Why do the fems get dibs on the bloody moon anyways‽
I say this as a total guess and with absolutely no research put into it what so ever so could be totally wrong. But I'm guessing that the monthly Lunar cycle is associated to a woman's monthly cycle. Like the moon has the power to effect the tides on Earth, it was presumed to effect the hormones in a woman's body. Possibly also associated with Witchcraft, which back in the olden days and possibly in the near future the way this world is going backwards, were all presumed to be female, so the moon has been seen as a female symbol.
Again, total guess.
Anyway, who wants the moon? A cold, dusty place. We men own the sun, they are merely reflecting our glory, brother.
Anyway, videogames.
Platinum 31 belongs to Dave The Diver. I really liked this game, you are Dave, a big fat ass harpoon fisherman who inherits a sushi restaurant and the worlds best sushi chef. So in the day time, you go diving and destroy the local ecosystem by fishing the ocean clear of fish and slaughtering a ton of sharks who despite the apparent abundance of food, only ever want to eat you. So they deserve all the death, the jerks. In the evening, you get to serve the fish that you caught as sushi. And as the game goes on, you unlock new equipment for fishing and new recipes for the restaurant. The game has a really fun game play loop and the story is has a not so subtle story about treating the oceans with respect, despite all the death you inflict on the more aggressive species. Also, the game makers must have friends everywhere as there are bits of Dredge, where you serve sushi made from the abberation fish to the hooded figures. A card game that is basically Balatro and I think Yakuza even shows up with a side scrolling beat em up level.
Not a hard platinum, most of the trophies you'll get by just playing the game, a couple of the trophies are a bit grindy, especially the one where you have to raise tamogatchi which you don't get to start until near the end of the game. Also, the game does get kind of dull after you finish the main story line, there is no point to jumping into the sea to fish as your fish farm will provide you with all the fish you need. However, I did still enjoy the running of the restaurant.
I have one question. How does Dave stay so fat with all the swimming he does?
Platinum 32 comes from finally finishing my second play through of Spider-Man : Miles Morales, not a lot to be said here. You are the younger Spider-Man and you swing around New York helping people by punching other people in the face. And its a lot of fun, the swinging is still a great way to get around and the combat is still crunchy and satisfying. You all know what this game is and if you don't you probably don't care anyway.
One issue and I'm surprised it never got patched out. The sound still dropped out at certain times and all of a sudden, Miles would be having a conversation with himself like a crazy person. Maybe it got sorted with the PS5 upgrade.
It also made me think, hey, wasn't Spider-Man 2 supposed to get DLC? So I checked and its been cancelled. For fuck sake Sony (and maybe Insomnia), why are you allergic to my money?
And finally, I picked up Vampire Survivors, I'd heard good things but stayed away because honest;y, it looks a bit shit. But for £4 I thought it was worth the gamble. I was so wrong, this game is so addictive and even after stopping playing last night, I still see flying projectiles and falling upgrade gems when I close my eyes. A major publisher would have made this free to play and loaded it up with loot boxes and microtransactions. Anyway, this is a bullet hell game, where all you do is move. Ok, there is a bit more to it than that, the character will automatically attack the monsters that spawn on screen and you pick up the upgrade gems to unlock new attacks as well as buffs. And as you rank up, so does the action until 30 minutes later, the screen is full of enemies and projectiles and after 30 minutes, you get murdered by a boss vampire. Fun stuff.
Anyway...what about werewolves? They change with the full moon, they are pretty manly.