2024 Video Game Reflection

Great God Grove is game of the year is the long and short of it. I played more games in 2024, that’s the other thing.

And look, I liked a lot of the games I played this year. And maybe :The Longing: should be my game of the year because I really loved it a lot. It just has gravitas, you know? But :The Longing: is a game that came out in 2020 and Great God Grove came out this year, so let’s call it a tie.

One of my resolutions for 2024 was to play more games, not that I write down resolutions or anything, but that one at least came true. What can I say? I like video games. They are art, no matter what anyone says.

I played a bit on the Switch also….

HOLD UP, Roots of Pacha was played for the first time in 2024.

Roots of Pacha wins. I love it so much. And yes it is a 2023 game, but I don’t care. Love it.

Anyhoo, on the Switch my favorite of the year might be Islets and I may just be saying that because it was the last one I finished on Switch and I may just be saying that because of VERY SUSPICIOUS Tour Guide but it was charming.

Worst game of 2024? Hmmm…I don’t usually keep playing games I don’t like so this one is a little harder. Maybe [redacted]. On second thought, I don’t want to namedrop for that. Every game has something good about it, every game is worth something. Even the shitty ones, haha.

2024 was a good year for games for me, hopefully 2025 is more of the same!

Final Thoughts on Great God Grove

Do you like games with dreadful literally bloodthirsty gods?

Games about becoming famous and the dazzling glamour of the spotlight?

Games about the epic clash of the old and new, each desperately vying for control?

Then this game is not for you! Or maybe it is, because technically it has these things? But it’s mostly about love and friendship and a bunch of little weirdos who I love. The Bizzyboys have my heart.

It’s not the hardest game in the world, the puzzles are pretty straightforward, but LimboLane’s strength is and always has been (looking at you Smile for Me) quirky characters and equally quirky storytelling. I finished the game in a handful of hours and got 100% achievements in an extra hour or two, but I still think it is absolutely worth the price.

That’s pretty much all I have to say, go buy the game and play it if you want to find out more!