What Does Gaming in the Rest of 2025 Look Like for You?

I might come out of VF5 retirement. That would keep me busy in a bad way.

Tekken 8 is garbage. Someone asked for my opinion on soul calibur and I told them my opinion of soul calibur is that I hate tekken 8.

Maybe this is not the place to talk about how T8 sucks. Anyway, VF6 looks fucking awesome (idk why people were disappointed by that last q&a. Got me from pretty excited to on the edge of my seat.) So... yeah whatever that latest VF5 release might be cool to get into.

Other than that, I have a few games I want to polish off. I typically don't force myself to finish games, but I have a few that are super close to done so it would be cool to finish them off. HFW and Indiana Jones.

Kind of wanting a strategy game, too. I have a few on steam and a few for older consoles. Looking at anything turn base between military and 4x. Little more afraid of 4x. By the time get my fill, I still barely understand the game.
 
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Ninja Gaiden 4.

I'd love to find time for: Dying Light: The Beast, Mafia: Old Country, Little Nightmares 3 and Eriksholm

also, wanna finally wrap up my Steam Deck backlog Darkest Dungeon 2 Kingdoms 3, the Drifter, Labirynth of the Demon King
 
I'm honestly running out of games to play this year. Plan's to finish SH f and then tackle the Alan Wake 2 DLC. When I'm done with that I'll prolly briefly jump into Death Stranding 2 before I buy and finish Cronos next month. After that I'll probably be playing Death Stranding 2 for the remainder of the year and the occasional trophy game. Only new upcoming game I'm looking forward to this year is Terminator 2D.
 
Trying to complete yakuza 6 100% and then move to yakuza 7, by the time i am done with 7, FF14 probly update 7.4 patch, so i will come back for it for maybe couple of thousand hours before moving to next game
 
Currently playing:

Dragon Quest V

Will be playing:

Pokémon Legends Z-A
Metroid Prime 4
Hades 2 (physical copy)

That's probably it for me for the rest of the year.
 
Finishing Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, then playing some PS+ games like Robocop before my subscription expires at the end of December.
No new releases appeal to me. I was looking forward to the Dave the Diver DLC, but that has been postponed to 2026.
 
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DarkShadowXI said:
I need to add Persona 3 Reloaded to my "Want to Play" list. I put a good 10 hours into it and it's great!
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Yeah, I started it on Game Pass and loved the first few hours. Think I have to choose between it and Metaphor: Fantazio and keep the other till later, I think I'll go for Metaphor and then in a year have the same dilemma with Persona 3 Relaod and the PE4 Remake :D
 
Way too much to play, right now i'm juggling between yotei and hades 2, bloodlines 2 is about to release and i still have cronos installed and barely even tried...

Not to mention the usual backlog...
 
currently playing:
Breath Of The Wild Switch 2 ( beating all the shrines for the first time)
Galaxy 1 & 2 HD

I bought and will play soon:
Metal Gear Solid Delta PS5

Will buy:
Metroid Prime 4
Zelda Age Of Imprisonment
Indiana Jones PS5 (waiting for when there is a good sale)

My backlog though is crazy long so Im in no rush for buying new games.I am waaaay behind because I keep replaying my favorite classic games constantly and just watch YouTube and Twitch streams . I have bought but barely played:
Elden Ring ps4
Red dead redemption 2
Last of us part 2
Last of us part 1 remastered (still in the shrinkwrap)
God Of War Ragnarok
FF 16
FF Rebirth
Bowsers Fury
Bayonetta 3
and more…

(I buy games I've always wanted when they go on a good sale but it just keeps piling up)
 
Currently playing:
Ghost of Yotei
GTAV (replaying SP only)

Want to play in my library:
Vertigo 2
Hitman WOA
Snake Eater Remake
Dead Space Remake (2nd playthrough)

Definitely picking up by 2026:
Battlemarked PSVR2
Battlefield 6

Maybe picking up by 2026:
Arc Raiders
 
Modern gaming has me more and more jaded. I've been threatening to do it for a while and finally got Duckstation up and running. So I'm going to enjoy some pure PS1 games for a while.
Mixing in Steam library games here and there. Working on multiple JRPG's: Ryza, Nocturne, Digimon, Expedition 33.
I might try to get an 65" OLED on Black Friday, then I would get back into some 4K console gaming.
 
Currently Playing
  • Borderlands 4
  • FF7 Rebirth
  • Path of Exile 2
Want to Play from Library
  • See above
Definitely Picking Up by 2026
  • Battlefield 6 (already pre ordered)
  • Arc Raiders
Maybe Picking Up by 2026
  • Pokémon Legends: Z-A
  • Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
  • Cronos: The New Dawn
  • Silent Hill f
  • Ninja Gaiden 4
  • Mario Galaxy 1 & 2
  • Ghost of Yotei (PC only))
 
I replaying all the mainline resident evil games. I played them all on console so it's nice going through them on my nice pc and 65 inch qd oled.
Done 0, 1hd, 2 Remake and currently on 3 remake.

I've also embarked on a crazy mission of watch ALL Star Trek 😅 I'm currently on Season 3 of the Original series 😅. 2 hours a day will take me 2 years lol.
 
Crayon said:
Never could get that into it. I tried 6 briefly but it had that clash mechanic thing ...
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2 is pretty much the best fighting game ever made. 6 is great though. The reversal edge thing doesn't really bother me honestly. Getting deep into the weeds here, but anything that helps scrubs even slightly on defense is fair. It's pretty easy to get around if you know what you're doing.
 
Punished Miku said:
2 is pretty much the best fighting game ever made. 6 is great though. The reversal edge thing doesn't really bother me honestly. Getting deep into the weeds here, but anything that helps scrubs even slightly on defense is fair. It's pretty easy to get around if you know what you're doing.
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I meant to go learn about the mechanic and come back but never did. Game is probably pretty dead now too, right? Thats a big limitation for me. I can play some games with smaller pools but it can be a drag.

SC2 was the only one I played a good amount of. Even then, I think something about sc is just not my style. So I end up never wanting to put any effort into it.
 
Crayon said:
I meant to go learn about the mechanic and come back but never did. Game is probably pretty dead now too, right? Thats a big limitation for me. I can play some games with smaller pools but it can be a drag.

SC2 was the only one I played a good amount of. Even then, I think something about sc is just not my style. So I end up never wanting to put any effort into it.
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It might have a small base on PC for all I know, but yeah its several years old now.
 
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It might have a small base on PC for all I know, but yeah its several years old now.
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I really liked gbfv, but by the time I picked it up not terribly long after it came out .. it was a ghost town. Kinda sucks depending on that to play a game. :/ fg are my only multiplayer and I know it happens with other genres, but fg outside of the biggest ones are rough for this.
 
Just indies and smaller budget games. Maybe something that goes on sale. Small chance of Ninja Gaiden but not at $70 and not without seeing user feedback.
 
Currently Playing
  • Street Fighter VI
  • Monster Hunter Wilds
Want to Play from Library
  • Final Fantasy Tactics
  • DK Bananza
  • UFO 50
Definitely Picking Up by 2026
  • Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
  • Kirby Air Riders
Maybe Picking Up by 2026
  • Bloodlines 2
 
Vamps
Yotei
Crimson
Hell is us
Silenthillf

Prob a few indies on top…Dave diver jungle if it releases this year.

Also sinking city 2 if it makes this year…

And maybe a poirot game
 
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Close to finishing:
  • Ninja Gaiden Ragebound
  • Donkey Kong Bananza
  • Hong Kong Massacre
Love and playing intermittently:
  • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
  • Super Mario Wonder
Will resume one of these huge ones:
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Kena: Bridge of Spirits
  • Ghost of Tsushima
Most likely up-next:
  • Minishoot Adventures'
  • Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
  • Bayonetta 3
  • Metroid Prime 4
  • Mario Galaxy 2
  • The Quarry
  • RYSE: Son of Rome
 
Currently playing.

Trail of the Sky 1st Chapter
Final Fantasy Tactics
Silent Hill f NG+
Mario Galaxy 1+2
Monster Hunter Wilds TU3

Upcoming in game in 2025
Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D
Octopath Traveler 0

Upcoming game in 2026
Resident Evil 9
Onimusha
Pragmata
Stranger Than Heaven
Decopilice
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
Romeo is a Dead Man
Team ICO Robot Project
Okami sequel
The Adventure of Elliot
 
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Currently playing:
DKC: Tropical Freeze
DK: Bananza
HK: Silksong
Nine Sols
SMG 1&2

Purchasing Black Friday:
Metal Gear Solid 3
Ninja Gaiden 4
Ghost Yotei
 
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