Bought/Played/Completed - 2018 Edition **FINAL MONTH**

jawafour wrote:I fell off the rails this year, picking up more games than I'd planned, and I want to take a new approach for 2019. I'm thinking about setting myself a few "limits" in terms of buying and playing; something along the lines of:

Buying
> Limit of three new "AAA" games at launch
> Only buy "indie" games if I'm gonna play them right away
> Anything else can only be bought at a reduced price

Playing
> Play stuff that I already have if I'm tempted by new games
> Learn how to play FF XIV and ESO... and stick with them!

The "AAA" limit is tough... if I want to get Animal Crossing at launch, that only leaves two spare slots . I want to stick to my "playing" rules, too. Hopefully they will help me to focus.

Is anyone else thinking of changing their gaming approach for the new year?

Definitley! I also fell very much of the rails this year - probably my worst ever year for it...and I started so well too, barely buying anything up to March!

I counted up my total and I ended up buying 213 new games and 10 new systems (Xbox One X, Virtual Boy, Game Boy Light, Sega 32X, Atari 2600, Game Gear, PSP, Sega Mega CD, Neo Geo Mini and PSVR).

The bulk of it was retro stuff, same with the systems and a big part of that was bundles (For example buying an Atari 2600 and a Game Gear - both of which came bundle with over 20 games) and some of the modern releases a number were bulk buys on Humble Bundle, so it's far from 213 full price games but even then I don't really want to total up how much I've spent this year. All I know is that it's far too much!

I have made a few decent inroads into my backlog, for example I finally played through a few Assassin's Creed games having had them in my backlog for years, finishing off the entire Ezio trilogy. I also finally completed Mario Sunshine which I'd been stuck near the end for years. That said, my new purchases massively outweigh the dents I've made into my backlog although of course a lot of the Retro stuff has been bought to have a nostalgia blast on, not to play to completion. I think I'd have done better, after all I'd completed 22 games by July but we got a puppy at the end July and that has rather eaten into my gaming time until recently, totally worth it of course!

I've also made the mistake of buying a lot of new games on release, something which I haven't done since 2015 when I bought Fallout 4, MGSV and Star Wars: Battlefront and didn't really get my value for money's worth out of any of them.

In this case I've bought God of War, Spiderman and RDR 2 on PS4, I do like them all but I abandoned God of War due to an issue with the way it displays on my monitor that was really distracting (lots of blinking pixels) and I've not really had the time to sink my teeth into either Spiderman or RDR2 yet, but hopefully that will change over Christmas. Annoyingly, since then they've all come down in price (except RDR2) and it's safe to say I could have waited and got better value. Worst of all though was Starlink on Switch, which I bought on release and have played a few hours of but have since seen it drop from £70 down to £17. I like the game but that price drop is really jarring. The only ones I've really had value out of at release have been Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Smash Ultimate, both of which I've put upwards of 15 hours into and am continuing to play. Hopefully I've learnt my lesson this time of having some patience!

Change of approach in 2019 is hugely needed as not only is my backlog enormous but I also need to cut back on spending because I've really overdone it this year. Fortunately, most major releases that interest me in 2019 seem to be sequels to games that are in my backlog but that I've not yet played (Such as Last of Us 2, Kingdoms Heart III, Shenmue 3 and Metro Exodus) so it should be easier to resist them. I do really like the look of Days Gone on PS4 but I'll try to hold off that until the inevitable price drop. The main draws of the announced games this year are Animal Crossing and Luigi's Mansion 3 - both of which will be day one purchases for me, Pokemon is also likely to be although it will depend on the content.

My aim this year is to buy a maximum of 12 games in the whole year. That will work out as one per month but if 2 must-haves are coming out in the same month then I would get both that month and get none in another month. Luigi's Mansion 3, Animal Crossing and FIFA 20 are almost certainly going to be 3 of them which leaves me with 9 other possible purchases. Still not decided if I'm going to include retro purchases in that but as that has been my biggest source of new purchases this year it would probably be wise. Either that or limit myself to 12 current gen releases and 12 retro purchases...

Either way I actually need to cut back, actually work more into my backlog and enjoy what I've got!

Jamo3103 wrote:...Either way I actually need to cut back, actually work more into my backlog and enjoy what I've got!

Amen to that, Jamo!

I'm hoping that our "limit" on new games will force us to be way more picky about what we decide to get. I've held off from the initial hype / heat of the current Playstation and Nintendo sales. I will choose maybe one thing but nothing excessive.

Statik and Hitman 2 completed. Given up on FF Monsters of the Deep. Good game just difficult to play at times

Bought/UNplayed
PS4:
PSVR The Playroom VR, SuperHot
3DS: Bravely Second
Switch: Mario Kart 8

Currently Playing
PS4: Red Dead Redemption 2
PSVR Rush of Blood, Tumble
Switch: Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Stardew Valley

Completed 2018
Fifa 18 The Journey (PS4)
Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
Shadow of the Colossus (PS4) [R]
Mario Odyssey (Switch) ★
Final Fantasy XII - Zodic Age (PS4) [R] ★
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (PS4) ★★
Batman (Telltale) (PS4) ★
Ratchet & Clank (PS4) ★★
Rime (PS4) ★★
Horizon Zero Dawn - The Frozen Wilds (PS4) ★
infamous Second Son (PS4) ★★
Bayonetta (Switch) [R]
Bioshock (PS4) [R]
Everybody's Golf (PS4)
Bayonetta 2 (Switch)
Inside (PS4) ★
God of War (PS4)
Bioshock 2 (PS4) [R]
Gran Turismo Sport (PS4)
Golf Story (Switch) ★
Kingdom Hearts (PS4) [R] ★
Bioshock Infinite (PS4) [R]
Batman VR (PSVR) ★
Yakuza 0 (PS4)
VR Worlds (PSVR)
Tales of Berseria (PS4)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (PS4)
Marvel's Spiderman (PS4) ★★
Resident Evil VII (PS4)
Abzu (PS4) [R] ★
Astro Bot Rescue Mission (PSVR) ★★
Kingdom Hearts 2 (PS4) [R]
Beat Saber (PSVR)
Statik (PSVR)
Hitman 2 (PS4)

[R] = Replay (Already finished before)
★ = PS4 Platinum Trophy
★ = 100% Game Completion

Abandoned
Monster Hunter World (PS4)
Wipout [R]
Final Fantasy Monsters of the Deep (PSVR)

Wishlist


2017

jawafour wrote:I fell off the rails this year, picking up more games than I'd planned, and I want to take a new approach for 2019. I'm thinking about setting myself a few "limits" in terms of buying and playing; something along the lines of:

Buying
> Limit of three new "AAA" games at launch
> Only buy "indie" games if I'm gonna play them right away
> Anything else can only be bought at a reduced price

Playing
> Play stuff that I already have if I'm tempted by new games
> Learn how to play FF XIV and ESO... and stick with them!

The "AAA" limit is tough... if I want to get Animal Crossing at launch, that only leaves two spare slots . I want to stick to my "playing" rules, too. Hopefully they will help me to focus.

Is anyone else thinking of changing their gaming approach for the new year?

I found having a child has pretty much changed my playing anyway. I just don't have time (with being a teacher as well). I've bought 12 games this year and many of those were reduced in sales or bought with vouchers. I can see this being even less in the next year. I get a bit stressed that I don't have time to enjoy my hobby as much as I used to - to the extent that I'm giving strong consideration to not buying much at all next year. Between my back log (RDR2, God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn and Forza 4 are all basically unplayed at the moment) and Gamepass I can see my new game purchases being only 3 or 4 next year -but we will see how that goes.

I definitely want to cut down and focus on a few things. I have loads of racing games so don't need more, i want to play games with good/fun stories and i am going to try to avoid live service treadmills, lootboxes and all the other predatory trappings of the industry as much as possible, including not buying anything new unless under exceptional circumstances.

In the same way i've missed a load of great films this year, not playing certain games is not a mark of shame or a character flaw. I'm going to spend more time doing other things than gaming next year so what I do play has to be very good and crucially respect my time.

I neither bought nor played much this year tbh (uni brings uhhhh different priorities)

I only bought the Bloodstained companion game and Resident Evil Revelations on Switch

Completed No more Heroes 1 and played through most of the 2nd one
Also completed Metroid Prime 2 and replayed 3
And I started FFVII earlier in the year and am approaching the end I think

Bought

Switch

1. Celeste
2. Bayonetta 1 & 2 pack
3. Axiom Verge
4. Owlboy
5. Steamworld Dig 2
6. Football Manager 2018
7. Shovel Knight Treasure Trove
8. Bloodstained Curse of the Moon
9. Hollow Knight
10. Wolftenstein 2
11. The Messenger
12. Yoku's Island Express
13. Undertale
14. Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee
15. Super Smash Bros Ultimate
16. Dark Souls Remastered
17. Shantae and the Pirates Curse
18. GRIS
19. Night in the Woods
20. Marble It Up!
21. INSIDE
22. Wandersong
23. South Park The Fractured But Whole

3DS

1. WarioWare Gold
2. Metroid Samus Returns
3. Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D

PS4

500GB console

1. PSVR + VR Worlds
2. Tetris Effect
3. Resident Evil 7
4. The Last of Us Remastered
5. Astro Bot Rescue Mission
6. Shadow of the Colossus
7. Red Dead Redemption 2
8. The Last Guardian
9. Geometry Wars 3
10. Journey
11. Hotline Miami 1 & 2 pack
12. Hidden Agenda (free)

Completed

1. Celeste (main story)
2. Bayonetta 2 (main story)
3. Axiom Verge (normal ending)
4. Steamworld Dig 2
5. Shovel Knight - Shovel of Hope
6. Bloodstained Curse of the Moon (normal ending)
7. Hollow Knight (normal ending)
8. WarioWare Gold
9. The Messenger (normal ending)
10. Yoku's Island Express (normal ending)
11. Undertale (neutral ending)
12. Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee (beat Elite 4, caught Mewtwo)
13. Wandersong
14. Marble It Up!
15. Tetris Effect (completed Journey 4x times)
16. GRIS
17. Inside
18. Night in the Woods
19. Smash Bros Ultimate (unlocked all characters)

Playing

1. Astro Bot Rescue Mission
2. Wolftenstein 2
3. Dark Souls Remastered
4. Geometry Wars 3

Backlog To Play

1. Shovel Knight - Spectre of Torment
2. Shovel Knight - Plague of Shadows
3. Bayonetta 1
4. Metroid Samus Returns
5. Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
6. Resident Evil 7
7. The Last of Us Remastered
8. Shadow of the Colossus
9. Red Dead Redemption 2
10. The Last Guardian
11. Journey
12. Hotline Miami 1 & 2 pack
13. PSVR Worlds
14. Shantae and the Pirates Curse
15. Hidden Agenda
16. South Park the Fractured But Whole

Abandoned

1. Owlboy
2. Football Manager 2018

Total spent in year = £989.34

Jawafour, if I followed your rules, I would be buggered at the end of January.

Resident Evil 2 and Kingdom Hearts III so that would leave me with one free slot.

Better you than me, lol.

There's a few things on my Steam wishlist that are currently on sale so I'll probably grab a couple of them but otherwise I think I'm done for this year.

My plan for next year is to cut back buying games, especially day one. The only game I will be buying in January is NSMBU: Deluxe on Switch, everything else I can hold out for them to drop in price.

I have a ton of games in my backlog on PS4 and Switch, more than enough to last me another year alone! I plan to be more picky next year, only buying games in sales (Nintendo first party games are exempt as they never drop in price)

Wedgie wrote:Jawafour, if I followed your rules, I would be buggered at the end of January.

Resident Evil 2 and Kingdom Hearts III so that would leave me with one free slot.

Better you than me, lol.

Yeah, although I have set those rules, Wedgie, I'm sure that I will invent "reasons" to divert from them .

ITSMILNER wrote:My plan for next year is to cut back buying games, especially day one. The only game I will be buying in January is NSMBU: Deluxe on Switch, everything else I can hold out for them to drop in price.

I have a ton of games in my backlog on PS4 and Switch, more than enough to last me another year alone! I plan to be more picky next year, only buying games in sales (Nintendo first party games are exempt as they never drop in price)

Why is NSMBUD on the day one list? Did you not play it on Wii U? If not it isn't a great game, it's OK.

As Fat as Santa wrote:

ITSMILNER wrote:My plan for next year is to cut back buying games, especially day one. The only game I will be buying in January is NSMBU: Deluxe on Switch, everything else I can hold out for them to drop in price.

I have a ton of games in my backlog on PS4 and Switch, more than enough to last me another year alone! I plan to be more picky next year, only buying games in sales (Nintendo first party games are exempt as they never drop in price)

Why is NSMBUD on the day one list? Did you not play it on Wii U? If not it isn't a great game, it's OK.

I played it on Wii U and loved it, I thought it was the best 2D Mario since SMW! I am genuinely looking forward to playing through it again (especially the challenges and the Luigi DLC which I never played)

I bought a lot more than I'd planned to this year. Most of which was made up of retro and titles from the previous generation.

As far as I can see V- Rally 4, Conan Exiles and Kingdom Come Deliverance were the only 2018 titles I picked up.

2019 I'm really reigning in my games buying. I'll still pick up the odd retro title here and there, but there's very little on the horizon I'm interested in. And now with a much slower broadband connection there's also little incentive to buy new games due to download times.

I did buy myself Slain: Back to Hell on PC and for Christmas received NFS Payback and Monster Hunter World, both on PS4. (A total of 15 hours downloading updates for those two )

End of 2018 update

BOUGHT
Prodigy Tactics [early access]
Letter Quest Remastered
Archaica: The Path of Light
Civ VI: Rise & Fall expansion
Into the Breach
For the King
4 Elements
Hexaturn
Bridge Constructor: Portal
Mushroom Quest
Rust Lake Hotel
Rust Lake Roots
Rust Lake Paradise
Octogeddon
Pillars of Eternity (free on Twitch Prime)
Q.U.B.E 2 (free on Twitch Prime)
Deponia Doomsday (free on Twitch Prime)
The Bridge (free on Twitch Prime)
Disgaea 5 PC (preorder)
Phantom Doctrine
Endless Space 2
Slay the Spire
Oxygen Not Included
Book of Demons
Reigns

PLAYED
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Letter Quest Remastered
Pictopix
Archaica: The Path of Light
Civ VI: Rise & Fall expansion
Into the Breach
For the King
4 Elements
Everybody's Golf 2
Bridge Constructor: Portal
Rusty Lake Hotel
Rusty Lake Roots
The Bridge
Rusty Lake Paradise
Persona 3 Portable
Hexyz Force
Disgaea 5
Hexaturn
Slay the spire
Duskers
Reigns

COMPLETED
Into the Breach
4 Elements
Rusty Lake Hotel
Rusty Lake Roots
Persona 3 Portable
Hexyz Force (technically finished but played again in new game+)

ABANDONED
Prodigy Tactics [early access] - very buggy, will try again nearer to full release.[
Rusty Lake: Paradise - final puzzle wound me up.
Duskers - the game is good but the rudimentary 'retro' graphics gave me a headache so I got a refund

So it looks like this is how I am ending the year

Bought

Switch
1. Celeste
2. Bayonetta 1 & 2 pack
3. Axiom Verge
4. Owlboy
5. Steamworld Dig 2
6. Football Manager 2018
7. Shovel Knight Treasure Trove
8. Bloodstained Curse of the Moon
9. Hollow Knight
10. Wolftenstein 2
11. The Messenger
12. Yoku's Island Express
13. Undertale
14. Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee
15. Super Smash Bros Ultimate
16. Dark Souls Remastered
17. Shantae and the Pirates Curse
18. GRIS
19. Night in the Woods
20. Marble It Up!
21. INSIDE
22. Wandersong
23. South Park The Fractured But Whole
24. Dead Cells

3DS
1. WarioWare Gold
2. Metroid Samus Returns
3. Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D

PS4

500GB console
1. PSVR + VR Worlds
2. Tetris Effect
3. Resident Evil 7
4. The Last of Us Remastered
5. Astro Bot Rescue Mission
6. Shadow of the Colossus
7. Red Dead Redemption 2
8. The Last Guardian
9. Geometry Wars 3
10. Journey
11. Hotline Miami 1 & 2 pack
12. Hidden Agenda (free)
13. Grand Theft Auto V (gift)

Completed
1. Celeste (main story)
2. Bayonetta 2 (main story)
3. Axiom Verge (normal ending)
4. Steamworld Dig 2
5. Shovel Knight - Shovel of Hope
6. Bloodstained Curse of the Moon (normal ending)
7. Hollow Knight (normal ending)
8. WarioWare Gold
9. The Messenger (normal ending)
10. Yoku's Island Express (normal ending)
11. Undertale (neutral ending)
12. Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee (beat Elite 4, caught Mewtwo)
13. Wandersong
14. Marble It Up!
15. Tetris Effect (completed Journey 4x times)
16. GRIS
17. Inside
18. Night in the Woods
19. Smash Bros Ultimate (unlocked all characters)
20. Metroid Samus Returns

Playing
1. Astro Bot Rescue Mission
2. Wolftenstein 2
3. Dark Souls Remastered
4. Geometry Wars 3

Backlog To Play
1. Shovel Knight - Spectre of Torment
2. Shovel Knight - Plague of Shadows
3. Bayonetta 1
4. Dead Cells
5. Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
6. Resident Evil 7
7. The Last of Us Remastered
8. Shadow of the Colossus
9. Red Dead Redemption 2
10. The Last Guardian
11. Journey
12. Hotline Miami 1 & 2 pack
13. PSVR Worlds
14. Shantae and the Pirates Curse
15. Hidden Agenda
16. South Park the Fractured But Whole
17. Grand Theft Auto V

Abandoned
1. Owlboy
2. Football Manager 2018

Total spent in year = £1006.62

Frosty the Clarkman wrote:Abandoned
1. Owlboy

Why's that? It's been in my Steam library for a little while, want to get around to it soon as I've heard good things.

Dangerblade wrote:

Frosty the Clarkman wrote:Abandoned
1. Owlboy

Why's that? It's been in my Steam library for a little while, want to get around to it soon as I've heard good things.

Played about 2 hours and found it fiddly and tedious. The gimmick of needing specific friends to do things for you detracted from the pleasure I usually get from these types of games. Felt the music was poor, though the graphics were pretty.

ITSMILNER wrote:ITSMILNER 2018 LIST

BOUGHT
Severed (NS)
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime (NS)
Stick it to the man (NS)
Oxenfree (NS)
Dandara (NS)
Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition (PS4)
Celeste (NS)
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (NS)
Night in the Woods (NS)
Shadow of the Colossus (PS4)
Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus (PS4)
Worms W.M.D (NS)
Wulverblade (NS)
Golf Story (NS)
Enter the Gungeon (NS)
Overcooked (NS)
Bayonetta 2 w/ Bayonetta (NS)
Axiom Verge (NS)
Never Stop Sneakin’ (NS)
Rocket League: Collectors Edition (NS)
Dragonball Xenoverse 2 (NS)
Mutant Mudds Collection (NS)
Lichtspeer: Double Speer edition (NS)
Crawl (NS)
BLEED (NS)
Serial Cleaner (NS)
Splasher (NS)
RIME (NS)
Dragon Quest Builders (NS)
FE (NS)
Owlboy (NS)
Crypt of the Necrodancer (NS)
Aegis Defenders (NS)
Rogue Aces (NS)
Nier Automata (PS4)
Wonderboy: The Dragons Trap (NS)
God of War (PS4)
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (PS4)
Life is Strange: Before the storm (PS4)
Hob (PS4)
A Hat in Time (PS4)
Dust: An Elysian Tale (PS4)
Death Road to Canada (NS)
Timberman VS (NS)
The Fall (NS)
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (NS)
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive edition (NS)
Little Nightmares: Complete edition (NS)
South Park: The Stick of Truth (PS4)
Mario Tennis Aces (NS)
Rhythm Heaven Megamix (N3DS)
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga + Bowsers Minions (N3DS)
Guns, Gore & Canolli (NS)
Flinthook (NS)
Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition (NS)
Captain Toad Tresure Tracker (NS)
Sonic Mania Plus (NS)
Slayaway Camp: Butchers Cut (NS)
Megaman Legacy Collection (NS)
Megaman Legacy Collection 2 (NS)
Old Man’s Journey (NS)
Jotun: Valhalla Edition (NS)
The Adventure Pals (NS)
Go Vacation (NS)
WarioWare Gold (3DS)
Bomb Chicken (NS)
Saturday Morning RPG (NS)
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture (PS4)
ClusterPuck 99 (NS)
Kirby: Star Allies (NS)
Bulb Boy (NS)
ACA: Metal Slug (NS)
Marvel’s Spider-Man (PS4)
Yoku’s Island Express (NS)
The Way Remastered (NS)
Light Fall (NS)
Runbow (NS)
Mugsters (NS)
Super Mario Party (NS)
Namco Museum Arcade PAC (NS)
Yomawari: The Long Night Collection (NS)
Luigi’s Mansion (N3DS)
Megaman X Legacy Collection (NS)
Megaman X Legacy Collection 2 (NS)
Outlast (NS)
Outlast 2 (NS)
Limbo (NS)
The Gardens Between (NS)
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (NS)
FURI (NS)
Patobox (NS)
Taiko No Tatsujin: Drum ‘N’ Fun! DRUM BUNDLE (NS)
Diablo 3: Eternal Collection (NS)
Circle of Sumo (NS)
Pool Panic (NS)
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu (NS)
Starlink: Battle for Atlas (NS)
The World Ends With You: Final Remix (NS)
South Park: The Fractured But Whole (PS4)
Minit (NS)
Hyper Light Drifter: Special Edition (NS)
SteamWorld Dig (NS)
Not a Hero: Super Snazzy Edition (NS)
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition (NS)
Super Smash Bros Ultimate (NS)
Capcom Beat Em Up Bundle (NS)
Yono and the Celestial Elephants (NS)
The Escapists: Complete Edition (NS)
Burly Men at Sea (NS)
Crossing Souls (NS)
Valiant Hearts: The Great War (NS)
West of Loathing (NS)
Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds (PS4)
The Disney Afternoon Collection (PS4)
SEGA AGES: Sonic The Hedgehog (NS)
Into the Breach (NS)
Grim Fandango: Remastered (NS)
BLEED 2 (NS)
Candle - The Power of the Flame (NS)
Nefarious (NS)
Broken Age (NS)
Guacamelee: Super Turbo Championship Edition (NS)

PLAYED
FIFA 18 (PS4)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
Stikbold: A Dodgeball Adventure (NS)
Flip Wars (NS)
Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition (NS)
Enter the Gungeon (NS)
Overcooked: Special Edition (NS)
Slime-San (NS)
Rocket League (NS)
A Hat in Time (PS4)
Death Road to Canada (NS)
Flinthook (NS)
Go Vacation (NS)
Bomb Chicken (NS)
Pool Panic (NS)
Capcom Beat-em up Bundle (NS)
Super Smash Bros Ultimate (NS)

COMPLETED
Pan-Pan (NS)
Steamworld Dig 2 (NS)
Oxenfree (NS)
Celeste (NS)
Night in the Woods (NS)
Shadow of the Colossus (PS4)
Bayonetta 2 (NS)
Lichtspeer: Double Speer Edition (NS)
Splasher (NS)
BLEED (NS)
RIME (NS)
Guns, Gore & Canolli (NS)
Sonic Mania Plus (NS)
The Adventure Pals (NS)
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (PS4)
Marvel’s Spider-Man (PS4)
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (N3DS)
Luigi’s Mansion (N3DS)
Dragonball Xenoverse 2 (NS)
Pokemon: Lets Go Pikachu (NS)

Ok, my final list for the year, I really need to curb my game purchases next year......it will never happen but I can try


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