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11 - Call Of Duty
43 - The Walking Dead

I do own and have previously beaten four from the former and the entire Telltale series from the latter. It is still unlikely that I will finish a game from either this year, but I wanted to play along anyway.

The Wonderful 101 is on sale for $18 USD for Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1190400/The_Wonderful_101_Remastered/

The Wonderful 101 is on sale for $18 USD for PS4
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP2522-CUSA18780_00-THEWONDERFUL101R

The Wonderful 101 is on PS Plus Extra

The Wonderful 101 is on sale for $18 USD for Switch
https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/the-wonderful-101-remastered-switch/

Psychonauts 2 is on sale for $20.39 USD for Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/607080/Psychonauts_2/

Psychonauts 2 is on Game Pass for console and PC

Psychonauts 2 is on sale for $19.80 USD for XB1
https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/psychonauts-2/9nbr2vxt87sj

Psychonauts 2 is on sale for $20.39 USD for PS4
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10002422/

PixelJunk Shooter 2 (the second half of Ultimate) is on sale for $1 for Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/332330/PixelJunk_Shooter_Ultimate/

Xbox sale ends on the 3rd, Steam on the 5th, eShop on the 6th, and PSN on the 7th

Just posting for me to refer to for my random TVT page

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HolidayMode

I have Jazz Jackrabbit 1 or 2 and MGSV appear to be my most likely options

I'm going to get out some more stat PMs before going to bed, but the tentative sim date will change from Sunday the 8th to either Friday the 6th or the something in the 13th/14th/15th trio.

It is simple. Just post each time you beat a game throughout the year and the platform you played it on. Do not hesitate to add some discussion in regards to the games you or others beat.

At the bottom of this post is a link to a Google word doc that you are free to edit to immortalize your gaming accomplishments. Feel free to tinker with your color, font, and/or bulletpoint/numbering options, but do know that users are supposed to be in alphabetical order.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OBPa3Hva9H1-RHgBTDQK4UqT1s_UmXO0qhWyf8IJbGg

Just-for-Fun Top 20 Standings
KCF - 159
gameking - 116
ArkOfTurus - 99
Mr Crispy - 93
Lolo Guru - 70
Cody - 57
KnightOfNee - 35
MegamanX - 28
ViolentAbacus - 25
Wickle - 25
Arti - 23
scarletspeed - 23
FakeAccount - 21
Seanchan - 19
darkx - 18
GreatPaul - 17
Fenny - 16
MZero - 16
Suprak the Stud - 14
tazzyboy - 14

Spreadsheet with history
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X8E8oqzES42W4S82j7WTfNnzNa8c3uXdSE1rnqYG7WM/edit?usp=sharing

Additional noms this month
Ark x2
KCF

Januarys Games:
The Wonderful 101 (PC/PS4/Switch/Wii U/Luna)
Psychonauts 2 (PC/XB1/PS4)
PixelJunk Shooter 2 (PC/PS4/PS3/Vita)

Games of the Month of the Year:
Mass Effect (PC/XB1/PS4/360/PS3)
Mass Effect 2 (PC/XB1/PS4/360/PS3)
Mass Effect 3 (PC/XB1/PS4/360/PS3/Wii U)

What is Game of the Month Club?
Game of the Month is a community project open to all B8ers where users share, discover, play and/or discuss a select few games every month. The games featured each month are chosen by YOU the users (and Lady Luck)

The Basics
- Each month will usually feature three games that were chosen via a random drawing from a pool of games that users nominated
- For each game you beat, you get a cool point on our just-for-fun standings as well as a nomination for next month's randomized drawing
- In order to receive the point and nomination, you must beat said game within the calendar month
- If you beat one of the current month's games in the previous month, you can apply for a "recently beaten waiver," but you will only receive a point and no nomination should you do so
- Drawing for next month's games is usually on the 25th
- If you periodically keep us posted on your progress and/or talk about different aspects of the games, then everyone will obviously think you are super awesome!

Nomination Rules
- You get one nomination automatically each month
- You receive additional nominations each month for every featured game that you beat
- Each game you nominate has to be unique from all other nominations and cannot include a game that has already been selected for GotM
- Each game must be a standalone game that can be acquired and played on its own (aka cannot be DLC/expansion that requires the base game)
- Nominations only carry over if you beat a featured game after the drawing for next month's games but before the end of the month
- You have 9 supports you can use throughout the year. Your only limitations are that you can't support your own nomination, and you can only use one support per game per month

KCF has beaten Murasaki

Kind of a weird and interesting game that each stage felt very distinct. I could be motivated to try out with the other girl. I'm not a fan of the sound design as Ark mentioned or the presentation, but there's a non-zero chance I could get the sequel in the future.

Eagles - 27
Saints - 17

I would love to try out Rhythm Thief

Level 6

Vikings -3.5

Bonus: Jaguars

Dallas Cowboys
Atlanta Falcons
Detroit Lions
Kansas City Chiefs
Miami Dolphins
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Washington Commanders
Jacksonville Jaguars
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Minnesota Vikings
Los Angeles Chargers
Baltimore Ravens
Buffalo Bills

I have thankfully not seen any of these

I'm in contention for a playoff spot this late in the season? Time to blow my chance at just my second every playoff berth!

KCF0107 posted...

I only have records from 2019 to present

Okay, I was wrong. I have records from 2018 to present and misattributed 2018's secret santa to 2019. Here is the real list:
- 2022: Spelunky 2, Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Moonspell, and Castlevania Advance Collection (2)
- 2021: Yoku's Island Express, A Hat in Time, Inscryption, and The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (2)
- 2020: Hades (6)
- 2019: West of Loathing and Battle Chasers: Nightwar (2)
- 2018: The Talos Principle and The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC (3)

I gave out and received Talos Principle in 2018, gave out Battle Chasers in 2019, and I have given out or received Yoku, Hades, and Trails in the Sky SC but not in their "banner" years.

Okay, late announcement.

I used to have annual themes with one of those themes becoming a permanent feature (supports), but I have run out of simple, usable, worthy ideas. I thought about bringing back the birthday vote, which I would have had to announce back in October or November, but I didn't after seeing that was just in 2020 when I had it in my mind it was 2019 or even 2018. Perhaps I will do it for 2024.

With the replay side project, and with it being expanded to two games a month, I thought the usual four months a year with four games might get a little bloated, so I will probably just do 1-2 months a year with four games (probably July and/or December), and it may just be a fourth game drawn unless I can think of a neat theme on-the-spot. To "make up for this," I have decided to try out a year-round set of games, with that being Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3. You will have the entirety of 2023 to finish as many of those games as you wish.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition, the remastered versions of the trilogy, is on sale for the following platforms:
$15 USD on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328670/Mass_Effect_Legendary_Edition/

$15 USD on EA Store
https://www.ea.com/games/mass-effect/mass-effect-legendary-edition/buy/pc

$15 USD on Xbox One/S/X
https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/mass-effect-legendary-edition/9pkwht7g60wq

Mass Effect Legendary Edition is currently on EA Play, Game Pass Ultimate (via EA Play), and Playstation Plus (I'm seeing that you have to claim it by noon ET on January 3rd of 2023 on Playstation)

I can only assume Return to Monkey Island

F-Zero

Didn't have to look far for Home Alone

Yeah, Eden was pretty cool. Monsters was the only one I didn't care for, though I am picky about tower defense games, and I haven't played Nom Nom Galaxy yet. I am keeping my eye on Scrappers.

I had never heard of PixelJunk Shooter until it was a random throw-in for a PS3 bundle I got in 2009 or 10. It blew me away, and I immediately bought the 2nd, then the remastered Ultimate collection when it came out, and it has been my go-to game to include as a surprise in our Steam Secret Santa.

I ranked them 28th on my all-time list, though I think that I do agree with preferring 1 over 2

The Wonderful 101 is on sale for $18 USD for Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1190400/The_Wonderful_101_Remastered/

The Wonderful 101 is on sale for $18 USD for PS4
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP2522-CUSA18780_00-THEWONDERFUL101R

The Wonderful 101 is on PS Plus Extra

The Wonderful 101 is on sale for $18 USD for Switch
https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/the-wonderful-101-remastered-switch/

Psychonauts 2 is on sale for $20.39 USD for Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/607080/Psychonauts_2/

Psychonauts 2 is on Game Pass for console and PC

Psychonauts 2 is on sale for $19.80 USD for XB1
https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/psychonauts-2/9nbr2vxt87sj

Psychonauts 2 is on sale for $20.39 USD for PS4
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10002422/

PixelJunk Shooter 2 (the second half of Ultimate) is on sale for $1 for Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/332330/PixelJunk_Shooter_Ultimate/

Did I purposely nominate a game that is now only actively being sold as part of a collection with the first game so that you would also have to play the first game to get to the second? Yes I did.

Your January Games of the Month are...

The Wonderful 101 (PC/PS4/Switch/Wii U/Luna)
Psychonauts 2 (PC/XB1/PS4)
PixelJunk Shooter 2 (PC/PS4/PS3/Vita)

Congrats to JONA, Sean, and myself for having their games selected!

Noms, supports, and changes are closed. I will draw soonish

Last call for noms, supports, and changes

I meant to send out a bunch of PMs Christmas night, but I passed out. I will hopefully send out the rest over the week.

If any of this is incorrect, let me know. Assuming I am correct, Spelunky 2, Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Moonspell, and Castlevania Advance Collection tie for the most gifted item at two apiece. I only have records from 2019 to present, but here are the most gifted item or items in each year and how many:
- 2022: Spelunky 2, Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Moonspell, and Castlevania Advance Collection (2)
- 2021: Yoku's Island Express, A Hat in Time, Inscryption, and The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (2)
- 2020: Hades (6)
- 2019: The Talos Principle and The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC (3)

And with that I have it down as everyone having received their gifts. Secret Santa is on the left, ordered by when they signed up, while the recepient is on the right:

KCF -> mccheyne - Hades, Chrono Trigger. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor + War
RikkuAlmighty -> TheRock- Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, Persona 4 Golden
swirldude -> azuarc - Bug Fables, Shovel Knight: Shield of Hope, Tomomi
ChaosTony -> swirldude - Sonic Frontiers
changmas -> Eddv - Farthest Frontier
ViolentAbacus -> ESY - Bayonetta, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Yakuza 0, Spelunky 2, Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Moonspell
MZero -> Arti - Pony Island, Cypher, Zwei: The Arges Adventure + Ilvard Insurrection
TheRock -> PrivateBiscuit - Cult of the Lamb, Neon White, GRIS, Golf With Your Friends, Metro Last Light
psaltery -> Wicklebee - Dragon Age: Origins, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Valheim
azuarc -> changmas - CrossCode, Renowned Explorers + More to Explore DLC, Dex, Papers, Please
AriaOfBolo -> ViolentAbacus - Wildermyth, SanctuaryRPG, Planetarian HD
MetalmindStats -> Mr_Crispy - Paradise Killer, Sayonara Wild Hearts , Touhou Luna Nights
voltch -> Xtlm - Spelunky 2, Katana ZERO, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
ESY -> MZero - Okami, Castlevania Advance Collection, Anarcute
HBJDubs -> KCF - Rabi-Rabi, Broken Reality, Overboard!, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd
Isquen -> MetalmindStats - Graveyard Keeper, Subnautica, Rune Factory 5
Wicklebee -> RikkuAlmighty- Little Busters, HyperDimension Neptunia Re;Birth1
mccheyne ->Llarian - Monster Prom, Amnesia: Memories, DRAMAtical Murder
DreamEater -> voltch - Unpacking, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel I-III
Mr_Crispy -> Isquen - Slay the Spire, Timespinner, Tales of Maj'Eyal
PrivateBiscuit - DreamEater -> Dwarf Fortress, Assassin's Creed Valhalla + DLC
Eddv -> ChaosTony - Caves of Qud
Arti -> HBJDubs - CHAOS;CHILD, Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish
Llarian -> psaltery - Life is Strange: True Colors
Xtlm -> AriaOfBolo - Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Moonspell, Touhou Mystia's Izakaya, Monolith, eXceed 3rd, The Vagrant, Castlevania Advance + Anniversary Collection

Well supports reset after this month, so there was bound to be a rush of them

Paper Mario

And I never will

Monthly Progress
Murasaki - Crispy
Hob - Kenri
Road - JONA, KCF, Sean, Cody
Paradise - KCF, JONA, Ark, Sean, Kenri
Xenoblade - Sean

Nominations
Ark - Sifu, Wildermyth
Cody - Stanley Parable, Hitman 3
Crispy - Hylics, Mr. Driller Drill Land, Fire n Ice
Fake - Job Simulator
JONA - Wonderful 101, Chicory, Legend of Tianding
KCF - Linelight, PixelJunk Shooter 2, SMB: Lost Levels
Kenri - Killer7, Control, Cadence of Hyrule
Paul - PaRappa
Sean - Black Mesa, Anodyne 2, Plague Tale: Req, Psychonauts 2

Supports
Ark - Killer, Control
Cody - Mesa, Chicory
Crispy - Killer
KCF - Psychonauts, Wonderful, Stanley, Chicory
Kenri - Stanley
MZero - Fire
Paul - Killer
Sean - Stanley, Chicory, Cadence

Drawing tomorrow

If you officially "sign up" Pun (aka post links to your profile and wishlist as outlined in the OP), then I will add you to the list so you just have to say you will sign up in the future.

Okay, I only have four pairings unaccounted for. I will privately contact secret santas tomorrow for any that still remain, though I think I believe 3/4 did mention as having sent out their gifts earlier.

I'm sorry that I didn't ping you right before the deadline to determine your interest.

Heroic_Bigpun posted...

Which one of yous guys is Hugh Honey

ViolentAbacus

I will use my final support on Chicory: A Colorful Tale as I just received it as a gift.

Oh wow, for real.

Rabi-Ribi
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Overboard!
Broken Reality

Some of these have been among my longest-tenured wishlist games. Thanks a lot!

Oh wow, HBJDubs was super thoughtful and gave me the 2020 remake of XIII, Balan Wonderworld, and The Sims 4 Nifty Knitting and Laundry Day DLCs. I have been looking forward to these for some time!

Okay, I will open up my real gifts now for sure

I verify that I have received my gifts, buuuuut I won't "open" them until I wake up on Christmas. ;)

At this point, it seems unlikely that I will get to SMB3 before whenever the drawing is going to be.

With six regulars, semi-regulars, or users who show up from time-to-time in our Steam Secret Santa this year, I will wait until the day after Christmas to do the drawing.

I played more of Murasaki, but I ultimately kept failing the second stage in what I hope is very late in it. I've also been playing Hob a little bit here and there. It hasn't hooked me yet, which is why I haven't played any session for over an hour.

Monthly Progress
Murasaki
Hob - Kenri
Road - JONA, KCF, Sean
Paradise - KCF, JONA, Ark, Sean, Kenri
Xenoblade - Sean

Nominations
Cody - Stanley Parable, Hitman 3
JONA - Wonderful 101, Chicory, Legend of Tianding
KCF - Linelight, PixelJunk Shooter 2, SMB: Lost Levels
Kenri - Killer7, Control, Cadence of Hyrule
Sean - Black Mesa, Anodyne 2, Plague Tale: Req, Psychonauts 2

Supports
Cody - Mesa
KCF - Psychonauts, Wonderful, Stanley
Kenri - Stanley
Paul - Killer
Sean - Stanley, Chicory, Cadence

I will support Stanley Parable (I would accept any version to be played)

Sands of Time

It isn't listed as being verified or playable on Steam Deck FYI

https://store.steampowered.com/app/296970/Renowned_Explorers_International_Society/

I find it hard to believe that the biggest upset still had nine people on a winning team. I thought for sure it would be Jags over the Cowboys