The Backlog Check-In Vol. 445: 7/13/26: Culdcept Begins Edition

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Games releasing this week...

July 13
Ascend to Zero (Xbox Series X/S PC)

July 14
An Eggstremely Hard Game (PC)
D-topia (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, Switch, PC)
The Incident at Galley House (PC)

July 15
Denshattack (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, PC)
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC)
What Surrounds Us (PC)

July 16
70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X (PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, Switch)
Culdcept Begins (Switch 2, Switch, PC)
Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer (Switch 2)
Go-Go Town! (Switch 2, Switch, PC)
Happy's Humble Burgatory (PC)
Heave Ho 2 (Switch 2, Switch, PC)
Moss: The Forgotten Relic (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, Xbox One, Switch, PC)
Puppergeist (Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC)
The Mermaid Mask (PlayStation 5, Switch 2, Switch, PC)


Played recently: GTA Vice City

Finished: nothing

Added to backlog: nothing

I've rolled through most of the side stuff in Vice City en route to 100% and the platinum, but man, the stupid fire engine missions are breaking my spirit. I don't want to think about how many times I've gotten near the end and had things go bad. I've tried doing them all over the map and experienced nothing but failure. Any advice, j? Do you remember any cheeses/glitches/work-arounds??

Never mind... finally beat it last night with minutes to spare. Go figure. Onward to plat!

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Games added: Nothing

Last week: Finished Fantavision 202X.

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This week: Nothing so far. Messenger is arriving in the mail today, so may jump on that.


Man, I am hyped for Culdcept - both of them - but I ordered them from play-asia because they were a good bit cheaper (and they were running a free shipping promo), so I'll have to wait a bit for them to arrive. Oh well, I've waited this long, I'll make it. Probably.

Crim, that's awesome about your little one's placement in the competition!

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Super Rare Games is teasing their next physical release, and I'm pretty sure it's Little Misfortune:

Fancy!

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I might have to grab that one! I'm a bit turned off by digital games these days...

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I just learned that the Vice City platinum requires either an obscene amount of grinding or a heavy dose of tedium and aggravation with different cheese methods. This is for the "Take The Cannoli" trophy, earned for a criminal rating of 1,000,000+ points. I'm reading about different methods and ... ugh. We'll see how I feel when I have everything else, but entering cheats to blow up 7 helicopters you've stored in garages for 4 hours? Doing the "Cone Crazy" side mission 20 times without screwing up the precise manipulation of the finish times by milliseconds to multiply the outcomes? Parking a police boat by Cortez's yacht and shooting at it for hours?

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I've rolled through most of the side stuff in Vice City en route to 100% and the platinum, but man, the stupid fire engine missions are breaking my spirit. I don't want to think about how many times I've gotten near the end and had things go bad. I've tried doing them all over the map and experienced nothing but failure. Any advice, j? Do you remember any cheeses/glitches/work-arounds??

Never mind... finally beat it last night with minutes to spare. Go figure. Onward to plat!

Glad you got it done! I just know that I got the fire truck and ambulance things done early in VC because I waited too long in 3 for one of them (I believe the ambulance) and the gangs shoot up your vehicle before you can get to the required level. That said, those requirements for plat sound dumb.


Finished: 007 First Light (platinum)

Now Playing: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Added to Backlog: Nothing

Current Backlog: 35 games