Game 255 — Live A Live

Live A Live would have been my 22nd video game completed in 2022—a nice symmetrical number for this particular year. I was planning to finish the last chapter while visiting my family during the holidays, but that did not happen. I got on an airplane headed to Indianapolis, but my luggage (with my Switch carefully cocooned inside) took a trip to Wichita. I spent the next 5 days wearing an outfit that I put together from the limited options I could find at Walmart, but thankfully my possessions were delivered to my parents’ doorstep in time for me to enjoy the last of the winter holiday festivities.

Just not in time for me to finish Live A Live before the end of the year. But that is enough of that. Let’s talk about the game.

Game 254 — Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

After thoroughly enjoying my playthrough of Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, I was looking forward to playing the final entry in the trilogy of Game Boy Advance Castlevania games. When I preordered the Retroid Pocket 3 Plus, I knew Aria of Sorrow would be the perfect game to play on my new handheld emulator as traveled for the holidays.

I wasn’t disappointed.

Game 253 — Final Fantasy VIII

If you’re an enjoyer of JRPGs, then you probably have some history with Final Fantasy. Like many, my first experience with the series was with the much beloved Final Fantasy VII. I’ve since gone played nearly every mainline FF game, the eighth and ninth games being notable exceptions. Of course, the existence of this blog post can only mean one thing. I have completed my 253rd video game.