I never like to call it early but since we’ve only got a few days left…
Game of the year for me definetely goes to Tears of the Kingdom because I simply didnt have the time to play many other major titles. I got Covid the week it released and spent my recovery time playing the game as much as I could. Breath of the Wild didnt engross me as much as TotK which I definetely think is the better game.
Only real game I finished this year because I was so busy lol. Played alot of mobile games this year with my travel. Phones are powerful nowadays and I can run through old classics like Stardew Valley and indie games lile Turnip Boy Commits Tax Fraud (definetely my funniest game of the year). Also I love Slay the Spire and would be playing on PC if I wasnt jamming it on my phone.
I got Tears of the Kingdom for my daughters…and I’ve ended up putting a lot of time into it myself. I got to the final boss battle and realized I had been rushing through so much that I really wasn’t powerful enough yet. So, I took a step back and started exploring more, doing side quests, trying to figure out the best weapons I could make, and how to beat the bosses that I couldn’t manage before (Stone Talus and Lynels). And damn has it become a whole new level of fun. It’s really as engrossing as Skyrim was for me.
I also played Dredge recently, and that’s definitely much more my typical kind of game. You can beat it in like 10-12 hours, there’s a decent story, and it involves fishing. Dave the Diver is just as good, but it’s a much longer and more involved game. I think I prefer Dredge when it comes down to it.
Last thought on games for the moment is that one of my all-time favorites, Helldivers, is getting a sequel in just a couple weeks. I don’t have the same gaming squad I had with the original, but I’m hopeful I’ll be able to find a few others to do that game justice.
I got game pass because Persona 3 Reload is on it day one.
I’ve played through P5 and P4 originals but never beat P3, P3F or P3P.
Very solid remake of a foundational modern JRPG and I’m really liking all the additions/updates.
Even the new voices feels like a step up at times, no complaints so far.
I’m a big fan of Helldivers. The sequel just came out, and I can safely say the core gameplay makes it one of the best games I’ve ever played. Stunningly intense squad-based missions just like the first one but this is so much more immersive.
Balatro is fun. I just got through my first couple play throughs. Surprisingly deep synergies and interesting things to explore. Been looking for something to scratch the Slay the Spire itch and this is it.
Balatro has been totally ruining all my free time, I almost beat my first run yesterday but I totally fumbled it and I still have chills. This game taught me how poker works too so that’s cool also lol.
I play Dungeons and Decisions on my phone. It’s pretty much a very simplified Dungeons & Dragons, you read a story, can make decisions which impact the continuation of the story, spend some points on HP and mana, rest sometimes. It’s a lot of content and you don’t need to buy anything. However, if you want to buy premium, after you finished the first episode you get an offer to buy it for half the price.
Getting a group together was always the thing. There was a good trend over Covid of digital ways to play DnD so availability was a little bit better (and of course people couldn’t go anywhere…). But even after we started meeting in person again, we kept using things like Fantasy Grounds to do maps, movements, and attacks. Our DM really liked the fog of war feature on the maps and the ability to reveal things. If you can find a dedicated group online, its a great way to play and find commited people to keep the group together. My work and life are just so much right now I cant even keep a specific weekday open, online or not lol
The release of the classic collection went poorly. I refunded it and played some of the 2005 release that I already had in my steam library, and it had more active players.
