What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Codebreaker Puzzle 1000! ENG & JAN (Switch)

November 2nd, 2022

Today is going to be fairly difficult at work, I think, so I am posting somewhat nervously today.

My games last night were pretty par for the course stuff. I did my daily check in with Kandagawa Jet Girls, doing a race and some mild trophy scumming. The treadmill minigame is infuriating, since I'm bad at fast-pressing the same button over and over, so now that I have my B in it, I hope to never deal with it again.

With my Genesis Mini 2, I decided to try Silpheed, which seemed cool. The prerendered backgrounds certainly gave it an interesting look, and from what I played, the difficulty seemed fair. Between this and Sewer Shark yesterday, though, I got a slight feeling that everyone looked at the Sega CD tech and decided that the best way to use it would be making games where people are constantly yelling. That's not really a drawback, it's kind of funny, but it was a strange commonality between the two games.

Before bed, I also did 20 or so puzzles in Codebreaker Puzzle 1000! ENG & JAN to try and relax. It's still boring, which is maybe its finest defining feature.

October 20th, 2022

I almost forgot to post today. I hadn't been sleeping much at all from coughing, even after Nyquil last night, so I went to the doctor and it turned out I had bronchitis, which sucks. They gave me some decent help, though, I got through the work day, and hopefully I'll sleep tonight! Last night, I woozily did 5 or so puzzles on Codebreaker Puzzle 1000! ENG & JAN to get into a relaxed mindset, and think I found this game's true purpose.

October 11th, 2022

Today, I'm posting before work. It's an office day, but I don't feel very good, so I'm trying to get enough coffee in my system to propel myself through the day before I get there. My office charges for coffee, and really awful kcups at that, so I don't want to pay for it. Plus, we're going to get quality assurance checked in real time, so my mood can't flag at all, even between calls. I don't dislike my job, but I am concerned this morning.

Anyway, last night, I played exactly the same two games as I did on Sunday. With Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent, I'm still a bit impressed by how much this is doing for a mobile game. The story runs like a pretty standard single player RPG so far, so I have a feeling like I need to finish it before it shuts down due to a lack of proper monetization.

I also whipped through 15 or so puzzles in Codebreaker Puzzle 1000! ENG & JAN, none of them taking more than 15 seconds. I don't like this game, but I know I can finish it with very little effort, so for now, I'm still going.

October 10th, 2022

I'm doing a super quick lunch break post today. I started a couple of games and neither really clicked with me yet.

Before I got going for the day, I played Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent on my phone. It's a nice game so far, and better than I expected from a mobile RPG, especially a gacha game.

Before bed, I was stressed about work, so I tried Codebreaker Puzzle 1000! ENG & JAN on Switch, since I'd picked it up on sale months ago hoping the Japanese word puzzles would help me study. They did not, and trying the English puzzles last night, they're way too easy. I cleared puzzle 1000 on the English side in less than 10 minutes. This game'll knock me out, so I'll play it again, but it's not great.