Tantai Jin Apologist

I am loving A Little to the Left. I saw an ad for it back when it came out & thought it looked like nice, relaxing fun. But point & click or drag & drop games are a pain to play with a controller, so I didn't bother. But it's perfect for playing using the Switch's touchscreen in handheld mode. A few of the puzzles are frustrating & I wonder how I'm supposed to have figured out what it wants more to do. And there are one or two puzzles that require you to manipulate the objects by interacting with them in some way but it's poorly implemented & wouldn't do what it was meant to. But mostly I'm really enjoying it.

I also tried out Softly Placed, which also involves organizing & arranging things, but I only got a few levels in & abandoned it. It's trying so hard to be ALttL but it's so janky it's frustrating.

I picked up Powerwash Simulator in the sale & spent most of my free time in December playing it.

I now have a Switch! Yes, a Switch 1. I'd been toying with the idea of getting one for a while, but knew that prices on the secondhand market would inevitably drop once the Switch 2 was released & a bunch of people sold their old consoles & flooded the market. So I waited. Now it's been months & I figure prices are as low as they're going to get. I did briefly consider aiming higher & buying a Switch 2. But eh. It's more money, & sure it's more powerful, but I'm mainly looking at it to play fun indie games on the go, & also try some Nintendo exclusives while I'm at it (first console I owned was a PS2 & I've stuck with Playstation ever since, & before that the kids I hung out with were all Team Sega. So aside from briefly checking out the Wii before deciding it wasn't for me, I'm a complete Nintendo newbie). I already have a PS5. Buying a Switch 2 would be like owning a Ferrari, going to buy a bicycle for chill rides around town, & deciding to get a souped-up bike that goes faster. Like that's cool & all, but it's not what I'm here for. Maybe I'll get a Switch 2 in a few years when prices come down a little, if I enjoy my experience with the Switch.

I did get an OLED though. I also picked up Breath of the Wild to play on it.

In even better news, on the way to buy my new(ish) console, I ran into my friend Tina, who announced that she'd had her last chemo session (fingers crossed, touching wood, pending a confirmation check-up in a few months) & is (hopefully!!!!) cancer-free. So we're meeting up for coffee next week to celebrate that.

Also... WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME THE THAT THE SOUND AT THE START OF SWITCH ADS WAS ACTUALLY THE SOUND THE CONTROLLERS MAKE WHEN YOU SLIDE THEM ON??? I thought that was just a random sound effect they added as a kind of jingle.