I ended up playing about an hour and a quarter of The Alliance Alive, because a lot was happening at the hour mark. Story: 1000 years ago, daemons took over the world. The game world, not the real world, though you might be forgiven for being confused. As a result, the sky has been purple […]
JRPGs that still need localization in 2020
After writing my “10th Anniversary” post, I scrolled through my list of posts and noticed a couple of Japanese games I really enjoyed but that still aren’t available in English (AFAIK). With the advent of Kickstarter and Steam and other similar platforms, I thought for sure that more old games would have been licensed and […]
Octopath Traveler on temporary hold
Alas, all good things must come to an end. I had a good time with my brother’s Switch for a solid month and now I’ve returned it. Since I was so close to finishing Octopath Traveler, I’m negotiating for a little extra time to clear it properly, possibly later in November. But apart from that, […]
Octopath Traveler – Still going strong after 40 hours (spoilers)
I said I would be back to report on Octopath Traveler once I’d finished chapter 3 for everyone, so here I am! Still having fun! 8 separate stories I’ve really been saved by my laziness this time. Long time readers may have noticed that I almost never play games at launch. Even if I get […]
25 hours into Octopath Traveler – Still good
Octopath Traveler was good when I started out. It’s still good now that I’m over 25 hours in. I hope it will be good all the way through. I’ve done all the Chapters 1s for all 8 characters, now I’m almost done with the Chapter 2s. IIRC I only have Ophilia’s, H’aanit’s and Olberic’s left. […]