Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale

Played about 11 hours of Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale. It’s pretty fun. Some parts of the game (the multiple possible adventurers, the fusion system) seem like they can’t really be used  the first time through–you’re on a fairly tight schedule, so there’s not too much time for experimentation.

It does have a nice way of dealing with a game over: you restart the game with all your levels and current inventory intact, which makes it much easier to meet the requirements the next time though–possibly too easy, though. I’ll probably follow up on this when I’ve completed the game.

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Mario 3

Played a bit of Mario 3 the other day–got to world… five? The ice one. I played most of the levels on the way there, so I spent a few hours at it. I’ve got to say, Mario 3 is a really great game. It’s significantly harder than Super Mario World, too, I think. I should probably play it on Super Mario All-Stars instead, but I rather like the original NES graphics. Some day, I’ll sit down and play every single level on the way through–maybe I’ll use an emulator and record it. I’ve been meaning to record playthroughs of games, but I haven’t gotten around to it. Well, some day…

Beat Hazard, and others

Got to rank Elite 10 and unlocked Suicidal difficulty the other day. I’m making fairly good progress unlocking the rest of the achievements, too–I’ve got seven to go.

Played Ten Second War–it’s really great.

Been playing some Shards of Dalaya this week, which is fun. Not sure how long I’ll keep it up, but it’s holding my attention for the moment.

Played a little Plants vs. Zombies, but I’m not too impressed. It’s just a mediocre tower defense game, really.

Tried out Rhythm Zone. Nice idea, but the execution leaves something to be desired.

Played a little Audiosurf–I’m definitely out of practice, there.