Did you know that, on average, most of the hours people play video games go towards older games from previous years? At least, that was the case last year, and I would be shocked if that was any less true this year. From my own experience, many of the games I played were either rereleases of old...

It feels strange to write a piece like this at the end of 2024. I am not a professional game critic, and thus I am under no further obligation to write this post than what the gremlins in my own head demand from me. And indeed, in a year where those who make and discuss the games I love have been...