Well, I more than made up for the last two weeks as I picked up several games on sale on my wish list and can only really call it positive progress because not all of them counted against the backlog.

New Titles:
- Lovely Crush (PS4)*
- Love Island (PS4)*
- Castlevania Dominus Collection (PS5)*
- Adventure Bar Story (PS5)*
- KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE (PS5)
- Cyber Citizen Shockman (PS4&PS5)*
- Cyber Citizen Shockman 2: A New Menace (PS4&PS5)*
- Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony (PS5)*
- Panzer Paladin (PS4)*
- The Mermaid of Zennor (PS4&PS5)*
- Rise Eterna War (PS4&PS5)*
- Vampire Surivors (PS4&PS5)*
- Groove Coaster Wai-Wai Party!!!! - CHUNITHM Pack (Switch)*
- Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club (Switch)
- Visions of Mana (PS5)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Lovely Crush
- Beat and 100%'d Love Island
- Beat and 100%'d Cyber Citizen Shockman (PS5)
- Beat and 100%'d CHUNITHM Pack
- Beat and 100%'d Cyber Citizen Shockman 2: A New Menace (PS5)

Got one expected new release this week, but otherwise am not sure what I'll focus on since I want to make more progress on recording my Let's Play. Since work should be much slower than last week, I can work on something casually.

Light week this week as I didn't have a lot of time for gaming. In fact, I fired up an "emergency" quickie to avoid negative progress.

New Titles:
- Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku (Switch)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Sakura Succubus (PS5)

Also fired up a replay of StarTropics on Switch's NES Online and expect to clear that in the next day or two.

Otherwise, I'm going to try and get some recording progress done on some projects and see what's on sale when I get paid mid-week.

Bought a lot of wish list games- most of them on sale- this week, and I usually don't count those against the backlog. So, positive progress!

New Titles:
- Cosmic Fantasy Collection (Switch)*
- SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection (PS5)*
- Frontier Hunter: Erza's Wheel of Fortune (PS5)*
- Cyber Citizen Shockman 3: The Princess From Another World (PS4&PS5)*
- Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero (PS4&PS5)*
- Paint by Pixel 3 (PS5)*

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d StarTropics (Switch NES Online)
- Beat and 100%'d Cyber Citizen Shockman 3: The Princess From Another World (PS5)
- Beat and 100%'d Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero (PS5)
- Beat and 100%'d Paint by Pixel 3

Doing a lot of recording over the next two weeks as I play through the Google Translate edition of Final Fantasy IV known as Funky Fantasy IV and of course making more headway on Ar nosurge Plus.

Will also be seeing a small influx of games this and next week while casual focus may be on SRW OG Endless Frontier Exceed on DS or something like Cat Quest III - Mostly depending on if I'm gaming while videos are rendering or not.

Been on vacation and took it easy on gaming this week to the point of needing to do an "emergency" quickie to hold on to positive progress, but this week will make up for it.

New Titles:
- Ace Attorney Investigations Collection (Switch)*
- Shadow of the Ninja Reborn (PS5)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Sakura Succubus 2 (PS5)

The new games were birthday gifts and I'll be expecting one more in the form of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom once it releases. Also expecting Reynatis early this week plus I have several more wish list titles on sale that I'll pick up after getting paid.

Currently focused on Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku either with light daily workouts or longer, more intense sessions to supplement my regular workouts depending on the day/routine. Also finally started up both Super Robot Wars OG: Endless Frontier Exceed on DS and the Romancing SaGa 3 remaster on Vita while making steady progress on those over the weekend and I might beat at least one of them this week.

One more week of vacation and was able to dive into a lot more gaming as a result. Picked up several wish list titles on sale, but only counted the new physical releases for this week against the backlog.

New Titles:
- River City: Rival Showdown (Switch)*
- Magical Drop VI (PS4&PS5)*
- Golf With Your Friends (PS4)*
- Monster Hunter Stories Collection (PS4)*
- Elsie (PS5)*
- METRO QUESTER | OSAKA (PS4&PS5)*
- Touhou Genso Wanderer -FORESIGHT- (PS4)*
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Switch)
- Reynatis (PS5)

Progress:
- Beat Romancing SaGa 3 (Vita/PS4)
- Beat and 100%'d Sakura Succubus 3 (PS5)

Got 2 of the 8 routes done in Romancing SaGa 3 and will be working on the rest over the course of the next week or so, but I'll also be shifting focus back to Endless Frontier Exceed to hopefully beat that this week too while also returning to recording now that vacation's over.

Nothing on the radar for this week that I plan to get right away at least.

Pure progress this past week as I didn't purchase anything new, finished up a major title, and knocked out a few more quick ones over the weekend in anticipation of keeping overall progress positive with this week's incoming releases (aiming for +100 on Backloggery's new system by the end of the year).

Progress:
- 100%'d Romancing SaGa 3 (Vita)
- Beat and 100%'d Sakura Alien (Switch)
- Beat and 100%'d Golf With Your Friends + 4 DLC Packs (PS4)
- Beat and 100%'d Riddled Corpses EX (Vita)

Should be seeing about 3 new titles this week, plus possible digital releases that could catch my attention, but I've also got to get back to my recording projects before getting hooked on others again, so that will be my gaming focus while other free time/energy will be for writing.

Ended up with positive progress this week courtesy of a couple of quickies I didn't count against my backlog and one double dip entry.

New Titles:
- Groove Coaster Wai Wai Party!!!! - Touhou Project Arrangements Pack 9 (Switch DLC)*
- Marble Flow (Switch)*
- Yars Rising (PS5)
- Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Plus (PS5)*
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (PS5)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Touhou Project Arrangements Pack 9
- 100%'d Marble Flow (Even at 99 cents, it was a waste).

Also made some actual progress on my recording projects and may reach the end of Phase I next time I record some Ar nosurge and am approaching the halfway point of Funky Fantasy IV. Otherwise I'm not doing a whole lot of gaming this week in order to focus on my ongoing story arc, which is starting to see some action.

Ended up with almost a no-gaming week other Fitness Boxing dailies and incorporating more into my bi-daily workouts. No new titles, either, so-

Progress:
- Beat Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku (Switch)

This week will more than make up for it as I'll pick up some wish list titles that are only on sale for a couple more days and I expect to see both Ys X and the Romancing SaGa 2 remake by the end.

With that story arc done, I can slow down on writing projects and focus more on gaming and recording for a while. Will be resuming Endless Frontier Exceed and may knock out a quickie while waiting for Ys X.

Well I ended up allowing for negative progress this week since two games not expected to arrive until later today actually arrived yesterday. Otherwise a good mix of new releases and wish list titles not counting against the backlog.

New Titles:
- SINce Memories: Off The Starry Sky (PS4)
- Sword & Fairy Inn 2 (PS4&PS5)*
- Night Slashers: Remake (Switch)*
- Templo Del Sol -Asteka II- (Switch)*
- Ys X: Nordics (PS5)
- Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven (PS5)*
- Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (PS5)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Sakura Succubus 4 (PS5)

I'll likely pick up some more wish list titles on sale that I could wait for pay day for but, since Romancing SaGa 2 and Sparking! Zero arrived sooner than estimated, I'm not expecting any other new releases off the top of my head.

Casually been making progress on Endless Frontier Exceed and may knock out some low-hanging fruit to get back to positive progress. Still aiming for that +100 on the new Backloggery system for this year.

Pure progress this week as I revisited some classics for quickies and ultimately decided not to buy anything new as some big releases are coming in the next couple of weeks.

Progress:
- 100%'d Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge (NSO)
- Beat and 100%'d Kirby's Dream Land (NSO)
- Beat and 100%'d Kirby's Block Ball (3DSVC)

Also been making slow and steady progress on Endless Frontier Exceed (and I am SO proud of my daughter for what she just did in it!) and keeping up with Dailies on Fitness Boxing.

The big release for this week is Mario & Luigi: Brothership. I may shoot for a quickie PSN game with 13 trophies so I can end up with exactly 17,000 afterwards.

Still have to record more for Ar nosurge Plus and Funky Fantasy IV too...

Positive progress this week as I played through a couple of titles for fun and picked up some that aren't counting against the backlog for various reasons. Also saw a nice surprise arrival on Saturday.

New Titles:
- Mario & Luigi: Brothership (Switch)
- Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania (PS4&PS5 DLC)*
- Journey to Kreisia (PS4&PS5)*
- Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (PS5)*

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Nepenthesys (PS4)
- Beat and 100%'d The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Ship of Harkinian (PC)

Since Dragon Quest III was the big expected release for this week and it arrived early, I actually don't know if there's anything else to look forward to. I'll take a look at wish list sales after I get paid.

I'll also be getting back to Endless Frontier Exceed (Ocarina of Time was a break from that) and looking at something on Switch or Vita to play for "on-the-go" while aiming to make more progress on my recording projects.

Quiet gaming week this week as I was especially focused on work and writing, but I did complete another quickie in order to maintain progress when another expected release arrived early.

New Titles:
- Touhou Spell Carnival (PS5)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Sakura Succubus 5 (PS5)

Got a few days to decide if I want to grab some wish list titles that are on sale, but otherwise not expecting anything new for this week.

Hoping to resume focusing on Endless Frontier Exceed and make decent progress on my recording projects.

A mixed bag this week as I was able to do some gaming, but no recording. I bought some wish list titles on sale and received one new release, but I'm not counting any of them against the backlog.

New Titles:
- Void Gore (PS5)*
- LOOPERS (PS4)*
- Metal Slug Attack Reloaded (PS4&PS5)*
- Matsura Palette (PS4&PS5)*
- My Big Sister: Remastered (PS4&PS5)*
- Waifu Impact 2 (PS4&PS5)*
- Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (PS4)*
- Sega Genesis Classics (PS4)*

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Void Gore

Made steady progress on Endless Frontier Exceed and would like to beat it this week if possible, but my higher priority will be trying to record some Ar nosurge Plus if time/conditions permit.

No expected new releases on the radar this week, but pretty much any games that get good Black Friday deals will end up on the Christmas list.

Picked up several Black Friday sale games but am only counting one against the backlog, so I technically made positive progress.

New Titles:
- Eternal Light (PS5)*
- Devil Girl (PS5)*
- Date A Live: Ren Dystopia (Steam)
- Touhou Gensokyo Visitor (Steam)*
- Touhou Gensou Mahjong (Steam)*
- Beloved Rapture (Steam)*

Progress:
- 100%'d Eternal Light
- 100%'d Devil Girl

I like reading those Moesoft visual novels (short stories in this case) as the translations are often hilariously bad while still having pretty decent, feel-good stories.

Not expecting any new releases this week to keep the wallet happy and still aiming to finish what I've been working on, even if it's been slow going.

Well I was wrong about no new releases this week as I had one on pre-order where the date crept up on me as well as getting two more thanks to other situations, but I'm not counting that against the backlog. As such, I'm calling this week positive progress.

New Titles:
- Super Mario Party Jamboree (Switch)*
- Fantasian: Neo Dimension (PS5)
- Farmagia (PS5)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d QUALIA ~The Path of Promise~ (Switch)

Finally making headway in recording projects again and that ate up a good chunk of weekend, but it feels good to not fall behind on videos, either. If I don't get too absorbed in the current story arc I'm working on for writing, I'll most likely finally finish Endless Frontier Exceed this week too. Going to be avoiding new game purchases in general as a lot of my next paycheck will be going towards paying for Christmas presents.

Despite giving into temptation and buying some wish list titles on sale, I'm counting this week as positive progress since I finished up a couple of titles I'd been meaning to get to for a while.

New Titles:
- Mokoko X (PS4&PS5)*
- Neva (PS4&PS5)*
- Roll Ball (PS5)*
- Malu Princess (PS4&PS5)*
- Super Waifu Ball (PS5)*

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Endless Frontier Exceed (DS)
- Beat and 100%'d Bai Qu: Hundreds of Melodies (PS5)

I should be seeing at least 1, maybe 2 physical releases this week, so I'll aim to avoid buying anything else.

For now, I've started Harmonia for "on-the-go" as Visual Novels are easily playable during doggo time and, for my 450th PSN Platinum, I've finally started Atelier Firis and am just aiming to complete the main story since the post game is the real meat of the game and there's no time limit afterwards.

Plenty of progress this week as only one of the two expected new arrivals that I'm counting against the backlog arrived (the second should arrive today if the tracking info is accurate) and I not only played through my goal game, but also knocked out a few more to soften the blow of the expected new games for Christmas this week.

New Titles:
- Fairy Tail 2 (PS5)
- Ciel nosurge: Ode to a Lost Star DX (PS4)*
- Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star DX (PS4)*

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Harmonia (Switch)
- Beat and 100%'d Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey (PS4)
- Beat and 100%'d Groove Coaster Wai-Wai Party!!!! Original Pack 9 (Switch)
- Beat and 100%'d Roll Ball (PS5)
- Beat and 100%'d Mokoko X (PS5)
- Beat and 100%'d Malu the Princess (PS5)

May end up with upwards of 5 new titles this week as I pretty much only had games on my Christmas list this year, so we'll see how many of those are fulfilled.

In the meantime, I've started up Touhou Spell Carnival and will likely finish it up in the next day or two if time permits. And I'll likely fire up another VN on Switch for "on-the-go" once I've finished emotionally recovering from Harmonia.