A Gaming Diary
DS
Mr Driller: Drill Spirits (DS)
Sep 7th
So I went back and a game of this. Tried the 1000m level and got to 867m – my best depth ever. Nice to know my skills haven’t died completely while I’ve been away, though I’m still obviously a bit rubbish.
Dig Dug: Digging Strike (DS)
Sep 7th
Hmpf.
This has great Mr Driller presentation and everything, but the movement controls are incredibly clunky and are doing their best to destroy what would otherwise be a fun little game. I’m going to try another couple of levels, but I’m not too impressed right now.
Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)
Aug 26th
Popped into Venture for the first time in a couple of weeks.
Weeds everywhere.
But nobody has moved out and I shot down a golden slingshot! Yay!
New Super Mario Bros (DS)
Aug 4th
Coins you can only get with specific rare power-ups are very annoying indeed.
Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)
Jul 27th
Well, finally, after playing EVERY DAY for SEVEN MONTHS, I shot down a UFO.
And got given a rare “alien artefact” for my trouble.
I put that in quotes, because the “alien artefact” is a suit of armour which, while cool, doesn’t look very alien.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS)
Jul 27th
Well, that’s case four finished.
Bit of an epic, that was.
Now – case five awaits!
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS)
Jul 21st
Hooray for surprise witnesses!
And hooray for the power of the DS Lite’s incredible screens meaning I could play this on the bus this morning.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS)
Jul 18th
Well, I got past the bit I was stuck on. Found a way to be able to resume the game from any point, rather than the start of the day, otherwise I’d still be there.
Anyway, did that and then got through the next day of investigation easily enough. (Lake monster, inflatable samurai, strangely intelligent parrot, earthquake, etc.)
Back into court tomorrow.
Deep breath.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS)
Jul 17th
Gah.
I’ve played for a couple of hours this evening and I’m right back where I was at the start because I keep fucking up cross examinations.
This game would be a lot better without this annoying life business. It’s hard enough to work out what to do without having to spend half an hour hammering the screen with the stylus to get back to where I fucked up.
That’s quite enough for this evening. Maybe for ever?
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS)
Jul 10th
Finally decided to polish this off. Though that may take a while as I’d just done the first three cases.
Now I’m one day into the fourth case, which took most of the evening to get through.
Not that I mind, it’s a great game, it’s just I feel pressure because I want to be able to tick it off the list of unfinished games.
