Friday, 4 September 2015

Watch Dogs/Killer Instinct Open September

Basest BaseFreewareA new month begins with the continuation of Watch Dogs (X1) across the first and second with five unlocks on the opening day. Basest Base (50G) began the run after completing every Gang Hideout with Freeware (100G) popping up after unlocking every Skill in the Skills Tree.



Darkness LoomsSanity CheckSanity Check (15G) unlocked after collecting all 8 Burner Phones and was swiftly followed by Darkness Looms (15G) after completing the final mission of the Missing Persons Investigation.



Revoking Client PrivilegesSaturday Night SpecialSaturday Night Special (15G) ended the day by unlocking after the completion of the final mission in the Weapons Trade Investigation. The next day saw three further unlocks starting with Revoking Client Privileges (15G) for completing the final mission in the Human Traffic Investigation.



Maya Novice in Killer InstinctEnd of Line in Watch_DogsThe aptly named End of Line (30G) completed the session by popping up after completing 40 Fixer contracts. The next day saw a last-gasp unlock come on Killer Instinct (X1) in the form of Maya Novice (20G) after reaching 30 fight challenges with Maya.















August Summary

After catching up a huge backlog with monthly summaries, August comes after the resuming of updates which will hopefully continue in the future.

After July set a new record for unlocks in  month, August saw a slow down while still continuing the 100+ unlocks across a month.

The biggest positive of the month was reaching a total of 1000 unlocks for the year as the milestone of 225,000 TA edged closer.

In terms of numbers, August saw a total of 126 unlocks with a split of 118 on the Xbox One and just eight on the Xbox 360/Windows platforms.


Sadly, there were no completions this month but progress was made towards future ones with a haul of 2,535 G split 2,395 (X1) and 200 (X360/Win) coupled with 5,573 TA split 5,256 (X1) and 317 (X360/Win).

Watch Dogs Closes August

GeolocatedFree RadicalThe month came to an end with a session on Watch Dogs (X1) which saw three unlocks starting with Free Radical (30G) for escaping a level five police chase with Geolocated (30G) following after checking in at every hotspot.



Read-only
The session ended with the unlocking of Read-only (15G) after completing the final mission in the QR Code Investigation.




Monday, 31 August 2015

Dogs, Spark, Fitness and Boggle

Match Game 25 in Project SparkThe penultimate post of the month covers the days from the 25th-30th starting with the 25th which saw a quick stop on Project Spark (X1) and the single unlock of Match Game 25 (75G) for making 25 matches in Treasure Trove.



Magic Smoke in Watch_DogsPerfection Perfected in Xbox FitnessThe next day saw a split starting with Xbox Fitness (X1) featuring the unlock of Perfection Perfected (75G) for completing 10 sessions with a 5-star rating. A quick go on Watch_Dogs (X1) saw Magic Smoke (10G) pop up after killing four enemies within a single instance of Focus.



Clear SignalsWho Is Raymond Kenney?The following day saw the same split but with two more unlocks on Watch_Dogs (X1) in the form of Who Is Raymond Kenney (10G) for completing Act 2 with Clear Signals (30G) popping up after unlocking every ctOS Tower.



One Down, One to GoAdvanced in Xbox FitnessA quick stop on Xbox Fitness (X1) saw Advanced (100G) unlock after earning a total of 100 workout stars. Watch_Dogs (X1) began the next day with four unlocks starting with One Down, One to Go (15G) for completing Act 3.



Disk Space FullVengeanceDisk Space Full (30G) clicked in after unlocking every song with the SongSneak app with Vengeance (15G) popping up after completing Act 4.




PeepholeLog OffLog Off (100G) unlocked after completing Act 5 with the session continued into the 29th with one more unlock in the form of Peephole (30G) after completing every Privacy Invasion.



Spelling Bee Contender in BoggleThe final day of the post saw the debut of Boggle (X1) with the single unlock of Spelling Bee Contender (50G) after finishing first in an online game.














Dogs, Spark and Rare Replay

Karaoke Superstar in Sleeping Dogs: Definitive EditionMartial Law in Sleeping Dogs: Definitive EditionThis next post features the days of the 20th-24th which began with a quick go on Sleeping Dogs (X1) and the single unlock of Martial Law (15G) for defeating all four Martial Arts Clubs. The session continued into the next day with Karaoke Superstar popping after achieving 90% for all Karaoke songs in the bar.



Three-peat in Project SparkBig Smiles All Around in Sleeping Dogs: Definitive EditionBig Smiles All Around (50G) unlocked after completing Big Smile Lee with a quick stop on Project Spark (X1) resulting in Three-peat (50G) for making three matches in a row in Treasure Trove.



The Day is Just BeginningBig Money in Project SparkThe 22nd saw  Project Spark (X1) continue with Big Money (75G) popping up after clearing a board in the Treasure Trove with a move to Rare Replay (X1) featuring two unlocks starting with The Day is Just Beginning (20G) for playing Conker's Bad Fur Day for the first time.



Over At the Frankenstein PlaceK-Lobb-erative EffortOver At the Frankenstein Place (20G) ended the day after playing Grabbed by the Ghoulies for the first time. The session continued into the next day in the form of six unlocks starting with K-Lobb-erative Effort (20G) unlocking after playing each character in Killer Instinct Gold.





The Director's ChairA Historic VictoryA Historic Victory (30G) popped up after playing as Gargos on Killer Instinct Gold with The Director's Chair (30G) following after viewing all the 'Making Of' features in Rare Revealed.



A Gallery Seat
Get a Grip!Get a Grip! (15G) unlocked after collecting 50 upgrades on R.C. Pro-Am which led to the accolade of A Gallery Seat (20G) for earning the Player Rank of "Enthusiast".






Waging WarAsk Questions LaterA third day on Rare Replay (X1) saw two further unlocks in the shape of Ask Questions Later (15G) for firing 250 bullets on Gunfight and Waging War (15G) for shooting 100 money bags on Gunfight.