#ALMOST FORGOT THIS BUT HERE. THE LAST MEDIA THREAD OF 2024

[zehecatl]

2024 media thread PART DECEMBER

5th December: Smushi Come Home

extremely cozy and adorable little adventure, where you play as a cute little mushroom, and have to find your way home by travelling through three (and a half, really, plus a post-game one...) distinct overworlds. honestly, this was just such a chill, nice time. like, i had fun the whole time, and thinking back on it now (because of course i'm writing these up the 30th, lmao), all i can think of is how nice it was to play

like, it's nothing ground breaking, but it was a nice five hours, and that's worth something, i think :]

14th December: Bat Boy

i've had my eye on this since it came out two years ago, and finally caved and just bought it, and, yeah- it's a solid little retro throwback

i was primarily interested in this due to the pixel art (gorgeous, by the way!) and how compelling i found the idea of a baseball themed protagonist- and i do think they very much Do something with that theme, even if it's not like, a huge groundbreaking thing. like, it's fun! i liked it! if you like these types of games, this is absolutely an underrated gem, but it's also not another Shovel Knight, you know?

14th December: The Amazing Digital Circus 4

oUGH, TADC... I LOVE YOU TADC...

honestly, what can i say about this episode, except that they somehow keep raising the quality? that it's genuinely so much fun to watch, and that thinking back on it makes me so excited about the upcoming episodes, and being able to sit down and watch the whole thing in one go...

like, TADC is phenomenal. genuinely. and episode 4 is, somehow, the best episode yet, perfectly managing to strike a balance between focusing on Gangle, keeping Pomni in play, and letting us hang out with the other characters still. it's so frickin' good, and i cannot wait to see what the rest of the season brings us. like. i am so hype for episode 5, and every episode afterwards

15th December: Little Kitty, Big City

being honest, i wish i liked this game more. the premise is right up my alley, and i do think it manages to nail the fantasy of being a little cat in a big city, but it's just... not quite there, for me

the gameplay is kind of janky, and while it is fun to run around and be a cat, thinking back on it... there's not a lot there, substance-wise. i did like it, and i think it's a deeply charming game, but, eh. it didn't quite land as gracefully as it could have, and that does sadden me a bit, because i really did want to love it

28th December: Sonic 3

i feel like i need to write an essay here, but being honest, i kind of just. really liked this movie? and the whole Sonic movie series in general?? and i think that's more or less all i can really say???

like. yes, i came out of this a Shadow fan, a character i, genuinely, have never cared about. yes, i'm sure every fan who knows the Lore can, and has, criticised the way this presented the lore, and i'm sure that's very valid criticism. but as someone who hasn't played Adventure 2 (yet!!! OKAY!!! YET!!!) this was such an excellent introduction to Shadow. i love him now. i'm buying the new game, solely because Him, and that's all thanks to this movie

Sonic 3 isn't anything new, but it's such a genuinely fun movie, and i had a blast. and sometimes, that's all you need! also the after-credit scene had me HOLLERING, and i CANNOT fucking wait for 4. like. i will NOT be normal about Sonic 4