Sunday, 23 November 2014

Xbox One Duo Star In Best Ever TA Day

A day that began as a small session on Max: The Curse of Brotherhood ended with a record day of TA points as well as becoming the second best day in my gaming history in terms of a gamerscore with 1705 TA and 875G earned across three games including the aforementioned one.

There You Are!What's That Smell?
So the day did start with Max : The Curse of Brotherhood which saw a stunning nine achievements claimed and started with What's That Smell? (25G) for lighting 25 enemies on fire while There You Are! (10G) popping up for finding Felix.


Burn, Baby, Burn.Trust Me
Trust Me (50G) unlocked for stealing back Felix without him dying (i.e without reloading a checkpoint) and was soon followed by Burn, Baby, Burn (10G) for taking care of the Beast once and for all.




Amulet HunterYour Brother's KeeperYour Brother's Keeper (75G) unlocked for defeating Mustacho and saving Felix which took a lot of effort was good practice for a future unlock with Amulet Hunter (50G) popping up for finding and assembling 12 pieces of the lost Amulet.






Kingdom of the BlindTree of Life
Tree of Life (75G) eventually unlocked after finding and assembling all 18 pieces of the Amulet for the Old Lady while Kingdom of the Blind (75G) looked in for finding and destroying all 75 of Mustacho's Evil Eyes.








No Stranger to Danger
Due to completing the Story mode and all of the collectibles, I attempted one of the three remaining challenges and soon unlocked No Stranger to Danger (50G) for defeating Mustacho without dying even once which was made easier by the practice mentioned earlier on and meant a total of 420G had been earned in the session.

Speed FreakChallenge Maniac in Project Spark (Win 8)
A quick in and out go on Project Spark on Windows 8 saw a single unlock in the form of Challenge Maniac (15G) for completing 100 Challenges which carried over from the Xbox One version.  The afternoon/evening saw a long session on Super Time Force which saw an amazing haul of 14 achievements starting with Speed Freak (50G) for completing any level with 30 second remaining on the clock.


I Challenge You to a DuelYear 673 Completed!Year 673 Completed! (40G) unlocked for completing the Medieval time zone which led to the popping up of I Challenge You to a Duel (20G) for completing a Medieval level using only Lou Don Jim.


Defence is the New OffenceAsplosion
Defence is the New Offence (30G) unlocked after beating any level using only Shieldy Blockerson while Asplosion (20G) popped up for using Jef's highly explosive rocket launcher to explode 15 enemies on a single level.


ImpartialityBaby's First Glorb
Baby's First Glorb (20G) unlocked for getting my first Glorb Badge while Impartiality (20G) popped up for completing any level using six or more members of the Super Time Force.


Range of Fire9600 BC Completed!
9600 BC Completed! (40G) unlocked for completing the Ancient Atlantis time zone and soon went on to pop Range of Fire (20G) for firing seven different charged attacks in a single level.




1,000,000 BC Completed!Whole Lotta Lead
1,000,000 BC Completed (40G) unlocked after completing the Prehistoric time zone and led to the popping up of Whole Lotta Lead (30G) for firing 5000 rounds with Jean Rambois' machine gun.






The RunsYear 199X Completed!
Year 199X Completed! (40G) unlocked for completing the Post-Apocalypse time zone which in doing so saw The Runs (50G) pop up for completing a run with Squirty Harry.



Head BangerHead Banger (20G) unlocked for killing an enemy by bouncing on it's head and did so by using Shieldy Blockerson  and seemed a good time to end the session with this game adding 440G to the total.


So a best ever TA points haul in a day and a second best for gamerscore on a day where nothing was planned shows a run of unlocks can happen at any time but was nice to do so on the eve of the Xbox One's first anniversary.
















Peggle 2 Links Up With TA And Project Spark

Trials and Some TribulationsGroundedNovember 18th saw an afternoon session on Peggle 2 which saw a duo of achievements starting with Grounded (25G) for completing every trial in Gnorman's Gneighborhood while Trials and Some Tribulations (25G) popped up for completing every trial in the Gravely Grove.


Cryptic Cryptid in Peggle 2 (Xbox One)Hot Off The Press in TrueAchievements
The following day began with the unlocking of Hot Off The Press (0G) on the True Achievements app for reading a news article within five minutes of its publication with Peggle 2 resuming with a single unlock in the shape of Cryptic Cryptid (50G) for completing every trial in the Celestial Realm.

Playing Dress UpChallenge Maniac
November 20th saw an evening session on Project Spark on the Xbox One which resulted in a haul of seven achievements and began with Challenge Maniac (15G) for completing 100 Challenges with Playing Dress Up (5G) popping up after creating a custom character.


Unstoppable:  CrossroadsKarlsnor's Nemesis
Karlsnor's Nemesis (10G) unlocked after defeating the Goblin King with Karlsnor in Crossroads which also led to the popping up of Unstoppable: Crossroads (10G) for completing Crossroads five times without dying. 


Who's the Boss Now?Money BagsMoney Bags (10G) unlocked after collecting a total of 1,000 coins in Crossroads with Who's the Boss Now? (10G) popping up after defeating all Crossroads bosses at least once. 


Crossroads Adept
The session ended with Crossroads Adept (10G) for finishing Crossroads for the tenth time.








Halo 4 Combines With Family Guy BTTM

Snapshot!Sharing is CaringAfter the run of days on the Xbox One Halo's, I had a co-op stint with Tonyboykid on Halo 4 on the Xbox 360 which resulted in five achievements beginning with Sharing is Caring (5G) for uploading a file to file share with Snapshot (5G) snapping in for saving a screenshot from the Theater.

The DirectorThe Cartographer
The Cartographer (5G) unlocked after creating and saving a custom map in Forge while The Director (5G) popped up after saving a film clip from the Theater.



Mort Will Now Lend You Credit in Family Guy: Back to the MultiverseGame Changer
Game Changer (5G) unlocked after creating and saving a custom game in War Games before I later moved on to Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse and claimed a single achievement in the form of Mort Will Now Lend You Credit (30G) for successfully purchasing all available items in the Store.


Cartoon ApocalypseObsessed
The following day, I continued the Achievement Chase on Family Guy: BTTM which saw a duo of achievements and began with Obsessed (50G) for completing all secondary objectives while Cartoon Apocalypse (30G) popped up after surviving 30 waves in Multiverse Madness which took a huge effort and moved me past 155,000 TA points.


 
Home Away From Home in TrueAchievements
A quick browse on the Xbox One saw Home Away From Home (0G) unlock for using the True Achievements app on 10 different days.