Stream of thoughts...

So, I was going to write about another indie horror game, but then I noticed I needed to play and finish some other games that I have in my Steam library.

You know the struggle: Steam games go on sale, you buy ten games for ten dollars, and suddenly, you have more games than you can push out content for in your writing.

I want to give you guys a short wait-time for game reviews, but that has become clear to me that that's not the reality of being a game reviewer.

Sometimes I record my gameplay, most of the time, I don't. However, I take notes as I'm playing so I can remember choices I've made and paths I've taken and where the story evolves from there (the note-taking is also why I have yet to give an adequate review for Baldur's Gate III - it's ridiculously deep; unless folks are just curious on what my choices were).

The point is, if I can get a game review out once per week, I should be thankful for that. But, I'm not. I usually give myself a deadline of a game review every 3-4 days, and some games take much longer to play than that.

There is Power Wash Simulator, which appears to be straight forward, but in fact, there is a slight story to the game that I have yet to fully unlock.

I want to play Frostpunk and Frostpunk 2, Planet Coaster and Planet Coaster 2; there are so many games with sequels that my brain fries thinking about how I'm going to get all this content out to you guys.

Not to mention Silent Hill F is big on my radar, but I want to replay the other Silent Hill games, along with Resident Evil 9, but I feel I would be doing it injustice if I didn't have a review of the prior games as well.

Indie as well as the big blockbuster triple A titles are all worth having a chance to be played, but am I making a mountain out of a mole hill?

Am I overthinking this whole review system (I probably am) in what I should play versus what my wallet can handle? Don't get me wrong, I don't mind dishing out full price for great games, but I also don't sneeze at games on sale or heavily discounted.

Currently, I'm playing Dead Take and Lazaret, and my brain jumps from thought to thought, game to game, and I can only think, "Is someone going to be thankful for this review?" With the path of a gaming reviewer/writer, it's always difficult to gauge the interest of the public when it comes to what you lovely people are interested in.

And truly, I want to make sure I'm playing games and writing about things that you guys care about! Having that extra voice to add to the conversation for whether or not someone makes a purchase is monumental to me. To have that reassurance that this could be a good idea and a great start to a new favourite game is one that I love being apart of.

It's why I don't give numerical or star reviews, because for one, that's hard to judge a game based on a 1 to 10 scale or a 1 to 5 scale. But just me talking about the game is what makes me happy.

In closing...

Kings, Queens, and Non-binary royals of the audience, I love video games. I've tried doing my own Let's Plays on YouTube. I've even done video reviews of the games I've played. But nothing quite satisfies me like typing in my thoughts for you all to read at your leisure.

I'm very blessed I have such a problem as "There are too many games to play and not enough time", but please be patient with me while I play through both old and new games.

And remember, if there is a game that you would like me to review, please please please let me know. I would love to bring you guys along with me as I play upcoming games or games that I have never heard of.