2024: Backlog Progress
The good news is that I should be able to write a much more positive 2025 backlog review, the bad news is that it was because 2024 was absolutely shocking in terms of backlog progress! Sums it up really that I’m only just getting around to my yearly review now days late. It was a good year for me generally with a house move that took out a lot of time and have only recently started to feel settled, so I’ve had my reasons for it, but still its been a shame to see no real progress made with the games added about equalling those played, it just bugs me that I’m about where I was a year ago.
But staying positive I had plenty of gaming highlights from those I did play, I made some decent progress into the Final Fantasy series again, now having played a couple of classics in 6 and 7 that I loved and can’t wait to get onto the remakes, and hope to get through VIII, IX and X this year. I was able to play through BG2 after beating BG1 the previous year, setting me up to be ready for BG3 when I’ve got the urge for that huge RPG. I was able to put my new graphics card to the test with Cyberpunk 2077 that was one of the best looking games I’ve played, until I tried Veilguard later in the year which was visually stunning too - my biggest disappointment was not being able to get properly into Veilguard with it clashing with the house move, and couldn’t get invested in it at all. To stick with Dragon Age, I was able to do a series replay that I promised I would treat myself to in anticipation of Veilguard’s release, which definitely contributed to my backlog problems with Inquisition taking hundreds of hours again, but I loved every minute of it, especially returning to Origins and beating it and Inquisition on nightmare difficulty. I will have to give Veilguard a second chance at some point this year as I’m sure it was just the timing of it more than anything else that affected my enjoyment.
The full list of my 2024 progress can be found here, feel free to ask about any :)
My key targets for 2025 are below, lots of repeats from my target list for 2024 because of the lack of progress made, but plenty of new additions I’m excited about! In particular I’d love to give the XCOM series a go, feel like it makes sense to play it before trying out Midnight Suns so deserves a priority pick, I’d played Uncharted 1-3 on Playstation and have no excuse to have delayed as long as I have in playing the fourth given its reputation, and I’ve been listening to the soundtrack of TUNIC since it came out and would love to be able to actually enjoy it in-game too!
In terms of future releases that might tempt me in 2025… I was a huge fan of Spider-Man and Miles Morales and really excited that the sequel is coming to PC soon, the full release of Hades II for sure though I just know it will make me want to replay the first game beforehand, Avowed, Outer Worlds 2 and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2… ok I’m now slightly worried looking through the release schedule of 2025. I’m going to set myself a target of having fewer than 100 games remaining unplayed by the end of the year (164 at time of writing) and see if I can treat myself depending on how on schedule that target is!
2024: Favourites
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Cyberpunk 2077
139 hours playtime
33 of 57 achievements
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Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
220 hours playtime
no achievements
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Dragon Age™ Inquisition
241 hours playtime
69 of 69 achievements
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Final Fantasy VII
87 hours playtime
23 of 36 achievements
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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
17 hours playtime
no achievements
2025: Targets
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DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
0 minutes playtime
0 of 63 achievements
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Divinity: Original Sin 2
0 minutes playtime
0 of 97 achievements
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ELDEN RING
0 minutes playtime
0 of 42 achievements
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FINAL FANTASY VIII - REMASTERED
0 minutes playtime
0 of 34 achievements
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
5 hours playtime
0 of 42 achievements
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NieR:Automata™
0 minutes playtime
0 of 47 achievements
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TUNIC
0 minutes playtime
0 of 36 achievements
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UNCHARTED™: Legacy of Thieves Collection
0 minutes playtime
0 of 101 achievements
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown
2 hours playtime
0 of 85 achievements
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Yakuza 0
0 minutes playtime
0 of 55 achievements
Happy New Year!
Don’t worry about not making much of a progress on the backlog. Replaying and enjoying your favorite games is also important! :D Backlog isn’t going anywhere. ;)
I sometimes feel like I am not completing enough games as I like to play games I already completed again and again so I have made a list of my playtime through months over the years and it looks like my playtime is actually quite consistent! :D
The important part of playing games is to have fun! Your targets look impressive, good luck with them. :3
Happy new year to you too!
Haha thats still a 1% increase in the right direction each year from you, that is funny how consistent that progress seems to be for you! Ahh I know, I try to keep the replays to a minimum and have been saving quite a few now for the post-backlog era whenever that happens, but no way I’m going to stop replaying my favourites if I have an excuse to! Thanks for the message (your new year resolution does resonate with me here as well), good luck with your targets too for 2025!
I like the impending disaster you’re building up to.
In any case those are some BIG titles you have in store for 2025. Godspeed.
Haha I’m going into each of them with an open mind… sure 13 has some positives?! But long way to go before that… what’s your favourite entry in the series?
Cheers, it will be an amazing year if I can get through all of them!
It absolutely does. On the presentation side it’s a masterpiece. So much so I feel bad for artists and the composer who worked on it because they really delivered where many others clearly fumbled. When you get to it keep in mind that’s a PS3 title you’re playing. My favorite? I’m a weirdo torn between FF9 and FF12 despite some problems both games have.
I have heard some of the music from it already and absolutely agree it belongs in a great game - I appreciate the tip, I’ve been going through them in release order so if anything it might feel like a technological advance rather than going backwards (hopefully). Interesting, IX and XII are definitely two I’m looking forward to, there’s something really appealing about what I’ve seen of 12. It might be doable to reach it this year.. might be!!
I think only the combat track is divisive, but that’s always a matter of taste. Like you said it’s quite a bit off still.