Shining Ark = Shining Hearts’ atmosphere + Shining Blade’s battles

It’s all going to fall apart sooner or later, I know, but right now I’m seriously enjoying Shining Ark. I knew Sega could make a better game than Shining Blade if they tried. They’ve made an honest attempt to combine the best of Shining Hearts (crafting, laid-back village life) with the best of Shining Blade […]

Otome games with Stat-raising gameplay

Another spin-off from the list of otome games with actual gameplay. This should make the main list a little easier to manage. 1. Always Remember Me [English] Developer/Publisher: Winter Wolves Story: Amy is desperate! Her boyfriend Aaron doesn’t remember her anymore after a car accident! Will you be able to make him remember again? Or […]

L2 Love x Loop – So boring I couldn’t keep playing

Yes, Idea Factory actually managed to make a game worse than Kurunugyaaah. And they achieved it quite easily too, by making L2 Love x Loop unspeakably dull. Bad games I can handle. Boring games? Urgh… If this was on the DS or the PSP then maybe I might have toughed it out and completed at […]

Last Bullet DS review – Likeable characters, laughable plot (spoilers)

Last Bullet is a visual novel/sniping game developed and published by Furyu Corporation. I know them better as dungeon-crawler developers, but I recently learned that they occasionally dabble in otome games as well, so I decided to give Last Bullet a shot. And you know, it was actually pretty good. I’m not a fan of […]