Neko Atsume and Better Call Saul

[thistlechaser]

Because I totally need more phone app games to be obsessed with, I finally tried Neko Atsume. A Japanese game, now translated into English. Basically it seems to be a very very casual cat collecting game. You buy toys and set them out, and at random times of the day a cat might visit your yard to play with it.

I've only been playing a half-day now, so I'm not sure what the final goal is. (Have every cat visit? Or catch a picture of every one? Or something else?) It's a tad annoying, because I think the more you check the app, the more chance you'll have of spotting a cat and getting a picture of it, thus I'm checking it endlessly.

As I've only just started playing, I don't have any very cute pictures yet. Here's one of multiple cats visiting my yard:


On the plus side, Neko Atsume has cut down on the time I was playing the Final Fantasy Record Keeper phone game.

I finally finished Better Call Saul. While it was not as good as Breaking Bad, you can't really compare the two. (Except I just did, rebel that I am.)


Semi-random order on impressions:

The last episode was the weakest for me by far. I see what they were setting up, but after a great season, that ep just fell really flat for me.

Were we supposed to dislike Chuck from the beginning? I never liked him, the whole electromagnetic hypersensitivity thing made me roll my eyes and frown lots. Annoyed me further when we found out it was him working against Jimmy.

So hard to call him "Saul", by the way.

Mike was easily the best thing in the show. The episode where he talked about his dead son? Broke me. It pains me to think about how he ended up in Breaking Bad, but at least we 100% know he's safe through all of BCS!
/endspoiler


So all in all, I loved it to pieces. I really, REALLY wish all shows came out like Netflix does. I do not want to watch season 2 one ep per week... but I don't know if I'm strong enough to wait until the end. When I marathon it, I pick up so much more, because things don't have a whole week to fade.

Comments

[ashmedai.livejournal.com]

I'm not even going to look that game up, for my own good. I sense a time-suck of a magnitude of a black hole opening up if I did, and all I'd be doing with my days would be looking for cats. :D

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Maybe I misunderstand the game, but I don't think I do. I believe the more you open/check the app, the better you do... which leads to me wanting to endlessly check it so I don't miss a cat. This might quickly become a problem! :P

[tersa.livejournal.com]

I just googled the game, and it looks like you're spot on. There's no objective to it other than to attract cats, while attracting the 'rare' ones seems to be what players consider endgame.

I like this quote from the creator, though: "to be honest, I do not know why this game is so popular."

Obviously he doesn't understand the Internet's obsession with cute cats. XD

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I'm only 24 hours in, and this game is killing me! :D I find myself talking (in my head) to the cats. I checked the game before checking my comments here, and had this little conversation with one. A cat I didn't recognize was in my yard, so I tapped it to see who it was.

"Oh! You're Pumpkin! You've been here before!" *watches cat play with ball* "Awww, you like that ball, don't you? You do! You do!"

All in the same voice I'd talk to my real cat in. It's insane! I can't believe how easy it is to like these cats!

If I'm not alone in that, I think it might partially explain how popular it is. And add in the 'gotta catch 'em all!' aspect, and it's like cat crack (for humans).

[twissie.livejournal.com]

Hahaaaah. I was really into that game for a while. I hear it's available in English now? Neat, it's a lot of fun! :) My goal was to have every cat visit~

I think I need to rewatch BCS, because I don't really remember much of it. Saul was my fav in it, I never really felt Mike at all, which makes me feel like I've done something wrong. Everyone raves about his performance in that episode you also happen to mention. :S

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yes! It's in English, so I finally gave it a try. Really liking it!

Did you like Mike in Breaking Bad? He was one of my favorites, so it made sense I liked him in BCS too.

[twissie.livejournal.com]

I did! But he was never really amongst my favourite characters. But yes, I did like him more in BrBa than in BCS.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Oooh I like BrBa much better than BB -- much more sciencey. :D

And that makes sense. He was one of my favorites in BrBa, and for me he worked just as well in BCS.

[teaandfailure.livejournal.com]

Oh GAWD this game is adorable.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

IT IS! And it's so "easy" to play. It takes only a couple seconds! ...except you need to do it as often as you can.