It's also quite amazing that you can do that with your phone when you think about it. Imagine knowing that when we were kids? It would have blown our minds.

<3.51> Pool Panic - Switch

I’ve been playing some of this recently. I love the art-style and the music and what not but the gameplay loop just isn’t doing fuck all for me at all. It’s o-k to pick up and knock about for 20 minutes but I’ve got bored after that.

My biggest problem with it, I’ve found, is that it wants to be a puzzle game but it imposes no limitations on what you do (except in the bar challenges) (mind you, I’ve only done about 25 levels so whether this changes later I don’t know). So it says “6 shots to clear” but if you use 7 shots or even 60, you’ve still completed the level and it counts towards the final tally - you just don’t get the very tiny yellow symbol to say you’ve done the level within the shot limit. Without enforcing the challenge (by, say, not counting it as complete) each level has no challenge apart from that you impose on yourself. Personally I’ve not been compelled to even aim for the shot limit except in a rare few levels I thought were quite fun. And the shot challenge isn’t the only challenge for each level (there’s pot all the balls, complete the level on time and no faults, for anyone who hasn’t played it) so what challenge should you be interested in? All of them at the same time, just one, a couple? It’s just so difficult to care.

Good to support those indie publishers.

<13.5> Cave Story+ (Switch)

<12.59> Horizon Chase Turbo (Switch)

No idea when I'll actually get to play it as it's taking an age to download.

preorder for a game that might not even be any good. You're a brave fellow.