Grandia HD Collection and others

Thanks to taking full advantage of the in game AI settings I was able to level grind heavily in Grandia II, getting to level 50 off-stream, which meant we were so over powered and prepared for the Melfice fight, since we had mana eggs and skills maxed out to where I could have Ryudo wail on him while Mareg, Tio and Elena applied buffs and de-buffs. I wonder just how trivial many of the remaining boss fights are going to be? Also managed to get the Nut Grabber achievement which is perhaps the greatest named achievement ever.

Also this week, picked up an achievement in Overwatch to complete Echo's set, after like a month of trying. 

Iceman and I nabbed three achievements in Sea of Thieves, I'm going to need to see what ones can be easily done from the ones who don't have that don't involve playing the main game.

Finally nabbed an achievement in Bejeweled 2, granted it was not the one I was trying to get, but hey, at least it's on the record of things I've done.

We're closing in on the end of the end of the original story arc in God Eater Resurrection, and Shio is clearly an adorable character., but it was another week with no trophies earned.

Got some weed killer and it's made a difference on some parts of my property. I really need to get a proper weed whacker / mower to deal with some of the overgrowth which does not involve lawn trimming string.

On the story writing front, two places where I would post stuff publicly have been shut down, and the time of it in relation to what has been going on in Venezuela can't be a coincidence. That said I am working on a Spider-Man related commission, and over the next week my agenda includes WWE, Legend of Korra and possibly Star Wars.

Overwatch 2 Achievements

• Adaptability: Use 2 other heroes’ ultimates without dying as Echo in Quick or Competitive Play.

Grandia HD Collection Achievements

• Ryudo, Party of 10?: Have a party made up of Level 10 or greater characters.
• Tasty Freeze: Defeat Valmar's Tongue.
• Geohounded: Kill 300 Monsters across all playthroughs.
• Encyclopedia: Max all abilities in a Skill Book
• Ryudo, Party of 25?: Have a party made up of Level 25 or greater characters
• Eye See You: Defeat Valmar's Eye.
• Egg Farmer: Max all abilities in a Mana Egg.
• Weekend Bender: Drink 100 Potions.
• Geohunted: Kill 1000 Monsters across all playthroughs.
• Gun Show: Win an arm wrestling bout.
• Claw Your Way to the Top: Defeat Valmar's Claw.
• Reprogrammed: Add Tio to the party.
• Ryudo, Party of 50?: Have a party made up of Level 50 or greater characters.
• Penny Pincher: Have 250,000 gold at one time.
• Brotherly Love: Defeat Melfice.
• It's a Family Thing: Defeat Melfice with only Ryudo delivering damage.
• Nut Grabber: Grab 24 nuts on the final test in the Hut of Trials.

Sea of Thieves Achievements

• Laden With Treasure: You had twenty chests in your crew's possession... at the same time!
• Aye of Reach: You purchased a new Eye of Reach from a Weaponsmith.
• What's Yours Is Mine: Opened a Sea Fort Treasury

Bejeweled 2 Achievements

• Cascade 8: Awarded for x8 cascade

Grandia HD Collection and other notes

This week we finished Grandia on Thursday night (well early Friday Morning) with only three missed achievements in that half of the Grandia HD Collection. We started up Grandia II tonight, banging out 8 in nearly five hours. Grandia II will be featured on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. I did forget that Grandia II's camera is not as helpful as the original games because of the more 3D environment

Installed some older WWE 2K games cause I have an idea for some streams late in the year to feature some older games, and I knocked out several achievements. Rather surprised how many were diamond achievements in 2K17 and 2K18. Hell same applies to Bejeweled 3

Messed around some with Guilty Gear Strive and it's not as fun as the XRD games in the franchise, but I do intent to try and feature it this year, give maybe several streams dedicate to it.

Iceman and I lucked out in getting three achievements in Sea of Thieves, so our Wednesday night adventures have lead to some gamer score boosts form time to time.

No trophies earned in God Eater Resurrection, but we did reach Level 5 difficulty in terms of the hunts, so the game is starting to become very difficulty. Also some the clipping  and bullshit involving hit detection was very apparent this past Friday.

Outside of Monday work was solid all week, I did get in a little trouble with my tendency to free style a little 

On the story writing front I got several commissioned requests done and have three more to do to wrap up Augusts work load. With luck I can get them done in short order in order to get a jump on Septembers content.

Grandia HD Collection Achievements

• Spaced Out: Arrive in Alent.
• Brawny Blade: Acquire the Spirit Sword.
• Dream Catcher: Defeated Gaia Trent
• Final Foe: Defeated Gaia
• The Bodyguard: Add Elena to the party.
• Growth Spurt: Level Up.
• Guard for Hire: Escort Elena to Garmia Tower.
• Spicy Lady: Add Millenia to the party.
• More Than He Could Chew: Add Roan to the party.
• On the Podium: Find Roan's missing medal.
• Fashionista: Change a character's outfit during combat (Weapon, Accessory and Mana Egg).
• Bloodhound: Add Mareg to the party.

WWE 2K17 Achievements

• Now that's hardcore!: Hit an opponent with a foreign object or put them through a table. (Single play)
• Suplex City: With Lesnar, execute "German Suplex 4" or "Back Suplex 2" 10 times in a single match. (Single play)
• Oh! My!: Put your opponent through the announce table via OMG! moment. (Single play/Exhibition)
• This match won't end!: Successfully perform a major reversal. (Single play)
• Tragic commentators: Destroy 2 announce tables within a single match. (Single play)

Guilty Gear -Strive- Achievements

• Battle Ready: [TUTORIAL] Finished the tutorial until the end.
• Gym Regular: [TRAINING] Trained for more than 30 min.
• This Year's Fashion Trend: Customize the hair, top, bottom, shoes, hat and equipment of your avatar.
• The Room where Demons Dwell: [ONLINE MATCH] Completed the Network Mode Tutorial.
• I'm Overflowing with Power: Get into the Positive Bonus state without performing a Wall Break while in a match.
• I'll have a Little of Your Time: [VS CPU] Win against a CPU opponent.
• Give It My All: Defeated the opponent with less than 30% of health left while in a match.
• Triple Cross: Play matches using 3 different characters.
• Beautiful Catch, Ain't It?: Fished for the first time
• Begin Assessment of the Target: [REPLAY] Watched 3 replays.

WWE 2K18 Achievements

• #FinishIT with truth: Win a Normal One on One match in less than 60 seconds (PLAY mode against A.I.)
• I'm not like most girls: Win a match as Nia Jax. (PLAY mode against A.I.)
• Show-Off: Perform a Crowd or Opponent taunt. (PLAY mode against A.I.)
• Kingslayer: Win a match as Seth Rollins. (PLAY mode against A.I.)
• Modern day Maharaja: Win a match as Jinder Mahal. (PLAY mode against A.I.)
• Legit Boss: Win a match as Sasha Banks. (PLAY mode against A.I.)
• Go go Hideo: Win a match as Hideo Itami. (PLAY mode against A.I.)
• Ashes to ashes: Win a match as Goldust. (PLAY mode against A.I.)
• Monster among us: Win a match as Braun Strowman. (PLAY mode against A.I.)
• Glorious: Win a match as Bobby Roode. (PLAY mode against A.I.)
• No autographs please: Win a match as The Miz. (PLAY mode against A.I.)
• YES! YES! YES!: Win a match as Daniel Bryan. (PLAY mode against A.I.)
• 2 Badd: Win a match as Karl Anderson. (PLAY mode against A.I.)
• You just made the List: Win a match against Jericho. (PLAY mode against A.I.)

Sea of Thieves Achievements

• #BeMorePirate: You purchased a new hook, peg-leg, eyepatch, and hat from the Clothing Shop.
• Walk the Line: You travelled 5 km walking along harpoon tightropes.
• This One's To Go: You used a zipline while carrying a treasure chest on your back.

Bejeweled 3 Achievements

• Friendly FireL: Detonate a Flame Gem
• Supercharged: Detonate 2 Star Gems in one move.
• Skull Crusher: Destroy a skull in Poker.
• Game in Hand: Unlock all 8 game modes.
• Elite Gem Wielder: Complete one of the Elite Bejeweled 3 Badges.
• Lightning Storm: Get a x5 multiplier in a Lightning game.