penguin
2002
God knows how I finished this on 360 with all those frame drops back in 2016 but I'm replaying it through emulation now and yeah, this rocks.
2001
One of those instances of a simple series game getting localised into English. The mall pizza of Japanese video games. Incredibly scuffed translation (positive connotation, it's pretty amusing), everyone speaks super bluntly and in totally unrelated one-sentence statements like that one Britney Spears tweet. There were also a few quirks with the dialog not being quite right in some instances like a woman saying she had to go home to her wife (cool, but they probably didn't mean to do that), or a 15 year old talking about their kid learning to read? Overall not a bad afternoon if you're like me and have an affinity for janky budget sim games.
2001
I hate comparing games this way but it's sort of like Boku no Natsuyasumi with photographic (or filmed ig) backgrounds and a fewer things to do. That doesn't mean it's lesser though, there's really not much else out there like this and I really liked that it was real locations. Good practice for those learning conversational Japanese too, everythings in kana or very common kanji.
If for whatever reason I ever end up anywhere near the area, I'd love to visit the town this was set in.
If for whatever reason I ever end up anywhere near the area, I'd love to visit the town this was set in.
2010
the DJMax experience:
- the best kpop song you've ever heard
- the best electro house song you've ever heard
- really catchy r&b but the lyrics are clearly written by someone who only knows english as a second language
- edm that turns into a completely different song every 20 seconds
- penis music
- around half of these have the most ill-fitting anime visuals you can possibly think of to go along with them
- the best kpop song you've ever heard
- the best electro house song you've ever heard
- really catchy r&b but the lyrics are clearly written by someone who only knows english as a second language
- edm that turns into a completely different song every 20 seconds
- penis music
- around half of these have the most ill-fitting anime visuals you can possibly think of to go along with them
2021
this and other minecraft modpacks are like fucking crack for my brain. I actually have to be careful and set timers when I play them or my whole day will be gone. and when I exit the game I have a lingering desire to start it back up that I have to supress, even if I rage quit. Do not play this if you're like me, you have been warned
1996
Baby sensory videos
2005
I've had this game's cartridge blu-tacked to the outer side of my bedroom door for nearly seven years. I only remember this every 18 months or so, when a new visitor to my house decides it's worth noting out loud. I wonder how many of my interpersonal relationships this has impacted without my realisation, with this being one of their first impressions of me. Perhaps my life would be on a completely different path if I hadn't stuck it to my door on a whim so long ago. I suppose I will never know.
TBD
me and another girl at my school got into the social game aspect of it back in the day and we were actually competitive over it. like we were passive aggressive to each other over who had more and rarer clothes, better outfits, etc. I hope the kids playing everskies now are still fighting over the same thing
Really enjoyed this, especially the middle chunk where the suspense builds as you're constantly finding more pieces of the puzzle. Those skungy original sprites and the dated (positive connotation) photoshop filter photographic backgrounds are really charming too. Although I think I've had my fill with this one, can't say I'll be playing all 7 of the next chapters anytime soon tbh.
edit: i lied. couldn't stop thinking about it so i'm playing chapter 2 now
edit 2: finished all 8 chapters and some of the bonus content. one of the most exciting pieces of fiction I've been lucky enough to experience, a real rollercoaster
edit: i lied. couldn't stop thinking about it so i'm playing chapter 2 now
edit 2: finished all 8 chapters and some of the bonus content. one of the most exciting pieces of fiction I've been lucky enough to experience, a real rollercoaster
1999
this game's soundtrack has to be one of the biggest formative pieces for my music taste after i found out about it via the caddicarus video when i was like 14, though somehow it took me until yesterday to actually go and play the game. i think it must have settled in the "fact of life" section in my brain rather than the "games i want to play" section just from the soundtrack being so outstanding.
Anyway, goated game. classic easy to learn hard to master, and finally another good use case for me having a CD collection in 2023.
Anyway, goated game. classic easy to learn hard to master, and finally another good use case for me having a CD collection in 2023.
really hard. what the heck
picked this up because I thought the setting was cool but I got filtered. 4.5 hours in and absolutely nothing has happened, and I don't particularly care for the characters so the slice of life is not sustaining me. maybe I'll play remember11 and then try again.
2020
Another one of those games that despite being shallow and rough around the edges, struck a chord with me far more than many "better" games have, for a reason I don't really understand. Completed it in a day during a time where I can't seem to conjure up the energy to play a game without bouncing off of it like rain on an umbrella after 15 minutes. I think I probably have baby instincts and the pretty colours drew me in.
If you like funny little animals and are partial to half-baked simulators like I am, this may be worth it for you.
If you like funny little animals and are partial to half-baked simulators like I am, this may be worth it for you.
2007
the paywalling was pretty egregious, especially for the time. BUT it was undeniably vibes city
2020
splatoon better