Not too much progress this week as what I'm focusing on right now is taking quite a bit of time, plus I picked up a couple more titles than expected.

New Titles:
- Lines XL (SwitchDL)
- Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler Bundle (SwitchDL)*
- Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler Bundle (PS4)*
- Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story (PS4)

Yeah, I double-dipped on the Retro Brawler Bundle to support the series.

Progress:
- 100%'d Azur Lane: Crosswave (PS4)

Pouring most of my time into Link-a-Pix Deluxe to try and at least beat it this week.

Expecting Rune Factory 4 Special and will likely get Depixtion this week too. Diadra Empty and Hero Must Die. Again are on the radar but they will likely just go onto the wishlist for now.

Broke even this week as one new title technically isn't counting against the backlog.

New Titles:
- Rune Factory 4 Special (Switch)*
- Depixtion (SwitchDL)

Progress:
- Beat Link-a-Pix Deluxe (Vita)

Taking a break from Link-a-Pix Deluxe to play through one or both of Lines XL or Depixtion next and plan to start another console game in the next day or two.

Looking forward to Granblue Fantasy Versus and Murder by Numbers this week.

Broke even again this week courtesy of picking up one unexpected release.

New titles:
- Granblue Fantasy Versus (PS4)
- Murder By Numbers (SwitchDL)
- Unlock the King (SwitchDL)

Progress:
- Beat Lines XL (SwitchDL)
- Beat and 100%'d Granblue Fantasy Versus

Got some video editing to do before diving into AI: The Somnium Files while I'm going to play a bit more of Unlock the King before getting back to work on 100%ing Link-a-Pix Deluxe.

Expecting Langrisser I & II this week plus an eShop release called NinNinDays that caught my attention.

Broke even again this week due to an unforeseen situation that stymied game progression for a few days courtesy of being in the hospital. But things still weren't nearly as bad as they could have been.

New titles:
- Monster Viator (PS4)
- Record of Lodoss War - Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth- (Steam)
- NinNinDays (SwitchDL)
- Langrisser I & II (PS4)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Unlock the King (SwitchDL)
- Beat and 100%'d Final Fantasy IV Ultima v8.35 (SNES)

Nothing on the horizon for me this week that's certain. A couple of STGs and duplicate title coming on PSN, but none of them are definite yet. I'm off work this week to recover from the surgery and hospitalization, so I'll try to get back on top of whatever I decide to play through.

After spending the past few months only streaming games, I decided today to instead play a game just for myself, and boot up Yoshi's Island.  Still a great game.  Of course I'm gonna 100% it for the umpteenth time.

Well, for the first time in a long time, I did not beat anything at all this week. Due to a combination of recovery, a lot of streaming and editing, and making bit-by-bit progress on some longer titles, nothing got finished. Hoping that changes this week and I get back into the groove.

New Titles:
- Kamiko (PS4)*
- Sea Bed (SwitchDL)
- Archlion Saga (SwitchDL)
- Everdark Tower (SwitchDL)

Have 20 and 9 puzzles left on Link-a-Pix Deluxe and Lines XL respectively and am hoping to 100% both of those this week, then likely play through three of the games I picked up this week as all but Sea Bed are fairly short: Kamiko is meant to be speed ran in 30 minutes while the other two are billed as "pocket sized" RPGs, so some positive progress will be nice.

The only new release on the horizon is one called Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition and maybe a jigsaw title releasing on Switch, but I don't count those against the backlog.

More than made up for the previous week with plenty of progress this week by finishing up a couple of titles and playing through a ported version of a classic as I was on call for work during the weekend.

New Titles:
- Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition (PS4)

Progress:
- 100%'d Link-a-Pix Deluxe (Vita)
- Beat and 100%'d Kamiko (PS4)
- 100%'d Kamiko (SwitchDL)
- Beat and 100%'d Wario Land 3 (3DS VC)

Not much has grabbed my attention for digital releases this week and I'm hoping that doesn't change since I'm expecting 2-3 physical releases to arrive: Persona 5 Royal, One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4, and likely Date-A-Live: Rio Reincarnation.

Bubble Bobble 4 Friends releases digitally on Switch this week, but I'll likely wait for the physical version.

In a bit of a void right now as I don't know what to focus on next. Would like to really dive into Ara Fell, but its trophy list isn't synced up with PSN properly yet. Also really want some Musou action but waiting for OPPW4 to arrive for that. So, for the moment, I'm seeing if the character DLC stories for Atelier Ryza are worth playing through.

Technically had a good amount of positive progress this week as I cleaned up the Character DLC Episodes for Atelier Ryza, but that wasn't all.

New Titles:
- One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (PS4)
- Persona 5 Royal (PS4)*
- Date-a-Live: Rio Reincarnation (PS4)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Atelier Ryza DLC Episode: Klaudia - Atelier Klaudia (PS4)
- Beat and 100%'d Atelier Ryza DLC Season Event - Ever Summer Queen & the Secret Island
- Beat and 100%'d Atelier Ryza DLC Episode: Lent - True Strength
- Beat and 100%'d Atelier Ryza DLC Episode: Tao - Interwoven Fate
- Beat and 100%'d Atelier Ryza DLC Episode: Empel & Lila - The End of an Adventure and Beyond
- Beat One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4

Only expecting FF7R this week, but will be surprised if it actually arrives on release day. For now I'm focusing on 100%ing OPPW4.

Solid week this week as I met my goals and have been having fun.

New Titles:
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (PS4)*
- Bubble Bubble 4 Friends (Switch)

Progress:
- 100%'d One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (PS4)
- Beat Bubble Bobble 4 Friends
- Beat and 100%'d Mega Man 3 Revamped (NES)

Focusing on FF7 Remake and am about halfway through it. I may get a visual novel slated for release on Switch later this week, but nothing else has otherwise stood out.

Broke even this week.

New Titles:
- Boom Ball: Boost Edition (SwitchDL)*
- The Fox Awaits Me (SwitchDL)

Progress:
- Beat Final Fantasy VII Remake (PS4)

I got Boom Ball: Boost Edition on sale for 99 cents and it didn't impress me, so I'm not counting it against the backlog.

Starting my Hard Mode run of FF7R and don't know if I'll finish it before Trials of Mana releases this week (though I likely won't see it until next Tuesday).

Might pick up some more Picross games on Switch, but otherwise don't really have a lot planned for this week in terms of new releases.

And ended up with a couple more releases than planned this week, but still made some satisfying progress.

New Titles:
- Little Busters! Converted Edition (SwitchDL)*
- Picross S4 (SwitchDL)
- Piczle Colors (SwitchDL)
- Piczle Cross Adventure (SwitchDL)
- Hang the Kings (SwitchDL)
- Trials of Mana (PS4 Digital)

Progress:
- 100%'d Final Fantasy VII Remake (PS4)
- Beat Trials of Mana

So, rather than wait for my physical copy of Trials of Mana, I double-dipped and got the digital version on release day. Ended up playing it all weekend and don't regret it. I'll be working on its Platinum this week as well as taking on some smaller titles to try and maintain some positive progress.

Expected new titles for this week are the new Sakura Wars and Streets of Rage 4. Hopefully nothing else.

Ended up going on a bit of a binge when it came to some $5 quickies, but I also ended up coming out very far ahead.

New Titles:
- Null Drifter (PS4D)
- Project Starship (PS4D)
- JigSaw Abundance (PS4D)
- Gun Crazy (PS4D)
- Sakura Wars (PS4)
- Streets of Rage 4 (PS4D)

Progress:
- 100%'d Trials of Mana (PS4)
- Beat and 100%'d Null Drifter
- Beat and 100%'d Project Starship
- Beat and 100%'d JigSaw Abundance
- Beat and 100%'d Gun Crazy
- Beat and 100%'d Hang the Kings (SwitchDL)
- Beat Streets of Rage 4
- Beat Raging Loop (PS4)

Started Raging Loop for my next main focus and did reach one of its normal endings last night, but expect 100% completion to take a few more days.

Nothing on the radar for this week, unless there's a worthwhile surprise on PSN or the eShop.

Pretty straightforward week with positive progress and no new releases, but I did pick up one older title I missed and won't count against the backlog.

New Titles:
- Heroes of Mana (DS)*

Progress:
- 100%'d Raging Loop (PS4)
- Beat Star Ocean: First Departure R (PS4)

Working through my second run of Star Ocean: FDR to obtain its Platinum trophy and am undecided on what will be after that.

Expecting fault milestone one on PS4 and Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix on Switch this week.

Well, ended up having a much heavier gaming week than expected but also ended up coming out ahead.

New Titles:
- Crystar (PS4)
- Stellatum (PS4D)
- Music Racer (PS4D)
- Task Force Campas (PS4D)
- Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories (PS4)
- Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega Mix (SwitchDL)*

Progress:
- 100%'d Star Ocean: First Departure R (PS4D)
- Beat and 100%'d Task Force Kampas
- Beat and 100%'d Music Racer
- Beat and 100%'d Stellatum
- Beat and 100%'d Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories

May take a break for a day or two before deciding what to focus on next, but likely something with a good amount of faster-paced action like Crystar or the new Sakura Wars.

This week's expected releases are PS4 ports of previously played/released titles, so they won't count against the backlog.

Broke even this week as I did pick up the planned, non-backlog releases along with one I'd been on the fence about and another I learned about that sounded fun.

New Titles:
- Zanki Zero: Last Beginning (PS4)
- Arkanoid vs Space Invaders (iOS)
- fault - milestone one (PS4D)
- Gunman Clive HD Collection (PS4D)
- Mechstermination Force (PS4D)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d fault - milestone one

Slowed things down a bit to focus on Sakura Wars this week while taking a little time to enjoy bits and pieces of other games. Will be doing the same this week. The only expected new title for this week is Shantae and the Seven Sirens.

Well, I was a bit wrong about new releases last week, but not all of them are counting against the backlog.

New Titles:
- The Alliance Alive HD (PS4)*
- Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen (PS4)
- Shantae and the Seven Sirens (PS4D)
- Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (Switch)*

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Arkanoid vs Space Invaders (iOS)
- Beat and 100%'d Sakura Wars (PS4)

Focusing on Shantae and the Seven Sirens for now while chilling with a replay of Dragon Quest IV on mobile for "on the go," while throwing the ball for the dog. This looks to be a sparse week for new releases, so I'm unsure on picking anything up or not.

Quiet week this week as I toned things down a bit. No new titles but still a bit of progress.

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Shantae and the Seven Sirens (PS4D)

Getting close to beating Dragon Quest IV on iOS so I'll likely finish that up this week.

The only expected release for this week is the PS4 port of Ys: Memories of Celceta, but I may pick up a couple more to have a quickie or two to play through before that- since it likely won't arrive until Thursday.

Bit of a slow week as I spent a lot of time focused on video projects and I'm in a bit of a slump on what to play next. Despite that, positive progress as none of the new titles are counting against the backlog.

New Titles:
- Ys: Memories of Celceta (PS4)*
- Tank! Tank! Tank! (WiiU)*
- Dream Gallery (SwitchDL)*

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (iOS)

Not expecting any new releases this week, but something may come as a surprise.

Currently undecided on what to focus on outside of streaming projects, so I'll likely take a break for a couple more days, especially since there's still one more race to edit together this week.

No new titles this week and cleared out a handful of shorter games early on, so this week was nothing but progress.

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Johnny Turbo's Arcade: Joe and Mac Returns (SwitchDL)
- Beat and 100%'d Attack of the Toy Tanks (SwitchDL)
- Beat and 100%'d Dream Gallery (SwitchDL)
- Beat and 100%'d AI: The Somnium Files (PS4)

Have started up Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon and am little less than halfway through a first run while awaiting a Switch copy of Dragon Quest Builders to arrive as I've been itching to replay that. Not expecting any new releases but may buy a wishlist title that's on sale until Thursday.

A fairly quiet week due to things being busy and not having a lot of time for gaming, so I took things at a slow pace.

New Titles:
- Dragon Quest Builders (Switch)*
- Operencia: The Stolen Sun (PS4D)
- Arise: A Simple Story (PS4D)

Progress:
- Beat and 100%'d Zen Chess: Mate in One (SwitchDL)
- Beat Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon (PS4)

Working on the Platinum for Nights of Azure 2 while casually replaying Dragon Quest Builders. The main new releases I'm looking forward to are the PS4 ports of Blaster Master Zero 1+2 and of course seeing Min Min available in SSBU. Not sure what else to expect this week but July will start seeing more new releases overall again.