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Games completed 2025

53. Raiden IV x Mikado Remix
#Switch

I'm not much of a bullet hell shooter fan, I like more traditional shmups.

The toothpaste laser on this was pretty cool. Nice to play in Tate mode too. I picked this up on sale via digital but I have a physical on Xbox still in cellophane

Prodeus? 🤔

Wtf, when did this happen? 🤔

I've got Miles and Gwen, so I think I'm done ✅

Yas! Got the last 3 I wanted #Spiderman #Lego #minifigure

The looping sections often felt like filler, and the heavier dose of Finnish lore compared to the original came across as a bit padded.

The Control references with Jesse & the FBC were cool.

Overall, I’m glad I played it, but also glad it’s over.

The whole Warlin Door Show sequence is bonkers in the best possible way.

I liked the dual-lead setup, but the constant flipping between characters got a bit irritating, and the Echoes and Mind Palace segments broke up the pace too much. Some Echoes I had to Google what to do.

Games completed 2025

52. Alan Wake II
#XboxSeriesX

The Northlight engine is absolutely stunning, easily one of the best-looking games I’ve played.

The way Remedy blends live-action video over the 3D engine is clever and genuinely cool, giving it that surreal, dream-like edge.

Watched the Fear Street trilogy on Netflix this week. Great soundtrack. The first one was reminiscent of Scream and the second one of the original Friday 13th. The third was the weakest until it flips into 1994 part 2 and finished it all off.

Play Halloween Pacman by clicking the Google logo today #mobile

I really liked the side scrolling Shadow Complex. The 2.5D world, satisfying combat, and tons of secrets still hold up today, and the foam gun is still one of the best Metroidvania power-ups.

Top 4

Resident Evil 4
God of War
Devil May Cry
Ico

Honourable mentions

Shadow of the Colossus
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Silent Hill 2
Metal Gear Solid 2
and more

For me it was a dual device, a cheap DVD player and gaming all in one machine living in shared digs. I could play what I wanted and watch what I wanted too 😂

Inside the Walt Disney Archives with 'TRON' | The Walt Disney Company Go behind-the-scenes with the Walt Disney Archives and take a look at the iconic costumes, helmets, and identity discs that have evolved throughout the TRON franchise.

Inside the Way Disney Archives with TRON

Pretty cool behind the scenes stuff

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Thoughts?

Beat me to it 🧛🏼‍♂️

Nice to see Jesse Faden again #NightSprings #AlanWake2 #Control

The end

The final double shoot-out was brutal but satisfying. Despite its flaws, I’m glad I stuck with it.

Snatcher is flawed, fascinating, and absolutely worth experiencing once.

What doesn’t hold up is the dated, often sexist portrayal of women. Stereotypes and objectification that really jar against the otherwise smart writing.

Still, the voice acting is surprisingly strong, expressive, moody, and totally immersive for its time. You can tell they poured care into the audio presentation.

The investigation and interrogation menus show their age. What once felt like methodical detective work now plays like a slow crawl through text boxes.

You can see shades of The Terminator in the design of the Snatchers, relentless humanoid killers blending in with society. That concept must have been mind-blowing in the ’90s, though it feels a bit overfamiliar now.

The dystopian cityscapes and noir tone feel straight out of Blade Runner. That mix of political intrigue and a Cold War–flavoured Soviet backstory is pure Kojima.

Games completed 2025

51. Snatcher
#MegaCD

I finally played through Snatcher, Hideo Kojima’s cyberpunk adventure on the Sega Mega CD. A fascinating slice of ‘90s gaming history and a reminder of how ambitious storytelling on that hardware could be.

Half term is for Lego builds #strangerthings

Let's see what all the fuss is about