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My Top Games List of 2024
Hi. I played these games in 2024. I liked them. Maybe you could like them. I put them in order of how much I liked them.
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Alone in the Dark Remake
The most AAA game I've played this year. Great graphics, voice acting, engaging story, good gameplay… and what else do you need?! I liked it a lot.
Nobody Saves the World
I finished this game at the very beginning of this year. I got addicted to this game. LOTS going on. GREAT art style. TONS of game. You should try it!
Silent Hill 2 Remake
The most, genuinely disturbing game I've ever played. This is… Art.
Pikmin 4
Never played a Pikmin before. This was great! I don't know anything about the previous ones, but I think anyone can play this one and have a great time!
RoboCop Rogue City
Gives RoboCop a lot more to do and say than in the movies. I think it does a great job of placing RoboCop in this middle of this dystopian future and, whether he likes it or not, makes his action important to the people, and even the city politics, of this world. Oh, and the action is pretty good too.
Dave the Diver
So innovative and charming. Slow start but really fills out to a big game.
Outcast - A New Beginning
Very much a throwback. An old school adventure game with new school graphics and controls. Great!
Cult of the Lamb
I think it really pulls off being two games. I was riveted. I wanted my cult to do great, and that gave me a reason to fight. There was always one more thing to do. Very engaging.
Lollipop Chainsaw RePop
A new rev of the wacky weirdness. Please come back Sudo!
High on Life
Trover Saves the Universe was funnier, but this was more of a game and easier to play for most people. Still unique in humor and perspective, if not a little too long.
Fashion Police Squad
This would have been higher if I didn't hit a game breaking bug, but absolutely everything up to that point was a joy.
Marvel's Spider Man 2
Solid.
Resident Evil 4 Remake (PSVR2)
I played this remake on screen first, but in VR is where it really expands the experience.
Evil West
A bit of a throwback. A traditional action game.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Best Metroidvania I've played this year.
The Plucky Squire
Cute and fun and has lots of bright spots.
Pistol Whip
What an experience! Let's get amped!
DOOM + DOOM II (2024)
The full package, on modern consoles, with lots of new extras! Slick!
MADiSON (PSVR2)
The scariest game I've played. Sincerely disturbing and constant jump scares. Very effective.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
The content is still bent in a Service Game format, but it was still fun to play through.
Bs
Infamous: First Light
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Captain Toad's Treasure Tracker
Tinykin
House of the Dead Remake
Heave Ho
River City Girls 2
After Us
Cs
Shadows of the Damned
Final Fantasy xvi
Police Simulator
Amid Evil
The Walking dead: Saints & Sinners Chapter 2: Retribution
Mayhem Brawler
Dragon's Dogma 2
Stellar Blade
Ghostrunner 2
System Shock (remake)
Crime Boss: Rackay City
Ds
Generation Zero
Pacific Drive
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction
Steelrising
Tregpang 2
Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission
Nightmare Reaper
Wanted Dead
Games I did not play enough to rate, but were certainly interesting (alphabetical)
Chants of Sennaar
Chernobylite
Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet
Dead Rising 3
Deliver Us Mars
Ghostbusters Rise of the Ghost Lord
Good Job!
ILLWILL
Indivisible
Jusant
LEGO Horizon Adventures
Mario Tennis Aces
Nobody Wants to Die
Princess Peach Showtime
Serious Sam Siberian Mayhem
Spy x Anya: Operation Memories
Squirrel with a Gun
Stray Blade
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet
Synapse
Tales of Kenzera: Zau
The invincible
Tunic
Turbo Overkill
Two Point Hospital
Unknown 9 Awakening
Vacation Simulator
Wild Bastards
Zzzzt
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My Top Games of All Time List
This is my Top Games Experiences of All Time List. The rating of this is based on memories. I know some of these were in different orders on my lists for the previous years, but this list is based on how I feel about them today, which may change again in the future.
I've put a "thought" next to each. Some of these you can click on. Some of these you could play someday. I'd recommend trying any!
The Tops
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
My best game experience. I live in Michigan, so the waters of the Greek Isles? Like nothing I've experienced, but this game helps me imagine it. Then, place a great game in this world? Like, So Much game too? Great. Just great.
Saints Row the Third
My original experience with is what I chase in every video game I played. It was just… fun. Stupid, but exciting fun. It's wacky in story and style, you collect stuff, and you the skill tree is addicting. All about this.
Read Dead Redemption
This game impressed the heck out of me on first playthrough. It was so epic. The different biomes and acts to the game and different cities. It was not only sprawling in space, but in story and scope.
Control
To me, this game was all about the details. In the effects, in the environment, in the lore. Also, gameplay was slick and mood was awesome.
Horizon Zero Dawn
Nothing like this story. It felt like a prestige TV series, but not a boring something to watch but an exciting thing to play.
Batman: Arkham Knight
This is my pick to represent the entire series. This is not everyone's favorite, but it really grabbed me some reason. I love the city, the shooting, the "refresh" of the action gameplay, and it was one of the first Photo Modes I played with - which blew my mind.
Far Cry 6
Not only best of the series, but best FPS-Open-World period.
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Thick with style, short, impactful.
Bioshock
Great graphics, style, and in-game storytelling.
Fallout 3
My intro to open world games. Massive game.
Duke Nukem 3D
My intro to what FPSs could do.
Doom II
My intro to FPSs.
Sonic 2
Perhaps the first full game I beat. I was really proud. Replaying enough to get this one "programed" this soundtrack into my head…
Resident Evil 4 (Gamecube)
Playing back in the day at a friends was just simply a good time.
Resident Evil Village VR
Wacky, weird, and great in VR.
Tomb Raider (1)
Formative.
Sam & Max Hit The Road
Formative.
Tom Clancy's The Division
One of the best open-world (modern-city) games in my opinion. This one in a quarantined New York City. No cars, so all walking on foot. The cover based shooting felt really "professional." Super slick.
Dead Rising 2: Off The Record
The benefits of the sequel tech, but also an unprecedently "redo" with a redirection to wild fun. Super great.
Watch Dogs 2
The best open-world (modern-city) games in my opinion. A solid story with great style and so much to see. Lots of great touches and unique things to the series. Far better than the original. Just try it!
The Evil Within 2
This was the only game that made me feel kind of sick in my throat from some of the horror elements. So, definitely impactful to me.
Dragon Quest Builders 2
I thought this series was great. Some parts felt too long, but that's what also gave it the feel of accomplishment after you spent so much time in a world and completed it. The best "building" game in my mind.
Ultimate Spider-man
The first of the Spider-man games that really clicked for me. This was a great experience for me at the time. I played several times. I loved the style.
Resident Evil 2 (remake)
The best remake of anything I played. Genius.
Super
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Best in this series so far. Flawed, yes, but the experience at the time was unparalleled.
Prey
It takes a lot from other games, but it does it well!
Akiba's Trip
I like the cut of this games' gib.
Marvel's Midnight Suns
By far the best of the "series" of isometric Marvel strategy games.
Star Trek: Resurgence
Best Star Trek game, and one of the best sci-fi Adventure Games I've played.
Bully: Scholarship Edition
I loved the world and how it opened up, the seasons, the stories, the "classes minigames," etc. It didn't have the "highs" of some other games, but there really weren't any "lows" in this game in my memory!
TRON 2.0
Better than the movies to me. It just made a lot of sense, and also played darn well.
Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts
The best vehicle builder game in my opinion.
Metal Gear Solid V
Other than Death Stranding, this is the only Kojima game I've played all the way through. And I’m putting this one on the list instead just because it got me just as much or more weirdness, but faster.
Tomb Raider (reboot)
This really shocked me in how "cool" a reboot could be. Many things from this game I won't forget. Best in this series in my mind.
Astro's Playroom
Slick as heck.
Luigi's Mansion 3
The only one of the series I've played, but I'm guessing the best. This is just really great.
Freedom Fighters
I've been playing recently even.
GTA San Andreas
The best one in my mind. There was nothing like the Act change where you had to go into exile. It made you do new gameplay, explore new areas, all these things in the same game.
The Crew
Some people rip on this game as not being exactly a street to street rebuild of the United States, but that would be terrible. THIS is the best version of a real coast-to-coast driving game thus far. Technically, The Crew 2 has better graphics, but that's not even a game. THIS is a game. It's not just a tech demo like the sequel.
Super Mario Odyssey
Perfect game.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
See our podcast episode about this: link
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
The best LEGO game in my mind. Fully of characters and places and styles and jokes and it's completely beatable.
Zombie Army 4: Dead War
This series is wild. This is the most advanced in this series thus far.
Hitman: Absolution
The best in the series in my mind. This was the last before a reboot.
Katamari
Of course.
No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way
Back in the day, this was packed full of gameplay and style.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Back in the day, this was slick.
Ratchet & Clank - A Rift Apart
The best of this series. Looks like a Pixar movie and plays great too.
Rocksmith
I learned some bass using this.
Blood and Truth
The first VR game I played that was a "real game." Not to mention, unique in being a fast paced shooter.
Sniper Elite 5
I liked this entire series, so this is the most advanced version thus far.
South Park: The Fractured but Whole
This game literally surprised me in how actually funny it was. Best South Park thing, better than the show.
Sunset Overdrive
Some people rip on this one online, but I love the weird and wacky style, and the gameplay is fast and unique.
Sacred 3
A game I played long after its release, but it was just a fun and fast paced game.
The Godfather: The Game
A strange game I played on PC. Some pretty unique ideas, lol
Uncharted 2
One of the best in the series in my mind.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
It was the best game I played that summer, when I was really lonely at my internship in Ohio.
Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
The best of the series in my mind. I really liked how slow the story started, from your family owned business to being part of the Rebels.
Resident Evil Revelations 2
This game was a weird one, but when I played the collection of the episodes - it was a like playing a "hidden" game no one knew about. Oddly, one of my top RE games.
Guacamelee 2
One of the few "hard" games I've played all the way through. But, it was all doable!
Void Bastards
A viable rougelike. And now that I think back, a Boomer Shooter too?
Dead or Alive 4
What can I say? Good gameplay, wacky style, and the FPS on Dreamcast was wild.
Great
Ghostwire: Tokyo
Great style. Nothing like it in an FPS.
HUNTDOWN
Unique retro style game with slick, die and repeat gameplay.
The Medium
One of the few "real horror" games I've played. But it got me really engaged and I enjoyed from start to finish.
Prototype 2
Best of this series. This game is extremely playable.
Dance Central 2
I first played this series at a friend's, then I bought the whole setup. I don't know where my Kinect got to…
Shovel Knight
This one really surprised me. I hadn't played a lot of "hard" games like this one, but it played SO well.
Fallout 2
I played a lot.
Bulletstorm
'tude
FEAR 2
A good one in the series. Story is all out of whack, but allows for a great game "world."
Titan Quest
I never did the Diablo thing, but this one grabbed me for some reason. I played through several times.
Alien: Isolation
Superb style and pacing.
Alien Shooter: Vengeance
I played back on PC in the old days. I really never played anything like it before, or since.
Crackdown 3
I liked the series, and this one is the most polished.
da blob 2
I don't think about often, but I remember fondly.
Dishonored 2
The best of the series for me. Like the original, but amped up.
Star Wars: Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight
The best star Wars game I played for a long time. A great mix of the FPS, the lightsaber, characters, and even FMV stuff!
Star Wars: Tie Fighter
I still remember flying with Vader, and really hoping he would approve of me.
Trover Saves the Universe
A groundbreaking VR game, but also game. It was subversive to what a game "should be" like. This game usually goes left when it's supposed to go right.
The Talos Principle: Deluxe Edition
One of the few puzzle games I completed. The style and world was trippy/cool.
Dragon Age: Inquisition
The best of the series in my memory.
Dying Light
Not a lot from this games sister series grabbed me really, but this one did. I felt like it just all came together "right."
Freedom Force
One of the first games with a deep style I played. Then I found out who John Kirby was later.
Hitman (1)
I had some good memories with this one.
The Witcher 3
Iconic.
Sackboy Adventures
The only Playstation platformer that rivals Nintendo ones.
Assassin's Creed Syndicate
I loved the style on this one. I think I near 100%'d it.
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
I liked the original, and this one made it playable. No other gameplay like it that I know of.
Portal 2
The original is slick, but this one is a full game.
Red Faction: Armageddon
In this game, you really can destroy everything in it. Even walkways you need to continue on. Thus, they have a "nanotech" tool to rebuild stuff. It's the only way a game can really let you destroy everything in the space.
Remember Me
A unique sci-fi game with super cool ideas. Great style too.
Life is Strange
I never got much into sequels or other "emo" games, but this one hit me at the right time. Love the soundtrack.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas: 2
I played this one way back. Best of the series in my memory.
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
The best of the series for me. It uses the top tech, and it's short.
Titanfall 2
Best pilot/mech gameplay I've had.
Outlast II
Some scary memories from this one. Very dark, as in almost no light in some scenes. It's an experience.
Steam World Dig 2
All these Steam World games are quality, but this one grabbed me and was easy and short enough to finish.
Detroit: Become Human
This game seems to be made fun of by a lot of people online, but I started, was engaged, and finished. The best David Cage game I've played.
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
The only fighter jet game I've ever started and finished. So, in my mind, the best one.
Wolfenstein: Youngblood
Gameplay wise, my favorite of the new series.
Cat Quest
A unique hack and slash game where you mostly play on the "map" screen. Good sense of humor and fun.
Journey to the Savage Planet
FPS Roguelike with a great sense of humor.
Honorable Mentions
Mass Effect 2
Best in the series.
The Saboteur
One of the first games I felt like I wanted to "get everything on the map."
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
The entire series was interesting, but this was the best playing for me.
Dead Space 2
The better of the two
Monkey Island 3: The Curse of Monkey Island
Encapsulates a certain sense of humor. Made me wish for warm climates.
Majin and the Forbidden Kingdom
Interesting puzzle game.
FF9
The first half was solid.
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
Actually… a good Cover-Based-Shooter for the time.
Alice: The Madness Returns
Took the idea of the original, but made it look and play good!
Shadow Complex
A PS Now discovery. Quite fun.
Slayers X
A perfect homage.
Amped 3
I remember using my digital camera to take some videos of my screen of replays of my best runs.
SSX (reboot)
Introduced me to some great music.
Bayonetta
You can't deny the style, but I never got into the gameplay.
Beyond Good & Evil
Could have been greater, if they were only a bit more focused.
Binary Domain
Uniquely experimental. I enjoyed playing with friends.
Nights of Azure
Unapologetically alternative
Black & White
Interesting attempt, if nothing else.
James Bond 007: Blood Stone
I didn't like this series of the movies, but I liked this.
Captain America: Super Soldier
At the time, this was alright.
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Not many of these grabbed me, but this one did perfectly.
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Had a lot of fun sci fi ideas. A good looking game for it's time.
Conan
Okay. It looked good. It had topless women in it on PS3.
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Dark game with mix of investigation and grimy violence.
Dark Void
The best "jet pack" game I've played. Activating it indoors had a 90% chance to kill you, just like you'd expect!
Dante's Inferno
The goth, metal, emo, dark, in your face style was unique and not really done to this extent again. It went all in on style, with only tolerable gameplay.
The Darkness II
I was considering putting the first one on here because of its innovations, but this one was better to play.
Deadpool
One of the most humor based games I've played. And gameplay is o.k.
Fable
Great sense of humor and style. Better than all the sequels in my mind.
Far Cry 2
I just remember having to keep getting these very hard to find malaria pills to stay alive. Not many games have your character just die if they can't find an actually tough to find item.
Folklore
Felt like an indie comic somehow. Odd style.
Freelancer
Early "open world" stuff.
Tearaway: Unfolded
Full of gimmicks and weirdness. Hard to forget some of the strange things they tried.
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
Simple and unique gameplay. Would make a good, modern mobile app.
Lollipop Chainsaw
Trash. But, like, as in "Trash Cinema." As in, good.
Lost Planet 3
I'll never forget the feeling of being a lone contractor on this hostile ice planet. It was one of the first games with a "vibe" I remember
Metro Exodus
I always wanted to like this series, and the is the one that allowed me
Murdered Soul Suspect
Never seen an adventure game with this kind of plot before, or since
Oni
Very unique, experimental gameplay. No one did this control scheme again, but it was a unique idea for the time.
Overlord
Great sense of humor and unique (gameplay)
Soul Reaver: Legacy of Kain
I remember trying to wrap my head around the plot/mechanics of this. Both might have been beyond me at the time
Splatterhouse (PS3)
Tough to play now, but parts were striking upon release
Gal*Gun 2
Nothing like it (except for Gal Gun 1)
School Girl Zombie Hunter
Very unique
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My Top Games List of 2023
Hi. I played these games in 2023. I liked them. Maybe you could like them. I put them in order of how much I liked them. They are links. You may click on them for more information.
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Star Trek: Resurgence
Marvel's Midnight Suns
Ghostwire: Tokyo
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Luigi's Mansion 3
Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy' Edge - Enhanced Edition (PSVR2)
Super Mario Odyssey
The Medium
Lake
Star Wars: Jedi Survivor
Hogwarts Legacy
Forspoken
Light Brigade
The Callisto Protocol
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Control - The Foundation
Prodeus
Immortals of Aveum
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
Cereza and the Lost Deamon
Super Mario 3D World
Bowser's Fury
Slayers X
Call of Duty Modern Warfare II
Dead Island 2
The Ascent
Sea of Stars
It Takes Two
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Resident Evil 4 (remake)
Gotham Knights
Bayonetta 3
Need for Speed: Unbound
VR Skater
Control - Altered World Event
Tchia
Mortal Kombat 1
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2
Gungrave G.O.R.E.
Townsmen VR
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Dragon Quest Heroes II
Dead Space (remake)
Dysmantle
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Tears of the Kingdom
The Last Worker (PSVR2)
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Star Trek: Resurgence
This is not only the best Star Trek game I've played, but one of the narrative adventure games I've played. This is a pretty long game, to it has a lot of detail. It really puts you and your character in the spot to have to make decisions that someone on the team isn't going to like. I've never forget the scene where you have to promote someone, and the other person gets mad and blows up at you. Relatable!
Even the gameplay elements are good, from the shooting sections to the flying sections, plus various others.
Must play for any Star Trek fan, really good for any adventure game fan.
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Marvel's Midnight Suns
This is a long game. And it felt long. But, it was an RPG I finished. That means a lot. I definitly do not play a lot of turn based, arena strategy games. And, I feel I haven't even come across a high profile one in a long time. This one was not only with characters I liked, but the gameplay was solid for me. I turned it down to easy towards the end, as I came up against a level I just kept losing and I wasn't interested in grinding, but, throughout the game I was enjoying the gameplay and strategy and felt it had good balance and focus. Accessible.
This game is 50/50 story and gameplay. So, you'll have to like both. But if you're a fan of both Marvel and turn-based games, try this. I'm not a super-fan of either, but with the great writing and packing and graphics and gameplay, I couldn’t help but get hooked.
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Ghostwire: Tokyo
One of the things I most like about games is seeing different "worlds." (That, and gameplay, story, etc, etc, etc) I like games that have a unique style. And there are definitly not too many open world action games set in Japan where you fight ghosts and the like with their roots from Japanese and generally Eastern mythology. For most of us in the West, that means this game will be very unique. Also, just plays well. Both in controls, pacing, things to do, intersting navigation, etc. Very fun and satisfying exploration, which gives the player gameplay rewards that actually have impact. I was surprised by this one. I don't want to oversell it, but you may like it too.
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Assassin's Creed Mirage
The idea of making a game shorter/smaller on purpose is extremely intersting to me. Not only as an adult who wants to play more games in less time, but I paying my Gamefly subscription anyone so I don't need months of gameplay out of this.
The last game, Valhalla, I felt was so drawn out, so watered down, it was like broth. This game is a hearty stew. You get all the same parts, but enough of them that you can.
I Platinumed this game as well BTW.
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Luigi's Mansion 3
This is the most beautiful game I've played on Switch. I don't know how they got these graphics out of this system, but it looks great. Also, plays great too. AND, characters are cute and levels are engaging and it's just extremely impressive for an adventure/family game.
I don't have much else to say, except even if you're not a major Mario fan, this is a more substantial game that could satisfy lots of gamers.
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Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts
I played this old favorite of mine again this year. I stopped right before the final boss because I didn't want it to end. If people are into all this "Fortnight Building" and "Zelda Building," they should check this out. It has a functional vehicle building system I have STILL not seen anywhere else. Rare had the "new" game format of presenting problems to the player and allowing them to build their own solutions way back then. And, playing on 360 the graphics are colorful and fun and as good as any AA, stylized title we would play today.
Tough to recommend as this is an X-box exclusive, you either have to buy the Rare Reply on X-box store or get an old disc for your 360, but I still recommend!!
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Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy' Edge - Enhanced Edition (PSVR2)
This is the best Star Wars VR game, and a great VR game. I was a big fan of the "Vader" three parter, but this is an actual full game for all modern VR platforms. When I realized how "quest-like" the PSVR2 controllers were, I realized that this could be a great advantage for publishers to make one version of a game and get in front of as large a cross-platform player base as possible, and thus allowing greater investment for actual, full games for VR.
This game has platforming, shooting, and story - all together. I really like all the main story parts, and is plays great throughout. I don’t know what else to say. People who want to play a, AAA VR game should play this.
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Super Mario Odyssey
Throughout playing this game I kept thinking, this is getting better and better, the next part is going to be a dip in fun. It has to be. It can't keep being this good.
Is IS that good. Throughout the entire game. Even though some parts are my favorites, all are literally delightful. Every level delighted me.
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The Medium
I don't play a lot of horror games. Especially ones that aren't action focused. This is a horror/triller adventure game. But the style and music and all around design is so interesting and compelling I couldn’t help but keep playing to see what's next. Very fun, satisfying, creepy, interesting - the whole thing.
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Lake
This is a "chill-core" game. I don't play too many of these, I don't have tons of patience, but this one had the player at least do something: drive a Mail Truck around.
The story and characters was cute and it was stress free almost the entire way. Nothing really challenging, no time limits, so fail states. Just, delivering mail and interacting with the small town. Then, story wraps up and your character is on their way to one of a few endings. That's it. Short, pleasant, sweet.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot music is Meh IMHO, so I turned of the game music and piped in A L E X via PS5's Spotify. Great mix!
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Star Wars: Jedi Survivor
I wasn't that impressed with the first one in this part of the series, but this one had a lot more going on. I think it got over it's dark, edge-lordy stuff and got into a lot more style and interest. Not all of it was super engaging, but it was good.
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Hogwarts Legacy
I do not support the views of the property holder. But I feel boycotting this game is a simplistic idea that punishes 100's if not 1000's of people whose livelihoods, and their personal artistic expression, are connected to this game. The person who a boycott is intended to punish is safe with their millions and it wouldn’t impact them at all.
I get most/all of my gaming news from podcasts, authored by a set diverse and thoughtful hosts, who of course went deep on the issues before launch. In my echo-chamber it sounded like the game would bomb, but I heard later it sold well?
Anyway, all that is above my station. All I know is I put the game in my Gamefly Queue and had a suprisingly great time playing it. Some folks say the Hogwarts stuff ramped down way too early, say about 1/4 of the way in the game you spend less and less time there and more time out in the world going through dungeons, and levels, and fighting crowds and armies of enemies who have a bigger plot.
That's the part I like most. I liked most the "original" elements of the story created by the authors of this game about ancient dungeons beneath the country side with their own history and plot about a villian going after ultimate power. The graphics are very impressive, the action gameplay is suprisingly solid, the characters are well acted and suprisingly intersting.
Not only did I like the new stuff the most, the authors of this game put in several things that are definitly designed to 'reverse' or 'redirect' less progressive ideas held by the original author. Some of the lore is so tight it's hard for anyone to "fix" it, but when these authors added stuff, espcially about other schools on other continents and other types of magic, these authors could put in more progressive, and definitly more intersting ideas, about the world.
There's a lot of complications around this game, but the game itself? It's good.
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Forspoken
This is a strange game in a strange world with a strange story. There's lot of detail not only in lore, but the expression of the world through detail graphics!
I don’t have too much to say other than you could check it out and see if you like it!
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Light Brigade
This is a VR roguelike. It's relatively short, so you can beat it. I like a more manageable length for both a VR game and a roguelike. So, yay!
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