What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?
November 2023
November 30th, 2023
I overslept today, so this isn't going to be a very good post. I kept going in Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee, though, hitting Vermillion City. The Underground Path was really neat, since it looked in 3D like I'd always imagined it would while playing on Game Boy. It was pretty uneventful overall, though, and I'll probably deal with the SS Anne tonight.
November 29th, 2023
Last night, I finally got my whole party to level 20 in Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee and went to fight Misty. Her team had lower levels than I'd anticipated, so a lot of my effort was probably pointless! I totally wrecked her, though, it was satisfying.
I'm thinking from here, I'll probably stop working towards the Nuzlocke playstyle. It doesn't add the strategy I'd expected, at least not in this one, and it's such a charming game that I'd rather just relax and enjoy it. None of my Pokemon have been KO'd yet, but I'm just not feelin' it.
November 28th, 2023
I got up earlier than normal to do some cleaning and organization this morning, and did almost none of it, so I'll have that to look forward to after work tonight. As far as yesterday's games go, though, I just did some more levelling in Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee, going so far as to trounce the trainers in Misty's gym without actually facing her. Needing my whole party to be at level 20 before I fight her is a long term brain worm, but I'm pretty close to it now.
November 27th, 2023
I was unpleasantly zoned out yesterday, so I barely accomplished anything.
Game-wise, I got through another stage in Gris.
I also did a bit more pre-Misty's gym levelling in Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee..
I'm hoping to feel better today, games or not, which'll be a super low bar to clear.
November 26th, 2023
I had an extremely relaxed yesterday, where I wasn't feeling my best, so I ended up playing a lot of games.
First off the bat, I got out my shiny new Switch to get going on my eShop backlog. I have it in my head that I'm not going to buy any new games until April, when Princess Peach: Showtime comes out. I have some stuff on order, both preorder and slow shipping, and five of those six games are JRPGs, so I'm plenty set for that goal on both the "woo, new stuff!" rush and playtime alone.
As part of that, though, I want to work through some of the games I've got, so I started in on Planetarian, one of the shorter visual novels I had sitting around. I don't know what to say about it here yet, since it's legitimately just reading, but in my first play session, it seemed to be imparting the message that nothing helps with PTSD like cute robot girls. I'm okay with sad-robot-sci-fi, and this is ok for that so far.
After that, I tried Gris, as hearing a friend talk about it reminded me that I'd abandoned Game Pass for the month. The wordless storytelling was a sharp contract to the chatty visual novel I'd been playing earlier, and the platforming felt really excellent, so I played a lot longer than I'd intended. I'm looking forward to getting further in this today.
From there, before bed, I did some basic level grinding in my Nuzlocke run of Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee, too. I am conflicted on catching Pokemon being the main way to level grind in this game, as it gates levelling behind money, but it's kind of an interesting play mechanic. It doesn't seem like it'll become a problem. It was just a thought that I got fixated on while I was half asleep.
I'm looking forward to a relaxed, and hopefully craft-filled Sunday today. I hope there are nice days ahead for the rest of you, too.
November 25th, 2023
I kept on with the holiday weekend yesterday, eating way too much and sitting on my butt to crochet the perfect amount. I also got an OLED Switch yesterday, and realized in what poor condition my first gen Switch had been in when I turned it on. It took a while to get all my data transferred over to it, so I ended up just stockpiling some points to make more outfits in Fashion Dreamer before bed. Bingo looks great on such a fancy screen.
November 24th, 2023
Yesterday was a nice holiday, but I came home overloaded with food and overexcited about crocheting dishcloths, so I didn't make much headway in any games. I did play Fashion Dreamer for a few minutes, though, and put one of my avatars in some cozy sweatpants. It felt appropriate.
November 23rd, 2023
Happy Thanksgiving, other US Neocities users! Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, because food is the best, and I already have my green bean casserole going. Last night, I made an apple spice cake, and after this post, I'm going to make some mashed potatoes. Cooking and eating is definitely today's going concern.
After baking and a tragically Pikachu's Vacation free viewing of Mewtwo Strikes Back on bluray, though, I did tackle the next chunk of Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee. Rather than fighting Misty, I went up to Route 25 and fought the trainers leading up to Bill's house, nabbing my SS Anne tickets early. On the two routes I hit last night, I got a couple of decent new party members, too, scoring a Psyduck and a Venonat. I was satisfied with last night's progress.
November 22nd, 2023
This is my last day of work before a four-day weekend, so I'm in a pretty decent mood this morning. Last night was okay, too! I played around an hour of Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee, and felt some mild concern as I hit a new route after Mt. Moon and picked up a Rattata. My backup Pokemon if anyone in my party dies aren't the best yet! Tonight, though, I'm hoping to tackle Nugget Bridge and maybe Misty's gym after I get done baking a cake. It's good stuff to look forward to!
November 21st, 2023
I'm doing a quick post before work today, not because I am stressed or in a hurry, but because I don't have all that much to say today.
I pressed on in my quest to reach the top designer level in Fashion Dreamer, and am into the 40s with that now. It is going to take ages to hit the point I'm after.
After that, I played a few minutes of Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee, too, starting in on Mt. Moon. With the Nuzlocke rules in play, I felt a bit underlevelled until I realized no random encounter was going to be a battle, saving me from getting hurt by confusion against Zubats. Anyway, I didn't play this for very long because I was sleepy.
November 20th, 2023
Today was my last day of training on my alternate shift, and I'm so relieved it's over! I'm so sleepy I don't even have an appetite, so I'm looking forward to going back to my normal sleep schedule.
As for yesterday, I perhaps finished the main goal in Fashion Dreamer. I logged onto online mode, and a few text boxes popped up that said I was a top influencer. Then, the credits rolled. It was anti-climactic in a really satisfying way. Once I went back in, I'd unlocked a new area to aimlessly wander, so I can change up the scenery a bit more as I max my levels. It was pretty amusing, though, overall.
I went to game night at a friend's house, too, where we played Clue, which I'd never played before, Uno, and the slightly mysterious Rack-O, a card game about putting numbers in order. It was fun, and I was as decent as Rack-O as I was terrible at Clue.
Lastly, I played about half an hour of Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee before bed, picking up a couple more Pokemon to serve as unwitting victims in my Nuzlocke challenge. I'm not sure yet if I'll use the Ekans or Zubat, but I'm leaning towards Ekans, just because I like Arbok's design better than Golbat's. I'm going to at least start Mt. Moon if I stay awake for any length of time tonight.
November 19th, 2023
This morning, I made a pan of vegan fudge for a game night with friends, and after having licked my mixing bowl clean, I really have an unfounded boost in self-confidence now, as well as a stomachache. Both will pass.
Last night, though, I got really excited about Pokemon for very little reason, so I started a (heavily modified) Nuzlocke run of Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee. I pieced some half functional rules together from some Google results on the subject and played the first couple hours. Even with this being a pretty easy version of Red/Blue/Yellow, the threat of permadeath and party building limits still built to a reasonably tense first gym leader battle. It's also super cute, which is equally important.
I'll probably keep going with that today, at least a bit, and get back to some of my normal rotation games, too. This should be a pleasant and laid back Sunday.
November 18th, 2023
Last night I spent a couple of hours building a really neat not-Lego set of a Famicom! It was really tempting to post the whole barrage of photos I sent a friend, gushing about how cute it was and how cool some of the little details were, but I'm sticking with one. It's in front of my real Famicom Mini here, just as a comparison shot. While I was building it, I felt like it was really crazy that there are people able to conceptualize how the different shapes of blocks can come together to build something so detailed.
I also kept plugging along in Fashion Dreamer, but wasn't interested in playing it for all that long. I'm still levelling up, though, so 'twas not in vain.
November 17th, 2023
I got a long break from work today, so I'm doing a quick post before I go back to training! Last night I was sleepy, so I only played a bit of Fashion Dreamer. Having had this for two weeks, I would say that it is maybe a bit boring, but I'm extremely determined to hit the top designer level. I wish it offered a bit more to do, though.
November 16th, 2023
Last night, I didn't play video games in bed to see if I slept better, but I only slept two or three hours. It wasn't my most successful experiment.
Before bed, though, I played Persona 5 Royal for about half an hour. I didn't want to get stuck without a save point and accidentally stay up too late, so it wasn't as long as I wanted to go.
I also played Fashion Dreamer for a little bit, but didn't accomplish anything notable in it at all.
November 15th, 2023
I just got back from the doctor, which went well, and am happy to have time to post before I start work today. Tonight's dinner will probably be quicker to cook than last night's cream cheese and spinach pasta, too, so I should get a good chunk of free time!
Last night wasn't bad in terms of free time at all, though. I was super sleepy, so I read a lot more than I played games. I did make a small chunk of levelling progress in Fashion Dreamer, though, and restocked my outfit design points with some bingo.
After that, I was going to play Persona 5 Royal, but I'd forgotten to switch game cards and didn't want to get back out of bed at that point. Instead, I played Metantei Conan Skateboard Run: Kaito Kid to Shinpi no Hihou and got extremely frustrated when I came three medals short of getting a star on a level. Tonight I'm going to make sure I remember to swap games.
November 14th, 2023
I am having a super strange week. Yesterday, I worked my normal (and very plush) 10:30-7 schedule, but I have training for the rest of the week, putting me at a more normal 8-4:30 schedule. Tomorrow morning, though, I have a doctor's appointment, which means I have an 11-4:30 schedule, which feels like the king of work days.
This semi-mess left me with a shorter gap than normal between shifts, so I didn't play much last night. I did some fiddling with online mode in Fashion Dreamer, though, progressing to the point that I have met a fashionable kappa girl. She's a powerful feature for a game to have.
November 13th, 2023
This morning, I have hiccups. I am suffering through this dark time in solitude.
As far as games went yesterday, I played another day of Persona 5 Royal, meeting some party members and getting into the first dungeon a bit. It was so strange to play a game with train stations I'd been baffled by in my real life, but cool, too.
I kept plugging away at Fashion Dreamer, too. My Switch can't pick up wi-fi in my bedroom, so I played offline mode while I was falling asleep. I felt like I made some headway, though. I got a lot of character parts from the NPCs, and even had a new NPC pop up in my world. It wasn't a bad deal.
November 12th, 2023
Yesterday was an okay day! I didn't catch back up with my reading goals, but I did some crafts, chatted with a friend, and watched the first Cardcaptor Sakura movie. It was nice and laid back.
I also played the first hour of Persona 5 Royal on Switch. My thought is that I'll be able to divide it up pretty easily by in game days, so it won't be super daunting to finish, despite its length. Plus, I've never played much of a mainline Persona game, which feels like an RPG blind spot. It's really difficult to see some bits on Switch in portable mode, but it was interesting so far.
I also continued my Fashion Dreamer journey, pressing onward in my quest to reach the top designer level. I didn't have as many bingo tickets as I thought, so I'll play for a few more days before embarking on a true bingo binge.
November 11th, 2023
I'm still super tired today, and a little disappointed in myself in that I skipped out on crafts entirely and fell way behind on reading this week. I'm hoping for a relaxing weekend where I can regain ground on both fronts. I'm thinking of starting a big game today, too, but don't know if I'm actually awake enough for it.
As for yesterday, I picked Dragon Warrior II back up and got my second party member. That was about it, though I did wander around to level him up a bit. I'm going for my third and final party member here soon!
I played some more of Fashion Dreamer, too, steadily increasing my designer level. I'll definitely play this a bit more today, even if it is just to use up the bingo tickets I've earned over the past few days.
November 10th, 2023
I felt super tired and burned out last night, so I half-heartedly fiddled with Fashion Dreamer as I ate frozen pizza and watched the first version of Hairspray. I made okay progress in my designer level just because I was having trouble making an outfit come together, which isn't a bad thing. I'm sure I'll at least get this out again tonight, but if I'm feeling peppier, I want to play something a little more in depth, too.
November 9th, 2023
My Fashion Dreamer saga continues today, as I spent a decent amount of time in online mode last night. I don't know that online mode makes the game better, as it's totally asynchronous, leaving you to make outfits for other players that have been uploaded in, just like you would NPCs. It feels good to see likes pour in on my own outfits, even if they are just glorified coloring book business, and other players put some cute ensembles together for me. Still, it feels kind of flat.
What online mode does do, however, is swing the balance of the game clear in the other direction. Now that I've tried online mode, I'm not grinding for points in bingo unless I want to do so. Likes from other players rack up the points you need to make new outfits like crazy. My quest to reach the top designer level in this still feels like a daunting level of tedium, but I definitely think it's more doable now.
November 8th, 2023
My computer's really bent out of shape that I intend on using it this morning, but that can't stop me from making an extremely repetitive post here!
I kept on with Fashion Dreamer last night, getting from designer level 4 to 7 thanks to some bingo plays. I wanted to see if I could get some athletic pants for girls, but gaining a few levels didn't get me any extra patterns on that front. If I play tonight, I'll probably just grind for bingo tickets and points to make some future outfits, rather than coming up with any design plans. I regret to say that it's not actually a very good game, but I'm pretty dug in as far as my intent to finish it goes.
November 7th, 2023
Last night was just more Fashion Dreamer, which I'm sure makes for some super scintillating posts. There weren't any gameplay changes in the new area, so I did some points grinding to be able to "make" some new clothing pieces. All this involves is recoloring pre-set items, but the designer levels run so staggeringly high that I've gotta see it through. I was tired enough that I ended up playing one of the basic bingo machines to cheat for points, rather than interacting with NPCs. I should play the standard rules bingo machine to move faster, but it seems kind of tedious.
November 6th, 2023
Yesterday was a nice, laid back Sunday. I went and played Dungeons and Dragons with friends, and my character fell in a security alert pit in a goblin base because she wasn't paying attention. I'm playing as a dingbat barbarian, so I felt like it was appropriate, but it was somewhat troublesome.
I played some more Fashion Dreamer last night, too, and unlocked, but haven't yet played, the next cocoon, or world I can visit. I am looking forward to checking that out tonight.
November 5th, 2023
For most of yesterday, I wasn't feeling very good, so I went hard into black hole mode with reading instead of doing anything else remotely active. That is okay, though. I did play Fashion Dreamer again for a little bit, taking a look at the menswear options. They didn't feel limited at all, at least not within 45 or so minutes, which was nice. It's cool that when you make and swap characters, they all have access to the same item/EXP pool, too, meaning that there's no loss of progress inherent in wanting to play dress up with another character for a bit.
I don't know that I'll play anything more exciting than this today, since I'm going to go play D&D with some work friends later. It should be a nice, relaxing Sunday, though, and I am looking forward to the rest of the day.
November 4th, 2023
Yesterday I, as the adult sophisticate that I am, got in my preorder of Fashion Dreamer. I played it for maybe between an hour and a half and two hours yesterday, and am not super sure what to make of it yet. It might just be that I've played too many of their other games, but it feels like a lot of stuff from the developer's past games jammed together so far- the "please make me an outfit!" gameplay loop from Style Savvy, the followers system from Kiratto Pri*Chan, and the outfit design systems from some of the 3DS entries in the Pretty Rhythm and PriPara games- but I'm not sure if I care or not yet. So far, it feels a little flimsy without the inventory management aspects of Style Savvy in place, but it looks like there's some sort of progression inherent to the online world setting in single player mode, so I'm still curious to see what comes next.
I played Dragon Warrior II a little more, too, but stopped to go to sleep while it had me running around in circles to find my second party member. I'll probably go back and find him today, but the "woah, too bad you came all the way back to your castle, we told the prince you were at *his* castle, so he went home!" vibes did me in last night.
November 3rd, 2023
Today, I'm pretty excited because my preorder of Fashion Dreamer for Switch is going to arrive. I really liked the Style Savvy games on DS, and love the Pretty Rhythm/PriPara stuff, so a new SynSophia fashion game is my personal Tears of the Kingdom. That's how you know you're on a serious gaming blog!
Last night, though, I was super sleepy, so I played Blinx: The Time Sweeper for five minutes and shut it off when I died.
November 2nd, 2023
I'm keeping November off to a rip roarin' start here with more stories of my adventures in Dragon Warrior II. Last night, I carefully approached the cave I'd gotten destroyed in the night before, levelling up, getting the new armor and weapon, and still having quite a bit of difficulty with it. Finally, I got to the final spot in the cave, with all my items used and a sliver of HP, and realized I was in the wrong place.
From there, I took the key item from the cave, got killed in a random battle, and then figured out where I was actually supposed to go and buzzed through that cave, now delightfully overlevelled for the situation. Nothing adds difficulty to an RPG more consistently than being a dingbat does.
November 1st, 2023
It's the first post of a new month, but I'm still really struggling badly with tiredness, so it's not going to be a great post for the occassion. I'm still playing Dragon Warrior II, and tried to make my way to a cave to get my second party member last night. Once I got there, though, I got absolutely wrecked by random encounters and scurried back to level up for a few minutes. I might buy a new weapon and armor before I give it another go, too, just to mop the floor with the random battle monsters, but I haven't decided yet.
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