What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

The Sims 4: Base Game (XBox Series S, Lenovo Legion Go)

Note: Any play on the Legion Go also includes whatever stuff packs came with the Sims Legacy Collection.

March 29th, 2025

I'm starting today with more posting on the Astro City Mini, with Rad Mobile up first. This is a great game that is just like real life because you can have a Sonic the Hedgehog on your rear view mirror and also go to jail. More seriously, I tried this because the title was funny, but then had a really nice time. It's a timer based racer, and it's not particularly easy, but I felt like I was getting better every time I restarted. It was fun.

On the opposite side of enjoyment, I tried Alex Kidd With Stella: The Lost Stars. I am not sure why I tackled this, as I don't really like Alex Kidd games and never have. Even though this game was very charming and cute looking, it was no exception- it just wasn't fun for me to play. I was considering credit scumming through it out of spite this morning, but even that's not likely.

I also played 10 more credits of Space Harrier, which is still really fun even if I'm not getting any better at playing it. More games should be this pastel!

In non-Astro City Mini gaming, I gave a rags-to-riches challenge a shot in Sims 4. My guy made over a hundred dollars learning piano in a nightclub and selling photos of a toilet, but then he went to the park and spent it all on grilling more hot dogs than he could eat. I respect his decision making, but it wasn't a successful run.

It was a little hard to relax before going to sleep, so I also played Farm Land until I passed out. This is just a very, very simple farm sim, but it's not bad for relaxation. I ambled around, bought some land, and fell asleep.

March 25th, 2025

I finished my Sims 4 quest last night, and it all went disappointingly well. It was fun to embrace the chaos of the game on a track, so I think I'm going to keep up with goal-setting, whether it's provided by the game or not. I don't want to buy any game packs or expansions yet, though, so I might just do some fishing next.

My XBox was already on for Sims 4, so I played KOF: Sky Stage for a little bit once all that was over. I'm not sure how much I like this, but once you reach a level, you can just select it as your starting point. I might use that as a cheat to get through the game as every character, but I don't know yet.

March 24th, 2025

I had a doctor's appointment at 7:40 this morning, which is much earlier than I am usually up, so I am zoning out right now. Yesterday, though, I played many games. In the afternoon, I got it in my head that it was time to finish the arcade modes in Tekken Advance. Gunjack was my first character, and that went pretty badly. I had to use my most continues of the whole game, as Gunjack is sluggish and not fun to play as. I got my clear, though, and that was what counted.

After that, though, I ran through as Hwoarang, who is my most frequent Tekken main. I obliterated everyone in that run, and it was good and satisfying. Kicking is fun.

From there, I unlocked Heihachi and did my final run, which was solidly fine. Overall, though, I was pretty impressed by this game. It's simplified, with a small roster and some repeated backgrounds and music, and the AI is really weak. It looks and plays like Tekken, though, which is really cool for the Game Boy Advance! It's not perfect, but I'm glad I took the time to replay this. It was a really good time.

I also had a decently long Sims 4 session, which went chaotically. My main Sim died of a metorite, so she lost her job because ghosts can't work fast food in this game. She's a ghost astronaut now, to get her revenge on the space rocks, so she's fine, as far as being dead goes. I moved another Sim into the house to help pay the bills while that career got up and running, though, and then made all the girls grind their logic skill through game after game of poker to progress in the time limited quest. I'm going to keep going with this tonight, but don't particularly think it'll go smoothly.

I also started a hidden cats game on Switch called Summer Paws, where you spin little diorama islands to find sleeping cats. They are round, cute and good cats, so I'm eager to play more, despite some control weirdness.

March 23rd, 2025

Yesterday, most of my game time went to Sims 4 again, which was a lot of fun! I'm still working on the time travel storyline, so I got to invite people to the park and abandon them to dig holes, or visit friends and rummage through their couches. I'm still not even at the halfway mark of this event, so I'll probably toss some more hours into it today. It's fun, so I'd like to see it through!

In less fun gaming, I played and "finished" a cat game I'd gotten in a Steam bundle, Slide Stories: Neko's Journey. It was super cute, so I could get through it, but I don't like slide puzzles! I just wanted to get this over with, so I sat down and ran through it on the easiest mode in one sitting. As a hater, it was not my favorite, but if you do like slide puzzles, this is very calm and charming.

I played Esp Ra.De. PSI for a little bit before bed, too. This Switch port has some very nice "learn the game" features, chopping the levels into bits to use for managable practice sessions, so I messed with those and made a couple super easy arcade mode runs last night. It was nothing special, but I want to eventually clear normal mode without spamming credits, so I'm cool with having a slow start.

March 22nd, 2025

I'm having a very laid back Saturday, and relaxed after work last night, too. I got it in my head that I really wanted to play Sims 4 yesterday, and since it's a little easier for me to play on my XBox, I kind of abandoned it on my Legion Go. When I turned it on, I had a "time travel" event in progress, so I just kept going with that for a while. The guided story stuff is kind of fun and gives me a sense of purpose as I play, but I only have 10 days to finish! I think I can do it, but am not sure how hard I'm going to try.

I went back to playing Jujutsu Kaisen: Phantom Parade for Miwa's event that just started, too. Naturally, I kicked that off by running the game for 3 and a half hours to play a different event. My event winnings scored me Miwa's limited gacha card, though, so I'll be getting her smaller event off to a good start. I got to gloat about my good luck, too, and that was probably the best part of the whole thing.

February 6th, 2025

I half-heartedly played some normal games last night. I installed Sims 4 onto my Legion Go and threw together a random Sim to do some quick play. It wasn't very exciting, and I kind of want to optimize my control setup for this a bit this weekend. Plus, I missed playing as my own default disaster Sim! Still, having this ready to go on a portable system holds much promise.

After I was done with Sims 4, I tried Dragon Cliff, a very casual seeming idle RPG I'd snapped up for two dollars on Steam. The text felt a bit "off," but it had an interesting, if not slightly unintuitive, start. I might play this some more before bed tonight.

October 6th, 2024

It's a wild morning of coffee and paying bills here, but I did get some game stuff in yesterday. I spent more time with Pokemon Polyhedral than anything, mercilessly destroying Pidgeys, which does feel accurate to the Pokemon experience, and running into legendary birds before my first gym battle, which is a bit much. The randomness of it all really is keeping things interesting, so it's not really a complaint.

I let Sims 4 run for a while as I chatted with a friend, too. I was playing as a system-generated Sim last night, because I had to see if she put books away in the same weirdly neurotic way as the one I made myself. She didn't, but sometimes a guy would come to her house and she'd flirt with them while learning to identify new fish. Sims have a lot to teach each other.

October 5th, 2024

My eyes are really puffy and itchy today, so I've been lazy about posting! I thought if I waited, and also took some allergy meds, I'd pep up and get to it, but neither really worked. That is okay.

I'd been wanting to do this for about a week now, but I got The Sims 4 going again last night. I hadn't played it since before I'd started this blog, since I found it frustratingly clunky and slow on PS4. It runs a lot better on XBox Series S, and seemed a lot easier to start up, too! For now, I made my sort of default sim, tossed her in a pre-made house, which was a nice new feature, and got started with some timed quests to befriend the Grim Reaper, which also seems like an interesting new feature. I haven't done much at all yet, though, so I'm looking forward to seeing what sorts of problems I can cause!

I did enough rounds of Pokemon Polyhedral to hit the first trainer battle, too. Non-gym leader opponents are randomly generated Team Rocket grunts, so I'm using a name generator for my Kanto's all-girl Team Rocket splinter group. They're not really that bad- they just didn't want to pick a new aesthetic after the really crime-oriented original Team Rocket fell. All of the silliness inside my head aside, rolling for the opponent's Pokemon and their respective levels led to my really getting destroyed. That'll make it all the more satisfying when I do start winning, but I was still a little mad at how horrendous my own rolls were last night.

I played Wixoss Multiverse for a while, too. Since I'd done okay in a recent event, I was able to level up a lot of my party members' skills and felt like I jumped over a difficulty spike with expert form. It was fun causing turn based mayhem and destruction, so I played longer than I'd intended.

My eyes burn so much that I might not do much gaming today. I'll have something or other to post about tomorrow, though.