The Video Games of 2025: Q1
March 27, 2025 - Games
There's really just a couple games on which I've spent a lot of time this year, but to round it out to four like my Q1 2025 Movie Recap and my Q1 2025 TV Show Recap, I'll include two others I spent less time on.
Fights in Tight Spaces
I'd had Fights in Tight Spaces on my Steam wishlist for a couple years, only picking it up once I had time, and once it went on sale for a fraction of its normal price. It's a deck building roguelike, similar to Slay the Spire, which I love, so I decided to give it a go.
All in all, the game is... fine. I played through to the end, and tried out a couple of the game's builds, losing interest within a couple weeks. Will I go back to it? Maybe. It really isn't a bad game.
Starcraft
Eighteen years ago, I wrote an article on this blog entitled Greg's Top 51 Games of All Time, and Starcraft was number 7 on that list. A few weeks ago, I downloaded it and gave it a spin.
It mostly holds up. I played through the whole basic Terran campaign until I got to the final mission, which was a bit frustrating, and I decided that I had better things to do with my time than bang my head against the enemy's siege tank pushes.
Horizon: Forbidden West
Years ago, I played through the PC version of Horizon: Zero Dawn, the first game in this series. It was excellent. I knew I'd pick up its sequel Horizon: Forbidden West at some point. This December I did so, and it was a fantastic game. There's nothing like running around and shooting at robot dinosaurs with explosive arrows, exploring the post-apocalyptic ruins of California, and infiltrating enemy war camps.
The story progresses, and while there's not as much revelation here as there had been in the first game about how the world ended, there is a good amount of story, and the plot develops in new and interesting ways, leading up to an eventual third and final game in the series, which promises to be a doozie.
After my first playthrough, I played the game a second time and knocked out just about every achievement the game had to offer, missing only the achievement for completing the game in "ultra hard" mode, because I'm not that much of a masochist.
Gloomhaven Digital
I came late to Gloomhaven, starting to play on the tabletop maybe about five years ago with a neighbor. When he moved away last year, I was left Gloomhavenless, so I started play on the digital version. Recently, I've been mainlining the game, ending up with no more available quests, and unlocking every character except the summoner. I've since unlocked an additional three missions, and after I finish those I plan to check out Guildmaster mode, which I have yet to try.
They've recently announced Frosthaven Digital. While I'd prefer to play on the tabletop, these opportunities aren't always available.