But I noticed a few weeks ago that I was getting very close to 300 Platinum trophies, so that has been my current goal (among everything else I’ve been doing. But let me break down where I started this year, and how I finally got here.
For the most part, I played a lot of the same types of games. There were trophy-bait games, hidden picture games, puzzle games, some Lego games, and a game that blew my mind when I played it.
All told, I think I only had 48 Platinumed games this year. Which isn’t a lot, as one year I got 100. But considering that a majority of them were one sitting games, I can’t really complain.
I won’t go into the trophy bait games, but that would be at least half of what I played to full completion. I also played all but one of the Artefix Mundi games, the last one to be played soon. I caught up on every POWGI game (puzzle games), including the European versions, because trophies.
Bar none, my favorite game this year was Concrete Genie, which I had been sitting on for years. It’s a beautiful story game that broke my heart. It deals with bullying, but also finding common ground and building something. I played it twice, even if it only counted one, because I loved it that much. I’m keeping an eye out on this studio, because I really want to see what they end up doing next.
(I also replayed Bugsnax during the beginning of the year, but that didn’t count. If I’d played it three days later, it would have been a massive contender for GOTY for me)
The game that surprised me would be LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean. All told, it took me SIX YEARS and three months to complete this game. Yes, you read that right, six years. Technically. See, my PS3 decided it didn’t want to work for awhile, then my data was corrupted… In actual playtime, since I did end up restarting it, I think it was a week? Maybe a few days more? I didn’t play every day, but I played pretty quickly. Having the last level, the bonus level if you will, be based on the ride that the films were based on just about did me in.
I also finally can say that I have completed every copy of Lego Dimensions that I possibly can currently. During the summer, I finally went back and did all of the DLC on the PS3, which means that I now have 100% completion on PS3, PS4, and Xbox One. I don’t own a WiiU or a XBox 360 (though I am looking for the latter), so I can’t be completely done yet. But this win didn’t come without a cost. Right after I finished playing, I tried to play again, but my Supergirl figure wouldn’t register with the game pad. Switching it out didn’t work. The game disc is dead, which is something that can happen. Considering she’s the rarest character, I probably won’t be able to get another for a long, long time.
I only played two other Lego games this year (well… you’ll see). I finally played and finished Lego Lord of the Rings, which earns the distinction of the first Lego game where I’ve gotten so frustrated that I’ve actually thrown my controller across the room. But it also wasn’t a terrible adaptation, though I did have some glitches.
I also finished Lego Hobbit for the third time. I was less annoyed with this one this time around, though I did have some graphical issues. Actually, I have a couple of those over on my tiktok, if you ever happen to find them…
And now that I think about it, I didn’t really play any big games that came out this year. Yes, I’m waiting for some to drop in price, but still. Nothing from this year at all. Not on Xbox, and especially not on Switch. Wow, I suck.
But as of now I’m sitting at 299, with about 18 days left until 2022 comes knocking. And I for one don’t want to end the year on an odd number. So back when I decided to try to get to 300 by the end of the year, I made a list of all the games I haven’t completed on my profile, and picked a few to focus on to get to that final Platinum.
And the one I picked isn’t on that list.
Okay, technically, I’d actually picked Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales to be my 300th. And I was working towards it, until I realized that I was going to have trouble. There are a few trophies that I’m already having issues with. I know that if I put in the time, I might make it, but I didn’t didn’t want to stress on a might. I debated also trying to finish Rime or Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, two games that I have been itching to finally pick up and finish… but it’s been so long since I’ve touched either one, I’d have to restart to be able to play them.
So… I kinda sat back and debated. I wanted to end on something special, like I said. I tossed around Lego Star Wars III or Lego Indiana Jones 2, but I wasn’t in love with the idea. Then I took a good, hard look at what I owned.
I hadn’t considered my Vita.
So I flipped through my games and picked one from a series I liked. My 300th Platinum will be in Lego Jurassic World.
I’ve been playing a bit every night. I finished the first film, which is nine very short levels (as it is the other three films). I’m hoping to take some time this evening to finish at least through the second film, if not start the third. It’s the first playthrough that always takes the longest, but I think I can be done with it by Wednesday. Then it’s the clean up, which won’t take long.
So yes, that is my road to 300 Platinums. I will probably do a post towards the end of the month with goals for 2022, which will include games that I want to play through. But that isn’t here nor there right this second.
Until next time!
Thank you for sharing!