I said I was going to play Princess Maker 3 last time, but then I thought I’d try Valkyrie Profile just a little bit to see what it was like. Then I played a little bit more. And a little bit more. And here we are, 6 hours later. It’s very early days, just chapter […]
Record of Agarest War Mariage – 50% grinding, 50% fanservice
I haven’t played any of the ‘regular’ Agarest Senki SRPGs, but I heard this was a standalone game so I approached it accordingly. Record of Agarest War Mariage fits into a long tradition of what I call “harem RPGS.” This genre mainly covers RPGs that feature one clueless male protagonist with a party full of […]
Antiphona no Seikahime – Sugar and spice but not very nice
I didn’t like Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure, so what made me think I’d enjoy its sequel? Answer: nothing. Which is why I didn’t bother giving it more than 2 hours and 30 minutes of my time. I have a poor track record when it comes to enjoying Nippon Ichi Software games anyway, so I find […]
L2 Love x Loop – Battle system
L2 Love x Loop is one of the earliest games I wrote about when I started this blog. Back then I honestly intended to play it. Then it came out and the reviews were not very flattering, to say the least. So I put it off and put it off and put it off and […]
Wild Arms 5 – Shelved for not being bad enough
I should have been playing WA4 by now, but my PS2 had another one of its fits and decided not to play it, so Wild Arms 5 it is. I’ve played an hour of it and finished the prologue. It’s a good game, so far. It doesn’t have as many immediately off-putting puzzles as Wild […]