unlocks and 260G as did Super Volley Blast which saw five unlocks for 210G. The day ended with a single 30G unlock on Forza Motorsport as the TA challenge neared its completion.

The True Achievements 12 Days of Christmas edged achingly close to completion on Thursday 14th and the day began with Zoo Tycoon and a single 15 G unlock before a move to the Windows version of Mushroom Savior which saw a single 200G unlock and then another move across to Rare Replay for a single 15 G unlock. Next up was Forza Horizon 5 with three unlocks for 45 before a swing to Super Tennis Blast which hit a single 20G unlock and the week came to an end with a stop on Lost Snowmen and a single 130G unlock. The 7-day totals were 95 unlocks for 4140G.

2021-2023 Gaming Summaries Catch-Up

2024-01-07T02:40:00.000+00:00

A huge delay in the Gaming blog itself if finally being summarised as in the time since the last post relating to August 2021, a lot of gaming has been added to the gamer score. The long term goal of 1 Million in sight for 2024 so catching up as best as I can in preparation for that is the best idea.

2021 became the best Gaming year overall and at the time of writing this in January 2024, that record still holds with a massive haul of 2768 unlocks and a first ever double century for both Gamerscore (201,865) and TA score (245,091).

2022 began with less of a focus than the previous year with work combining with the Rugby attendances and at the midpoint of the year, only three of the six months from Jan-June included more than 150 unlocks and just one over 200 as shown in the monthly totals below.

As the attending eased later in the year and work remained consistent, Gaming increased with all but July above 150 unlocks and the final three all above 200 meaning that despite being a long way off the all-time record total from 2021, this year passed 2000 to become the third year to do so.

However, 2022 became the first year with a century of completions at 108 (Graphic below taken in 2023 after completion changes) among other Milestones which included hitting 1 Million TA Score in the February, 700,000 G in June and 20,000 Achievements in July. The completion rate and high G and TA scores came as the year was dominated by game title updates as several games were completed then recompleted at a later part of the year. The overall totals are 21126 Achievements, 1,148,325 TA Score and 769820 G.

The was a plan to reboot the blog as 2023 began but what became a record for attendances saw the Gaming have good success but the blogging side sadly fall behind. However, the magnetics finally rebooted in December meaning this summary for the 2023 gaming ends with November. An amazing start to the year saw 253 unlocks which remained the record across the 11 months and of those months a further two saw double centuries with 200 in August and 251 in November.

2023 saw a huge amount of milestones and as the title updates mass release extended from 2022, the goal of hitting 900.000 before the end of the year came far earlier with the success in September. November itself saw 23,000 achievements reached overall as was the completion percentage of 61, 470 completions and 1,330,000 TA Score.

Completions Aplenty In Amazing August

2022-01-27T20:37:00.003+00:00

After July became the all time best month for Xbox gaming, there was pressure to match in August but a good haul all the same of 249 unlocks, 30855 TA (total taken when writing in Jan 2022) and 28.920 G. The haul of unlocks is extra special this month as it meant this year became the best ever for unlocks with 2021 (prev record 2020 in 2020).

As the pursuit to complete the equivalent of one game per week across the year (52) was surpassed back in May, the next goal of 100 drew closer with further 14 completions out of a total of 17 games played.

Completed Games -14

Milestones -11

TA Score - 900,000 (4th) (TA boosted by new update), 880.000 (8th), 890,000 (19th).

Achievements Won- 18,250 (19th)

Gamerscore - 550,000 (2nd), 560,000 (8th), 570,000 (19th),

Completions- 305 (2nd), 310 (10th), 315, (27th)

TA Ratio - 1.6 (4th)

Goals Completed - 3

550,000 G Overall -Completed on 8th

625,000 TA Points on Xbox One - Completed on 19th

18,294 Achievements Overall (Means 2021 is most unlocks in a single year -2021)- Completed on 24th

Escapes, Words and Mushrooms To End August

2022-01-27T20:31:00.000+00:00

The 22nd saw another new Xitilon edition to the collection in the form of Escape Sequence (Windows) with a session containing a huge haul of 18 unlocks. The session began with Complete Level 1(25G) having completed the opening level with Complete Level 2 (25G) popping after completing level two.

Complete Level 3 (25G) unlocked after completing level three followed by Complete Level 4 (25G) having finished level four.

Complete Level 5 (25G) unlocked after completing level five followed by Complete Level 6 (50G) having finished level six.

Complete Level 7 (50G) pinged in after completing level seven followed by Complete Level 8 (50G) having finished level eight

Complete Level 9 (50G) unlocked after completing level nine followed by Complete Level 10 (50G) having finished level ten.

Complete Level 11 (75G) unlocked after completing level eleven followed by Complete Level 12 (75G) having finished level twelve.

Complete Level 13 (75G) unlocked after completing level thirteen followed by Complete Level 14 (75G) having finished level fourteen.

Complete Level 15 (75G) unlocked after completing level fifteen which was soon joined by Socobadmin (200G) after completing all 15 base levels.

Complete Level 16 (25G) unlocked after completing level sixteen and the day ended with Complete Level 17 (200G) having completed level 17.

Escape Sequence (Windows) saw a session with threefurther unlocks which started with Complete Level 18 (200G) having completed level eighteen before Complete Level 19 (200G) popped up after completing level nineteen.

Complete Level 20 (200G) popped after completing level twenty and ended the session.

The 24th began with the final unlock on Escape Sequence (Windows) came in the form of Second Thought (50G) after having a second thought.

Next up was the addition of Mushroom Savior (Windows) to the collection with an initial seven unlocks which began with Adventure begins ! (100G) before Mushroom King (100G) popped after taking a small step for the king but a big one for the nation.

Box in a hotel (100G) popped after pushing a box in a hole and was soon followed by Rescuer (100G) after saving a mushroom for the first time.

Portals (100G) unlocked after throwing a box into a portal and then up popped Explosion ! (100G) after causing an explosion with a box.

The play for the day came to an end with the unlocking of Smart (100G) after successfully solving the first ten levels.

The 25nd saw the console edition of Escape Sequence begin with a session containing a four unlocks. The session began with Complete Level 1 (25G) having completed the opening level with Complete Level 2 (25G) popping after completing level two.

Complete level 3 (25G) unlocked after completing level three followed by Second Thoughts (50G) after having a second thought.

Aug 26th saw a return to Mushroom Savior (Windows) with a short session of three unlocks which opened with Very Smart! (100G) after solving 20 levels before VERY Smart! (100G) popped having solved all levels.

The final unlock and the completion arrived in the form of Evil Tree (100G) after defeating the final boss.

Escape Sequence resumed on the 27th with a haul of ten unlocks in a session which opened with Complete Level 4 (25G) having finished level four and then Complete Level 5 (25G) unlocked after completing level five.

Complete Level 6 (50G) having finished level six with Complete Level 7 (50G) pinging in after completing level seven.

Complete Level 8 (50G) unlocked having finished level eight and Complete Level 9 (50G) popped after completing level nine.

Complete Level 10 (50G) unlocked after completing level ten followed by Complete Level 11 (75G) having finished level eleven.

Complete Level 12 (75G) unlocked after completing level twelve which was then joined by Complete Level 13 (75G) after completing level thirteen which ended the session.

The 28th saw Escape Sequence completed with the final eight unlocks popping inside the opening hour of the day. The spree began with Complete Level 14 (75G) having finished level fourteen followed by Complete Level 15 (75G) after completing level fifteen.

Socobadmin (200G) pinged instantly after completing all 15 base levels and then came the first pop of the title update in Complete Level 16 (25G) after completing level sixteen.

Complete Level 17 (200G) unlocked having completed level 17 and then up popped Complete Level 18 (200G) having completed level 18.

Complete Level 19 (200G) unlocked having completed level 19 and the completion arrived with the popping of Complete Level 20 (200G) having completed level 20.

As the month neared the end, the 29th saw a new addition in Crypto by Powgi which debuted with an initial four unlocks starting with Unforgettable (30G) after revealing the quote by Nat King Cole. Butch (30G) unlocked after revealing the quote by Paul Newman.

Who's That Girl (30G) pinged after revealing the quote by Madonna and the session ended when Happy Accident (30G popped after revealing the quote by Bob Ross.

The 30th saw Crypto by Powgi continue with a further three unlocks which began with Lend Me a Tenor (30G) after revealing the quote by Luciano Pavarotti and was followed by I am Root (30G) having revealed the quote by Linus Torvalds.

It's Easy If You Try (30G) popped after revealing the quote by John Lennon to end the day.

The month came to a close with anew addition to the gaming collection in the form of Orbibot which saw 11 unlocks in the evening session. The session opened with the popping of Coincidence? (70G) after pushing 3 different boxes from the level into the sky.

Un-boxing (70G) opened up after pushing a single box from the level into the sky and was soon followed by In the Middle (70G) after pushing 3 different barrels from the level into the sky.

Accidents Happen (70G) unlocked after pushing one barrel from the level into the sky and was then joined by Barrel hater (70G) having pushed 5 different barrels from the level into the sky.

There can be only one (70G) popped after pushing a sphere from the level into the sky and was followed by First Cat (70G) after getting a plastic cat on a level.

Start (70G) unlocked after completing the opening level and then on the next level, Box Hater (70G) popped after pushing 5 different boxes from the level into the sky.

Doors (70G) opened up after completing the second level before the final unlock of the month came in Imposters (70G) after pushing 3 different spheres from the level into the sky.

Glass Masquerade/50 Years Start and End

2022-01-27T15:00:00.002+00:00

The path towards completion of Glass Masquerade continued on the 15th with a short session of three unlocks which began with Japan (30G) after completing the Japan gallery.

United States (30G) popped having completed the United States gallery and the session ended with the unlocking of Mexico (30G) after completing the Mexico gallery.

The evening of the 16th saw Glass Masquerade resume with a session of four unlocks which started with Argentina (90G) after completing the Argentina gallery and Canada (30G) popped having completed the Canada gallery.

Greenland (65G) popped after completing the Greenland gallery and the session closed with the unlocking of Brazil (90G) having completed the Brazil gallery.

A short session on the 17th saw just two unlocks on Glass Masquerade which began with Australia (90G) having completed the Australia gallery followed by Indonesia (90G) having completed the Indonesia gallery.

The 18th saw the final session on Glass Masquerade in the unlocking of the remaining three unlocks needed for completion. The session opened with Tanzania (30G) popping after completing the Tanzania gallery and was followed by Madagascar (65G) having completed the Madagascar gallery.

The completion arrived with the popping of Appreciated Visitor (90G) after visiting the final room of the International Times exhibition.

A return to the Xitilon collection saw the start of 50 Years console version with 16 unlocks across the evening. The session began with 10 Years (100G) after reaching year 10 and was instantly followed by What's in a dungeon? (100G) after clearing out a den.

Pantheon of fat chickens (100G) clucked in after picking the first faith skill at the Pantheon of fat chickens with Legends of the miners (100G) digging in having chosen the first faith skill at Legends of the miners.

Legends of the forest (100G) popped after picking the first faith skill at the Legends of the forest and The Half (100G) unlocked after reaching year 25.

Pantheon of fat chickens 2 (200G) clucked in after picking the second faith skill at the Pantheon of fat chickens with Pantheon of fat chickens 3 (200G) popping in after picking the third faith skill at the Pantheon of fat chickens.

Equality Church (100G) unlocked after picking the first faith skill at Equality Church with Temple of the Defenders (100G) popping having chosen the first faith skill at the Temple of the Defenders.

A tough year (100G) unlocked after becoming fearless and was followed by Equality Church 2 (200G) after picking the second faith skill at Equality Church.

Victory (100G) arrived after winning with a nation for the first time with Legends of the miners 2 (200G) digging in having chosen the second faith skill at Legends of the miners.

Legends of the miners 3 (200G) unlocked after picking the third faith skill at the Legends of the miners with the session ending as Legends of the miners 4 (200G) unlocked having chosen the fourth faith skill at Legends of the miners.

The 20th saw the 50 Years run continue with four further unlocks which started with Legends of the forest 2 (200G) unlocked after picking the second faith skill at the Legends of the forest before Legends of the forest 3 (200G) unlocked having chosen the third faith skill at Legends of the forest.

Legends of the forest 4 (200G) unlocked after picking the fourth faith skill at the Legends of the forest before Temple of the Defenders 2 (200G) unlocked having chosen the second faith skill at Temple of the Defenders.

50 Years finally reached completion on the 21st with the five remaining unlocks popping and the session opened with Temple of the Defenders 3 (200G) unlocking after picking the third skill at the Temple of the Defenders before Temple of the Defenders 4 (200G) popped having chosen the fourth skill at the Temple of the Defenders.

Equality Church 3 (200G) popped after picking the third skill at the Equality Church and was followed by Pantheon of fat chickens 4 (200G) having chosen the fourth faith skill at the Pantheon of fat chickens.

The completion arrived with the final unlock in the form of Equality Church 4 (200G) after picking the fourth faith skill at Equality Church.

August Continues with Glass, Zoos & Exploring (Catch-Up)

2022-01-18T02:08:00.002+00:00

The second week in August opened with another Xitilon game in The Explorer of Night (Windows) which began and was completed in the evening of the 8th. The session opened with Climb a Ladder (100G) after climbing the stairs/ladder and was rapidly followed by Upward (100G) after jumping on the mushroom.

First Dangers (100G) popped after jumping over the first fish and was then joined by You have passed the first level (100G) after completing the opening level.

Get over the platform (100G) unlocked after crossing the first platform and was the followed by Jump Higher (100G) after jumping on the Frog.

You have passed the second level (100G) pinged in after completing the second level and was then joined by Block Movement (100G) after moving a specific block.

You have passed the third level (100G) popped after completing the third level and was then joined by Through the Waterfall (100G) which unlocked after climbing over the first waterfall and was the final pop of the base game.

The first title update began with the unlocking of Block Tricks (200G) having dropped a specific block with You have passed the fourth level (200G) popping after completing the fourth level.

Sit down in time (200G) unlocked after climbing through the first obstacle in the tunnel and followed by You have passed the fifth level (100G) popping after completing the fifth level.

The first title update was completed with the popping of Fragile Platforms (100G) after jumping between crumbling platforms and the second update started with Accelerated Platforms (200G) having beaten the section with accelerated platforms.

You have passed the sixth level (100G) popped after completing the sixth level and was followed by Self Defence (200G) having defeated the first enemy.

Web Breaker (200G) swung in after destroying the first web and the final unlock needed for completion soon popped in the form of You have passed the seventh level (100G) after completing the seventh level.

The 9th saw the Xbox version of The Explorer of the Night begin with this edition having more unlocks to take with 32 compared to the above 20. The session opened with Climb a Ladder (200G) after climbing the stairs/ladder and was rapidly followed by Upward (200G) after jumping on the mushroom.

First Dangers (200G) popped after jumping over the first fish and was then joined by First level (30G) after completing the opening level.

Over the platform (200G) unlocked after crossing the first platform and was the followed by Jump Higher (30G) after jumping on the Frog.

You have passed the second level (200G) pinged in after completing the second level and was then joined by Block Movement (200G) after moving a specific block.

You have passed the third level (200G) popped after completing the third level and was then joined by Through the Waterfall (200G) which unlocked after climbing over the first waterfall.

Block Tricks (200G) popped having dropped a specific block with You have passed the fourth level (200G) popping after completing the fourth level.

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Sit down in time (200G) unlocked after climbing through the first obstacle in the tunnel and followed by You have passed the fifth level (200G) popping after completing the fifth level.

The first title update was completed with the popping of Fragile Platforms (200G) after jumping between crumbling platforms and the second update started with Accelerated Platforms (200G) having beaten the section with accelerated platforms.

You have passed the sixth level (100G) popped after completing the sixth level and was followed by Self Defence (200G) having defeated the first enemy to complete the day.

The session from the previous day continued into the 10th which saw The Explorer of the Night completed on console with the opening unlock of the day being Start the mechanism (50G) after finding and using a gear.

I hate Spiders (50G) crawled in after defeating the first boss and was soon followed by Through the Darkness (50G) after not getting lost in the dark.

Find the Key (50G) unlocked after finding and utilising the key and was rapidly followed by Blow Something Up! (50G) after using dynamite for its intended purpose.

As fast as possible (50G) raced in after running away from the stone and this led to You are not in charge now! (50G) having defeated the second boss.

Pike Killer (60G) jumped in after destroying a pike and was soon joined by Swim across the swamps (50G) which popped after being very wary of the pikes.

Fix the platform (50G) unlocked after fixing the platform mechanism and this later meant the successful popping of Survive the rain (50G) after not getting wet.

Get out of hypnosis (100G) unlocked after defeating the final boss and was instantly joined by Complete the Game (50G) as a thank you for playing.

The actual completion arrived a few minutes later in Secret Ending (200G) after completing the game via an alternate exit.

A recompletion took place on the 11th after a new update for My Maite on the console with all five unlocks in the update popping starting with Level 11 (200G) after beating the eleventh level.

Level 12 (200G) popped after completing the twelfth level and was soon by Level 13 (200G) having completed the thirteenth level.

Level 14 (200G) popped after completing the fourteenth level and the rep-completion arrived with Level 15 (200G) having completed the fifteenth level.

A recompletion also took place on the 12th, matching the previous day with the update on My Maite (Windows) with all five unlocks in the update popping starting with Level 11 (200G) after beating the eleventh level.

Level 12 (200G) popped after completing the twelfth level and was soon by Level 13 (200G) having completed the thirteenth level.

Level 14 (200G) popped after completing the fourteenth level and the rep-completion arrived with Level 15 (200G) having completed the fifteenth level.

A surprise choice for gaming on the 13th as having spotted a post on the TA Facebook group asking for help on Zoo Tycoon Ultimate Animal Collection, I replied and connected with a gamer called CatDad which led to a short session of two unlocks.

The session began with You In? I'm Coming Round (10G) after joining a friend's zoo and was then followed up by Build Together, Right Now, In Your Zoo (20G) after building 15 attractions with a friend.

The 14th saw a return to Glass Masquerade in a play session that saw four unlocks and began with Iran (15G) after completing the Iran gallery. Next up was India (30G) having completed the India gallery.

China (30G) popped after completing the China gallery and the session came to an end with Mongolia (30G) having completed the Mongolia gallery.

August Opens With Glass Masquerade and an Xitilon Streak (Catch-Up)

2021-12-30T01:32:00.001+00:00

The new month of August began how July ended, with a session on Glass Masquerade which saw five unlocks. The session opened with Portugal (15G) after completing the Portugal gallery and was quickly followed by Russia (15G) after completing the Russia gallery.

Next up was Italy (15G) after completing the Italy gallery and then up popped Greece (15G) after completing the Greece gallery.

The session ended with the unlocking of Egypt (15G) after completing the Egypt gallery.

Aug 2nd saw eight unlocks with a start on 50 Years (Windows). The session opened with 10 years (100G) after reaching year 10 and was soon followed by What's in a dungeon? (100G) after clearing a den.

Pantheon of fat chickens (100G) clucked in after picking the first faith skill at the Pantheon of fat chickens with Legends of the miners (100G) digging in after picking the first faith skill at Legends of the miners.

Legend of the Forest (100G) popped up after picking the first faith skill at Legends of the Forest and was instantly joined by The Half (100G) having reached year 25.

Pantheon of fat chickens 2 (100G) unlocked after picking the second faith skill at the pantheon of fat chickens and the day ended with Pantheon of fat chickens 3 (100G) which popped after picking the second faith skill at the Pantheon of fat chickens.

The session on 50 Years (Windows) extended into the 3rd with the remaining 12 unlocks popping to reach the completion. The pops began with Equality Church (100G) after picking the first faith skill at Equality Church and was swiftly followed by A tough year (100G) after reaching year 40.

Equality Church (200G) popped after picking the second faith skill at Equality Church and was followed by Victory (100G) after winning for any nation.

Legends of the Forest 2 (200G) unlocked after picking the second faith skill at Legends of the Forest and was soon followed by Legends of the Forest 3 (200G) after picking the third faith skill at Legends of the Forest.

Temple of Defenders (100G) unlocked after picking the first faith skill in Temple of Defenders and was followed by Temple of Defenders 2 (200G) which popped after picking the second faith skill in Temple of Defenders.

Temple of Defenders 3 (200G) popped after picking the third faith skill in Temple of Defenders and the next unlock came in the form of Legends of the miners 2 (200G) after picking the second faith skill at Legends of the miners.

Legend of the miners 3 (200G) unlocked after picking the third faith skill at Legends of the miners and the session ended with the final unlock needed for completion in Equality Church (200G) after picking the third faith skill at Equality Church.

Aug 4th saw the Xitilon run continue in the form of Dr Atominus (Windows) with the play session seeing the start and completion with a haul of 15 unlocks. The popping began with PC (100G) after discovering a PC.

First Key (100G) unlocked after gaining a key and was swiftly followed by First Enemy (100G) after destroying an enemy.

First Coin (100G) unlocked after gaining a coin and was soon followed by More Coins (100G) after gaining ten coins.

Electron (100G) unlocked after gaining an electron with The Button (100G) following after pressing the button on the floor.

Enemy Destroyer (100G) popped after destroying ten enemies and was swiftly followed by Plenty of Coins (100G) after gaining 50 coins.

The Library (100G) unlocked after discovering the library and then came the Title Update which began with Defeat the first boss (200G) popping after defeating the opening boss.

Enter the water zone (200G) swam in after entering the water zone and was followed by Find a medicine tune (200G) which unlocked after finding a medicine tube.

Destroy 5 Fish (200G) unlocked after destroying five fish and the completion arrived with the popping of Survive the drowning attempt (200G) after surviving the drowning attempt.

Aug 5th saw the console version of Dr Atominus join the collection with the start and completion of 15 unlocks. The popping began with PC (100G) after discovering a PC.

First Key (100G) unlocked after gaining a key and was swiftly followed by First Enemy (100G) after destroying an enemy.

First Coin (100G) unlocked after gaining a coin and was soon followed by Electron (100G) unlocked after gaining an electron.

More Coins (100G) cashed in after gaining ten coins with The Button (100G) following after pressing the button on the floor.

Enemy Destroyer (100G) popped after destroying ten enemies and was swiftly followed by The Library (100G) unlocked after discovering the library.

Then came the Title Update which began with Defeat the first boss (200G) popping after defeating the opening boss. Find a medicine tune (200G) unlocked after finding a medicine tube.

Enter the water zone (200G) swam in after entering the water zone and was followed by Destroy 5 Fish (200G) unlocked after destroying five fish.

Survive the drowning attempt (200G) arrived after surviving the drowning attempt and the completion arrived with the popping of Plenty of Coins (100G) after gaining 50 coins.

A new addition to the collection came on the 6th with No Thing starting and completing in a single session with 12 unlocks in a rapid 20 minute period. The session opened with Actress (25G) after finishing the first level. Politician (25G) unlocked after finishing level two.

Gambler (50G) was won after finishing level three and was soon followed by Best Friend (50G) after finishing level four.

Dark Forest (50G) popped after finishing level five and then up popped Polon (100G) after finishing level six.

Television (100G) flicked in after finishing level seven with Soldier (100G) marching in after completing level eight.

Factory (100G) worked its way in after finishing level nine and was followed by Queen (200G) after finishing level ten.

The Small One (50G) rose up after scoring 500 points and the completion arrived in Palace (150G) after scoring 1000 points.

The first week of the month ended with a re-completion of Mushroom Savior after a title update of five unlocks. The session began with Blue Button (200G) after pressing the blue button.

Green Button (200G) popped after pressing the green button and was followed by The Savior (200G) which came after rescuing 20 mushrooms from danger.

Explosion Master (200G) blew in after becoming an explosion master and the re-completion was finally reached with the unlocking of Crystal master (200G) having found the special crystal and collected it.

July Becomes Best Ever Gaming Month

2021-11-06T22:09:00.001+00:00

After an amazing first half of 2021, July ensured all records tumbled in a stunning month of achieving. This means the main goals for the year moved from maybe's to definitely being broken this year after a huge haul of 378 unlocks, 52,696 TA Points and 45,090 G. The totals are so huge that they double and even triple the June totals.

As the pursuit to complete the equivalent of one game per week across the year (52) was surpassed back in May, the next goal of 100 drew closer with a huge 30 completions out of a total of 31 games played. The graphic above shows 26 due to re-completions having happened since July with this catch-up post being written in November.

Completed Games -30

Milestones -17

TA Score - 820.000 (7th), 830.000 (9th), 840,000 (14th), 850,000 (25th), 860,000 (29th) & 870,000 (31st)

Achievements Won- 17.750 (7th), 18.000 (29th).

Gamerscore - 510,000 (7th), 520,000 (11th), 530,000 (23rd),540.000 (29th).

Completions- 290 (9th), 295 (24th), 300, (30th)

Games Played- 875 (23rd).

Completion Percentage- 57 (29th).

Goals Completed - 8

825,000 TA Points/824,551 TA Points ( more TA in 2021 than 2020 - Completed on 8th

600,000 TA Points on Xbox One - Completed on 14th

293 Completions- Completed on 17th (more completions in 2021 than 2020).

850,000 TA Points - Completed on 24th

18.000 Achievements - Completed on 29th

375,000 G on Xbox One/300 Completions- Completed on 30th

July Ends With Consistent Completions

2021-11-06T16:25:00.000+00:00

July 29th saw a huge haul of 34 unlocks spread across three gaming sessions with the opening session being on Reactor X (Windows) as the five remaining achievements resulted in completion. The popping began with Level 18 completed! (100G) after completing level 18.

Level 21 completed ! (100G) unlocked after completing level 21 with Level 24 completed ! (100G) pinging in after completing level 24.

Level 27 completed ! (100G) unlocked after completing level 27 with Level 30 completed ! (100G) pinging in after completing level 30 and seeing the completion reached.

The second session of the day saw Bullet Beat (Windows) started and completed with a total of 24 unlocks. The session opened with Level 1 (90G) after completing level one and this was instantly joined by Combo 100 (100G) after getting the 100 combo.

Combo 250 (200G) popped after getting the 250 combo and was soon followed by Level 2 (90G) as it popped after completing level two.

Level 3 (90G) unlocked after completing level three and was quickly followed by Level 4 (90G) after completing level four.

Level 5 (90G) unlocked after completing level five and was soon joined by Combo 500 (100G) after getting the 500 combo.

Combo 666 (200G) popped after getting the 666 combo and was soon followed by Combo 1000 (120G) as it unlocked after getting the 1000 combo.

Level 6 (90G) popped after completing level six and was soon followed by Level 7 (90G) after completing level seven.

Level 8-1 (50G) popped after completing level 8-1 and was rapidly joined by Level 8-2 (50G) after completing level 8-2.

Level 8-3 (50G) popped after completing level 8-3 and was followed by Endless mode: 5 level (50G) after completing level 5 endless mode.

Endless mode: 10 level (50G) popped after completing level 10 endless mode and was followed by Endless mode: 15 level (150G) after completing level 15 endless mode.

Endless mode: 20 level (50G) unlocked after completing level 20 endless mode and was followed by Endless Hell: 2 level (200G) after completing level 2 in Endless Hell.

Endless Hell: 3 level (200G) popped after completing level 3 in Endless Hell and was soon joined by Endless Hell: 4 level (200G) after completing level 4 in Endless Hell.

Endless Hell: 5 level (200G) unlocked after completing level 5 in Endless Hell before the completion was sealed by the popping of Endless Hell: 10 level (200G) after completing level 10 in Endless Hell.

The day ended with a quick session on Cold Silence after a new update was released and this led to four unlocks starting with Prayer (150G) after finding the winter smell in order to get into the Church of Sorrow while Cross-antenna (50G) unlocked after replacing the regular antenna.

Ghosts Rider (100G) arrived after realising it was a bad idea to touch a ghost and the day closed with Swimmer (100G) which popped after discovering that swimming in blood is not safe.

The session on Cold Silence continued into the 29th with the final four unlocks needed for completion. Ding-Dong! (150G) rung in after activating six bells and opened the gates and was followed by Crazy Monks (150G) after defeating a dozen of monks.

Souls Collector (100G) unlocked after picking up each of the souls of the Dozen and the completion came with the popping of Red Rain (200G) after defeating the Sea of Blood and obtaining its ultimate ability.

The day also saw a new addition to the collection as Mina & Michi was started and completed in a haul of 11 unlocks which opened with Gloves (90G) after finding the gloves and was soon followed by First Puzzle (90G) after solving the first puzzle.

Silver Key (90G) shone in after finding the first silver key and was soon joined by Heal (90G) after recovering health for the first time.

Following on from the earlier key was the Golden Key (90G) after finding a golden key for the first time and this led to Amulet (90G) after accessing the Amulet of Might.

Exorcise (90G) popped after defeating a ghost for the first time and next up was More Health (90G) having acquired a health increase.

More Energy (90G) popped after getting a stamina extension and it enabled the unlocking of Boss (90G) after defeating the first boss.

The completion arrived with Another Boss (100G) having defeated the second boss.

The month ended with a huge haul of 51 unlocks across five different games and the opening session featured Colorful Colore (Windows) and ten unlocks from start to completion beginning with Level 2 (100G) after completing level 2.

Level 4 (100G) popped after completing level 4 and was rapidly followed by Level 6 (100G) after completing level 6.

Level 8 (100G) popped after completing level 8 and was rapidly followed by Level 10 (100G) after completing level 10.

Level 12 (100G) popped after completing level 12 and was rapidly followed by Level 14 (100G) after completing level 14.

Level 16 (100G) popped after completing level 16 and was rapidly followed by Level 18 (100G) after completing level 18.

The completion arrived with the popping of Level 20 (100G) after completing level 20.

A slight deja vu next as playing continued with the Xbox One version of Colourful Colore with the same ten unlocks as above beginning with Level 2 (100G) after completing level 2.

Level 4 (100G) popped after completing level 4 and was rapidly followed by Level 6 (100G) after completing level 6.

Level 8 (100G) popped after completing level 8 and was rapidly followed by Level 10 (100G) after completing level 10.

Level 12 (100G) popped after completing level 12 and was rapidly followed by Level 14 (100G) after completing level 14.

Level 16 (100G) popped after completing level 16 and was rapidly followed by Level 18 (100G) after completing level 18.

The completion arrived with the popping of Level 20 (100G) after completing level 20.

A third session in the morning saw the start and finish of Butterfly 2 with a total of 15 unlocks which opened with Level 1 (100G) after completing level one.

Level 2 (100G) unlocked after completing level two with Level 3 (100G) popping after completing level three.

Level 4 (100G) unlocked after completing level four with Level 5 (100G) popping after completing level five.

Level 6 (100G) unlocked after completing level six with Level 7 (100G) popping after completing level seven.

Level 8 (100G) unlocked after completing level eight with Level 9 (100G) popping after completing level nine.

Level 10 (100G) unlocked after completing level ten with Level 11 (200G) popping after completing level 11.

Level 12 (200G) unlocked after completing level 12 with Level 13 (200G) popping after completing level 13.

Level 14 (200G) unlocked after completing level 14 with Level 15 (200G) popping after completing level 15 and wrapping up a third completion of the day.

The evening play session saw another case of second version as with the Xbox One stack of My Maitê starting and finishing with 10 unlocks which began with Level 1 (100G) after beating the first level with Level 2 (100G) following after beating the second level.

Level 3 (100G) after beating the third level with Level 4 (100G) following after beating the fourth level.

Level 5 (100G) after beating the fifth level with Level 6 (100G) following after beating the sixth level.

Level 7 (100G) after beating the seventh level with Level 8 (100G) following after beating the eighth level.

Level 9 (100G) after beating the ninth level with Level 10 (100G) following after beating the tenth level and bringing up the completion.

The final play in July saw a new addition to the gaming collection in Glass Masquerade with an initial six unlocks. The session opened with New Visitor (15G) after being welcomed into the International Times Exhibition and was followed by France (15G) after completing the France gallery.

Britain (15G) unlocked after completing the Britain gallery and was then followed by Germany (15G) having completed the Germany gallery.

Sweden (15G) unlocked after completing the Sweden gallery and was followed by Iceland (15G) after completing the Iceland gallery which was the final unlock of what became my best ever gaming month as you will see in detail in the summary post coming next.

Cruz Brothers Complete While Xitilon Series Continues

2021-11-03T20:46:00.000+00:00

July 22nd saw Cruz Brothers edge closer to completion with a short three unlock session which began with Arrombado! (30G) popping after becoming Claudio Coelho Invitational Champion.

Duel Champion (30G) after becoming Duel Open Champion and was followed by Professional (100G) which popped after reaching level 30.

The Cruz Brothers session continued into the 23rd with the completion reached with the unlocking of World Champion (100G) after becoming Pride Fists Invitational Champion.

Next up was a new addition to the collection and an Xitilon game too in the form of Synchro Hedgehogs(Windows) which saw a 15 unlock session from beginning to completion. The session opened with Level 1 (100G) after completing level 1.

As with most Xitilon games the unlocks came in quickly as Level 2 (100G) popped after completing level 2 and Level 3 (100G) followed after completing level 3.

Level 4 (100G) popped after completing level 4 and Level 5 (100G) followed after completing level 5.

Level 6 (100G) popped after completing level 6 and Level 7 (100G) followed after completing level 7.

Level 8 (100G) popped after completing level 8 and Level 9 (100G) followed after completing level 9.

Level 10 (100G) popped after completing level 10 and Level 11 (200G) followed after completing level 11.

Level 12 (200G) popped after completing level 12 and Level 13 (200G) followed after completing level 11.

Level 14 (200G) popped after completing level 14 and Level 15 (200G) followed after completing level 15.

July 24th saw a split session of 25 unlocks which began with a starting and completion of My Maitê (Windows). The session opened with Level 1 (100G) after beating the first level with Level 2 (100G) following after beating the second level.

Level 3 (100G) after beating the third level with Level 4 (100G) following after beating the fourth level.

Level 5 (100G) after beating the fifth level with Level 6 (100G) following after beating the sixth level.

Level 7 (100G) after beating the seventh level with Level 8 (100G) following after beating the eighth level.

Level 9 (100G) after beating the ninth level with Level 10 (100G) following after beating the tenth level and bringing up the completion.

The second half of the day's session came on Smart Moves 2 (Windows) from beginning to completion. The session started with 10 Chests (100G) after opening ten chests and was followed by 10 Enemies (100G) after killing 10 enemies.

15 Chests (100G) after opening 15 chests and was followed by 15 Enemies (100G) after killing 15 enemies.

20 Chests (100G) after opening 20 chests and was followed by 20 Enemies (100G) after killing 20 enemies.

25 Chests (100G) after opening 25 chests and was followed by 25 Enemies (100G) after killing 25 enemies.

30 Chests (100G) after opening 30 chests and was followed by 30 Enemies (100G) after killing 30 enemies.

35 Chests (200G) after opening 35 chests and was followed by 35 Enemies (200G) after killing 35 enemies.

40 Chests (200G) after opening 40 chests and was followed by 40 Enemies (200G) after killing 40 enemies.

The day and session ended with the final unlock in the form of 45 Chests (200G) after opening 45 chests which sealed the completion.

July 25th saw the Xitilon run continue with Smart Moves (Windows) in a 16 unlock session and the popping began with 10 Chests (90G) unlocking after opening ten chests and was followed by 30 Snakes (200G) after killing 30 snakes.

35 Snakes (200G) slithered in after killing 35 snakes and was followed by 40 Snakes (200G) after killing 40 snakes.

45 Snakes (200G) slithered in after killing 45 snakes and was followed by 50 Snakes (200G) after killing 50 snakes.

25 Chests (90G) unlocked after opening 25 chests and was followed by 30 Chests (200G) after opening 30 chests.

Forest (80G) popped after completing the Forest zone and was followed by 35 Chests (200G) after opening 35 chests.

40 Chests (200G) unlocked after opening 40 chests and was followed by 45 Chests (200G) after opening 45 chests.

50 Chests (200G) unlocked after opening 50 chests and was followed by Tower (80G) after completing the Tower zone.

99 Chests (90G) unlocked after opening 99 cheats and was followed by Cave (80G) after completing the Cave zone.

The Smart Moves (Windows) continued early on the 26th with the final six unlocks resulting in completion. The session began with Ruin (80G) which popped after completing the Ruin zone and was followed by Village (80G) which unlocked after completing the Village zone.

Next up was Castle (80G) which arrived after completing the Castle zone while Desert (80G) pinged in after completing the Desert Zone.

Next up was Shrine (80G) which arrived after completing the Shrine zone while Winner (90G) popped after completing the game as a whole.

The Xitilon/Windows run extended further into the 27th with the new addition of Reactor X (Windows) which saw six unlocks. The session opened with Level 3 completed! (100G) after completing level 3 with Level 6 completed ! (100G) popping after completing level 6.

Power 25+ (200G) popped after powering up 25 or more energy blocks and was rapidly followed by Power30+ (200G) after powering up 30 or more energy blocks.

The session ended with the unlocking of Level 9 completed! (100G) after completing level 9.

Reactor X (Windows) resumed on the 28th with ten further unlocks popping which began with Power 35+ (200G) after powering up 35 or more energy blocks and Power 40+ (200G) unlocked after powering up 40 or more energy blocks.

Power 45+ (200G) popped after powering up 45 or more energy blocks and was followed by Level 12 completed! (100G) after completing level 12.

Power 50+ (200G) popped after powering up 50 or more energy blocks and was followed by Power 55+ (200G) after powering 55 or more energy blocks.

Power 60+ (200G) popped after powering up 60 or more energy blocks and was followed by Power 65+ (200G) after powering up 65 or more energy

Power 70+ (200G) popped after powering up 70 or more energy blocks and was followed by Level 15 completed! (100G) after completing level 15.

Roombo and Cruz Brothers Accompany Xitilon Re-Completions

2021-10-23T17:00:00.001+01:00

The new week began with a new addition to the collection in Roombo: First Blood which saw all 16 unlocks and the completion reached in a single play session. The session opened with I'm Your Biggest Fan (50G) after knocking out a burglar with a fan. Slippery Business (50G) popped after making a burglar slip.

First Blood (50G) cut in after killing a burglar and was soon followed by Window to Your Heart (50G) for hitting a burglar with a window they're trying to escape from.

Benny Hill (75G) popped after making a burglar chase for 30 seconds and was rapidly joined by Collateral Damage (75G) after hitting multiple burglars with a single move.

Fire Festival (50G) unlocked after using the fireplace on a burglar and soon after, The Cleansing (50G) wiped up after trapping a burglar in the shower.

Next To Godlines (75G) shone in after completing a level with over 90% cleaned as at the same time, Dead Aim (50G) shot in after completing a level with over 90% trap accuracy.

S is for Smang (75G) unlocked after completing a level with an S+ rank and was soon followed by Find Me a Macchiato, Pronto! (50G) after attacking a burglar with the coffee machine.

Ice To See You (50G) popped after freezing a burglar and was swiftly followed by Za Warudo (75G) for throwing a knife at a burglar while in hack mode.

Christmas Miracle (75G) gifted after completing all levels and unlocking all of the gallery and the final unlock and completion arrived in the form of The Fourth Law of Robotics (100G) for killing 50 burglars.

July 16th saw another new addition to the game collection in Cruz Brothers which saw seven unlocks in its opening session which started with Now You See Me (200G) after evading problems hoping they will go away.

Ryan Watch Out! (10G) popped after letting Ryan die in the opening chapter and was followed by Stubborn (50G) after finding Ryan Johnson.

Prince (200G) unlocked after winning a fight in King of the Hill mode and in doing so popping Lightweight Hitter (200G) after doing 250 damage to an opponent.

Heavy Hitter (200G) unlocked after doing 500 damage to an opponent and the session ended with the unlocking of In Your Face! (200G) for reaching a combo of 20 hits on an opponent.

July 17th saw the resuming of the Xitilon re-completions which began with Butterfly and the traditional five unlock update. The session opened with Level 16 (200G) after completing level 16.

Level 17 (200G) popped after completing level 17 and was followed by Level 18 (200G) for completing level 18.

Level 19 (200G) popped after completing level 19 and was followed by Level 20 (200G) for completing level 20 and in doing so wrapped up the re-completion.

Later that evening, Castle of No Escape returned with a five unlock update which opened with But there was a fourth one (200G) after selecting a secret character.

What a Hole (200G) unlocked after falling in the hole and was followed by Come Again? (200G) after using a flare when forgetful or blind.

And then they all die (200G) popped after killing every enemy on a single floor and the re-completion arrived with the unlocking of Been there, done that (200G) after visiting every space on a floor.

July 18th saw Cruz Brothers resume with a ten unlock session that opened with Don't Stop Hitting! (200G) after proving violence can solve a problem and was followed by Now You Don't (200G) after successfully evading problems.

Immovable Object (200G) unlocked after becoming super defensive and that also led to Unstoppable Force (200G) which popped for the same reason as the former did.

The Opponent (200G) unlocked after winning a fight in Challenge mode and was followed by Mayhem Of Death (15G) after playing with Felipe Cruz as Ella's Mayhem in single player.

Upcoming ! (50G) scrolled in after watching the post credits scene and back in the game, Kaveiro Time ! (50G) popped after successfully finding Kaveiro.

I'll Be Your Coach (20G) unlocked after convincing Marcus Luz to become the coach and the day's session came to an end with First Steps (10G) after completing chapter three.

Cruz Brothers continued into the 19th with a session of six unlocks which opened with Back From The Dead (15G) after playing with Ryan Johnson as Ella's Mayhem in single player.

Ella's Mayhem (15G) popped after playing with Marcus Luz as Ella's Mayhem in single player and was followed by Angel (15G) after playing as Miguel as Ella's Mayhem in single player mode.

Redemption (15G) popped after playing with Gabriel Ribeiro as Ella's Mayhem in single player with Down of the Dead (15G) unlocking after playing as Igor Cruz as Ella's Mayhem in single player.

The session ended with the unlocking of Street Brawler (20G) after reaching level five.

Cruz Brothers continued it's run on the 21st with an eight unlock session which began with Amateur Boxer (50G) after reaching level 15 and in doing so unlocking Pitbull (30G) after becoming Dawg Fight Open Champion.

Revenge is a B****! (100G) pinged in after securing revenge for the death of Ryan Johnson with Cheater! (50G) following after being accused of cheating in the world title fight.

Ai Marquinho ! (30G) unlocked after having a sparring session with Gabriel Ribeiro which led to the popping of East, West, Home's Best (30G) after earning the trust of Joe and Tucker.

My First Title (20G) unlocked after winning a first Official Boxing title with the session closing after the popping of On Your Knees ! (10G) after getting arrested with Tray Sorrow.

The week ended with another session on Cruz Brothers which saw a further four unlocks starting with Recovered (30G) after becoming Delfim Open Champion.

Offshore Champion (30G) popped after winning the Seals Open and was followed by Subversion King (30G) after becoming the Motorhead Judgment champion.

The final unlock of the day came in the form of In Boxing Club, There Is No Champion (30G) after becoming Fighting Club champion.

Caves & Castles Underworld Mixes With Continuing Xitilon Streak

2021-10-17T13:10:00.002+01:00

A new week began with the run of Xitilon games continuing, this time in the form of Butterfly with 15 unlocks in a single session for completion. The session opened with Level 1 (100G) after completing the opening level.

Level 2 (100G) unlocked after completing level 2 with Level 3 (100G) popping up after completing level 3.

Level 4 (100G) unlocked after completing level 4 with Level 5 (100G) popping up after completing level 5.

Level 6 (100G) unlocked after completing level 6 with Level 7 (100G) popping up after completing level 7.

Level 8 (100G) unlocked after completing level 8 with Level 9 (100G) popping up after completing level 9.

Level 10 (100G) unlocked after completing level 10 with Level 11 (200G) popping up after completing level 11.

Level 12 (200G) unlocked after completing level 12 with Level 13 (200G) popping up after completing level 13.

Level 14 (200G) unlocked after completing level 14 with Level 15 (200G) popping up after completing level 15 and secured the completion.

Later that day was a return to Castle of No Escape, the reason was to re-complete after a new title update of five unlocks. The mini session began with Ritual (200G) after using the ritual option from the menu.

Next up, I Want To Leave (200G) arrived after returning to the start room after exploring and was rapidly followed by Novice Explorer (200G) for exploring three rooms of the castle.

Advanced Explorer (200G) popped after exploring six rooms of the castle before the re-completion came in the form of Such a Dangerous Place (200G) after dying within the walls of the castle.

July 9th began saw two more re-completions which started with five unlocks on Reactor X. The session opened with Help Reader 1 (200G) after reading the hint on the first level.

Reactor Pusher (200G) unlocked after successfully pushing a reactor and was soon followed by the opposite in Reactor Puller (200G) after successfully pulling a reactor.

Help Reader 2 (200G) popped up after reading the hint on the second level and the re-completion arrived minutes later in Help Reader 3 (200G) after reading the hint on the third level.

The day continued with another re-completion in Castle of No Escape (Windows) with a new update of five unlocks which began with Vulgar Latin (200G) after reading the book.

Flare Hunter (200G) fired in after finding some flares and was rapidly followed by Gold Hunter (200G) after finding some gold while exploring.

Anything Inside (200G) popped after finding some gold in a chest and the re-completion arrived in Pool Drinker (200G) which popped after drinking from the pool.

July 10th saw a new completion and re-completion on the Xitilon front starting with Bullet Beat and five unlocks in the new title update. The day opened with Special Challenge Combo 1500 (200G) after reaching a combo of 1500.

Special Challenge Combo 2000 (200G) unlocked after reaching a combo of 2000 and was soon joined by Special Challenge Combo 2500 (200G) after reaching a combo of 2500.

Special Challenge Combo 3000 (200G) unlocked after reaching a combo of 3000 and the re-completion was sealed with Special Challenge Combo 2500 (200G) after reaching a combo of 2500.

A new addition to the collection was Synchro Hedgehogs and was started and completed in the same session with a total of 15 unlocks. The haul began with Level 1 (100G) after completing level 1.

Level 2 (100G) unlocked after successfully completing level 2 and was followed by Level 3 (100G) after completing level 3.

Level 4 (100G) unlocked after successfully completing level 4 and was followed by Level 5 (100G) after completing level 5.

Level 6 (100G) unlocked after successfully completing level 6 and was followed by Level 7 (100G) after completing level 7.

Level 8 (100G) unlocked after successfully completing level 8 and was followed by Level 9 (100G) after completing level 9.

Level 10 (100G) unlocked after successfully completing level 10 and was followed by Level 11 (200G) after completing level 11.

Level 12 (200G) unlocked after successfully completing level 12 and was followed by Level 13 (200G) after completing level 13.

Level 14 (200G) unlocked after successfully completing level 14 and was followed by Level 15 (200G) after completing level 15.

July 11th saw another new addition to the collection but not a new series as it was the sequel to Smart Moves in Smart Moves 2. The evening session saw all 15 unlocks meaning a single session completion which opened with 10 Chests (100G) after opening 10 chests.

15 Chests (100G) unlocked after opening 15 chests and was soon followed by 10 Enemies (100G) after killing 10 enemies.

20 Chests (100G) unlocked after opening 20 chests and was soon followed by 25 Chests (100G) after opening 25 chests.

15 Enemies (100G) unlocked after killing 15 enemies and was soon followed by 30 Chests (100G) after opening 30 chests.

20 Enemies (100G) unlocked after killing 20 enemies and was soon followed by 25 Enemies (100G) after killing 25 enemies.

30 Enemies (100G) unlocked after killing 30 enemies and completed the main game and then moving onto the title update, 35 Chests (200G) popped after opening 35 chests.

35 Enemies (200G) unlocked after killing 35 enemies and was soon followed by 40 Chests (200G) after opening 40 chests.

45 Chests (200G) unlocked after opening 45 chests and was soon followed by 40 Enemies (200G) after killing 40 enemies and secured the completion.

July 12th saw another new addition in Caves and Castles: Underworld with an initial session of 14 unlocks. The session began with Small Tour (10G) which unlocked after completing the first dungeon.

I've Just Begun (30G) popped after destroying 50 blocks and was soon followed by Rome Wasn't Built In A Day (15G) after building the first house.

Mr Bomber (50G) blew in after destroying 72 stone blocks and was soon joined by Cash Advance (20G) after earning a total of 10000 coins.

Cheeky Chick (50G) unlocked after meeting the chick and was followed up by Cozy Village (50G after building five houses.

Girl's Best Chest Box (10G) popped after opening the first chest and was followed by No Light Allowed (50G) after successfully completing ten dungeons.

Magnifique ! (50G) unlocked after spending over ten minutes watching the settlement and the next puzzle led to the pinging of Destroyer of All (72G) after destroying 125 stone blocks.

Dangerous Liasons (50G) unlocked after summoning the dragon ten times with Mother of Dragons (50G) arriving having met the dragon.

The day ended with the popping of Salary (35G) after earning a total of 50000 coins.

The session from the previous day continued with the remaining eight unlocks needed for completion of Caves and Castles Underworld which began with Looks Like A City! (70G) after building ten houses and was followed by Bank of Essence (28G) which popped after exchanging the essence for 15000 coins.

It came from Lemuria (50G) unlocked after meeting the lemur and was soon followed by Treasure Lover (30G) after opening 20 chests.

Payday (50G) cashed in after reaching the huge total of 100,000 coins with Dungeons with Dragons (80G) popping after completing 30 dungeons.

Eyes Get Used To This (100G) looked in after spending two hours exploring in the dungeon and the final unlock and completion came with Chest Obsession (50G) after opening a total of 40 chests.

The week ended with another Xitilon re-completion in the form of Dark Grim Mariupolis with five unlocks in the newest update. The session opened with The Most Annoying Robot (200G) after asking the Fugu for advice five times in the same location.

Piano Tuner (200G) popped after tuning the piano and was quickly followed by Luddite (200G) which unlocked after intimidating the PC with a hammer.

Taste of Death (200G) pinged after getting the Game Over screen and the re-completion was sealed with Zen (200G) after waiting a while for an elevator.

SpaceJam and Xitilon Updates Open July

2021-10-06T22:21:00.001+01:00

July began with a new addition to the game collection in the form of Space Jam: A New Legacy which saw an initial session of three unlocks. The session opened with Best of the Best (100G) after defeating White Mamba.

Clipped His Wings (100G)

flew in after defeating The Brow before Three-Pointer (50G) ended the day after hitting three enemies with a single charged ball.

Friday 2nd saw another session on Space Jam: ANL with a further three unlocks which began with Hoop Star (100G) after completing the story mode of the game.

Next up was Baller (125G) after completing the game on Hard mode and the session ended with Point Leader (75G) after achieving 999,999 points in a single playthrough.

Saturday 3rd saw a final session on Space Jam ANL which after seven unlocks saw the game fully completed. The day began with Teamwork (25G) after playing the game with another player.

Passing Game (25G) popped after passing the ball 30 times in multiplayer and was followed by Master Juggler (75G) which dropped in after juggling an enemy five times.

Most Valuable Player (100G) unlocked after playing the entire game without using a continue followed by Play Your Cards Right (50G) after discovering all the Space Jam Cards.

You Aren't The Boss of Me (125G) popped after successfully completing Boss Rush mode and was soon followed by Full Card Press (50G) after activating every Space Jam card effect and meant the game was fully completed.

July 4th saw a new addition to the game collection in the form of Norman's Great Illusion with eight unlocks today which began with This is not Rocket Science (80G) after failing the work minigame.

Real Pedestrian (80G) popped after unfortunately breaking the car and was rapidly followed by Very Expensive Lesson (80G) which arrived after receiving a penalty.

Need to Start Something (80G) unlocked after making the first choice and was soon followed It's The End (100G) after completing the game for the first time.

Terror Is Always A Bad Idea (80G) popped after burning down the factory owner's house and was followed by Undergrounder (80G) which surfaced after becoming a member of an underground organisation.

The day ended with the unlocking of You Got A Reward (80G) after receiving a bonus.

July 5th saw Norman's Great Illusion continue to its completion early in the day with the final four unlocks which began with Employee of the Month (80G) which arrived after receiving a promotion. Merry Christmas (80G) popped after attending a Christmas party.

Your Kind Is Not Welcomed Here (80G) entered after being fired and was followed by Three Endings (100G) popped after reaching the ending three times which secured the game completion.

July 6th saw the beginning of the Xitilon re-completions which began with Castle of No Escape 2 (Windows) and a five unlock update which opened with I Want to Leave (200G) after returning to the start room. Novice Explorer (200G) popped after exploring three rooms of the castle.

Advanced Explorer (200G) unlocked after exploring a total of six rooms in the castle with Such a Dangerous Place (200G) following after dying within the walls of the castle.

The re-completion came in the form of Ritual (200G) which popped after using the ritual option from the menu.

The day continued with the return of Butterfly 2 (Windows) and a new five unlock update which began with Level 16 (200G) after completing level 16 and was swiftly followed by Level 17 (200G) after completing level 17.

Level 18 (200G) popped after completing level 18 and was soon followed by Level 19 (200G) after completing level 19.

The final unlock of the day secured the re-completion in the form of Level 20 (200G) after completing level 20.

July 7th saw the next duo of Xitilon re-completions which began with Butterfly (Windows) and the traditional five unlock updates which opened with Level 16 (200G) after completing level 16 and was swiftly followed by Level 17 (200G) after completing level 17.

Level 18 (200G) popped after completing level 18 and was soon followed by Level 19 (200G) after completing level 19.

The final unlock of the day secured the re-completion in the form of Level 20 (200G) after completing level 20.

The day continued with the return of Smart Moves and again the traditional five unlock update which opened with 55 Chests (200G) after opening 55 chests in game and was quickly followed by 60 Chests (200G) after opening 60 chests in game.

Next up was 65 Chests (200G) after opening 65 chests in game before being joined by 55 Snakes (200G) after killing 55 snakes.

The re-completion arrived with 60 Snakes (200G) after killing 60 snakes and brought the opening week of the month to an end.

A Gaming Dip In June

2021-07-14T00:51:00.000+01:00

The stunning start to 2021 saw a slight dip in June but the main goals for the year remained on course due to the amazing success of the earlier months. Despite the slight dip, the run of 100+ unlocks continued with 114 unlocks, 7,967 TA Points and 4350 G.

As the pursuit to complete the equivalent of one game per week across the year (52) was surpassed back in May, the next goal is 100 across the year and with only 2 this month the total became 57 which includes some re-completions due to new DLC.

Completed Games -2

Milestones -1

TA Score - 810,000 (June 26)

Goals Completed - 1

575,000 TA on Xbox One- Completed on June 25th

June Ends With Jeopardy, Paradox Error & Many Faces Combining

2021-07-13T22:47:00.000+01:00

A new week began with a new game as Jeopardy joined the game collection with an opening session of nine unlocks. The session started with Who Is Rich? (50G) after finishing a match with over $75,000.

Welcome (50G) instantly popped after playing a game of Jeopardy for the very first time and was swiftly followed by Daily Performance (50G) after obtaining a daily score of 5000+ in a Daily Challenge.

Correct! (50G) popped after successfully guessing a Clue and this led to 1st Place (50G) after finishing a match in first place.

High Risk (50G) unlocked after wagering a bet of over $25,000 and was soon followed by Good Grades (50G) for ending a match with at least ten correct answers.

Fastest Player Alive (50G) sped in after buzzing under 200 milliseconds and the session ended with Specialist (50G) after correctly answering all clues in a single category during a match.

Tuesday 29th saw some slight deja-vu with another new game, this time Paradox Error opening with nine unlocks. The session began with Jumping 1! (50G) after jumping ten times in a single playthrough and rapidly followed by Jumping 2! (100G) after jumping 50 times in a single playthrough.

Jumping 3 (100G) sprung in after jumping 100 times in a single playthrough with New (50G) popping after pressing the New Game button on level one.

Moving (100G) unlocked after staying on the moving platform for five seconds on level two and then Level 1 (50G) popped after beating level one.

Dying 1? (50G) popped after dying six times in a single playthrough and was followed by Dying 2? (100G) unlocked after dying nine times in a single playthrough.

The day ended with the unlocking of Dying 3? (100G) after dying 18 times in a single playthrough.

The month ended with a flourish as Many Faces started and completed in a haul of 14 unlocks. The session began with Fast Learner (80G) after completing the tutorial and was followed by Broken Heart I (30G) after collecting a heart.

Funky Hat (40G) unlocked after collecting a hat for the first time outside of the tutorial with Steep Dancer I (50G) popping for finishing stage one.

Creamy Enemy I (50G) unlocked after killing a total of eight enemies and led to Steep Dancer II (80G) for beating stage two.

Steep Dancer III (100G) stepped in after beating stage three and was soon joined by Fluffy Boss I (50G) for killing a boss for the first time.

Creamy Enemy II (70G) shot in after killing a total of 24 enemies and soon led to Creamy Enemy III (100G) popping after killing a total of 48 enemies.

Broken Heart II (70G) unlocked after collecting five hearts and was swiftly followed by Fluffy Boss (80G) after killing two bosses overall.

Broken Heart III (100G) unlocked after collecting ten hearts and the final unlock of the day and month of June itself came in the form of Fluffy Boss III (100G) for killing three bosses and thereby completing the game.

Lego DC SV Continues, Wheel Of Fortunes Begins & Graveyard Keeper Returns To Completion

2021-07-10T09:48:00.000+01:00

A slight delay on this blog recently means a catch-up is needed which begins with the continuation of Lego DC Super Villains and a short session of two unlocks which began with Battering Ram (10G) after performing a grab on an enemy before charging into five others.

Egg On Your Face (10G) popped after taking a selfie with Chang Tzu as any character while having both in the same party.

Tuesday 22nd saw a new addition to the game collection with the recent purchase of Wheel Of Fortune debuting with four unlocks which began with New Contestant (50G) after being the first to buzz in during a toss-up round. First Bucket Of Gold (50G) unlocked after winning a total of $50,000.

Getting Familiar (50G) followed after solving ten puzzles and the session ended for the day with the popping of Gold Mine (100G) after earning a total of $100,000.

Wednesday saw the session on Wheel of Fortune continue with three unlocks which began with Five Star Contestant (50G) after winning five matches and was followed by Decorator (100G) after earning a total of 50 customisation items.

The early morning session ended with the unlocking of New Baby Buggy (200G) after solving a puzzle with less than 20% of the letters revealed.

Later on that day, a surprise return to the game collection in the form of Graveyard Keeper saw three unlocks due to the release of a new DLC called Game of Crone. An Unexpected Guest (18G) popped after meeting Marquis Teodoro Jr. Vampires In the Village (18G) popped after discovering that a Vampire was attacking the village.

Camp (18G) popped after being given a camp to improve and ended the day.

A new session the next day saw Graveyard Keeper continue with five unlocks which began with The Face of the Enemy (18G) after successfully exposing the Vampire. To Stop An Ancient Curse (18G) followed after being persuaded to help the cause by Alaric.

One More Inquisitor (18G) unlocked after meeting Lady Beatrice, the new inquisitor and was then joined by Blood Supplier (18G) after gifting corpse blood to the vampire.

The session ended with the popping of Raccoon Thyroid Stew (18G) after performing a few favours for the Cook.

Friday's session saw Graveyard Keeper continue with seven further unlocks which began with Developed Camp (18G) after improving the camp. Vampires Are Over (26G) unlocked after informing Horadic about the Vampire's demise.

Revolution Begins (18G) popped after joining the workers and peasants for the first time and was followed by Cook of Revolution (18G) after successfully helping the Revolutionaries.

Writer of Revolution (18G) popped after aiding the Revolutionaries for a second time and Ideologist of Revolution (18G) followed after aiding the Revolutionaries for a third time.

The session ended with the unlocking of Long Live The Revolution (18G) after completing the Revolution.

Saturday saw the session resume with five unlocks which began with Mysterious Woman (18G) after viewing a scene from the past. Spirit Summoner (26G) flew in after delivering to the Dungeon to give the ghosts a laugh.

Exterminate (26G) fired in after clearing out all of the ambushes and soon was joined by Awkward Interrogation (18G) after successfully interrogating Vampire Carl.

The day ended with Between Worlds (18G) after successfully working on someone's memory.

The week ended with the final six unlocks on Graveyard Keeper achieved in order to secure the completion. The session opened with Beheaded Horse (18G) after helping the Undertaker deal with her dead relatives. More Forest Thugs (18G) popped after providing the Tanner's son with a happy future.

Paradise (18G) shone in after successfully completing all of the improvements to the camp and was soon followed by Strengthened Camp (18G) after adding fortifications to the camp.

Lesser Evil (18G) unlocked after receiving an offer from Lady Beatrice that was impossible to refuse and the final unlocks and completion arrived in the form of Refugees Are Safe (18G) after successfully rescuing all of the refugees.

Story Complete As Lego DC Super Villains Continues

2021-06-22T22:07:00.000+01:00

Another week of progress on Lego DC Super Villains opened with two unlocks on Monday which began with Cooking Up a Deathstorm (15G) after completing Gridlocked. The session ended with An Explosive Entrance (15G) after completing Apokolips Wow.

Tuesday saw another two unlocks starting with The Enemy Within (10G) after taking a selfie with Batman while playing as the Joker. This was followed by Kalibak To Basics (15G) after completing The One With T. rex Mech.

Wednesday saw a nice haul of five unlocks which opened with Ticket To Glide (10G) after gliding for 60 seconds with Batman in the hub. Next up was the popping of Syndicate Slayed (15G) after completing They Think Its Owl Over.

Monorail Mayhem (15G) unlocked after completing Steppenwolf Surprise and was swiftly followed by Decieving Darkseid (15G) after completing Darkseid of the Moon.

The session ended with the popping of Anti-Life Finds A Way (100G) for completing the Story.

Thursday's session saw a total of three unlocks starting with Granny Loves You (15G) after completing Granny Knows Best. Superman Unchanged (15G) popped after completing Man To Mantis.

The session closed with Stomping Stompa (15G) after completing These Boots Are Made For Stompa.

Friday saw another two unlocks in a short session which opened with Cannons At The Ready (15G) after completing Arma-Ghetto Superstar. Man of Steel (15G) unlocked after completing a level without dying.

Saturday saw a very short session with just a single unlock in the form of Sing-A-Long Showdown (15G) after completing You Kanto-uch This.

The week ended with two more unlocks which started with The Main Man's A Coming (50G) after purchasing Lobo and was followed by Trick or Treat (10G) after having both Two-Face and The Riddler in the party.

Microsoft, Minecraft & Lego DC Combine

2021-06-16T16:04:00.003+01:00

The week began with a Monday session on Microsoft Mahjong (Win 10) which saw two unlocks starting with The Real Tail End (15G) popping after completing the Nautilus puzzle where the final match comes from the tail end of the spiral.

Photo Finish (10G) snapped in after completing a puzzle within three turns of using a reshuffle.

Tuesday saw a quick session on Minecraft after spotting a new update and playing on the update saw the popping of Whatever Floats Your Goat (20G) after entering a boat to float with a goat.

Wednesday saw a short return to Microsoft Mahjong (Win 10) with a single unlock in the form of All The Right Moves (60G) after completing ten puzzles on hard without using undo or reshuffle.

Thursday saw a return to Lego DC Super Villains with two unlocks which began with You Say Shazam, I Say Mazahs (15G) after completing "Fight at the Museum". This was followed by Under the Sea-King (15G) after completing Sea-King Trouble.

Friday saw a new addition to the collection in Microsoft Jigsaw (Win 10) with an opening haul of six unlocks which began with Share (40G) after creating a puzzle and exporting it.

Came To Play (20G) popped next after playing and completing a daily challenge for the first time.

Easy on the Eye (20G) unlocked after completing 10 easy puzzles in Classic Jigsaw and was followed by First Unlock (20G) after unlocking a puzzle in Classic Jigsaw.

Speed Demon (75G) raced in after completing a Jigsaw Jam pack with three minutes left on the clock and the session ended with Into a Jam (20G) spreading in after completing the first pack in Jigsaw Jam.

The weekend began with Friday's session resuming with four further unlocks starting with Jiggity Jig (40G) after completing 15 medium puzzles in Classic Jigsaw. Away From The Edge (75G) unlocked after completing an expert Classic Jigsaw by finishing the interior before the outside.

Puzzle Expert (40G) popped after completing an expert Classic Jigsaw in under 60 minutes and the early session ended with Hungry For Puzzles (40G) after unlocking all puzzles in the Food collection.

Later in the day, play moved to Microsoft Treasure Hunt (Win 10) with a single unlock in the form of Money is Evil (30G) after reaching level three without collecting any gold or treasure.

The week ended with a Sunday session on Street Fighter (X360) which resulted in two unlocks which began with Crowd Pleasing Master (10G) after performing ten personal actions and was followed by Super Combo Master (10G) after performing 100 super combos.

June Opens With Lego DC Super Villains Progress

2021-06-16T13:37:00.000+01:00

Continuing to catch up on the blog progress and after ending May, Lego DC Super Villains opened June with a number of play sessions across the first week starting with Tuesday. The short session saw a single unlock in the form of We're Here To Help (15G) for completing "New Kid On The Block".

Wednesday's session saw two unlocks starting with Out of the Cobblepot, Into the Fire (15G) after completing "It's Good To Be Bad". Bad Guy Boogie (10G) popped after activating dance mode and encouraging 5 characters to dance.

Thursday saw a small evening session with two unlocks starting with Treadmill Turbulence (15G) after completing "Stars In Your Eyes" and this was followed by Eco Unfriendly (15G) after completing " The Harley and the Ivy".

Friday saw another short session with a single unlock in the form of Man of Monster ? (15G) after completing "Arkham Barely Believe It".

Saturday's evening session saw two unlocks which began with Hit The Jackpot (10G) for reaching the 10x combat multiplier. This was followed by Kneel Before Grodd (15G) after completing "Con...Grodd.ulations"

The week ended with another short session and two unlocks starting with Show Them Fear (15G) after completing "Oa No" and was soon followed by Thrill Rider (10G) after riding all the rides at the Amusement Mile in the hub.

Milestones Aplenty in Marvellous May

2021-06-11T13:41:00.001+01:00

The stunning start to 2021 continued with a Marvellous Milestone May which saw main goal for the year become a lot closer. May kept up the double century of unlocks with 200 achievements, 17,938 TA Points and 16,215 G which is alike April down on previous months though in other years would be one of the best months.

The pursuit to complete the equivalent of one game per week across the year (52) came to an end with the goal reached and surpassed due to the 9 completions taking the total for the year to 55 including some re-completions due to new DLC.

Completed Games -9

Milestones -7

Gamerscore - 490,000 (May 18), 500,000 (May 30)

Completions - 280 (May 13), 285 (May 25)

TA Score - 790,000 (May 11), 800,000 (May 24)

Achievements Won - 17,500 (May 18)

Goals Completed - 4

17,500 Achievements - Completed on May 18th

800,000 TA Overall - Completed on May 24th

350,000 G on Xbox One- Completed on May 27th

500,000 G Overall - Completed on May 30th

Tell Me Why Completed As Lego DC Super Villains Begins

2021-06-08T13:11:00.000+01:00

After the joy of reaching 500,000G on the Sunday, May ended with Tell Me Why returning in order to be completed. The final two unlocks came in the evening starting with A New Chapter (50G) after starting to write a a new chapter with Alyson.

The final unlock and completion came in the form of Life Tears Us Apart (50G) after completing the story with the twins' bond weakened.

Due to the completion, next up was the beginning on a new game in Lego DC Super Villains with the opening session resulting in two unlocks starting with That Top Hat With Those Trousers? (10G) after changing a custom character's body five times.

When They're In A Cutscene... (10G) popped after creating a custom character and ended the session.

Xbox 360/One Combine For Massive 500,000 G Milestone

2021-06-07T21:48:00.000+01:00

Catch-up continues on the Gaming front with sessions from 26th-30th May leading to the dream milestone of 500,000 G and the feat was reached with a combination of the Xbox One and 360 with the latter seeing its first unlocks of the year.

Play began with Wednesday's short session on Pixel Gladiator with the solo unlock of Wall Builder (100G) for creating a perfect defence.

Thursday saw play resume on Tell Me Why with five unlocks across the evening session which began with State Your Emergency (50G) after finding a recording of the twins' 911 call.

Cold Case (50G) popped after discovering intel about Mary-Ann's past and her eventual death and was followed by Remember Strange Vampire (50G) for finding three classic posters.

Sharp Shooter (50G) fired in after winning the plushie battle and the session ended with the unlocking of Rest In Peace (50G) for making peace with Mary-Ann at the cemetery.

Tell Me Why resumed on Friday evening (28th) with another five unlocks as progress continued towards completion. The session began with Chapter Two (100G) for completing Episode Two.

Mailbox Bandit (50G) delivered after finding out who the Mailbox Bandit really was and was soon followed by Just One Fix (50G) after helping Sam fix the engine.

Are You My Daddy? (50G) popped after learning the truth about Sam's relationship with the twins and the day ending with Fish all the Fish (50G) after catching all the fish with Michael.

The session continued into Saturday with a further four unlocks beginning with The Princess' Lost Treasure (50G) after unlocking the Princess' lost treasure and next was And Everything In Its Place (50G) for placing all collectibles in the attic.

Twins4Life (50G) popped after completing the story with the twins strongly bonded together and Lock Up and Go (50G) unlocked after locking up the Ronan house with Tyler.

The progress on Tell Me Why meant that the goal of 500,000G was achingly near so a plan to reach it using the first ever game I achieved on and using the Xbox 360 was devised with all the unlocks in-between also set to be on the 360. This idea opened with Saints Row which was the second game I ever achieved on back in 2007 and a single unlock in the form of Pimp (10G) after completing all the Snatch locations and levels.

Sunday saw the final countdown to the milestone starting with Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce and a duo of unlocks starting with Academy Disciple (15G) after acquiring a Chi Skill. Victory Banquet (30G) unlocked after completing the first online quest.

The plan had been to move onto WWE 2007 next but it was scuppered by a disk error with the replacement being Street Fighter IV with two unlocks, the first was Simply Perfect (10G) after achieving ten perfect victories. Lobbyist (10G) popped after creating ten multiplayer lobbies.

The above successes meant the final plan was then put in action with play on the first game I ever achieved on - Burnout Revenge and a solo unlock in Extremely Dangerous (30G) for being Awesome and getting all perfects in the Dangerous rank.

CONE 2/Butterfly 2 (Win 10) & Sunset Overdrive Combine For 800,000 TA Milestone

2021-06-06T03:03:00.003+01:00

Due to the recent hot weather, a delay in blogging due to inability to focus in the intense heat meant a gap which is now being closed starting with sessions over Mon 24 and Tue 25 which began with the milestone of 800,000 TA points.

The week began with a quick play on Sunset Overdrive and the solo unlock of Out of Stock (10G) after destroying 250 Overcharge XT vending machines and the 47 TA points meant the milestone of 800,000 was successfully hit.

Play resumed later in the evening with another single unlock in Wire Tapping (10G) after eavesdropping on nine conversations via satellite hacking.

After initial completion earlier in the month, a return to Castle of No Escape 2 (Win 10) was needed after the newest update and led to a re-completion with all five unlocks. The session began with Second Floor (200G) after reaching the second floor of the castle.

Sixth Floor (200G) popped up after reaching the sixth floor of the castle and was swiftly followed by Fifth Floor (200G) after reaching the fifth floor of the castle.

Third Floor (200G) popped after reaching the third floor of the castle and the final unlock and completion arrived in Fourth Floor (200G) after reaching the fourth floor of the castle.

Tuesday's play session saw the sequel Butterfly 2 (Win 10) begin and end with a 15 unlock haul across the evening. The session began with Level 1 (100G) after completing the opening level.

Level 2 (100G) popped after completing the second level and was swiftly followed by Level 3 (100G) after completing the third level.

Level 4 (100G) popped after completing the fourth level and was swiftly followed by Level 5 (100G) after completing the fifth level.

Level 6 (100G) popped after completing the sixth level and was swiftly followed by Level 7 (100G) after completing the seventh level.

Level 8 (100G) popped after completing the eight level and was swiftly followed by Level 9 (100G) after completing the ninth level.

Level 10 (100G) popped after completing the tenth level and ended the base game but the update saw the levels continue as did the unlocks, Level 11 (200G) after completing the eleventh level.

Level 12 (200G) popped after completing the twelfth level and was swiftly followed by Level 13 (200G) after completing the thirteenth level.

Level 14 (200G) popped after completing the fourteenth level and the final unlock and completion came after popping Level 15 (200G) after completing the fifteenth level.