Friday 4 July 2014

Guacamelee Combines With Wordament Snap on IOS

Power WithinThat's one big Gato FritoThe session from the previous day carried into Thursday which meant more time on Guacamelee and a further five unlocks which started with That's one big Gato Frito (10G) which came after dropping the Alebrije into the Lava. Power Within (10G) popped up after completing Uay Chivo's INTENSO training.

Main Event
Pollo PowerMain Event (20G) unlocked after defeating a Skeleton-Luchador with Pollo Power (20G) popping up after becoming a Chicken.

X'tabay-Bye
The session ended with the unlocking of X'tabay-Bye (30G) for redeeming X'tabay. Later in they day, I spotted an IOS version of the popular game Wordament Snap Attack so downloaded it for free and had a quick go which resulted in six unlocks.

Snap SnapBonusBonus (5G) unlocked after playing on a bonus tile and was soon followed by Snap Snap (5G) for creating a multi-snap.


Lucky SevenMultilingualMultilingual (5G) unlocked after the playing the game in a different language for which I selected French and was soon joined by Lucky Seven (5G) for playing all seven tiles in a multi-snap.

Swap SnapBest PlayBest Play (5G) unlocked for creating a highest scoring snap and the final unlock of the day came in the shape of Swap Snap (5G) for using two letters in a snap to create a different snap.



Guacamelee Becomes 350th Played Game

Do or Do NotViva La ResurrecciónA new free listing on the Xbox One was Guacamelee and after downloading I began it with a hour-long session which resulted in three unlocks beginning with Viva La Resurrección (10G) for becoming a Luchador and soon followed by Do or Do Not (15G) for completing the first Combo Chicken challenge.

FlawlessThe session ended with the unlocking of Flawless (20G) for defeating an arena without taking any damage.



Wednesday 2 July 2014

Minecraft Makes Lunch

Hot TopicBake BreadAn evening session on Minecraft resulted in three unlocks after food related tasks which began with Bake Bread (20G) for turning wheat into bread and soon followed by Hot Topic (15G) for constructing a furnace from eight cobblestone blocks.

Delicious FishThe session ended with Delicious Fish (15G) for catching and cooking a fish by using the created furnace. 



Tuesday 1 July 2014

June 2014 Summary


June continued the fine run of centuries in 2014 and did so despite a busy month overall and puts me at the mid point of the year almost guarantees that last year's records will be beaten.

June 2014 (2013 in brackets )



112 Achievements unlocked (104)

14 Games played  (22)


3502 TA points (2785) 

2665 Gamerscore (1810)





A spectacular start to the year continues and means the goals for the year can all be met inside the 12 month target.


June Ends With Minecraft

After finishing Deadlight, I moved on to a new game I had on my to-do shelf in the shape of Minecraft and after getting to grips with the premise of the game came away with ten unlocks on what is a very interesting game.

Getting WoodTaking InventoryTaking Inventory (10G) unlocked after performing the simple task of opening the inventory and was soon followed by Getting Wood (10G) for punching a tree and receiving a block of wood.

Time to Farm!BenchmarkingBenchmarking (10G) unlocked after crafting a workbench using four blocks of wooden planks with Time to Farm! (10G) popping up after combining planks and sticks to create a hoe.

Time to Mine!Cow TipperTime to Mine! (10G) unlocked after combining planks and sticks to make a pickaxe and was swiftly followed by Cow Tipper (15G) for harvesting some leather.

Time to Strike!MOAR ToolsMOAR Tools (15G) unlocked after constructing one type of each tool and was soon joined by Time to Strike! (10G) for combining planks and sticks to create a sword.

Getting an UpgradeMonster HunterMonster Hunter (20G) unlocked after attacking and destroying a monster with the session coming to end after Getting an Upgrade (15G) popped up for constructing a better pickaxe.


Deadlight Completed

After only playing the game by chance when browsing my game library, I must admit it was a pleasure to play Deadlight and as a result, I am very proud to have completed it and did so by unlocking the final two achievements which made it my 33rd completed game and seventh of 2014.

I want it allForget Me NotsForget Me Nots (25G) unlocked after finding all of Randall's memories with the aptly named I want it all (30G) popping up for reaching 100% completion on the game.





Deadlight Shows Identity

Pickin' Up StrangersA quick go on Deadlight resulted in a single unlock in the shape of Pickin' Up Strangers (20G) for finding all of the ID's.



Deadlight Story Complete

Holding out for a HeroUnder pressureA long evening session on Deadlight resulted in seven unlocks which also saw the completion of the story mode which was quite difficult but also good to play over the week. Under pressure (15G) unlocked after completing Randall's nightmare with Holding out for a Hero (5G) popping up for reuniting with Stella.

Come Sail AwayTainted loveTainted love (25G) unlocked after finishing Randall's flashback and was soon followed by Come Sail Away (5G) for reaching the end and in turn completing the story.

No Pain, No GainLet there be rock!Let there be rock! (20G) unlocked after beating the score in Raven Thunder Rock Legend and after a quick search around another level, No Pain, No Gain (20G) popped up for beating the score in Sport Daisy.


Invisible Touch
The session ended with Invisible Touch (20G) unlocked for beating the score in Madness Mansion and in doing so left just three achievements left before what would be a superb completion.


Deadlight Finds Friends

Never Gonna Give You UpLazing on a Sunday afternoonAn hour long session on Deadlight resulted in two unlocks beginning with Lazing on a Sunday afternoon (5G) for facing someone from Randall's past in the park while Never Gonna Give You Up (5G) popped up after finding Parker in the Hockey arena.