What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Dariusburst: Chronicle Saviors (Lenovo Legion Go)

August 12th, 2025

Last night, I hopped off work, got some Panda Express, and played way too much of Dariusburst: Chronicle Saviors for a work night. The DLC in this is super fun in that each DLC ship is from a different game, reflecting that playstyle, so that's where I spent most of my time yesterday. The screenshot is of the Night Striker DLC, which was probably lost on me because I've never played that. I cannot properly explain why I even chose that. I did really well at the Deathsmiles DLC, though, at least for a first try, and extremely badly at the Space Harrier levels, so I came away feeling like the games are being properly represented.

My kart racing yesterday was all in Super Mario Kart, which didn't go great. I was dead tired by then, and couldn't get past second place in the last cup of 50cc! It wasn't quiet enough to sleep, so I kept playing until I was just bouncing Princess Peach off of the wall in Bowser's Castle, feeling distressed that turning corners has to be so complicated, both in games and in life.

Since I'm not really great with common sense, I turned on GG Aleste after I'd quit functioning in Super Mario Kart. It was a bad move and my ship exploded a lot of times. My surroundings were still loud, but Aleste at least successfully drove me to shut off my Switch and try to sleep through it instead of trying to knock myself out with games.

I spent a while on Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku, too. Next year, I'm going to a big theme park with family, and I'm worried I'll drag everyone down by being slow on my feet and getting tired quickly. Because of that, I'm trying to improve my endurance a bit. I legitimately don't know if playing Fitness Boxing will help, but it probably won't hurt. At any rate, I'm somewhat motivated to try for all of the achievements in this game right now. Hopefully, it will be fun!

August 11th, 2025

Yesterday's kart racer was Crazy Chicken: Star Karts for the DS, which I liked more than I expected to. I only got a couple stages into story mode, since I got stuck on a rival race. The controls are janky and the recoil on the rocket launcher drove me nuts. I've played a lot worse lately, though, and I kind of like collecting ammo for weapon pickups rather than taking random ones.

My true gaming experience of yesterday, however, was picking up Dariusburst: Chronicle Saviors for cheap on Steam. I can't say too much about it tonight, because I've played it quite a lot today, too, spoiling what I have to say. It's so cool, though, and feels really good to play! The DLC is crazy, too! It's good space shootin'.

I also spent some more time with Mars Survivor, since I had my PS4 on as a blu-ray player. It's very satisfying to tidy up the landscape in it, and the slight story is starting to pick up, too.