I have plans for upcoming posts, but I've been recovering from a minor surgery this past week and haven't had the energy to work on them. So in the meantime, please enjoy this short post featuring my two favorite family moments from the Operation Diary game ❤️ (I've shared these already on Twitter and Reddit, but not Tumblr yet!)
First, this adorable video of Anya, Yor, and Bond enjoying bubbles at the fountain plaza (while Loid watches "for the mission" 😅)
And since I can only embed one video per post on Tumblr, here's a gif set instead, graciously created for me by @piracytheorist (since I have no experience with making gifs, lol). In this one, Anya asks Yor to pose like one of the statues at the art museum...and of course she gets embarrassed when Loid notices! (his double-take in the 8th and 9th gif 😂)
If you want to see the original video of this gif set, I shared it on Twitter here and Reddit here. Auko on Twitter even made a cute fan art of the scenario here (though it was based on a reupload of the Reddit video).
There's still some more content I want to share from Operation Diary, plus new essay/analysis posts that I've been planning for a while! Once my brain is no longer fogged from my surgery soreness and all the medications I've been taking, I'll get back to it! 😁
SPYxANYA: Operation Memories - Nintendo Direct 9.14.2023
Spy x Family video game, SPYxANYA: Operation Memories (SpyxFamily: Operation Diary in Japan), will launch for Nintendo Switch in 2024 worldwide.
Screenshots
Overview
About
Anya Forger has a new assignment from school: creating a photo diary!
Let’s collect memories by going to school on weekdays while going out to all sorts of exciting places like the beach or an art museum on days off, in search of subjects to photograph.
Take memorable pictures to complete her diary by living out the daily life as Anya in the world of SPYxFAMILY!
Will Anya be able to complete her photo diary?
Key Features
Experience the World Through Anya’s Eyes – Tasked with making a photo diary as an assignment for Eden College, players must take memorable pictures of Anya to complete her diary from the series through outings including parks, beaches, dog parks, aquariums, and museums.
Take Pictures When Anya Finds Something Interesting – Find something that catches Anya’s attention to capture memorable pictures of her, her family, and her friends. Good pictures will be saved as Anya’s memories.
All Fun and Mini-Games – A variety of more than 15 mini-games are available to players. Experience fun games based on familiar scenes from the anime – ranging from peanut-themed bowling to rhythm training with Yor to earn points and get costumes and outing items.
Create a Memorable Style – Customize the Forgers with unlockable costumes and other items to create a memorable style. Also use the game’s photo mode to take the perfect portrait of the Forger family.
Spy x Family Operation Diary - Forger outfit coordination
One of my favorite things to do in the SxF game is color-coordinate the outfits that the Forgers wear on their family outings! Here are some photos of my better attempts.
Turquoise polka dots (Anya and Bond got matching sunglasses so I added those as well).
The "celebrity set" (part of the extra downloadable content). Added red berets for Yor and Anya since they were visiting the art museum!
The "denim set" (also downloadable content).
Black formal attire.
Yellow polka dots (added the yellow ribbon for Yor and the sunglasses for Anya and Bond).
The "punk set" (downloadable content as well…also added the horns for Anya and Bond, and the black headband for Yor).
Different shades of blue.
White and turquoise (there were a few cases like this where I couldn't get all four of them to match, so I did two and two: Anya and Yor have matching white dresses and straw hats, and Loid's turquoise shirt matches Bond's turquoise bandana. Also matching sunglasses for Anya and Bond again!)
Pink polka dots.
The blue outfits they wore in the anime when visiting the aquarium! (obviously Bond didn't have one so I got the closest matching bandana for him!)
Another case where I matched two and two instead of all four - Loid and Anya are both wearing some shade of magenta, and Yor's brownish coat matches Bond's brown bandana.
The gold agent set you receive for completing the game! (I thought the hats and sunglasses were a bit much, so I removed those when they went on an outing, lol. Bond didn't get one so I improvised his!)
But this one is probably my favorite - you can get Loid's spy infiltration outfit, Yor's thorn princess outfit, and Anya's spy outfit she uses in episode 26! Bond also gets goggles for some reason so I threw those on too...we're just a totally normal family here 😅
If you want to see more of my posts about the SxF game, check the sxf game tag on my blog here.
Calling the game "Spy x Anya" rather than "Spy x Family" means also opening up the chances of a Spy x Loid and/or Spy x Yor title with entirely different gameplay styles later on should this be a successful gateway.To speculate on that I could see Loid's title being more of a detective/stealth game while Yor is a slasher/fighter/beat-em-up.