I’ve been plowing through Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution over the weekend! I’m very close to finishing up Chapter 3! Obtained the final transformation dance, and now I’m collecting items I couldn’t get to before, in traditional metroidvania fashion. Will probably play a bit more before calling it a night.
Late Friday Night Open Thread
We had an unexpected sunny day! It gave me the excuse to walk around town after work and get some real lunch. I’ve been wanting to sample all the offerings around town. A couple weeks ago I tried one of the new pubs, last week I went to a local Thai place, and today I went to a place I hadn’t been in well over a year. Being an introvert makes it hard for me to take myself out to lunch, but I’m slowly trying to treat myself more often. After all, you only get to live once.
Open Thread.
Another Evening of Killing Dracula
Another late lunch, another game to play. This time I decided to check out Haunted Castle Revisited, a remastering of the original Japanese Arcade version of Haunted Castle that didn’t legally see its way out of Japan… at least until the release of the Castlevania Dominus Collection! It’s actually pretty short, and easier compared to the original Castlevania, though I still died a few times during my first playthrough. It was alright. One of these nights I’ll have to check out the OG Japanese version to do my own comparisons. That will have to be on a night where I have more time – with these arcade games you can’t stop once you start.
I’ve Fulfilled My Mission; Now There’s Nothing Left
I wasn’t expecting to finish a game during my lunch break at work, but I managed to defeat Dracula and finish my first run of Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia! It looks like Portrait of Ruin will be the last for me to finish in the Dominus Collection. Not counting the Arcade version of Castlevania “Haunted Castle” they decided to include.
I hope they bring Symphony of the Night to PC before I finish the other titles. As much as I’ve enjoyed playing through these I get the feeling I’d enjoy
My Last Day Of Peace & Quiet
For my last day of freedom (before returning to work) I spent it in PJ’s on a heavily rainy day editing tons of video footage. Managed to export a few videos, plus I freed up a couple hundred gigs! Tomorrow I return to work late in the morning. I already have a cold brew of tea prepared, as well as my work clothes and additional accessories.
I’m thinking for tomorrow night I’ll probably prioritize making video thumbnails for some upcoming vids and work on some subtitling, maybe edit a video if I still have time.
It was all fun while it lasted.
On and Off Again Relationship With Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Took an Amnesia break, one of the games that is taking me forever to finish not because of how creepy it is, but because there are just too friggen many games to play. I made it to the cistern! Good time to take another break from it.
Back To Totally Not Castlevania
Yes, we’re out of October and done with Halloween, but that doesn’t mean I can’t continue to slay vampires and other monsters. It’s been awhile since I walked away from Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Although after playing more Castlevania games it does give me a better idea of what to do. I need to collect shards in much the same way as you collect souls in Dawn/Aria of Sorrow or glyphs in Order of Ecclesia. I’ll need to finish this if I want to buy their sequel “Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement” when it comes out. In the meantime there are shards to collect, a bestiary to complete, and quite a few quests. So basically, a lot of farming one of these nights or lunch breaks.
November Rain Open Thread
I woke up, got dressed, had breakfast, started feeling unwell, watched the rain pour down, and promptly returned to pajama mode. Despite my stomach’s uneasiness and motion sickness I did manage to persevere through some video footage. Mostly Palworld footage before taking a break. On the upside there will be a video next Saturday! Preferably with more to follow if allotted the time. My collection of various gaming footage is taking over one of my many hard drives, and I’d like to get it under control. It’s only a couple of terabytes… nothing major.
Anyway… Open Thread!