Again we are at the end of a year and I’m going to reflect a bit on the gaming year that has passed.
I had a lot of fun playing many different games this year. Apart from previous years I didn’t really have a hiatus this year, but felt like playing games the whole year. I don’t have that much time for it while working, so most of the games I play are during summer and winter vacations.
I played a lot of smaller titles that you can complete under 10 hours. I’m still unwilling to start a game that is longer, because I feel that it’s such an undertaking and if I don’t like it I’m stuck for tens of hours if I want to finish it. I played several platformers like Disney Illusion Island, Prince of Persia, Ori: Will of the Whisps, Blasphemous 2.
In all I played 22 new games. No game was a REPLAY. The total length of those games is 266 hours and my average rating is GOOD.
Nintendo Switch 2
This was the year that Nintendo Switch 2 was released, and while I was very hyped before the release, it cooled off once the reviews came in. It seemed more like an incremental evolution of the Nintendo Switch, and the number of games that utilized the new performance of the Nintendo Switch 2 was very limited at launch.
My wife got one for me, for Christmas present and my initial perception was correct. It is an upgrade, rather than a whole new console. However 6 months later the Nintendo eshop is full of games that have been upgraded for Nintendo Switch 2. Even if I don’t plan to replay games because of the higher definition graphics, it’s still nice that I can find new games tailored for my new console.
For me the combination of having PlayStation 5 as my main console for the TV and a Nintendo Switch 2 as handheld is a good combination. I was contemplating getting a Steam Deck at the beginning of the year, but I still enjoy the occasional Mario game, so I think this combination is better for me.
Looking forward to 2026
There is actually not a lot of games that I look forward to in 2026. Many games that I was looking forward to came out in 2025: Hades 2, Civilization 7, Little Nightmares 3.
I hope it’s time for us to get another Mass Effect. It has been brooding for far too long. I’m just scared that the people working on the disastrous Dragon Age: The Veilguard is now working on the next Mass Effect. It could be the last nail in the coffin of our beloved series.
After being delayed (twice?) it is probably time for GTA 6 to come out, and I stand by what I said last year, that I might get a PlayStation 5 Pro just to play it. I also believe that no other game will dare to release at the same time as GTA 6 so we will have a pretty uneventful autumn. Maybe this will be the year that I will clean out my backlog completely? 🤣
My next post will be game of the year 2024.
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