So here's my final list for 2024:
Dragon's Lair 3D: Return to the Lair
Dishonored (just the base game)
Harbinger
BioShock 2: Minerva's Den
Steamworld Heist + The Outsider
Project Eden
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
Halo: Combat Evolved
Command & Conquer
Knight 'n' Grail
Gods Remastered (the original version included in the package)
Duke Nukem 3D - Ep. 4: The Birth
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Among The Sleep Enhanced Edition
Gorky 17
F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate
Alien versus Predator Classic 2000 (w/o the bonus levels)
...you can find all the details in the
original post.
Best game of the year? Probably Dishonored.
Other great games were Project Eden and Steamworld Heist, plus the venerable Command & Conquer that (believe it or not) I experienced this year for the first time (and thoroughly enjoyed despite the almost 30 years since release).
I was also happy to revisit, and finish, the old Gods that I played on my Amiga. It gave me such nostalgic feelings... another thing that might be hard to believe: I never managed to reach even the first boss back then! Surely this remaster was easier? Or am I a much better player now?
Special mention for Gorky 17 (great like a great B-movie can be) and Knight 'n' Grail (another source of nostalgia although it's from 2009!)
Minerva's Den, The Birth and Perseus Mandate were three excellent expansions (especially the latter).
Biggest disappointment? Could be HALO. I was really expecting something better. Also Diablo II: Lord of Destruction felt a bit tiresome after a while, I liked the base game much more. Slightly disappointing for various reasons but still very good: Soulstorm, Alien vs. Predator, Pandora Tomorrow.
Also:
- Games started in 2024 that I'll keep on playing (and hopefully finish) in 2025:
Meat Puppet
Dark Vengeance
Command & Conquer: The Covert Operations
Chambers Of Devious Design
Fallen Haven
Doom II
Ground Control
SWAT 4
Spinch
Z
- Games started even before that I hope to continue/revisit and possibly complete in 2025:
Descent 2
Freedom Force
StarCraft: Brood War (the Protoss campaign)
Abuse
Tomb Raider (1996)
X-COM: UFO Defense
- Games started in 2024 that are to be considered more or less abandoned (at least for now):
SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
Metaltech: Earthsiege
Cannon Fodder
Judge Dredd (1995)
Space Hulk (1993)
- Games I would have liked to try this year, but simply couldn't find the time to:
Drakensang
Deathtrap
Twinsen's Little Big Adventure Classic
Silt
Nox
- First new game I'll start in 2025:
(likely) Nox
- Other games I'm looking forward to playing in 2025:
Dead Space (2008)
Max Payne
Archangel
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
SiN: Wages of Sin
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
KISS: Psycho Circus - The Nightmare Child
Half-Life: Blue Shift
Blood
Magic Carpet
Rise of Nations
Rising Kingdoms
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Etherlords
S2: Silent Storm
The Deadly Tower of Monsters
It's a Wrap!
Jydge
Alien Breed (Amiga version)
Pains 'n' Aches
...I wish you all a great 2025!!
