Tuesday, December 19, 2023

2023 Recap

Sorry for the lack of a consistent blog, but I have been playing some games this year.  Well, mainly one game, Rocket League, but I did manage to play 201 games overall.   








Completed Games in 2023

  • High On Life
    • Fun game and a decent shooter.  
    • Luckily the comedy never got old. 
  •  Calisto Protocol
    • So much hype, but the game was just ok.  
    • Tons of technical issues at launch.
    • The game looked amazing, but the combat was disappointing. Dodge, dodge, Swing.  
  • Hogwarts Legacy
    • My real surprise this year and probably the game I enjoyed the most. 
    • Exploring Hogwarts was amazing, so many secrets and references to find.  
    • I enjoyed the combat as well, but it did get a bit repetitive towards the end.  
  •  The Last of Us PC
    • Third time completing the game was just as fun as the other two.  
    • Like all PC games this year it had some technical issues at launch that took a couple of months to sort out.
  • Resident Evil 4 Remake
    • Amazing game that really felt like a new game.  
    • I need to finish the DLC.  
  • Diablo 4
    • The campaign was great, but lost interest once it was completed.
    • The end game just wasn't satisfying to me. 
  • Bramble the Mountain King
    • If you liked Limbo or Little Nightmares then you definitely need to play this.  
  • Spider-man 2
    • The traversal and combat were amazing, but the story wasn't that great.  
    • Some of the missions were just silly.  
  • Alan Wake 2
    • Another amazing game by Remedy.  
    • The graphics and the atmosphere really stood out.  
    • The combat was tough even on normal.  
    • The story was a bit convoluted and nonsensical at times.  
    • There are a bunch of jump scares throughout the game that I really didn't care for.  
    • Sad to hear of the death of the voice of Max Payne and Alex Casey, James McCaffrey. 
Honorable Mentions

  • Baldur's Gate 3
    • Played through the first chapter then somehow got sidetracked.  
    • I was really waiting on some patches to flesh out the 3rd chapter and fix some performance issues.  
  • Star Wars:  Jedi Survivor
    • Game is awesome but performance issues killed all the excitement.
    • They have released 7 patches, but the game still suffers from stuttering issues.
    • I restarted the game a month ago and  I'm about 2 missions from completing the campaign
  • Meta Quest 3
    • Awesome VR Headset.
    • Asgards Wrath 2 is amazing. 
  • Gotham Knights
    • Just kidding........