Saturday, 20 December 2014

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.




Friday, 5 December 2014

Worms Battlegrounds and Pro Evolution 2015 Debut

The December Games With Gold title for Xbox One came in the form of Worms Battlegrounds which debuted on December 2nd and carried into the following day with a combined total of five achievements.

Liking the TasteTara’s in a PinkleTara's in a Pinkie (20G) unlocked after completing "The Mission Before Time" and was followed by Liking the Taste (20G) for killing a total of 10 enemy worms.


Group UpBehold!Behold! (20G) ended the day by unlocking after deploying a legendary weapon that had been received in a weapons crate. The following day began with the popping up of Group Up (50G) for completing "Meat In The Middle".

Very MoreishVery Moreish (20G) ended the day after unlocking for killing a total of 100 enemy worms.  December 4th saw the third debut of the month in the shape of Pro Evolution 2015 which was a Black Friday deal shared purchase with Tonyboykid and saw two achievements.

Silver Collector : BasicFirst Win: ExhibitionFirst Win: Exhibition (10G) unlocked after defeating the COM for the first time in Exhibition and was later followed by Silver Collector: Basic (15G) for obtaining Silver in all basic levels of Skill Training.






Disney Fantasia Music Evolved Composes

Careful ComposerRecording ArtistAfter ending November superbly, Disney Fantasia Music Evolved began December even more stunningly with seven achievements to start the month off which started with Recording Artist (5G) for recording my own unique music in a Hot Spot for the first time with Careful Composer (5G) popping up for spending 120 seconds working on a recording in a Composition Spell.


Page TurnerSpelling It OutSpelling It Out (10G) unlocked after discovering my first Composition Spell in a realm and was followed by Page Turner (5G) for viewing a journal page while exploring a realm.


Multi-instrumentalistFeeling CrabbyFeeling Crabby (10G) unlocked for coaxing a shy performer out of his shell in The Shoal and on a return to the main menu and a browse, up popped Multi-instrumentalist (10G) for making music with seven different instruments in a single visit to The Workshop.


Broom MateThe day ended with Broom Mate (10G) which unlocked after bringing the celebrated broom to life in The Workshop. 







November 2014 Summary


A superb month focused mainly on the Xbox One saw a best haul of the year beating October's record with a second successive century of unlocks on the Xbox One itself due to the raft of new releases in the month with Halo TMCC proving to be a huge factor.

Significant milestones in the month were reaching a total of 30,000 TA points on the Xbox One and moving to under 150 away from 1000 unlocks on the console in the month of its Year One anniversary.


November 2014 (2013 in brackets)



184 Achievements unlocked (128)

21 Games played  (10)


9392 TA points (2889) 

4515 Gamerscore (1835)


This year as mentioned since August will be my best ever gaming year and will certainly see most of the remaining  gaming goals reached in a single year with the next big gamerscore goal now at 125,000G.


Disney Fantasia Music Evolved Debuts

After being inspired by a Stallion83 twitch stream of the game, I snapped up Disney Fantasia Music Evolved via the Amazon Black Friday deals but after an hour's play, felt it would be well worth the full value where I unlocked four achievements.

HaberdashingThe New ApprenticeThe New Apprentice (5G) unlocked after starting my apprenticeship with some help from the humble guide, Percy and after playing a few levels, Haberdashing (50G) popped up after earning the right to wear "The Hat".


Off the RecordMusical ScoreMusical Score (5G) unlocked after completing a score goal and revealing a remix and was followed by Off the Record (5G) for viewing a recording of a saved performance.