Time for another update of this thread because I do such a good job remembering to post here I have 5 months worth of gaming to recall but here we go!

The next game I beat after I last posted was Miitopia which was a game I wasn't sure how much I'd enjoy when I started playing it at the same time as my wife but I really ended up enjoying the game and it's quirky humor.

Next up was Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX which I finally decided to buy to try and get more into the series after playing Explorers of Sky and enjoying it a while back but then getting distracted by 100 different games and I once again enjoyed this game but I haven't made any attempt to play any of the other games in the series since really so maybe it's just something I pick up for a bit then put down for a long time.

I then decided to play Persona 4 Dancing All Night a game I thought was pretty fun but my main memory from the game was how annoying it was that Rise's voice actor was changed for this game and how much it threw me off. If you're ever gonna give a Persona dancing game a shot for some reason definitely try this one.

I then decided to finish up a game I started at some point last year that being Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition a game I wanted to play since it came out way back on the Wii U but took me forever to finally own and even longer to finish but I really enjoyed a lot of it wish I would of got on playing it a lot sooner and honestly it might of sold me on getting the new one later this year but we'll see.

Over the next few weeks I dedicated some time to trying games I've always been curious about but never gave a shot and the one that finally ended up winning my attention long enough to at least sorta beat was Castlevania Symphony of the Night and I didn't get the true ending but I got a ending and by the time I did I was getting sick of the game feeling rather cryptic so I dropped it after I got an ending and felt satisfied finally seeing what the hype all these years with the game was about had a great time would love to go back someday and play the rest if I was bored.

Next up on my list is I finally finished my 30 year dynasty on College Football 25 and I love the game still I've seen a lot of people trying to say it wasn't great or something but man I hate madden and never have fun on it while this I had a blast more often than not and I'm excited to play CFB26 but as for the ending of my dynasty I won around 20 National Championships so 2/3 times I won it all but still loving the game I started up a new one and have been slowly working my way up in the world just got hired by Alabama today while I was playing but unfortunately with CFB26's release date right around the corner I doubt I finish my first season with the Crimson Tide.

Over the next few days I beat a trilogy of games I had been meaning to play pretty much forever that being the first 3 Crash Bandicoot games through the Nsane Trilogy so to give some quick thoughts on each game I understood that one review saying it was the dark souls of platformers after the first game, the 2nd one was just alright but a lot better than the first and the 3rd one was pretty great.

Around this time I also finished up playing Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition a game I've wanted to play since I got into the series a few years back and I even spent like $60 to get the game on Wii U like a year ago but I gave up playing it on the Wii U once this version was announced and I gotta say playing it was great but it's really made it hard to decide for me which Xenoblade game I like the best I like them all for different things which I guess is okay but I don't know where I'd recommend someone to start.

About a year ago I had a coworker who really liked Yakuza and told me oh yeah start with Like a Dragon and I finally listened and bought it and played it and I hate all the people who hyped this game up this is the worst turn based RPG gameplay wise I've played in years where so many things feel so outdated for the year this game released it really broke me several times throughout playing this game but I finally beat it was it worth it? Probably not to be honest but I pushed through and finished it.

So at the same time of me playing Like a Dragon my wife had started playing Yakuza 0 and had been playing through the series so I had been getting context for things and such from her playing on stuff I didn't get, but instead of going backwards and playing an older game I decided to play The Man Who Erased His Name, and to my surprise I loved it and thought the combat was so fun and really confused me why they went turn based in the first place I've tried 0 in the past and didn't think the combat was great but I loved it in Man Who Erased His Name I did almost all the side content before finishing it cause I was having so much fun.


I then started Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth and I haven't finished it yet but I will say the game still irritates me more than I'd like it too but it without a doubt is miles ahead of Like a Dragon but I pretty much dropped it entirely once the Switch 2 released.

For the first time ever I got a console on launch day so for the past monthish I've been playing a ton of Mario Kart World and having a blast I love how it controls and feels compared to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and the open world while feeling a little lackluster in a way still is fun to drive around in and do missions in. We all know how much I love Double Dash so I have to give credit to the game for remixing every track theme in the game besides the Wario Coliseum/Waluigi Stadium track theme so music wise Double Dash has never had so much representation and I'm super happy to finally have a remix of Double Dash's Rainbow Road theme the only thing that would be better is that track finally returning.

Now for a really random one I one day was like oh yeah I never played Super Mario Land so I did it took like an hour it wasn't very good hopefully I like Land 2 more when I get around to it.


For another game I played with the wifey is Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. This was her first none Mario RPG Mario game and she had a great time playing it with me I played most of the game as Mario while she played as Peach and I had heard the lag was bad online back when it came out but really I didn't think it was that bad, we made it all the way to Champion's Road but we decided with the co op mechanics and the little bit of lag online it wasn't worth struggling through currently so instead we started up Bowser's Fury and with the Gameshare + Gamechat option I played as Bowser Jr online and was surprised how much help I was able to give by being Bowser Jr only took us a few hours to finish since it's not long but she enjoyed it more structure wise being all open so looking forward to playing Odyssey.


Finally I recently finished Mario Strikers Battle League with some help on the last cup from my cousin who was brand new to the game but was able to help me push past the toads and win the final cup finally after what felt like 100 attempts on my own previously.