Hindsight is always 2020 - what I played 2019

Years ago I have started to write down all video games I beat, usually with a few remarks and sometimes if I think they are suited for kids.

2019 I have beaten about 50 games on the PC.
These numbers are only possible, because there are a lot of short indie games in there.

A shoutout to Yoku's Island Express, Shadow Tactics (not short!), Slay the Spire (also not short, but roguelike), Neon Chrome and Guacamelee 2 (normal length for an indie).
Worth a mention are Hellblade and The Sexy Brutale - I did not enjoy them that much, but I can appreciate quality when I see it.

On Nintendo Switch I have beaten around 10 games, my favorite was Valkyria Chronicles 4, my kid's favorite Luigi's Mansion 3 (closely followed by Yoshi's Crafted World). Lots of ' in this sentence.

At the start of last year I also beat Beyond: Two Souls on the PS3. My last game on PS3, I sold game and console afterward.

On the 3DS I beat 4 games, including Pokemon Ultra Moon in January, which will be the last Pokémon game for some time. (Much more on that later).
Also Sushi Striker, which I got for 5€ but did enjoy surprisingly a lot.

The games I played most in 2019 are Fire Emblem Three Houses (not beaten yet, I have only 2,5 of 4 routes completed, more on that later), Smash Ultimate Bros (almost beaten) and My Time at Portia (clearly very long, but hard to say yet how long). I probably also played a lot of Witcher 3.
Also I played a lot of Assassin's Creed Origins (because it is long and grindy, but besides that it is decent), Valkyria Chronicles 4 (because I did everything on higher difficulty, unlocked all extra scenes etc) and Slay the Spire (because it is great and I beat the secret boss with all 3 characters). And now there is a fourth character!

What is in my backlog?
Besides beating those games mentioned I already started, I have also started Soul Calibur VI and Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
I might beat Yakuza Kiwami (not sure if I will get into it), Cross Code and Undertale  (started, but took a long break), I will start Kingdom Come after beating Witcher (not sure if I will like it).
On the switch there are Astral Chain and Tales of Vesperia waiting, and Bloodstained to finish.
On 3DS there is Yokai Watch and SMT: Strange journey to finish and Dragon Quest VII to start. I do not plan to get any more 3DS games.

What am I planing to get in 2020?
Well, if I beat most of those games now mentioned, I am looking forward to eventually play NieR, Outer Worlds and Mega Man 11.

Have these numbers declines since I have kids?
Yes. But due to the rise of indies, bundles and DLC which inlclude only a few short levels not that much.
Also I have stopped to replay really good games one or two years later as I used to.

Hindsight is always 2020 - This blog and the New Year

Have I been writing much? And has anybody been reading much?

The answers are the same.

As kind of New Year's resolution, I have decided to write more in my blog (and kortz.at).

About a new post a week is the plan for the next few months - if I get feedback (or that sweet, sweet ad money) I might try to keep that up.

The topics will be as before - Videogames and gaming in general, with a focus on Nintendo and a few of its big IPs like Pokemon and Fire Emblem, with a sidestep here or there. There will also be posts with the "homestory" label, where I write about personal gamer habits, gaming as a parent and such.

Isn't a blog sooo last decade?

Yes, but the only social media I use is twitter. And just opening an account to post on Instagram or Facebook or whatever is new and cool, will not really bring in the masses. So I stick with the classic.

For starters, an Amiibo picture:

"They grow up so fast" ((c) The Purple Pantywaist, 2019)

PS: I accidently retracted this post, so I had to republish it.

Like looking in the mirror

It's good to be the King

Könige unter sich.

Ursprünglich wollte ich ja nur King Dededede, King K. Rool und King Bowser knipsen, aber dann kamen mir Zweifel, ob Ganon(dorf) nicht auch ein König ist. Zumindest ab und zu nennt man ihn quer durch die Zelda-Spiele "Demon King", und wenn ich mich richtig erinnere, hieß es in OoT er ist als einziger männlicher Gerudo automatisch deren König.

Wenn wir schon am Haarspalten sind, Marth wird erst später zum Hero King, der Amiibo-Marth basiert wohl auf Marth aus Fire Emblem I.

Streng genommen müssten dann noch ein paar mehr FE-Amiibos dazu, Alm wird ja auch ein König, und Chrom eigentlich sogar während FE: Awakening.

Naja, eigentlich wollte ich nur ein Themen-Foto mit K. Rool haben, den ich gestern bekommen habe, und wollte es nicht unnötig verkomplizieren... hätte wohl antropomorphe Echsen-Wesen als Thema nehmen sollen...

Als Bonus noch ein Foto aus einer anderen Perspektive

https://www.reddit.com/r/amiibo/comments/aritm4/a_meeting_of_kings/

Umgestaltung, die Zweite

Falls wir einander nicht mehr lesen sollten:

Frohe Festtage und einen guten Start ins Jahr 2018.

Die Kamera ist seit neulich leider nicht besser geworden.
Und ja, Mr. Game&Watch steht tatsächlich auf einem Game&Watch (Trickundtronic) aus den 1980ern. Es ist das mit der Krake und dem Taucher, welches er bei seinem Upwards-Smash emuliert.


PS: Wer das Regal als erstes richtig benamsen kann, bekommt einen Twitter-Shoutout.

Umgestaltung

Es war an der (Weihnachts-)Zeit, alles mal wieder zu rearrangieren:

Für einen Third-Party-Amiibo wäre noch Platz. Und ja, dass hinter den Amiibos in der obersten Reihe sind tatsächlich NES-Spiele.

PS: Bildqualität eher bescheiden.