The Backlog Check-in Vol. 382: 4/26/25: Forza Horizon 5 Edition

[Phaseknox]

Played: Nothing

Finished: Nothing

Playing: ?

Added: Nothing

Games releasing this week
Arc Raiders
Badlands Crew
Blight Night
Castle Craft
Conquest Dark
Cooking Companions
CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator
Crusader Kings III: Khans of the Steppe
Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals
Despelote
Dig VR
Eydigard
Forza Horizon 5
FragPunk
Freeride
Haunted House Renovator
The House of Da Vinci VR
Icaria
Kiborg
Kingdom’s Deck
Magic Inn
Many Nights a Whisper
Moroi
MotoGP 25
Nanuka: Secret of the Shattering Moon
Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos
9th Dawn Remake
Nirvana Noir
Ogu and the Secret Forest
Peglin
Private Military Manager
Rebellion Godsoul: Awakening
Seedsow Lullaby
Shotgun Cop Man
Skin Deep
spellcaster University
Starnaut
StarVaders
SubwaySim 2
To Pixelia
Towerborne
Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina)
V Rising
Warfare Legacy Collection
Wartales - The Beast Hunt
Wuthering Waves

[jfissel]

Finished: Nothing

Now Playing: Octopath Traveler II

Added to Backlog: Nothing

Current Backlog: 40 games

I am about 26 hours into Octopath Traveler II, have all 8 characters in my party, and I've completed 2 of their chapter 2s. I wish everyone could get experience after battle - this is an old school setup, and swapping characters constantly (having to go to the tavern to do this) is already annoying lol.

[canedaddy]

Played recently: Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

Finished: nothing

Added to backlog: nothing

Current backlog: 44


I'm having fun with LADG. It won't be among my favorite Yakuza games, but it's great to play (the gadget setup is a wonderful fast counterpart to normal Kaz combat) and it's filling in story beats. I'm in Chapter 4 now.

[argyle]

Games added: Nothing

Last week: Finished nothing, played Blue Prince. SO MUCH BLUE PRINCE!

This week: Hopefully, I'll wrap up BP, but we'll see how it goes.

The credits rolled on Blue Prince, but that's not even sorta the end of the game. Most of the story still isn't revealed and a lot more opens up after you complete your main goal. The game is like an onion - a delicious onion. This is definitely a very strong GOTY contender.

[isthatallyougot]

The credits rolled on Blue Prince, but that's not even sorta the end of the game. Most of the story still isn't revealed and a lot more opens up after you complete your main goal. The game is like an onion - a delicious onion. This is definitely a very strong GOTY contender.

That sounds really compelling. I love games that just keep giving, and especially when ultimate clarity is left to interpretation in the end. Those games just linger within me and often end up on my all-time goat list.

[argyle]

The credits rolled on Blue Prince, but that's not even sorta the end of the game. Most of the story still isn't revealed and a lot more opens up after you complete your main goal. The game is like an onion - a delicious onion. This is definitely a very strong GOTY contender.

That sounds really compelling. I love games that just keep giving, and especially when ultimate clarity is left to interpretation in the end. Those games just linger within me and often end up on my all-time goat list.

This game is absolutely amazing. It's extremely unique and just genius in design. I can't praise it enough, honestly.