By Nelson Schneider - 01/22/23 at 03:36 PM CT
The results of the last year’s New Year’s Backlog Ablutions are in! It’s official: For the first time since we started doing the Backlog Ablutions Challenge in 2019, ALL of us managed to succeed!
Of course, I was done by May, while Nick barely squeaked by, submitting his review for “Metroid Dread” on December 31st, while the other two guys managed to finish by late Autumn.
Because there were no losers, no Penalty Games will change hands. And since there were no losers, we believe we have finally hit the ‘sweet spot’ for the challenge, so there will be no rules revisions for 2023.
We all have one year to play two specific backlogged games that we’ve chosen for ourselves in advance. We must be ‘done’ with these games – as in, not planning to play them anymore, as neither finishing a game that turns out to be terrible nor getting 100% completion or achievements are part of the bargain – and submit reviews to MeltedJoystick for both by midnight on December 31, 2023.
The penalty for failure: Any losers will buy a wishlisted game for each winner. If everyone wins, no Penalty Games will change hands. If everyone fails, no Penalty Games will change hands.
Let’s see what we’re playing!
Chris: Community Manager
“Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc”
AND
“Ghost of Tsushima”
Matt: Erstwhile Photo/Video-grapher and Poop Emoji
“Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey”
AND
“Dragon Quest 11”
Nelson: Editor
The ‘Succubus’ series (“Tower and Sword of Succubus,” “Midnight Castle Succubus,” and “Castle in the Clouds”)
AND
“Sable”
Nick: Chief Technical Officer
“The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild”
AND
“A Hat in Time”
