January 2025 Favorites

This month I played A LOT of games. Fun games. Spooky games. Games with friends. Games that make you think. And they have kept me from falling into complete despair over the state of the world. (Hang in there, friends!)

There are so many games I want to mention, so we're going to take a different approach than usual.

If you like the vibes of Doki Doki Literature Club, check out MiSide and... uh, let's look this one up: "The NOexistenceN of you AND me"? 😅 Another oddly named, but interesting set of games are "Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk" and "Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk". Along with Looking Up I See Only a Ceiling, these games deal with the feelings of living with anxiety and mental illness.

For something a bit more lighthearted, I recently found my copy of Nintendo Switch Sports. This game doesn't quite live up to Wii Sports, in my opinion, but it is pretty fun, and being able to play online is great. Even more enjoyable, I finally started playing Stardew Valley. I was always overwhelmed at the thought of how much you could do in the game, but I'm playing with a friend who's guiding me through it. And we're having so much fun!

I've been deep into The Sims 2 again. And enjoying watching over my beloved pixel people. 🥲 Also, I'm playing Undertale for the first time. Which is really sweet and funny so far, but I'm partly fearing there will be some sort of sad ending.

And for one little side mention, my Mom and I have been watching The Repair Shop, and we both love it. This show is heartwarming and emotional, where people's precious items are repaired with such love and care.

Music Favs: Heal (Ellie Goulding), Ocean of Tears (Caroline Polachek), Birds in the Cage (SLO), Old Days (Ingrid Michaelson), Cherry Popsicle (Jann Arden), Ghost of You (Chantal Kreviazuk), Knives (Lemolo), Dream (OneRepublic).