Rise: “Thank goodness!”
Yukiko: “It’s really over now…”
Chie: “Yep! This time it’s really allll over!”
Last month, I decided to limit myself and set only four goals for the month.
Over the course of this month, I managed to accomplish only one of them: Beating Persona 4 Golden.
I’m not really complaining. These are arbitrary goals, assigned by me to myself arbitrarily. In general, I would like to beat more games, so I try to make myself play more games more quickly. But sometimes it’s quality over quantity. Persona 4 Golden (which I had picked up and started almost a year ago, then unintenionally dropped along the way) is a real tour-de-force, in every way the successor to Persona 3 I had been hoping for, and even more fun. I frequently found myself cackling withe delight at the antics of these characters, felt the drama of a dangerous battle when I unintentionally overloaded too many people with the same weakness, and appreciated the delicate beauty of some of the S.Link friendships.
And I met another idol whom I will love way too much forever:
I suppose I could have ended the game earlier, but I am glad I worked my way to see the extra Marie dungeon and the true ending of the game.
And the extra Golden epilogue really was super cute:
During the month, I beat only two games, and completed one, and I did not earn a significant number of trophies or achievements (they are really spaced out in P4G).
End of Month Backlog Reckoning:
Unbeaten: 432 15
Beaten: 101 1
Complete: 48 1
Most Played in July:
- Persona 4 Golden (PS Vita)
- Love Live! School Idol Project: School Idol Festival (Android)
- Taiko no Tatsujin V Version (PS Vita)
- Narcissu (Steam)
- Super Mario Bros. (3DS Virtual Console)
Complete in August: 1
- Narcissu (Steam)
Beat in August: 1
- Persona 4 Golden (PS Vita)
PSN Trophies
Trophies earned: 27
Full Month-by-Month Trophy Log
August Goal Results
Only cleared 1 goal… Super failure.
| Goal | Deadline | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Beat any ten games. (To match the number I beat in July.) | September 30 | Beat only two games. |
| Persona 4 Golden (PS Vita) | September 29 | Cleared… but technically a day late! |
| Persona 4 Arena (PS3) | September 29 | Barely started before the month ended. |
| Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (PS3) | September 29 | No progress. |
Goals for October
Let’s try to do what I meant to do this month, and then some.
| Goal | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Beat any eighteen games. (Ten for this month, plus the eight I missed last month.) | October 31 |
| Persona 4 Arena (PS3) | October 31 |
| Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (PS3) | October 31 |
| Persona 4 Dancing All Night (PS Vita) | October 31 |
| Corpse Party (PSP) | October 31 |
| Corpse Party: Book of Shadows (PSP) | October 31 |
Until Next Time!
Let’s see if I can rise from the ashes like a phoenix and crush it this month. Aiming for all green for zombie Halloween!
