Mani's Gaming Galaxy

Amani | 27 | Las Vegas Welcome to my galaxy. Cozy games, RPGs, first-person shooters, co-op games, narrative games and more! PS5 | Switch | PC "Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong." - Mordin Solus

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C'est Moi

Hi guys! My name is Amani, and I have been a lifelong gamer. I fell in love with the Sims first, then RPGs in high school with the Mass Effect and Dragon Age trilogies, and have been chasing that high ever since. I switch between my PS5, Switch, and my PC, constantly trying the new games as they come out and returning to some of my favorites. But I hope you are along for the ride.

I also have a year-old black cat named Luffy (yes, from One Piece), and he is the loml.

Welcome!

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Fall Gaming Favorites 🎃

Happy Fall, gamers! Autumn is my absolute favorite time to delve into cozy, spooky, and chill games. Here are a few of my favorites.

Hogwarts Legacy: Best full immersion fall game for me. The graphics and landscape are beautiful. I love that you can whack villains in the game, and they didn't make it too child-like. When studying, I'll pull up an immersive Hogwarts fall walking tour on YT—the game map is that good. Highly recommend. As a long-time Harry Potter fan, this game was a dream come true for me. #Slytherin

Cabernet: Playing as a newly created vampire with limited memories + gaining and using vampire powers on villagers + a dating component? Yes please! This game snuck up on me, but it is everything I want in a mildly spooky game. I looove this indie RPG.

Cult of the Lamb: I currently have both an evil and a wholesome cult playthrough, switching between the two depending on my mood. It is almost like a city builder + a dungeon crawler. Adore the simplicity of the combat in this game. AND it is my favorite local co-op game to play. It's so fun clearing the rooms together. The co-op function is criminally underused here!

Ghost of Tsushima: I can't believe it took me so long to start playing this. The level of craftsmanship in this game is unreal. The landscape's graphics are beautiful. You can just ride around in lovely fields while stopping occasionally to kill Mongols. Truly a dream. Currently in Act 2, making myself finish it before I go for Ghost of Yotei.

Spiritfarer: I stumbled onto this heartfelt, emotional game during a Nintendo sale. It's crazy this game isn't more well-known. I love the emotional journey it takes you through as you navigate different stages of grief over your favorite characters. Calm(ish), no combat, just collecting characters, resources, and helping out old friends. Extremely well written.

Stardew Valley: I can't make a fall gaming list without including it. This is popular for good reason—it is the epitome of cozy gaming. The repetitive grind loop is addictive, and there are so many ways to play. I just started a new Meadowland farm and just got to my first day of Summer!

Fields of Mistria: In the same vein as Stardew Valley, but somehow better. The social component blows Stardew out of the water. I love the magical component and my cute character! This is my favorite game on this list.

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Mao Cafe

This is the Hsu Family's Mao Cafe, a small business residential lot. The original is a lovely Pottery Studio by eviee640. I used it as a base to reimagine it as a cat cafe. It is placed on the 2-4-1 Wakabamori lot.

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TS4: Kiara Hsu

Meet Kiara Hsu. Kiara is a Mt. Komorebi resident alongside her mother, Debra, and younger sister, Vera, and their family dog, Wolfe. She is my OG "cool girl" sim. Her traits are: Neat, Foodie, Self-Assured, and Romantic. She is an animal lover and has opened up the first cat cafe in her town, Mao Cafe. She is soon to be wed to her Fiancée, Esmee Martin.

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Coucou Cafe

This is Esmee's Coucou Cafe, a small business residential lot. The original is by SimmerJasmyn. I just wanted a more modern, bistro-like feel with warmer colors.

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TS4: Esmee Martin

Meet Esmee Martin. Esmee is French and the new owner, manager, and head baker of Coucou Cafe in Tartosa. Her traits are: Creative, Perfectionist, Foodie, and Outgoing. She is a dog lover at heart and has 3 doodles: Chloe (a Schnoodle), Louis (a Labradoodle), and Francois (a Schnoodle + Labradoodle). She is soon to be wed to her Fiancée, Kiara Hsu, in a post coming soon. For the time being, she is doing her best to run her bakery solo with her 3 wild dogs running around. Wish her luck!

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BG3: Aelora

Meet Aelora. She is my High Elf Wizard. I play her with a full squad (Two Fighters and a Cleric), so she is a strong support character. Her team is in Act II at the Lost Light Inn and recently fought at the lakeshore so Halsin could retrieve Thaniel. Up next for her group is playing his very irritating game of hide and seek and lifting the Shadow Curse.

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BG3: Morva

Meet Morva. She is my Duergar Dwarf Rogue. I wanted to do something different than my usual Druid or Wizard build and challenge myself, so here we are. She is small but hard-bodied and is my newest build in Act I. She also just finished raiding the Druid Sanctuary near Auntie Ethel (whom I am avoiding lol), persuading Kagha to turn against the Shadow Druids, and saved the grove and Arabella. She hired the Ogres, found Scratch, saved the gnome, and killed the goblins at the town gate. She is now finally headed to the goblin camp to save Halsin (and the owlbear cub).

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BG3: Isola

Meet Isola. She is my Wood Elf Druid. She persuaded Kagha to turn against the Shadow Druids and saved the grove, earning her the title Faithwarden. Currently in Act III of the game in Lower City in Baldur's Gate. Recently had Wyll "sacrifice" his father to Mizora to get out of his contract. Then went down in the submarine to rescue the Duke and some of the Steel Watcher families before she could kill him. Went and aided the uprising and defeated the Steel Watchers. Then went on to kill Gortash in order to retrieve Halsin (bear bf) from Orin. Still stalling on actually confronting Orin though...

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Games I’m Currently Playing

Here’s my current gaming rotation.

PS5:

Baldur’s Gate: 2nd/3rd/4th/5th playthrough simultaneously, playing as a Rogue (Assassin) Duergar Dwarf (Act I) and a Wood Elf Duid (Act III) alone, a Drow Bard with a friend (Act II), and a High Elf Wizard with a full party of friends (Act II). Why? Because why not?

Fortnite: Usually Duos with a friend on Zero Build or Blitz.

Dragon Age: Inquisition: JUST re-downloaded and started a new playthrough for purely nostalgic reasons. The dialogue and character writing are unmatched, and I missed my boo Cullen (and the war table mechanics). I also think it’s BS what they did to Southern Ferelden in Veilgaurd. Anyways, moving on.

Cyberpunk 2077: Love this game downnnn. I always hated first-person shooters until this game. Doing a playthrough as Corpo V (my favorite backstory), and I just started The Hunt quest with River (my usual cyber bf).

PC:

The Sims 4: Hate to love this game. But mods make it bearable. I could get into the intricacies of my 20+ families and worlds, but that would take too long. Currently running a bookish cafe and bakery in Tartosa with my French sim Esme, who is engaged to her girlfriend from Mt. Komorebi. Next play will probably be their very glitchy wedding. Send your prayers!

Tiny Bookshop: The cozy game of my dreams. Just started my first winter and visited Hilda in the hospital. Such adorable and personable writing.

Chef RPG: A new favorite from last year’s releases. I’ve already put in 232 hours into this game. I neeed to play the new update with all the festivals added.

Switch:

Discounty: Very unique little game. I’m still in the beginning of this game, but I played for 12 hours straight the other day. Very addicting workaholic-esque game loop that keeps calling me back.

That’s it for now lol. I have many, many more that I like to continue to dabble in, but these are my main ones currently. Soon (October maybe?), I’m thinking I will plan out and begin my fall-themed gaming. I’ve been dying to open up Hogwarts Legacy and Fields of Mistria again, but soon!