#CassetteBeasts has become my all-time favourite video game ever since I started playing it. As a lesbian, I am also absolutely delighted by the fact that the initial release date of Cassette Beasts coincided with Lesbian Visibility Day on April 26th.
For bonus points, Cassette Beasts features not only LGBTQ+ representation in both the main and supporting cast, but also an actual canon old married lesbian couple in the supporting characters Ianthe and Wilma.
To celebrate both Lesbian Visibility Day and the 1-year anniversary of the release of Cassette Beasts, I made these lesbian pride icons featuring the Cassette Beasts logo as well as Ianthe and Wilma both individually and together.
Feel free to use these icons! If you use these icons, credit is appreciated but not necessary.
As 2023 is coming to an end shortly, I'm going to go through and just randomly list off some favorites from the past year.
High speed. Minimal thoughts.
First - favorite new manga of 2023? Beat and Motion, Two on Ice, and Shojo Null. The first's about music; the second's about figure skaters; the last is set in a world of disposable cyborgs that are actuality sentient people with machines on them removing all sense of consciousness - with a sentient cyborg lead, a co-lead whose parent's were murdered for learning this truth, & good social commentary on cops.
Favorite NEW video games of 2023? Well, I only played F-Zero 99, Cassette Beasts, and Sonic Superstars which were new in 2023. All of them were great in their own way.
Probably go in order: F-Zero 99, Cassette Beasts, Sonic Superstars.
Favorite game played in 2023? That's Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The surprise for me was how much I got really into sharing more ACNH content in 2023. To the point where I started a brand new Instagram account dedicated only to sharing ACNH pics, scenes, etc.
There's a lot I love about #CassetteBeasts. The gameplay, the wild amounts of customizability of your character, the depth of type matching, the story mode, the open world they've developed.
But, some of the dialogue is really just. Top notch.
I was playing Cassette Beasts the past few days and I found that Animon Story's TTRPG system could probably be easily modded to Cassette Beasts' setting.
Having beaten the #CassetteBeasts game and not finished the post-game content..."Same Old Story" takes on more meaning than it did initially. The feeling that centuries of experience are baked into these lyrics, the perspective of a far older being.
I'm buying this soundtrack tomorrow for offline listening...All the songs are inspired!
I've beaten the final boss in #CassetteBeasts that was a wild fight that made use of intriguing ideas! The team who made Cassette Beasts is working on a DLC for the game called, "Pier of the Unknown". Based on the quality of the base game, this DLC should be a banger.
Now all that's left for me to do is casually work on finding Bootlegs of Beasts, finish the Bestiary, and get the remaining achievements I care to achieve.
Time to pour serious time into another title or write...
Apparently, #CassetteBeasts randomizes the clues that you gather to find one's home dimension! That's such a cool thing as this means playthroughs are unique, but guides can be useless for assisting a stumped player. Unless the guide creator knows about this particular randomization.
I beat Leader Ianthe and her wife Wilma, it was an intense battle. I only had one cassette left, a three star Aeroboros...Knocking out their fusion made the victory go to me, at the last moment. Now that I'm a Ranger Captain, I got a radar to make my Rogue Fusion farming easier. I'll beat the main quest shortly after getting a few #CassetteBeasts remastered.
I love #CassetteBeasts so much, I got max relationship with a cutie named Felix. He invited me to his home in Harbortown, flirted in conversation and kissed my character Cass! Now it's just a matter of maxing out some tapes, grinding resources, becoming a Ranger Captain, and beating the main game.
I'm going to be shattered after sleeping for at best 3 hours...I played too much #CassetteBeasts getting far into the game. Now it's going to be 5 am and my teeth are finally brushed. The fatigue is going to be worth it as Cassette Beasts is a ton of fun.
So, #CassetteBeasts is so far quite a neat little #Pokemon style game. Very different story and premise from Pokemon, and the battle system and set up is unique enough to be it's own separate thing while still sort of scratching the same itch.
Feels like it's set up for older kids and adult fans of Pokemon, sort of leaning into jokes that would more land with us. The designs feel better than the normal fan and alternative game fare. Plus the fusion mechanic is novel.
I bought #CassetteBeasts on sale as the Summer Sale has begun on #Steam! I won't be able to buy as much in the way of games, however, a few gems will end up in my Steam Cart.