Oh wow I just went back and saw all your activity, didn't realize you were doing that! I still have yet to do 1-3...part of me isn't sure the best version that I have to start with but I know I'll get to them eventually. You have only the BEST parts of VI to look forward to then, happy playing!!!

Not sure how far into VI you are but just want to say getting an update from someone playing that game in 2022 brings a smile to my soul hope you enjoy it to the very end and that all has been well!

I hope you enjoy A Plague Tale! I finished it recently and really enjoyed the story!

Cuphead DLC’s bosses are definitely more difficult than the main game. I had just played through the PC version of the game last month, and there is quite a big difference in the overall challenge.

I actually ended up dropping Final Fantasy II (it was the pixel remaster I was playing, I probably should have listed it as that in my backlog). I might come back to it at some point, for now though I just got bored. Fatal Frame is very good so far. I did play the beginning of Outlast and ended up cowarding out! In Fatal Frame you use your camera to fight the ghosts so you're not completely helpless whereas in Outlast you can only run or hide. I am feeling a little braver with horror games lately so i'll be going back to Outlast (and a few others i've started and never finished!) soon.

Morphing into a frog sounds great! I shall use that as motivation to push on through the second game which i'm not enjoying as much as the first...

Excited to see you play Phantasy Star IV!

I've given Mother 1 a few little shots and I know from a friend who's it to expect a MAJOR grindfest. I'm cool with all of that. Like you said, expectations can have a major impact with how you take a game, and I think all three Mother games are really great examples of that.

Prior to the 2018 WC I actually wanted to go to Europe to watch with locals; I actually had friends who ended up going but I had to bail on the trip owing to the pending birth of my kiddo. All good in the end BUT I will say doing that trip in the future but checking SA countries would probably be just another level
Iran I know did really well in qualifiers and as you said there are still some spots undecided. But I'm down with teams from our hemisphere making deep runs, too much European domination!

Having only en a couple Kirby games prior your and a few other folks updates from Forgotten Land REALLY make me want to break my rule of only getting new games in January so I don't have to wait so long but...well we'll just have to see how the year goes. The Pokemon thing sucked but playing through StarTropics was actually a nice breather and I'm ready to get back to LeafGreen. Slow and steady on that one.

On newer stuff I actually have DQVI on my 'likely to play this year' list so your updates on getting me very interested there too. I've only beaten I, II, & IV in that series despite owning them all. VI seems like a bit of a more manageable one to tackle for some reason?

well! I have to say I thought of your use of as funny juxtaposed with using the part of my username 'satan' because yknow...su santidad being a direct representative of God and all that. But now that you highlight the translation piece in spanish it adds an extra layer that I appreciate even more.

I'm glad you loved both Mother games! I found Mother 3 very challenging for me, narratively...it struck a deep personal chord with me given the dynamics of the brothers in the game. Mother 2/EB was more a nostalgic feast, a game that took me back to the wonder I had playing SNES in my early childhood years. I love them both a lot but for that reason EB is now high up for me, prob top 5 all time. Now to go back and play Mother/EB Zero....oh boy...

I have a Colombian friend who was devastated by missing out so I know what it means to S. American countries just culturally to play in a WC, even for a person living in those countries like yourself that are more on the outside of football fandom. (I am a United States-ian but I like calling soccer it's proper name and calling our sport 'American football' instead. Call me contrarian or whatever...I just think it makes conversing with non-Americans about the sport easier). But yes as a citizen of the US I am very happy my country will participate after missing out in 2018. It's a cultural event and I like how it brings people together, I've had some good memories watching WC's in the past with strangers that can quickly become friends.

I've enjoyed reading your updates thus far, you're playing a lot of games I want to play, esp the current two! That Kirby game is fast rising on my list to buy one day...

Yeah... III is my least favorite of the first four Phantasy Stars but it's still a good game on its own. Even though there are multiple endings, two and two have similar endings. Still, the path you can take to make things different does add some flair to an early console RPG. I'd say its goofy monster design gives it a more unique identity as well (ear wigglin' rock face monsters anyone?)

Anyway... play IV right away! (It's pretty short.) Then play other Genesis RPGs when you have a chance.