What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Persona 4: Ultimax the Ultimate Suplex Hold (Switch)

July 4th, 2022

Well, it's finally happened. Persona 4: Ultimax the Ultimate Suplex Hold is the first video game I've ever played in the state of Wisconsin. I took my Switch with for a car ride and did play quite a bit, just level grinding in Golden Arena mode. I wasn't doing my best, since I was playing pretty late. For all of the time that portable games have existed, no one has quite figured out how to counter sunlight, so I couldn't get much of anywhere during the day. On the way back, though, I gained many levels and defeated an alarmingly low number of opponents. It was very enjoyable, and I do think I'm getting Rise figured out a bit better through trial and error.

Over in Ensemble Stars, I had it in my head that I wasn't so sleepy after getting home, so I intended to play quite a bit. After about five songs, though, I began failing to comprehend the basic concept of movement upon a screen, so I shut it off and was asleep in a flash. I did get a screenshot of my idol office before shutting it off, though- I'm up to eight trash cans!

Even though it's a holiday here in the US, it's pretty rainy today. I'll probably have more to write about than I ought to tomorrow.

July 3rd, 2022

Yesterday's gaming was slightly different! I was marginally on the go yesterday, so I dragged my Switch around and sat on a couch other than my own playing Persona 4: Ultimax the Ultimate Suplex Hold for a while. (I definitely had to pull out my game case to get that title right.) A fighting game where you can level grind is my ideal portable game, so I was just messing around with Golden Arena mode. When I first got this, I'd used Yukiko a little, since she was my best character back when my family had the first P4 Arena, but yesterday, I started leveling Rise. I'm not so sure about her yet! I definitely like hitting people in the face with a mic stand- that's also a top feature of Guilty Gear, but I don't feel like I have a good grip on how she plays yet. I'll see if I can get any more of a feel for her today.

My second video game quest did not end in any actual gameplay. I'm trying to get some of the dodgy Wii era Sonic games and scored Sonic and the Secret Rings yesterday. The case was a little beaten up, though, so I decided to test the game before bed. Setting the Wii up was kind of a hassle, though! I got it done and verified the game worked, at least as well as any copy of this particular game truly can, but rechargable wireless controllers were a true innovation.

After that, I was too tired to finish the daily missions in Ensemble Stars, but I tackled a few and shall treasure my player title that lets me tell the world I ranked 54,769th in the game's first event. I'm a pro.