What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Cube Escape: Arles (Android)

January 19th, 2023

Tonight, I am making a super late post, over a lovely dinner of salad and frozen chicken strips! Nothing is wrong today, I just couldn't focus this morning and didn't want to rush through something that I enjoy doing to get a post done before work.

Pretty directly after work last night, I huddled down to finish up Cube Escape: Arles which I ended up being able to clear without the walkthrough that my coworker texted me. I do have an index card of scrawled puzzle notes to show for my efforts, but that's how point and click games go. This was the first of the Cube Escape games that really clicked for me. I felt like the game length was good, the puzzles were hard in a satisfyingly solvable way, and the Van Gogh stuff was a neat twist on the series themes and motifs. I'm looking forward to seeing what comes next.

After that, I wanted to keep playing games rather than do much else, so I went back to Wild Arms, which I just kind of forgot about! I cleared the dungeon I'd been in, the Maze of Death, super quickly, and went back outside for a ship-bound boss battle and some plot points. NPCs are very clearly telling me where to go next, so I guess I'll pay attention to their little text boxes and head north!

From there, I crocheted and watched Youtube for a little bit before heading to bed and doing another puzzle in Calm Colors to knock me out. It is weird to discuss how I feel about this as a game, because there's hardly anything to it, but it genuinely is relaxing.

January 18th, 2023

Today, I'm doing a super, super fast post, since I realized how late my scheduled lunch break was today and went and got a Wendy's breakfast instead of posting before work! I'm knocking this out during my first break instead.

Last night, I worked a bit late again, and then ended up doing a lot of plant care stuff after I got home and ate dinner. After that, though, I started Cube Escape: Arles, felt it was a bit beyond me so late, and quit for the night. I asked my coworker who recommended the series if she'd had trouble with that one this morning, and she flat out texted me a hint site, so I guess I'm not alone on this one! I'll try more tonight.