What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (XBox Series S)

February 3rd, 2023

I'm really late posting today because today was a killer. I didn't sleep well a couple nights straight, and then I had car problems, tech problems, work problems, errands, and a trip to the grocery store, all delaying today's post.

Last night, though, I cleared the "secret boss" in Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, finishing off the game! It was a short and easy game, but I thought it was fun and'll play the sequel when that hits Game Pass for sure. I hope it allows for more document destruction.

I also ground out another precious stat point in StrikeForce Kitty, the RPG with the least balanced endgame I've ever seen. I swapped into using the Ghibli cats after scoring them all from the secret levels, and feel like I'm finally within reach of beating this game. I don't know if I will this weekend, because the level grinding has gotten kind of boring. It would be neat, though

For tonight, I'll play something, at least for a few minutes, but for now, I'm off to make some crispy dehydrated mandarin oranges! They'll be delicious, and it'll make my apartment smell lovely, too. Even a bad day can be improved by the power of snacks.

January 30th, 2023

I was very correct that my focus would be poor yesterday, but that's okay. I did manage to beat the last dungeon and final boss in Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, but I'd like to beat the secret boss and find all of the hats, so I'm not counting it as cleared quite yet. The final boss wasn't nearly as bad as the one I fought on Saturday, though, and having tried it, the secret boss doesn't seem to be, either. I'll get this done in the next couple days.

Before bed, I ran through five hearts on Disney Tsum Tsum, too, which was an okay way to shut my brain off.

January 29th, 2023

It's really hard to focus this morning. Since getting set up to post, I've taken some craft photos, cataloged a lot of the anime in my apartment, and cleaned the snow off my car. My guess from this is that I do not have a very productive day ahead. It's Sunday, though, so that's okay.

I think the game I played most yesterday was probably Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion. It's still mostly fun, and I'm still irritated by weapons switching during boss battles. I had to retry the boss I was fighting last night so many times, but I don't know if it's because it was actually hard, or just because I was tired. At this point, though, I think I'm at the last dungeon and'll probably beat the game in one or two more play sessions.

While I was fiddling around with GamePass, I also tried House Flipper. I got kind of frustrated trying to place a sink and shut it off in a huff, but kind of liked it. I'll probably play again.

Lastly, I hit my "this is too repetitive to play for the next few days" limit on StrikeForce Kitty again, after working on some of the hidden levels for a while. I'll beat it eventually.

January 26th, 2023

I got feeling a little better last night, and got a bit into the XBox Game Pass library. I ended up downloading and trying Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, which I'd been interested in on Switch. Knowing how short it was, though, I couldn't justify the purpose. With Game Pass, I don't have any real reason to worry about that, so I went for it. I actually think I'm super close to the end after one play session, and expect I'll have it cleared in one or two more. Ripping up documents is super satisfying, and everything has a good, cute face, but the weapon switching is so clunky! I died in one boss because I was too clumsy swapping between the sword and the watering can, and I didn't feel like it was something I improved at as the game went. Still, I've made it pretty far and basically am enjoying the game. I expect I'll see Turnip Boy through to the end.

Right before bed, I played through a set of five hearts in Disney Tsum Tsum, too.

I still don't feel great today, but if I work two more days, I can rest for the weekend again.