The new Weekly Grand mode in Trackmania is a cool concept but they really NEED to remove car collision from it, getting sideswiped by an opponent six minutes into a ten minute long race is NOT fun.
Folks over in Blue Gate are having a lovely time. youtube.com/shorts/1uobr...
I post on BlueSky if I'm enjoying a game at the moment, if I *really* like it I'll leave a review on Steam, you can check out my latest written reviews here: steamcommunity.com/id/ThropDead...
A screenshot from the game Old School Rally, a blue car in the foreground is driving along a bridge, behind it race track roads wind around in the distance. Green landscape meets and partly cloudy sky on the horizon. The graphics are similar to those of early 3D games, such as Colin McRae Rally 2 on the original PlayStation.
Finished Old School Rally after about a dozen hours of gameplay, enjoyed it enough to play a dozen more to get the final few achievements!
This is so exciting! Time to watch the Amnesia Fortnight where this was one of the projects again! 🏺❤️
"Being outside is exhausting... I hate it." Vincent, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. youtube.com/shorts/4nuje...
A screenshot from the game Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Cloud - a guy with a sword in his back stands in-front of two female characters, Yuffie and Tifa. The three of them seem to be stood on top of a cliff above the ocean. Jagged rocks stick out from the sea in the distance.
It took a while but I finally finished Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. I really enjoyed it a lot and am looking forward to part 3, hope they round out the story in a satisfying way!
Oh I forgot Öoo! Öoo should be on that list that was one of my favourite games from last year!
Also Hades 2, Dispatch, Sword of the Sea, Battlefield 6, Keeper, Megabonk, Demonschool, The Alters, Word Play, Final Fantasy Tactics, Cloverpit, Abiotic Factor and Dynasty Warriors Original that all may have made the list if I’d played them more or put it together on another day!
It’s time for ThropDead’s Top 10 Favourite Games of 2025:
10. Kaizen: A Factory Story
9. Split Fiction
8. Donkey Kong Bananza
7. Blue Prince
6. PEAK
5. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4. BALL x PIT
3. The Séance of Blake Manor
2. ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
1. ARC Raiders
Played through the Battlefield 6 campaign the other day, Murphy wouldn't stop firing his gun during this mission. Poor Lopez. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6Ik...
Two snow leopards sat amongst some rocks at a zoo looking towards the camera.
Went to Chester Zoo, saw some snow leopards.
You'd think I'd be getting better at ARC Raiders after nearly 100 hours... www.youtube.com/shorts/CZIfg... 🤦
ThropDead's Steam Replay 2025 - 57 games played, 430 achievements, 655 sessions and 42 new games. Most played games (by % of playtime): Trackmania 14%, ARC Raiders 14%, Satisfactory 14%, Elden Ring Nightreign 13% and Suikoden 6%.
Most important recap of the year...
I've just finished The Séance of Blake Manor, here's what I thought of it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNGC...
(Spoiler: It's really good!)
A screenshot from the game Keeper, a walking lighthouse with a bird perched on top stand in a circular doorway, they are looking away into some sort of settlement.
A screenshot from the game Keeper, a walking lighthouse with a bird perched on top stand in a room with a mural on the wall, which is being lit by the lighthouse.
A screenshot from the game Keeper, an old lighthouse and a bird appear to be looking at each other, surrounded by sand-coloured buildings.
A screenshot from the game Keeper, a walking lighthouse with a bird perched on top stand in a town. The shot is framed by some sort of dark archway.
Keeper is an absolutely beautiful game! Probably best it doesn't seem to have a photo mode because I would likely spend hours in it...
It's really ennoys me everyone seems to do year recaps and best of the year things at the start of December - that's a whole 8% of the year you're ignoring!
Fully invested in The Seance of Blake Manor at the moment; it's Return of the Obra Dinn meets The Case of the Golden Idol with a Blue Prince coat of paint.
It's *very* good so far - I think I'm around half way through - I hope it ends as strongly as it begins!
Merry FICSMAS to all those who celebrate! #satisfactory
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtAM...
That’s so cool! And you have a new game out!? I shall be playing as soon as I can!
A screenshot from the game ARC Raiders, a raider looks out over a forest during a stormy night, in the distance lightning strikes the ground.
A screenshot from the game ARC Raiders, a raider aims their gun out over a forest during a stormy night, in the distance lightning strikes the ground. A red light can be seen, suggesting someone is out there being chased by ARC.
A screenshot from the game ARC Raiders, a raider looks out over a forest during a stormy night.
Recently discovered you can hide the UI in ARC Raiders... And so begins a whole new reason for raiding... Photography.
If you've played Into The Breach you'll know what to expect!
Few weeks ago I made a video about how much I love Godzilla Voxel Wars.
It's suddenly gotten a bunch of views over the last 24 hours.
Turns out it's one of this week's free games on Epic Game Store. You should go claim it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX9m...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/godz...
Such a good time for going to the cinema at the moment! The Running Man is very, VERY good.
And soon we'll be going back to watch Wicked: For Good, Zootropolis 2 and Avatar: Fire and Ash.
And I can't express how excited I am to see the film adaption of Project Hail Mary next year!
My favourite part of ARC Raiders is when one aggro player gets shut down and everyone else carries on being friendly... youtube.com/shorts/ykuxB...
Another ARC Raiders clips (because I'm enjoying the game so much!) This time it's how I got the Death From Above achievement - Deal 50 damage to any enemy while atop a rocketeer. youtube.com/shorts/rN6WK...
A YouTube thumbnail that is a screenshot from the game ARC Raiders, along the top reads "PvP/PvE/PvPvE" - a character in the foreground is looking towards couple of people in the distance who are running from a drone.
A YouTube thumbnail that is a screenshot from the game ARC Raiders, along the top reads "#1 extraction shooter" a character in the game is riding down a zipline.
A YouTube thumbnail that is a screenshot from the game ARC Raiders, along the top reads "GOTY?" - a character in the foreground is looking over a character in the distance riding down a zipline.
The thumbnails you don't see 😁
All I want to play lately is ARC Raiders, let me explain why: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_Md...
I Finally Got The BEST Achievement in ARC Raiders:
youtube.com/shorts/R2PG4...
Best I can tell the ONLY part of the game that actively encourages PvP is these "deal damage to raiders" feats? I love the fact PvP is an option as it seems the majority of people are happy being friendly but it keeps you on your toes with every player interaction.
