The Gaming Diary: Chapter 3

[Seno]

Final Fantasy XV (PC) - Been ages since I got into a Final Fantasy game (as in FF9 on the PS1 on release)

Super Mario 64 (Switch) - I've converted a very tired n64 controller to bluetooth and a hall effect stick with a 8bitdo kit, so its pretty cool to play this with the original pad on a modern system

[Link41]

Monopoly (NES) - A quick round of multiplayer tonight is in order I believe.

[Link41]

Ice Hockey (NES) - Some multiplayer is in order tonight.

[Disposed Hero]

Persona 3 Reload - I've got about 25 hours in this now and I like it well enough, it just pales in comparison to P4 & 5 in my opinion.

Death Stranding 2 - Finally finished this but probably should have put it down a long time ago. I can't believe there are people who think this should have been GOTY.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart - Finished this a while back and was very pleasantly surprised. Amazing game that I would recommend to everyone.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond - This game was ok. Some really good elements but also some half-baked concepts in there. Not amazing, but still worth playing.

Metroid Prime Remastered - I wanted to followup MP4 with the original just to compare. It's really amazing how far ahead of its time this game was. Still an awesome game, although the late game traversal can be very tedious.

Rayman 2 - The latest game that my friend is making me play since it was recently added to the NSO. It's got some of that N64-era jank but I like it. 3D platformers can be extremely hit and miss for me but this one is pretty good.

Sonic Adventure DX - Started this on a whim because Rift Apart has made me want to check out some more 3D platformers and I have some nostalgia for this from the Dreamcast days. Super janky and dumb, but it's fun. I only play it a bit here and there between other games but it's been nice revisiting this one after ~25 years.

Black Myth: Wukong - I started this on a whim and honestly didn't like it much at first, but it grew on me after a while and now I'd say it's one of the best games I've played in quite a while. I'm at the tail end of it now and just about to wrap it up, but this has been an awesome 40-ish hour experience, albeit with a few frustrations here and there. It's also based on the Chinese mythology and Journey to the West, neither of which I was very familiar with before, but everything happening in this game is so interesting that I've already ordered a copy of Journey to the West that I'll probably never read.