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Games Beaten

-Blazing Chrome (Switch)

Blazing Chrome is like a long-lost Contra game just come to light. It looks like a gorgeous Genesis game (I love all the parallax scrolling) and the controls are tight (I have an occasional complaint with the melee but that might be my fault). The levels have great variety and the bosses are a treat. The game is a good length, too, for playing multiple times. Multiple difficulties, extra characters, co-op, boss rush...the game is a complete package. Konami needs to contract these folks.

-Dead Cells (Switch)

I'm surprised at just how much I love Dead Cells but it wouldn't have been a surprise if I'd paid more attention when the game first came out. The devs call it a roguevania and that feels right. The game has gorgeous, expressive 2D graphics (reminds me of Ghost Trick) that really establish the bleak world. The gameplay is quick and responsive (when you die, it's your fault) and full of depth that becomes more apparent as the difficulty increases. I don't know that I have the patience for the more tactical nature of the higher difficulties, but I sure have enjoyed it thus far.

-Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call (3DS)

So. Much. Content! Over 200 songs, if I remember correctly. They cover FFI through FFXIV and all the spin offs in between. It's a dizzying collection. The two types of songs, traversal and battle, play out quite differently and keep the gameplay from becoming too rote. The occasional movie song further spices things up. Then there is all the stuff about leveling characters and going on quests. This game can be as easy or difficult as you want, as casual or hardcore. The music is just so good. My initial goal for "beating" it was to get an S rank on the Expert difficulty (which is the middle one) for all the songs, but it turns out when you reach a certain cumulative score, Chaos comes forth to fight you and then the credits roll. So...okay! But I'll keep playing at least till I finish all the songs.

Games Bought

According to my fastidious records...we didn't get any games in February! Surely that's an oversight on my part and I'm missing something. But I don't think so. Craziness.

Games Being Played

-Sonic Mania Plus (Switch)

It's the best Sonic game in years! And that drives home the point, I think, that 2D Sonic games are not for me. I don't think it's bad and it's not that I don't enjoy it at times, but...I don't know. I don't really look forward to playing it more. Press Garden Zone was pretty cool though. I'll still finish it.

-Cosmic Star Heroine (PS4)

It's become so much easier to play Swich games now that we have a Switch Lite but it's been tough finding time for poor Cosmic Star Heroine. I really like it too. I got framed for a murder recently and I'm trying to clear my name.

-Earth Defense Force 2025 (PS3)

Just four missions to go on Hardest with the Wing Diver! After that I think we are going to put EDF aside to play something else for a while.

-Destiny 2 (PS4)

We tried a raid last night but the group (three of us, three peeps we didn't know) turned out to be a bust. We did a decent amount of raiding in D1 (made it through all the raids at least once, some of them more) but very little so far in D2. We'll see if any other attempts pan out.