Main Quest #202 - 31 December 2024

Venba

7/10

about 2 hours playtime

11 of 15 achievements (73%)

Pretty sweet game.

Main Quest #201 - 30 December 2024

Just Cause 3

6/10

about 15 hours playtime

16 of 66 achievements (25%)

It’s been a while since I’ve played JC2, so it was fun to unleash chaos and get out as quick as possible. The wingsuit was a nice addition to the gameplay loop as well.
Story is nothing to write home about, as usual.

Main Quest #200 - 02 December 2024

INSIDE

8/10

about 4 hours playtime

2 of 14 achievements (15%)

I played LIMBO in 2016 and I remember hearing a lot about INSIDE when it came out, in 2018. Can’t believe it has been SIX years already since it released.
The lightning and atmosphere was top notch, I felt scared the whole way through. I feel like I enjoyed this one way more than LIMBO but I also did not really understand what the final stretch was supposed to really mean. I’ll need to research a bit about it and think about the game as a whole before I can give my full opinion.

Also, 200th game since I adopted the main/side quest system! It’s been a while.
I am however considering return to the monthly updates. There’s something to a monthly summary that catches my interest and I love stats.

Main Quest #199 - 30 November 2024

Genesis Noir

7/10

about 7 hours playtime

17 of 17 achievements (100%)

It feels like I haven’t played anything like this before, it’s so unique but simple to play through. The art and music are fantastic.

Main Quest #198 - 29 November 2024

Sniper Elite 4

8/10

about 10 hours playtime

18 of 85 achievements (21%)

Sniper was always my go-to weapon when I played multiplayer games when I was a kid. Playing single-player games focused on it are always pretty fun.

Main Quest #197 - 18 November 2024

Call of the Sea

7/10

about 7 hours playtime

20 of 34 achievements (59%)

The story got me hooked through the whole game and I really enjoyed it till the end. Definitely recommended for fans of the genre.

Main Quest #196 - 16 November 2024

RUINER

6/10

about 6 hours playtime

10 of 33 achievements (31%)

Decent. The art and music were great, the story and gameplay ok. I had high expectations because an online friend said he preferred this one to The Ascent, which I strongly disagree with. I still enjoyed the few minutes I basically hacked my way into petting cats.

Main Quest #195 - 13 November 2024

Life is Strange 2

7/10

about 19 hours playtime

26 of 46 achievements (57%)

Not the way I expected this game to go, some themes fall a bit flat but I did enjoy the brothers interactions and relationship throughout the game. I liked going on a “roadtrip” and the various sceneries we went through, but I feel that the rythm was a bit too fast even though the game took this many hours to play through.

Main Quest #194 - 6 November 2024

The Final Station

5/10

about 6 hours playtime

7 of 23 achievements (31%)

Bit underwhelming, but glad it’s done. The story is confusing and leads nowhere; there’s a bit of shooting, a bit of resource management, but no real challenge if you just explore everything and be careful opening every door, since there’s nothing to lose.

Main Quest #193 - 1 November 2024

Mafia: Definitive Edition

8/10

about 10 hours playtime

28 of 43 achievements (65%)

Played Mafia 2 a few years ago and it was nice to play this one now. I’ve always heard good things about Mafia. What stands out about it is clearly the story and its characters, since the shooting and driving mechanics is nothing to write home about. I enjoyed playing through Lost Heaven and especially listening to the radio stations.
Even though this one’s a remake, you can definitely feel that the original game is from the 2000s because of the missions structure and etc. I wish there was more of a build up with each character’s relationship throughout the game, but it still was enough for me to get attached to some characters. I’m glad I played through it now and look fowrad to “replaying” the second game (now in its Definitive Edition, as well) before giving another try to the third entry, which I started playing a few years ago but wasn’t feeling it at the moment.