52 in 52 – First Update
This is the first checkpoint of 52 in 52, coming in at the end of Week 18. The next will be at the end of Week 35 (17 weeks time) and the last part will of course be at the end of Week 52. Here’s how things are looking:
WEEK 18/52 | 9/52 Platinums | BEHIND SCHEDULE
So yes, first checkpoint and I’m already behind schedule. I’m not beating myself up about it though (which makes a change, mentally). This is just meant to be a fun challenge, so that’s how I’m going to keep it. I also want to ensure quality as well as quantity with this list – it’d be easy to find 50 odd ‘My Name is Mayo’ like games but where would be the fun in that. Lastly, last year when I did my charge for 100 Platinums (31 in 52, I guess), a lot of them came in the last few months of the year. I’ve got plenty of time to catch up.
So, why am I so far behind? Well for starters Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth took the entirety of March and a wee bit of April. While no Platinum yet, a good bit of the work is already done. There’s a lot of games that were on the list that I didn’t mesh with – 5 of them. Suicide Squad burned me out before I could platinum it.
In terms of Platinums, there’s the sizeable gap of 1 in January followed by 7 in April and 3 in the first week of May. Work stress, life and general tiredness slowed down the April onslaught but I managed to bring things back this weekend just gone.
Like I say, it’s not all bad. I’ve got a gameplan for the games I intend to go for, as well as being halfway through Shadows of the Damned at the time of writing. Not to be too bold as to make a prediction, but I believe I will be ahead by Week 24/First week of July.
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Games marked with (&) have “Back for the Plat” articles linked to them for more in depth information on those.
#1 Welcome to the 6-4 (Titanfall 2)
Started: 17/1/24 | Obtained: 23/1/24
#2 Heh heh heh... Thank you! (Save Room)
Started: 8/4/24 | Obtained: 9/4/24 (Like just after midnight)
#3 GAME OVER AND OVER AGAIN (Unables)
Started: 9/4/24 | Obtained: 9/4/24
#4 The Chosen One (Mystic Pillars Remastered)
Started: 9/4/24 | Obtained: 11/4/24
#5 Finale (When the Past Was Around)
Started: 11/4/24 | Obtained: 11/4/24
#6 Cuz Boredom Kills Me (Resident Evil 4 Remake) (& - Coming this week!)
Started: 24/3/23 (16/4/2024) | Obtained: 21/4/24
#7 Last Station (Toy Trains VR)
Started: 21/4/24 | Obtained: 21/4/24
#8 A tale of two sons (Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake)
Started: 22/4/24 | Obtained: 22/4/24
#9 All Done (Open Roads)
Started: 12/5/24 | Obtained: 12/5/24
I’ll do a break down of trophies during the final update for this challenge, especially since a lot of these trophies are pretty straight forward. Next update is Monday 16th September!
