What We Played over the Holidays – Ghost of Yōtei, Mario Galaxy & Guitar Hero

I hope you’ve all had a stunning Christmas break and are totally refreshed for the yr forward, as a result of we’ve likely acquired some severe gaming to stand up to! However what did all of us stand up to over the vacations? Have been there any massive new video games underneath your adorned spruce?

Swanning off to go to household, I made certain to pack the Change 2 for my gaming time. I made a begin on Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity… after which made one other begin as a result of I give up the sport throughout a cutscene and hadn’t hit the primary save level. I duelled different within the micro retro gaming of Nintendo World Championship: NES Edition. I scrolled by way of the eShop sale and snagged Quick Fusion. However the principle factor I performed was truly Super Mario Galaxy. Whereas I’ve usually made a begin on this basic for its rereleases and remasters on Wii U and Change, I’d by no means made it previous the second or third cluster of galaxies. So, it was excessive time to repair that, and I’m now on the cusp of the ultimate showdown to rescue my “particular one”, as Rosalina retains calling them.

I assume Rosalina means it’s Jose Mourinho? However I’ll discover out this weekend.

Aran’s making a begin to 2026 along with his first assessment of the yr, and it’s the charming and bold platforming journey Huge Hops. This was featured within the Day of the Devs stream final yr, however to maintain an air of secrecy, I received’t inform you which form of hopping animal you play as.

Jason’s physique is now prepared for each a brand new D&D marketing campaign – he’s made a “foolish construct” – and for the following Genshin Impression patch. Whereas he waits for each of these, he’s letting his Megabonk obsession carry him by way of to a rating of 200,000… or at the least that’s his plan.

We’re amongst gaming royalty, as Ade has made it as much as Gold Tier 3 in Marvel Rivals – OK, so I’m stretching that definition fairly far, however he’s lifeless happy with himself. Alongside that, he’s been enjoying a shoot ’em up puzzler referred to as Popucom with Laura for an upcoming assessment.

And talking of his higher half, Laura has continued to dive into the creepiness of Silent Hill f, which she’s announcing ‘fffffffff’. She’s additionally nonetheless tending to her dinosaur park in Jurassic World Evolution 3, however is beginning to run up in opposition to the boundaries of the simulation and is being informed her park is just too massive!

It’s principally been our Sport of the Yr winner Ghost of Yotei for Gamoc, alongside Borderlands 4, and a few Warriors: Abyss thrown in for good measure. His basic verdict? “They’re all nice.”

Steve tells us that, “In line with the festive spirit I performed by way of the extremely bleak and miserable Whole Chaos which was nice for a recreation that started life as a mod for Doom II. I’ve balanced that with some household Guitar Hero and Rock Band 3 evenings on Wii (by way of the WiiU) – even attending to check out the keyboard for the latter. Children now need me to get Clone Hero sorted out for PC. Lastly I began Misplaced Information Bloom and Rage which is already enjoying out in acquainted Don’t Nod type however I’m to see the place it’s going.”

And eventually, not in a position to face the chilly snap that we’re at the moment enduring Dom’s been enjoying Inazuma Eleven: Victory Highway within the little bits of brain-soothing free time that he has away from the insanity of working the festive season.

That’s us, however what about you? What did you play over the vacations?