Atelier Sophie – Garbage.

I’ve been playing a lot of Atelier games this year whereas I used to space them out more in the past. That’s because in the past I found them quite satisfying and enjoyable, so one game could tide me over for a long time. Since Atelier Ayesha, however, I haven’t been enjoying myself. That’s why […]

Atelier Shallie Plus – Lousy to the end (spoilers)

I apologize for the long delay between posts. It’s because Atelier Shallie Plus was so boring I couldn’t bring myself to play it, but at the same time I was too busy to start something new. Finally I just sat in front of the TV and forced myself to finish it, marveling that the day […]

Dungeon Shoujo – Finished. Not that exciting

Dungeon Shoujo / Dungeon Girl,  is yet another game from Japanese indie developer inutoneko. It was released before both Soul Smith of the Kingdom and Witch Ring Meister, but I skipped it earlier because mentally I couldn’t reconcile the dungeon exploration setting with the puzzle gameplay. If it’s a dungeon crawler then I want to […]

Little progress in Atelier Shallie Plus (sizeable spoilers)

It’s been a while since I last touched Atelier Shallie Plus. At least two weeks, maybe more. I’m a bit baffled by that because usually I blaze through Atelier games no matter how busy I am. In fact they’re my favorite procrastination tools. It just happens that I’ve hit a really boring patch where I […]

Story of Seasons – I am SO over Harvest Moon

story of seasons 3ds front cover

I used to be a massive Harvest Moon fan long ago. So long ago that most readers probably don’t know it, seeing as I started this blog in the twilight of my farming game career. I haven’t played one since I tried Harvest Moon: A New Beginning four years ago, and even that didn’t really […]