Gacha gaming update 2023 – Shining Nikki (dropped again)

Continuing the series updating the gacha games that sustained me in 2022. This time it’s Shining Nikki, the sequel to Love Nikki (which I prefer by far, but Shining Nikki isn’t terribad). I started playing it at launch, dropped it for a while in January 2022, and I picked it up again in time for […]

Gacha gaming update 2023 – Tried Alchemy Stars, gave CounterSide a second chance

Dropped both after roughly two days, though. It’s going to take a lot for a game to make it into my permanent gacha rotation now. I don’t even think it’s possible because I’m either really busy or really tired these days. Peak earning years, I told you. Games aren’t going to pay for my retirement […]

Shepherd’s Crossing port for Switch, yaaay!

We gaming fans are a stubborn lot. I had already accepted that Shepherd’s Crossing was a dead series outside of the gacha game, but I still stalk the developer (Success Corp) every couple of weeks, juuuust in case they change their minds. Imagine my joy when I checked in today to find out they’re porting […]

What I’m playing at the end of summer 2022

Summertime blues~ Let’s round up all the games I’m playing/want to play/should be playing right now. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – It came, I’m playing it and I’m taking my sweeeeet time about it. I’m supposed to be doing [important spoiler mission] right now, but it can wait while I explore vast areas of nothingness. If […]