Hello friends, I hope you have had a good 2024. Or if not, I hope 2025 is a good outlook for you! Normally I don't do like a recap of a year or outlook something but I feel like this is something at this point I want to do and it goes to really just life, gaming, and likely beyond. So what I want to do is do a life recap of 2024 then gaming recap and then outlook each for 2025.
Life Recap of 2024: Honestly, I mentioned this to other people IRL and maybe some people in different chats, but if it weren't for three conventions between 2023 (Reconnect) and 2024 (Pax East and MGC) I have probably endured the two worst and two toughest years of my adult life from a personal standpoint. From a personal standpoint, it's been rough. There's been a lot to endure and it has not been easy. There honestly has not been a road map for any of the trouble that has beset myself and my family, even when members of that same family have been the cause. That is the bad. The good? Honestly, I got my own place and I feel I have upkept it pretty well but honestly it's the conventions of MGC and Pax East this year that I really honestly keep dear to me. I honestly was so fortunate to meet so many amazing people and meet up with so many amazing friends again. It was fantastic to go through and have that much fun and just see three fantastic states that I hope to go to again in the future.
Life Outlook for 2025: Honestly, my immediate family has been a great structure for me. Hopefully those relationships stay close. I don't know what my relationship (which is strained, which is probably being kind) with my father will be, but I will just take that day by day. In terms of work, I just take it day by day also honestly because that place is either really good or terrible with no major in-between (My job itself is fantastic.) So that's the other thing. Living situation: Probably the same, as I plan to renew my lease as long as my rent doesn't go outrageously up in 2025. Just letting you all know as friends, I cherish my friendships with you and I hope that continues to be steadfast next year.
Conventions in 2025: So this is probably a thing eh? After Reconnect 2023, MGC and Pax East this year, I plan on going back to MGC in 2025 (it's near me so it's literally fine for me, and it's cheap) and I am going to Reconnect in Denver in 2025 as well. With that, I likely will not be able to go to Pax East. There is an outside shot of me going to Twitchcon in 2025, but I'll make a final determination on that in the spring most likely. If you are at MGC (which is Midwest Gaming Classic) and/or Reconnect, can't wait to see you!
Gaming Recap of 2024: Honestly, this is one thing that I enjoyed getting back to, both on Twitch and YouTube. To reach over 500 followers on Twitch has been just fantastic beyond belief, to know that I started 2024 just over 400 and to get a lot more means the world. I don't game for money or fame or notoriety, but just to have fun. To know that I have a crowd who openly is rooting for great things is fantastic too! You are as much of this ride as can be. For YouTube, to be at 200 subs is fantastic. I came back past the midway point of the year, but to put out the games I did and feel they were successful is fantastic. Anytime I hit 10 views, I feel it's been a success. If I somehow get 100, I feel like that's great. If we did a comparison to 2023 to 2024, by years end I should be more on views, which is good. I will likely be right around the amount of subs gained between 2023 and 2024, which is also good.
Gaming Outlook for 2025: Honestly with Twitch, it's just continue to stream and do my best. I don't have a goal like "Hit 600, hit 700 followers" because I just feel that if I stream and enjoy the game, I will have fun streaming still. For YouTube, kinda the same deal. PS: I'll link both my Twitch and YouTube below. I just want to grow the following as I can. To grow over double as I had from 2022 to now is just fantastic. I just hope I can keep growing. In terms of the games I will play, for the Twitch, expect a lot of variety of games. I will start with Final Fantasy and expand with some Kingdom Hearts but mix in Mario, Pokemon, Kirby, and so much more. I would expect Zelda, Tales, Luigi as well, and getting some other games like Star Fox, Legend of the Mystical Ninja, Bubsy, and so much more. I plan to do a birthday streamathon again, though in a different way than I did this year. I honestly learned a lot over those long type of weekends so while likely doing a 40 hour weekend isn't likely in the realm, I may make it something like 4-8 hour days or something like that (It also depends on my time off at work.) For YouTube, expect also some Mario, but also Donkey Kong Country and it's trilogy of games, and a lot of sports games ranging in sports. I feel that has been a good market as well for me to hit in addition to the Mario games.
With that, I hope you enjoyed reading this friends, and just know as much as I hope for my successes I hope for yours as well!
