I desperately have been trying to make myself sit down and play Fire Emblem: Three Houses, which I got for Christmas. I take forever to start things.

I have a Pixelmon server I’ve been running for friends I didn’t get to touch the last week because out of town.

Speaking of which, being out of town driving made me really want to get into my semiannual obsession with Cities: Skylines. Highways always get me back into the game because transit is easily my biggest sticking point late game.

1. The Wars series, desperately been waiting for Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp’s release announcement to make up for the indefinite delay due to Ukraine. I also like Animal Crossing for the first few months after it comes out before it becomes a chore and The Legend of Zelda because duh (but favorites are Wind Waker and Breath of the Wild). I have FFXII, another favorite, on the Switch as well, but also have the original collector’s edition PS2 version.

2. I got a copy of Metropolismania, a little known simulator game, for the PS2 for Christmas because I loved it as a kid. Also got Tribes: Aerial Assault, which is quite possibly the best entry in the series and one which brings back fond memories of couch co-op. My favorite entries on PS2 though are the Dark Cloud games. For Xbox, I really can’t think of any exclusives that stick out.

3. Third party would be admitting I reluctantly love Bethesda games. I tried to go back and play BioWare’s games because I said the same, but they just don’t hold up prior to Dragon Age in my opinion. I have a huge obsession with strategy and simulators though, so nearly any entry in those genres would also count.