well, dammit, it finally happened. i got the fucking ‘rona. not just a mild case either. it started on the 3rd of january. i was sitting there playing the last of us part 2 at a buddy’s house around the afternoon and noticed my back and shoulders started to hurt, but i didn’t think much of it. after i ate dinner it just smacked me like a ton of bricks. full body aches, nausea, hot/cold, fatigue, sweating. only thing i could do was curl up in a ball and sleep.. for like 15 hours. during the beginning i went four days without eating, and i slept a lot. i doubt anyone cares enough for me to go into much detail, but i didn’t start feeling good enough to really play anything until the 20th. though before that, i did get in some casual gaming, but january did turn out to be another slow month. honestly just glad i’m not sick anymore and feel like my usual self again. way to kick off the new year.
also, my birthday is in february, so.. that’s cool.

i was considering whether or not i wanted to buy god of war, but thankfully i got to play it via family share instead. i actually beat it last year via psnow on my pc, but the performance was abysmal. i used psnow back when they had that free trial to promote spiderman, and i remember being extremely impressed then. zero lag, it really felt like i was playing it straight from a console. my psnow god of war experience was the exact opposite. like i mean it was just barely playable. i had to knock the difficulty down to easy because the lag made combat so difficult, and i was still getting my ass kicked. i did wanna at least get my money’s worth, plus it’s a really good game, so i soldiered through and beat it, all while ignoring practically all the optional stuff (which there’s a good bit of, and it’s pretty damn fun, too). afterward, i cancelled my subscription and got a partial refund since i complained to sony. (bought a month, only used a few days). no regrets. it was great to be able to 100% it at 60fps and ultra quality though. i totally recommend giving it a shot.

so, as for february games, i recently bought hitman 3 and marvel’s guardians of the galaxy, both of which i’m very much looking forward to playing. i do have a few others in mind also. not for broadcast was really fun in early access, and now that it has a full release, i’d love to go through and play it. la-mulana 2 was on sale to promote a new dlc release, so i picked that up (just the base game) since i remember really enjoying the first game. i also need to work on some roguelikes like atomicrops, loop hero, neon abyss, and maybe i’ll finally get that last god damn achievement for hades. i actually just finished completing visage, but since i’m posting this late, that will be a february game. if you’re into psychological horror games then you should give that a play. they definitely do it right.

i really should work on my ‘play or pay’ games.

january 2022 completed games:

• 100 hidden birds
  

  0.1 hours playtime

  100 of 100 achievements

• 100 hidden birds 2
  

  0.2 hours playtime

  100 of 100 achievements

• 100 hidden cats
  

  0.1 hours playtime

  100 of 100 achievements

• 100 hidden cats 2
  

  0.1 hours playtime

  100 of 100 achievements

• God of War
  

  43.0 hours playtime

  37 of 37 achievements

• The Unfinished Swan
  

  11.6 hours playtime

  10 of 10 achievements

• Vampire Survivors
  

  6.6 hours playtime

  40 of 40 achievements

january 2022 beaten games:

none!

january 2022 unfinished games:

• Cookie Clicker
  

  157.3 hours playtime

  272 of 532 achievements

• Inscryption
  

  1.3 hours playtime

  2 of 30 achievements

• Iron Snout
  

  3.4 hours playtime

  34 of 37 achievements

• TRUFFLE
  

  1.2 hours playtime

  9 of 10 achievements