What Video Game Did I Play Yesterday?

Water Sort Quest (Android)

January 20th, 2025

I was cleaning most of yesterday, so I did more game dabbling than anything. It was my last day with Raging Blasters for the week, before I swap out to something different, and I just played half an hour of caravan mode. I'd like to get over a million points, but I couldn't get through the three minutes without dying last night! I guess that's what I get for playing ridiculously late, though.

While thinking about what shmup to play next, I messed around with a couple I had on hand for a few minutes. I booted up my PSP to play a couple levels of KOF: Sky Stage, a King of Fighters themed bullet hell game. I played this quite a lot in the past, and my failures with this a decade ago are part of why I want to get better skills now. In the future, I'll play this more in-depth, so I ended up picking it up on XBox Arcade for slightly better convenience.

I gave Robotech: The Macross Saga: HD Edition another chance, too, but I just don't like this that well. The jet controls feel super slippery, and the mechs are extremely slow and clunky, though the Gerwalk form between the two is okay enough. It feels really unforgiving, too. I do want to see who the hidden characters are, so I'm not writing it off yet. It would be very fun if I could make Minmei hop in a Valkrie and start blasting away at the Zentradi, but the cast is good enough that almost no one would be a disappointment. I'm not excited for the gameplay itself, though.

In terms of normal stuff, I cleared another barista's run in Sweet Survivors while on my exercise bike last night. I've got five more runs I'd like to complete in this, a couple of which might be a bit tricky, and'll probably call it good from there.

While I was waiting for dessert, I played a bit of Water Sort Quest, too. It was lovely dessert, but the game has not gotten more exciting since I last played it.

December 25th, 2024

I was back to work today, and really was dragging! I managed to get through the day and run some errands, though, and am totally ok to post now!

I played a lot of really light, casual games yesterday, the sort of stuff I could play while hanging out and talking. Maybe the least casual thing I played was the Genesis/Mega Drive port of Virtua Fighter 2. I decided that even as a strange and impressive version of Virtua Fighter 2, it wasn't as good as a fresh baked croissant. That's not usually a comparison people have to make, but if it comes up for you, too, I do definitely recommend shutting it off and eating the croissant.

Later on, I idly played quite a bit of Water Sort Quest, too. It wasn't as good as the version of Virtua Fighter 2 I'd had on earlier, but it was way easier to play while eating Chex Mix.

Everything else I did was more normal gaming after I got home. I played a little of Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku, in an effort not to lose my streak, and did some successful achievement chasing.

I tried a mobile game called Picture Builder, too, where the goal is to put together little pixel art puzzles within a larger image. I liked the art and found it relaxing, so I'll probably play it again.

I did some grinding for gacha currency past just my dailies in Jujutsu Kaisen: Phantom Parade, too, and scored a 3rd copy of Nanami's SSR while I was at it. I know mobile RPGs like this are built to create a feeling of power, but it works and it's satisfying.

October 28th, 2024

I was mildly social yesterday, going to a D&D session and voice chatting with a friend after, so I didn't really play many games. I did mess with the "instant play" games on my phone a bit before bed, though. I did a few levels in Pixelint, which is calm, cute, and relaxing. The pixel match "puzzles" aren't very hard, but I'm still pretty early in the game, too.

I tried one called Water Sort Quest, too, since I've seen lots of ads for these test tube color matching type games before and was curious. The water pouring sound effect drove me a bit crazy, and I thought it was slightly boring, too. I still have a shortcut to it on my phone for now, though. It might not be bad for work breaks.