Most people have favorites like Skyrim or snow levels in games like Super Mario 64. Well since I’m weird af mine is Half-Life (1) on the ps2. I first played it around Christmas in the 2000’s, the exact date I rented it escapes me. So this year I’m feeling nostalgic again and fired it up in PCSX2 with native mouse and keyboard support.
It’s a pretty good port all things considered, if you don’t want to pay Valve money or pirate a copy from somewhere. Vimm’s has it in their catalogue of games.
They’re waiting for you Gordon, in the test. chamber.
I tend to replay either horror games around this time of year, or Max Payne, usually the second. Last year, i’m pretty sure I went through The Thing, since it was re-released on pc with a bunch of bugfixes and graphic updates. That was awesome. I also always wait until the first single-digit temp night of the year to rewatch The Thing. its just a ritual I have.
if i’m with my bros around the holidays we also usually try to bust out an old multiplayer classic, like goldeneye 64 or bomberman 64. something we can scream at each other about all night
Was gonna say max payne 1 here, the snow everywhere really brings it together.
last time i tried to get mp1 running on my pc, it had this insane audio glitch that just kept replaying like, a trashcan falling down or something repeatedly and it would never end. pretty sure i read there’s some patches and stuff to fix the issues but i didn’t have the time to finagle 'em so i just didn’t. i probably should replay it here soon, but i was hoping TGA would show off some of the Max Payne remake stuff in addition to Control 2.
Oh I played horror games around Halloween for the first time this year. More spooky themed then horror I played Dredge and No Im not a Human. I might look for some spooky games again Halloween 2026 and maybe make it something I do each year.
loved dredge. so fun and so cute
oh yeah its a fun and chill slowburn