My progress has slowed considerably on Adventure Bar Story, but I’m still playing it on and off. Awkward touchscreen controls mean I’d much rather be playing with my DS or PSP most of the time, so I only play ABS once in a long while when it’s like “Oh yeah, whatever happened to that game?” […]
Storm Lover Kai!! – I don’t like the guys
Actually I suspect D3 Publisher intentionally made them not-so-likeable because of the kind of game this is. Unlike most otome games, Storm Lover offers a lot of flexible (or should I say ‘loose’) dating options so you can date guys without actually being locked into a route until the game ends. You can date Kyosuke […]
Tales of Hearts, 20 hours in
I’ve snuck into some facility with my crew to rescue Kohaku, who has been kidnapped. The traitor in my party has betrayed me and has been easily forgiven. I’m beginning to think easily-forgiven traitors are a staple of Tales games, since every game I’ve played or read about seems to have at least one. I […]
Rakuen Seikatsu Hitsuji Mura – Play 5 minutes, wait 5 hours.
I’m going to be referring to this game as ‘Shepherd’s Crossing’ a lot, simply because ‘Hitsuji Mura’ is the Japanese name of the Shepherd’s Crossing games, just like Bokujou Monogatari is the Japanese name for Harvest Moon. Rakuen Seikatsu Hitsuji Mura is Success’ second attempt at making an online Shepherd’s Crossing game after the first […]
Game progress report
In alphabetical order: Adventure Bar Story – 13 hours and 58 minutes. It’s gotten old. I haven’t unlocked any new recipes or dungeons in a while and I’m too stubborn to look at a FAQ. Cook the same dishes, buy the same items, visit the same dungeons, fight the same monsters. I’ll give it another […]