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VIDEO GAMESPlanted: February 15, 2026
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Woohoo Vidya James! I currently play games on my Nintendo Switch and computer (Linux). I also have a Wii U, 3DS, and Gameboy Color that I play with every now and then but they live in a shoebox most of the time.
Game Log
I have a terrible habit of starting games and not finishing them, so I think I'm going to have to add everything even if I don't finish it. Maybe I'll put a little sticker or something on the game to indicate that I beat the main storyline? We'll see.
GENRE FILTER
Click on a cover for more information and my rating/review.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
Nintendo (2026)
Platform: Switch
Started Playing: 06/02/2026
Rating:
This game is so silly. I am entertained. My first marriage was between Waluigi and Nikki from Swapnote on the 3Ds. Incredible. I'm also able to add Koushiro and Mimi from digimon and realize all of my Koumi fantasies. I myself am currently married to Alucard, but think it would be funny to add Dracula so that when Alucard and I get an inevitable divorce I marry his dad.
My only critique is that this game is lacking so much content. I'm not really into terraforming/landscaping/etc. and despite being an artist I feel no desire to make custom items. The mii designer is incredibly robust and I'm able to create a nice likeness to all the characters I want without any face painting.
But I unlocked every building already? And every possible gift and quirk? I only have like 12 residents wtf
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Nintendo; Grezzo
Platform: 3DS
Started Playing: 03/28/2026
Rating:
I've been carrying my 3DS around when traveling instead of my Switch bc it's so much more portable. This is a great game to play on the plane. It's a legendary game. What more is there to say.
I AM removing a star for the 3DS version specifically because the target/lock function is so messed up. I'm trying to target an enemy to shoot with an arrow and Navi instead locks onto a random torch. And then I die. Navi. Stop it.
Spiritfarer
Thunder Lotus (2020)
Platform: Switch
Started Playing: 03/10/2026
Rating:
I lost count on how many times this game made me cry.
It's a really lovely game but I am starting to get sick of it in the last 10% of the game. Like, I don't feel any obligation to farm or milk my cow or feed my sheep anymore. I don't care about the late game characters and so the crying stopped. I just want to get these people's final wishes fulfilled and sent off to the afterlife so I can close this game out lol
Mudborne
TNgineers (2024)
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Started Playing: 02/15/2026
Rating:
This is an extremely delightful game omg. I've only played a couple of hours so far but I can easily spend all day playing around in my swamp. It appears really simple on the surface but there seems to be a really complex breeding mechanism under the hood. One of the goals of the game is to breed new species of frogs, and that includes breeding frogs with different genes and influencing their development during the tadpole stage with bugs with unique flavor profiles.
There also seems to be mysterious lore about this world that is uncovered as the game progresses...
My copy of Mudborne was included in the No ICE in Minnesota bundle on itch.io.
Rating System
For many years I would rate my books, shows, movies, etc. completely on vibes alone, until I saw a rating system, below, created by aromanticduck on Tumblr. All my media reviews on Yogo Magpie will use it because it's incredible and simple to use. I won't specify if it's spicy or bland tho
| Nothing really wrong with it | A few things wrong with it | So many things wrong with it | |
| Lots of awesome things | 5 stars | 4 stars (spicy) | 3 stars (spicy) |
| A few awesome things | 4 stars (bland) | 3 stars (mild) | 2 stars (spicy) |
| Nothing really awesome | 3 stars (bland) | 2 stars (bland) | 1 star |
The idea is that you rate the thing on how much stuff you loved and how much stuff you hated, and those things weigh against each other. There's only one way to get 5 stars or 1 star, so those should end up as the rarest ratings, with 3 stars being the most common.
'Spicy' means that the thing inspires emotion, whether positive or negative, while 'bland' means it doesn't affect you much either way.
An example of a 3-star (spicy)—for me personally—would be the Twilight series, beacuse there's plenty of garbage in there but also some things that are like crack to me. I can't think of an example of a 3-star (bland) because by nature they don't stick in the mind.
(This also assumes giving 0 stars isn't allowed. That'd throw it out of whack...)
