Sunday, 21 December 2014

Lego Marvel Starts As FIFA 14 Resumes and Castle of Illusion Ends

Sand Central StationAfter leaving the 111,111 intact for the rest of December 9th, the next day saw the resuming of the next huge goal of 125,000. The game for the day was the debuting Lego Marvel Super Heroes which began with four achievements starting with Sand Central Station (20G) for completing the level of the same name.

This Is fantastic!Falling... with StyleFalling... with Style (20G) unlocked after completing the first Helicarrier skydive and was soon followed by This Is fantastic! (20G) for turning Mister Fantastic into a teapot for the first time.


Exploratory Laboratory in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Xbox One)Times Square OffTimes Square Off (20G) unlocked for completing the level of the same name and ended the day.  The day may have ended but the session continued into the next day which saw one further achievement on the game in the form of Exploratory Laboratory (20G) for completing the level of the same name.

Best Friends ForeverBeast ModeLater in the day, I went on FIFA 14 on the Xbox 360 and did some co-op online with Tonyboykid which resulted in two achievements beginning with Beast Mode (10G) for straight arming a defender to protect the ball followed by Best Friends Forever (30G) for finishing a season in Online Friendlies.

Money BagsThe day ended with a brief stint on Castle of Illusion which needed one final unlock for completion and after some replaying of levels led to the earning of the final achievement, Money Bags (40G) for finding all of the Magic Diamonds. The completion was a special one as it was my 40th overall.


Saturday, 20 December 2014

111,111 Arrives with 11 from Monopoly and Halo

After reaching my all-time goal of 100,000 on August 31st, the next plan was to reach the popular quirk of 111,111 which successfully arrived on December 9th after a split session between Monopoly Deal and Halo: The Master Chief Collection.


SettlerHelpful dealThe day began with co-op play with Tonyboykid on Monopoly Deal, a card game based on the Monopoly series and saw a haul of seven achievements earned beginning with Helpful deal (180G) for using a 'Forced Deal' card which resulted in both players completing a property set. Settler (50G) popped up for having at least 12 properties on the board.


More cards!CollectorCollector (60G) unlocked for having one kind of each property on the board and was soon followed by the popping up of More cards! (20G) for playing three 'Pass Go' cards in a single turn.


TacticianGimme moneyGimme money (40G) unlocked after using five 'Rent' cards during a game while Tactician (30G) popped up for using a 'Deal Breaker' as a final move to win a game.


Master Forger in Halo: The Master Chief CollectionInvestorThe session ended with the unlocking of Investor (20G) for adding a hotel to a property set but the unlock left me just short of my target so I decided to try a quick go on another game. The game of choice was Halo:The Master Chief Collection which in a brief stint resulted in four achievements starting with Master Forger (5G) for creating five custom maps in Forge.

Man on the Moon in Halo: The Master Chief CollectionGame Master in Halo: The Master Chief CollectionGame Master (5G) unlocked for creating five custom game types and put me onto 111,101 leaving 10G left to earn. Man on the Moon (5G) popped up for shooting the moon on a Halo 3 map and left me with just 5G left to do.
Back At It in Halo: The Master Chief CollectionThe vital 5G came with the unlocking of Back At It (5G) for playing a game of Halo 2 Anniversary on the 9th of any month which secured the 111,111. 




Threes Combines With Rabbids/Monopoly Plus/Shape Up/Stick It To The Man

In a hurryAfter busy week or so, the backlog of posts begins with December 7th which saw the preparation to reach the hallowed 111,111G stepped up with three games across the day. The session began with a co-op play with Tonyboykid on Monopoly Plus which resulted in three achievements beginning with In a hurry (30G) for being the first player to have a full set of properties.

My properties!!!Rent basics in MONOPOLY DealRent Basics (20G) unlocked after using a 'Rent' card on a completed set of properties and was soon followed by My properties!!! (40G) for completing a full game without using any properties as a form of payment.


SpeedySpeedyLater on in the day, a stint on Rabbids Big Bang on Windows 8 saw the gamerscore set up a bit more to end in a '1' after two achievements in the form of Speedy (9G) for reaching a speed of 800m/h and Bwaakpacker (9G) for upgrading the jetpack to maximum.

TrinThumbertAfter Monopoly Plus debuted earlier in the day, another debutant came in the evening in the form of Threes which saw eight fairly rapid achievements all ending in an odd gamerscore which formed the required '1' ending for the 111,111. Thumbert (3G) unlocked after the creation of a '6' card and was followed by Trin (3G) for the creation of a '3' card.

TristineTreyceeTreycee (3G) unlocked after creating a '12' card using two sixes with Tristine (33G) popping up after merging two 12's to make a '24' card as the game moved on very quickly.


TravenTorbusTorbus (33G) unlocked after merging two 24's to form a '48' card which led to Traven (33G) popping up for making a '96' card which took a lot of work to do given the limited board size.


Oh Snap!ThreejayThreejay (66G) saw two 96's merge to create a '192' card which was a huge effort which took careful precision on the board with the final unlock of the stint coming in the shape of Oh Snap! (199G) for playing the game in snapped mode on the Xbox One. 

DecoyceptionChallenge AcceptedThe day itself ended with another debut as Shape Up dropped in on the action with a single achievement in the form of Challenge Accepted (10G) for completing a challenge. December 8th saw a session on Stick It To The Man which ended with five achievements starting with Decoyception (60G) after having enemies chasing each other while chasing me.

Lady in the Sky with DuckyCareful What You Wish ForCareful What You Wish For (60G) unlocked after reading the mind of a lonely cat while Lady in the Sky with Ducky (60G) popped up for returning a totally sweet alien to the stars.


Crew of the DeadSubconscious ExperienceSubconscious Experience (60G) unlocked after reading Harry's mind while he was passed put with the session coming to an end with the popping up of Crew of the Dead (60G) after reading the minds of the ambulance personnel.



Sunday, 7 December 2014

Pro Evo 2015 Mixes With Halo TMCC/Twitch

Silver Collector : Intermediate in Pro Evolution Soccer 2015Two days of limited gaming saw three achievements between them with the first day featuring a stint on Pro Evolution 2015 with Silver Collector: Intermediate (15G) unlocking for obtaining Silver in all Intermediate Skill Training levels.


A Long Time Ago in Halo: The Master Chief CollectionStanding Room Only in TwitchThe second day began with a lucky achievement on the Twitch app as while watching a bit of the Game Awards, Standing Room Only (0G) unlocked for watching a broadcast on Twitch with more than 100,000 concurrents. Later on, I went on Halo: The Master Chief Collection and scored a dated unlock in the form of A Long Time Ago (5G) for playing Halo 4 on the 6th of any month.