What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Toree 2 (Switch)

February 11th, 2024

Today, I'm posting after a Sunday morning filled with sugary cereal and bill paying, a combo that kind of balances itself out.

Last night, I went back to Yakuza 0, and was slightly put off by getting a character change with the new chapter. It was fine once I got going, but it's important for me to find out soon if I can make Majima waste hours dancing and playing UFO catchers when important matters are at hand, too! Minigames are important.

I also played Toree 2 for a few minutes, but I was feeling somewhat out of sorts and got frazzled too easily. I beat one stage, then shut it off after trying another, since I felt panicky and weird. That wasn't the game's fault at all- it was offering a fair challenge- but it is why I didn't play more.

I don't think I'll play a ton of games today, since I'm in a crafty mood. I'll have something to write about here tomorrow, though.

February 10th, 2024

After work last night, I was super burned out, but immediately jumped into a grocery run and then a one-on-one RP session for D&D. Both were good, but from there, I achieved Hyper Ultra Burnout.

In this rare state, I played two stages of Toree 2, propelled by the ultra bright colors and a top notch vocal track in the water slide stage I played. This game is a complete delight.

Mainly, though, I zoned out and played Love Colors for an hour, clicking little dots with no challenge at hand. It was worthwhile, and being able to relax so well means I could get a refreshing night's sleep.

February 8th, 2024

Last night, I wanted to sleep more than anything, so I just played one of the bonus levels in Toree 2. The winter theme was very peaceful and charming, and I thought the character's movement worked well in free-roaming 3D. I have two more bonus levels to play and am about halfway through the main set of levels.

February 7th, 2024

I'm super tired again today! It sucks. Even though I'm pretty much ok, it's stressful trying to parse unspecified medical stuff, and the medicine for all that also makes me sleepy. I want to take a week off work and do nothing but read, play video games, cook, do crafts, and sleep.

For now, though, I can't do that, so I'm relaxing with Siactro games. I finished Beeny last night, clearing the bonus level. It felt really slight, but I enjoyed it. The graphics really got the late-SNES digitized sprite look down, and the roll-and-jump play mechanics were a lot of fun. It was also interesting to see the cute ties to Super Kiwi 64, including a little demo. Small as this was, I felt like it was a dollar decently spent.

After finishing Beeny off last night, I started Toree 2. The first Toree was probably the last game I cleared before starting this blog, and I really enjoyed that. The level where you're jumping on the tops of trucks was kind of frustrating, but in a fair way. Toree 2 is off to a fun start, too, and I'm always easily pleased by overwhelmingly bright colors. This should only take me a couple days, but they'll be game sessions well spent.