Atelier Lilie ~ Alchemist of Salburg 3 ~ is a prequel to Marie, Elie and the other Salburg games. It tells the story of an alchemist named Lilie, her mentor Dorunie and her two apprentices, Hermina and Ingrid as they move from Kentniss to Salburg to try and set up an alchemy academy. Apart from […]
Tales of Legendia – Quit because of puzzle booths
And after only 3 hours too. Not that I was actually playing Tales of Legendia. It’s more like I was watching it, like one would watch an anime. A long, slow, cliched anime. I had the controller in my hand and I was pressing buttons all right, but I also had combat difficulty set to […]
Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits (2)
It’s games like this that make me want to quit gaming. Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits is not terrible enough to quit over, but it’s not very good either, so I just keep plodding along and getting more and more annoyed and depressed. According the game clock I’m 22 hours and 58 minutes in. […]
Games I didn’t like, 2013 edition
Time for another round of games I tried and quickly abandoned. It’s a rather short list this time round, because 2013 was a pretty good year. I think I’m slightly more discerning in the games I’ll even try as well, so that leads to fewer casualties in the long run. Metal Saga: Hagane no Kisetsu […]
Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits (1)
10 hours in. I didn’t know what to expect from an Arc the Lad game, but this seems like a normal SRPG so far. I’m really liking half of the story, and the battles are slow but highly playable. I don’t know how long this is or whether there’ll be a difficulty spike later on, […]