Part 4 of my 2025 game rankings are up, covering slots 6-10. 10. Celeste 9. Hogwarts Legacy 8. Powerwash Simulator 2 7. Mass Effect: Andromeda 6. Avowed Click through to read more of my thoughts on each, and check back for my top 5 next week! stormraige.substack.com/p/2025-game-...

Part 3 of my 2025 rankings is up! 15. Open Roads 14. Maquette 13. Kona 12. Balatro 11. South of Midnight Click through for my reviews of each, thanks to @stormraige23.bsky.social for allowing me to use his platform to share this with you! stormraige.substack.com/p/2025-game-...

The next installment of my game rankings is up on Stormraige's substack. Click through to hear my thoughts on Clover Pit, Return to Grace, Final Fantasy III, Dordogne, and Close to the Sun. open.substack.com/pub/stormrai...

Time start my countdown of the 24 games I played for the first time this year. 24. Road 96: Mile 0 23. Humanity 22. Manifold Garden 21. Herdling One game that left me disappointed, and 3 games I liked, just not well enough to finish. You can read my reviews of each at substack.com/home/post/p-...

Two good games I barely played: I loved listening to @squelchpod.bsky.social play through Dragon Age: Origins, but it controlled (and aged) poorly on console. #Wildgate is a super fun crew based shooter with ship to ship combat. I'd definitely play more if I gamed on PC. I highly recommend this one.

Two games I want to like but couldn't get into yet: Nine Sols and Darkest Dungeon. DD was leaving Gamepass so I tried it and had fun, but would have to put too much time into to fully enjoy. NS has an excellent story and atmosphere, but I did not like the parry based combat. I will likely try again.

Two more games I tried but gave up quick because they weren't my style: Magical Delicacy and Volcano Princess. MD has a cute artstyle and good writing, but I'm not super into crafting/cooking type games. VP is a social sim game where you raise a daughter, but the translation and menus were terrible.

I'll start my 2025 rankings by listing a few games I played this year but will not officially rank, because I did not play them enough to seriously consider. I find it hard to go back to retro games I don't have nostalgia for, so I fell off of Retro Classics and Blizzard Arcade Collection quickly.

It's that time of year! I've once again ranked all of the games I've tried for the first time this year, and will be giving a countdown throughout December along with mini reviews of each. I'll also be expanding on these as a guest writer on @stormraige23.bsky.social's substack. Happy gaming!

This month has not been good enough for me to also feel like I'm this bad at the thing I do for fun.

Giveaway "Across the Timeways ⏳️" kindly provided @playhearthstone.bsky.social ⏳️Follow&Like&Share ⏳️Comment and tag your fav content creator! Let's show some ❤️ ⏳️Winner drawn on Nov 2nd Good luck everyone!!! ⌛️

Blizzard provided 2 Across the Timeways bundles for me to giveaway to the Hunter community! (1 here & 1 on X w much worse odds) You get: ⏳60 Packs ⏳1 Card Back ⏳2 Random Legendaries To enter: ⏳Follow @SidisiTV ⏳Retweet ✅Winner drawn on Oct 28th.

Well... if it isn't our favorite robot horse crossing guard, Orisa. Halt! She is fortified with pure stopping power. It's going to take some big minions to get through her. Control priest anyone? The Terra Surge ult draws helpless minions in and most won't make it back out. #Hearthstone x #Overwatch

I'm not a fan of the Pre-Release Brawl, as people not buying preorders have to play clipped versions of old decks, and trying new cards in an artificial meta feels empty to me. That being said I still joined in, and went 6-1 with imbue jug priest. Archaios creates very sticky boards. #Hearthstone

I thoroughly enjoy Brig, and think she fits perfectly into Paladin. Her inspire passive heals teammates as she plunges into battle, while Rally shields your minions. I was toying with the idea of a whipshot battlecry, but rush fits the card better. Mace to the face! #Overwatch x #Hearthstone

Blizzard provided 2 Lost City of Un'goro Bundles for me to giveaway to the Hunter community! (1 here & 1 on ✖️ w much worse odds) You get: 🦖60 Packs 🦖1 Card Back 🦖2 Random Legendaries To enter: 🦖Follow @sidisi.bsky.social 🦖Repost ✅Winner drawn on July 7th.

You've heard this a million times by now, rightfully so. I'm saying it too. #BringHatBack @ridiculous.chat has done exceptional work for Blizz over the last 2 years and it isn't exaggerating to say hiring him was the best decision they made in recent memory. Keeping him now would be the 2nd best.

I've been absolutely sucked into #BluePrince and finally earned the Full House trophy last night for completely filling the grid. Every time I play I find some new goal to work toward. I know the game can feel very RNG heavy, but if you enjoy puzzle games I encourage you to stick with it!

How nice of them to shadow drop the Oblivion remake right as we hit Nirnroot season.

Torbjorn is my namesake, but curiously not my main. Still, this guy has big mech pally synergy (let's pretend I tagged the turret minion type ok?). With his turret and molten core, he offers two huge ways to limit the enemy board. Also, you should try his meatballs. Bingo! #Overwatch x #Hearthstone

#Reinhardt is the quintessential Paladin and the easiest hero for me to assign to a class. As a tank with a big shield, he has lots of health, taunt, and divine shield. Clearly he needs charge because it's his most fun ability, while Earthshatter penetrates enemy defenses. #Overwatch x #Hearthstone

Things got busy and I stepped back from the Overwatch x Hearthstone cards, but I'm ready to keep going! Next up is Paladin, which is appropriate since I just hit legend for the month with Paladrassil (or Tree Pally if you're basic). This set features the trio of Reinhardt, Torbjorn, and Brigitte.

More #Hearthstone haikus in celebration of the Emerald Dream, this time on the official signature art for Aessina. I'm thinking I might do an image for a couple more of them.

Thanks @stormraige23.bsky.social, @sendmeyourarms.bsky.social, and Teddo at Blizzlet for the Emerald Dream bundle! Had lots of fun writing #Hearthstone haikus for the new cards. Here's a taste: It smells like Ursoc What do you mean? What's Ursoc? Ursoc my balls! Nice.

We're giving away two Standard #Hearthstone Into the Emerald Dream Pre-Purchase Bundles (provided by Blizzard). To enter: - Follow Us - Repost - Leave a comment with your favorite new card! (You can find them here: www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/into-the-eme...) The giveaway ends on March 19.

So thanks to Blizzard Entertainment I have a Into The Emerald Dream standard bundle to give away here!!! To enter like follow and repost. Winner will be drawn on 3/24 #hearthstone

Lifeweaver is one of my most played heroes lately. A good weaver uses pull sparingly and has good timing. Similarly, his battlecry returns a friendly minion to hand, and as a bonus, they keep their enchantments. His tree, along with Sym's wall, gives mage survivability. #Overwatch x #Hearthstone.

If you're joining us on our Chrono Trigger journey this month. First Happy 30th Birthday Chrono Trigger!

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I don't want to explain it, but this screenshot is a culmination of everything wrong with video game journalism right now

Originally I had Symmetra summoning turrets, but her Teleporter offered much more interesting gameplay mechanics when used as a location. Her Photon Barrier ultimate is a strong 1-turn delay against board damage, but the tele is what Sym decks would be built around. #Overwatch x #Hearthstone

Zarya is able to put protective barriers around herself and her teammates, and damage done to those barriers charge her particle cannon. Translated to HS, damage done to divine shields will charge her Spell Damage. While not quite Sif, it could add burn to a mech mage deck. #Overwatch x #Hearthstone

Biolight, headlight, and particle cannons. Three weapons and abilities in Overwatch that seem almost like arcane magic. The heroes that use them come together to comprise my custom mage set: Lifeweaver, Symmetra, and Zarya. Let's get weird! #Overwatch x #Hearthstone

God what the heck is it about the Inside Out movies that make me such an emotional mess? They're 2 for 2 in making me cry when hardly anything else does.

Uninstalled Rivals to make room for Overwatch update and Avowed. Sorry not sorry.

Who better to support Starship Hunter than Juno, who just landed her own starship in Dorado? As seen in the StarCraft miniset, discounting starships works. Discovering and discounting twice means hitting what you want, and her aggro ult finishes games when you have board. #Overwatch x #Hearthstone

Mei & her trusty Snowball provide early/mid game board control for Hunter. Her ice wall provides protection, Mei can remove small minions and her cryo-freeze restores her to full health if not removed in a single turn, and her Blizzard ultimate allows for risk-free trading. #Overwatch x #Hearthstone

Big changes coming to #Overwatch. Time will tell if it's enough to bring back players who moved on, but as someone who never left, I'm stoked. The perks they mention off the top feel like #Hearthstone Battlegrounds trinkets or buddies which were very well received. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf5d...

Winston is basically Mukla crossed with the Great Dark Beyond, which makes him a great fit for Hunter. I see him as a high end payoff for an aggro deck, protecting key minions on board with his bubble, then smashing opponents in the face with Primal Rage. Oh, it's on! #Overwatch x #Hearthstone

Hunter is the next class in my custom #Overwatch x #Hearthstone set. The heroes I chose match the theme of the Great Dark Beyond hunter set: space, science, exploring. On tank, Winston, the super intelligent space gorilla. As DPS, Mei the environmental scientist. For support, Juno, fresh from Mars.

Thanks to @coinconcede.bsky.social for the shoutout on this week's episode! My Sludge Location Warlock deck might not be the best variant, but it is very fun! I'm linking the original version I came up with below, but @wickedgood.bsky.social is right about switching out a corpsicle for Symphony.

Druid really got the newbie heroes in this set! Another hero who debuted in OW2, Illari, is the support for this class. She is a powerful solar warrior who uses the power of the sun to heal allies with her pylon (totally not a totem) or cleanse enemies with her ultimate. #Overwatch x #Hearthstone

Venture is a DPS who tunnels underground with their drill gun and bursts upward to damage those nearby. Their ultimate sends multiple mini-earthquakes to damage everyone in a wide span. Side note, I hate how much arial mobility this tunneling hero has, it makes no sense! 🙃 #Overwatch x #Hearthstone

Hazard is Overwatch's newest hero, a cybernetic punk radical. He gets infused with vanadium and has control over crystals that have become part of his body. His summoned walls protect himself and his teammates, while his Downpour of vanadium crystals pins enemies in place. #Overwatch x #Hearthstone

Druid has a connection with Nature spells, so I went with three heroes that have use nature in their attacks: Hazard on tank, infused with vanadium, Illari for support, who captures the power of the sun, and Venture as DPS, who eats rocks. I think I have that right... #Overwatch x #Hearthstone

A bit of a delay but finishing Demon Hunter with its support hero, Lucio! Lucio is fast, capable of healing, and enables speed in others. I hope Sound Barrier captures the feeling of invulnerability that comes from a well timed beat drop when rushing headfirst into battle! #Overwatch x #Hearthstone

For Demon Hunter's DPS, I went with Tracer. I felt that her ability to dash in and recall fit well with DH's playstyle, and her ult (if she ever earns it) helps clear the way to charge in again. Inspire felt like the best keyword to match play pattern and personality. #Overwatch x #Hearthstone

Wrecking Ball is a supersized space hamster in a spider tank mech that swings around on a grapple. Yes, it's insane but this is my favorite hero. His piledriver battlecry hits multiple minions, and his minefield ultimate damages the nearest enemies when they detonate. #Hearthstone x #Overwatch