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.

Been over 3 months since my last update oops anyways, What have I been up to since July?

Well first off right around this time College Football 26 released and I was conflicted for a while but the last few updates has made me really enjoy how it feels again as it’s now faster like 25 was, I also played some games against bec which didn’t go very well for him.

Next game I gotta talk about is me and Ian finishing Persona 5 Royal on the Switch. This is the first time I have played the game on Merciless and I definitely think 90% of the time it was way easier than hard and honestly maybe even normal, I don’t imagine I’ll be playing P5R again anytime soon but I still had fun doing stuff I hadn’t done before this playthrough like for example doing all the retro games and fixing the laptop and using it. I think at this point I’ve done pretty much everything in Royal and such but I still love that game and to this day no game has ever passed it for me personally. This playthrough I think I struggled the most with the piggy bank and the waves of robots during that palace being vague to avoid spoilers, but the robots were awful as always it went even worse for Ian as he was playing it on hard and seeing how it went for him makes me question how I even won it last time I played the game while I had it on hard.

I guess I went out of order already but I also have to talk about Donkey Kong Bannaza which I’m very conflicted on one hand I think if you don’t have any thoughts on going for 100% it’s a great game with a lot of fun to be had but if your like me and wanna 100% 3D Platformers it’s hell to be honest and also there was enough layers I don’t like exploring to just kind of give up around the halfway mark for 100% but I got to see the post game story and such so that was fun. I also don’t think it’s right for the DLC to be DLC I mean Mushroom Kingdom was part of Super Mario Odyssey at launch I felt like DK Island should of been in DKB but nope $20 DLC.

Up next was King of Fighters XV which tbh I only played one day but I beat the story and it was okay? I’ve never played KOF before that random day but got it from PS+ so I was like why not.

Then I finally got around to playing Final Fantasy 6 Pixel Remaster which I got on sale probably over a year before actually playing, and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it I don’t love RPGs all the time and even more so with old ones but I thought it was really good and enjoyed it a lot more than Final Fantasy 4 Pixel Remaster.

Next up is Super Mario World or to be exact Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World which I played with Furret and we had a really good time and for the first time I actually 100%ed it as I never got all the exits my first playthrough back on the wii and we also played as Luigi the whole time to make it more interesting while slipping all over the place. I still think Super Mario World is the best 2D Mario and a timeless game for the most part and also has an underrated final boss fight against Bowser.

Gotta go fast! Sonic Racing Crossworlds was the next game I played! I really enjoy playing Crossworlds I was a bit worried it wouldn’t be amazing compared to Mario Kart World but depending on what you want from a kart racer there’s definitely an argument for Crossworlds over World but I’m not here to make that argument since I’m not really sure which I like better I think both are super fun! As I did the beta test before the game came out I got matched up against multiple Sonic youtubers I recognized while playing which felt crazy lol. I also during the early access period hit the 2nd best time in the world on a time trial on my first try so then I tried to beat 1st for an hour and couldn’t but if I remember how I’ll add the picture to the thread later cause I was really proud of doing that. I’m looking forward to all the dlc updates that come throughout the next year!

One of the last games I’ve recently played has been Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth which I finally beat and was able to uninstall freeing up some more space on my PS5 and I talked about it earlier in the thread and I don’t have much to add but I will say the name of the trophy you get beating the game is one of the best trophy names of all time.

I guess I could mention Persona 5 The Phantom X a bit I’ve been playing the game pretty much everyday and it’s really annoying however I do love playing the band club mini game me and Ian have had several calls where we just kept trying different songs improving our scores and such.

Okay as for the last game I just started the other day Ghost of Yotei I’ve been loving it so far the exploration is so good when you just get into a flow of exploring finding something doing a quest getting ready to travel more just to find another activity and it just keeps going like that a lot of the time.