What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Monster Hunter Now (Android)

February 16th, 2025

I'm in fighting game mode, due to an "art project" I'm playing around with offline, so I will maybe be doing a lot of arcade mode playthroughs in fighters for a bit here.

Last night, I got in a rabbit hole and ended up getting out my Playstation Classic for some Battle Arena Toshinden. The PS Classic uses a PAL version of the game, which was weird, as far as slightly off muscle memory went. I got used to it pretty fast, though, and set the game to one battle matches to scum my way through the arcade mode. Sophia was last night's character, just because I'd used her a lot back in the day, and I got back on board with how screamingly cheap she can be quickly. I did have fun, but I'm not sure this would be playable for anyone without nostalgia for the game. It's a bit janky, and every character is infuriating to fight in their own special way. I still have my Playstation Classic out, though, so I'll probably come back to this before I switch out which mini console I've got plugged in.

I kept up with Monster Hunter Now, too, and do think I might stick with this for a bit. My rewards from a grocery trip were nice enough that I'm excited to see what I pick up on my office days at work.

Last for this post is an update on my silly little sticker scene! I got the store floor just about done, aside from some incredibly small details I realized I'd missed this morning, and hope to finish this today. It's so satisfying to bring the whole thing together!

February 15th, 2025

I didn't play many games yesterday, but I did get a new phone. My old one, which I only had for a few years, if not less, got so loaded down with its own updates that it couldn't even run Google Maps, so I had to upgrade. It was irritating, but a new phone means I get to try new phone games. Last night, I was messing with Monster Hunter Now. It doesn't seem to count steps as a part of its augmented reality stuff, so it wasn't quite what I wanted. The Felyne are really good, though, and I've always wanted to play a Monster Hunter on the grounds of it having cat friends. I'll see how this goes over the next few days!

I'm not good at screenshots on this phone yet, so please pardon the volume controls on the side.

I kept placing, removing, and replacing stickers on my little sticker scene, too, trying to get everything at exactly the right angle. I'm not nearly done with this, since there's so many tiny details to place, and the entire shop floor, too! It's really calming and enjoyable, though. I'm glad I got a multipack of these so I can keep going when this one is done.