Hi everyone, and welcome back to My Week Unwrapped, where I discuss all the games I’ve been playing over the last seven days. Once again, this will cover two weeks of games instead of just one. I spent most of my time continuing with games I was already in middle of, but there were also a couple of new ones I played. The surprise release from Rusty Lake was the highlight of my week. There’s a lot to discuss, so let’s get started.

The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show

Rusty Lake is celebrating their tenth anniversary, and of course they released a free game that appeared to be small at first glance but ended up being much bigger, with lots of achievements to unlock. The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show is made up of 20 acts, each one a self-contained puzzle. Sort of. At some point it becomes a lot more than what it seems. I don’t want to spoil it, but it’s so much more than anyone can expect for a freebie. Though, Rusty Lake has always been super generous so I can’t say I’m that surprised. But I am, once again, super impressed with what they’ve given us. I also recommend watching the short film they made called The Intern before you start the game. And if you get stuck anywhere, I have a full walkthrough here with all achievements.

Sunset Hills

I was really looking forward to playing Sunset Hills. I saw previews of it when it first released on PC and was hoping it would one day come to mobile. And now it finally has. It’s a very pretty game, with a gorgeous art style. Unfortunately, I did not enjoy the short time I spent with it. The navigation and interactions feel bad. It feels clunky walking around and I’ve gotten stuck in spots because the game zoomed in and there was no room to tap to get back out. Also, the translations are bad enough to ruin the experience for me since there’s a lot of writing. I don’t think I’ll stick with it, unfortunately. But the game is free to try, so I recommend doing that and deciding for yourself whether to pay for the full game.

Old Skies

It took me a bit longer to play through Old Skies than it should have, mainly because I had to play on my PC. Still, it was 100% worth the extra effort. If you don’t know yet what it’s about, you play as Fia Quinn, a time traveler whose job is to take tourists back in time for either nostalgia purposes, or to learn something, or in some cases even change the past. Each of the chapters stood out on their own and told the clients’ stories, but also tied together with Fia and her coworkers’ overarching story that slowly unraveled with twists and turns I never saw coming. Every character felt fully fleshed out, but I especially loved traveling with Fia and see how each experience changed her, for better or worse. You can tell how much passion went into this project, from the writing to the artwork to the puzzles and to the voice acting. Even the music caught my attention often. If any one of these elements were lacking it would have been noticeable, but they all stayed strong from beginning to end. And while Old Skies is lighter on puzzles than most point-and-click adventures, those we got felt worthwhile and really fit, really made sense. There’s no adventure game logic here, just good ol’ regular logic. I don’t want to spoil anything, but the time travel mechanics are used in such clever ways without going overboard. This game was just such a pleasure to play through — except for the fact that I wasn’t able to play on my iPad. That’s really my only complaint. If you can stand to use your PC to play a game for a few hours, I highly recommend doing so for Old Skies. It’s worth it. And if you want to see more videos, I have my whole playthrough here.

Crashlands 2

I was already enjoying Crashlands 2 a ton — in case you can’t tell from my 25+ videos. But I missed some things from the original, the main one being that pets were severely neutered in the sequel and I haven’t been able to rely on them much. Well, that’s changed now. The developers listened to feedback and now the pets attack nonstop while you’re in battle. It makes such a difference, as I was struggling a lot with the battles before. I still have to run around and attack, but my pet was pretty useless before and now he’s doing a lot of damage alongside me. It feels a lot better. They also add the compendium and randomized stats on armor so you have a reason to craft more than one. There some other changes, but those are the big ones. It’s always refreshing to see developers respond to player feedback and I’m impressed at how quickly they made those changes, especially the compendium. If you haven’t bought the game yet, now’s a good time to consider doing so. You can also watch more of my videos here if you’re unsure.

Genshin Impact

And last, I’ve been trying to catch up on Genshin Impact, but I’m a little behind. I only got through about half of the new content added in 5.5 and now 5.6 is out. There’s a new story quest taking place in Monstadt and Dragonspine, which I’m enjoying, though I do miss the voice acting. There’s also a new character named Escoffier, and we can also finally get Ifa as a playable character. I made some wishes and got him, but I stopped before getting a 5-star. I still need to play through Escoffier’s story quest and decide if I want her. Meanwhile I’ll just make my way through all the new content.

And that’s everything I’ve been up to this week. I also saw Sinners, which I highly recommend. Thunderbolts was also fun, and The Wedding Banquet was very predictable but still enjoyable. I’m also rewatching the fourth season of You before I start the fifth because I realized I didn’t remember it well enough. Anyway, let me know in the comments section which games you’re playing and I’ll see you back here next time with more of My Week Unwrapped!