What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

OutRun (Switch)

January 8th, 2024

It's been a dumb last couple of days! I just got back from another blood test, there's going to be a winter storm tonight, and it took me two hours to open the hood on my car and refill the antifreeze yesterday. Because of that, I spent my game time yesterday messing with 80s arcade games rather than playing anything seriously.

Time Gal was the first of my games yesterday, and if my car had been less of a struggle, I would have buckled down and cleared it. As it is, I might try that tonight, just to have the game done with before the new event in Fashion Dreamer this week.

Later on, before bed, I played Outrun for a while on the easiest setting possible, enjoying a little cruise with cheery scenery and nice music. It is the perfect game to unwind with, even without ever using it to challenge myself.

December 29th, 2023

My work week is only three days this week, but I'm still approaching Friday with complete burnout. It's pretty amazing, albeit not in a great way.

Yesterday, I, like the classy and sophisticated adult that I am, got my pre-order of the Spy x Family novel in the mail, but when I sat down to read it, my hands were too shaky to easily focus on the pages. From there, in an extremely normal chain of thoughts, it occurred to me that it was time to go back to Digital Devil Saga. Right now, I'm 23 hours in, so I've got a good chunk of it done. Last night, I just climbed through the awful dungeon I'm in, and'll give the boss fight a shot tonight or tomorrow.

I played OutRun a lot yesterday, too, on normal difficulty during breaks, and dialed down to easy before bed. It was very relaxing.

December 28th, 2023

Yesterday was a pretty light gaming day. I was really tired, and almost dozed off while crocheting my granny square for the day, so I went to bed and passed out fast.

During my work breaks, when I still felt pretty awake, I was sneaking rounds of OutRun, since I picked up the Sega Ages port during a sale. It's such a good vibes game that I still felt relaxed, even when losing, and I lost a lot! I could only get to the third set of courses, and I'm mildly determined to see every course in the game. This game will definitely pop up here again.

I also picked up Cat Simulator during a Switch sale, and it is, not so shockingly, not as good as OutRun. The controls feel pretty terrible, and my cat got stuck on the terrain like crazy. Also, why are the chickens in this game out for cat blood? It's very strange. Still, it's a cat game, so I'm dumb enough to turn it on again.