Games on Yuzupia

Ace Combat 8

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I sat on the fence about buying Ace Combat 8 on launch for a multitude of reasons, one being I’m pretty much an Ace Combat poser (only played 7), it being expensive (haha…), and my backlog… Unfortunately (or fortunately) my FOMO kicked in and when I saw some other people play it I figured “hey maybe I’ll play online with them”.

Well, I probably won’t be playing online with them, but I can safely say I didn’t regret my purchase at least! Which is kind of a crazy thing to say about a big game purchase from a big game company on launch lol.

Touhou Koumakyou New Classic

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I was pretty excited when I saw the Touhou 6 remaster announced because I really liked Touhou 6 even if I was ass at it. It has some of my favourite characters (Meisaku warriors rise up) and some of my favourite songs as well, and of course it was the first mainline Touhou game I tried to play when I was trying to get into Touhou (outside the fighting games).

Platonica Space

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Looking at my old posts, it’s been over a year since I played GIRLS MADE PUDDING, and I finally got around to playing the developers newest game, PLATONICA SPACE! If you’re asking why I put it in all caps, that’s just how it is in my Steam Library.

Now this was a game that I had been looking forward to since I enjoyed the developer’s other two games. The premise seemed interesting, and the gameplay seemed… like gameplay alright. It in fact reminded me of Blue Prince, and while I wasn’t the biggest fan of Blue Prince (not the style of puzzles I typically enjoy but I respect the game and think it’s a very cool concept), I thought maybe a simpler version of it would be something up my alley.

Ultra 0

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Ultra0 was a game I really don’t remember how I found or it made its way onto my radar. I assume it was steam calendar but I honestly completely forgot about it until I saw it go on sale recently and on a whim decided to get it. And I will 100% confess that the main reason I did so was because the summary said it had yuri in it. I’m simple ok?

Demon's Timeline

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Logic deduction games are something I enjoy, having played games like Case of the Golden Idol, Obra Dinn, etc. and Demon’s Timeline was a logic game I finished recently and liked! I remember wishlisting this game a while back when I first saw it, but I only decided to buy it because a friend shared a tweet with both the girl (Nyasuteria) and Sherry from Manosaba with something along the lines of “I hope people try both”. I initially thought that this was because the two characters were similar (they’re not), but I’m glad that I got it anyways!

Big Walk

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

My friend and I finished Big Walk recently, a game that I had seen a while back and thought “hey this looks kinda neat”. I was actually surprised to see it got as big as it was (though I’m basing that purely off the fact that it got a steam banner). I think I stumbled on it with the steam calendar feature…

In any case, much like the game implies, you (big) walk around an island that to my understanding is based off a real life national park and solve various puzzles/challenges. It’s a very, very, relaxed game and honestly quite nice. The scenery is pretty and there’s plenty of nice views along the way too.

Caligula Effect 2

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This is a live blog of notes because I can feel things slipping away lol.

At the moment I’ve finished the first three dungeons, so that’s Machina, Pandora, and MU-kun. So far, the gameplay’s definitely a step up but… not that much. I still have a lot of issues with it.

What I’ve been enjoying so far is the new music, new characters, and more importantly, I think the dynamics are a lot nicer in this game compared to 1 lol. As a friend put it, the go-homie club…

Kubinashi Recollection

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve been juggling a couple of long games lately (Fantasy Maiden Wars NG+ and Caligula Effect 2 at the moment) so I’ve also been playing some short games during breaks, and one of those games was Kubinashi Recollection. I’ve known the artist (paradot) for a while so when I saw the art I thought “hey, that’s familiar!” I read the words puzzle platformer and figured I’m in.

And honestly, this truly is a Touhou puzzle game. It’s fun, has great art, has great music, but perhaps most damningly of all, it’s hard. So, so, hard.

Silent Hill F

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Bit of a strange year where I finished not just one big horror game, but two! After RE9 I decided to play Silent Hill F (recommended by the same friend) and overall I enjoyed the game, for very different reasons. Resident Evil 9 was a game where I really enjoyed the gameplay, but thought the writing was okay or even comical at times. Silent Hill F I thought on the other hand had quite good writing, but the gameplay really dragged on me by the end. Before I continue, I will say I’m not the biggest Silent Hill fan, I’ve played 1 to 3 and watched a friend play 4. I liked the first three a lot, though I’ll admit I was a scared coward through them. Also spoilers! I don’t think I can really talk about the game without spoiling aspects so that’s your fair warning.

Forbidden Solitaire

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve been playing a few more short games now and then, and Forbidden Solitaire was one of them! This was a game that I thought the aesthetic of and idea looked quite unique so I was pretty excited to pick it up and try. It wasn’t too long of a game, around 4 hours or so, and I enjoyed it a lot!

My favourite part of the game is probably how perfectly they nailed that 90s aesthetic of retro games. Everything from the way the game booted up, the retro esque FMVs, the environments, music, UI, you could easily convince someone this was a real game from that time period. I think they did an absolutely stellar job at nailing it, and I also really liked the real recordings they used too! The story was simple and straightforward but in a good way. I think the actors did a really good job conveying everything, and their deliveries were fantastic!

Resident Evil Requiem

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I felt like I had to take a break after Fantasy Maiden Wars (going through NG+!) and picked up Resident Evil Requiem since it was on sale a bit ago. Going into this game I was… hesitant? Full disclosure, I wouldn’t call myself the biggest RE fan but I’ve played and finished 1-6 (played both remake and original of 2 and 4), so I know a bit of the series. I didn’t play 7/8 because I’ve seen multiple playthroughs of it and didn’t find myself thaat interested in them. So I’m not a true fan, but I do like some of them (4 and 4 remake being my favourite probably, though I also really like 2 og and remake and 3 og).

Fantasy Maiden Wars

Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I bought Fantasy Maiden Wars without really knowing what I was getting into haha, I liked SRPGs and I liked Touhou so I figured hey, this will be a fun game to pick up right?

Well approximately 120 hours later and 7 months after the fact, I can definitively say yes, it was a fun game to pick up. And I’m only done one route. And I haven’t done the post game epilogue chapters yet.

Skate Story

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

My first impressions when I saw Skate Story was woah, this looks like a really cool game. I recently got the chance to play it and my impression has remained as, woah, that was a really cool game.

I think anyone’s first impression when seeing the game is how stylish and interesting the setting is. You’re a skateboarder in hell, eating moons for your soul. That, is a baller premise and definitely encouraged me to pick up the game. The second impression upon booting up the game is how fantastic the music is. Skating through hell to the OST is great and really adds to the game. Who would’ve thought that a chill soundtrack would fit so well with hell?

Card Shark

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I found Card Shark off a friend’s recommendation, though I later learned that they didn’t actually finish the game or even play it that much. So recommendation is probably a big stretch, rather they just posted it and I saw it and it looked interesting!

The main premise of the game is about cheating with cards, which as a non card player in real life, it seemed pretty novel for a card game. The art style is also pretty unique and the presentation’s really good so I picked it up as I usually do on sales and delayed playing it for a lengthy period of time.

Cairn

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Cairn was a game I actually had discovered through steam’s calendar recommendation which has a been a nifty tool in finding a bunch of nicher games that I otherwise would probably overlook. Though judging from sales and reviews I think Cairn was actually pretty popular, it just went under my radar.

The reason why I got interested in this game is that for some reason I found myself on a climbing game kick? Not that I would even call it that since the only other climbing game I played was Peaks of Yore, but I actually have really liked climbing in games in general. Mostly because I find it fun to reach new heights and looking down from high up (though I’m too scared to climb IRL).

Caligula Effect Overdose

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Caligula Effect Overdose was a game that a friend generously gifted to me and really liked. I’ll admit that initially I was a little skeptical because I heard the game wasn’t exactly great, but I learned that was mostly in reference to the gameplay itself. Seeing that the publisher was Furyu… well having played Crystar/Crymachina I guess I could say I wasn’t too surprised. But, overall I actually enjoyed my time with the game, though with a few major caveats.

AI Limit

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Recently I had a friend recommend AI Limit, which was a Chinese souls like with a pretty cute girl. It was on sale for pretty cheap so I decided to pick it up.

Now for a bit of background, I’ve played all the souls game including Bloodborne and Sekiro. I wouldn’t exactly call myself a souls veteran, but I have played them all so I’m familiar with them though I haven’t played that many souls likes. One that I did play however was Code Vein, which I thought was very very very average.

Peaks of Yore

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Peaks of Yore is a game that… I have… some feelings with.

To clarify, I really liked this game. Loved it in fact. I picked it up initially because honestly? I liked the idea of climbing. I was actually a bit disappointed with what Peak was because it was too… free form? Peaks of Yore was what I wanted in a climbing game, where you had to climb based on holds and steadily progress through a level.

Majogami

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Feels like it’s been a while since I finished a game lol, but I recently finished Majogami. I don’t exactly remember when I added it to my wishlist, but I added it because the art style was really striking to me. The art reminded me of the Vanillaware game Muramasa, so I said sure why not. I bought it on release because I was currently playing through Fantasy Maiden Wars (fantastic touhou fangame by the way, but it’s long and it’s giving me XCOM ptsd) and wanted something a little more actiony.

Pseudoregalia

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

With a trip upcoming for me I’ve been playing through a bunch of shorter games I’ve picked up and one of those was Pseudoregalia! This was a game that’s been on my radar for a while since I’ve heard good things about it, but I didn’t pick it up initially because the art style was a little dreary. Not that’s a bad thing or anything, but I am very much the type of person who likes more bright and cheerful environments.

1f y0u're a gh0st ca11 me here!

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

So I recently finished (and I have no shame in admitting that I copied this from steam) “1f y0u’re a gh0st ca11 me here!” which is a really short VN with a pretty fun gameplay element. Normally I start these little posts off with how I discovered this small indie game but honestly, I have no idea how I discovered this one. I just remember picking it up on a sale but I don’t remember why I wishlisted it, but regardless I’m glad I did!

Marisa of Liartop Mountain

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Two games in one weekend (again), this time I finished Marisa of Liartop Mountain! This game caught my eye a few steam fests ago when I tried out the demo and thought that it was a nifty idea. It’s basically roleplaying a tabletop adventure game where Reimu goes on a journey to find Marisa. As a Reimari fan as well, I thought great!

I’m not an avid TTRPG player but having played DND and other tabletop games in the past, I think they did a really good job at capturing the feel in a video game form. I guess it might be more accurate to say its more akin to an old adventure game than a TTRPG but the aspect that really made it feel like a TTRPG was having Remilia, Sakuya, Patchouli, and Flandre comment on events that occur through the game, in addition to having influences.

YumeCore

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

On Twitter I had seen a clip of this pretty surreal looking boss fight/rhythm game called ADEN, so I wishlisted it on steam. But in the process of doing so, I also saw another game made by the developer called YumeCore which I finished recently!

It’s a super short game, taking me about an hour or so to finish (though I didn’t do the arcade bonus modes). The controls are simple being effectively a three button game (great to map to a steamdeck) and the combat is simple too. You have a three hit combo, an aerial attack, and a throw.

Tunic

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I finished Tunic recently! This was a really, really, cool game in a lot of ways, though a bit frustrating in others. I had a couple of friends recommend it to me and I managed to get around to it recently (no comment on how long since I bought it).

It had been a loooooooong time since I had played a Zelda-esque game, and this one definitely scratched that itch in a lot of ways. The combat is pretty basic, and actually primarily where I have most of my complaints. Not because the combat is basic, but because some enemies were a bit frustrating to fight and the camera in some boss fights were particularly frustrating.

Parasite Eve

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

It seems that I finish video games in bunches… I recently finished Parasite Eve for the PS1 and I had… a way better time than I thought I would!

Parasite Eve was one of those games that I had heard about for a long time, I always knew it as one of those classic PS1 games that people really liked and now I can confirm it’s for good reason. I had initially avoided playing it because I am terrible with horror games, like need a friend in a call with me terrible. But I decided that I really wanted to try Parasite Eve because of .45 PARABELLUM BLOODHOUND, the new game from the VA-11 Hall-A (I confess I had to google the spelling) devs. The game looks really cool, and when I saw that the gameplay was inspired partly by Parasite Eve I decided I wanted to give it a shot eventually!

Easy Delivery Co

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Easy Delivery Co was one of those games that I saw a clip of on twitter and went “woah I want to play this”. Unfortunately I’ve lost the link, but there was some crazy/whacky physics involved with driving on the wall paired with eurobeat. I tried the demo out, felt that the core of the game was fun, wishlisted, and waited for it to come out.

Funnily enough it came out along with like… five other games that I wanted to play. What’s with game developers releasing all their games at this time huh?

Nano Apostle

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

NanoApostle was also a game I had wishlisted a long time ago, mostly because I thought the pixel art was nice. I was a bit hesitant to pick up the game initially because I saw that it looked to be quite difficult as well as the overall atmosphere seemed to be gloomy (not exactly a bad thing, but sometimes I want a happy game that’s all!)

However upon finishing it, I can say that I’m glad I picked it up! It’s actually a rather short game, depending on what you want to do. (spoilers) The game is 6 boss fights as well as 4 or 6 sort of side challenges. I finished all of that in about 4-5 hours, but I didn’t 100% the boss fights which I think does add a lot of replayability if that’s something you like.

Cry Machina

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This game surprised me a bit more than I expected, in a few ways at least. I played Crystar a while ago and while I liked parts of the game, the gameplay was… quite honestly terrible. It was slow, it was annoyingly long, there was no creativity or flexibility really to it, and it dragged on for a long time too. Crymachina fixed a lot of those things to the point where I could say that while not perfect, I still enjoyed the game a fair amount.

No Case Should Remain Unsolved

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This was a really neat short 2 hour game that I finished in one sitting! I had been eyeing it since the pixel art looked nice and the summary seemed cool too, I was still quite pleasantly surprised with how the game turned out.

First, I think the presentation of the game was fantastic. The way conversations are organised, the way there are images associated with some textboxes, the music, and the colouring all did a great job at setting the right sort of tone. The only problem I’d say was that there were times when scrolling wasn’t exactly smooth, i.e getting from point A to B when they were far was a bit rough, but tbh I don’t know how they would’ve fixed that (maybe have jumping points? Like even just to each character).

Sanabi Thoughts

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

“Getting to the end isn’t the most important part!”

“With every hello comes a goodbye”

“If the end comes for everyone exactly the same.. Getting to the end.. Is not important”

Those are definitely my favourite three quotes from Sanabi. To be honest, when I looked at the game and read the reviews, all I could think was “fuck yeah, let’s go Katana Zero!”

But I was instantly blown away by how the game looked. I loved Katana Zero’s aesthetic, being a huge pixel art and cyberpunk aesthetic fan. But even I had to concede that the pixel art renditions in this game were extremely impressive. The music from the start was great, and the animations for the characters were so expressive that I was immediately impressed. In some aspects, I think it’s better than Katana Zero (being a complete story definitely helped).

The Great Villainess Strategy Of Lily

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

When I first saw “The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily” with a friend at first I wasn’t sure how to feel about it. That was, at first. When I saw Scarlet and Lily I instantly grew interested and added it to my wishlist. The game had come out recently and when I saw the relatively modest price tag (plus a 10% discount!) I figured I had been looking forward to it enough that I’d pick it up, and honestly I’m glad I did!

Blade Chimera (and a bit of Deedlit)

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I recently finished Team Ladybug’s newest metroidvania Blade Chimera and I really enjoyed it! I tend to enjoy metroidvanias for their snappy controls, fun exploration, cool enemies, and fun combat, and for the most part Blade Chimera checked off most of those boxes. I’ve actually played I think to this point every Team Ladybug game (including Drainus which wasn’t a metroidvania but still fun), and honestly speaking, I think it’s hard for me to say which one was my favourite.

Cave Story

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Cave Story was one of those games that as a kid I had watched people play/do challenge runs of and played it myself after getting interested, but because I was a kid who as bad at games, I never finished the “true” end. As an adult, 15 or so (or even longer) years later, I saw the PC version on sale and while I know it’s not the “ideal” way to play I figured being able to play it on steam deck with whatever new stuff could be fun so I picked it up.

Wheel World

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Wow three games in one weekend? That’s… pretty rare for me. But I also recently finished Wheel World, and unfortunately unlike the other two games I finished, I feel… much more mixed about this game.

I initially picked it up because I’ve been somewhat getting into cycling lately and thought “hey, it’s been a while since I played a racing game, this game looks pretty neat and the OST seems nice, I’ll give it a spin.” I will say for sure though that the OST is really good and the game DOES look pretty nice too! There’s charm in the setting and the characters, and it has a vibrant world that is fun to traverse and bike around in! Neat!

Touhou Fearless Frogslayer

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

When I first saw this game on my timeline, I was really captivated by the art. It looked clean and charming and a result I added it to my wishlist. I picked it up on the summer sale and thought hey, it looked like a short game and I’ll give it a shot.

Well, I sat down tonight after a long day out, and played it not only from start to finish, but also 100% the game.

Expedition 33

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I played this sooner than I would’ve expected because of a nice little discount, and I very recently just finished it! I think it was a good experience, but with a few things impeding my enjoyment a little.

First off, I want to say that I have and will always dislike something’s praise (especially for a game like this) being “this isn’t like other X”, in this case Clair Obscur Expedition 33 (going to shorten it as E33) being referred to as not like other JRPGs. I’ve seen the sentiment float around both online and from other people I speak to and I find it unfair to not only other JRPGs, but to the game itself. Another common example I see of this is relating to VNs, but that’s a whole different discussion.

Reverse Collapse Codename Bakery

Sat, 14 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I finished… what do people call the game actually? Reverse Collapse: Codename Bakery is the full title, but I’ll probably just call it Codename Bakery.

This game is an SRPG but with mechanics that I think made it really fresh. One of the biggest changes being that the player units are expected to attack multiple times per turn while enemy units (outside bosses) only attack once. Coming from other SRPGs where it feels like for the most part units usually get a move action and an attack action. Player units have traits/skills that make them feel unique (along with obviously being different characters) though some may have similar classes. Another good SRPG that does this well with all units feeling very distinct is Triangle Strategy.

The Citadel

Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I don’t know how I really found these games, but I recently finished The Citadel and Beyond the Citadel. I felt the trailers don’t really do the game justice, but the kinda bizarre setting and gun mechanics made me interested. Normally I’m not really into boomer shooters, but I think the gunplay made it feel pretty unique and I enjoyed it! The guns were satisfying to use, the mechanics of having to cock your guns, having them jam, replacing mags were pretty fun and added to the experience for me.

Final Fantasy VI

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

One of those gaming cardinal sins I felt I’ve committed is that the only final fantasy game I’ve ever beaten was FFXV. I’ve tried FFVII, but it didn’t hook me, and honestly I was surprised I even managed to beat FFXV considering I thought a lot of the ending parts were very… unfun to play, and I had a lot of problems with the general flow of both the gameplay and the pacing of side content.

Ender Magnolia

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I finished Ender Magnolia! A very welcome reprieve from playing a bunch of text heavy games, and much like Ender Lilies, I had a great time with it! I thought quite highly of the first one and I think the second one was a great follow up, at least in the sense that it still felt like the original while also adding new things.

To get some things I didn’t like out of the way first though, I am unsure how much of this was affected by me playing on hard which is more of a me thing than the game thing, the difficulty sliders I thought were a great idea I’m just stubborn and saw hard and thought “I must play on this”. But, it felt like some enemy attacks were brutally punishing, and not in the expected “oh it did a lot of damage”, but in the way of “oh i didn’t get any i-frames on hit and then instantly died”. There were a couple weird instances I felt where it felt like the damage applied twice right away and just killed me outright.

Pillars of Eternity 2

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I thought I’d take a longer break before I played Pillars 2 but I ended up doing it pretty soon after I finished Pillars 1! A big deal for me considering how many times I had picked up Pillars 1 only to drop it for various life reasons lol

For a sequel, I think Pillars 2 did a really good job at carrying over story things from the first game while also making it feel like you could keep playing the same kind of character. A lot of the callbacks (I especially liked a certain archmage that makes his appearance again) are fun and following the reveal at the end of the first game they did a really good job with that (trying to be vague to avoid spoilers). Mechanically too the combat changes were pretty interesting too. The change to spells and rests made me much more likely to use my abilities which I appreciated.

Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve been getting into Touhou (I’m so bad at shoot em ups) recently and part of this was trying out Artificial Dream in Arcadia which surprised me with how much of a fun experience it was! I’m not really one for dungeon crawlers, in fact I’d go so far as to say they’re usually my least favourite part of RPGs, but I saw it on sale for a dollar so I figured I’d give it a shot and I’m glad I did!

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I originally made this tumblr because I wanted to talk about both manga and games but ended up mostly only talking about games… I read a lot of manga I swear! (just a lot of them are ongoing, maybe when I do some rereads)

But recently I just finished Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, I had a really good time with it! I was recommended it because I told a friend of mine I liked Obra Dinn and the Golden Idol games (Obra Dinn being one of my favourite games! Case of the Golden Idol is also excellent, the sequel is good too but not as good as the original). I came in expecting a similar sort of game with deduction and mystery though I realized quite quickly that the game wasn’t exactly like the other two lol.

System Shock

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Surprisingly been on a roll with finishing games that I started last year haha, I just finished System Shock (2023) and also had a really good time with it!

I never had experience with the original or the second game, mostly because I was bad with any amount of horror and System Shock also gave off the vibe of being scary to me (roaming around a mostly dead space station, the creepy writing and blood, etc.) so I never picked it up until recently after working up my courage with other horror games. I was pleasantly surprised that the horror was mostly done atmospherically with the setting and not so much with jump scares (though some enemies spawning got me still).

Pillars of Eternity

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Finished Pillars of Eternity! This was a game that I had bought so so long ago, played a bit, stopped, started a new character, stopped, started a new character, stopped so many times that I almost forgot about it. Eventually though I decided that this was the time to finish it, and so it was!

I’m glad I did since I had a (mostly) great time with it! I like CRPGs and never remembered why I never got far with this one (turns out it was just life things happened, learned after I checked the dates of my last saves).

Picayune Dreams

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Normally I’m not that into vampire survivor type games, usually I play them for a bit and drop them after I clear once or twice. While technically that applies for Picayune Dreams, I really, really liked it. The atmosphere and OST were fantastic, and the bits and pieces of story that dropped every now and then were a great hook to keep me playing. While I don’t know if I’d go back to clear all the overdrives (I did up to the second one which is when I unlocked the true end), I found it more fun than vampire survivor. Would recommend!

Echo Point Nova

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

It’s pretty rare for me to beat an FPS game, it’s pretty rare for me to beat an open world game, so imagine my surprise when I found myself wanting to 100% Echo Point Nova, which is a FPS open world game.

With FPS and open world games I usually found myself getting bored of either the repetitive nature of the game, level design, or lack of motivation to continue with the story (story/characters are usually large motivating factors for me). Echo Point Nova doesn’t really have much story, but what it does have is a biiiiig fun factor with how it feels to zip through the world and shoot baddies with a varying set of guns, while at the same time unlocking new perks/weapons that help vary the gameplay to feel exciting and fun throughout.

ZeroRanger

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Finished ZeroRanger and wow, that was… not easy LOL. Coming from Void Stranger, I realized how poor my bullet hell skills were (one day I’ll finish a Touhou game, probably when my eyes stop hurting from playing them), but I had a great time! When I saw that there was an arrange album coming out (featuring Raito!) I figured I had to beat it before it came out.

Some spoilers inbound!

Void Stranger

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This was a game that I really, really did not expect to hit me the way it did. On the surface it is just a sokoban puzzle game, a game where you move in a grid based system and in this case, try to get to an exit point. The artstyle and music were charming, and I picked it up because I thought it would be a nice small puzzle game. I was expecting maybe 6-8 hours of gametime from it, which would be about right for however much I picked it up for.