An Introduction to Randy’s Monthly Videogame Challenge

Every month I have chosen to focus on one game and play until completion. This doesn’t mean that I have to 100% it, this just means I have to beat the game from beginning to end. By undertaking to challenge myself each month, I agree to complete at least ONE GAME per month. The motivation behind this challenge is to clear out the backlog of games I've accumulated over the years.

My criteria for selecting the games are as follows:

1. I need to have easy access to the game in question. What I mean by this, is that I have to either own the game, know someone who will lend me the game, or in the case of older retro titles, have access to a working emulator.

2. The game has to be one I’m interested in. This means I will not force myself to play something like Superman 64, or E.T. the Extraterrestrial: The Videogame.

3. The game needs to be beatable within one month. There are exceptions to this rule such as for last gen or current generation RPGs which may take upwards of 60+ hours to beat or whole series of games.

I originally started this challenge back in March and have so far this year completed four challenges.

March - Bioshock (Xbox 360)
April - Earthbound (SNES)
May - Mother 3 (GBA)
June - Mirror's Edge (Xbox 360)

I'm taking the month of July off from the challenge to regroup and plan out the rest of the year. My schedule so far is:

August - Psychonauts
September - Ico/Shadow of the Colossus

If all goes as planned, I should be able to post once a week with my progress and impressions of the games. Since there is no challenge this month, I'll discuss what I'm currently playing to pass the time.

See you next week!