2020 - a year in review

Video games played

Game	Rating	Note
Sekiro (PS4)	★★★★★	Amazing game, incredibly smooth combat. Completed it three times, but still have nightmares about monkeys.
Bloodborne (PS4)	★★★★☆	A great game, but framerate issues, some unsatisfying bosses, and lack of diversity keeps it from 5 stars.
Darksiders Genesis (PS4)	★★★☆☆	Fun combat but extremely repetitive with uninteresting puzzles.
FIFA 17 (PS4)	★★★☆☆	Hilarious story mode that would have been genuinely fun if it wasn't so drawn out.
Oxygen Not Included (PC)	★★★☆☆	Fun, but very frustrating and a large time sink.
Deep Rock Galactic (PC)	★★★★☆	Rock and stone brother.
Shards of Infinity (PC)	★★★☆☆	Might be four stars if I didn't like Ascension so much.
Astroneer (PC)	★★★★☆	Extremely fun game loop, but the game feels unfinished and is broken in multiplayer.
Disco Elysium (PC)	★★★☆☆	Starts strong, finishes weak.
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales (PC)	★★★☆☆	Would have been great if it was not so drawn out. The story is fantastic but the battles are trivial, yet very long.
Littlewood (PC)	★★★★☆	An absolute blast at the start, but the game gets grindy faster than desired.
XCOM 2 (PC)	★★★★☆	Amazing strategy game that carries weight with every action taken. Would recommend turning on settings to speed up the game and installing some quality of life mods.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War (PC)	★★☆☆☆	I can't help but feel I've played this all before in Shadow of Mordor.
Islanders (PC)	★★★★☆	Fun minimalistic building game at a low price.
Monster Hunter: World (PC)	★★★★☆	Amazing fights with equally amazing monsters, pity the story is so bad.
Hades (PC)	★★★★★	Incredibly fun roguelike, can't wait for the full release of the game.

Movies watched

Movie	Rating	Note
Arrietty (2010)	★★★☆☆	Very pretty but a dull story.
The Cat Returns (2002)	★★★★★	Wild.
Jaws (1975)	★★★★☆	Boring story but great characters.
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)	★★★☆☆	Funny moments but felt stale after the first movie.

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