I’m trying to play both games slowly to avoid burnout, but it’s not really working. I’m not very good at this fancy new-age “self-control” stuff. So I thought, if moderation won’t work then it’s time to go the other route: play the hell out of both games. That I can do nicely. UnchainBlades EXXiV: 65 […]
Yay, 300th post! \o/ And yay, 30th hour of Arc Rise Fantasia! I just finished the Opalus subplot, and I’m having waaay more fun than I ever thought I would when I picked it up. My opinion of the game has improved quite a bit in the 25 gaming hours since the last post. Part […]
Sakura Note is a short game, only about 4 or 5 hours long, so I finished it quickly once I put my mind to it. I had some harsh words for it last time, but the story improved dramatically in the last two chapters and the ending was very sweet, so I feel a lot […]
Games like Sakura Note give the slice of life genre a bad name. There’s no point making a game about ordinary life with a mystic twist if the result is going to be less interesting than real life. Heck, there’s no point making any game that’s less interesting than real life. After two mediocre chapters […]
I’m finding it a little hard to get into Arc Rise Fantasia. From reading countless comments and reviews, I already knew not to expect much from the story or characters, but I was promised a cracking good battle system. Uhh, where? Still it’s very early days yet – about 5 hours, at least 1 hour […]