In order of completion:
- Sea of Stars
- Firewatch
- 8-Colors Star Guardians
- Tekken 8
- Bat Boy
- Final Fantasy VII Remake: Episode INTERmission
- Astlibra Revision
- Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
- Unicorn Overlord
- A Short Hike
- Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir
- Stellar Blade
- Signalis
- Mayhem Brawler
- Battle Circuit
- Minishoot' Adventures
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed
- In Star and Time
- Time Crisis
- Moon: Remix Rpg Adventure
- Doll Explorer
- Sclash
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Final Fantasy XV
- Visions of Mana
- Metal Slug Attack Reloaded
- Divine Dynamo Flamefrit
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Fantasian Neo Dimension
There are just a lot of games I wanted to get to this year that I just did not. I even revisited some of the games from last years "Games I played a bit of but did not finish" and continued to not finish. I have had them in a "high priority" list all year, but there was always something... higher priority. Not that some game like, Sclash, was a high priority, but sometimes your spontaneously play a game, and you just happen to play it long enough to finish it.
Some of the games I played the most this year, like Halls of Torment, don't even get to be on this list because I haven't beat it. Can you beat it? I mean technically I "beat" all the levels, so is there ever a credit roll? I don't even know, but I guess I have to keep doing stuff until that happens, because it could just be hidden behind one of the many things I've yet to do.
That's kind of a problem with some of the more procedural games, too. They're more of a "thing to do" rather than a game you expressly play with the goal of finishing. Like I'm sure "Slay the Spire" has an actual ending. I finished a run and even though it rolled credits they cryptically hinted at it not being the "real ending", and there are other characters, so I didn't log that here, as I don't feel like I "truly" finished it yet. But what does it take to truly finish it? I know someone who has purchased Slay the Spire 7 times and seemingly played it hundreds of hours. Does it truly take that much? Or is it just a fun game to play without the goal of ever finishing?
Yeah, so I got caught up in a handful of those, I like the Vampire Survivor-like games, and sometimes it's hard to tell when they are really over. Maybe I did finish something and just neglected to log it.
This year, 2025, which truly feels like a year that means I'm now actually living in a sci-fi-esque futuristic dystopia, except it's a lot less aesthetic and cool than portrayed in media of the 80's and 90's or prior, my goal is really just to hit the backlog I already had existing for 2024. This means some of the games I started in 2023 mostly, except now I'm also adding games I didn't finish in 2024, and games that have yet to come out. It's truly a never ending backlog.
So finally, my Game of the Year picks. Unfortunately for everything else, a new Final Fantasy VII game came out this year, so Rebirth takes it by miles. That said I also added/revisited some favorites. Odin Sphere already had the spot on my favorites list from it's original release, but Astlibra Revision just captivated me like no other game. I even started the rogue-lite-esque spin off Astlibra Gaiden: The Cave of Phantom Mist, but it's a bit repetitive and I grew a little tired of the procedure. I'll get back to it soon though(I say).
Some of the games I played the most this year, like Halls of Torment, don't even get to be on this list because I haven't beat it. Can you beat it? I mean technically I "beat" all the levels, so is there ever a credit roll? I don't even know, but I guess I have to keep doing stuff until that happens, because it could just be hidden behind one of the many things I've yet to do.
That's kind of a problem with some of the more procedural games, too. They're more of a "thing to do" rather than a game you expressly play with the goal of finishing. Like I'm sure "Slay the Spire" has an actual ending. I finished a run and even though it rolled credits they cryptically hinted at it not being the "real ending", and there are other characters, so I didn't log that here, as I don't feel like I "truly" finished it yet. But what does it take to truly finish it? I know someone who has purchased Slay the Spire 7 times and seemingly played it hundreds of hours. Does it truly take that much? Or is it just a fun game to play without the goal of ever finishing?
Yeah, so I got caught up in a handful of those, I like the Vampire Survivor-like games, and sometimes it's hard to tell when they are really over. Maybe I did finish something and just neglected to log it.
This year, 2025, which truly feels like a year that means I'm now actually living in a sci-fi-esque futuristic dystopia, except it's a lot less aesthetic and cool than portrayed in media of the 80's and 90's or prior, my goal is really just to hit the backlog I already had existing for 2024. This means some of the games I started in 2023 mostly, except now I'm also adding games I didn't finish in 2024, and games that have yet to come out. It's truly a never ending backlog.
So finally, my Game of the Year picks. Unfortunately for everything else, a new Final Fantasy VII game came out this year, so Rebirth takes it by miles. That said I also added/revisited some favorites. Odin Sphere already had the spot on my favorites list from it's original release, but Astlibra Revision just captivated me like no other game. I even started the rogue-lite-esque spin off Astlibra Gaiden: The Cave of Phantom Mist, but it's a bit repetitive and I grew a little tired of the procedure. I'll get back to it soon though(I say).
Other than that, I really liked Unicorn Overlord, Fantasian and Metaphor, but I don't think they're quite absolute favorites of all time material, for me. Final Fantasy 13 and 15 are both great if not flawed in very different ways, which is also funny because of their relation. I think too many people really focus on the... assets of Stellar Blade, rather than it's content as a whole and are otherwise missing what a great game that is.
Here is a compiled image of all those game yearly wrap ups. Even though the one I care about the most, Nintendo, doesn't include December. They literally show you a "by month" list that ends in November! It infuriates me! Fantasian would have been my second longest game played on Switch with a playtime over 85 hours. Plus, I played a few other new games here and there in December that go unaccounted for.
Here is a compiled image of all those game yearly wrap ups. Even though the one I care about the most, Nintendo, doesn't include December. They literally show you a "by month" list that ends in November! It infuriates me! Fantasian would have been my second longest game played on Switch with a playtime over 85 hours. Plus, I played a few other new games here and there in December that go unaccounted for.
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