Back for good!

 

Hello, dear fellow gamers! It’s been a long, long time since I last posted. The last post I uploaded—which I didn’t reload in this new version of That Extra Level—was an early 2024 post celebrating, well, 10 years of That Extra Level.

Not only have I not posted anything since that post, but I also took TEL off the internet entirely. My logic at the time was that readers would end up thinking that TEL was abandoned, and thus not visit anymore; on top of that, I really liked the idea of starting anew and afresh if I ever came back to blogging.

That fateful day has finally come; but before talking about gaming, I wanna write about these two years. I took regular breaks from gaming and blogging during my 10 years of TEL, due to health issues; and well, these health issues spiralled out of control in 2024 and 2025. I finally got a diagnosis; without entering details, we’re talking about a chronic and uncurable—yet not fatal—disease here. I’m still busy digesting the news; but my way of living and my outlook on life are already starting so change—for the better.

 As far as gaming is concerned, I took an ominous decision: to play every single day of my life—no exception. To play even if it’s for 10 minutes. To play even if I had a hectic day —especially if I had a hectic day.

As you may guess, this is related to my disease. To stay afloat, I must stick to a strict routine; a routine involving as many pleasant activities as possible. And as you know, gaming is a pleasant activity to me. QED!

So, my gaming present and future are taken care of. But what about the last two years, you may ask? How did my gaming fare in 2024 and 2025? I didn’t touch a D-pad in 2024, but I played a number of runs in 2025: two runs of Atelier Sophie, three runs of Criminal Girls and two runs of Dungeon Travellers 2. Yup, my Vita got some much-deserved love —and I got some much-deserved feel-good gaming that alleviated what was overall an über-nasty year.

Well, I’m back now —for good! I’m glad to be there writing, honestly. See you soon, dear fellow gamers —take care of yourselves, and keep gaming like the wind! 😘