Achievement Hunting 101

Level 181 - The 2021 AH101 Chievies!

This Week's Presenters:

Master of Ceremonies - rawkerdude aka Corey
Master of Sales - Kooshmoose aka Nate
Master of Sandwiches - Big Ell aka Ell
Master of Baiting - FuFuCuddilyPoof aka Kenny

This week's show is dedicated to our very own award show, the 2021 Chievies!  Our lovely patrons supplied the nominations and the entire community voted for the winners!

Nominees Included:

Forza Horizon 5
The Gunk
Hades
Halo Infinite
Moving Out
Project Winter???
Psychonauts 2

We talked about games coming....real soon, read many milestones about your 2021, and shockingly started a new veiner contest!
 
No really. Project Winter was nominated for several things. I am not making this up.

NEW CONTEST ALERT!

xNeo21x is joining in on the contest creation and would like to introduce the 2022 Year of the Veiner. (1:53:27)

Year of the Veiner spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VkAvMjmVmXLjRWS61eoMimaoovUz7fr7uPsD6DQPIz4/edit?usp=sharing

The latest Genre’lly Speaking with Elroy and Matrarch goes off the rails!  Will they be able to take the audience down a very limited path, one that the audience does not control?  Whatever happens, it has to make more sense than sandbox.

Trax, Scalextrix, Crimson Dragon, Yaris, Laserlife, Rambo: The Game (2:00:59)

After being challenged last week by rawkerdude, Wakapeil picked up and has completed the game Infinite Beyond the Mask.....word to the wise, don't make silly challenges like this unless you are prepared to lose.  (2:44:59

 

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Level 180 - 2021 Wrap Up and a Look to 2022

***BE SURE TO VOTE FOR THE 2021 AH101 CHIEVIE AWARDS***

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsnwGD1pT9kDRmRYj4GoDqWTA110pookDLqAdjmXyGlqTxVw/viewform?usp=sf_link

This week's panel - FuFuCuddilyPoof, rawkerdude, Kooshmoose, and Big Ell

This week's topic is about looking back at 2021. Did you hit your goals for the year? Did you achieve something cool? Tell us about your achievement hunting career in 2021.On the flip side, for the 2022 what are your goals or what are you looking to do in the new year?

Chewie & Vulgar send 2021 and the VCCCW off into the night with Backlog Burner and year long challenge results before introducing 2022’s hot new thing, the Achievement Hunting League. (1:40:08)

This week Wakapeil drops into the Lonely Mountains Downhill DLC "Riley's Return". (2:14:16)

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Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube

Level 179 - #Xbox20 Milestone Musings

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof

This Week's Discussion Topic - What's on our True Achievement #Xbox20 Milestones

This week the gang muses over their own True Achievements #Xbox20 Milestones and reads a few reactions from patrons before going about business as usual.

Games Showcase:

• Castlevania Anniversary Collection
• Halo Infinite
• Out of Line
• Serious Sam 4

Did Elroy find the perfect game that has the perfect list or does it get zero points?  Meanwhile whose list is Inigo gonna call?  Find out in One List Two List Bad List Good List, just don’t cross the streams. (1:28:02)

This week in Waka's Weird Wonder's, Wakapeil sings a Lovesong about the Plague Inc: Evolved DLC, The Cure. (2:02:07)

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Level 178 - When a Hunk Plays The Gunk, He‘d Better Not Flunk

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof

This Week's Question - What is on your Xbox Christmas Wishlist in 2022?

Corey debunked the theory that all Metroidvanias are amazing when they might actually be junk. Ell may have been drunk during most of December, and rarely showered so he smelled like a skunk. Kenny channeled the UFC career of CM Punk and failed to do well in any games. Nate the hunk played the real slam dunk, The Gunk.

We talked about games coming....real soon, talked about licensed movies/games, and probably talked about food. As usual.

Games Showcase:

• Aeterna Noctis
• The Gunk

This week in Waka's Weird Wonder's, Wakapeil talks about the game Descender's title update (1:34:29)

...These shownotes stunk.

Level 177 - The Game Awards 2021 Recap and Thoughts

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof 

This Week's Question - This week's discussion is around the Game Awards. Whether that is about the awards themselves, the announcements, or everything else we want to hear your take on any part of it. Do you disagree with anything, what announcement is most exciting, whatever it is, let us know.

Corey started the Halo Infinite campaign, while Kenny is still plowing away at the MP. Nate played White Shadows and proposed a new genre on TA for it! Ell forgot to talk about games until the end and then rambled to ensure the show wouldn't end. Good times were had by all.

We talked about games coming....real soon, Ell talked about 60 games in the TA contest, 12 Days of Christmas, and we made fun of Corey for not having seen yet another classic movie.

Chewie sits down with Freamwhole to talk about his epic Completion Challenge, seeing how 2021’s categories went and what 2022 has in store.  With four epic challenges available, how much will you be able to complete?

In this weeks Waka's Weird Wonders, Wakapeil recaps the game One Dog Story.

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Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube

Games Showcase:

Halo Infinite
White Shadows

Level 176 - Capturing Minds, Hearts, and Flags Everywhere

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof 

It was our live show! Kenny and his Thursday group got some Halo Infinite multiplayer on! Nate just got back from Bermuda and had a good trip. Corey played a game about a burger and Ell dreamt of sandwiches the whole time. Ell played both Halo and Gears. What year is this anyway?

We talked about games coming....real soon, drew our Patron and Prime sub winners, and Ell shared a sad story. We also shared our 12 Days of Christmas contest stories.

Chewie & Vulgar return with the results of the King of the Red Ring and the details for more BackLog Burning in December. (2:01:51)

This week in Waka's Weird Wonder's, Wakapeil talks about the game Journey of the Broken Circle. (2:22:54)

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Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube

Games Showcase:

Down in Bermuda
Gears 5
Halo Infinite (MP)
Happy’s Humble Burger Farm

Level 175 - Do We Give a Smurf About VR?

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof 

This Week's Question - "What are your thoughts on VR?" - ragnarok0272

Nate smurfed a smurf. Corey played two smurfing games but only really smurfed one of them. Ell played a mobile port that he both loved and smurfed.

We talked about games coming....real soon, smurfing smurfed the new TA contest entitled 12 Days of Smurfing, and ...does anyone read these? Let Ell know, he is very fragile.

Wakapeil warns you about eSoccer.....errrrr eFootball 2022 (1:45:44)

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Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube

Games Showcase:

The Forgotten City
Forza Horizon 4
Oddworld: Soulstorm Enhanced Edition
Ravensword: Shadowlands
The Smurfs: Mission Vileaf

Level 174 - Jurassic Pumpkin

This Week's Panel - KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof

This Week's Topic - When do you decide you're ready to quit a game? - rawkerdude

Kenny returns to Jurassic Park to simulate having a good time in a management game. Nate tried to play a seasonal game but was less than thankful for the experience. Corey tried to get into a suggested game but quickly bounced to go play with his rockets. Ell... was out getting a sandwich (probably).

We talked about games coming....real soon, tried real hard to get a Wawa's sponsorship deal, and probably talked about food too much.

Elroy talks to Wakapeil about a big milestone in the latest episode of Milestone Musings. (1:28:00)

Games Showcase:

• Jurassic World Evolution 2
• Next Space Rebels
• Pumpkin Jack
• Undungeon

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Level 173 - Take A Short Hike Off A Long Pier

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, rawkerdude, FuFuCuddilyPoof 

This Week's Question - With Xbox turning 20 this year we want to reflect back on the console that has kept us going for so long. How has the Xbox impacted you or your gaming or what is a memorable story from the past two decades with the console? - Matrarch

Kenny hosted a discussion about our Xbox humble beginnings and early memories. Nate played and loved a game he couldn't pronounce. Corey played a remaster that isn't doing very well in the reviews. Ell played a bunch of games on his Random To Do List whilst eating a sandwich! What else is new?

We talked about games coming....real soon, argued about the pronunciation of a certain candy (only Ell was correct), and discussed why the Duke was terrible. (Ell was correct again.)

Elroy is joined by Ingio for this month's edition of Back to Back (1:44:54)

Wakapeil talks about the game Bloodstone and the Complex. (2:33:34)

Games Showcase:

50 Cent: Blood on the MFing Sand 
A Short Hike
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition 
Röki
Toejam and Earl: Back in the Groove!
WWE 2K Battlegrounds

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Ah shit, here we go again. Enjoy the show.

Level 172 - Forza Horizon 5 Brings Strange Bedfellows and Sugar Free Marshmallows

This Week's Panel - Big Ell, KooshMoose, Matrarch, FuFuCuddilyPoof

This Week’s Topic - If something like, I dunno, packing a home, selling it, moving your family across the country and setting up a new place kept you from gaming for a few months, What would you do to break the time away? Finish off old stuff, start something new, focus on ratio?! - doughboyee

We welcome back special guest Michelle! She discussed an older Xbox One Indie game that was recently mired in controversy. Ell once again sang the praises of his favorite Eastasiasoft game(s). Nate had a lot to unpack but ultimately chose a brand new Game Pass game! Kenny played Forza Horizon 5 in a unique manner! Tune in (pun intended) and find out how!

We talked about games coming....real soon, were excited over car horns, and got ready for GTASC 2021!

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Intro music provided by Exe the Hero. Check out his band Window of Opportunity on Facebook and YouTube
Games Showcase:
 
Beyond Eyes
Forza Horizon 5
Trigger Witch
Unpacked