New games on hold, old games return

In all honesty, this is basically just another post to talk about games I haven’t finished yet but that have been very fun, so I just want to go on a quick ramble about how good they have been so far.

Some are on hold but still worth bringing up, and some I started over—after abandoning them for years—all of a sudden, and continued to play because they’re fun!

I am not sure what gets me to abandon games or put them on hiatus and just start new things instead. But it’s okay, I don’t really care that much.

New games on hold

The definition of new here is a little strange, I basically mean new to me, games that I started and played a bunch and now they’re abandoned, only temporarily, I hope.

I guess I have to talk about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. That’s the first modern open world game that I’ve played on my Switch, for more than 60 hours by now. It still is very little compared to the playtimes other people have shared out there and I can see why.

Breath of the Wild has brought me so much joy, at the time I even purchased the DLC expansion, just to have more things to do. I must admit though, that some steam was lost. Not because the game is bad, but because ever since the Switch 2 came out I’ve been interested on playing the game with the improved performance that come with the new device. I pay for Switch Online + Expansion Pack so I wouldn’t have to pay any extra to enjoy them.

Perhaps, since I’ve decided not to buy a Switch 2 yet—unless the Ocarina of Time remake becomes a reality—I probably should give a spin to exploring Hyrule once more. There was not much story left, but alas, my procrastination is stronger.

Hollow Knight Silksong is another big game that I’ve been meaning to return to lately. The size of Pharloom is a sight to behold. More than once I’ve thought the map was completed only for new areas to keep showing up again and again. You’ve heard about this game, it’s challenging, it’s intense, it’s beautiful, it’s among the best.

By now, I only have a few side quests to complete, and after those I should be able to unlock the last part of the game, which I’m still, thankfully, very much blind on.

It has been a few months since I’ve played this one, I think I need to get used to the controls again, but I will manage somehow.

Another game worth bringing up here is Outer Wilds, which I started playing alongside the new year, catching me by complete surprise and sucking me into its universe for many days in a row, as I explored through the vastness of the solar system.

It has given me so much joy, the discoveries and mechanics were so mind-blowing that I could only stare with my jaw dropped as the game kept breaking what I thought I knew every single time. I am still not sure what got me to stop on my tracks.

I will blame my own laziness, as I got stuck in one section and couldn’t bother to find my way there again. I really should get over it though, it wasn’t a big deal. And of course, I can always just go elsewhere and keept uncovering other secrets, because it’s just that kind of game.

Old games I started over

And here, it’s old games as in “games I played a lot, a long time ago and decided to start them over because of it”, or something like that.

The first one I need to mention here is Terranigma, an old title for the Super Nintendo that I learned about maybe seven or so years ago. It was a game that caught my attention since it never made it to the Americas, and was considered to be a hidden gem of the platform.

When I first played it, I remember very well convincing a few streamers and YouTubers to give it a go, it was one of my proudest achievements at the time, but I never finished the game myself, abandoning it for now reason after13 hours or so.

This year, I returned to it when I say some people started it this year, and it has been a joy! The combat in this game is great for the time, I love how I can almost always be on the move, dashing through enemies and completing dungeons. Definitely plan to keep going with it.

Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker, however, is a title that I really didn’t expect to return, I was interested during the PSP season last year, but never bothered, I was plenty happy playing Ys, I guess.

Last time I played it, 8 years ago or so, I got stuck on a boss fight against an AI-powered vehicle after four hours or so of gameplay. I couldn’t figure it out and I have no idea why I didn’t look up a guide. The game was a joy, I actually thought I played it for at least ten hours, but nope, I gave up so quick on it, pathetic.

This time, much more accustomed to gaming as a whole, I’ve managed to surpass that battle, and even double Mr playtime by now. I am enjoying this game a lot, and I’m glad I gave it another shot, as it’s perfect for my work commutes right now.

Finally, one of the recent games I beat, Resident Evil 2 has to belong here as well, I tried it out on my PSP first, at some point in 2018. I made little progress on it, reaching the Police Station and being a bit too scared to keep playing it.

I believe that I was also rather invested on Suikoden 2 at the time, which was more appealing to me, I must say. But well that one’s on hold too,

And I also have the remake for Switch, but that’s a other story.

But now? I have completed Leon A and Claire B, and I can see myself doing so much more. The game has more modes and difficulties and all of that, I’m actually kind of looking forward to it, but, maybe I’ll need to return to RE3 first.

Finishing thoughts

As I stated when I started, I just wanted to write about some videogames, I guess, and hopefully inspire someone to play along, or check the backlog and pick something already.

What are some of the titles that you haven’t returned to in a long time? What is the game you are currently obsessed with?

Perhaps I should not ask, I already have so many games on my list, and I already endangered my playthrough of Peace Walker because I purchased Vampire Crawlers this morning, so, send help…

This is day 55 of #100DaysToOffload