2025: Gaming in Review
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With the conclusion of my first calender year on this website, I believe it to be a perfect time for some reflection. My 2025 year of gaming started out in 2024, when my brother shared with me his excitement for installing a PlayStation 2 emulator on his Steam Deck. His excitement inspired a similar excitement within me. I promptly installed PCSX2 and started playing some of my old favorites, like ATV Offroad Fury 4, Smuggler's Run, and Jack and Daxter. Replaying these games returned my child-like sense of awe I had towards videogames and I found myself falling back in love with the experience of exploring a videogame. Around this time I also installed Subnautica and gave it a full, honest playthough and found the same sense of awe and wonder that I had towards those old PS2 games.
Inspired by my partner, who has been a blogger for many years, I decided I wanted to review the videogames that I play. This excursion into writing started on Substack, which my partner was using for their blog at the time. My initial plan for these reviews was to do a monthly review of whatever I was playing at the time, however this turned out to be an unworkable idea for me as I am so inconsistent, both in my playing (and finishing) of videogames, and in my writing efforts. I also, (quite obviously) moved the location of my blog. I had always wanted my own personal retreat on the World Wide Web where I could post whatever I wanted, and now I have it here in the form of my own website. I am exuberantly happy with my website and my year of gaming. In total I have posted five reviews and have one as-of-yet incomplete review.
This incomplete review is of Kerbal Space Program, one of my favorite videogames of all time. This review is already over 2,300 words and I have yet to start any extraplanetary missions. I feel a great excitement in continuing both this KSP playthough and in continuing to write the review. All in all, I have been having a wonderful time with gaming and blogging and I look forward to another year.