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Three in November - Watch Backlogs

The challenge is to finish three (or more) games in a month!

It doesn't matter how long or short the games are. And it doesn't matter if you're just starting a game or if you're already near the end. You should use your own judgement with what counts as finishing a game since it can sometimes be fuzzy.

Please post your goals for the month, sharing your successes, setbacks and impressions as the month goes by.

How Long to Beat is a big help, as a guide to how much longer a game will take.

52 Games. 1 Year. 2016. is a thread for if you're looking for a bigger challenge.

Previous threads:
Three in August - Backlog Divided
Three in September - Monster of Uncharted Games
Three in October - Backlog Challenge
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I finished:
Small Radios Big Televisions: Finished on the 19th, which is the latest in a month for me to finish my first game in the three years I've been tracking game completion dates. I played it on PS4, with a controller, and the controls weren't good. The reticle was fighting against me. The final of the five areas was surprisingly short after what came before it. But it was a good short puzzle game, which I finished in 2 hours.
Dark Souls 3: Ashes of Ariandel: I finished this DLC on the 20th. It was a very good way to enter the world again, and could help it out in my GOTY ranking. The final boss was an exhilarating conclusion and one of the more memorable fights in the series.
Kentucky Route Zero: Act IV: Finished on the 27th. I think this is the first time I've been up to date with the episodes, usually getting around to one when the next is already out. My memories of previous episodes are vague but the beautiful art style and the writing can still interest me.

I'll maybe aim for one of:
Dragon Quest VII: 3DS version. I am almost 70 hours in and doing the
second of the four elemental spirit quests
.
Resident Evil 2 (Leon B): Maybe. I loved Claire's Path A last month and started on Leon's B Path. I might give this alternate path a good try.
 
Rhythm Paradise Megamix (3DS)
Dragon Quest Builders (PS4)
Dragon Warrior II (GBC)

Almost finished with Megamix, then I'll go back to Builders (have beaten chapter 1 100%), then hopefully I have enough time for DW2 before Pokemon comes out, which should carry over into December.
 
DQ VII (3DS)
DQ B (PS4)
Rhythm Heaven Megamix (3DS)
Dishonored Definitive (PC)

I'd like to come back to SMTIV before Apocalypse EU release but I doubt I'll find the time.
 
This month I'm going to aim for -

S̶a̶i̶n̶t̶s̶ ̶R̶o̶w̶ ̶I̶V̶ ̶:̶ ̶H̶o̶w̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶a̶i̶n̶t̶s̶ ̶s̶a̶v̶e̶d̶ ̶C̶h̶r̶i̶s̶t̶m̶a̶s̶ ̶(̶P̶S̶4̶)̶
R̶i̶d̶g̶e̶ ̶R̶a̶c̶e̶r̶ ̶(̶P̶S̶P̶)̶
T̶a̶l̶e̶s̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶B̶o̶r̶d̶e̶r̶l̶a̶n̶d̶s̶ ̶(̶P̶S̶4̶)̶

That should be pretty easy as I'm on Tour 14 of Ridge Racer and the other 2 are really short, so when I finish those I'll try to complete

H̶a̶t̶o̶f̶u̶l̶ ̶B̶o̶y̶f̶r̶i̶e̶n̶d̶ ̶(̶P̶S̶4̶)̶
Yakuza 5 (PS3)
 
This is probably the last month I will have a chance to complete this challenge.. For this month I name:

(PC) Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller
(360) LIMBO
(PC) Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

I realize this is cheating with very short games, but I only have half a month or so..

EDIT: Failure. Brothers and Limbo are finished, never got to start on Erica Reed.
 
Ok ill go with

Gears of war 4 xb1
Battfield 1 xb1
Recore xb1

I think i can finish all of these pretty easily. I am about halfway through gears and recore..but only just begun bf1. Ill be playing skyrim special edition in between these games so if i get hooked on that i wont complete them.
 
Got only 1 finished last month

Zelda: Wind Waker HD (I think I'm closing in on the end here)
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (looking forward to beating this one and then doing a LTTP on the MGS series from 1 to PW)
-undecided- (probably going to jump into an RPG. FF10, Tokyo Mirage Sessions or Xenoblade X)
 
Aiming for:
Minish Cap (GBA/WiiU)
LA Noire (PC) - Either to beat or play until I give up on
DOOM (PC)
FE: Fates Conquest (3DS) - Bonus fourth, about halfway through but stalled. Think it's time to give up Hard/Classic for now.
 
Planning these titles for November:

1. Dishonored 2 (PC)
2. The Banner Saga (PC)
3. Door Kickers (PC)

Maybe Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition (PC), but that's dependent on how often I can get on with my friend to do the campaign co-op.
 
World of Final Fantasy and Catherine for me. The third one, I'll try to finish one of the many games that I gave up on half way. Between L.A. Noire, SMT IV, and Transformer Devastation.
 
Destiny: TTK Legendary Ed. (XB1) - almost done the campaign
Forza Horizon 3 (XB1) - 16% done
Shenmue (DC) - its about time I beat it finally
 
Have two priorities:

Final Fantasy IV - currently at the endgame, but am underleveled, Forgot how difficult the final boss can be and getting one-shotted
fuckbigbang

Gears of War 4 - Just started yesterday and at Act 2

For the third one of the following:
REmake
Dishonored
Stick of Truth
Forza Horizon 3
 
I just beat my first game of November, that being Battlefield One.

I also hope to finish:

Ratchet & Clank
The Division
Paper Mario: Color Splash
Watch_Dogs 2
Dishonored 2
Gears of War 4
 
[WiiU] Xenoblade X - in progress
[WiiU] Paper Mario: Color Splash - pending
[PS4] World of Final Fantasy - in progress

I'm still a long way from being done with Xenoblade X but we'll see how it goes.
 
Finised Demons Souls and Splatoon campaign last month, got stuck on XCOM so wasnt able to beat that. Target for this month for now:

Dark Souls 3
XCOM Enemy Within
 
Divinity original sin
Watch dogs 2
Gears of war 4
That should do it
I'm almost done gears and I'm on like 3/4 through divinity
Watch dogs should be a breeze
Edit: picked up batman telltale so I should be able to get at least 3 out of that and I'll try again to beat Jamestown
 
Zelda: Wind Waker HD
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
-undecided-

Finished my first ever Zelda game. It was alright. A good game but nothing special.
 
I'll target at least three of the following:


Ni no Kuni (PS3)
Metal Gear Solid 2 (X360)
Resident Evil Revelations (PC)
Splinter Cell: Blacklist (PC)
Shovel Knight (PC)
Oxenfree (PC)
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (XBO)
Dear Esther (PC)

I beat MSG2 a few days ago and just started Shovel Knight, I don't think I'll be able to beat 36 games before the year is over, but at least 30...no matter what!
 
4th Halo beaten. Funny is one month ago I hate Halo universum and guy in a green uniform. After beating trilogy and 4 part in a few last weeks I like it very much and going to buy H5 this weekend or next week.
Later I'll probably start Soccer Kid on my...Retron5.

3DS
Citizens of Earth

GBA
Soccer Kid

XBO
Halo 3
Halo 4
Halo 5
 
Slowly but surely, im improving in cutting down my backlog. LOL.

OVERALL 2016: 12/30 (40%)
OCTOBER 2016: 2/3 (67%)

1 - Gears of War 4 / Xbox One
Excellent 9/10 game and game of the year contender in my opinion.

2 - Ryse: Son of Rome / Xbox One
Best exclusive launch game between PS4 and Xbox One three years ago and a good 8/10 in my opinion.

NOVEMBER

1 - Battlefield 1 / PS4 PRO
Played through the prologue and it's really good.

2 - Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / PS4 PRO
Haven't played it at all yet.

3 - Titanfall 2 / PS4 PRO
After six hours, im currently at the start of chapter six. Excellent campaign thus far in my opinion.
 
I think I'm finally gonna join this group. I added all of my PS4 and Steam games that I haven't beaten into How Long to Beat. It says it will take 284 days and 11 hours to clear my backlog. And that's not including my Xbox One, Wii U, PS3, and Wii games. I could add my classic consoles in there, too, but I have to draw the line somewhere.

So here's what I'm shooting for:

PS4 - Dragon Quest Builders (on chapter 3)
PS4 - Ratchet and Clank (almost done with this one) Completed 11/14
PC - Legend of Grimrock
 
Finished Soccer Kid after...20 years? :)
Many years ago I played it on Amiga, but never beat. Finally did it - GBA version.

3DS
Citizens of Earth

GBA
Soccer Kid

XBO
Halo 3
Halo 4
Halo 5
 
Have two priorities:

Final Fantasy IV - currently at the endgame, but am underleveled, Forgot how difficult the final boss can be and getting one-shotted
fuckbigbang


Gears of War 4

For the third one of the following:
REmake
Dishonored
Stick of Truth
Forza Horizon 3
Added:
Sunset Overdrive Season Pass DLC missions
Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon

Got Gears of War 4 done. AFter that mainly have been just playing it's Horde mode in addition to cleaning up some old DLC I had as well as dipping my toe into Dark Souls 3 DLC.

Really, Really need to just sit down and finish my FFIV replay. The grind is real though

EDIT:
This thread is kinda dead so just updating...FINALLY beat FFIV. whew.
 
Well, that's three in the books. None were from my backlog, though I'll try to work on that for the rest of the month.

1) Battlefield 1
2) Titanfall 2
3) Dishonored 2
 
I must to rebuild my Nov list:

GBA
Soccer Kid

PS4
Gravity Rush Remasterd
Metro 2033 Redux

PSV
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

XBO
Halo 3
Halo 4
Halo 5
 
Zelda: Wind Waker HD
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Flower

Boom. Peace Walker, done. Soon I'll make my LTTP MGS1-4 +PW.

That's also three finished games this month. I'll be truning my attention to some lengthy JRPG so that's likely all I'll be able to complete in the following month. Picking from Xenoblade X, FFX, Tokyo Mirage Sessions. Thinking of doing TMS first cause I want that faux Persona experience.
 
This month I'm going to aim for -

S̶a̶i̶n̶t̶s̶ ̶R̶o̶w̶ ̶I̶V̶ ̶:̶ ̶H̶o̶w̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶a̶i̶n̶t̶s̶ ̶s̶a̶v̶e̶d̶ ̶C̶h̶r̶i̶s̶t̶m̶a̶s̶ ̶(̶P̶S̶4̶)̶
R̶i̶d̶g̶e̶ ̶R̶a̶c̶e̶r̶ ̶(̶P̶S̶P̶)̶
T̶a̶l̶e̶s̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶B̶o̶r̶d̶e̶r̶l̶a̶n̶d̶s̶ ̶(̶P̶S̶4̶)̶

That should be pretty easy as I'm on Tour 14 of Ridge Racer and the other 2 are really short, so when I finish those I'll try to complete

H̶a̶t̶o̶f̶u̶l̶ ̶B̶o̶y̶f̶r̶i̶e̶n̶d̶ ̶(̶P̶S̶4̶)̶
Yakuza 5 (PS3)

4 (admittedly short) games finished this month and nearly 50 hours into Yakuza 5 on top of that makes this a good month.
 
Divinity original sin
Watch dogs 2
Gears of war 4
That should do it
I'm almost done gears and I'm on like 3/4 through divinity
Watch dogs should be a breeze
Edit: picked up batman telltale so I should be able to get at least 3 out of that and I'll try again to beat Jamestown
Failure abject failure
I finished
Watch Dogs 2
Batman Telltale Ep1-3
But I didn't finish Gears :(
Didn't finish Divinity :(
Didn't finish Jamestown, that last mission is really hard
 
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