Showing posts with label Final Fantasy IX. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Final Fantasy IX. Show all posts

Saturday, April 01, 2023

Video Games of March 2023


I played a weirdly low amount this month, but March was pretty busy and I didn't really have the time or energy to pick much up.

My top five games (by play time) for March were:
  1. Tactics Ogre: Reborn - I'm continuing to really love this game. I think I've got a pretty good feeling now for how the game works, so the combat is feeling good. The story is also interesting, if a little dark. I'm not sure about playing for other endings, but it's nice to know I can jump in and do that.
    Screen shot, a mass of soliders in purple and blue obscuried by a magical glow from a critical hit of Aquablast II.

  2. Hollow Knight - Still having fun with this too, although definetly finding the edges of my skill. I'd like to find something that gives me the same feelings of motion and control without me needing me to spend so much time learning.
    Screen shot, a room full of bugs throw money for the bug knight.

  3. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe - Vroom.
    Screen shot, In second place, Rosalinia flys down to the beach on her flame motorcycle, hanging from an Animal Crossing paper-plane, while holding a green shell.

  4. Final Fantasy IX - I've been trying to find something to play in the evenings to follow Xenoblade, but as it turns out this was not the month for playing in the evenings. I also found, for having only played the first hour, I'm baffled by how slow the game is. Putting the card game right up front and making it more or less manditory really derails the whole experience.

    I remember the begining of FF IX being really engaging with swashbuckling and adventure, but so far It's a clumsy kid trying to find tickets to a thing and wandering back and forth between 3 scenes. I think it's interesting how you only keep the high points of a lot of games (or at least I do).

    Screen shot, Vivi wearing a blue coat and a pointy hat, says 'Pointy Hat' to a moogle standing beside him in a round room.

Here's my total play time chart for March:



And here's a chart of how much I've played over the month:




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