Introduction

At the beginning of summer, even before I conducted my final class, cleaned my room, and stepped out of the school for, well, for only two weeks because of summer school, I put together a list of 5 games I wanted to play over the summer. I knew, as you probably did, that list would not be completed. However, maybe I should have played more than one of them for an extended period of time. That might make Summer 2025 Post Mortem a bit less depressing.

It’s not that I didn’t play video games. In fact, I discovered a web page that superimposes achievements onto older video games. As a result, I spent most of my free time in Europe playing Mario vs. Donkey Kong to beat that game. When we got back, I went to one of my favorite games of all time, Frostbite. I need only one achievement there in order to “complete” that game. More recently, I picked up Super Mario 64 again. One of the greatest games ever made. Can’t hate me for that.

The Game(s) I Played

As mentioned, I played a tiny amount of both Red Dead Redemption 2 and The Last of Us. Literally only played through the introduction of both games. Hey, it just gives me a head start on Games for Winter Break. Or, maybe Summer Break 2026. Who knows, maybe I’ll get really crazy and play them without a vacation or one pending.

I played a ton of Hades. Made it to Meg a couple of times. Unlocked the vault or whatever its called where you get kudos for meeting the gods, getting different bonuses, etc. Both of those made me want to play the game even more. If I have time, maybe I will upload some of that play to the YouTube in between Pokemon, Truck Driving, trying to 100% Mario vs. DK and Doors. So, there’s another one I promised!

The Verdict

I said this Summer 2025 Post Mortem might be depressing. I suppose, in retrospect, that makes sense. You rarely go into a post mortem thinking that it will be bright and rosy. However, there are a couple of ways to approach it. I’d rather celebrate the good that I accomplished than worry about the bad or what I didn’t.