games i've been playing

8/6/22

prefacing this by the fact that i'm very sleepy. and would like to be asleep! but i cannot. and so i am writing this half review half ramble post :)

i've been playing a lot of games recently.. which is kind of rare for me! games take a lot of intentional energy and i don't usually have it. but the last few weeks have been an exception! i've played a variety of games, which i'd like to briefly share :D

murder by numbers

a mix between picross and a visual novel! very ace attorney-y. i'm a big picross fan and i think the puzzles on this one are really fun! they're almost out of my skill range for the later episodes on normal mode.. but i don't mind caving and using hints LOL. it's more important to me that it stays fun vs. agonizing over one puzzle for however long.
story wise... it's really silly LMFAO. a lot if not all characters are poorly written. most characters, save for the MC, are very over the top stereotypes. for better or worse! for me its Almost so bad it's good but i think it'd be really subjective. other than that the story is fine! it's been a minute since i played so i don't remember too many details (i accidentally loaded an old save and lost hours of progress and promptly closed the game.)

dicey dungeons

i started playing this after seeing miss holly hollowtones play the post game dlc! it's a roguelike and also kind of a card deck game? but it's dice. sometimes. most of the time. i haven't played a ton of this as i am Quite bad but haven't gotten to the point where i want to turn on easy mode. so far i Think i've finished all the first episodes! my favorite currently is robot, but i haven't really had the time to explore everyone yet.
i am almost strictly a casual 'gamer' and i really enjoy it! if it sounds interesting at all i recommend it. one of those games i wish i could stream for my friends.. if only my computer wouldn't die

fall guys

i downloaded fall guys when it became free to play and i've really been enjoying it!! i love having something i can casually play with friends.. last time i really had something like that was with amogus in late 2020 (?). i'll usually play atleast a few times a week to get stuff from the weekly shops and to check out events! i really liked the teamwork based one that happened recently.
my favorite maps are the ones where i get to Jump and Spin. either together or seperately. i also love dressing up my little guy.. my signature accessory is the blue glasses with the pink little nose. my guy looks so.. Un-Me without it.

project diva x

this was recently on sale in the psn summer sale! i've worn future tone out a bit so i grabbed this to break it up! i really love the interaction bits, it reminds me so much of the original project diva (or one of the first..? cant remember) :) miku said she was my best friend. what more can i ask for.
it has a LOT of my favorite songs that are missing from future tone (love trial, patchwork staccato, respberry monster...) and i really love being able to play those!! unfortunately i think future tone just spoiled me LOL. i found it pretty underwhelming as a whole, both with the short list of songs and how long it takes to play another song. i don't totally regret buying it, but i would've at full price LOL.

yakuza kiwami 2

last but not least! i've only been playing this the last day or so. i have a whole yakuza shrine (that i'm currently revamping!) so i won't go too indepth, but yk2 feels REALLY good to play. the story and writing is a little. erm. 2006. but! i do genuinely like it (and ryuji). i just finished majima saga chapter 2 and Screamed Verbally. i don't have chap 3 unlocked so i'm playing the main game feverishly lest i die.
according to my save, i havent played the main game since APRIL. so i'm kind of lost as to what's happening but i'm regaining my footing! i love karaoke so much. karaoke is one of the first things that i do when i enter a new area or start up the game. i wish kiryu and majima had more song options but the girls have really good ones so #feminism i guess.

that's all for today! it's been a While since i wrote a blog post and i was in the mood so i wanted to get something down :) xoxo - jamie