2020 October
I finished Super Mario Sunshine! #SuperMario3DAllStars #NintendoSwitch
took me 5 tries to win at #SuperMarioBros35 #NintendoSwitchOnline #NintendoSwitch
2020 September
#SuperMario3DAllStars #NintendoSwitch
- I finished Uncharted 4: A Thief's End yesterday, and I felt like making a post about it, since I had a bunch of screenshots. Late game review because the game came out in 2016. I think I got it from PS+? Certainly didn't pay for it. I first played the original Uncharted trilogy back in 2010-2011, but I found out just now while writing this post that I never finished Uncharted 3 (started yes, apparently), so that explains why some story elements seemed unfamiliar in the 4th game. (I think I may have also gotten the trilogy remaster via PS+,
2020 August
We first got a PS3 waaaay back in 2008.
2020 July
- Just in time for #JRPGJuly, I finally managed to complete my platinum run for Final Fantasy VII Remake! Spoiler-free review first, then the rest of the sections are no-holds barred. Spoiler-free review The game is a fantastic retelling of the original FF7's Midgar section. The plot largely tracks the original, except greatly expounded. More plot details are added to expound on character details and backstories, especially for supporting characters like Biggs, Wedge, and Jessie, and even for Shinra corporation itself. The game isn't open world like FFXV kind of was; that would have been difficult given the plot they were
- I was going through some old emails and found some receipts for things I had purchased from the iTunes App Store for my iPad, and I wondered how much have I actually spent on apps/games on the App Store? I went through all the receipts and decided to write mini-reviews for each item as well: Purchase Date Name Price (USD) Still Available on App Store? Notes 2010/10/30 Alien Blue HD - Reddit Client (Unofficial), v1.1.0, Developer: Morrissey Exchange Pty Ltd (17+) 3.99 N Wow, my first ever App Store purchase was a Reddit app! Appropriate since I reddit a lot.
2020 May
2020 March
I recorded myself struggling to beat the Cyclops boss from Megaman 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiWhBlrGiK8 #gaming
- Some gaming things I'm looking forward to in the coming weeks: 12 Mar: Historic anthology 2 and return of Historic ranked in Magic Arena. Looking forward to new cards being added to the Historic pool! 18 Mar: Release of Federations DLC for Stellaris. I'm not planning to get the DLC, what I'm looking forward to is the accompanying free patch since one of the promises is improved late-game performance, something which made playing this game very annoying during the past year. I'm a big fan of how Paradox does continuous content updates for their titles, even now almost 4 years
- For the past month, most of my gaming time was spent on the Steam version of Tales of Berseria, which I got from a Humble Monthly Bundle back in 2018. Summary: One of the best entries in the Tales series. Has fun combat, a great cast, a darker story and a really good aesthetic. My notes: I'm a big fan of the Tales series of games, ever since Phantasia on the SNES and Destiny on the PS1, and I take the opportunity to play them whenever they come out for a console I actually have. I'm especially a fan of
Streaming: Blind Frostpunk Run https://www.twitch.tv/twitchyroy #twitch #gaming
YT mirror: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey81Sqwoq0w
2020 February
Streaming Theros Ranked Draft https://www.twitch.tv/twitchyroy
Draft went 1.5 hrs. Did I finally get to 7 wins?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krWFUfJ2Cs8
More Theros Ranked Draft https://www.twitch.tv/twitchyroy
The stream went 2hrs, and I completed two drafts, so you know they didn't do well.
YT mirror: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi6RBkFutpU
Streaming even more Theros Ranked Draft https://www.twitch.tv/twitchyroy
Stream recap: 1.25 hrs. Finished the prior draft 5-3, then started a new one and almost immediately lost 1-3 lol. More next week! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r43NOh1vwlA