What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Ketsui Deathtiny: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi (PS4)

January 2nd, 2026

I'm so sleepy I can't think today, but I slept well last night. It's very confusing. Lately I'm having so many strange dreams that I think it's making me tired, even if I do sleep a good amount. Hopefully I can rest well tonight!

Yesterday, I was just messing around with games rather than being very focused. I played a few minutes of Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi: Deathtiny, doing some of the spot drills meant to train you for a one credit clear. I forgot how much I love this game, but had to do some chores and shut it off.

I played through Legends of Talia: Arcadia, a kinetic novel I had stashed on my PS4 hard drive after a deep discount. It was okay, just like reading a one volume manga on my TV, but the outfits were so ridiculous that they kind of undercut the story for me. It was a silly way to present such a serious story.

I also tried Virtua Fighter Kids, getting through Akira and Lion's arcade modes. It took a little getting used to, but it was fun.

July 12th, 2025

I'm really spacing out for it being fairly early in an uneventful day! I did go get Vietnamese food for a friend's birthday, and stopped at Dollar Tree after, but there's nothing high intensity about any of that. Oh, well! It's ok to be a little out of it on a weekend.

Last night, I played some more of Ketsui: Deathtiny, grinding away at the lowest difficulty option on the super in-depth training mode. I cleared stage one with no hits as both planes, but it took more effort than I'd care to admit for the full stage run! It was really satisfying to get there, though.

I tried Akai Katana Shin, too, and got my butt kicked hard. I am not sure what I should be doing when I swap between shooting with a plane and a magic flying person yet, and not sure if now is the time to start juggling this game. It's very cool, though! I'm sure my lack of an attention span will bring me back here sooner rather than later.

July 11th, 2025

Last night I was being a big dork and realized that I could just pick up Ketsui Deathtiny: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi as a PS4 download rather than importing a physical copy and did just that. I played the G-Mode Archives port of the flip phone version of this a lot a couple months ago, so starting it up for the first time had a strange "Wow, this is what this game is supposed to look and sound like!" feeling to it.

Gameplay-wise, though, they were a lot more comparable than I expected. I started in Super Easy mode, just out of a lack of confidence, but got my 1CC on my first try. It felt really good! One of the trophies in this game is for clearing Super Easy mode with no deaths, though, not just no continues, and I imagine the f-bomb will be dropped as often as my pilot's auto-bomb as I chase that goal.

At any rate, I like Ketsui. The music is neat and it makes me feel relaxed, so I'm looking forward to playing a ton of this.