Rain of Stars

Happy New Year! 🎉 Hope you all had an enjoyable holiday, and that 2026 is a kinder year to you than the last.

We're kicking off the new year right away with some lifestyle changes that will benefit us physically, mentally, and financially. First day is always the most motivating, of course, but I hope we can keep up the enthusiasm. I desperately need better routines for every aspect of my health, and it's been nice to plan things out.

First thing I did is log out of my main Bsky account to take a break from it. It wasn't doing me many favors at the moment—just stressing me out a lot on a near-daily basis. Art and writing accounts are still logged in, though, since I don't follow as many people on those and can take it in more bite-sized pieces. Which helps the other issue I was having, which was mindlessly scrolling in an effort to catch up with my feed. Following too many people really leads to a feed that sometimes I just need a break from.

We're still waiting to hear back from the vet about what's going on with our cockatiel, Lacie, from her health scare a couple of weeks ago. I thought about calling yesterday, but decided against it given it was still sort of a holiday. We should call tomorrow, though, and see what's going on. At least she's been relatively "well", but the issues haven't gone away. I don't want to just wait for things to get worse. Especially after so many people were so generous with the GFM.

Anyway, fingers crossed I can actually get myself going with art stuff. A friend and I are going to try doing voice chats while working on art stuff to see if that helps, so at the very least I'm excited for that! I did get new art supplies with the Michaels gift card my spouse got me for Christmas—namely watercolors, some watercolor paper, and FIVE Copic markers, which only ended up being that many because they had a Buy 3 Get 2 Free sale going on. If that happens every year, that's probably how I'll end up buying new Copics. Because buying them normally is just a smidge too expensive. 😅 I love the markers, but I wish there was any way we could get them for the price they are in Japan. ¥462 per is a lot more appealing than CND $8.99. But alas, import fees. And I've tried Ohuhu alcohol markers—they're okay, but they feel scratchier than Copics and I'm not wild about them. Maybe I should give them another try, but I definitely know their colorless blender is worse.

I've been playing so much Lunacid lately, which has been an extremely cool game and so much more fun than I thought it would be. But now that there's an English translation patch for the PCE CD version of Emerald Dragon, I am FIGHTING myself to finish Lunacid before starting that. I've been waiting so many years to play that version in English, and now it's actually here! Loaded up on my Vita and ready to go! But I'm SO close to the end of Lunacid, it would feel wrong if I didn't finish that first!

Well. Speaking of gaming, next post should be my annual game log for 2025, which I'm planning on doing a little differently than before, so I'm excited for it!

Recently, I was hit by a sudden desire to start going through action games that have been on my radar for years but have never played, and I've laser-focused the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in particular. So here's a quick breakdown of everything I've played in the past month and a half. (And here's hoping this new "table" format doesn't completely break, otherwise I'll have to figure something else out. Do let me know if it looks broken or janky for you, though. I'm not married to it and will swiftly kick it to the curb if it's inconsistent.)

And for a quick refresher on what my star ratings mean;
5★ Favourite | 4★ Loved | 3★ Liked | 2★ Indifferent | 1★ Disliked

Alisia Dragoon | ★★★★☆ Disappointed that it took me so many years to actually play through this, considering it'd been on my radar for actual decades. Cool action platformer with a great visual style and a soundtrack to match.	Arcus Odyssey | ★★★☆☆ This one was a little rough, but probably would have been better with a second player. Loved the art style and music, and for the most part had a fun time going through it, despite a few annoying sections.
Gley Lancer | ★★★☆☆ Visually impressive shmup with an actual story to follow in the game itself, even if it is minimal at best. Character designs and in-game artworks are cool, but I shouldn't have expected any less from Masaya. (English Fan Translation)	Trouble Shooter | ★★★☆☆ Cool take on a shmup and a setting I found surprisingly enjoyable. Humor was just corny enough to be likeable and the gameplay and characters left a lasting impression.
Battle Mania Daiginjou | ★★★★☆ An improvement over Trouble Shooter in every way. Shame this one didn't get localized back when, it's honestly a really cool shmup and I enjoyed every minute of it. (English Fan Translation)	Blades of Vengeance | ★★★☆☆ A kinda cool action platformer with an 80s dark fantasy style that sadly got kinda tedious in the last third of the game. I still enjoyed most of it, at least, but I don't really see myself playing it again. Also; fall damage in a game like this is never good.
Dahna: Megami Tanjou | ★★★☆☆ Not a particularly impressive action game, but I really enjoyed the visual style and setting, so it's at least memorable for that. Has the feeling of a one-shot 80s fantasy OVA, which I love honestly. (English Fan Translation)	Dynamite Headdy | ★★★★☆ I am so terrible at this game, but I can't deny the incredible charm it brims with. An absolute must for anyone looking for a tough but fun platforming experience.
Earnest Evans | ★★☆☆☆ Interesting action platformer, but the janky controls made it more frustrating than enjoyable. Even so, the music was catchy, so at least it has that. Maybe I'll like the Sega CD version more.	El Viento | ★★★★☆ Super fun action platformer. It isn't without its jank, but there's so much charm that heavily outweighs it. Music is great, love the art style, and Annet is just a cool character.

Date night was lovely last night! We went to a Japanese restaurant first, which I think we both agreed was the best Japanese restaurant we had ever been to. We both got tonkotsu ramen and then shared three different rolls of sushi (I wish I could remember which ones we got). It was amaaazing and I want to go back there so bad. I asked if we could go back on my birthday, but then my spouse reminded me that there was a checkbox on the order sheet for a birthday so that the staff could come sing to you, so now I'm reconsidering going there for that...

After eating, we wandered the mall for a bit. It was a BIG mall and of course all the stores we were interested in peeking into were in a cluster together on the opposite side. Was good exercise, at least. ^^; Anyway, we went into Miniso and I picked up this KissMe "Heroine Make" mascara.


The eyeliner I picked up at a different Miniso a few weeks ago (sadly not noticing the colour I picked out was brown-black and not black (；′⌒`) ), but since I've been wanting to do more with my eyes beyond eye shadow, I decided to pick up the mascara, too. THIS TIME picking out black! I considered buying the eyeliner again in black, but I don't want to just waste the one I already have.

And yes, I was absolutely a suckered into it because of the 70s shoujo packaging. I am a simple person and I know what I like LOL

We also swung by EB Games and Hot Topic, both of which I saw things I wanted to buy, but I'm a wee bit too broke until January. (Christmas around the corner, and all that.) Also considered peeking into Sunrise Records, but that would have just been more stuff I wanted to get but couldn't. Remind me to not go to malls unless I have lots of fun money to spend, because they're so dang expensive.

As for Angel's Egg, I was honestly surprised to see that the theatre had filled up at least by half. A week ago it was still just us and three other people, but I guess a lot more people took interest in it last minute? The theatre seats were kinda uncomfortable and we had to sit through roughly a half hour of poorly-targeted ads and movie previews, but once the movie itself started, it was a great time. I'd seen it before, but it was my spouse's first time and he loved it. Everyone else I could hear talking about it afterwards seemed to enjoy it, too.

We were also the last ones out of the theatre, and I saw that the one across from us was in the middle of playing Frankenstein. I let out a little whine because I would LOVE to see in theatres again. That movie has been living rent-free in my head for almost a month now.

So it was a great night! And afterwards, we came home, watched a couple of episodes of Parks and Rec, then went to bed without needing any sleep aids, since we were so tuckered out from being out for so long when we usually stay home.

Played

Lufia & the Fortress of Doom (Finished)
This playthrough was a long time coming. I first played Lufia as a little kid and made... virtually no progress. Then I made several more attempts throughout my adolescence and early adulthood, and now finally, it is done. What didn't help when I last tried more than 10 years ago is that I played Lufia II first. Given the immense quality of life improvements the second game had over the first, it was... rough. For the most part, it's a charming RPG that I do genuinely like and think fondly of, but there are numerous little annoyances that built up and affected my overall enjoyment. Namely, the base encounter rate always felt a little too high. It was like it was essential to have a healthy supply of Sweet Waters to always have up to keep it more tolerable. Although if you run into the situation I did, you'll get frustrated when it suddenly seems like they stopped working, but that's because Lufia's best chest piece has a trait that increases the encounter rate?? Because that's a good idea!! At least the slow walking everywhere that isn't a town was easy enough to adjust to after a few hours. It's like a friend said; this is an NES RPG in an SNES RPG's skin.

Anyway, despite my complaints, I do recommend Lufia to fans of older RPGs. Just... maybeee play the Restored hack for a more enjoyable experience.

★★★☆☆

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Crystalis (Finished)
Another game from my childhood that I've started and stopped more times than I can remember! This was technically my first ever RPG, and revisiting it as a mature adult did not disappoint. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised! To be honest, I'm not as into 8-bit games as much as I am 16-bit and higher. We had an SNES by the time I really started to play games, so my time with the NES was more limited than I'd have liked. Crystalis isn't without its NES funkiness in terms of gameplay, which does lead to some mildly frustrating parts. But the game is actually pretty solid from start to finish. It aged better than most action RPGs of that era! If you're interested in playing it, highly recommend the NES version over the GBC one. The music alone is reason enough, but the bigger screen is a boon since your character doesn't always stay centered on the screen, so you can easily slam head-first into a monster approaching from just out of your range of visibility.

... Thinking about it, I'm almost positive that all the stuff in Amazoness village with the gender swapping was probably one of my earliest genderfluid awakenings. Even if it was just a simple spell for a tiny portion of the game and nothing more. I'll put that on the list beside Ranma ½.

★★★★☆

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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Replay, Finished)
My first replay of the year! I last went through this game when I was in either 8th or 9th grade, which was quite a while ago now, so I definitely felt the itch to revisit this favorite. Not just that, but it was also an excuse to finally try and 100% it. I've always said that A Link to the Past was my favorite 2D Zelda, which might not be entirely fair since I haven't played every 2D Zelda, but even after this replay, it still holds that position. Maybe I should make it a goal to go through the ones I haven't yet? Anyway, I'm surprised by how amazingly this game still holds up. It was just so solidly designed that it's still a blast to play even after so many years later. The only time I felt legitimately frustrated was while fighting the third dungeon boss. In fact, I think I fell during that fight more times than in any other playthrough. Mental note for the future to remember that the spin attack is key for that fight.

Like I mentioned earlier, I aimed to 100% the game this time and actually managed to do it! Previously, I never got lucky enough to get the last heart piece from the late-game chest mini game. I'd get so unlucky I'd run out of rupees, then didn't have the motivation to farm a bunch more to do it all again. But this time, I got it within the first few attempts! Real satisfying to see all 20 hearts on my save file now.

★★★★★

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Watched

Delicious in Dungeon (Finished)
What in the freaking world. Okay, so I binged every episode of this with elf_wizard in three nights and oh my god, what an amazing show and an equally as amazing dub. I read the first volume or two of the manga a bit before this aired and enjoyed it, but I didn't anticipate that I'd end up outright adoring the series. Aside from an amazing cast, I was also totally in love with the art, animation, music, and storytelling. Like was there anything I didn't like about this series? Maybe season 2 might have something, but I'm doubtful! And I'm always a little hesitant to go into fantasy anime series these days because I feel like more of them lean into weird "anime" shit more than they used to, but this had none of that and I am so goddamn happy.

God, I loved this so much that upon finishing my first watch, I started it again with my spouse, and then a little after that again with more friends. Cannot wait until season 2. Maybe I'll read the manga in the meantime, but we'll see.

★★★★★

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Read

Witch Hat Atelier (Chapter 84)
Christ, okay I think we're finally reaching the end of this current arc. I've been in love with Witch Hat Atelier since the first few chapters, but once I noticed how much this arc was dragging, I felt more put out than anything each time I went to read a new chapter. And that's a shame, considering each previous arc was well paced. So here's hoping that whatever comes next returns to form!

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Happy New Year! Time for my annual media summary of everything I played, watched, and read in 2024.

Playing

♦ Baldur's Gate III | Finished
It's been a couple of weeks since my last post, so this is long since finished. In the end, I loved my time with the game, but I won't ignore its shortcomings. Especially all the bugs in Act 3 and the few timed quests that loomed over me. But, it was a great time overall. Looking forward to other playthroughs, both solo and with friends/my partner. Still feel a little bad about dumping Gale, but I really was not feeling it and was far more interested in the big, poly druid. Though let's be real; my interests fully lie with Zevlor, but he's not a companion, now is he?!

♦ Atelier Marie Remake | Finished
Finished the game with the same ending I got in the original years ago, which I believe is the one for hitting level 50. I had hit numerous ending requirements and wasn't sure how the game would prioritize that, but part of me was hoping the remake would've had some option to let me select an ending. I guess that in future playthroughs, I'll need to make sure I only hit the requirements for the ending I really want, and then kinda wait out the rest of the time. Either way, this remake was fantastic and I hope they do remakes of the other pre-Iris games in the same style!

♦ Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete | In Progress [Replay]
Finally started my replay of this on the bike, since Atelier Marie is done. I've always been so fond of this series, but this replay has made me realize that I'm kinda... tired of Silver Star Story. It's the golden child of the series and the one that get all the attention. I've seen it far more than Eternal Blue, which is the one that captured my heart most. Doesn't help that Silver Star had two other remakes/retellings since the 90s, and Eternal Blue... hasn't. The 1998 remake was it, minus a port of the PS1 remake to PSN in Japan in... 2015? I've also found the English translation far more grating this time around than in the past. I'm definitely a "localization over straight translation" person, but sometimes this one goes too hard on the 90s teenage humor. Further motivation to keep studying Japanese, huh? Though without this localization, I'd likely have never known about the game until years after my adolescence, so it isn't without its positives.

♦ Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator | In Progress [Replay]
No recent progress.

♦ Xanadu Next | In Progress
No recent progress.

♦ Castlevania: Aria of Sorry | In Progress [Replay]
No recent progress.

♦ Ys IV: Dawn of Ys | In Progress
No recent progress.

♦ Final Fantasy XIV | Endless
No recent progress.

♦ Elder Scrolls Online | Endless
No recent progress.

On Hold:

• Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (PC) [With friends]
• Gauntlet: Dark Legacy (GC) [With a friend]
• Halo: Reach (PC) [With friends]
• Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)
• Slayers (PC-98) [Replay]

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Watching

♦ Slayers Next | Episode 3 [Rewatch]
No recent progress.

On Hold:

• Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal
• Sailor Moon (DiC Dub) [Rewatch]

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Reading

♦ Witch Hat Atelier | Chapter 71
Finally caught up on a few months worth of chapters. I love this series to pieces, but I am a little tired of the current arc. It feels like its been going on for ages and I'd like to see a resolution soon. Or just... something more substantial. This could also just be further proof that I'm not that into reading ongoing series. Maybe I should opt for only reading it as new volumes come out?

On Hold:

• Berserk (Ch. 373)

Playing

♦ Baldur's Gate III | In Progress
I've been having a blast with this, considering it's the only game I've really played in the past week. I've made my way through Act 2, which was fantastic, and am now into Act 3, which is... overwhelming. There's a lot to do, and I'm a little frustrated because I have to try and work around some bullshit Larian did with timed progression for a certain story quest. I hope they patch it, because being at this point in the game and feeling rushed is... not how you wanna do it. At least I finally settled on a romantic partner for my character. Go figure I finally decided on the big elf man, but I had no idea he was poly. That works out fantastically for my character, who is also a big poly. Though admittedly, I've been disappointed in how Larian has handled poly relationships in this game, but I'll spare doubling this block of text by not rambling about it.

♦ Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator | In Progress [Replay]
No recent progress.

♦ Xanadu Next | In Progress
No recent progress.

♦ Atelier Marie Remake | In Progress
Finally recovered from my health issue and resuming my indoor bike gaming. Up to Year 3 now.

♦ Castlevania: Aria of Sorry | In Progress [Replay]
No recent progress.

♦ Ys IV: Dawn of Ys | In Progress
No recent progress.

♦ Final Fantasy XIV | Endless
Did Variant Dungeon stuff with a friend who came back after a long time away. Was fun, but also I'm a little tired of seeing the first dungeon right now.

♦ Elder Scrolls Online | Endless
Sporadically logging in for reasons other than the monthly rewards.

On Hold:

• Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (PC) [With friends]
• Gauntlet: Dark Legacy (GC) [With a friend]
• Halo: Reach (PC) [With friends]
• Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)
• Slayers (PC-98) [Replay]

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Watching

♦ The Rose of Versailles | Finished
Finally done, and I absolutely loved it. Those last few episodes got me, even though I knew what was coming. Teared up, and now I need the whole series on BD.

♦ Slayers Next | Episode 1 [Rewatch]
Just started this yesterday, so only one episode watched so far. There was a lot I wanted to play/watch this year as a sort of "memory" of a friend who passed, but I've been ridiculously distracted by other things and haven't made much progress with it. Maybe once everything slows down a little, I can get back into it more.

On Hold:

• Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal
• Sailor Moon (DiC Dub) [Rewatch]

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Reading

Nothing currently.

On Hold:

• Berserk (Ch. 373)
• Witch Hat Atelier (Ch. 68)

Playing

♦ Final Fantasy II: Pixel Remaster | Finished
Another FF Pixel Remaster down! I've always had a soft spot for FF2, so I was happy to revisit it through a version that had options to make the game a breeze. Since I was playing it while riding my indoor bike, I mostly wanted something more laid back. Still enjoy the story and characters for what they are, but it's so easy to see how the narratives in FF games only got more robust with each following game. Anyway, I got carried away with grinding and ended up making the final boss a little too easy, so next time I replay that game, I'll make sure to do it on one where I don't have access to battle boosts.

♦ Ys IV: Dawn of Ys | In Progress
No recent progress.

♦ Castlevania: Harmoy of Dissonance | Finished
You ever have a moment where you completely overlook a crucial feature in a game until some point in the final hours of your playthrough? That was me with realizing you could teleport between the gates by pressing Down. I honestly didn't know this until I had maybe one or two bosses left before the final boss stuff, and I felt like an absolute idiot. Anyway, the game is done and I definitely didn't like it as much as I remembered. I kinda enjoyed Circle of the Moon more, to be honest. But I much preferred the art direction of this game over that.

♦ Adventure Island | Finished
I don't know why the hell I played this game, because I kinda hated it from beginning to end. I've been wanting to knock out more older stuff on my radar that I know could take me an afternoon or two finish. I have nostalgia for the second and third games in the series from watching my siblings play them when I was a kid, but man. This one was just painful.

♦ Super Mario RPG [Replay] | Finished
I had started a livestream playthrough of this back in... oh god, 2020? And I made it roughly half way or more through the game and then just... stopped. Well, I'm not interested in doing livestreams anymore, aside from doing them for friends over Discord or chat-only ones on a side account for friends and acquaintances. So I just picked this back up on my own time and finished it last night! Last time I played the game from start to finish was over ten years ago, and I remember it being a lot harder? But this really wasn't so bad. Still a lot of fun.

♦ Atelier Marie Remake | In Progress
FINALLY. I had to wait a bit for my copy from Play-Asia and then to finish FF2 so I didn't have to swap Switch carts, but I am finally on to this now! I've been having so much fun revisiting this game after so many years, and in a language I understand. I even teared up a bit while hearing a few BGMs that I hadn't heard in years. Atelier Marie means a lot to me for reasons I won't get into in a media log, but yeah. I'm having a blast.

♦ Final Fantasy XIV | Endless
We've actually been doing things in this! We did the new Blue Mage content, got a bunch of the new skills (mostly from trials/raids), and power leveled some friends. I still have some skills from the last patch to get, though, so hope fully I can find enough people interested in getting those. Anyway, aside from that, my partner, my friend, and I have finally been tackling the Variant Dungeons and are hoping to maybe start some full runs of Deep Dungeons? Might be hard with just three, but people do it with just one, so I'm sure we'll manage.

♦ Elder Scrolls Online | Endless
Daily login rewards. I'm pining for this game bad the past few months, but I want to clear out my backlog a bit more before I invest myself in it.

On Hold:

• Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (PC) [With friends]
• Gauntlet: Dark Legacy (GC) [With a friend]
• Halo: Reach (PC) [With friends]
• Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)
• Septerra Core (PC) [Replay]
• Slayers (PC-98) [Replay]
• Xanadu Next (PC)

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Watching

♦ The Rose of Versailles | Episode 27
Yeah, I've made a lot of progress in the past few weeks. It was a little slow at first, but by episode 10 or so, it really started to take off! I'm enjoying this so much. I mean, I knew I would, but wow. I gotta buy the blu-rays of this when I get the chance, I love the series so much. I haven't even finished it yet, but also I'm bracing myself because I already know.

On Hold:

• Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal
• Sailor Moon (DiC Dub) [Rewatch]

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Reading

Nothing currently.

On Hold:

• Berserk (Ch. 373)
• Witch Hat Atelier (Ch. 68)

Oh my, it's been a hot minute since I've done one of these, hold on...

Playing

♦ Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir | Finished
Ahhh, okay, I wrote a whole thing on my thoughts on this, so I'll try and sum it up to be more media log-friendly. Basically, I loved this game in almost every aspect... except the level design. And I suppose some character design stuff, but ultimately everything else was so fantastic that I still consider this game among those I love. I'm soft for all the playable cast, but especially Velvet and Cornelius.

♦ Myst III: Exile | Finished
This game was better than I was expecting it to be. As someone who loved Myst and adored Riven, I had my reservations going into the third game because I knew it was the first that steered a little differently. But it was so well done that I couldn't even tell it wasn't 100% done by Cyan. Still wasn't wild about the 360 degrees of view while still using "nodes", but I got used to it after a while. Can't wait for my eventual replay.

♦ Everhood | Finished
Started and finished in two play sessions. I had watched both my partner and a friend play through it though, so it was nothing new. Just a refresher with me at the helm this time. Still love it and its quirkiness.

♦ Final Fantasy XVI | In Progress
Dear god, did I ever "no life" this game from Friday through Monday. It had a slightly shaky start with me, due to the fears of just how "Game of Thrones" this was gonna be, but after I reached a certain point, it absolutely became more Final Fantasy. I really wish they had just never said the Game of Thrones thing, for multiple reasons. Anyway, I won't say much else since it's so hot off the burner, but I will say; damn, it's great being bisexual.

♦ Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition | In Progress
No progress.

♦ Slayers (PC-98) | In Progress [Replay]
No progress.

♦ Final Fantasy XIV | Endless
Daily routines.

♦ Elder Scrolls Online | Endless
Daily login rewards.

On Hold:

• Ys IV: Dawn of Ys (TG16)
• Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (PC) [With friends]
• Gauntlet: Dark Legacy (GC) [With a friend]
• Halo: Reach (PC) [With friends]

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Watching

♦ Magic Knight Rayearth | Finished
I felt a little drained in the middle of the season and I'm not particularly sure why. There's only 20 episodes and I feel like it moves at a pretty consistent pace. Despite that, I still enjoyed my time rewatching this after 13 years and am even more excited to go into the second season, which I have never, ever watched more than maybe 6 episodes of. (I've read the manga, though. But that's quite different.)

♦ Carole & Tuesday | Finished
Holy shit. I knew I enjoyed this series back when I watched the first few episodes when it first came out, but I'm so upset that I sat on watching it in full for so long. Both my partner and I have deep interest in creating music, and this just struck all the right chords with us. Love it so much. I need the BD set.

♦ The Rose of Versailles | Episode 2
This series has been on the back burner for so many years, but it was what struck the most interest with me upon finishing those other two series, so I'm finally going into it. I don't think I've ever watched an anime series from the 70s before. I thought Urusei Yatsura was, but that started in 1981 and I never actually finished it, so. Anyway, as someone who adores Utena, this has been right up my alley so far and I'm excited to watch more.

♦ Sailor Moon (DiC Dub) | Episode 12 [Rewatch]
No progress.

On Hold:

• Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal

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Reading

♦ Berserk | Chapter 373
All right, now I'm starting to feel like we're getting somewhere. The past so many chapters were slower than I like with very little dialogue, but this had a bit more. I'm still bitter about Casca, but here's hoping they don't drag it out too long. Or maybe it's revving up to the end of the series, I don't know. It's so hard to say since Miura's passing, but I feel like it was hard to say even while he was alive.

On Hold:

• Witch Hat Atelier (Ch. 68)
• unnamed urban fantasy book

Playing

♦ Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir | In Progress
Slow going since I've only been playing it on the indoor bike so far, but I'm really loving everything about this game currently. Especially the environments, my god. I'm up to the Valkyrie Epilogue and can only imagine what all else awaits, given how long I've been playing and how long the game is estimated to take to play in full.

♦ Dragon Quest Builders 2 | In Progress
Had the funds to pick this up while it was on sale, and dear god I spent the entirety of Sunday playing it and a good few hours over the following days. Though I haven't touched it at all the past two days, because while I was enjoying the Furrowfield story and exploration, I'm incredibly tepid on Khrumbul-Dun. I feel like I've done SO MUCH, yet I've achieved so little. Hopefully I'll get back to it soon, because overall I am enjoying the game a ton.

♦ Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition | In Progress
No progress.

♦ Slayers (PC-98) | In Progress [Replay]
No progress.

♦ Final Fantasy XIV | Endless
Plants and Island Sanctuary. Feeling a little more hyped, now that we have a date for the story patch.

♦ Elder Scrolls Online | Endless
Daily login rewards. Almost to the 150k Alliance Points. I'm also itching so bad to finally do more story, but I'm feeling overwhelmed by the sheer amount of things I wanna play.

♦ Minecraft (Medieval Minecraft mod pack) | Endless
No progress.

On Hold:

• Ys IV: Dawn of Ys (TG16)
• Myst III: Exile (PC)
• Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (PC) [With friends]
• Gauntlet: Dark Legacy (GC) [With a friend]
• Halo: Reach (PC) [With friends]

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Watching

♦ Sailor Moon (DiC Dub) | Episode 12 [Rewatch]
I haven't started my other rewatch series yet, due to watching while working out and it being so hot in this apartment without AC (soon...). But at least I can have this on in the background more easily. I actually forgot that Tracey Moore was only Serena's voice actor for the first eleven episodes and a couple more after that before Terri Hawkes took over. I can't remember which one was the one everyone was always super thrilled about, but so far they both seem great to me.

On Hold:

• Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal

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Reading

Nothing currently.

On Hold:

• Witch Hat Atelier (Ch. 67)
• Berserk (Ch. 372)
• unnamed urban fantasy book