What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

July 11th, 2025

Last night I was being a big dork and realized that I could just pick up Ketsui Deathtiny: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi as a PS4 download rather than importing a physical copy and did just that. I played the G-Mode Archives port of the flip phone version of this a lot a couple months ago, so starting it up for the first time had a strange "Wow, this is what this game is supposed to look and sound like!" feeling to it.

Gameplay-wise, though, they were a lot more comparable than I expected. I started in Super Easy mode, just out of a lack of confidence, but got my 1CC on my first try. It felt really good! One of the trophies in this game is for clearing Super Easy mode with no deaths, though, not just no continues, and I imagine the f-bomb will be dropped as often as my pilot's auto-bomb as I chase that goal.

At any rate, I like Ketsui. The music is neat and it makes me feel relaxed, so I'm looking forward to playing a ton of this.

July 10th, 2025

I am fried tonight, but I built a super cute Mega Blocks kit of Sylveon last night. I've had this for a while, since I went to Minneapolis a couple months ago, but I'm trying to finish some of the kits and crafts I already have rather than just shopping nonstop. It's pretty satisfying, not least because Legos are fun and Pokemon are cute! It's fun to show off stuff like this, too!

Last night, though, I wasn't really feeling games. I tried a little of Star Soldier on Nintendo Switch Online, and enjoyed it quite a bit once I realized that the structures on screen weren't obstacles to dodge. I couldn't get past level one last night, since I was tired and disinterested. It's easy to imagine myself playing this again, though.

I did a couple puzzles in Zodiacats to make myself fall asleep, too. I think this is a little more tedious than the other stuff I've played from Devcats, but it's a decent bedtime game. I wish the puzzle pieces in this were cut like jigsaw puzzle pieces instead of just squares, though.

July 9th, 2025

Next week, I'm going to go see Blackpink, so I got so distracted looking at merch online that I almost forgot to post here tonight. This is because I'm super classy. Last night, I was also killin' it. I wanted to play more Mushihimesama, but was too lazy to hold up my Legion Go. Instead, I played a couple rounds of Dodonpachi SaiDoiOuJou on Switch. It made me sleepy, so it was a neutral experience!

I also got back to Sephirothic Stories. I entered a new area, so I didn't have much catching up to do. Plus, this has a nice little story summary to check in on. I was a little frustrated that the new area had the same background as all the rest I've done, but oh, well! Budget games sometimes have budget features.

July 8th, 2025

I am knee deep in using jigsaw puzzles that are way too small as a stress-related shutdown mechanism, so I didn't play so many games last night. I did try Mushihimesama, though, trying to figure out what shooter I want to focus on. It was pretty good, and the bug theme gives it an interesting sort of vibe. This might be a good choice!

I played a few rounds of Meteora's Mystic Merge right before bed, too, alternating between the characters to try to get Steam achievements. I think it'll be a long road to most of them, but I'm excited to keep playing. It's very relaxing.

July 7th, 2025

My gaming focus was pretty rubbish yesterday. I spent probably a little over an hour with Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour for the Game Boy Color, played in a very above-board fashion. I got really into it in the moment, swearing profusely when the AI opponents used the item that turned me into a frog, and beat the basic quest. There's quite a bit more to do- that was only a third of the game, and there's a full track I haven't unlocked. Thinking about it today, though, I'm not sure if I will ever play it again. It's totally fine, but I am unmotivated.

From there, I was going to make a run at clearing my last two achievements in Cat Survivors. Instead, I played one run, got really sleepy, and then went to buy a pizza.

My other gaming was right before bed. I'm having trouble making a shmup click as "what I want to play" right now, so I played Dodonpachi Saidaioujou for a little bit on novice mode. This wasn't quite it, either, but I was having fun with it. I might just be in a weird headspace right now.

I finished off the day with Super Mario Kart, which I hadn't played for ages! I'd beaten the first two 50cc cups on Nintendo Switch Online a couple years ago, so I jumped right into the third cup very poorly. I ended up doing some time trials of the two tracks that gave me trouble, and did improve my times. It's not likely those improvements will hold up once a stack of AI racers are throwing things at me again, but it did make me feel better. Plus, I like the music in the game so much! It's just fun to play, no matter how poorly I'm doing.

July 6th, 2025

I'm ending this holiday weekend with a mild headache and a renewed appreciation for kart racers, both of which could be worse. Yesterday, I really played a lot of Deathsmiles, and ended up credit scumming my way through the last couple levels in the 1.1 version as Rosa, after doing pretty well in the early game. Seeing the final stage here makes my dream of a one credit clear seem very daunting, but it'll be interesting to get there.

At one point in the day with family, I got the Switch 2 controller handed to me. One of my siblings had just speedrun Metroid: Zero Mission, so with nothing but the best games on my mind, I ended up playing a few rounds of Atlantis no Nazo. I don't have a screenshot today, since I wasn't on my own console, but it's an extremely janky Famicom platformer that I'd been fixated on in pandemic times. The jumping is bad, your little guy drops dead from anything, the level design is baffling, and it is just overall not great. I love it, and it was fun to make other people gaze upon its horrors, even if only briefly.

I also played a few rounds of Candivity to eat up some free time while stuff cooked. It was a little boring, but kept me from getting too interested in anything while waiting for timers to go off.

July 5th, 2025

I forgot about this blog in the midst of cooking for a family thing. I made green beans with smoked sausage, cinnamon apples, dill and garlic potatoes, and some rice with ground pork, veggies, and cajun seasoning. I'm pretty happy with all of it, but scrambled, too!

I'll sort this better tomorrow, but yesterday on my own, I started an ad-supported RPG, Astarune Academy, on my tablet and played a couple credits of Deathsmiles. At my sister's, I tried Mario Kart World on her Switch 2, then came home to play Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing Transformed while chugging a White Claw. It was an ok day.

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