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2024 Playstation Wrap, I have played far too much Fortnite this year and glad I have finally broken free from the addiction!
gospvg - getting old and still playing video games
Football Chairman 2 & Suika (Android)
After what feels like forever I am back playing on mobile! I got a voucher from the Play Store and use it to purchase Football Chairman 2.
Rohan Rovers are currently in Division 2 and fighting for promotion.
Another mobile game that I've been playing is Suika a simple game like 2048 where you join fruit together to challenge for a high score.
Kaito Files (PS5)
I've completed Lost Judgement and purchased the Kaito Files DLC in the recent Black Friday sale, it's a short 4 chapter story but thankfully has no sidequests and you can get stuck into the story.
Playing Complete
Lost Judgment (PS5)
Back with Yagami and Kaito on another detective adventure, I do enjoy the slower pace of these games and the addition of the skateboard makes traversal around the map much easier. I complete some of the sidequests but soon got bored of these and just focused on the main story. I've nearly caught up with the RGG games just Like A Dragon Ishin left to enjoy & the release of Pirate Yakuza next year.
Shopping/Playing Next
With 30% Black Friday offer I renewed Playstation Plus and managed to get the offer to double stack until December 2026.
For once I did not purchase any Physical Games at all during the sales.
After Kaito Files I'm going to take a bit of a break to catch-up on some films/tv shows I want to enjoy and then will start Spider-Man 2 over Christmas.
Game of the Year 2024
Excluding Fortnite/FC 24 & my return to mobile gaming it's been a bit of a poor year for completing games with only eight games completed but I enjoyed kicking of the year with Assassin's Creed Mirage, a much shorter game not filled with the usual Ubisoft bloat.
Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth had a great story especially Kiryu's. Like always these games have a stack of side content that just eat the hours away.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake also had a stack of side content but went for the ubisoft formula of copy/paste all over the map and I soon gave up on this to just enjoy the main story which was a a bit of a rollercoaster but not bad for a remix.
I expected Dave the Diver to be a short indie title but how wrong was I when I completed the game over fourty hours later!
Banishers Ghosts of New Eden was my surprise of the year and way better than I was expecting with a great storyline and satisfying combat.
Miasma Chronicles was an X-Com style strategy title by the developers of Mutant Year Zero and whilst the story is pretty much boring the combat was enjoyable especially with the various skills at your disposable.
I manage to catch-up also on both the Judgment games whilst reusing the assets of the Yakuza games, RGG introduces new characters in the form of Yagami an ex-lawyer & Kaito an ex Yakuza who form a detective agency. It is a much sower format than the Yakuza games but both games have a main plotline that slowly unravels to reveal it's secrets.
Assassin's Creed Mirage (PS5)
Yakuza Like A Dragon - Infinite Wealth (PS5)
Final Fantasy 7 Remake (PS5)
Dave the Diver (PS5)
Judgment (PS5)
Banishers Ghosts of New Eden (PS5)
Miasma Chronicles (PS5)
Lost Judgment (PS5)
Yakuza Infinite Wealth is my game of the year just because of how RGG managed to connect Kiryu & Ichiban stories together and fill the game with so much varied side content that you never get bored. A special mention also to Banishers Ghosts of New Eden (PS5).
Football Chairman 2 & Suika (Android)
After what feels like forever I am back playing on mobile! I got a voucher from the Play Store and use it to purchase Football Chairman 2.
Rohan Rovers are currently in Division 2 and fighting for promotion.
Another mobile game that I've been playing is Suika a simple game like 2048 where you join fruit together to challenge for a high score.
Kaito Files (PS5)
I've completed Lost Judgement and purchased the Kaito Files DLC in the recent Black Friday sale, it's a short 4 chapter story but thankfully has no sidequests and you can get stuck into the story.
Playing Complete
Lost Judgment (PS5)
Back with Yagami and Kaito on another detective adventure, I do enjoy the slower pace of these games and the addition of the skateboard makes traversal around the map much easier. I complete some of the sidequests but soon got bored of these and just focused on the main story. I've nearly caught up with the RGG games just Like A Dragon Ishin left to enjoy & the release of Pirate Yakuza next year.
Shopping/Playing Next
With 30% Black Friday offer I renewed Playstation Plus and managed to get the offer to double stack until December 2026.
For once I did not purchase any Physical Games at all during the sales.
After Kaito Files I'm going to take a bit of a break to catch-up on some films/tv shows I want to enjoy and then will start Spider-Man 2 over Christmas.
Game of the Year 2024
Excluding Fortnite/FC 24 & my return to mobile gaming it's been a bit of a poor year for completing games with only eight games completed but I enjoyed kicking of the year with Assassin's Creed Mirage, a much shorter game not filled with the usual Ubisoft bloat.
Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth had a great story especially Kiryu's. Like always these games have a stack of side content that just eat the hours away.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake also had a stack of side content but went for the ubisoft formula of copy/paste all over the map and I soon gave up on this to just enjoy the main story which was a a bit of a rollercoaster but not bad for a remix.
I expected Dave the Diver to be a short indie title but how wrong was I when I completed the game over fourty hours later!
Banishers Ghosts of New Eden was my surprise of the year and way better than I was expecting with a great storyline and satisfying combat.
Miasma Chronicles was an X-Com style strategy title by the developers of Mutant Year Zero and whilst the story is pretty much boring the combat was enjoyable especially with the various skills at your disposable.
I manage to catch-up also on both the Judgment games whilst reusing the assets of the Yakuza games, RGG introduces new characters in the form of Yagami an ex-lawyer & Kaito an ex Yakuza who form a detective agency. It is a much sower format than the Yakuza games but both games have a main plotline that slowly unravels to reveal it's secrets.
Assassin's Creed Mirage (PS5)
Yakuza Like A Dragon - Infinite Wealth (PS5)
Final Fantasy 7 Remake (PS5)
Dave the Diver (PS5)
Judgment (PS5)
Banishers Ghosts of New Eden (PS5)
Miasma Chronicles (PS5)
Lost Judgment (PS5)
Yakuza Infinite Wealth is my game of the year just because of how RGG managed to connect Kiryu & Ichiban stories together and fill the game with so much varied side content that you never get bored. A special mention also to Banishers Ghosts of New Eden (PS5).
I’ve been away a few weeks thus the lack of an October update
Playing Now
Lost Judgment (PS5)
I’ve gone off a few games in The Plucky Squire (looks lovely but getting back from holiday I was just not enjoying it) & Rise of Ronin was not what I expected, it is a very janky game and the spoonfed tutorial put me off. So back with RGG and this time Lost Judgment which see the crew team up again for another investigation. Loving the skateboard traversal.
Playing Complete
Miasma Chronicles (PS5)
A turn-based strategy title from the studio behind Mutant Year Zero, it uses the same engine with slight changes to gameplay in abilities. The plot and voice acting is very B-tier and can mostly be ignored, I play these games for the gameplay and enjoy pulling off overwatch kills or long range snipes.
Fortnite (PS5)
I need to break free from this game, it has taken up far too much of my time this year and with my limited gaming time I need to enjoy my backlog.
Playing Next
I am working my way through my backlog and have only three physical games in Like A Dragon Ishin, Spider-Man 2 & Shadow Tactics. I have quite a bit more in digital purchases most notably CyberPunk 2077 + DLC & Outer Wilds.
I’m not going to be buying anything for a while but my shopping list is below and my PS+ subscription expires next month so need to consider if I wish to renew or not?
Physical Purchase Shopping List
Star Wars Outlaws (I'm going to wait for a game-of-the-year edition with all the DLC)
Ghost of Yotei (I expect will get delayed to 2026)
Metal Gear Solid Delta (Will wait for reviews)
Death Stranding 2 (More Kojima goodness/weirdness)
Like A Dragon Pirate Yakuza (I may purchase on release if I can find a decent pre-order)
Star Wars Jedi Survivor (I expect this will come to PS+ at some point soon)
AC Shadows (I do enjoy the AC games, stealth....stealth..stab!)
Mafia The Old Country (Again I expect will get delayed to 2026)
Digital Purchase Shopping List
Baldurs Gate 3
Shadow Gambit
Apologies for the update being late this month, Summer has always been difficult to find spare time for gaming let alone writing up a blog post.
Playing Now
Sand Land
I did start Sand Land but after a break I just could not get back into playing it. Whilst I loved the graphics & vehicle combat, the plot was very generic & I just could not muster the will to carry on.
Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4
When I do get thirty minutes spare, it's easier to jump on and play a game of Zero Build. Marvel season has kicked off and is already much better than last season thanks to no vehicle combat. The battle pass includes War Machine, Dr Doom & Mysterio.
Playing Complete
Banishers Ghost of New Eden
Every year you always get games that are reviewed 7/10 but when you actually get around to play them they are elevated to 8 or 9/10. I really enjoyed Banishers, the story was very good and combat had a satisfying loop, my character build was focused on rifle attacks and switching between the characters to charge up my specials to then perform a 300% damage rifle shot was very enjoyable.
Playing Next
Star Wars Outlaws is another 7/10 game but it obviously needs some more time for Ubisoft to patch & with a season pass that includes two story expansions I am just going to wait until 2025 before I pick it up.
I already have quite a few games to enjoy including Rise of the Ronin & Spider-Man 2 to enjoy but The Plucky Squire is going to be released soon on PS+
Enjoy your gaming & remember you are never too old to play video games.