What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore (Switch)

February 18th, 2024

Yesterday, I got super fixated on clearing Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore, and couldn't focus on anything until I beat the final boss that afternoon. It was really fun, though. The platforming and combat felt pretty good, and all the sidequests, with their nifty corresponding rewards, gave me a nearly constant sense of progression. I did check it out due to curiosity about how a CDi Zelda homage would function, but this ended up being one of my favorite games that I've played in quite a while! It was a good time, and I might eventually tackle it on the higher difficulty I unlocked.

After that, as if I hadn't burned my eyes out enough, I did a few sets of missions to earn the next photo frame in Fashion Dreamer. It feels like there's a lot of players active during this event, just from the amount of outfits I'm being sent, which is nice.

February 17th, 2024

I spent all of my game time last night on Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore, perhaps getting way too into it. I beat another boss and lit a couple of royal beacons, which are kind of story progression points, and spent a lot of time nabbing upgrades and items with my new powers. In fact, I shut it off to sleep, decided I definitely could not sleep pretty quickly, and just turned the game back on. It's been a while since I've been this excited to play something, and it's a good feeling.

February 16th, 2024

Despite a feeling of near total exhaustion, I am happy that I have finally reached Friday. I'll have to push through today, but from there, two days of not working will be a treat.

Last night, I felt like I made pretty good progress in Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore, beating the first boss and getting some important items. I'm really enjoying this a lot so far, and think it'll be my main game for the weekend. I really want the magic that'll let me through the blue barriers, to see what's hidden behind them in the first stage!

I also had a few minutes where I wanted to stay in my living room, but not watch tv or do crafts or anything, so I picked Costume Quest back up. This game is straightforward enough that I made good progress here, too, even after months off. I cleared the bobbing for apples minigame and got a new costume, so in my next play session, I'll be able to go to the patriotic kid's party. I'm looking forward to it.

February 15th, 2024

It's somewhat exciting to be posting before work for a third day straight! I feel so productive!

Productivity is counter to the point of this blog, though, so more on topic, I started playing Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore last night. I had a 3DO, as far as failed 90s multimedia consoles go, so I don't have any specific CD-i nostalgia. The thought of figuring out the potential underneath the messy parts of the CD-i Zelda games seemed really interesting, though, so I'd wanted to give this a try. I'm not very far into it so far, but it was a fun start, and I'm hoping to wake up enough to play more tonight.

I also continued the steampunk event in Fashion Dreamer, unlocking a "marionette" pose. It makes my character look more irritated that she has no bench to relax on than anything, I think, so I was kind of amused by that.