What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

I Love Finding Cats (Switch)

September 14th, 2025

I went to Taco Bell instead of eating an acceptable dinner last night, but I did manage to play some shmups. The first of the two I tackled was Sol-Deace, a Sega Genesis game that felt rather challenging. It was not unfair, though. It took half an hour or so to get through the first level, as I am more determined than talented in this genre. It feels like memorizing where to put my ship and when is key here, and that's fine! It felt good to make progress here, so I'll probably try it again.

I also tried Macross: Shooting Insight, which I've had parked on my PS4 for a while. It is a sparkling train wreck in a way that I found kind of appealing. I was often not sure what I was looking at, losing to a boss kicks you back to the start of the multi-part level, idol songs suddenly get cut off by cutscenes full of character art in mismatched styles, and it just kind of feels crummy to play. Despite that, I had a decent time playing around with this! I have little to no interest in getting good at it, but the story is goofy enough that I'll probably keep going.

Before bed, I played a little of I Love Finding Cats to relax. While I do, in fact, love finding cats, the thought of playing Baking Time again made me want to scream, hence the sleepy game switch-up. It was completely fine.

February 11th, 2025

There's a winter storm rolling in overnight, and that, combined with general tiredness, has me feeling super overwhelmed for no real reason. Because of that, I'm a spot late to post tonight, but still have an hour to get this done.

I started a couple of new games last night. Before exercising yesterday, I really wanted to play Vampire Survivors, but right now, I'm not buying any games. I went kind of crazy shopping while I was sick and loopy, so I want to clear at least a few before I pick up any new games. Nothing is stopping me from downloading any mobile games, though, so I found an acceptable looking survivors-like called Squad Angels: Bullet Survivor. I don't love some of the character art, but it's exactly good enough to give me something to think about while I'm pedaling away on an exercise bike.

I also tried a Switch hidden object game I had stashed called I Love Finding Cats. That title is true- I do love finding cats, and it is a cut above the little Steam freebies I've been playing. The levels alternate between standard hidden objects, jigsaw puzzles, and spot the difference screens. The cursor controls a little too fast, maybe, but that's fine. This is very decent so far.

Lastly, I kept up my quest to clear all the content available in Jujutsu Kaisen: Phantom Parade. I didn't really meet any resistance at any point yesterday, so I plodded merrily along in the events and story mode, along with some of the challenge type stuff.