{"id":10909,"date":"2024-12-31T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torrentialequilibrium.net\/?p=10909"},"modified":"2024-12-30T16:40:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T22:40:50","slug":"month-end-video-game-wrap-up-december-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torrentialequilibrium.net\/?p=10909","title":{"rendered":"Month End Video Game Wrap-Up: December 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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DEAD OR SCHOOL<\/strong> (PC) – I bought it because the title made me laugh out loud. Much to my surprise, it turned out to be a pretty enjoyable little hack ‘n’ slash. Could use a bit more polish, but it’s just the right difficulty level and I had a fun time playing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ring Fit Adventure<\/strong> (Switch) – I’ve been making time to play this for an hour or so every Sunday for a couple months now, and I’ve finally, finally<\/em> beaten the game on New Game+ mode. Now to start New Game++! Hopefully I’ll stick with it better this time around and finish it within 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind<\/strong> (Switch) – A brand-spankin’ new arcade-style brawler that came out of nowhere and I purchased immediately. I have no regrets. While it could have used a little more time in the oven, it’s exactly what I both expected and hoped for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Final Pin<\/strong> (PC) – I’ve now played all of Jordan Lindgren<\/a>‘s games, and they’re all great in their own way. This one’s more detective mystery than the horror I was expecting, but I still quite liked it. Varied gameplay and characters kept things interesting for the almost-2-hour runtime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blade Runner<\/strong> (PC) – Imagine a point-and-click adventure game without an inventory or puzzles or a sense of humour. You’d probably enjoy it if you’re a massive fan of the movie, but as someone who is not one of those, it rang a bit hollow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ys X: Nordics<\/strong> (PS5) – Too much story. I had fun adventuring and fighting monsters and sailing around the world, but the dialogue often dragged on too long. Surprisingly, I also found Hard mode a little too easy. A few bosses took me a couple tries to beat, but I think I could’ve handled Nightmare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among Ashes<\/strong> (PC) – Another horror game-within-a-game, but this one goes hard. The in-world game is a pretty good survival horror FPS, and I kept getting so lost in it that the meta-game jump scares got me almost every time. Gold star for this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AWAKEN – Astral Blade<\/strong> (PS5) – Not to be confused with the artistically similar but much higher-budget Stellar Blade, this is a 2D metroidvania. And a very enjoyable one at that! I could not have cared less about the story (I didn’t read any of the notes), but it was very fun to play. Has a good Souls-like feel to it, but not too<\/em> hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mario & Luigi: Brothership<\/strong> (Switch) – Three Great Lighthouses down<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green Hell VR<\/strong> (Quest) – No idea how far I am in this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Fantasy Legend II<\/strong> (GB) – Desert world<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~ Purchases ~<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n