The year of 2024

 What did I do in the year of 2024 that I shall remember:

I exercised everyday. The length of my run distance has increased. Also introduced some new workouts into the mix to get some variation.

I was able to DM and participate in other groups of DnD and pathfinder. (also some sessions of Cyberpunk.)
I unfortunately had to stop a forum based roleplay because no one had any interest in it anymore.

Artistic:
I was able to upload to some comics for The Game, but was unable to keep it up during the rest of the year.
https://www.deviantart.com/j4b/gallery/57423843/the-game-sketches

Did draw some other things in my giant sketchbook, but that's just practice really.

I attempted a 100 days of pose sketch challenge, and then another one.
https://www.youtube.com/@julienbrightside8635
Gathering a youtube following is harder than I thought.
I sometimes find it hard to concentrate on learning new things.

I watched the following anime with the animeclub (local friendgroup)

Knights of Sidonia: Space opera, war against aliens, cgi. I enjoyed it.

Sarazanmai: Three boys gets turned into Kappa. Weird anime, but wholesome in that it makes people talk about their feelings.

Cells at work: Enjoyable slice of life, except it is your body.

Serial Experiments Lain: Didn't vibe with this one.

Bofuri season 1 and 2: Season 1 is better. It has some lighthearted fun.

Vinland Saga: Viking violence and pursuit of vengeance. Do recommend.

Ranma 1/2: Boy gets turned into girl when exposed to water. Funny lighthearted.

Mononoke: An interesting look into japanese monsters. Very visually interesting.

Other anime I saw with friends:
Re:princess connect: I just enjoy this one.
Gungale online: Also fun
Dandadan: Idiots on adventure, high energy comedy and action.



Games I played:
Through Steam:

Astera Six-Sided Oracles: Rogue lite, card dealing, dice throwing. (Fun)

Beholder: Rent out apartments, Sell out your tenants (A harsh look into what it would be to live in a stalinesque time period)

Cultist Simulator: A mix between an idle and active game. Not quite my vibe.

Disco Elysium: Drunk cop simulator. Recommend.

Figment 2: Creed Valley: Metaphor for your mind. It has a nice look. I like the songs in it.

Heretics fork: Rogue stationary shooter? It has an interesting art style.

Indigo Park: Fun little demo of horror park. The mascot is the main interest.

Mahokenshi: Alright deckbuilder. Made my computer go WRRRRRRYYYY

Starship troopers: Cool strategy, story just ends. Satisfying gameplay, unsatisfying conclusion.

Sticky Business: cute stuff. Not my thing.

Warhammer 40 000: Gladius: Hex based strategy akin to civ. A bit meh.

The werecleaner: This one had a fun concept.

Zoeti: Another deck builder. It was alright.


Through Epic:
Vampire Survivors: Addictive shootylooty topdown patootie
Brotato: As above
Floppy Knights: Plays like advance wars. Cute.
Islets: Recommend, metroidvania platformer. Cute and wholesome.
Love: Quick platformer.
The Outer Worlds: Something to deal with the fallout addiction.
Forest Quartet: Quick wholesome after death ghost thingy.
Murder by numbers: Detective story with some sort of numberspuzzle.
Grime: Metroidvania where you play a black hole.


Through Humble bundle:
I played through "Getting Over it"
It got me frustrated, but I finished it

Unparalell:
It is about a mouse pushing blocks in an abandoned lab.
It is very short.

The corridoor:
A somewhat interesting game about walking in a corridor but the narrator doesn't want you to

Elephant in the room:
You play as an elephant that is sneaky.
Wonky controls, silly concept

Quiet city:
You interact with stickmen.
They do something.
It is very short.

Fistful of nothing:
Music alright
Gameplay: Stealthy and topdown
Story: It just ends so not that fancy

Spoolside:
You travel back and forth through time and try to help people. The game doesn't have an ending as far as I know

Space Routine:
You control the jetsons and try to make them get to their family stuff.
Family time management is not my kind of game.

Hey. Park boy
You play a small alien trying to grow flowers in the park.
I enjoyed this game.

Balconing simulator:
Toss yourself out off a balcony and hit the pool
Played for 30 seconds.
The game crashed on me.

Knightclub:
Needs multiplayer.  Decided to just uninstall it.

Divinoids:
Plays a bit like Rampage from back in the day

Drawkanoid:
PLays like breakout, but bullettime.
No story. Felt I tried the mechanics enough to uninstall

Lyric Sonata:
Short game:
You play as a note in a 3d space. It's weird

Roombo: First blood
You play as a roomba defending your home against thieves.
 Comedically amounts of blood

Tiny Echo:
A cute point and click game where you deliver letters to animals.

A short hike:
You play as a birdperson attempting to get up a mountain.
Sweet, short, hearthfelt, wholesome, cute

Shady Knight:
Speedy hack and slash with jumping and stuff. ACtually not that long.

Crescent Bay
A demo for a murder mystery.
The keybindings didn't cooperate so I was not satisfied

Once upon a crime in the west:
A lot of dead people in a cabin.
You trying to figure out what happened.
Short game, interesting graphic style.
I like the crime solving aspect of it as you have a camera.

Fate of kai:
Controlling thoughts and actions through a comic book.
Short game. I liked the mechanics.

Rainy Season:
You are hanging out with your family on a rainy day.
Short game. Talk with people. Interact with objects.
Wholesome?

Jawns:
Boardgame. No story.
Game had an annoying sound that kept playing.

2000:1 space felony:
Gather clues in space and find out what happened.
I liked this game even though I'm bad at collecting clues.

Keyboard Sports.
A fun game that useds the whole keyboard to move your character.
Graphic: Simple 3d.
Story: Some story
I enjoyed the gameplay. It wasn't a particularly long game.

Ollie and Bollies outdoor estate
The graphic style is cute, but the movement is impossible.

kind words:
Sending kind letters to strangers and collect stickers.
Itis a nice game.

Kimmy:
Visual novel about befriending a girl during summer.
Short story. INteresting.

Operator:
Demo of a game where you hack an office to steal files.
A bit clunky.

Hitchhiker:
prototype.
Demo
It's alright. Point and click talk with a guyw hile driing
while driving*

Before I forget:
Walk around simulator where you play someone with dementia
Emotional.
Short.

Thor.N
Idle game clicker, but 3d with a hint of dystopian overlay

Fortune -499
Fun little rpg with stone paper scissors mechanics

Played through Creatorcrate
Time spent: 5 hours
Time spent angry: 3 hours
It is a platformer where you create objects and destroy surroundings.

Roman sands:
Weirdass game about being stuck in a hotel in which time goes back and forth

Torii:
puzzle platformer 3d, allegori about death,
interesting colors

Copaka: You play as bird, collecting shiny things. It was alright.

Tales from Offpeak city volume 1: Weird ass walk around simulator

Macdows 95: lot of minigames, not a lot of story, just puzzles really

Summertime madness: walking puzzler, nicely done scenery

After Hours: it was something, didn't care much for it

CO-open, wholesome exploration oflocal store. Featuring birdpeople


Other:
Hearthstone. It's like a habit.
Among us: Fun with friends.


For next year:
I will continue to exercise, just because it is a habit.
I will continue to play videogames.
I will continue to draw art. I will try to improve in various ways.
I will become better at animating.
I will continue The Game comic, one penstroke at a time.