What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?
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Vampire Survivors (XBox Series S, Lenovo Legion Go)
October 25th, 2025
This morning, I had my annual vaccinations, so I feel pretty zoned out right now. Yesterday was kind of a laid back game day, though. I beat the second race in Ridge Racer 64, which was an excellent feeling! I haven't done much with the third race, so I don't know if I actually improved at the game overall. I'm getting ahead bit by bit, though!
I got off my butt and went back to playing Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku, too, which was okay! I didn't actually want to play, so it wasn't much fun, but exercise is at least somewhat important! This is a relatively painless way to do it.
Before bed, I played a stage in Vampire Survivors, too. I cleared an unlock, I think just a weapon evolution deal, and that was good. I'll probably get back to it soon!
October 23rd, 2025
I was really sleepy last night, and had a stomachache after ambitiously opting to clean my plate at Chili's. Because of these challenging circumstances, I just played a couple rounds of Vampire Survivors last night. I did clear an adventure, and found the second coffin in the Castlevania stage, too. After that, however, I shut my game off and slept for 9 hours.
October 20th, 2025
Yesterday, I spent a lot of the evening engaged in normal gaming, eating baked pears and worrying that I was being a little loud with a Tears for Fears playlist as I played the Atari 7800 version of 2048. The vibes were perfect, but I kept getting frustratingly close to the 2048 tile and cluttering up my whole screen with 2 and 4 tiles. I can't decide if this version of the game only generating 2s makes it easier or harder, but it was definitely a feature I cursed last night.
Other than that, I was in kind of a fighting game mood yesterday, so I zipped through some arcade modes in Soul Calibur 2. Xianghua went first, since my main is not yet unlocked, and that was fine.
I played as Talim a lot back when this was new, so she got the second playthrough. Her pink alternate outfit is very cute and magical-girl-ish, so I'm disappointed I didn't get a better screenshot of it. I'm sure I'll use her in weapon master mode, though.
Link went last for the day, and was probably the hardest of my three playthroughs. I'll need to get a little better with him, as I kept accidentally cancelling out my bomb throws and doing nonsense like that. He's not bad. I'm just not as used to playing as him.
After all that, I tried Killer Instinct Gold on Switch Online and got spectacularly decimated by the AI. I was somewhat persistent with it, and managed to get slightly better, but save stated my arcade run to come back later. I should be able to make headway with this game, once I better figure out how all the combo stuff works. It just didn't click with me yet yesterday.
Finally, I also played some Vampire Survivors, managing 8 or 9 unlocks and getting some new characters with them. I cleared the final bosses in the Contra and Among Us DLC stages, both of which were pretty impressive. It felt like I made some real progress!
October 19th, 2025
Yesterday afternoon, I sat down for an hour or so to just play through some hidden cats games. I was in the mood for it, and would have played more than five were it not for the mess that it has made this blog for today. It was a good amount, though!
I'll start with the three that felt like the same game chopped into pieces: Hidden Cats: Spooky, Hidden Cats: Halloween, and Hidden Cats: Haunted Mansion. They all had the same color scheme and very similar, if not the same music. I also think I played them most difficult to easiest, which made the experience feel strange.. I got these so cheaply in a bundle that I'm mystified as to why these weren't just strung together into one game. Around Christmas, I'll be dipping back into this series, though, and I'm curious to see if the three winter games are the same way.
From there, I played Hidden Cosmo Cats, which isn't technically a Halloween game. It had a big monster, though, so I'm counting it. The little cats are certainly braver about this whole thing than I would be.
The last and best hidden animals game I played yesterday was Hidden Capybaras with Oranges and Pumpkins: Spooky Halloween Edition. Even though this was more of a hidden capybaras game, it did have five high quality hidden cats to find. This game looked nice, had some nice smaller sets of hidden objects to find, and wasn't too lazy about hiding the capybaras. It was solid, as far as these things go!
I also played some more normal games yesterday, because I was unproductive yesterday! I tackled another grand prix in Mario Kart World, unlocking Donkey Kong's single alternate outfit and getting Daisy unlocked as a driver. It was a satisfying play session.
I tried Gunbird, too, which was a very entertaining shooter! It's set to 3 credits by default, which I left as is. I wasn't able to get to the end that way, even on the easiest difficulty, but I'll get there eventually.
My Vampire Survivors session for the night was really excellent, too! I got three or four unlocks, which I was happy with, and finally cracked the code on how to get to level 80 on the inverse levels. It made me feel very smart and talented, when in fact, the key was just reading character skills before selecting them. A victory is a victory, though.
October 18th, 2025
I am just doing a quick post before lunch today! I'm going to go get Thai food, so I am in a rather good mood.
Last night, I puttered around a bit more in Mario Kart World. I cleared the first 50cc grand prix and got all of the alternate outfits unlocked for Shy Guy and Toad. It was very nice and laid back.
I also played a couple rounds of Vampire Survivors, doing the first two weapon banishing unlocks and then promptly getting wrecked because I wasted all my level ups on banishing weapons. The "banish 40 weapons" mission is going to be a bit tricky, but I welcome the challenge.
October 17th, 2025
I actually got a chance to play Switch 2 for a few minutes last night, but truly only for a few minutes. I've been so sleepy this week! I did a knockout tour race in Mario Kart World, which was decent enough. It was very shocking to see that Pauline only has one unlockable outfit, but fine otherwise.
With a little more excitement, I also did the first two stages of Weapon Master Mode in Soul Calibur II. This is probably one of my all time favorite games, so I'm hoping to dig into it quite a lot more this weekend! It still feels so nice to play!
As per usual, though, my focus was on Vampire Survivors. I only played one round last night, but got one of the easier "get this character to level 80" unlocks out of the way, scoring myself some more re-rolls for the missions where I need them. I felt very satisfied by my little accomplishment.
I was thinking of doing a "no new game starts" week again, but I have some cute little Halloween hidden cat games I want to play in the next few days. I might do a few of those this weekend and focus back in on games I've already got going during the week. It doesn't matter either way, but there is slight power in planning ahead.
October 16th, 2025
Last night, I did not actually play my shiny new Switch 2 because I was nervous about a doctor's appointment and heard some unpleasant noises from outside. I played a couple rounds of Vampire Survivors and then just went to bed. I'm trying to do the "reach level 80 in the Inverted Mad Forest" unlock mission and not quite getting there, but I was getting closer every try. I think I'll have it in my next play session.
I ran Incremental Epic Hero for a while, too, and it already wants me to start using prestige mechanics to start over. I don't want to, so it is altogether possible that I just quit from here.
October 14th, 2025
No one came to fix my internet yesterday, but it came back at the very moment my maintenance appointment was scheduled. I'm sure I should be mad about this, somehow, but since the days I didn't have service are getting knocked off my monthly bill, I don't feel scammed or anything. My choice is to shrug this off as kind of funny and get on with my life.
I was too lazy to get all my page updates and new game pages set up last night. Since I had a really early blood test this morning, I regretted this tonight, but got it done anyway. Unfortunately, I also did a decent amount of gaming yesterday!
The niftiest thing I played yesterday was Sanrio Shanghai, a mahjong solitaire game for the SNES featuring some extremely cute Sanrio tilesets! It was very easy to clear all available boards, as this is a kid's game. I liked seeing all the Keroppi and Hangyodon characters Sanrio was pushing in the mid-90s, though, and it had some good tile matching music, too! I also liked that, when I was playing the 24-tile layout over and over again like a lunatic, there was a one screen maze or "spot the tile without a partner" minigame every few levels. As an adult, this is very easy and simple, but if I'd had this in grade school, I would have loved it. It's bright, cheery, and well made.
It was a lot more utilitarian, but I also finished Jigsaw Puzzle- Anime Girls. This was fine for what it was. It was also easy, but I paid an incredibly low amount for it in a bundle and it worked decently. I really like jigsaw puzzles, so I was pleased with this. There's several more games from this bundle to go!
Least eventfully, I played a few rounds of Vampire Survivors, too. Since it uses Steam cloud saves, I was afraid to play it and mess up my save file when the internet was down. It was a lot of fun to get back to it!
October 8th, 2025
Today, my ISP broke my internet access during routine maintenance, so I won't have real internet until Monday. I'm just going to post from my phone until then, but there won't be any screenshots or new game pages for a few days. This probably bothers me more than anyone reading, so it is ok!
Last night, I tried the demo for a nifty new shmup called Shockwave Triggers. I was tired enough not to get so far in it, even on the easiest mode, but the way it's set up made grabbing scoring items massively satisfying. The pixel art was neat, too! I don't know if I'll be able to play steam games offline at all, but I'm excited to mess with this more when I can.
I played through a couple unlock goals in Vampire Survivors, too, and am bereft that I may need to leave this chaos behind for a few days. It is ok, though! I have tons of fun offline games to play, too.
October 7th, 2025
Tonight, I am pretty disengaged with the world, so I'm glad I don't have too much to write about. I got another bad ending in Unfair Flips, which was decently funny.
I also knocked out a few more unlock missions in Vampire Survivors, feeling like I made some decent progress.
October 6th, 2025
I am getting back to my game-finishing quest, which Ys III: Wanderers From Ys is now a part of. I cleared the first dungeon last night, then kind of got distracted and ate pizza rolls because I was tired. I might not get back to this until the weekend, but I'm looking forward to seeing what's next.
I kept up with trying to make a dent in the endless content of Vampire Survivors, too, which was really fun. I'm over 50 hours in, and it still manages to have strange and surprising moments after all this time. It's pretty impressive!
October 4th, 2025
This morning, I was really delighted to get an extremely low quality fake Labubu at the gas stations. Her name is Joanie and she loves Nascar and doing shots. Her diet used to be mainly roller hot dogs and pizza by the slice, but since the gas station rebranded, she's getting a little healthier with some pre-made deli sandwiches. It's likely she won't be thrilled to come into such a soup and salad heavy home, but I think it'll be good for her in the long run. All the seams in her fluff seem like evidence of a health issue.
Cut-rate pop culture ephmera aside, I had some decent game time last night. I picked up Unfair Flips after seeing a few seconds of it on Youtube, which is just a game about struggling against probability. The goal is to flip 10 heads in a row, but you're playing with a coin that's rigged against you. You can level up to improve your odds, but nothing is guaranteed. It's the perfect get-sleepy game, and I look forward to playing it until I pass out many more times.
I scored some more unlocks in Vampire Survivors, too, which was fun. I'm loading Charlotte from the Castlevania DLC up with stat boosting eggs because I did a nice perler bead of her once. I've made moves in games for dumber reasons than this.
October 3rd, 2025
Last night, I was set on playing spooky games for October, so I worked on the Castlevania DLC in Vampire Survivors. It was fun and I got a lot of unlocks. Plus, this DLC seems like an insane deal for the price right now. It might take me the whole month, and that would be great.
I tried to get through Cotton 100%, too, and had a good time. This is super petty on my end, but I don't think I'm going to try to one credit clear this because I don't like the music in it. I do want to scum my way through it on easy, though, and think that's extremely possible. I got up to level 4 before quitting last night, and'll probably try again soon.
September 15th, 2025
This week, I want to try to chip away at some of the games I have going instead of starting new ones. I didn't get off to a very effective start. I played Vampire Survivors a little, messing with some of the unlocks in the Contra DLC for no particular reason.
I got back to grinding away at Sonic Wings Reunion, too. I was doing a pretty horrendous job last night, but got another character ending and found out that once I get my one credit clear in easy mode, normal isn't going to be too bad of a step up.
I tackled some of my Switch Suika Game knockoffs, too. Candivity is going to be the easier one to finish, just because it's more of a grind than anything to get all the characters and accessories unlocked. I saw the biggest item you could merge to in this last night, which was satisfying, but remain a little put off by how magnet-y the physics in this are.
Bomb Cat plays a little better, but the permanent risk of blasting pieces out of the playfield and losing the game on a dime makes me suspect this'll be the tougher of the two to finish. My end goal here is just to see the biggest cat you can merge to, since there's no unlockables.
September 2nd, 2025
Last night, I was lazy, so I just chased some secrets and unlocks in Vampire Survivors. I got two goals down, and got ever so close to clearing Boss Rash with one weapon only! Losing in the last minute was frustrating, but I have a plan to win. Sure, that plan is to load my favorite character up with another stack of stat-boosting eggs, but it doesn't have to be a clever one, just functional!
August 30th, 2025
Today I am trying to do a number of tasks, one of which is this blog post. After this, only baking a cake remains. Yesterday, I had bad Friday night burnout and did a single run in Vampire Survivors before falling asleep. It was ok! I'm glad I could get to sleep without a ton of trouble.
August 9th, 2025
I just went to get a drive thru coffee, and an Oscar Meyer Weinermobile drove by while I was waiting. It has nothing to do with games, but it's interesting to be waiting for an overpriced latte and see a giant hot dog zoom by.
Anyway, last night I rolled credits on Vampire Survivors. I don't even feel like I'm at 25% in this game, so it's not a big accomplishment. It's a nice milestone, though.
Before that, I tried a super cheap game called Mars Survivor on my PS4. I was expecting a little Survivors-like in space, but it was more of a super-simplified survival game. It drove me a little crazy that it's trying to get me to pony up for mobile style microtransactions on console, but it seems small enough that I kind of want to press on.
As far as kart racing goes, I tried Smurfs Kart on my XBox last night. It was actually fine! I really like the 80s Smurfs cartoon, so there is some bias at play here, but the Smurfs being tiny allowed for some charming tracks that play with scale. There's quite a lot to do and unlock here, too. It's not an amazing game, but I can see myself putting quite a lot of time into it.
July 30th, 2025
I dozed off when I should have been posting, so this will be a short post tonight. Going to Wal-Mart for groceries was too much for my delicate heart, but my slow cooked pork and veggie stew tomorrow will be worth it.
I played a couple more levels of Super Mario Bros 3 yesterday in the name of trying to make progress at something. It was 10 minutes well spent.
I also played two runs in Vampire Survivors, which was okay. I got a couple unlocks cleared, which is always nice.
July 25th, 2025
Yesterday, my gaming was just like the day before, though I did finally defeat the giant wad of bones in Vampire Survivors! I was legitimately excited, and felt extremely accomplished. I kind of cheesed it by leveling like crazy and then wandering around to face the boss, but I do not care. A win is a win.
I chilled out with the kid-level easy puzzles in Pokemon Friends for a while, too. It was breezy and very relaxing.
July 24th, 2025
Yesterday, I didn't play many games, so I get to do a lazy post today. I shut my brain off with a few rounds in Pokemon Friends.
I also played a couple of rounds of Vampire Survivors, finishing off Poe's garlic themed adventure. I am pleased to have this part of the game done!
July 23rd, 2025
I played quite a lot of games for a work day yesterday, but I'm maybe most interested in talking about a weird little "brick game" console I bought at Miniso. I had one of these off brand all-squares LCD games in junior high, so the Miniso version, though it is now being sold as cute and trendy, made me feel nostalgic. When I was a kid, I liked it because the games were abstract and didn't make a lot of sense. Last night, though, I went straight for Game I, which turned out to be a version of Tetris with an area clearing piece and garbage blocks that shift every time you get a line. It was mysterious, but a bad version of Tetris is still pretty fun in that it is Tetris. I want to pick a "goal score" in this, beat it, and then move onto another game on here.
I also tried Pokemon Friends, the new minigame/puzzle/edutainment Pokemon game that surprise-launched yesterday morning. It is definitely a game made for kids, and nothing I've done in it has been challenging. However, while playing it, I didn't think at all about dying from climate change or nuclear war, so I bought in to the full game and look forward to playing it for a zillion hours. Anything that can shut up my bad brain is magic.
I did my first daily workout in Gold's Gym Cardio Workout on Wii and really enjoyed it. It mixes mini-games in with the regular boxing, giving it a more varied feel than most of the later Fitness Boxing games.
Before bed, I finished off the day with two rounds of Vampire Survivors. I'm getting close to the end of the Garlic Paradise adventure!
July 17th, 2025
My sleep was so bad last night that I went to Wal-Mart and got some sleep aid to try tonight. I've been laying awake until 3 and waking up at 6 a lot lately, which has made my work days mega difficult. Sadly, Vampire Survivors did not help me escape that fate last night, but it was still fun! I'm still doing Quick Plays just so I don't have to think too hard about what I'm doing.
I took work off tomorrow, but probably won't play too much tonight. It's more important to get some good rest again!
July 16th, 2025
I'm late posting tonight because I don't actually want to post tonight. It's not so bad, though! I got a lot of sleep catch up last night, and I'll do well tonight, too.
Last night, I thought I'd stay up too long if I played Deathsmiles, so I played Image Striker instead. I really like this game, but the difficulty spike at stage 5 is crazy! Dodging the wall is harder than it sounds. This game also crashes every time I get a game over, which is a bit discouraging.
I played a little bit of the retro tables in Zaccaria Pinball, but only for a few rounds.
After that, I pulled out the "time to go to sleep" big guns, played three rounds of Vampire Survivors on quick play, and slept for 8 hours straight. It was great and I am absolutely starting here tonight.
July 4th, 2025
It's not very exciting, but last night, I did some character experimentation in Castle of Shikigami, still not doing terribly well. It was fun, though. I got to do some quality joystick twirling.
I played a round of Vampire Survivors to put myself to sleep, too, and it worked like a charm! It was actually really nice.
June 29th, 2025
I got myself too stressed out over some stuff that didn't matter to sleep well last night, so I'm really tired today. Yesterday, I was too fixated on doing little crafts to play a ton of games, though, which is lucky right now. I did a bit of grinding for arcanas and, by extension, trophies, in Vampire Survivors, which was fun.
After watching a couple of movies, I played some of the collection stages in Hello Kitty and Sanrio Friends Racing, a game which is demanding increased precision and track memorization to nab 100% of the cupcakes required for a perfect score. I kind of just want to make the Little Twin Stars zip around in a little car more than I want to 100% this game, so I'm not overly worried about it on any front. I'm sure I'll play it again in a month or so.
June 27th, 2025
I have been feeling a little overwhelmed by how many games I have lately, so I am trying to stop buying games and finish some of what I've got at the moment. I know that it's kind of silly, but that and my current Picross fixation led me to buckle down and finish Charm Studies last night. I don't know why this took me so long, other than an inability to focus! It's a very short, charming game, and I liked it quite a lot. Some of the puzzles in the epilogue, I felt like I had to fudge them to get the solution, but I was pretty tired last night, too. It's hard to judge a game on my puzzle solving abilities when I'm bad at thinking.
While I was at it, I found all of the 100 pandas in Where Pandas, too. I only have one more hidden creature game from this developer and am a little disappointed I burned through them so quickly! They always have some decently hidden animals and cute art.
I played Vampire Survivors for a couple of rounds, too.
June 25th, 2025
I ran out of time to do this, even though I have a lot of games to cover, as I am very tired. It's not great, but here we go!
I want to get all the achievements in Capcom Arcade Stadium, so I was messing with that yesterday. I mostly played Progear, a neat CAVE shooter where one of the bosses is named Ballossom Pench. It was very fun and I thought about it when I should have been focusing at many points today.
I tried 1942. 32 levels of that seems like a bit much, but I'm not done with it yet.
When I was really tired last night, I got kind of disoriented and tried a casual game called Jewel Match Twilight because Luck Be A Landlord had too many colors for the moment. It's fine, but just a basic match-3 so far.
I also played a round of Vampire Survivors in the afternoon because it's a fun game and I wanted to.
June 24th, 2025
I wanted to play less Picross yesterday, but still wanted to keep some forward momentum going with all my Picross games. Because of that, I sat down to do two puzzles in Picross S: Genesis and Master System Edition. 15 or so puzzles later, I felt satisfied with my pixel clicking and set it aside. It was all very moderate and sensible.
I did some achievement chasing in Vampire Survivors, too, which was fun! It was a nice way to spend some time on a laid back day off work.
June 19th, 2025
Last night, I was being a whiny baby about my foot blisters, so I just played a little bit of Vampire Survivors. I almost beat the skeleton in the Bone Zone level with the little Among Us blob, and was so frustrated to have Death come in and sweep me out of the level. I think this gives me a path to follow to eventually clear this challenge, though, so my attitude isn't too bad about this.
I have a new game I'd like to start tonight, if everything lines up properly. I need a break from Vampire Survivors again- I'm seeing the EXP gems when I close my eyes, which seems like a bit much. Whatever I play will be fine, though.
June 18th, 2025
I got some big blisters on the side of one of my feet today, because this week keeps getting better and better, so I'm posting tonight while trying out a foot spa that I ordered on a whim a few months ago. I threw in a blueberry scented mini bath bomb that makes the water look bright blue, like in a cartoon, but other than kind of liking that, I don't think it's helping. I ordered some blister pads that'll be here tomorrow because it hurt too much to go to the store for them, and I'm hoping I can knock this rubbish out before I have to walk a bunch on Saturday. This week is not my favorite.
I did continue to have fun with Vampire Survivors last night, but am still a little stuck trying to defeat the giant skeleton ball in one of the bonus levels. I'll figure it out, though, or just earn enough buffs to roll in and decimate it by brute force.
June 17th, 2025
Everyone is being so nice to me today, and I am so tired I want to scream! I feel so bad about being such a rat when I have so many amazing friends and family. I'm going to try to get a good night's sleep, though, and maybe tomorrow will be better! I'll at least be able to dodge the gross coffee I got during a work break that gave me a nasty stomachache.
Yesterday, I continued kicking butt at Vampire Survivors, which was a lot of fun. It made me feel powerful.
I started a mini-puzzle of some pastel macarons, too, which is not great because now I have three puzzles going. It's fun, but takes up a lot of space. I'll get this one done pretty soon, though.
June 16th, 2025
I had to tear myself away from making little 90s/00s beaded gecko charms to do this post tonight, which has been very enjoyable. Yesterday was another low energy day, though, so I don't have too much to write about. I played a ton of Vampire Survivors yesterday, doing a fantastic job at everything aside from the boss I'm trying to kill in the skeleton level. It's frustrating, but in a fun way.
I played a game called Idle Wizard on my XBox, too, because I wanted to see what it was like to play a clicker game on my TV. It was weird, and a bit buggy, too. The cursor never really clicked where it looked like it should have, and the in-game achievements were totally blank! It was still bizarrely compelling, though, so I bet I will play it again.
June 15th, 2025
My focus and energy are still pretty low today, and I still had a random mid-day nap, which isn't very normal for me. Today is a little better than the last few days have been, though. Yesterday was so dicey I got up, went to lunch, came home, played a bit of Meteora's Mystic Merge, and went back to bed. I wasn't doing so well at the game because I was mega sleepy, but I scored another achievement.
After my nap, I played Sonic Wings Reunion, a new shmup which I'd been excited to play. I'd seen and totally get the complaints about how crummy the graphics are here, but the thought of every possible pilot tag team having unique banter and endings was really appealing to me! So far, I am having fun with it. It has weird charm, and I think I'll be able to nab a one-credit-clear in easy mode without too much trouble. I'll have to clear it dozens of times to see every ending, so I'm going to aim for a 1CC in normal, too. Yesterday, though, I was too tired to deal with playing half decently, so I didn't really get anywhere here.
From there, I decided that as tired as I was, I deserved to play a little Vampire Survivors as a treat. Even with that, I only made it through one run, which felt crummy. It was a really good run, though- I got all six of my weapons evolved and laid waste to the lost souls of the library.
I dozed off while working on my current jigsaw puzzle, too, waking up to a very disorienting round of texts from my friends. I still got a lot of the border done, though, so it feels worth sharing!
June 9th, 2025
I am trying to get back on track today, but didn't really make many efforts in that direction yesterday. I played a couple rounds of Vampire Survivors, which did help me relax a bit.
I worked on my Bubsy puzzle after getting back from the movies, too, which was okay.
May 29th, 2025
I finished my puzzle before bed last night, assembling all of the elaborate and strangely unappetizing looking milkshakes so that I could disassemble them before anyone came in my apartment and messed it up. It was really satisfying to get all of the big, weirdly shaped pieces in place, and I'll probably pick up another from this brand (Trendz, I think) the next time I'm at Michael's. Tonight, I'm going to get back to the 1000 piece Jujutsu Kaisen puzzle, though.
Since the puzzle did take a bit of time to finish, my gaming last night was limited. I played a couple rounds of Vampire Survivors, bouncing between the DLC adventure mode and getting an unlock in the main game. It was fun, but I'm glad I didn't spend all night on it again.
I also played a few rounds of Bomb Cat before bed, getting close to merging the final cat in a couple of games. I got too interested in what I was doing, though, so it wasn't a great game to play before getting to sleep.
May 28th, 2025
I finished my puzzle before bed last night, assembling all of the elaborate and strangely unappetizing looking milkshakes so that I could disassemble them before anyone came in my apartment and messed it up. It was really satisfying to get all of the big, weirdly shaped pieces in place, and I'll probably pick up another from this brand (Trendz, I think) the next time I'm at Michael's. Tonight, I'm going to get back to the 1000 piece Jujutsu Kaisen puzzle, though.
Since the puzzle did take a bit of time to finish, my gaming last night was limited. I played a couple rounds of Vampire Survivors, bouncing between the DLC adventure mode and getting an unlock in the main game. It was fun, but I'm glad I didn't spend all night on it again.
I also played a few rounds of Bomb Cat before bed, getting close to merging the final cat in a couple of games. I got too interested in what I was doing, though, so it wasn't a great game to play before getting to sleep.
May 27th, 2025
Tonight, my post is late because I've been eating nachos and watching Max Headroom. It's a good deal, but I got a stomachache and also distracted.
Starting a 300 piece puzzle last night was a bit of a mistake, since I have to finish it tonight to avoid pest control coming in and messing it up while I'm at the office. I made good progress last night, though, so this is doable! The pieces on this one have a really nice variety of shapes and sizes, so I'm enjoying it quite a lot.
I played more Vampire Survivors, too, focusing on the adventure mode again. I ended up having to level grind to better tackle stage 3 for most of my playtime, but that is very okay.
I also started Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club: Tokimeki Roadmap to the Future, a game with a title I am going to have to decide how to start abbreviating. I picked this up on release, curious how a game in the Love Live series, which is usually music oriented, would work as a visual novel. It feels like more of a slice-of-life anime simulator than a visual novel so far, which is breezy, relaxing, and low stakes. I'm doing Ayumu's route first, because I sneezed and clicked on one of her scenes first. There's 12 characters in this game, so I appreciate my allergies making this choice for me.
I misjudged how tired I was shutting off the Love Live! game, though, and ended up playing a few minutes of Baking Time, too. Last night, I unlocked some weirdly appetizing looking cartoon cinnamon rolls to serve.
May 26th, 2025
Today was pretty fun. I went to a movie and went out to get French toast for dinner, both of which were good! Once I got home, though, I started feeling so down that I got a pounding headache, which is less positive. I didn't get much done this weekend, and am frustrated with myself because of that, but it's okay! I'm going to try my best to get a good night's sleep, I'm posting here, and I got out a 300 piece puzzle to give myself a false sense of accomplishment tonight. I am sure I will cheer up!
Yesterday, I tried to diversify my gaming by trying a couple of new games. My work hours are strange, so this is less "well, duh," than it sounds, but I am setting a "no Vampire Survivors after midnight" rule for myself. I tried a monster collecting game on my Legion Go called Kadomon: Hyper Auto Battler, but it didn't make a ton of sense to me. It was super cute, and I can kind of see what I can do to succeed, but I don't know if I'll come back to it right away.
Before bed, I tried a 20 cent Switch game called Mob Control, too. It was a perfectly good go-to-sleep game, but I think I like the numbers-go-up faux sim Switch cheapies better. That being said, this isn't bad enough not to come back to, and it's satisfying to finish these things.
I did play Vampire Survivors, too, jumping between Quick Play missions and the Legacy of the Moonspell adventure mode. The adventure mode is a pretty neat way to mix things up, and I like the more guided story! I still want chaos, though, so that's why I was skipping back and forth.
May 25th, 2025
I was super tired yesterday, so I just played Vampire Survivors a while longer. It was some good game time, though! I finally unlocked the farm level, which has some respectably distinct chicken sprites when you get into it, and ended up picking up the surprisingly inexpensive DLC, too. Playing gave me a good chance to relax.
May 24th, 2025
My brain is still melted down today, so I'm allowing myself one run in Vampire Survivors for every three tasks on my to-do list. I've been surprisingly productive so far, so it wasn't as bad a strategy as it could have been!
Last night, I was able to unlock a ton in my Vampire Survivors play session, including stage secrets and a few levels. It was really good and satisfying.
May 23rd, 2025
I am the most worn down I've been at the end of a work week for a while, but I'm looking forward to three days of little projects and Vampire Survivors. I might do a weekly craft round-up photo in Tuesday's post, to show everything off together.
Yesterday, I did mix things up a bit, playing a few minutes of Isekai Rondo while watching people make beautiful Italian food on Youtube. The two things are unrelated, but I was just going through early game cutscenes, so the food stuck in my mind better.
I did keep on with Vampire Survivors, too, but only did two runs. I was sleepy, so that was fine.
May 22nd, 2025
For today's post, I just have more Vampire Survivors, which isn't the best for blogging. I did clear a level I was somewhat stuck on, though, the Dairy Plant, and am excited to move forward tonight! Since I only played one run yesterday, I have a lot I can do later.
May 21st, 2025
I am still struggling with this week, so last night, I just played Vampire Survivors more. I fell asleep during my second run and woke up to find my little character was still alive, so it's slightly frustrating that I was too tired to remember what weapons I had equipped. I'm probably just playing this again tonight. I am tired.
May 20th, 2025
I am still kind of down on being awake, but after work, I was able to get a prescription that had posed a formidable challenge and get groceries. I meal prepped some easy, lazy burrito bowls and made some cucumber mint salad, too, so I'd have real food on hand instead of just eating frozen. I'm forcing myself to face in a better direction!
In terms of games, I just played Vampire Survivors last night, and a lot of it. I was chipping away at unlocks, and did pretty well. I'm hoping to play more tonight, which seems like an achievable goal.
May 19th, 2025
I got mega burned out during work today, both because of work and some errands I was absolutely failing at, so this will not be my most in depth post.
Yesterday, while I was in the backseat of a car zipping around Chicago, I started Isekai Rondo, a simple RPG lovingly poking fun at anime and light novel tropes. It's cute so far, but I only played for half an hour or so. I haven't even really battled yet.
I played some Vampire Survivors before going to sleep, too. It was fun!
May 11th, 2025
Yesterday, I did not actually catch up on game clears. I started a short cat game called Nino Maze Lo-Fi, but the mazes got so small on my screen that I didn't want to do a lot of them in a row. It's not a bad game, but it gets really difficult to actually see.
I played Vampire Survivors quite a lot, too, feeling enthusiastic about how ridiculous things are getting. It's nice to have a map feature now.
I also kept on with the Doritos puzzle, making a decent amount of progress! I don't think I'll get it finished today, but probably will be able to tomorrow.
May 10th, 2025
I'm having a laid back today, doing crafts, reading, and trying to catch up on game clears for the week. It's been nice so far! Tomorrow, at least on here, I have quite a lot of page maintenance catch-up work to do from being lazy during the week, but I'll worry about that then.
I worked more on a jigsaw puzzle than any video games yesterday, and had a nice, laid back, offline time. I like the design of my beautiful Doritos puzzle, and think the different packages are both distinct and similar enough for the right level of challenge. The pieces were cut really poorly, though! Let me tell you, I am shocked that my consumerism-themed corn chip puzzle isn't premium quality.
I did a few runs in Vampire Survivors, too, but fell asleep before I could do too much.
May 4th, 2025
I've been pushing for max productivity today, trying to finish at least 3 tasks on my weekly to-do list every hour, so I am doing this post right before I go buy chicken strips and collapse. I have gotten a ton of cleaning done since last night, which is great, but I need to learn how to spread chores out better!
Yesterday, I mostly just zoned out, but I did have a really fantastic run in Vampire Survivors before bed. I cleared the library level, which was cool, and then cleared a short level where there were just a bunch of flowers everywhere. It made me feel powerful, and I might use that flower level to grind for some levelling currency.
I tried W.A.N.D. Project again, too, but it hasn't clicked with me yet. The runs are short, though, so I'm not going to totally give up on this.
May 2nd, 2025
My allergies are still wrecking me, so this is going to be a shorter post than these games deserve! I played through Where Kiwis last night, which was cute, brief, and let me find kiwi birds and kiwi fruits both.
I was in a Vampire Survivors mood, so I played a few rounds of that, accomplishing nothing.
I tried Replik Survivors, too, which was interesting and vaguely mysterious.
The weekend is ahead, and one of my friends gave me a Steam key for Andros Dunos 2, which I am excited to try, but for now, I gotta get some rest.
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.
April 15th, 2025
I had a meds switch that's making it super hard to sleep, and tonight I'm right on the precipice of crashing and falling into my twice-weekly deep slumber. Because of that, I'm not at my most enthusiastic about posting tonight. I started and finished Where Cats last night, though. It was fine, and very calming after work.
I also had Spirit City: Lofi Sessions running, but turned it off after I hit 100 tasks on my Thursday-Monday to-do list. I'll do it again this weekend, but I got tired and gave up last night.
I played some Vampire Survivors, too, and actually did pretty well. It was fun.
April 14th, 2025
Yesterday, I did a little catch up on my game clearing goals, starting with Where Jellyfish + 450. This was essentially exactly what I want from one of these Steam lineart hidden animal games- there were 550 jellyfish in a cute bit of art, some of which were decently hidden. I wish all of these had 500+ things to find on the screen now. It was very satisfying.
I played Romeow: To the Cracked Mars, too, having played the first game in this series back in January. It was maybe a little easier than the first game, and even shorter, but I thought it had some nice twists on the spatial navigation puzzles, too. It was solidly ok.
Out of a perhaps misguided desire for productivity, I also had Spirit City: Lofi Sessions on in the background for most of the day, getting another of the kitchen spirits as I clicked things off my to-do list.
Finally, I played a few rounds of Vampire Survivors before bed, but didn't play them particularly well. I cleared a few achievements, though, and have an idea of which ones I'd like to go after next.
April 11th, 2025
I found a decent cat finding game last night with Seeking Cat, an extremely cute game I'd gotten cheap on Steam. It had lovely, very tactile 3D art, with one of the stages even having some magazines I remember my dad having scattered around the floor, multiple screens, and several cats that were actually half-decently hidden! It's one of the better ones I've played lately, and I was very charmed by it
I was trying to be productive, so I had Spirit City: Lofi Sessions on last night, too. I picked up the kitchen themed DLC when it came out, and this was the first time I'd actually messed with it. I love that you can edit the colors on the new outfits, and it should be fun to gather the new, food-themed spirits.
I also started back in on Vampire Survivors. It turns out nothing makes a game easier to appreciate than playing a couple low-tier clones of said game.
July 14th, 2023
This is not a great morning. I'm trying to eat well for breakfast, since I have a long meeting scheduled right at my lunch break, but everything just keeps going wrong in minor, irritating ways.
There's no screenshots today, due to some technical difficulties and frustrations, but I started playing a new mobile game, Kemono Friends Kingdom last night. It seemed a little basic, but cute, though I might have to quit due to my phone being upset that I dare play a game from this decade on it. I watched the anime with my friends when I lived overseas, so it would be nice if it worked out, but if it doesn't, it doesn't.
I also played Vampire Survivors for a few minutes, which I'll probably drop and go back to PowerWash Simulator as an exhaustion game. The vibes just aren't lining up right for me.
I just remembered I need to be logged on for work a few minutes early today on top of everything, so short, bad post today. Tomorrow will be better.
July 13th, 2023
Today I got out of bed wanting to feel more positive, but then instantly got a text that my apartment building was shutting off my water for the day. I went over to Starbucks and used my "fancy treats" balance with them to get a much more extravagant than normal morning coffee, though, and am hoping I can brute force things into balancing out a bit.
Last night, I played Vampire Survivors for a while again, and am still not sure if I like it or not. The constant unlocks and levelling are nice, but I feel like the game itself is maybe mildly tedious. That's fine for playing super late at night, and the pixel art is so nifty, but I don't know if I share a lot of the enthusiasm about it.
I kept chipping away at the event in Disney Tsum Tsum for a while, too, truly kicking some butt last night. I'm trying to complete a character set for the lower gacha while I'm earning a lot of coins, as a point boost, but even with even odds, being down to the last two characters is slightly frustrating. It'll pay off for my scores in the long run, though, so I don't mind that much.
July 7th, 2023
Last night, I played Vampire Survivors for maybe 45 minutes or so, and I didn't really have a lot of fun along the way. I think that's more of a mood issue than anything, though, so I'm not counting the game out just yet. I feel kind of down, so that's it for today's post! There's probably not going to be much time for games tonight, but I'll have at least a tiny update tomorrow morning.
July 6th, 2023
I'm really sleepy this morning, but doing my best to be cheery. Last night, I wanted to play something new when I was pretty tired, so I tried Vampire Survivors on Game Pass. I love levelling up, so I played this a bit longer than I meant to and'll probably try again soon.
I did ten quick rounds of Disney Tsum Tsum, too, making sure to keep my login bonuses going while continuing to chip away at the current in-game event.
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