What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Catlord (Switch)

March 18th, 2024

I'm actually going to try to stick to no new game starts this week, like I was talking about yesterday. Since I've started and not finished dozens upon dozens of games, this shouldn't be much of a challenge.

One of the big benefits I'll get from this is a shot at finishing some of the shorter games I've started, gotten distracted, and not finished on GamePass. I picked Gris back up last night and explored for a little over an hour, finishing the blue levels and reaching the yellow ones. I have no idea what that means in the scope of the game as a whole, but an eel chased me and it was very dramatic. As sedate as this game is, it does not slack on the setpieces.

I played my daily chunk of the Fashion Dreamer event while I was making an unecessairly complicated lunch out of a 38 cent pack of Maruchan ramen. For some reason, I was really set on making my character a cute little St. Patrick's Day outfit, so I did.

Before bed, I played Catlord until I was bored enough to sleep, racking up a lot of the game's static upgrades. When I get every upgrade bought, I guess I'll be done with this, but since I don't play it often, that's not an imminent concern.

January 6th, 2024

Yesterday was not my favorite day, but I did get some games in. Yesterday was a work-from-home day, so during my last break, I snuck off to my room and played Time Gal a few minutes to try and wake up. It did not make me less sleepy, and my play was horrendous, but it was still fun.

Before bed, I also played a few rounds of Catlord, finally taking a look at the second stage and quickly unlocking the third, and final one. They were actually a little disappointing, maybe. The spooky theme is fine, but I felt like fighting skeletons and ghosts instead of just random animals, like at the game's start, lost a little charm. I just play this to fall asleep, though, so it's not a deal breaker.

January 3rd, 2024

It's time for another fast post today! I was exhausted yesterday, so most of my game time was spent scumming for upgrades in Catlord. It was boring, but I needed something mindless to play, and this was perfect!

I also played a couple of credits in Time Gal, and made it way further than I expected to on one credit! I felt powerful.

December 27th, 2023

I'm doing a quick lunch break post today, but I am pleased that I finished the Fantasy Fair event in Fashion Dreamer last night! The missions made it way more interesting to play, so I'm going to cut back a bit on it until the next event starts. I might pop in to make or adjust an avatar to use in the next one, but I won't play as much for a couple weeks.

I half-heartedly played a round of Catlord when I couldn't sleep, too. It didn't help, which was kind of disappointing.

I've already been playing an old arcade game on Switch during my breaks today, so I know a little of what I'm going to write about tomorrow. Other than that, I might be rather lazy about games tonight.

December 15th, 2023

Last night was a doozy, but today should be nice! My family's Christmas is this weekend, so I'm going to wrap presents and make cakes today. I might watch a movie, too, but I don't know what.

I was wiped out after I finished everything last night, so I just played a few more games of Catlord. It's so mindless that it really did help me decompress before sleeping. There are worse ways for a game to be!

December 14th, 2023

I feel like things are not going great, but as far as this blog goes, I have decided to play a couple little indie games to take a breather from Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee.

No Gravity Games is doing its holiday Switch game giveaway again, and in their blessed generosity, they have granted me a mediocre cat game to rival last year's Strike Force Kitty. This year's is Catlord, a pretty bare bones take on Vampire Survivors. I didn't love Vampire Survivors, but I *do* love cats, so I'll give this at least a few more plays. It seems like it'll be a good game to doze off to.

I also tried Hero Hours Contract last night, an indie game about magical girl labor negotiations that I'd had unplayed in my Switch library for quite a while. It's a strategy RPG about clearing the screen rather than surviving, which is interesting in and of itself, and I eel like I've barely scratched the surface of it. I like the art, too, so I'm hoping to see this one through to the end.

Tomorrow, I have the day off work, but I'm pretty sleepy, so I might not play much tonight.