Well, a few games going on, as per the usual. There's always Smash, on and off, with my friends and my brother. Though I guess at this point, I should stop trying to fool myself and admit that Dark Pit is my main.
Sorry, Ness.Also he's better than Pit because his Side B is better/cooler/more satisfying to hit/FREEZE FRAME, neutral B is superior/less gimmicky, his Final Smash is 100% boss, and he's not annoying to listen to after about 5 seconds. Also holy awesome his blood red palette swap. My boyfriend also convinced me to get Overwatch after he played the beta and promptly bought it on release, even though I am usually not into online shooters. I guess this one managed to overcome that some, as I played it a bit before heading out of the town for a while (I am writing this from my parents' place, as we're visiting them for my mom's retirement) and it was generally fun. I think it helps that A) the characters all really are different to suit a variety of play styles B) it's colorful instead of your generic brown and gray serious shooter and C) it doesn't take itself too seriously. After playing each character at least some, Hanzo and Mercy are definitely my two favorites.
Then there's my 3DS, which I brought with me on our trip. I have an EarthBound rare item run going on. I have 2 of 25 and just got to Winters. I'm also going to do the T-Rex Bat challenge, which is a challenge to buy the T-Rex Bat in Winters as Jeff. The reason it's a challenge is because it costs over $600 and Jeff can't access the money in Ness's bank account, so you have to get the money by grinding and selling items enemies drop. The benefit is that it gets Ness a powerful weapon long before he's supposed to, which grossly overpowers him for the next few sections and can make a couple of the rare items easier to get, particularly the ones in Moonside.
I want to play Pokemon Red, but my boyfriend and I want to play these games together, fight each other after gyms, and trade Pokemon that aren't in the other's version (he has Blue). The problem is he's good at starting games but not so good at sticking with them so I either wait for him or say "play this soon or I'm proceeding regardless."
And Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon. I'm sort of torn. Not long ago I came very close to putting it down as the LOOOOOOOOONG tutorial part dragged on far longer than it needed to, but just before I hit that point the game finally stopped that, opened up and got going some. So that was good, but unfortunately that "second wind," if you will, might be running out. The inherent repetitiveness of rogue-likes may finally hit this one. I enjoy rogue-likes to a point, but I am willing to admit I almost always eventually just lose interest. The game is fun, don't get me wrong, but it feels to me like it's going on way longer than it needs to or has any right to without any real changes or mix-ups to the gameplay, nor anything that really feels rewarding and makes me want to keep playing. The Connection Orb mechanic is ok, but it still just doesn't feel like the connections really matter or change anything. The writing/translation is also what I can only describe as "twee," which is definitely getting to me. I was feeling my will to keep going shrinking after playing last night. I may give it a few more sessions, but I'm not sure. It's not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination, but it may just not be a game for me as the usual issues I have with rogue-likes are starting to kick in. If I do drop it I did bring other 3DS/DS games with me along with other VC games I have installed, so we'll see what I decide to turn to.
Also the Last of Us Remastered Grounded Mode. That flooded basement. And now, that group of hunters in that courtyard.