What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

"Freakshakes" Puzzle (300 piece, Trendz)

May 28th, 2025

I finished my puzzle before bed last night, assembling all of the elaborate and strangely unappetizing looking milkshakes so that I could disassemble them before anyone came in my apartment and messed it up. It was really satisfying to get all of the big, weirdly shaped pieces in place, and I'll probably pick up another from this brand (Trendz, I think) the next time I'm at Michael's. Tonight, I'm going to get back to the 1000 piece Jujutsu Kaisen puzzle, though.

Since the puzzle did take a bit of time to finish, my gaming last night was limited. I played a couple rounds of Vampire Survivors, bouncing between the DLC adventure mode and getting an unlock in the main game. It was fun, but I'm glad I didn't spend all night on it again.

I also played a few rounds of Bomb Cat before bed, getting close to merging the final cat in a couple of games. I got too interested in what I was doing, though, so it wasn't a great game to play before getting to sleep.

May 27th, 2025

Tonight, my post is late because I've been eating nachos and watching Max Headroom. It's a good deal, but I got a stomachache and also distracted.

Starting a 300 piece puzzle last night was a bit of a mistake, since I have to finish it tonight to avoid pest control coming in and messing it up while I'm at the office. I made good progress last night, though, so this is doable! The pieces on this one have a really nice variety of shapes and sizes, so I'm enjoying it quite a lot.

I played more Vampire Survivors, too, focusing on the adventure mode again. I ended up having to level grind to better tackle stage 3 for most of my playtime, but that is very okay.

I also started Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club: Tokimeki Roadmap to the Future, a game with a title I am going to have to decide how to start abbreviating. I picked this up on release, curious how a game in the Love Live series, which is usually music oriented, would work as a visual novel. It feels like more of a slice-of-life anime simulator than a visual novel so far, which is breezy, relaxing, and low stakes. I'm doing Ayumu's route first, because I sneezed and clicked on one of her scenes first. There's 12 characters in this game, so I appreciate my allergies making this choice for me.

I misjudged how tired I was shutting off the Love Live! game, though, and ended up playing a few minutes of Baking Time, too. Last night, I unlocked some weirdly appetizing looking cartoon cinnamon rolls to serve.