🎮 2024
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
I bought this 2 years back on my birthday and after several attempts, I finally finished it after 82 hours of playtime. Given how insanely long this game is, I just could not get into it initially. After taking it easy and just enjoying the flow, I was able to appreciate the game a lot more. It is immensely satisfying to have an overpowered assassin + archer build and take down an entire camp silently.
Hellblade 2
No HUD, no map, no health bar, no power-ups, no levelling up. Just a pure, visceral, cinematic experience. Could never get into part 1 after multiple attempts. But this one hit the sweet spot.
♥Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (Replay)
The second time I'm playing this gem. As good as I remember it. Highly recommended.
Control
I'm a bit torn on Remedy games because I loved Quantum Break but couldn't finish Alan Wake. Anyway, Control is a lovely game with an excellent art style and atmosphere. I had to tone down the difficulty considerably to enjoy the game.. I did not have the patience to die-retry in the default difficulty. Recommended.
♥Wasteland 3
Tried this on a whim after some frustrating battles in Baldur's Gate 3, and ended up absolutely loving it. A beautifully dark, cynical, funny dystopian setting with hard choices to make at every turn. The abilities are fun and having a good distribution across the team really makes things fun.
Abandoned
After playing Wasteland 3, I found it quite hard to get into games. Most of 2024 has been a series of attempts and trying a new game, and dropping it after the first hour or so. Some games I tried and abandoned:
- Hitman 2
- The Bard's Tale 4
- Diablo 4
- Darksiders 3
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
- Sonic Frontiers
- The Outer Worlds
- Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
- Robocop: Rogue City