It was a pretty good year I got more games in than I realized, and several old retro systems too. I didnt spend too much time on the grouvee challenge and just slotted most of the games after playing. I didnt really add new slolts either. Didnt really add to the backlog and didn’t try to clean it out (Liking the way my Launchbox looks right now is the reason why. I dont have too much going on that was ‘last played’ that clutters up my “Now Playing” Playlist.)
Anywho, looks like my final score inspired this year theme HITMAN. The game of which is definitely one of my favorites for 2022! Body Counts for the year’s end:
Official Grouvee Challenge Format: 10
Steam Tags: 36
Console/Platforms: 0
Total: 46
Of those 46 games:
TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY:
Grouvee Retrogame Club Picks/Top 250/Horrible 100: 0
Completed Backlogs: 2
Backlogs/Abandoned Attempts/Current Playthroughs in Limbo (Both Current and Prior): 16
New Backlogs/Abandoned Attempts/Current Playthroughs in Limbo: 1 (of that 16)
(I write-off endless games as wash and not count them for either my Played shelf or Grouvee Challenge or as penalties for abandonment. Had a few of those.)
Keeping current (and new backlogs) bound to their slots. (perhaps that might make for an incentive to play them?)
GROUVEE 2022 CHALLENGE SLOTS
PROTAGONIST
Painkiller Redemption Someone evil or morally ambiguous
MECHANIC
Inscryption Cheating/Mods
TITLE CONTAINS
Beamrider One Word
SKILLS & THINGS WE WANT TO POSSESS IN REAL LIFE
Exo One Powerful Vehicle
NEWS HEADLINES
Penumbra Black Plague Diseases & Healthcare
Painkiller Battle Out of Hell UFO & Supernatural
EARTH/NATURE
Robin Hood Forest and Meadows
Trojan Urban Areas
PLOT/STORY
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Tragedy
Midnight Resistance …the plot makes no sense
STEAM TAG SLOTS
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture Adventure
Penumbra Overture Puzzle
Operation Thunderbolt Shooter
Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe First-Person
Penumbra Requiem Horror
Valis The Fantasm Soldier Anime
Alex Kidd In Miracle World Platformer
Needy Streamer Overload Female Protagonist
Prey Space
Prey Mooncrash Rogue-like
Amnesia Rebirth Psychological Horror
Lethal Thunder Shoot 'Em Up
Hitman Stealth
Loop Hero Rogue-lite
Minit Short
Guild of Dungeoneering Dungeon Crawler
Mazin Saga Mutant Fighter Post-apocalyptic
Kingdom Come Deliverance Medieval
Cyberpunk 2077 Cyberpunk
UN Squadron Futuristic
Magic 2015 Magic
Alien Vs. Predator Aliens
Hypnospace Outlaw 1990’s
Painkiller Overdose Arena Shooter
Bloody Wolf Blood
Power Blade Ninja
Gargoyle’s Quest Demons
Necromunda Hired Gun Games Workshop
The Beginner’s Guide Game Development
W40K Gladius Relics of War Warhammer 40K
Painkiller Recurring Evil Supernatural
Cruelty Squad Villain Protagonist
Control Conspiracy
The Turing Test Artifical Intelligence
Krull Movie
Heavy Barrel Hardware
CONSOLES/PLATFORMS SLOTS
KEEP IT PROFESSIONAL (Official Challenges completed for the year): 10
WE NEVER HAD THIS CONVERSATION (Unofficially completed challenges): 37
TOOLS OF THE TRADE (Challenges counted towards platform-specific slots): 0
CRIMINAL WITNESSES (Challenges attempted but Backlogged, Abandoned, or Unfinished): 1
UNFINISHED BUSINESS (New Challenges planned for the year but never started): 9
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER (Challenges counted from existing backlog or began playing in prior year): 2
FAVOR FOR A FRIEND (Challenges of games discovered in (or selected by) the Grouvee Community): 0
+10 (Official slots)
+36 (Unofficial slots)
+0 (Platform slots)
[46]
*BONUS MODIFIERS *
-1 (Backlog additions)
+2 (Backlog Completions)
+0 (Grouvee Discoveries)
FINAL SCORE: [47]
[PLATFORM BREAKDOWN]
31 PC
4 ARCADE
3 NES
2 GENESIS
2 ATARI 2600
1 GAME BOY
1 MASTER SYSTEM
1 TG-16
1 TG-CD