What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (PC)

April 23rd, 2023

I'm kind of scattered this morning, but managed to get some back end stuff done for this site this morning. It's nothing fancy, but it's not nothing, either.

Yesterday, I sat down and finished The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, which was very entertaining. I didn't expect a free, April Fools Day visual novel to be any good, but it was cute and funny, with some nice artwork, and I also didn't predict the ending, which is fun. I did 100% cheat and turn on the built in assists for the action levels, since I didn't really want to mess with platforming during a VN and also don't like isometric setups that much. I didn't feel like that detracted from my enjoyment of things at all, though, and I'm hoping Sega tosses another of these out next year.

After having dropped it for over a year, I hooked up my Sega Genesis Mini to play Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse for a little bit, too. I don't remember why I dropped this game, but I didn't really have a good concept of where I'd last placed a save state, so I just started over. The controls maybe feel a little strange to me, especially Mickey's weird bouncy jump, but not bad.

I'm off to do crafts and eat a sandwich, both classic Sunday activities.

April 21st, 2023

Last night, I was able to leave work on time, so I did my grocery shopping for the next week or so. It's been such a pain in the butt week, more because of not feeling well than anything, that it is somewhat calming to have even my errands done ahead of the weekend.

Anyway, I ended up playing a bit more of The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog last night, as I'd like to defeat my own poor attention span and finish some of the shorter games I have going. It got at least one very good laugh out of me, and I think, just by process of elimination, that I'm getting close to the end here. I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes.

April 2nd, 2023

Today is my birthday, which is really exciting, right? As far as games go, it's made all of Amy's "birthday girl" stuff in The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog very funny to me, though I haven't beaten the game quite yet. It's cute and fun, even though the "action" bits drive me a bit loopy, so I don't mind milking it for all it's worth.

I made some small, but decent headway in Dragon Quest X Offline last night, too. The mission I got involves going into the center of the village and talking to more NPCs, so I was slightly disheartened by that. I can do it, though!

I also played more Disney Tsum Tsum than I should have, chipping away at the coloring page missions. This month's missions are for the Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers movie from last year which, given that it was a straight to Disney+ movie from nearly a year ago, feels like a very odd choice. It doesn't matter, though, and could just be an international server event delay sort of thing.

I don't know how much stuff I'll play today. In a little bit here, I'm off to eat Mexican food and watch the Tetris movie in an Apple TV enabled household. It will be a nice, calm, and work free day, though, and that is what matters!

April 1st, 2023

It's the first day of a new month and a three day weekend for me here. Plus, my allergies have improved a bit, alongside a massive temperature drop. Yesterday was extremely stressful and I felt like rubbish, so, again, it wasn't a very good games day. I did play a bit of Sega's free April Fools Day visual novel, though, The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog. So far, this is really cute, and I'm excited to play more of it today! I was just too tired for anything yesterday, charming and easy joke games included. Today will be better!