What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Anime Jigsaw Girls: Christmas (Lenovo Legion Go)

November 26th, 2024

Sometimes, as I cheerfully click my way through casual games, I feel like I am not a very discerning gamer. Often, I am tired and just want to relax. Casual and cozy games have nice vibes and often have cats, so I'll put up with a lot from them.

I'm not very comfortable railing against something here, since even cash-ins have people making an effort behind them, but I really didn't like Anime Jigsaw Girls: Christmas so much. If the puzzles had different backgrounds, or if the pieces were cut differently between them, it would have been more relaxing than tedious, but it didn't do either of those things. Oh, well! I still wasn't stressed while I played it, which is something, and I made it through the whole thing.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, I really enjoyed my time with Coffee Pack yesterday. It's really addictive, and when I lose I generally know how I can do better my next try, making me want to press forward. I'm looking forward to playing this a bit more tonight!

November 24th, 2024

I'm still draggy today, but did some super casual gaming yesterday. I'd been reading about Spirit City: Lofi Sessions on notable neocitizen Aywren's blog, and after their last post about it realized that I had a machine that could run it now. I'm really awful at focusing and paying attention to what I want to accomplish, even if I really want to get it done, so I've been making messy and overwhelming pen and paper to-do lists, which isn't fun. Typing out my to-do lists yesterday still wasn't exactly fun, but the avatar creator and collecting lil' monster friends was, so it balances.

I also played some of a Steam holiday cheapie, Anime Jigsaw Girls: Christmas, because last week I became briefly fascinated with the depths of holiday casual games and feel like I have to follow through on that. It seems short and easy, but the music is a super shrill version of Jingle Bells that really got to me after a few screens. All the girls are in front of the same background, and the pieces are cut the same way every time, so there's no challenge or effort involved. I will finish this. I just couldn't take it all in one sitting.