What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Steam Spring Sale '25

Bishoujo Battle Mahjong Solitaire (Lenovo Legion Go)

April 29th, 2025

My zest level is low tonight, so this likely won't be a major post. I did play a few games yesterday, though. I procrastinated at some household chores by playing Bishoujo Battle Mahjong Solitaire. This game puts up a decent challenge, but it struck me as I was playing last night that it uses the same music as Sunsoft's Mahjong Solitaire Refresh, which is probably my gold standard for mahjong solitaire games. This one is not nearly as full featured, and I prefer the neutral theming in Refresh to the art here. This is still polished enough, though, that I wonder if it's using the same engine wholesale. I honestly don't know, but I'm pleased to have a solid mahjong solitaire game to keep me busy for a bit. It's been a while since I played a good one!

After the 1 credit clears I got this weekend, I also decided it was time to give Robotech: The Macross Saga HD Edition another go. I don't actually like this game enough to really grind away at it, but I am getting better at it. Last night, I even reached the boss at the end of the weirdly interminable first stage!

I tried a game that came up as free for me in the Switch eShop, too, called Bomb Cat. I haven't played Suika Game, but from what I've seen, this is the same type of game. You can accidentally explode game pieces out of the top of your play space and lose, though, and I don't really like that as a gameplay quirk. It's a dumb puzzle game with cats, though, I'm sure I'll play it again.

April 16th, 2025

I played several games for just a few minutes last night, starting with Cats Hidden in Paris. The Travelin' Cats games I've played, including this one, have been pretty decent, and I was tempted to buy the Steam bundle of them last night. Buying a bunch of new games would defeat the purpose of my 100 games cleared in 100 days nonsense, though, so I resisted. I can go on an unreasonable, but ultimately low cost shopping spree after I've found thousands more cats!

In Vampire Survivors, I actually reached a new level last night, which made me happier than it should have! The library does not seem as good as the forest so far, but I'm excited to see what comes next!

I also played some casual games with PG-13 anime girls pasted on top. Bishoujo Battle Mahjong Solitaire is well paced with a good timer, nice layouts, and challenges that don't feel like they waste a lot of my time. The anime girls in it feel like they're from something, which would make more sense than their just being chosen at random, but I don't really care. I like mahjong solitaire, and this is a decent version of it. I'll probably keep playing.

I did a few stages of Pretty Girls 2048 Strike while I was at it, too. I'm getting close to the end of this game, but the battles are still fun. I'll have to find another version of 2048 to think about when I should be doing something more productive after this.