What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Akai Katana Shin (PS4)

July 28th, 2025

I kind of treated yesterday like a fluff day, playing lots of games and going to the movies. I kept going with Lego Indiana Jones, which ruled because I went back to the Raiders of the Lost Ark stages and made Lego Marion chuck glass bottles at people. It's immensely satisfying to break glass on a Nazi's head in such a cutesy little game, and I had a great time with this level.

I need to watch Last Crusade, the only movie in the series I haven't seen, before I get to that set of levels in this, so I'm just going to be in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Temple of Doom for now. I know this part of my planning is just super important to everyone reading, so I'm just passing that info on.

I've been feeling inspired by my time with Lego Indiana Jones to do more level based games, so I started Super Mario Bros 3 yesterday. I'd maybe only played the Super Mario All-Stars version of this in the past, and when I was a little kid at that. It's very fun, though! The jump felt a little slippery at first, but I got used to it fast and made it to the second world last night. My progress will be slower during the work week, but I'm really looking forward to playing this more!

I want a shmup in the mix, too, so I played Akai Katana Shin for a bit last night. This is a cool game, but it is not my vibe right now.

July 12th, 2025

I'm really spacing out for it being fairly early in an uneventful day! I did go get Vietnamese food for a friend's birthday, and stopped at Dollar Tree after, but there's nothing high intensity about any of that. Oh, well! It's ok to be a little out of it on a weekend.

Last night, I played some more of Ketsui: Deathtiny, grinding away at the lowest difficulty option on the super in-depth training mode. I cleared stage one with no hits as both planes, but it took more effort than I'd care to admit for the full stage run! It was really satisfying to get there, though.

I tried Akai Katana Shin, too, and got my butt kicked hard. I am not sure what I should be doing when I swap between shooting with a plane and a magic flying person yet, and not sure if now is the time to start juggling this game. It's very cool, though! I'm sure my lack of an attention span will bring me back here sooner rather than later.