What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Sonic Labryinth (PS4, Sonic Origins Plus)

June 24th, 2023

Even though I am on a current "clear 10 games before you buy any more" run, I preordered Sonic Origins Plus before setting that goal, and my copy of it arrived yesterday. Because of that, instead of doing my pre-break catchup work immediately, I played some Game Gear games, like a responsible adult. My first victim was Sonic Labyrinth, which I didn't really give a fair chance. Trying to figure out why I was either hitting or not hitting the first boss was too much effort for the level of brainpower I had going last night.

I was equally dingbatty trying Sonic Drift where the controls frustrated me until I reached the third race and it dawned upon me that my little hedgehog was shooting off the track at every turn because, as the title subtlely implies, I needed to be drifting around the corners. Once I figured that out, I still sucked at this game, but in a way where I think I can improve. I'm hoping to play this a bit more today.

Lastly, I hit a few sidequests in Libra of Soul mode in Soul Calibur 6. I picked this up just to mess with briefly before the new Sonic game showed up, but I'm actually really enjoying it. If I weren't on a game buying freeze, I don't think I would have gotten back into it, so I maybe need to prevent myself from shopping more often.

Even though I do have a bit of work left to do, I'm counting myself as on break now, and am hoping to relax and enjoy some games as part of that. I'd like to clear at least one, and have a candidate that might suffice just during transportation wait times next week. Other than that, though, I'm not going to stress myself out over any hobby stuff. It's not what time off is for.