End of 2022 Report!
2022 was a busy year for me. I got a new job and other things happened that limited my game playing time. I still beat 41 Steam games this year which is more then double the amount I beat in 2021.
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
5 hours, 14 of 19 achievements
3/5 cute, educational, but rough around the edges
Never Alone is a side-scroller platformer about a girl and a fox. You play as Nuna, a little girl who is trying to save the world from a deadly blizzard. She is shortly joined by a white fox who helps guide and protect her on her journey. I'll just do a quick pros and cons list for this one.
Pros:
- Local co-op. One person plays Nuna and the other person plays the fox. I didn't do the co-op so I don't know how well it works.
- Very cute and atmospheric. It's an old game but I enjoyed the artstyle and the beautiful but intimidating snowy atmosphere.
- Educational. You can find collectibles that tell you about the culture of Alaska and the residents that live there.
Cons:
- full of bugs. Mostly small glitches here and there but it really added up.
- Character movements were annoying at times. Sometimes too slidey, other times glitchy, etc.
- If you aren't playing co-op, the other character often dies making you restart. One section involved avoiding creature that the ai kept walking into.
- controls were a little confusing (like the throwing control) and they did not feel satisifying to play.
Overall it's a cute game and I learned a lot, but I would not replay it. I recommend it for free or on sale but the older it gets the more outdated and broken.
End Of The Year Stats! 🥳🥳
Favorite game(s) beaten this year: This is extremely hard! I have 4 favorites: Road 96, Spiritfarer, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Omori. I’ll have to cheat and pick 4 because they all surprised me and hit me emotionally in different ways.
Runner Ups: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Hades, Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
Least Favorite Game: Naked News (or any of the Randumb Studio games)
Favorite Multiplayer: Not a steam game, but Overwatch 2. I don’t prefer it over the first one, but I still play it just as much
Most surprising game (by how good it was): Guardians of the Galaxy After Avengers I didn’t have high hopes, but I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Most hours put into a game: Spiritfarer (41 hrs)
Biggest Disappointment: Little Hope It was infuriatingly broken and by the time I beat it, I hated the ending :(
Most played genres this year: Story Rich, Horror, Adventure
That’s all for me this year. Hope everyone has an amazing New Year!
I don’t see many complaints about bugs so I may have just gotten very unlucky. Overall it was a very cute game and I enjoyed it, I think the bugs just made it hard to immerse myself fully!
Happy holidays and I hope you have a good new year :)
I really need to finish Road 96. I think I’m on the third story? The one where you are famous newslady’s escort.
I was also surprised by how good GotG was. One of the best Marvel games I’ve played.
Congrats on the 41 games beaten. That’s quite a few games.
You played some nice games! Spiritfarer and Guardians are on my wishlist. <3
Made a second run in Batman: Arkham Asylum (the hard one) and it was such a great fun, really love that game. :D
Also, seems like I see just a blank page when I check your beaten games in 2022 on your profile… not sure what’s wrong… o.O
Thank you for the update, as always, Stef. :D I only played Never Alone in co-op, and don’t remember encountering any bugs. Maybe it’s broken in SP? There were some achievements that were tricky without a Guide, but I don’t remember it being super frustrating or janky…but maybe we remember the best things about the game we enjoy?
I haven’t played many (any?) of the other games you mention, so I’ll keep my comments short. Happy Holidays, Stef!!!