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RonJB
Thousand Master
The latest bargain theme from Humble Bundle is Anime/Japan games. Any of them worth a try?
JeiKaos
Brigade Leader
If you enjoy hack and slash Scarlet Nexus if you prefer the more souls like then code vein are must have bargains.
Also heard good things about Metaphor, but haven't got round to trying. Think there is a demo on steam for it atm.
DragoStark
School Idol
Funnily enough I just finished playing Digimon Cyber Sleuth and Hackers Memory. It's on this list for £3.66 which is a bargain. I had a great time with it, and hit 95 hours for both game completions. There's even more to do if you wanna do the post game stuff and max out your digimons, so loads of content for pretty cheap.
I will always and forever recommend the Yakuza games too.
RonJB
Thousand Master
I was trawling through the Steam summer sale last night and spotted some images that looked very familiar for a game called Slow living with Princess. Turns out it's based on Banished from the Hero's Party - and it's 55% off until Thursday. I've resisted starting the game (I bought and installed it, but I'm still playing another game). It's got some good reviews.
RonJB
Thousand Master
I have been playing Slow Living With Princess for the past week, and I'm enjoying the traditional farming, fishing, shopkeeping, romance, dungeon crawling, building relationships with villagers aspects. There are a lot of parallels with the novel/anime and a lot of dialogue in the early part. There are a few irritating aspects to the game, such as not being able to sort items in the chests and not being able to change the wake-up time of 9am (I've gone to sleep as late as 6.30am and I still wake at 9 - might try staying awake all night just to see what happens). The shop customers are also annoying, and it took me a while to realise I have to carefully check the prices being offered. Played for around 70 hours total and probably only about a quarter of the way through the plot (there are slots for two more close friends - I'm guessing Yalandra the elf and Tisse the assassin - but I have no idea when they will turn up). Well worth the £7 I paid on Steam.
Dai
Combat Butler
Death Stranding 2
A solid sequel and one of the best games I've played this year. There are a couple of reasons why it doesn't topple Expedition 33 as the best of the year so far though. For starters the gameplay is virtually unchanged from the original, making it feel more like an enormous expansion pack than an evolution. It hands out weapons and access to vehicles earlier (you start with the assault rifle that the original held back for 30 hours), but most are things that the original eventually had too. Combined with a greater emphasis on enemy encounters early on, it ends up feeling like a more combat-heavy, vehicle-focused experience. That's not to say that the options for focusing on traversal or stealth are gone, but rather that they're often options rather than a necessity. The result is a gameplay mix that feels like Death Stranding 1 meets Metal Gear Solid 5. I was wary when I saw those comparisons in reviews, since I feared that it would dilute the distinctive DS experience, but it ends up offering a well balanced suite of stealth and combat possibilities that let you take on most missions in your preferred way.
The story gets off to a good start with a strong first act. Like the original it meanders a lot in the middle, with protagonist Sam often being almost mute while everyone talks at him, but it pulls everything together for a more satisfying climax this time. It also gets weirder as it goes along. The final few hours might be the most ridiculous spectacle seen in a Hideo Kojima game to date. I mean that as both a positive and negative; there are some incredible, memorable moments and a lot of places where the emotional beats hit hard, but it's a tonal rodeo that can threaten to throw you into the air at times. It takes an equal appreciation for the drama and the quirky humour to really get into it.
Overall it's another huge journey that is well worth taking. The sheer amount of effort packed into the presentation is staggering, with some elaborate cutscenes and unique gameplay moments hidden behind side missions or missable interactions with your new sidekick Dollman. I clocked almost 70 hours and didn't come close to completing all the major side-missions or maxing out relationship levels with clients (the latter requires doing a lot of optional deliveries in some cases).
A word of warning: avoid trailers and any of the on-stage presentations that Kojima did ahead of the game's release; they're full of story scenes that you won't encounter until 30, 40, in some cases 60+ hours into the game. I avoided most of them for fear of spoilers and still can't believe how much they gave away, even early in the promotional campaign.
A solid sequel and one of the best games I've played this year. There are a couple of reasons why it doesn't topple Expedition 33 as the best of the year so far though. For starters the gameplay is virtually unchanged from the original, making it feel more like an enormous expansion pack than an evolution. It hands out weapons and access to vehicles earlier (you start with the assault rifle that the original held back for 30 hours), but most are things that the original eventually had too. Combined with a greater emphasis on enemy encounters early on, it ends up feeling like a more combat-heavy, vehicle-focused experience. That's not to say that the options for focusing on traversal or stealth are gone, but rather that they're often options rather than a necessity. The result is a gameplay mix that feels like Death Stranding 1 meets Metal Gear Solid 5. I was wary when I saw those comparisons in reviews, since I feared that it would dilute the distinctive DS experience, but it ends up offering a well balanced suite of stealth and combat possibilities that let you take on most missions in your preferred way.
The story gets off to a good start with a strong first act. Like the original it meanders a lot in the middle, with protagonist Sam often being almost mute while everyone talks at him, but it pulls everything together for a more satisfying climax this time. It also gets weirder as it goes along. The final few hours might be the most ridiculous spectacle seen in a Hideo Kojima game to date. I mean that as both a positive and negative; there are some incredible, memorable moments and a lot of places where the emotional beats hit hard, but it's a tonal rodeo that can threaten to throw you into the air at times. It takes an equal appreciation for the drama and the quirky humour to really get into it.
Overall it's another huge journey that is well worth taking. The sheer amount of effort packed into the presentation is staggering, with some elaborate cutscenes and unique gameplay moments hidden behind side missions or missable interactions with your new sidekick Dollman. I clocked almost 70 hours and didn't come close to completing all the major side-missions or maxing out relationship levels with clients (the latter requires doing a lot of optional deliveries in some cases).
A word of warning: avoid trailers and any of the on-stage presentations that Kojima did ahead of the game's release; they're full of story scenes that you won't encounter until 30, 40, in some cases 60+ hours into the game. I avoided most of them for fear of spoilers and still can't believe how much they gave away, even early in the promotional campaign.
RonJB
Thousand Master
Was going really well on Slow Living With Princess, when Steam chucked a wobbly and lost my save games. So much for the Cloud! I'd got my apothecary up to third in the ranking and lost it all.
So I bought My Time at Portia (on sale at Humble Bundle) and it's not bad. My main gripe is there is too many crises. Just as I go "today I shall do some dungeon diving and relic hunting" than a satellite crashes or a mystery monster is gobbling the local wildlife (hang on, that was last winter and that plot seems to have vanished) or something is poisoning the water supply etc etc. And I'm supposed to be romancing someone in between all this other stuff? Whereas Stardew Valley is very relaxed and relatively crisis free and Slow Living With Princess has endless todays with no real urgency. Still, for £5 I can't really complain.
So I bought My Time at Portia (on sale at Humble Bundle) and it's not bad. My main gripe is there is too many crises. Just as I go "today I shall do some dungeon diving and relic hunting" than a satellite crashes or a mystery monster is gobbling the local wildlife (hang on, that was last winter and that plot seems to have vanished) or something is poisoning the water supply etc etc. And I'm supposed to be romancing someone in between all this other stuff? Whereas Stardew Valley is very relaxed and relatively crisis free and Slow Living With Princess has endless todays with no real urgency. Still, for £5 I can't really complain.
awadama
Railgun
I finished Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club.
It's the longest of the series (but definitely not too long) and also the simplest (thankfully - it does away with some of the more confusing trial and error loops of the other two games*) and also the most depressing (but still balanced out with humour and a mostly serene vibe).
Another excellent FDC experience - I really hope the series continues. All three games have had a very nice visual style and interesting writing. It's one of those games that I kept thinking about even when I wasn't playing it, looking forward to getting home so I could find out more of what was going on.
I had a few theories about the outcome and they were all proven wrong in pretty quick succession, so I probably wouldn't make a very good detective.
*This is technically the fourth game in the series but the third was only "released" as a Satellaview broadcast in 1997 (the first two were originally on the Famicom Disk System but got Switch remakes in 2021) and has never been released in any other form (and is more of a spinoff than a sequel anyway) so it really may as well just not exist.
It's the longest of the series (but definitely not too long) and also the simplest (thankfully - it does away with some of the more confusing trial and error loops of the other two games*) and also the most depressing (but still balanced out with humour and a mostly serene vibe).
Another excellent FDC experience - I really hope the series continues. All three games have had a very nice visual style and interesting writing. It's one of those games that I kept thinking about even when I wasn't playing it, looking forward to getting home so I could find out more of what was going on.
I had a few theories about the outcome and they were all proven wrong in pretty quick succession, so I probably wouldn't make a very good detective.
*This is technically the fourth game in the series but the third was only "released" as a Satellaview broadcast in 1997 (the first two were originally on the Famicom Disk System but got Switch remakes in 2021) and has never been released in any other form (and is more of a spinoff than a sequel anyway) so it really may as well just not exist.
Here's my July to August progress! This one took a lot longer than initially planned but I went all the way because I enjoyed it as well. As such, I decided to realistically update my gaming completion goal to about 20 games instead of 40 moving forward because a lot of the games in the backlog are pretty lengthy and I expect that to be a continuous trend. Plus I also want to make room to sort out the anime backlog also.
In addition I've also included an on-going title to this write-up as I'm also playing through it but it's not done anytime soon.
#10 - Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (PlayStation 5)
Acquired: June 2025
#In Progress - Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo Switch)
Downloaded: July 2025
My backlog so far:
The 2025 '20' Games Goal:
In addition I've also included an on-going title to this write-up as I'm also playing through it but it's not done anytime soon.
#10 - Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (PlayStation 5)
Acquired: June 2025
Before the pandemic I took a chance on the first Death Stranding and was very surprised by how entertaining the gameplay was and while the story was a bit convoluted I really enjoyed the experience. I've always wanted to revisit the game but never bothered to pick up the director's cut version. But now Hideo Kojima has released Death Stranding 2: On the Beach which I pre-ordered since it was part of The Game Collection's rewards deal, and the best way to describe my experience was that it's pretty much the same to how I felt with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth last year - and that it's an amazing but long journey that you can easily get lost in.
I dedicated 117 hours of playtime traveling around Australia delivering packages, building various bridges and roads throughout my journey to make things easier for myself, whilst also listening to Low Roar from time to time. The feeling that you get driving around from Point A to B, listening to music, is a rather calming experience and I've not felt like this in a long time. A lot of video games tend to put you on the edge and have you focused on everything around you whether its for achievements or an enemy or annoyance in the way, but here you are just walking or driving around on a simple order and perhaps you may have some obstacles here and there but at the end is a rewarding thumbs up from the person who requested it.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach continues the story of Sam and Lou but rather than focusing on the United States like in the first game, the duo are now travelling through Mexico and Australia, the latter primarily for the most part. The goal is the same, reconnecting various outputs and putting them on the network which not only makes life easier but also adds more fun to the online community, as their various contributions also supports you whilst your contributions to fixing roads and creating objects supports theirs. For example, I made a bridge in the middle of the dessert and over 26,000 people witnessed it on their playthroughs, that is absolutely incredible.
The first game was known for having the 'bare with us' pace similarly to Yakuza 0 where you don't have much creativity for your journey at first but then it slowly opens up with more opportunities such as different orders and objects to create. With On the Beach, a lot of those features are moved forward in your progression, so being able to take out BTs and drive off-load vehicles comes sooner than later. The game does introduce more features over the course of the story so you don't get everything right away which helps with the pacing.
One notable difference with On the Beach is that you now have proper weapons to take out the non-BT enemies scattered throughout the game, which the story does make reference to from time to time. You don't kill them (because otherwise you would cause havoc thanks to the BTs) though that is possible and the game punishes you for that, so for the most part enemies are just hit with sleeping darts or so. I found using the assault rifle, rifle and grenade launchers have all been pretty handy.
The BTs also have a bit of an upgrade of their own, with a new type that can see where you are and they are not easy to deal with, but thanks to the grenades you can get yourself out of a bad situation fairly well. Outside of those types of enemies I didn't mind stealth-killing other BTs and the boss fights you can encounter are also pretty cool, but you do need to be careful because of two things; your packages need to be kept out of distance so they don't get damaged, and some BT bosses can cause a voidout if you're not paying much attention to your surroundings. On the plus side, you can capture BTs using a special grenade and have them fight alongside you in a Kaiju style fashion which is entertaining and very Kojima.
Like in the first game, you have a star system and the more stars you earn the better options you have for progression, which includes more resources such as metal, resin, and special alloys, and better connectivity to create more objects in the area. Some orders also add more music to your playlist and there's various artists including Low Roar, Silent Poets, CHVRCHES, Woodkid, Daichi Miura that have songs available for you to listen.
The environments are diverse and fit the theme of Australia, with the traditional grey segments as well as snowy mountains, desserts and forests. No area felt the same so it makes it feel different though you can tell Australia should be much larger as it's fairly easy to get from one side to the other of the country pretty fast on a vehicle. Drawbridge is also a new feature in this game that allows you to fast-travel to different outposts throughout the game but the game is sneaky to which your deliveries will have less points because its not directly done by you on the journey so you want to be tactical when it comes to order progression.
Most of the cast is back in this game and we also have new faces to witness, including George Miller (Mad Max director) making an appearance but with Australian performer Marty Rhone doing the voice work in a role similar to Del Toro and Nicolas Winding Refn, and German actor Fatih Akin (The Edge of Heaven) with US actor Jonathan Roumie (The Chosen) doing the voice work as the dollman who tags along with you on your journey and has been a great addition. The cast also features Italian actor Luca Marinelli (Mussolini: Son of the Century), US actress Elle Fanning (Predator: Badlands) and Japanese actress Shioli Kutsuna (Deadpool 2).
The Platinum trophy was fairly easy but lengthy. The main one is getting five stars on all outposts in the game and that is achievable but you want to put your resources towards completing the roads and railings because they are integral to making progression in certain areas much smoother to navigate. I never bothered much with most of the gadgets but I did find the home bases fairly useful to repair your vehicles and the bridges being the best portion for travel.
In terms of criticisms, I do think the game is tad padded out on content and the weapon controls during combat can be a bit messy especially when you need to switch weapons. There's also one outpost that randomly damages your cargo just before the destination which is annoying and might be either intentional or a design flaw in the process.
Overall I really enjoyed my time with Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and I did finish the story about 90 hours in but spent more time to get the remainder of the trophies. The game also features a brief recap of the first game's events if you have not played it before and the game's conclusion is solid and opens the door for more if Kojima wants to do so.
I dedicated 117 hours of playtime traveling around Australia delivering packages, building various bridges and roads throughout my journey to make things easier for myself, whilst also listening to Low Roar from time to time. The feeling that you get driving around from Point A to B, listening to music, is a rather calming experience and I've not felt like this in a long time. A lot of video games tend to put you on the edge and have you focused on everything around you whether its for achievements or an enemy or annoyance in the way, but here you are just walking or driving around on a simple order and perhaps you may have some obstacles here and there but at the end is a rewarding thumbs up from the person who requested it.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach continues the story of Sam and Lou but rather than focusing on the United States like in the first game, the duo are now travelling through Mexico and Australia, the latter primarily for the most part. The goal is the same, reconnecting various outputs and putting them on the network which not only makes life easier but also adds more fun to the online community, as their various contributions also supports you whilst your contributions to fixing roads and creating objects supports theirs. For example, I made a bridge in the middle of the dessert and over 26,000 people witnessed it on their playthroughs, that is absolutely incredible.
The first game was known for having the 'bare with us' pace similarly to Yakuza 0 where you don't have much creativity for your journey at first but then it slowly opens up with more opportunities such as different orders and objects to create. With On the Beach, a lot of those features are moved forward in your progression, so being able to take out BTs and drive off-load vehicles comes sooner than later. The game does introduce more features over the course of the story so you don't get everything right away which helps with the pacing.
One notable difference with On the Beach is that you now have proper weapons to take out the non-BT enemies scattered throughout the game, which the story does make reference to from time to time. You don't kill them (because otherwise you would cause havoc thanks to the BTs) though that is possible and the game punishes you for that, so for the most part enemies are just hit with sleeping darts or so. I found using the assault rifle, rifle and grenade launchers have all been pretty handy.
The BTs also have a bit of an upgrade of their own, with a new type that can see where you are and they are not easy to deal with, but thanks to the grenades you can get yourself out of a bad situation fairly well. Outside of those types of enemies I didn't mind stealth-killing other BTs and the boss fights you can encounter are also pretty cool, but you do need to be careful because of two things; your packages need to be kept out of distance so they don't get damaged, and some BT bosses can cause a voidout if you're not paying much attention to your surroundings. On the plus side, you can capture BTs using a special grenade and have them fight alongside you in a Kaiju style fashion which is entertaining and very Kojima.
Like in the first game, you have a star system and the more stars you earn the better options you have for progression, which includes more resources such as metal, resin, and special alloys, and better connectivity to create more objects in the area. Some orders also add more music to your playlist and there's various artists including Low Roar, Silent Poets, CHVRCHES, Woodkid, Daichi Miura that have songs available for you to listen.
The environments are diverse and fit the theme of Australia, with the traditional grey segments as well as snowy mountains, desserts and forests. No area felt the same so it makes it feel different though you can tell Australia should be much larger as it's fairly easy to get from one side to the other of the country pretty fast on a vehicle. Drawbridge is also a new feature in this game that allows you to fast-travel to different outposts throughout the game but the game is sneaky to which your deliveries will have less points because its not directly done by you on the journey so you want to be tactical when it comes to order progression.
Most of the cast is back in this game and we also have new faces to witness, including George Miller (Mad Max director) making an appearance but with Australian performer Marty Rhone doing the voice work in a role similar to Del Toro and Nicolas Winding Refn, and German actor Fatih Akin (The Edge of Heaven) with US actor Jonathan Roumie (The Chosen) doing the voice work as the dollman who tags along with you on your journey and has been a great addition. The cast also features Italian actor Luca Marinelli (Mussolini: Son of the Century), US actress Elle Fanning (Predator: Badlands) and Japanese actress Shioli Kutsuna (Deadpool 2).
The Platinum trophy was fairly easy but lengthy. The main one is getting five stars on all outposts in the game and that is achievable but you want to put your resources towards completing the roads and railings because they are integral to making progression in certain areas much smoother to navigate. I never bothered much with most of the gadgets but I did find the home bases fairly useful to repair your vehicles and the bridges being the best portion for travel.
In terms of criticisms, I do think the game is tad padded out on content and the weapon controls during combat can be a bit messy especially when you need to switch weapons. There's also one outpost that randomly damages your cargo just before the destination which is annoying and might be either intentional or a design flaw in the process.
Overall I really enjoyed my time with Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and I did finish the story about 90 hours in but spent more time to get the remainder of the trophies. The game also features a brief recap of the first game's events if you have not played it before and the game's conclusion is solid and opens the door for more if Kojima wants to do so.
#In Progress - Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo Switch)
Downloaded: July 2025
Ever since the start of July I decided to start exercising because I wasn't particularly happy with how I am and playing Death Stranding 2 contributed to my decision to look into other options to try and lose weight. Walking has been part of my daily routine but it won't be enough to improve my health. Since I didn't want to put up with the elliptical cross-trainer constantly, I bought Ring Fit Adventure for the Nintendo Switch because I did enjoy my time with the Wii Fit back in the day but this time taking it more seriously.
Ring Fit Adventure is a video game that ultilises exercises and a ring-shaped controller in an entertaining form and this may come as a surprise but this is a really good experience. The ring-shaped controller is designed so that you hold it throughout your gameplay experience and there's also a leg strap-on for the game to help measure your lower half when it comes to movements. Both of these components have a Joycon attached to them, and I've been using the Nintendo Switch OLED since it's in a different room to my Nintendo Switch 2 (the game will work with Nintendo Switch 2 consoles but you do need the Switch 1 joycons).
I've spent at least 11 days, averaging at about 45 minutes to 1 hour's worth of playtime for each go, playing through the game's Adventure Mode which is a simple premise of your character going on a mission to track down a monster who's tough and strong and you use exercises to make progress. Did I mention the gameplay is also a turn-based combat system but using exercises instead of attack/magic etc which is very Nintendo. You can also use items to heal your character's health and improve the attack damage against enemies.
So how does the Adventure mode work? Each world has various levels that range between mini-games, one-off boss fights and the main missions where you go from Point A to B with fights here and there. In these main missions, you hold the ring controller and jog (whilst not moving yourself forward) and you can use the controller by pushing/pulling the bar holders to grab coins and items along the way. There's motion sensors so you can twist and turn the controller to grab them which is pretty cool. It's similar to the Nintendo Wii experience.
During the combat segments, you can choose up to six exercises (and there's dozens of them available which you will unlock as you traverse) and each exercise is based on improving your legs, arms, abs (body) and yoga (mind). The leg exercises I've encountered include squats (which are an absolute killer and don't recommend you do this constantly), thigh press (surprisingly entertaining) and knee lift (also fun and a great way to recover from intensity). The arm exercises I've encountered include overhead and front presses (which are both all about crushing the ring controller and letting it go after a couple of seconds), bow pull (also entertaining but definitely does some work on your arms) and overhead arm twist (another easy method to recover but amusing).
The ab exercises I've encountered include overhead bend (like bowing but keeping still), knee-to-chest (similar to squats in terms of pressure so I don't recommend this constantly) and standing twist (another fun recovery move). And the yoga exercises I've encountered are the Warrior I & II poses which is all about slowly moving your pose and patience which is interesting. Pose well and you'll deal damage to your enemies at ease. And there's a lot more that I have yet to encounter and you have the freedom to pick and choose which ones you want to use the most for all of the missions in the game's Adventure Mode.
Now some of you will probably ask about whether or not this game is actually making a difference. Well the answer is surprisingly yes. Below I have some screenshots that I took from my phone of the progress I've done (using my Fitbit).
The first image (left) was my first go at the game on 10th July. The second image (the middle) was my third go on 23rd July after completing the second world. And the third image (right) was my fourth go on 30th July, which was starting the third world. Early on I put at least one go a week due to being pretty intense if you're not used it.
Eventually I was motivated enough to work on it at least twice a week. The first image (left) was my sixth go at the game on 12th August and I lost track of time due to how much I was focused on the game. The second image (the middle) was my eighth go on 19th August after making progress with the game's fourth world. And the third image (right) was my latest go (11th play) on 1st September, where I am currently around 66% through the game's fifth world.
The reason I'm showing these stats is because it has helped with my exercise journey and it's also a pretty fun game as well. I don't have a gym nearby as far as I know and I work the usual 9-5 so this has been a solid solution if you have a Switch and room in your home for something like this.
For the time being this is just an in progress update and not a game completion, as I'm currently nowhere near the end of the game's Adventure Mode, but if I do eventually finish it there's also the other modes available that I can check out.
Ring Fit Adventure is a video game that ultilises exercises and a ring-shaped controller in an entertaining form and this may come as a surprise but this is a really good experience. The ring-shaped controller is designed so that you hold it throughout your gameplay experience and there's also a leg strap-on for the game to help measure your lower half when it comes to movements. Both of these components have a Joycon attached to them, and I've been using the Nintendo Switch OLED since it's in a different room to my Nintendo Switch 2 (the game will work with Nintendo Switch 2 consoles but you do need the Switch 1 joycons).
I've spent at least 11 days, averaging at about 45 minutes to 1 hour's worth of playtime for each go, playing through the game's Adventure Mode which is a simple premise of your character going on a mission to track down a monster who's tough and strong and you use exercises to make progress. Did I mention the gameplay is also a turn-based combat system but using exercises instead of attack/magic etc which is very Nintendo. You can also use items to heal your character's health and improve the attack damage against enemies.
So how does the Adventure mode work? Each world has various levels that range between mini-games, one-off boss fights and the main missions where you go from Point A to B with fights here and there. In these main missions, you hold the ring controller and jog (whilst not moving yourself forward) and you can use the controller by pushing/pulling the bar holders to grab coins and items along the way. There's motion sensors so you can twist and turn the controller to grab them which is pretty cool. It's similar to the Nintendo Wii experience.
During the combat segments, you can choose up to six exercises (and there's dozens of them available which you will unlock as you traverse) and each exercise is based on improving your legs, arms, abs (body) and yoga (mind). The leg exercises I've encountered include squats (which are an absolute killer and don't recommend you do this constantly), thigh press (surprisingly entertaining) and knee lift (also fun and a great way to recover from intensity). The arm exercises I've encountered include overhead and front presses (which are both all about crushing the ring controller and letting it go after a couple of seconds), bow pull (also entertaining but definitely does some work on your arms) and overhead arm twist (another easy method to recover but amusing).
The ab exercises I've encountered include overhead bend (like bowing but keeping still), knee-to-chest (similar to squats in terms of pressure so I don't recommend this constantly) and standing twist (another fun recovery move). And the yoga exercises I've encountered are the Warrior I & II poses which is all about slowly moving your pose and patience which is interesting. Pose well and you'll deal damage to your enemies at ease. And there's a lot more that I have yet to encounter and you have the freedom to pick and choose which ones you want to use the most for all of the missions in the game's Adventure Mode.
Now some of you will probably ask about whether or not this game is actually making a difference. Well the answer is surprisingly yes. Below I have some screenshots that I took from my phone of the progress I've done (using my Fitbit).
The first image (left) was my first go at the game on 10th July. The second image (the middle) was my third go on 23rd July after completing the second world. And the third image (right) was my fourth go on 30th July, which was starting the third world. Early on I put at least one go a week due to being pretty intense if you're not used it.
Eventually I was motivated enough to work on it at least twice a week. The first image (left) was my sixth go at the game on 12th August and I lost track of time due to how much I was focused on the game. The second image (the middle) was my eighth go on 19th August after making progress with the game's fourth world. And the third image (right) was my latest go (11th play) on 1st September, where I am currently around 66% through the game's fifth world.
The reason I'm showing these stats is because it has helped with my exercise journey and it's also a pretty fun game as well. I don't have a gym nearby as far as I know and I work the usual 9-5 so this has been a solid solution if you have a Switch and room in your home for something like this.
For the time being this is just an in progress update and not a game completion, as I'm currently nowhere near the end of the game's Adventure Mode, but if I do eventually finish it there's also the other modes available that I can check out.
My backlog so far:
# | PC/Steam Backlog - Game Name: | Genre: |
|---|---|---|
1 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky | Turn-Based RPG |
2 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC | Turn-Based RPG |
# | PlayStation 3 Backlog - Game Name: | Genre: |
|---|---|---|
1 | 3D Dot Game Heroes | Action RPG |
2 | Bleach: Soul Resurrección | Fighting |
3 | Castlevania: Lords of Shadow | Action, Hack n Slash |
4 | Drakengard 3 | Action RPG |
5 | Eternal Sonata | Turn-Based RPG |
6 | Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage 2 | Action, Musou |
7 | Folklore | Action RPG |
8 | Gran Turismo 5 Academy Edition | Racing |
9 | inFAMOUS | Action |
10 | inFAMOUS 2 | Action |
11 | Katamari Forever | Puzzle |
12 | MotorStorm | Racing |
13 | Prince of Persia | Action, Platformer |
14 | Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands | Action, Platformer |
15 | Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed | Racing |
16 | Split/Second: Velocity | Racing |
17 | Tears to Tiara II: Heir of the Overlord | Tactical RPG, Visual Novel |
18 | Way of the Samurai 4 | Action |
# | PlayStation 4 Backlog - Game Name: | Genre: |
|---|---|---|
1 | 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim | Tactical RPG, Visual Novel |
2 | AI: The Somnium Files | Adventure, Visual Novel |
3 | Black Clover: Quartet Knights | Action, Fighting |
4 | Bullet Girls Phantasia | Action, Shooter |
5 | Burnout Paradise Remastered | Racing |
6 | The Caligula Effect: Overdose | Turn-Based RPG |
7 | Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions | Sports |
8 | Catherine Full Body | Puzzle |
9 | Conception Plus: Maidens of the Twelve Stars | Turn-Based RPG |
10 | CRYSTAR | Action RPG |
11 | Cyberdimension Neptunia: Four Goddesses Online | Action RPG |
12 | Danganronpa 1 Reload | Visual Novel |
13 | Danganronpa 2 Reload | Visual Novel |
14 | Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls | Action, Shooter |
15 | Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony | Visual Novel |
16 | Date A Live: Rinne Utopia (Rio-Reincarnation) | Visual Novel, Dating Sim |
17 | Date A Live II: Ars Install (Rio-Reincarnation) | Visual Novel, Dating Sim |
18 | Date A Live III: Twin Edition: Rio Reincarnation | Visual Novel, Dating Sim |
19 | Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess | God RPG |
20 | Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory | Turn-Based RPG |
21 | Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories | Adventure, Simulation |
22 | Dissidia Final Fantasy NT | Arcade, Fighting |
23 | Dragon Quest Heroes II | Action RPG, Musou |
24 | Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition | Turn-Based RPG |
25 | Dragon's Crown Pro | Action RPG |
26 | Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen | Action RPG |
27 | Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends | Musou |
28 | Fairy Tail | Turn-Based RPG |
29 | Fate/Extella Link | Musou |
30 | Full Metal Panic! Fight! Who Dares Win | Tactical RPG |
31 | Gal*Gun 2 | On-Rails Shooter |
32 | Gintama Rumble | Action, Musou |
33 | GOD EATER 3 | Action Hunter RPG |
34 | Gravity Rush 2 | Action, Platformer |
35 | The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures | Visual Novel |
36 | The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve | Visual Novel |
37 | Gundam Breaker 3 BREAK EDITION | Action, Arcade |
38 | Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Infinite Combate | Action RPG |
39 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven | Fighting |
40 | Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa | Puzzle, Visual Novel |
41 | Langrisser | Tactical RPG |
42 | Langrisser II | Tactical RPG |
43 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel | Turn-Based RPG |
44 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II | Turn-Based RPG |
45 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III | Turn-Based RPG |
46 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV | Turn-Based RPG |
47 | Legend of Mana | Action RPG |
48 | Megadimension Neptunia VII | Turn-Based RPG |
49 | Megadimension Neptunia VIIR | Turn-Based RPG |
50 | MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA | Fighting |
51 | My Hero Academia: One's Justice 2 | Fighting |
52 | Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm | Action, Fighting |
53 | Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 | Action, Fighting |
54 | Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 | Action, Fighting |
55 | Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: Road to Boruto | Action, Fighting |
56 | NEO: The World Ends With You | Action RPG |
57 | Neptunia Virtual Stars | Action |
58 | Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars | Action |
59 | Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered | Turn-Based RPG |
60 | Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom | Action RPG |
61 | Nights of Azure | Action RPG |
62 | Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon | Action RPG |
63 | One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 | Action, Musou |
64 | One Piece: World Seeker | Action |
65 | Our World Is Ended | Visual Novel |
66 | Persona 5 Strikers | Action RPG, Musou |
67 | Raging Loop | Visual Novel |
68 | Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-: Prophecy of the Throne | Visual Novel |
69 | Robotics;Notes DaSH | Visual Novel |
70 | Robotics;Notes ELITE | Visual Novel |
71 | SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays | Tactical RPG |
72 | SD Gundam G Generation Genesis | Tactical RPG |
73 | Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi | Musou |
74 | Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal | Action |
75 | Shadow of the Colossus | Platformer |
76 | Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster | Turn-Based RPG |
77 | Star Ocean: First Departure R | Action RPG |
78 | Star Ocean: The Last Hope HD Remaster | Action RPG |
79 | Super Neptunia RPG | Turn-Based RPG |
80 | Super Robot Wars 30 | Tactical RPG |
81 | Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers | Tactical RPG |
82 | Super Robot Wars T | Tactical RPG |
83 | Super Robot Wars X | Tactical RPG |
84 | Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet | Action RPG |
85 | Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Sessions! | Music, Rhythm |
86 | Tales of Berseria | Action RPG |
87 | Tales of Vesperia | Action RPG |
88 | Theatrhythm Final Bar Line | Music, Rhythm |
89 | Trials of Mana | Action RPG |
90 | Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception | Tactical RPG, Visual Novel |
91 | Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth | Tactical RPG, Visual Novel |
92 | Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen | Tactical RPG, Visual Novel |
93 | Utawarerumono: Zan | Action, Musou |
94 | Valkyria Chronicles 4 | Tactical RPG |
95 | Valkyria Revolution | Action RPG |
96 | WipEout Omega Collection | Racing |
97 | The Witch and the Hundred Knight Revival Edition | Action RPG |
98 | WORLDEND SYNDROME | Visual Novel |
99 | Yakuza 3 Remastered | Action, Beat em up |
100 | Yakuza 4 Remastered | Action, Beat em up |
101 | Yakuza 5 Remastered | Action, Beat em up |
102 | YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World | Visual Novel |
# | PlayStation 5 Backlog - Game Name: | Genre: |
|---|---|---|
1 | Beyond Good & Evil | Action, Adventure |
2 | C-Smash VRS New Dimension | Sports |
3 | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII -Reunion- | Action RPG |
4 | Cyberpunk 2077 | Action |
5 | Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles | Fighting |
6 | The DioField Chronicle | Tactical RPG |
7 | DOOM Eternal | Action, Shooter |
8 | Dynasty Warriors: Origins | Action, Musou |
9 | FANTAVISION 202X | Puzzle |
10 | Fate/Samurai Remnant | Action RPG, Musou |
11 | Forspoken | Action RPG |
12 | Freedom Wars Remastered | Action, Hack n Slash |
13 | Ghost of Tsushima | Action, Adventure |
14 | Ghostwire: Tokyo | Action, Survival Horror |
15 | Granblue Fantasy Re:link | Action RPG |
16 | Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition | Action, Adventure, Shooter |
17 | Grand Theft Auto Vice City: The Definitive Edition | Action, Adventure, Shooter |
18 | Grand Theft Auto San Andreas: The Definitive Edition | Action, Adventure, Shooter |
19 | GrimGrimoire OnceMore | Real-Time Strategy RPG |
20 | Hades | Dungeon Crawler |
21 | HUMANITY | Puzzle |
22 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R | Fighting |
23 | Judgment | Action, Beat em up |
24 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie | Turn-Based RPG |
25 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak | Turn-Based RPG |
26 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II | Turn-Based RPG |
27 | Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name | Action, Beat 'em up |
28 | Lost Judgment | Action, Beat em up |
29 | Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Plus | Adventure |
30 | Mobile Suit Gundam BATTLE OPERATION Code Fairy | Action |
31 | MONARK | Tactical RPG |
32 | Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten | Turn-Based RPG |
33 | Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution | Action RPG |
34 | Neptunia ReVerse | Turn-Based RPG |
35 | Neptunia: Sisters vs Sisters | Action RPG |
36 | Ninja Gaiden II Black | Action, Hack 'n Slash |
37 | One Piece: Odyssey | Turn-Based RPG |
38 | Pac-Man World Re-Pac | Platformer |
39 | Persona 3 Reload | Turn-Based RPG |
40 | Persona 5 Tactica | Tactical RPG |
41 | Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Souless Army | Action RPG |
42 | Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit of Wonder Labyrinth | Metroidvania RPG |
43 | Relayer | Tactical RPG |
44 | SD Gundam Battle Alliance | Action RPG |
45 | Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance | Turn-Based RPG |
46 | Soul Hackers 2 | Turn-Based RPG |
47 | Star Ocean: The Divine Force | Action RPG |
48 | Star Ocean: The Second Story R | Action RPG |
49 | Stellar Blade | Action, Hack 'n Slash |
50 | Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars | Turn-Based RPG |
51 | System Shock | First-Person Shooter, Survival Horror |
52 | Tactics Ogre Reborn | Tactical RPG |
53 | Tales of Arise | Action RPG |
54 | Tales of Graces f Remastered | Action RPG |
55 | Tomb Raider 1 Remastered | Action, Adventure |
56 | Tomb Raider 2 Remastered | Action, Adventure |
57 | Tomb Raider 3 Remastered | Action, Adventure |
58 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 | Sports |
59 | Unicorn Overlord | Tactical RPG |
60 | Valkyrie Elysium | Action RPG |
61 | Venus Vacation Prism -Dead or Alive Xtreme- | Dating Sim |
62 | Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon | Turn-Based RPG |
63 | Yurukill: The Calumniation Games | Shoot em up, Visual Novel |
# | PlayStation Classics (via PS5) Backlog - Game Name: | Genre: |
|---|---|---|
1 | Dino Crisis | Survival Horror |
2 | Kurushi Final: Mental Blocks | Puzzle |
3 | The Legend of Dragoon | Turn-Based RPG |
4 | Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth | Turn-Based RPG |
5 | Wild Arms | Turn-Based RPG |
6 | Wild Arms 2 | Turn-Based RPG |
# | PlayStation Vita Backlog - Game Name: | Genre: |
|---|---|---|
1 | Bullet Girls | Action, Shooter |
2 | Valkyrie Drive Bhikkhuni | Action |
# | Nintendo Switch Backlog - Game Name: | Genre: |
|---|---|---|
1 | Advance Wars (Re-Boot Camp) | Tactical RPG |
2 | Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising (Re-Boot Camp) | Tactical RPG |
3 | Animal Well | Metroidvania, Survival Horror |
4 | Anonymous;Code | Adventure, Visual Novel |
5 | Another Code: Two Memories | Adventure, Puzzle |
6 | Another Code: R – A Journey into Lost Memories | Adventure, Puzzle |
7 | Assault Suit Valken Declassified | Action, Arcade, Platformer |
8 | Balatro | Card, Roguelike |
9 | Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition | Adventure, Point & Click |
10 | Capcom Belt Action Collection: ~ Final Fight ~ Captain Commando ~ The King of Dragons ~ Knights of the Round ~ Warriors of Fate ~ Armored Warriors ~ Battle Circuit | Arcade, Beat 'em up |
11 | Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | Puzzle, Platformer |
12 | Castle of Shikigami 2 | Bullet Hell, Shoot 'em up |
13 | Castlevania Anniversary Collection: ~ Castlevania (NES) ~ Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES) ~ Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES) ~ Kid Dracula (Famicom) ~ Castlevania: The Adventure (Game Boy) ~ Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (Game Boy) ~ Castlevania: Bloodlines (Mega Drive) ~ Super Castlevania IV (SNES) | Action, Platformer |
14 | Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (Advance Collection) | Action, Metroidvania |
15 | Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Dominus Collection) | Action, Metroidvania |
16 | Castlevania: Dracula X (Advance Collection) | Action, Metroidvania |
17 | Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance (Advance Collection) | Action, Metroidvania |
18 | Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Dominus Collection) | Action, Metroidvania |
19 | Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (Dominus Collection) | Action, Metroidvania |
20 | Chaos;Child | Adventure, Visual Novel |
21 | Chaos;Head Noah | Adventure, Visual Novel |
22 | Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition | Turn-Based RPG |
23 | Clock Tower: Rewind | Adventure, Point & Click, Survival Horror |
24 | Code of Princess EX | Action RPG |
25 | Contra Anniversary Collection: ~ Contra (Arcade) ~ Super Contra (Arcade) ~ Contra (NES) ~ Contra (Famicom) ~ Super C (NES) ~ Contra III: The Alien Wars (SNES) ~ Operation C (Game Boy) ~ Contra Hard Corps (Mega Drive) ~ Super Probotector Alien Rebels (SNES - EU ver.) ~ Probotector (NES - EU ver.) | Side-scrolling Shooter |
26 | Cosmic Fantasy | Turn-Based RPG |
27 | Cosmic Fantasy 2 | Turn-Based RPG |
28 | Cosmic Fantasy 3: The Chronicle of Rei | Turn-Based RPG |
29 | Cosmic Fantasy 4: Prelude to Legend | Turn-Based RPG |
30 | Cosmic Fantasy 4: Van's Return | Turn-Based RPG |
31 | Cruis'n Blast | Racing |
32 | Cursed to Golf | Sports, Platformer |
33 | Cyber Citizen Shockman Collection: ~ Cyber Citizen Shockman ~ Cyber Citizen Shockman 2: A New Menace ~ Cyber Citizen Shockman 3: The princess from another world ~ Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero | Action, Platformer |
34 | Cytus Alpha | Music, Rhythm |
35 | Deathsmiles | Bullet Hell, Shoot 'em up |
36 | Deathsmiles II | Bullet Hell, Shoot 'em up |
37 | Deemo | Music, Rhythm |
38 | Demon's Tilt | Pinball |
39 | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | Action, Platform |
40 | EXZEUS | Arcade, On-Rails Shooter |
41 | EXZEUS 2 | Arcade, On-Rails Shooter |
42 | Final Fantasy (Pixel Remaster) | Turn-Based RPG |
43 | Final Fantasy Adventure (Collection of Mana) | Action RPG |
44 | Final Fantasy II (Pixel Remaster) | Turn-Based RPG |
45 | Final Fantasy III (Pixel Remaster) | Turn-Based RPG |
46 | Final Fantasy IV (Pixel Remaster) | Turn-Based RPG |
47 | Final Fantasy V (Pixel Remaster) | Turn-Based RPG |
48 | Final Fantasy VI (Pixel Remaster) | Turn-Based RPG |
49 | Final Fantasy IX | Turn-Based RPG |
50 | Fire Emblem Warriors | Action, Musou |
51 | Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes | Action, Musou |
52 | Fire Emblem: Engage | Tactical RPG |
53 | Fire Emblem: Three Houses | Tactical RPG |
54 | Getsu Fūma Den | Action RPG |
55 | Getsufumaden: Undying Moon | Action RPG, Metroidvania |
56 | Gleylancer | Arcade, Shoot 'em up |
57 | Glover | Action, Platformer |
58 | God Wars: The Complete Legend | Tactical RPG |
59 | Grandia (HD Collection) | Turn-Based RPG |
60 | Grandia II (HD Collection) | Turn-Based RPG |
61 | Gynoug | Arcade, Shoot 'em up |
62 | Hatsune Miku: Logic Paint S | Puzzle |
63 | Haunted Castle Revisited | Action, Platformer |
64 | The House in Fata Morgana | Visual Novel |
65 | The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- | Tactical RPG, Visual Novel |
66 | Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition | Action, Musou |
67 | Jack Jeanne | Visual Novel |
68 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero | Turn-Based RPG |
69 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure | Turn-Based RPG |
70 | The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails | Action RPG |
71 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Action RPG |
72 | The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | Action RPG |
73 | Live A Live | Tactical RPG |
74 | Luigi's Mansion 3 | Action, Platformer |
75 | Magical Drop VI | Puzzle |
76 | Marble It Up! Ultra | Puzzle |
77 | Mario Golf: Super Rush | Sports |
78 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Racing |
79 | Metroid Dread | Metroidvania |
80 | Metroid Prime Remastered | Action, Shooter |
81 | MUSYNX | Music, Rhythm |
82 | New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe | Platformer |
83 | Ninja Five-O | Action, Hack 'n Slash |
84 | Octopath Traveler | Turn-Based RPG |
85 | Paper Mario: The Origami King | Turn-Based RPG |
86 | Penny's Big Breakaway | Action, Platformer |
87 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney | Adventure, Visual Novel |
88 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All | Adventure, Visual Novel |
89 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials & Tribulations | Adventure, Visual Novel |
90 | Pikmin | Real-Time Strategy |
91 | Pikmin 2 | Real-Time Strategy |
92 | Powerslave Exhumed | Action, Shooter |
93 | Radiant Silvergun | Bullet Hell, Shoot 'em up |
94 | Record of Agarest War | Tactical RPG |
95 | Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess (Marl Kingdom Chronicles) | Turn-Based RPG |
96 | Rhapsody III: Memories of Marl Kingdom (Marl Kingdom Chronicles) | Turn-Based RPG |
97 | Ring Fit Adventure | Sports |
98 | River City Girls Zero | Action, Beat 'em ups |
99 | Rose and Camellia Collection | Fighting |
100 | SaGa Frontier | Turn-Based RPG |
101 | Secret of Mana (Collection of Mana) | Action RPG |
102 | Senran Kagura Peach Ball | Pinball |
103 | Senran Kagura Reflexions | Simulation |
104 | Shadow Man Remastered | Action, Adventure |
105 | Signalis | Survival Horror |
106 | Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster | Action, First-Person Shooter |
107 | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | Action, Platformer |
108 | Super Mario Galaxy | Action, Platformer |
109 | Super Mario Maker 2 | Action, Platformer |
110 | Super Mario Odyssey | Action, Platformer |
111 | Super Mario Sunshine | Action, Platformer |
112 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Fighting |
113 | Telenet Shooting Collection: ~ Granada (Genesis) ~ Gaiares (Genesis) ~ Avenger (PC Engine) ~ Psychic Storm (PC Engine) | Arcade, Shoot 'em up |
114 | Toaplan Arcade Garage: Kyukyoku Tiger-Heli | Arcade, Shoot 'em up |
115 | Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE | Turn-Based RPG |
116 | Tokyo Xanadu eX+ | Action RPG |
117 | Trials of Mana (Collection of Mana) | Action RPG |
118 | Triangle Strategy | Tactical RPG |
119 | Triggerheart Exelica | Arcade, Shoot 'em up |
120 | Tsukihime: A Piece of Blue Glass Moon | Visual Novel |
121 | Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi | Dungeon RPG |
122 | Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection 1: ~ Valis: The Fantasm Soldier (PC Engine) ~ Valis II (PC Engine) ~ Valis III (PC Engine) | Action, Platformer |
123 | Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection 2: ~ Valis IV (PC Engine) ~ Syd of Valis (Mega Drive) ~ Valis: The Fantasm Soldier (Mega Drive) ~ Valis: The Phantasm Soldier (MSX) | Action, Platformer |
124 | Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection 3: ~ Valis: The Fantasm Soldier (PC-8801mkIISR) ~ Valis: The Fantasm Soldier (Famicom) ~ Valis: The Fantasm Soldier II (MSX2) ~ Valis III (Mega Drive) ~ Super Valis IV (Super Famicom) | Action, Platformer |
125 | Victory Heat Rally | Racing |
126 | Witch on the Holy Night | Visual Novel |
127 | The World Ends With You: Final Remix | Action RPG |
128 | Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition | Action RPG |
129 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | Action RPG |
130 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country | Action RPG |
131 | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 | Action RPG |
132 | Yoshi's Crafted World | Action, Platformer |
| No. | Game | Console | Acquired | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alan Wake Remastered (+ The Signal & The Writer Expansions) | PS5 | 2023 | Action, Horror, Third-Person Shooter |
2 | Control Ultimate Edition (+ The Foundation & AWE Expansions) | PS5 | 2023 | Action, Adventure, Third-Person Shooter |
3 | Alan Wake II (+ Night Springs & The Lake House Expansions) | PS5 | 2024 | Survival Horror, Third-Person Shooter |
4 | PUNCH LINE | PS4 | 2019 | Visual Novel |
5 | Steins;Gate Elite | PS4 | 2019 | Visual Novel |
6 | Persona 5 Royal | PS5 | 2024 | Turn-Based RPG |
7 | Catherine | PS3 | 2017 | Puzzle, Social Simulation |
8 | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | PS5 | 2025 | Turn-Based RPG |
9 | Mario Kart World | Switch 2 | 2025 | Racing |
9.5 | Nioh 3 Alpha Demo | PS5 | 2025 | Action Souls RPG |
10 | Death Stranding 2: On the Beach | PS5 | 2025 | Action, Adventure, Third-Person Shooter |
I spent the last two weeks of August playing through the original three Spyro the Dragon games for PS1. The first game felt very basic but its sequels improved and refined the gameplay and mechanics, with 3 having extra characters to play as too.
I wouldn’t say I’ll be rushing out to play the other Spyro games but it was good to properly experience these games having not grown up with them.
I wouldn’t say I’ll be rushing out to play the other Spyro games but it was good to properly experience these games having not grown up with them.
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Dai
Combat Butler
Speaking of jiggle, I'm currently playing Turret Girls. It's essentially 3D Space Invaders with a tower defence twist and some fan service. The gameplay is a lot of fun, and it doesn't hurt that the heroine's clothes fall off when she gets hit. The Earth defence force in this game is called PANTSU, which should give you some idea of how seriously it takes itself.
Lucky_Deity
Combat Butler
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (Demo) (PS5)
This is my first time trying out a Trails game and I've already fallen in love with the battle system, it feels really good. I've only played upto the end of the prologue in the demo so far and I'll probably leave it there as I'm sold on the game and will pick up eventually for sure.
This is my first time trying out a Trails game and I've already fallen in love with the battle system, it feels really good. I've only played upto the end of the prologue in the demo so far and I'll probably leave it there as I'm sold on the game and will pick up eventually for sure.
