Latest Gaming Purchase

[Moonface]

Astro Bot DualSense Controller - $85.59

Nothing to say about this beyond what I wrote of my experience getting an order in for one of these in the Astro Bot thread. If anyone else is trying to get one of these today, good luck to you.🫡

[Moonface]

Astro Bot (PS5)
Got this earlier today and played a little of it. Any of my initial thoughts are in the discussion thread for the game if anyone is interested in reading it or talking/asking more about the game.

[queenzelda]

[PS5] Astro bot
[Switch] (Physical) Ace Attorney: Investigations Collection [came with some music too.]

-I'm considering getting Critter Cove but some streamers I watch say it could use some more time in the oven. So I might wait to get it at the end of the year. I do like the look of it though. :3

[queenzelda]

Yep, I bought both Critter Cove and TCG Card Simulator games. I bought Critter Cove yesterday and the TCG just today.

[Moonface]

Grounded (PC)
As I mentioned in the game sales thread, this is currently 50% off and it's been on my Steam Wishlist so that when it went on sale again I'd know about it. No idea when I'll play it but at least I have it now.

[queenzelda]

Got this in the mail today from Best Buy:

[queenzelda]

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan via steam

[Moonface]

Technically I didn't buy it but I would have if PlayStation Direct wasn't stupid and prevent me from making the purchase myself due to region locking, but when the pre-orders opened for the PlayStation 30th Anniversary collection I got one of the DualSense controllers but I had to get @ShiraNoMai to do the purchase in the end for me using her PSN account. So she bought it, but it was because I was being prevented from doing it.

@queenzelda: How are you finding Echoes of Wisdom so far?

[Maniakkid25]

Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone (Switch)

*Squeal so loud in can be heard from space, while simultaneously so high-pitched it can only be heard by dogs*

So, I just found out that the Dept. Heaven series has been getting remasters, lately, and nobody friggin' TOLD ME! While right now, Episodes 1, 4, and 9 are unavailable on the Switch (Don't worry about episodes 3 and 5-8. Not because they suck; they don't exist), I can at least buy Episode 2: Yggdra Union.

...I take it you haven't had the pleasure.

Yggdra Union, along with Episode 1 of the Dept. Heaven Series -- Riviera: The Promised Land -- is probably one the best RPG ever released on the GBA. Like, it's up there with things like Golden Sun, no joke. The gameplay is reminiscent of Advance Wars, if you've ever played that. Even better, the Remaster is based on the PSP release of the game, which means Voice Acting, Animated Cutscenes, and other upticks in quality. Legit, you have no idea how much I love the existence of this! Riviera isn't available on Switch right now, but I cannot WAIT for it to come out!

[queenzelda]

@queenzelda: How are you finding Echoes of Wisdom so far?

Personally I love it. It has frame rate issues going from 30fps to 60 but I'm one of those people who barely notice. I have gotten some lost in the game, but I always get lost playing a loz title. I feel. I was stuck trying to figure out how to get through Gerudo Valley but found out I was helping out the Gerudo guards in the wrong order thanks to watching Austin John's playthough of it. I didn't rely on him for everything just what the problem was. I don't watch a video of look up anything since I wanna solve it myself. But I like failed twice so it was frustrating. Still I am really enjoying thinking my way through things. But control of the monsters to defeat other monsters is a tad fiddly. Still I am enjoying it. I should have beat it I feel in a few days but I am also playing on a bunch of other titles like TCG Card Game Simulator, and Everafter Falls. Soon enough I'll be playing some new jrpgs too. 

Anyway, next game I'm buying is going to getting will be: Metaphor: ReFantazio via steam.

[Maniakkid25]

Riviera: The Promised Land (Switch)

*Squeal of Joy 2: Electric Boogaloo*

Okay, to be fair, it's only on pre-order right now, so I can't play it. But it was 15% off, and goddamn it, this is legitimately one of the best RPGs released on the GBA, and I am so excited!

[Moonface]

Riviera: The Promised Land (Switch)

*Squeal of Joy 2: Electric Boogaloo*

Okay, to be fair, it's only on pre-order right now, so I can't play it. But it was 15% off, and goddamn it, this is legitimately one of the best RPGs released on the GBA, and I am so excited!

Do you own the game on Steam already? Just curious since I looked the game up because I've never heard of it before and saw it's already out on PC. If not, any reason you opted to wait for the Switch version?

[Maniakkid25]

I do not, and there was two reasons why.

1. It was cheaper on Switch right now.
2. I would like the ability to play it on the go.

Plus, I already bought Yggdra Union on Switch, so why not grab Riviera as well.

[Moonface]

Ah, I'm surprised it was cheaper on Switch only because I've never heard of a game release being more expensive on PC at launch.

If you had the money to get one do you think you'd ever grab a Steam Deck to play PC games on the go or nah?

[Maniakkid25]

Oh, no, it's been out on the PC. It JUST released on the Switch for the US market, though, so its 15% off.

Nah, probably not. It seems more of a hassle and, with how big games have gotten these days, I'd probably be able to fit, like, 5 on the hard drive.