I'm not one for "New Year's resolutions", but I am one for overly ambitious projects.
For 2023, Project365 is "One New Game Per Day".
Given that I have 634 unplayed games in my Steam account and {mumble} unredeemed bundle Steam keys, there's a reason my unplayed collection is tagged "Pile of Shame".
I'll pin this to my profile, and give a brief summary here each day (or x, if I miss x days due to work or stuff).
I'll play 15-30 minutes of (at least) one new game I've never played before (or played less than 15 minutes of). I'll give every game at least 15 minutes, even if I hate every minute of it.
I'm also open to suggestions; if you reply to this thread with a game, I'll schedule it, or tell you what I thought of it.
One of the things that's come up is that I have a bunch of games that I've played once, and not touched again.
February 16, 2024 - Day 412 - NewPlay Review
Total NewPlays: 448
Game: Bee Simulator
Platform: Steam
Released: Nov 17, 2020
Installed: Feb 1, 2024
Unplayed: 15d
Playtime: 15m
Bee Simulator is a third-insect bee simulator. It's right there on the tin.
Back in 1991, Will Wright (creator of SimCity and The Sims) released SimAnt; unsurprisingly, this was an ant simulator.
This was among the first games I purchased, and I was very disappointed. While I learned a lot of information about ants (some of which still comes in useful), I didn't actually enjoy the game in the same way that I'd enjoyed SimCity.
Unlike the top-down nature of SimAnt, Bee Simulator is a fully 3D environment. It's a little more game-oriented compared to the po-faced SimAnt, but basically: if you're interested in bees, and/or want to experience life as a bee, Bee Simulator will be right up your alley.
It's not a bad game, just not that interesting to me. For me, Bee Simulator is just a bit: