Still playing Final Fantasy XIV on PlayStation. Reached level 54, with main quests at around level 40. Not much else to add here.
I am halfway through Tiny Lands, reached world 6, and halfway through that too. So, about 33-34 levels remaining.
Some of these can be pretty easy, but can get stuck on some, but I think that's mostly subjective and would be different for different people.
That's pretty much all, but since it's such a small post, I will just mention couple of games that I play, but at such a slow pace that they don't end up in the post.
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Picross S5 : I bought my first Picross game, Picross S few days after it was released, and since then I always have a Picross game going on. I just love these games. Though sometimes I take month long breaks, and sometimes I'll only do 3-4 puzzles a week, but I regularly play it. Currently I am on Picross S5 and am about 1/3rd of the way through it.
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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun : Playing this on PC since last year. I love Tactics games, even though I am not very good at them, and have strong nostalgia for Real Time Tactics. Only issue is I don't like to play on PC, I use it for work 10 hours a day already, and it's too distracting for me to game on it. So I play it 10-20 mins here and there. Don't remember what mission number I am on, started it more than a month ago, and will probably last another month or so.
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Street Fighter 6 : Got it on PS (way before Switch2), and while I am not a good player I play it every now and then.
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Mario Kart World and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe : No need to say anything about these.
What about all of you? What have you been playing and/or plan to play?
Finished CrossCode!
I think this is one of those "good game, but not for me". I loved the puzzles (even though they can get crazy hard), but didn't care about exploration or combat. I ended up lowering difficulty and rushing through the last 30% or so of the game.
Combat felt way too chaotic, and tracking what's going on became a frustrating exercise for me. Exploration simply wasn't rewarding, as you would often spend time figuring out a complex plataforming puzzle to get to a chest and earn... crafting material you could farm somewhere else.
Playing Witch on the Holy Night!
Not as focused on this as originally planned but I still got decent progress and reached Chapter 4.
Aoko continues to be the highlight of the game, she's such a fun character. Sojiro is also getting a lot more attention now, and I suspect the two will share the "main character" spot. Very curious about his past, I think the game is hinting there's something important hidden there.
Played a bit of Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter!
This game is a delight. It's completed redone in terms of gameplay and QOL with all the good features from recent games, while also keeping the mood and charm of the original.
Even though I only played part of the Prologue I'm almost certain I will have high praise when I come back to play it properly.
Playing Super Robot Taisen Y!
Right after starting Trails in the Sky I got a package from Play-Asia that I wasn't expecting for a couple more weeks, so I decided to change plans and go for this game since I think it'll work better with my current mood.
Considering I've beaten 38 games from this series (some of them multiple times) it's safe to say I'm a big fan. It's probably the biggest gaming "comfort food" out there for me, and I'm very happy to have a new game to play after 4 years.
That being said, it's clear this one had to work with significant budget constraints. Reuse of animation is common in this series, but it's really glaring here since the many of the new additions use a more "plastic/toy-like" artstyle with sharper lines and shinier sprites, where the reused ones look softer, more "anime-like".
I'm liking the original units a lot more than the ones from the previous game (SRT30). I chose the female protagonist (Forte) who uses the Lunedrache II, a good take on the "Ninja Mech" concept. And I'm surprised by how much I'm liking the main battleship despite its strange design - the A.Advent being a flying city is a cool concept that I think it's underused.
Why is your version of Super Robot Wars Y named different?
Super Robot Wars Y is on my wishlist and will be my first game in the series.
I am afraid that after playing this, other games in Trails series will feel dated. Still, this is where I am going to start!
I'll give CrossCode a try some day, but going to go in with lower expectations now.
Out of habit! "Super Robot Taisen" is how it's called in japanese, and I've been playing them for so long that I got used to that name.
Make sure to try the demo first, it carries into the game, and you even get some bonuses from having a completed demo save.
As much as I love the franchise the gameplay can get somewhat repetitive and won't be for everybody's tastes. It helps a lot if you're a fan of mecha anime like me. :D
Sure, it'll probably be a while before I get to it, with my hundreds of games long wishlist, but will try to remember that.
Any recommendations for Mecha anime? 😀
Plenty. Some interesting recommendations among series featured in SRTY:
Other suggestions from my favorites: