Finished Final Fantasy XIV !

Well, at least A Realm Reborn, there are still some post game quests that lead to the first expansion Heavesward, but going to move the game to secondary for now and focus on other games for a little while.

As for the story, it wasn’t bad, but it didn’t had the twists and turns I have come to expect from Final Fantasy games. It is the weakest content in FF14 though, and Heavensward is considered one of the strongest, so looking forward to eventually starting it.

They did introduce quite a bit of combat elements just before the final dungeon, which also helped me understand why I am doing level 50 quests and yet still have a “newbie” icon with my name…


Finished Tiny Lands !

Not much to add here, but got stuck on couple of puzzles, so had to look them up online, they weren’t that difficult just couldn’t find them for some reason.


Started Dimension Drive. I got it on last sale but hadn’t started it. It’s a vertical shoot 'em up which isn’t a bullet hell. The main gimmick here is that screen is divided in two, and you can teleport from one to other side. Both sides are bit different with enemies coming in different orders etc.

Overall, the game isn’t too difficult, but I am only on second world (each world has 4 levels) and only getting C rating. It would probably take good level of skill to get to S rating.


Also started Moonlighter. I played it long time ago and dropped it. As I have mentioned many times, I am not a big fan of roguelikes, but wanted some dungeon crawling, also cozy games, so it seemed like a nice mixture of two.

I am still in first dungeon, but have reached the 3rd level (out of 4), but I have scratched the itch I had, so not sure if I’ll continue or not. May play a bit more, but I doubt I’ll actually finish it.


That’s it for now. Will be focusing on Judgment over the weekend, and will also look for some “big” Switch game to start, but not sure which one yet.


What about all of you? What have you been playing and/or plan to play?

  • rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio
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    20 hours ago

    I just discovered WarioWare, Inc in the Switch’s Game Boy Advance collection. I didn’t expect to get sucked into these little minigames so quickly. The rapid-fire back-to-back format is really engaging some hyper-focus-y part of my brain.

    Kinda frustrating at times, though, lol. Some of the games are really obtuse. It took me dozens of attempts at one of the trampoline games before I realized I’m controlling the trampoline, not the guy jumping on it.

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      13 hours ago

      Oh my, I did not realize Wario Ware was on Switch with the extension pack. That game is easily one of my top three best gaming values of all time and would be my number one GBA title if it wasn’t for Rhythm Heaven.

      I have probably played the jump rope game hundreds of times. It is a genius game that has never been followed up with a 100% better game. Thanks for the memories!

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      18 hours ago

      I have never played WarioWare games, they look too wacky. Should try the one available on NSO and see what the deal is.

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    21 hours ago

    My Switch 2 arrived with Pokémon Legends ZA, so I will be playing that quite a bit.

    Also considering picking up Mario Kart so my wife And I can play that a bit.

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    21 hours ago

    Started Dragon Quest IX (Nintendo DS).
    I like how it feels similar to Dragon Quest III. The art style and music is quite nice too.

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      13 hours ago

      This game was my wife and my relaxation when we could get the baby to sleep. It was an amazing game (with an amazing post-game that came out a week at a time through DLC if I remember correctly).

      I just watched a tool-assisted speed run of someone playing through the game with just the hero. What a nostalgic blast!

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        20 hours ago

        Same party system that you can customise. Party members never talk.

        Same class system.

        Same combat.

        It is straight forward JRPG that I can get into quickly. I tried playing Persona 4 but it goes on and on with hardly any gameplay.

        I think I prefer “less is more”.

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          18 hours ago

          Ah, okay. I thought you meant in the sense that DQ 4-8 are different, but DQ 9 is similar to DQ 3.

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            5 hours ago

            Yes. DQ 9 is similar to DQ3 but different from DQ4-8.

            DQ4-8 have fixed characters and classes. Only DQ3 and DQ9 have customisable party and job changes.

            DQ4-8 are more characters and narrative focused.

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    21 hours ago

    Stressed and having a hard time focusing, so not playing much. 🙁


    Playing Super Robot Taisen Y!

    This week I finished the (very long) Chapter 3 and got a new cool attack for the A.Advent (“Dominion Obliterator”).

    Chapter 4 is much shorter according to the Akurasu Wiki, so hopefully I can finish it over the weekend and get the upgraded Lunedrache.

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      21 hours ago

      Hope the things get better for you. I find passive form of entertainment like movies, tv shows or anime work better for me in the situation where I am stressed and not in the mood to play or read.

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    21 hours ago

    Only have time for Battlefield 6 at the moment. I paid for a month of EA Play Pro since I was on the fence about buying it at full price. When I have a bit more free time in the summer I want to start working through some of my Switch backlog, particularly the visual novels.

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      21 hours ago

      Couple of my friends are playing it, may get it for multiplayer if rest of them get too. Don’t really play multiplayer much, but it’s fun when all of us are playing together.

      Otherwise, if single player has good reviews, will play it down the road in a few years.

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        16 hours ago

        I’m in Oceania so I figured if was best to get in while our region still has a lot of players at launch. It generally shrinks over time and we get left with very limited servers and game modes. My new problem is that I’m enjoying it more than I expected, which means I am becoming tempted to pay the exorbitant price I said I would avoid…