Comments on: Finding the game to suit your mood

By: A holiday, a holiday, the first one of the year! Best of 2009. « Welcome to Spinksville!

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:07:24 +0000

[...] Finding the game to suit your mood (my father died this year, and I found myself looking to different types of games to help myself cope.) Osmos was one of them, and here I’m writing more about Professor Layton and the Curious Offline Experience, [...]

By: Chilling out with Osmos « Welcome to Spinksville!

Chilling out with Osmos « Welcome to Spinksville! — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:05:01 +0000

[...] recommended Osmos to me when I was writing about looking for chilled out games last weekend. So in a spare moment I downloaded the demo. Ten minutes later I was drinking herbal [...]

By: Tesh

Tesh — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:00:26 +0000

I’ll second Rune Factory, but only because I’ve heard very good things about it. I keep meaning to try it out, but I’m knee-deep in Valkrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume. (VP Tactics, effectively.)

By: Tesh

Tesh — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:58:54 +0000

Aye, I’ve argued this more than once. As gamers age, short session gaming becomes more and more important. I’ve logged more hours with FFTA2 and Puzzle Quest variants than I ever will with a PC-sit-at-a-freakin-desk-for-four-hours MMO.

Oh, and yes, Galactrix rocks. Of the original PQ, Galactrix and Puzzle Kingdoms, I love the original *game* best (it tied everything into a better package), but the Galactrix board best. I must have hexes in my blood.

By: spinks

spinks — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:42:53 +0000

Oh cool, I thought it was just a magical version of Harvest Moon (which was a cool game but got a bit micro-managey for me). Intrigued by the idea of dungeons though.

By: spinks

spinks — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:42:16 +0000

Thanks! tbh games have been a part of my life for so long that it’s not surprising it would filter here too. I think that’s quite interesting in some ways.

By: spinks

spinks — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:41:37 +0000

I know what you mean. And the thing with WoW is that it can be super casual .. if you know it. It’s the learning and meeting people that takes the time, I think. I suspect that’s true of games like EQ2 also. If you already know it, it’s much easier to play it casually.

By: spinks

spinks — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:40:25 +0000

So English It’s ok to share your experiences, you know? It is funny that we both end up with Puzzlequest variants, I think there’s something in the bite-sized solo play with a bit of distracting puzzle solving.

By: spinks

spinks — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:38:36 +0000

Thanks for stopping by to comment. I’m glad it’s not just me who has these reactions. And good luck to you too.

By: spinks

spinks — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:38:02 +0000

Galactrix is pretty relaxing for me. If you fail a fight, you can just retry it. The big bonus is that it’s on the DS so I can take it with me on trains.

Osmos sounds cool though, I do enjoy that type of game. (I loved world of goo, for example.)