I like item crafting games, the more full-bodied, the better. RPGs with crafting are a dime a dozen, but Gust pretty much has the market cornered on “Here, make items for 40 hours” games. I love Gust and all, but it’s nice to see takes on the genre (if you can call it that) from […]
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness – Why can’t I bring myself to like this game?!
It’s worse than not liking Disgaea: I can’t even bring myself to play it. Three times I have tried to play this game, and three times I have gone down in defeat. The first two times I barely made it past the hour mark. This time I gave it “the mother of all college tries” […]
Zettai Hero Project – Unending Game VS Uninterested Gamer
A pig in lipstick is still a pig. And a rogue-like in lipstick is still a rogue-like. And I play rogue-likes not to finish them but to see how many times I die before I lose interest. So I played Zettai Hero Project for a while, lost interest and quit. End of report. You: “That’s it?! […]
Atelier Annie – So-so
I’m supposed to be playing Phantasy Star Portable right around now. But I still hadn’t had enough item synthesis after Atelier Elie last week, so I played Atelier Annie instead. This is actually my third or fourth playthrough of Annie. I played it quite thoroughly when it first came out in Japanese, but I didn’t […]
Blade Dancer: Lineage of Shite (spoilers)
Damn. They got me. They really got me. Worst… Ending… EVER. Ending spoilers first: This game ends with you losing to the final boss. That’s it. So long, see ya, have fun wherever! The credits roll, the game is over. If you’ve ever run a marathon just to have someone kick you in the teeth […]