Sorry for your loss Anyway I've been playing Phantasy Star Online, I'm obsessed with this game again.

I'm also still grinding Balatro, trying to get all jokers on Gold. I actually got more in the last week and a half than I did the previous month. I'm down to 6 or 7 left.

Bought 9 Kings. The full game is much better than the demo and the devs are listening to feedback. They haven't released every faction yet, but they're coming soon in an update. Having 7 kings to choose from, up from 4 with a 5th. that can show up as an enemy, has made the game more balanced and less solved. You still want stuff that scales. Libraries, Blacksmiths, and Beacons are still the most important buildings, but it's possible to win without them now.

May Luna rest in peace

Im messing around with Crusader Kings 3 and I might give Cavalry Girls a try in a bit (chinese Mecha waifu game) . Short week next week so that is cool

Fantasy life I. Its super childish, but the game loop is pretty good for my brain

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is activating all the same parts of my brain that loved Danganronpa even if i'm not arguing for my life. it's really nice to have a mystery to solve again

I played through Dead Island 2 because I got it for free on Epic. It was decent for a game that went through development hell, though the gameplay was pretty simplistic.

That left me wanting something more substantial, so I started a playthrough of Dying Light. Just beat the main story, which was very satisfying. Died an embarrassing number of times to the exploding enemies who I would reflexively hit when I saw them after turning a corner. I'm debating whether to play the expansion. It being set in the countryside and lacking verticality is kind of disappointing.

I've had pets get sick over time and pass away, it was difficult of course, but the dog I had that died in the prime of his life out of nowhere still makes me cry to think about. I'm sorry your family is going through that.

As far as games, somewhat related to emotional difficulty, I can't stop playing Mordhau still. It feels like it connects to something primal in me, I scream constantly and decapitate enemies surrounded by other screaming warriors. But you don't have to take it seriously, you can just go dance with the bard or do emotes with the enemies at their castle unarmed.

It's the only PVP game I've seen where if you just walk around with no weapon and wave to people a lot of enemies won't even attack you lol.

Just made some progress in Runescape 3, trying to balance between that and OSRS.

::: spoiler (wall of text rant about RuneScape with spoilers)

I wish that Jagex would rewrite almost every quest between the world wakes to Sliske’s endgame. The world events have big plot changes but no one can really access. Including the God alignment system. It promotes the idea of all ideologies being equally valid, yet at the same time Bandos gets killed off (RIP fascist Bozo) and Zamorak if fought directly and while not killed, you certainly outfight him and that would not sit well with the average Zamorakian player. Plus restoring the edicts at the end makes the god alignment system make little sense as you literally God-proof the whole planet. Plus, it canonically all takes place after ritual of the mahjarrat but can still be accessed and completed before rotm which makes little sense.

I know it’s a waste of resources, but I’d rewrite at least some of them like maybe missing presumed death and Kindred Spirits to exist pre-rotm perhaps?

Advance Wars.

The first one was fun. So far I like the new stuff in the second one, but the maps are kind of large and empty so far.

Sorry for the loss of your furry friend. I was also meaning to say a thank you for running these weekly posts. It's fun to blab out games.

I pulled some brutal hours last week, so I've spent the day eating trashy food and playing Cassette Beasts for the bootlegs (shinies) and Pokemon for the team-building.

another kenshi playthrough where i don't pay for any recruits but have to instead get them from other means, primarily freeing prisoners and slaves.

a lot of cyberpunk recently too, great satisfying driving so far. reminiscent of gta 4's

Monster Train 2 is on gamepass. Absolutely loved the first so very excited for this one

Back into Celeste. Just completed Rightside-Down Cavern, a red-advanced difficulty level from the Strawberry Jam Collab with a number of gravity reversal mechanics. I made it through most of the level in two sessions, but I was stuck in the last room for about five days. 1736 deaths.

Discovered a hidden Vaporeon easter egg which I haven't seen documented online (there is a well-known Flareon easter egg earlier in the level)

Pokemon Colosseum at work on my emulator thing. Got a sick synergy going with Rain Dance / Surf Feraligator and a Helping Hand / Thunder Plusle. Love this game, recommend to any casual pokemon fans. The music is the best part, Mirror B slaps so hard.

Watched strive combobreaker am now disappoimted

Picked up SPEHS MUHRINE 2. Looks nice, enemy count is very impressive.

Definitely feels like it was designed with coop in mind, and the space marine fluffing is even more overboard than the first one.

I continue to be absolutely awful at Styx: Master of Shadows, and I let my sister bully me into playing The Talos Principle. It doesn't make sense at the moment, but the puzzles make me feel clever and that's enough to keep me going. And it's a lot better than the last few games I let my sister bully me into playing.

Weekly WFRP group had a session of mostly planning their next excursion while undermining a rival expedition.

pet deaths are the worst, it discouraged me from thinking of getting another pet in the future, I'm playing a bit of Tomb Raider 1 remaster on steam deck right now

I also finally want to start FFXI on Catseye server, been gearing up to it forever

Sorry for your loss OP, pet losses tug at my heartstrings more nowadays, after I've finally learnt how to properly take care of them and see the reward. A happier pet makes a happier home.

As for games, I've been juggling a ton of games recently. Helldivers 2 with friends, and Rimworld, Bannerlord, Minecraft, and ArmA Reforger on my own. Kinda got burnt out of open worlds and I haven't finished KCD2 despite having a lot of interest in it.

Just finished the sniper guarding segment in Metal Gear Solid 2 (I am currently playing through the series for the first time)

I feel like it has been years since I've had to lock in so hard for a game to the point I kind of staggered away feeling physically exhausted afterwards.

I did enjoy it but at the same time what the fuck were the devs thinking not having inverse y directional controls for the swimming sections. I don't think I have ever played another game that used that and I kept smashing Raiden's pretty little head on every solid surface just trying to get him from point A to point B because the controls feel SO wrong.