{"id":10952,"date":"2025-01-31T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torrentialequilibrium.net\/?p=10952"},"modified":"2025-02-02T13:50:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T19:50:48","slug":"month-end-video-game-wrap-up-january-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torrentialequilibrium.net\/?p=10952","title":{"rendered":"Month End Video Game Wrap-Up: January 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Another year down, so many video games played… and even more un-played. *sigh* At some point I’ll figure out the “unlimited time” cheat code for life, but until then, let’s strap in for another year of… this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~ Game Over ~<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mega Man X<\/strong> (SNES) – It’s tradition that this is the first game I play each new year, didn’t you know? This time I played with “rookie hunter” mode enabled on the Mega Man X Legacy Collection, and I still<\/em> couldn’t get my time down to under an hour! I’m beginning to think that I’m just not capable of such a feat. Oh well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resident Evil: Director’s Cut<\/strong> (PSX) – This was launched as bait to get old people to subscribe to the more expensive tiers of PlayStation+. I’m still on the cheapest plan, but now I’m able to play it for reasons I don’t understand. Oh well! This is actually the first time I’ve finished this version of the game, though I have played the GameCube and DS remakes like a thousand times each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peglin<\/strong> (PC) – The Cruciball is finally complete. Can I move on with my life now? Peglin says “no.” (And I’m okay with that.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes<\/strong> (Switch) – Imagine Resident Evil, but with a black & white (& red) filter, and all the monsters are replaced with puzzles. It’s also got a pretty wild story that takes the entire game to piece together. So, it’s basically a game tailor-made for me. The puzzles ranged from simple to maddening, but I solved each and every one of them on my own. I proud! (More words here.<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prison City<\/strong> (PC) – Retro-styled platformer that borrows a lot from Mega Man, VICE: Project Doom, G.I. Joe, and other such NES games. It took a while for me to get into the game’s rhythm because the mechanics are slightly weird, but once I did it was an absolute blast. Will play again. Do recommend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suite 776<\/strong> (PC) – A horror walking simulator from 2019 that isn’t great, but I had a pretty fun time playing it anyway. So much so that I got all three endings and 100% achievements. It has like two puzzles and one good scare, but things could be so much worse…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amenti<\/strong> (PC) – How could something that sounds so right (Egypt-themed horror game) go so wrong? Uninspired gameplay, bad jumpscares, graphics that fail to load correctly… the list goes on and on. This game is poo and that makes me sad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within Skerry<\/strong> (PC) – From the same dev as Suite 776, this one came out a few years later (2022), and is kind of just a bigger, fancier version. That said, I didn’t like this one quite as much. Too much ground to cover and not enough guidance on where to go next. Still better than Amenti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

~ Progress Notes ~<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mario & Luigi: Brothership<\/strong> (Switch) – Approaching Fortress Zokket (part deux)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wild ARMs<\/strong> (PSX) – Mother has been reborn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dreamcore<\/strong> (PC) – Got into the pool basement<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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