Let’s just get into it. “The year of didn’ts” includes “I did not write a proper intro.”
Game I wanted to enjoy but didn’t: Eurotruck Simulator
Driving is too stressful.
Game I wanted to make but didn’t: Mayortale
Friends didn’t like the idea of casting mayoral magic unless their patron mayor could be the dog mayor, which I vetoed outright because dogs can’t meaningfully be mayors.
Game I wanted to watch but didn’t: Silent Hill f
Just didn’t get around to it.
Game I wanted to quit but didn’t: Spelunky
I have a problem.
Game I wanted to play but didn’t: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Just never got around to it.
Game I wanted to finish but didn’t: Blue Prince
I got to the first ending, but the 2nd and 3rd endings are massive pains to get to, and I came to start hating the later puzzles and randomness.
Game I wanted to love but didn’t: Silksong
I have a lot of mixed feelings about Silksong. The story is great, the art is incredible, but god, something about how it’s designed pisses me off and makes me not want to play it. I 100%’d it so I never have to play it again. Looking forward to the DLC.
Game I should have given game of the year but didn’t: Tom Walker’s playthrough of GTA4 modded so almost every car goes 9999 km/h
Unfortunately it’s not actually a game, it’s just a playthrough of a game, so it wasn’t eligible for game of the year.
Wrap up
That’s it. Go bravely into 2026 all you slugs out there. What, you want more effort from me? Fuck off.