July 2026

A weird and uneventful month. New job, lots of travel for work, lots of in-person office days, which all in all means less gaming. Not bad, just weird based on the previous months.

But at least I was able to keep the plan I had set for myself in June, if nothing else. Bayonetta was a bit all over the place - while I enjoy individual elements of it, and still like it as a game, the cutscenes were way too much and too frequent, and the camera made the combat too janky to feel good. I’m glad I experienced it, but somehow, I’m also glad it’s over. Black the Fall had less overall variation, which is a plus since the lows weren’t so low, but also a minus since the highs were not so high. It’s a competent but extremely forgettable game. It was hard to get excited with these games. I also put a few extra hours into 2024 Mosaic, now around a third of the way to beat it. Luckily, with three days to go in the month, I started Crown Gambit and so far it has been a very pleasant surprise. I think I’ll beat it in the first week of August, fingers crossed.

The plan for August is to beat Crown Gambit, and possibly then focus on Dishonored, which has been sitting on my priority backlog for almost a year. I beat 2 games and won 2 games on SG, so again the balance was kept. One of these wins was The Witness, which also has been on my priority wishlist for so long!

Happy gaming!

• Beaten Games
• New Games
• Progress on SG Wins