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I picked up Quarantine Zone: The Last Check on an impulse purchase and thought I'd leave a few thoughts on it!

It's a sim game where you have to check people for zombie symptoms before letting them into the checkpoint. There's also some base management to it, as well as some little zombie shooting segments, but the sim part was what got me interested.

And the sim part is pretty fun! I've sunk quite a few hours into it. Very nice gameplay loop of checking symptoms, with increasing difficulty as new symptoms reveal themselves.

The base building is...fine? It's just very shallow and not challenging. I don't mind it, I just find myself wanting more complexity in it.

And finally, I find the zombie shooting bits (you have to defend the wall from a horde) to be boring and unwelcome but mercifully short, easy, and infrequent. Honestly, I wish they would have scrapped this entire thing and instead focused on putting more into the base management.

It's a little buggy, but receiving fixes.

I've only played the campaign so far, which I like, but I do worry that once I'm done with the campaign, there won't be much reason for me to come back to play the endless mode.

My verdict: good game, but maybe buy it on sale.

On this Christmas Day, I finally finished Parasite Eve.

12/25/25

9:51 PM (The time I gave the final shot to the last boss)

I'll start the Ex Game later on.

Current Mood: nostalgic
Current Music: Madonna - Vogue

I am very sorry to share that Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at the age of 75.

His family confirmed that he died in Santa Barbara, California, due to complications from a stroke.
He is widely remembered for his iconic role as Shang Tsung in the 1995 Mortal Kombat film.

Besides Mortal Kombat 11, his work as Shang Tsung in the Mortal Kombat franchise included:

Mortal Kombat: Onslaught **(2023): He lent his voice and likeness to the character in this mobile RPG.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy **(2013): He reprised the role in this web series.
Other roles he played were:

The Last Emperor (1987) as Chang
Licence to Kill (1989) as Kwang (a James Bond film)
Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991) as Funekei Yoshida
Rising Sun (1993) as Eddie Sakamura
The Phantom (1996) as The Great Kabai Sengh
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) as Zenhichi Miyamoto
Pearl Harbor (2001) as Commander Minoru Genda
Planet of the Apes (2001) as Krull
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) as The Baron
Tekken (2009) as Heihachi Mishima
47 Ronin (2013) as Shogun Tsunayoshi

I had found out this yesterday, and he will surely be missed. Rest in peace.

Article:

LINK

Current Mood: sad

And that makes two. After awakening the White and Blue dragons, only the Red and Black. Although something tells me I probably should've gotten the Red Dragon before the Blue one? I had thought rescuing the Black one would had been the last, but I guess I'm wrong.

I'm currently on Disc 2, and anxious to finish it sometime soon.

Current Mood: content
Current Music: Depeche Mode - People are People

Been busy getting through Lunar Eternal Blue Complete for PSX, and also began playing the likes of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, and Metroid Fusion.

I had also started playing Metal Gear Solid and hoping to finish it this time around.

Still haven't finished Dragon Quest III, but I'm hoping to do so as well.

That would be my update for the time being.

Been playing the original Ys for Famicom. This game ain't no Zelda I can tell that much, it's a whole lot harder than it looks.

Current Mood: dorky
Current Music: Duran Duran - Electric Barbarella

Ruby is quite simply one of the best characters in the game.

Current Mood: chipper
Current Music: The Doors- Light My Fire

I'm playing through Lunar Eternal Blue Complete for PSX as I said, enjoying the game throughout. Have met Lucia and her demise while encountering Zophar, nerfing her to a 1 HP punching bag. So now the real quest begins to help ber locate Althena and prevent Zophar destroy their world.

I'm sure glad that other battle against the guardians was a scripted one. I don't think I want to go back fighting the first one all over again being it was a tad difficult for being the beginning of the game.

Current Mood: complacent
Current Music: I'm Blue (Da Ba Dee)- Eiffel 65

Had forgotten to post about recent events in gaming in my life besides playing games.

I found out that those who broke into my storage unit took with them most of my videogames and consoles, including my nintendo switch and a severe amount of cartridges I had owned. I invested hundreds of dollars on all of that and its gone.

I'm not sure if my other games are still around anymore, but I doubt it.

The sole thing that I can consider positive today is that the soda machine returned most of my money after buying a coke. I only spent ¢.25 cents like in the good, ol' days.

Current Mood: tired
Current Music: Sheena Easton - Morning Train (Nine to Five)

Lunar: Eternal Blue Complete

System: PSX
US Release: December, 2000

I just can't get over how cute Ruby is here.

Current Mood: content
Current Music: The Timelords- Doctorin' The TARDIS

Earlier this week I polished off Citizen Sleeper 2, sequel to the 2022 game Citizen Sleeper. This is a text-based RPG about a player character fleeing from what is effectively corporate slavery.

The protagonist, as in the first game, is a "sleeper"--an android imbued with the consciousness of a debtor to the corporation Essen-Arp. In order to pay off their debt, the original human goes into stasis and permits a copy of their mind to be put into the android, who then labors, free of charge, for Essen-Arp until the debt is paid. As in the first game, this sleeper escapes and is now on the run. Unlike the first game, the sleeper of 2 is fleeing not Essen-Arp themselves, but another individual who would use the sleeper for their own ends.

As a sequel, I think this game does an excellent job of sticking with what made the first game fun while not coming off too derivative from the first game. The beautiful graphics, music, and game design are still there, but with expanded focus: you can now travel to several different space ports. The themes of community-building, compassion, and resisting corporate cruelty are still present, but with a new cast with their own interesting stories. There are a few recurring characters from the first game, but not in a way that would be confusing if you skip 1 and start with 2.

2 has difficulty levels as well, if you'd like to crank things up or dial it back. I played on the standard level and found it pretty easy to manage resources. There's a new stress mechanic to incorporate into your strategy, and while off on certain quests, you can utilize team members for various tasks as well.

If I had any complaints, I would have liked to find out more about Laine, the man tracking the sleeper. While his motives are explained by the end, he himself remains a rather mysterious figure and it would have been nice to have a clearer picture of the sleeper's main enemy, particularly given their history. The themes can also be a little heavy-handed, but not so much that I found them obnoxious, and I'm always happy to interrogate the harm that unchecked corporate power exerts on society, particularly on those least able to fight back.

On the whole, as a fan of the first game, I was quite happy with this follow-up and I will definitely play it again.

Fire Emblem Gaiden is a 1992 famicom game that wasn't released in the USA, being that we got the GBA titles instead several years later, and its the second game in the popular tactical jrpg series.

It revolves around heroes rising to defend their village from invading forces and it goes from there.

I haven't been able to play the very first instalment since there doesn't seem to be a translated rom of it, at least to my knowledge. Pretty sure I can find it later. I also read that unlike the first game, this one was received with mixed results from those who played it.

I'm doing fine on it so far, it looks simplistic in comparison to the GBA titles (obviously,) but seems solid enough.

Being I never can finish these games no matter how hard I've tried, I probably won't be able to do so with this one either, but I sure will try.

Current Mood: content

Yo, gamers!

Check it, I'm not an RPG player by any means. Most I played in terms of RPG is The Legend of Dragoon & Persona 4. Very briefly I tried my hand with Final Fantasy 8, however I feel like the only one that sunk its fang proper was Legend of Dragoon, and Persona 4's social aspect was far more compelling to me than the actual combat -- even though I had my fun with it.

So, I'm looking to experience more RPG titles and see which one sticks to me. My preferred type of games should be anything below the PS2 era. If it's a classic, even better. Something that is beginner friendly, to get me started in the funky fantastical but foreign world of RPGs.

Feel free to comment any suggestions, I'll look into 'em.

Current Mood: bouncy

Went on starting a new game here. This game is my favorite of past years as I said and also because Renamon appears here. Yeah I will go on being biased but really, it is a fine little cozy game overall, even when it's difficulty its akin to Dark Souls levels of frustration.

Still...

Let's do it Renamon.

Current Mood: contemplative

One regret I have about this game is that I sold it some years ago and realized what a huge mistake that was. The game is charming and it felt pretty nostalgic playing it on my PS1 long ago.

Not sure what compelled me to sell it. When I browse at how much it costs the lowest is almost 100 dollars nowadays.

If anything, I might buy it yet again to add it back to my collection. For now I will just dwell on memories of fascination and regret.

Current Mood: contemplative

Man, gaming seems harsher as time goes on. Doesn't help when companies like Nintendo are pretty harsh themselves when it comes to their own games. Seemingly this guy bought Switch 1 games on a Facebook marketplace and tried them on his Switch 2 console, updating them from their site to have them running. Sometime later bans him for trying out said games and when calling Nintendo he got notice that said games were pirated allegedly, to which the person in question went on providing evidence tha he got them legitimately.

Well the thing was that if the Switch reads a game you own twice, it might be seen as a pirated one, which still sounds ludicrous. I know Nintendo can be so paranoid and defensive about their games in business but damn.

The whole article can be read here:

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/nintendo-bans-switch-2-owner-after-they-played-used-switch-1-games-decision-eventually-reversed-after-proving-innocence

Current Mood: weird

This weekend I finished my first playthrough of Disco Elysium, a primarily text-based game which involves investigating a murder in a fictional world.

It's difficult to know what to say about Disco Elysium. The game has, as you may or may not have heard, a phenomenal amount of text in it, and you will only encounter a portion of it on any given playthrough. Having been through it only once, I've seen only a fraction of the game's full text. And it has a lot to say.

( Read more... )( Read more... )( Read more... )

So I opened another pack from that Pokemon TCG app and it gave me this

What a nice addition. Already have a MewTwo card so this is getting better as I go along.

In fact, using Mew seems easier than MewTwo giving how little orbs it takes to use the card in comparison. It also gives the option to mimic an attack from your opponent's card they currently have in battle. Quite a nice little card overall.

I like Mew just as well.

Current Mood: ecstatic
Current Music: Cindy Lauper- She Bop

Found this article about why there might not he a remake of said game.

"Sonic Adventure fans might not be happy to hear this, but there aren’t any plans to come out with a remake or remaster anytime soon.

Takahashi Iizuka, head of Team Sonic, was recently asked about revisiting the game in an interview. The takeaway here is that Iizuka believes it’d take a huge effort to bring the experience up to today’s “standards and expectations” – as much as a new title would apparently. Because of that, he feels working on a new game instead makes more sense.'

Iizuka has also shown interest in making Sonic Adventure 3. However, it’s unclear if that’s still something he’d want to pursue."- Nintendo Everything

I'm fine with that. If they choose to create an actual sequel to those games then there's plenty to speculate about than remastering existing titles.

Current Mood: thoughtful

This must be fate.

Of course the card posted above isn't the same as the one I've got, but it looks pretty close.

Current Mood: thankful

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tally - [Review] Quarantine Zone: The Last Check
fennectik - Finished Parasite Eve
fennectik - R.I.P Shang Tsung
fennectik - Lunar: Eternal Blue post
fennectik - Had restarted some games
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fennectik - When life gives you prunes
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rocky41_7 - Recent Playing: Citizen Sleeper 2
fennectik - Been playing fire emblem gaiden for famicom
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fennectik - Nintendo bans Switch 2 owner for playing Switch 1 games on his console
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