July 2025

July was the first person month - my apartment is still under renovations so my gamepad is safely tucked away somewhere lol this forced me to play more games that rely on K+B, which ended up being three first person games, all SG Wins. I thought I would have to play Goat of Duty for a few hours in order to get the HLTB requirement, but I ended up unlocking a lot of cheevos quite quickly so marked it as beaten after an hour or two. It’s a fun MP FPS, reminded me a lot of the UT2004 energy, with it’s own spin. Good but not memorable.

After Goat of Duty came Golden Light, which is a totally different ball game. Less shooter, more survival roguelike. Immaculate vibes, but the gameplay loop didn’t really click with me so I quickly dropped it after beating it (not without it’s own difficulty at it). And last but not least, TRI: Of Friendship and Madness. A game that also has it’s own vibe really well executed and has a fantastic first half with good, challenging and snappy levels that don’t overstay their welcome. Around the middle of the game, thou, they add features that don’t complement the core mechanic really well, and levels that took ~20 minutes to beat start taking over 100 minutes in some cases. The game really lost me at that point, and I only kept going because I really wanted to beat it for this month’s event, but it was a very frustrating experience.

All in all, I really want to get my gamepad back so I can beat Elden Ring already hahaha it’s been too long. I just installed Thief: The Dark Project from my backlog so probably will clock a few hours on it over the next few weeks or months. I also spent some time moving games from the ‘Won’t Play’ to the ‘Unplayed’ category, as I figured I should give those games a chance. That includes PAYDAY 2, Hell Let Loose, Verdun and Tannenberg, among other online games. Might as well! Happy August everyone!