Not much new for me this year.

I had a lot of fun with Soulstice, Assault Spy, Hi-Fi Rush, and Hellsinker.

NieR:Automata, The Surge, Death Stranding, and Scarlet Nexus were disappointing.

Every time I stepped ever so slightly outside my comfort zone I ended up regretting it. I will still flirt with action RPGs, but no more open world or soulslikes. If relatively linear action is not the core, I’m out.

Next year, I intend to invest more in indie action games. Currently eyeing Genokids, Spirit X Strike, and No Straight Roads 2. Also indie shmups: currently, Devil Blade Reboot, Birdcage, and Gunvein are on my wishlist.

For fighting games, I intend to get into Granblue next year. Possibly also Melty Blood and Blazblue.

Looking forward to fleshing out my library with more of my favorite genres.

I mean, if you can find and afford the games, yeah, buy them. Problem is most of the games people need to emulate are unavailable or astronomically expensive, and that’s even if you live in the west/Japan… if you live in the rest of the world, forget it.

That was Devil May Cry 5 for me. I almost exclusively play older games that can comfortably run on 2011/2012 graphic cards, but DMC5 made me realize I’m overdue for an upgrade.

Mind you, it was not a major upgrade. 2050RTX and I’ve been running everything I want ever since because my favorite genres are thankfully typically not graphically demanding and I care more about stable framerate than look.

I do not predict I’ll have issues running Okami 2, for example, or the new Onimusha. I do, however, predict I’ll need another upgrade for anything that comes out after these two.

Current reports say he was stabbed to death by his son, who’s had lifelong addiction problems. In police custody right now.

HOMICIDE??!!! WHAT THE FUCK?!!!

This is unbelievable… this man is inarguably the only comedy writer/director in the same league as Mel Brooks. Fucking shocking…

How’s the action? It looked like you can launch people in the trailer and perform some kind of air combo. I doubt it leads to anything truly fun, but I’m curious.

The game has been repacked by many people though. I don’t even know where to go to get it straight from the original person who cracked it.

I’d rather sail the high seas than interact with Epic, TBH.

I replay games I’m intimately familiar with so I can just autopilot and chill.

I am more likely to watch a movie or binge a show when I’m sick than play a video game though. Sometimes I read a comic book if my eyes are OK or listen to an audiobook.

Missing Persona, but I’m happy for the BBCF crowd, and having Vampire Savior on the big stage is super cool.

I’ve been considering picking up Gran Blue for some time now, so maybe I’ll watch that.

It’s published by Kepler, so IDK why it’s even a Switch 2 exclusive. Maybe some short-term deal with Nintendo or something, IDK.

Same. I’m often in the process of breaking down why I like/dislike the game, what works about it, and what doesn’t as I’m playing. I can’t give honest feedback with incomplete thoughts.

How often do people leave reviews? I rarely see a profile with +100 reviews.

I only leave reviews after 100% completion or a lot of time (hundreds of hours) in case of fighting games where sometimes 100% is ridiculously difficult to attain (oh hi, Plus R)

I think the average time between my picking up a game and leaving a review is like 3~12 months. Definitely even more if I’m not vibing with the game.

Action game! Yaaay! Reminds me of Onee Chanbara minus the fan service.

Damn, is this an action game?! Only reason I didn’t like the first game is I hated the shooting. If this is truly an action RPG, like it says on Steam, with no shooting, I’m down.

I hope there are launchers and air combos and shit.

I just reported and moved on, TBH. I hope you’re getting the help you clearly need.

Do you also know how expensive that is for the average person RN? Do you know how much would it cost to hire a reliable babysitter for someone with kids? Or tickets for a whole family? Plus transportation or gas money? What if you live in a place with shit theater? Or maybe no theater at all? What if the closest theater is two hours away and it’s shit? What if your country is so religious and closed off that theater is barely even allowed?

What if you barely have time for a movie, let alone for the trip back and forth to a theater because you’re overworked to death and tired all the time?

What if you’re disabled and mobility is an issue?

Do you live on Earth with the rest of us? Or in your idealistic theory where your version of reality is the only one?

What kind of privileged take is this 😂

One of the OGs and some of the most interesting synergies in a roguelike-like. You can get some cracked builds going fairly quickly. Super fun twin-stick shooter.

What do you play?

I ask because the games you play may not run well on the Steam deck, and if you don’t play enough on Steam, you may not want a deck to begin with.

If you’re mainly a console gamer and have an OK PC, you may wanna redeem the card and pick up a game or two that work on your PC.

It should also be noted the Winter sale is in approximately two weeks, so whatever you decide to do, I’d suggest holding onto the $20 until then.