Reviews of things!

[alias_sqbr]

Stuff made by me:

My new best friend CASHEW CREAM. I kept seeing dairy free recipes using it and finally got around to making some, and it was as easy and creamy as they said. Just cashews and water in a food processor! You have to soak the cashews first but there isn't any complex straining etc like with almond milk. I've put it in pasta sauce, salad dressing, sandwiches, and on frozen fruit with sugar and vanilla essence, and they were all great. It's like a cross between ricotta and tofu: very bland, but a good base for other flavours. I used up my first batch and have another soaking to try ICECREAM :D

Second: The demo for Northanger Abbey: the Game, which I can objectively say is the best video game ever produced in the history of the world. And it's not even finished yet! So you should all play it and tell me what you thought. Criticism welcome, assuming you can deal with the responsibility of helping create an even better game.

Other people's stuff:

Neko Atsume: The cute cat based phone game everyone's playing. You put out food and toys to attract cats, who then reward you by playing adorably and with currency you can use to buy better food and toys and thus attract rarer cats. Impossible to lose and a little pointless but adorable enough that I'm still enjoying it. Free, with the option to buy in-game currency with real world money, but I haven't needed it.

The Room: a puzzle game for phones, where you try and unlock a multi-part locked box. I haven't gotten very far but it's enjoyable enough. Requires a payment of about $1.50 once you get past the free intro.

Comments

[whatistigerbalm]

Love the art! Will give it a spin over the weekend.

[alias_sqbr]

Hooray! Thanks! I had a lot of fun with Artrage :)

[hebethen]

Would you describe Neko Atsume as a "text game"?

[skygiants]

I haven't gotten all the way through the full Northanger Abbey demo yet, so more detailed thoughts to come, but what I have played thus far was so charming that two friends watching over my shoulder demanded the demo for themselves. FYI! :D

[alias_sqbr]

Definitely not. It's so visual that lots of non-Japanese speakers played it before the translation came out without too much trouble.

[lilysea]

Criticism welcome, assuming you can deal with the responsibility of helping create an even better game.

Hee! ^_^

[havocthecat]

I may have to try cashew cream for my vegan or dairy free people. I had been wondering if it was as good as everyone had said it was!

[moonvoice]

Oooo, that cashew cream sounds pretty awesome actually. :D Now if only I had a food processor, lol.

I've heard so many things about Neko Atsume but have managed to avoid it so far. I'm gonna wait for the hype to die down. (Meanwhile I've been playing Tsum Tsum on the phone and that's...super addictive for me. Whoops).

[alias_sqbr]

That does look pretty cute. May be cursing you for introducing me to it later, we'll see :)

[alias_sqbr]

Well, bear in mind that I can't eat coconut, soy or dairy, so my bar for "impressively creamy" is low. But it's worth checking out!

[alias_sqbr]

It's a heavy responsibility!

[alias_sqbr]

Oh, thank you! That is really lovely to hear :)