Wolfenstein: The Old Blood (PC): Finished The New Order in 2019 and loved it to bits. Recently also went back and finished Wolfenstein 2009 and had great fun as well. I did give The Old Blood a try back in 2020, but I just stopped for some reason. I'm now determined to finish it properly. I'm having significantly more fun now for some reason. On PC, it's unfortunately one of the worst ports of all time. I did get it working at mostly 60 fps at 1440p + 2xMSAA + SMAA+FXAA+FidelityFX CAS.
Ratchet and Clank (2002): Emulated from PS2. It's a surprisingly fun game. I knew it was made by Insomniac and everyone says how great R&C is but god damn, this is such a chill, relaxing, good time kind of game.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002): Emulated from PS2. Did you know the first 2 Harry Potter games have THREE different 3D games? One on PS1, one on PC and one on PS2/Xbox/GameCube? Did you know HP3 also has TWO entirely different games as well? Did you know Chamber of Secrets was originally just a PS2 game, and significant elements of the game (visuals, cutscenes, lighting, enemy placing, props, etc) have been CHANGED in the porting to Xbox and GameCube, as if the PS2 version was some kind of prototype? As a kid, I finished and adored the HP games on PC. A few short years back I finished the two HP games on PS1 (they have their charm, but the atmosphere? OH, SO GOOD). HP1 on PS2 is ... meh. As for HP2? I'll reserve my opinions after I finish it.
God of War (2005): Emulated from PS3. I must admit, I never got the hype for God of War. The game is pretty, but I can't say it's significantly prettier than equivalent PS2 games of the time, such as Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones or Devil May Cry 3. Or any of the high profile console FPS games of the day. As for gameplay, the camera is still annoying and the gameplay variety seems to be lacking somehow, even if there are tons of weapons and powers. Is it the animation that feels limiting, compared to the freedom of movement present in PoP and DMC? I'm not sure.
Darksiders III (PC): Finished this back at launch in 2018 on Apocalyptic and had a ton of fun. A GREAT Darksiders 3, even if smaller scale than the first two titles. I'm replaying now after all the patches and the DLCs the game got AND playing it on the harder Reckoning difficulty. Due to all the gameplay rebalancing and other quality of life changes brought by the patches and DLC, I must admit, gave is significantly easier the 2nd time around. Very close to finishing it, IIRC. Some ... 4 bosses to go.
Horizon Zero Dawn (PC): It finally got all the patches and driver optimizations it's ever going to get. Started playing it and I'm getting MASSIVE Rise of the Tomb Raider vibes. Crafting is more important here though, game feels significantly more difficulty (playin on 2nd to last difficulty) and yeah, it's fun so far. Just got out in the proper open world. I'm putting this one off until I finish the titles mentioned above though.
Amnesia Rebirth (PC): Seems the game got all patched up. I loved Penumbra duology (the expansion is fine-ish I guess? I also played the spooky Penumbra Tech Demo back in 2006 or 2007). Both Amnesia games were absolute blasts for me. SOMA was brilliant from a concept / audio / visual point of view. And now, 6 years later ... Rebirth. Played 30 minute of it. Feels absolutely terrifying, though less so than Dark Descent. Can't wait to simulate more heart attacks and be engrossed in the atmosphere.
