{"id":11546,"date":"2022-06-11T16:44:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T20:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/?p=11546"},"modified":"2022-06-11T16:47:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T20:47:51","slug":"gamer-christmas-week-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/?p=11546","title":{"rendered":"Gamer Christmas Week: Day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for Day 3 which also includes the Showcase I am most excited for: Wholesome Games!! Sure, I play through other games too, but I think everyone can agree most of my stuff is under that label. Regardless, I&#8217;m excited for the other Showcases too :) So, let&#8217;s begin!<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Guerrilla Collective 3<\/h3>\n<p>South of the Circle seems interesting, but it also sounds like it may make me cry. I liked the art style a lot. Also, the carnival moment\/flashback seems really cute. I really like the prizes, to no one&#8217;s surprise.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/southofthecircle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/southofthecircle-300x167.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/southofthecircle-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/southofthecircle-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/southofthecircle-250x139.png 250w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/southofthecircle-550x305.png 550w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/southofthecircle-800x444.png 800w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/southofthecircle-324x180.png 324w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/southofthecircle-540x300.png 540w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/southofthecircle-900x500.png 900w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/southofthecircle.png 1221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Slopecrashers looks really cool (pun not intended) and a lot of fun. I&#8217;ll definitely have to try out the demo later. <\/p>\n<p>Cassette Beasts has a neat art style. Rytmos also looked really neat. <\/p>\n<p>ARKANOID: ETERNAL BATTLE!!!! I love Block-buster games so much. Don&#8217;t care much for the Battle Royale mode, but I am so excited just to play solo, honestly. While Tetris was most people&#8217;s main classic, I was actually never much of a fan of it and this has always been my favorite classic game. I love Arkanoid so much. <\/p>\n<p>Nine Years of Shadows is definitely not my type of game, but I honestly love every time it comes up (and not JUST because of the Teddy bear friend). The graphics are so pretty. <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m still somewhat interested in Spells &#038; Secrets, but pretty much for every aspect outside of the actual combat which seems too big of a feature to actually ignore, though with co-op, maybe it wouldn&#8217;t be too bad. More Kickstarter Exclusive cosmetics though :(<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not much of a plant person, but Garden In may be the one I&#8217;ve ever been most excited for. It reminds me a lot of Flower Town, from the Streetpass games, just even better. <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been excited for Shashingo since I first saw it and seeing more footage has just increased it. I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;ll help me learn Japanese or not due to most methods not seeming to work for me, but I know I&#8217;ll have fun playing regardless. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Wholesome Games Direct<\/h3>\n<p>So, if you remember my &#8220;blurb&#8221; from last year about Wholesome Games, it quickly became just&#8230; a list because there was just SO MUCH so I made some handy-dandy categories this time around to lessen my chance of just saying the same things I always have&#8211; if I have any additional thoughts, I&#8217;ll mention it! Essentially, anything listed I either feel like I had something neat to say and\/or I&#8217;m hoping to play it:<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<b>Games I only heard about now!:<\/b><br \/>\n\u2022 Little Bear Chef &#8211; I LOVE HIM!!! HE&#8217;S SO CUTE!!!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/littlebearchef.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/littlebearchef-300x168.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/littlebearchef-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/littlebearchef-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/littlebearchef-250x140.png 250w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/littlebearchef-550x309.png 550w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/littlebearchef-800x449.png 800w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/littlebearchef-321x180.png 321w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/littlebearchef-534x300.png 534w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/littlebearchef-891x500.png 891w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/littlebearchef.png 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Melodyssey &#8211; Cute music score doggy T~T The game also seems neat too.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/musicdoggy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/musicdoggy-300x196.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/musicdoggy-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/musicdoggy-250x164.png 250w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/musicdoggy-550x360.png 550w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/musicdoggy-275x180.png 275w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/musicdoggy-459x300.png 459w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/musicdoggy.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 30 Birds &#8211; The playstyle looks really interesting. Intrigued to see more of it.<br \/>\n\u2022 Usagi Shima &#8211; They&#8217;re so cute T~T<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/usagishima.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/usagishima-300x164.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/usagishima-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/usagishima-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/usagishima-250x137.png 250w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/usagishima-550x301.png 550w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/usagishima-800x437.png 800w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/usagishima-329x180.png 329w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/usagishima-549x300.png 549w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/usagishima-915x500.png 915w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/usagishima.png 1032w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Chicken Journey &#8211; This is looks really cute. I love the art style a lot as well.<br \/>\n\u2022 ODDADA &#8211; I feel like I&#8217;d be so focused on placing things, I&#8217;d forget about trying to make a nice song. That&#8217;s what usually happens when I just want to place cute things.<br \/>\n\u2022 Bumblegum Galaxy &#8211; It seems interesting and not too&#8230; stressful? So I&#8217;d be interested to try it.<br \/>\n\u2022 Paper Trail &#8211; I always find these types of game mechanics interesting. I noticed there was a Demo so definitely trying it later.<br \/>\n\u2022 A Frog&#8217;s Tale &#8211; I genuinely just adore the art style. All the characters look so cute.<br \/>\n\u2022 Hamster on Rails &#8211; THIS LOOKS SO CUTE.<br \/>\n\u2022 Potion Permit &#8211; I&#8217;m definitely intrigued (And I love the cute dog), but I have no clue how well I&#8217;d actually do at the game.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/potiondog.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"148\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11561\" \/><br \/>\n\u2022 Olliefrog Toad Skater<br \/>\n\u2022 MISKA<br \/>\n\u2022 Pine Hearts<br \/>\n\u2022 Super Mini Mart<br \/>\n\u2022 Toroa &#8211; The graphics are so pretty. I love just looking at the scenery.<br \/>\n\u2022 FREERIDE &#8211; I love personality tests.<br \/>\n\u2022 The Courier<br \/>\n\u2022 Skye Tales<br \/>\n\u2022 Lost Twins II &#8211; I love the art style a lot. Also, the cute giant teddy bear at the end. The gameplay looks like a lot of fun.<br \/>\n\u2022 Gaucho and the Grassland &#8211; I&#8217;m definitely intrigued at the least.<br \/>\n\u2022 PaperKlay &#8211; I love the style of the game a lot.<br \/>\n\u2022 Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Games I have heard about before:<\/b><br \/>\n\u2022 Terra Nil &#8211; I love the art style so much in this and it looks gorgeous, but I struggled a lot with balancing things even in the tutorial so I don&#8217;t know how well I&#8217;d do in the full game.<br \/>\n\u2022 LumbearJack &#8211; I honestly loved playing <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3kB6cFyN__A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the demo of this game<\/a>. It was so fun and I&#8217;ve been excited for the main game since.<br \/>\n\u2022 Mika and The Witch&#8217;s Mountain<br \/>\n\u2022 A Walk with Yiayia<br \/>\n\u2022 Coffee Talk 2 &#8211; I loved the original a lot and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Xpfk33CcuVc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">really enjoyed the demo of 2<\/a> as well so I&#8217;m super excited for its release.<br \/>\n\u2022 Garden Witch Life<br \/>\n\u2022 Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley<br \/>\n\u2022 Passpartout 2<br \/>\n\u2022 Freshly Frosted &#8211; I always think of just how cute it looks every time I see it pop up, but I feel like I&#8217;d quickly get overwhelmed.<br \/>\n\u2022 Wholesome Out &#038; About &#8211; This looks so good. I&#8217;ve been looking forward to it since I first heard about it and it genuinely just looks better each time.<br \/>\n\u2022 Paradise Marsh &#8211; Downloading the demo as we speak.<br \/>\n\u2022 Lil Gator Game<br \/>\n\u2022 We Are OFK<br \/>\n\u2022 Pekoe &#8211; I want the Cute Bookshelf in real life.<br \/>\n\u2022 Tracks of Thought<br \/>\n\u2022 Critter Crops &#8211; There&#8217;s a lot of things I like in the game, but the battle system had me so nervous and I also run out of room too fast because I feel the need to hoard one of each and there&#8217;s variants.<br \/>\n\u2022 The Spirit and the Mouse &#8211; Another demo I am downloading immediately.<br \/>\n\u2022 A Little to the Left<br \/>\n\u2022 Kokopa&#8217;s Atlas &#8211; They said there is a Demo but there is not a Demo yet but when there is I will download it and I will play it.<br \/>\n\u2022 Garden of the Sea &#8211; If only it wasn&#8217;t VR exclusive.<br \/>\n\u2022 Kity Builder<br \/>\n\u2022 Garden In!<br \/>\n\u2022 Petit Island<br \/>\n\u2022 Hello Goodboy<br \/>\n\u2022 Harmony&#8217;s Odyssey<br \/>\n\u2022 Love, Ghostie<br \/>\n\u2022 Paper Animal RPG &#8211; The art style is adorable<br \/>\n\u2022 MELATONIN &#8211; I love the general Aesthetic and color scheme so much, but I am so bad at rhythm games.<br \/>\n\u2022 SCHiM<br \/>\n\u2022 Puzzles for Clef<br \/>\n\u2022 Bilkins&#8217; Folly<br \/>\n\u2022 Lost in Play<br \/>\n\u2022 san Zoolin<br \/>\n\u2022 Townseek &#8211; I actually <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2phuZk8a9wE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">played the Game Jam version<\/a> about a year ago now and really enjoyed it. Super excited to see it developing into a full game.<br \/>\n\u2022 Bloom &#8211; I find it so interesting and it honestly makes me wonder if I should ever get a Playdate. Maybe one day.<br \/>\n\u2022 Mossfield Origins\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Games I&#8217;ve already preordered\/backed\/own:<\/b><br \/>\n\u2022 Mail Time<br \/>\n\u2022 PuffPals Island Skies &#8211; Possibly one of games that has had me the most conflicted that I&#8217;ve ever backed. It was very much a &#8220;this has so many things I like and so many of my friends are getting it\/recommended it&#8221;, but it had some of the worst Kickstarter Exclusives I&#8217;ve seen with how expensive they were. And in a game that highlights collecting as a feature to the game, making it exclusive to a Kickstarter is insane to me. People act like vanity items are no big deal to make exclusive or tons of micro transactions in, but for games like these&#8211; where they&#8217;re wholesome and relaxing, customizing is SUCH a huge deal, and it blows my mind that people just don&#8217;t realize how much of an issue it is to keep restricting things like that. I could at least forgive microtransactions if they are at least permanent and not too pricey, but when you have <i>$50 for a house exterior<\/i>, it&#8217;s hard to not be disappointed.<br \/>\n\u2022 Calico &#8211; I finished the game a while back now so I can&#8217;t wait to check out the updates with the Pawsome Edition when it releases.<br \/>\n\u2022 Ooblets &#8211; I&#8217;ve been playing Ooblets since Early Access began. I can&#8217;t wait for the full version and to hopefully finally get Rockstack!! I&#8217;ve already noticed so many new things. I can only imagine how much stuff 1.0 contains.<br \/>\n\u2022 Here Comes Niko! &#8211; I actually finished the game very recently. Super excited for the DLC. Gary&#8217;s Garden looks gorgeous.<br \/>\n\u2022 SkateBIRD &#8211; I really need to get back to it. I&#8217;m so bad at the controls though. ALSO THAT IS NOT A BIRD, GAME.<br \/>\n\u2022 Kitori Academy &#8211; Still kind of bummed it also went Kickstarter Exclusives, but excited for it otherwise.<br \/>\n\u2022 Snacko<br \/>\n\u2022 Lonesome Village\n<\/p>\n<p>Even with categories, this list is pretty insane. I was so overwhelmed in the end regardless. T~T <\/p>\n<p>Also my thoughts on the cute animations in the middle in order as it went:<br \/>\nHOW COULD YOU PUT &#8220;TO BE CONTINUED&#8221; THERE AND LEAVE THE SAD BUNNY??? T~T<br \/>\nOh&#8230; it&#8217;s continuing through&#8230; hopefully we eventually get a name. I think I would just like it as one consistent thing though.<br \/>\nOh thank goodness, they met up together in the end afterall and everything worked out. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Future of Play Direct<\/h3>\n<p>Intrigued by Hill Agency: Purity\/Decay. Need to see more of how the game plays out. <\/p>\n<p>Cook Serve Forever also looks interesting. The food looks so pretty. <\/p>\n<p>I really love OU&#8217;s art style and music. <\/p>\n<p>Sizzle Reel time&#8211; Standouts for me were Midnight Girl and Circuit Superstars. Still intrigued by Loddlenaut too. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Future Games Show<\/h3>\n<p>Tray Racers looks really cute. I love the art style. I hope you can customize a character and also somehow have a pet Phog. <\/p>\n<p>The music in Wildmender&#8217;s trailer is so pretty. <\/p>\n<p>The Sizzle Reel transistions feel a bit off though. <\/p>\n<p>Turbo Golf Racing looks interesting. It feels like Rocket League crossed with Golf with friends. <\/p>\n<p>Alaskan Truck Simulator looks neat. I&#8217;m not great at survival elements though. <\/p>\n<p>I try not to mention the same game more than one per post, but I&#8217;m just really excited for Puzzles for Clef and really enjoyed <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dJUPgNGSTdg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">playing through the demo earlier this year<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>This Rain Will Never End looks really interesting as well. I do love mystery solving. <\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t even drink alcohol, but Brewmaster looks kind of fun regardless. <\/p>\n<p>I loved the cute little Hedgehog in the Bramble the Mountain King trailer. I get spooked too easily to play, but it definitely sounds really interesting from a folklore perspective.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bramble.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"188\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bramble.png 212w, https:\/\/www.crystal-dreams.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bramble-203x180.png 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I really enjoyed when I played Once Upon a Jester a while back. Still excited for it. <\/p>\n<p>Bright Memory Infinite isn&#8217;t my type of game, but I appreciated the pink weapon skin option. All the outfits shown looked like downgrades though. <\/p>\n<p>Tinykin was <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hb3_6791SJE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another demo I really enjoyed<\/a>, though I couldn&#8217;t finish due to running into a bug. I always felt bad exploding the red Tinykins since they disappear after.<\/p>\n<p>Sizzle Reel Standours for me: Dinkum, MythBusters: The Game, Shadows of Doubt<\/p>\n<p>F1 Manager 22 looked really interesting as well. <\/p>\n<p>Planet of Lana&#8217;s music continues to be super pretty. <\/p>\n<p>Snufkin looks so good. Another game I&#8217;m excited for. <\/p>\n<p>I genuinely love a lot of PalWorld&#8217;s creature designs, but the game mechanics just aren&#8217;t really for me&#8230; <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>I was already excited for today and it still blew me away. The shows were all really packed and there&#8217;s just so much I&#8217;m excited for. I think the only thing that could&#8217;ve made today better was if Disney Dreamlight Valley showed up too. Hopefully we&#8217;ll get some Early Access\/Founder&#8217;s Pack date\/pricing news soon. <\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I&#8217;m off to go play a whole bunch of game demos. I noticed some aren&#8217;t up yet despite mentioning a demo, but maybe they&#8217;ll be up in a few days when Steam Nextfest starts. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for Day 3 which also includes the Showcase I am most excited for: Wholesome Games!! Sure, I play through other games too, but I think everyone can agree most of my stuff is under that label. Regardless, I&#8217;m excited for the other Showcases too :) So, let&#8217;s begin! 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