Well here we are again, another milestone hit and yet another example of how my personal time has been wasted spectacularly on games. Yes - I've finally managed to crawl over the line to 300k and thought I would chew on your ear for a little while to show how it all went down and what was accomplished. Try to at least feign interest or something - that would please me.
Anyway, this particular 100k has been my slowest yet really. Which is hardly surprising I suppose as it has involved far fewer easy games on the whole, in fact a lot of 360 titles have become a bit harder to max out in general thanks to an increase in DLC and developers actually taking a bit more time and effort over their lists. Sure there are still a few games that can be polished off in 5-10 hours, but that's nothing when you think about how many games could be rattled through in under three hours back in the good old days.
The game that finally pushed me over my target was Halo 4, which I finished off last night when the last required Spartan Ops chapter became available. It meant I got my 300k (just over, thanks to GRAW back in the day) plus it was my 300th completion to boot. Hurrah!
Here is how my stats looked at 100k*:
100,012 / 116,870
84/114 Retail games completed
3/10 Arcade games completed
84.06% Completion
Then at 200k*:
200,082 / 222,160
178 / 206 Retail games completed
22 / 28 Arcade games completed
89.67% Completion
And here are my stats at 300k*:
300,032 / 321,725
258 / 292
42 / 49
92.90% Completion
*All of these stats include DLC and completion is based on achievements earned.
Annoyingly I still have a whopping 20,000 points outstanding though considering that figure has stayed the same despite my overall growth it means I've actually done rather well. That is also reflected in my completion percentage which is just shy of 93% right now - a shame as I had hoped to hit 300k, 300 completions and 93% at the same time - but I made my task nigh on impossible by throwing a host of new games on my tag and, even though I finished most of them off, it meant I had to settle for just missing out.
The number of incomplete games I've got on my backlog has also grown to a hefty 41 as well but I'm hoping to whittle that number down to closer to thirty in the next couple of months. I have at least ten easy titles on there that I'm hopeful about finishing off, so it just comes down to finding the time and inclination to do so.
I've managed 80 retail completions in this 100k too which is not too shabby, plus 20 arcade completions too. Though that figure may well be higher if truth be told, as I've had to re complete a number of games due to DLC and whatnot and I'm fairly sure I used to count a game as complete when I had to initial 1k and not discount any that were missing zero point achievements, plus I used to count Madden 07 (with the US only achievement) and I've now knocked that off. Generally I am much harder on myself now and will only count a game that is 100% done and dusted on my list, and I'm happy to admit there are a few games that I own that will never get to that point.
I'm actually really happy to have hit 300k and think I've dedicated a lot of time to completing challenging games and generally tidying up my gamertag in terms of games missing the odd achievement or those requiring some DLC to complete. Certainly I've managed to romp through Lost Planet, Dark Souls, Rockstar Table Tennis, The Club, Virtua Tennis 09, FIFA 12 and two Final Fantasy games - to name but a few. Obviously there has been a bit of fodder in amongst all of that but when you consider that I've spent 800+ hours on just six games in that time frame then I've certainly not been raking in the easy points.
A list of thanks would be in order for sure and includes a lot of people who have helped me in any number of ways.
The wife - yet again my top pick, as she puts up with all of my shenanigans and tries to exhibit a bit of patience when I want to boost something at a ridiculous hour of the day. She is also my go-to buddy for all local co-op gaming too and we've gone through every single Lego game together as well as sung (badly, on my part) through a few music titles as well. Sometimes that can mean a game sits on my shelf, incomplete, for a while until she deems to play it. But that's a small price to pay - thanks babes.
Thrash Forever - aka: Rich, the man, the legend. Always ready and able for some boosting and I've probably lost count of the number of titles we've played through together. Though the last one was Halo 4, and that is the game that got me where I wanted to be. No doubt we'll be boosting plenty more tat as the days go by.
The Cosmic Duck - another member of the posse, and a guy that drags us all kicking and screaming through various shooters as he is generally the only one that doesn't die on a regular basis. Plus, he puts up with me over the top greetings while Rich just sighs at me. What a guy.
elSmitmyster and Kimi - the two other members of the UK boosting massive, though sadly I don't tend to play as many games with them as I used to. COME BACK SMIT AND TELL YOUR WOODPECKER JOKE! Still whenever I need a hand I know I can count on them.
Webb x360a - my editor and evil overseer. The man that supplies me with a seemingly endless supply of average games to review. Plus he lets me wander off to Gamescom in Germany every year and I repay him by being the only one not to run up a massive booze bill. Can't say fairer than that.
Mechahertz - or 'herbybutts' as my wife calls him (he used to be Hertzblut I believe and my wife didn't read it properly). Has jumped in and helped me out on so many occasions and often with the most random games too. Hertz is always a great boosting buddy and good for random chats to boot.
The rest - I've been helped and had help from so many people over the years. So many games played and completed that it would be hard for me to not thank everyone. My friends list is quite short (only 50 people) and its because I only keep people on there if I speak to them regularly or play games with them. Every now and then I'll have a massive cull but the same people retain a place because I know they would help me out in a pinch and I would gladly do the same.
Here's to another 100k - though I imagine it will be a couple of years away!
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