“Ore no Shikabane o Koete yuke” is often translated as “Over my dead body,” which is what it means, but not in the usual sense of “Hell no!” More like “Cross over a river of the dead bodies of your ancestors until you finally manage to kill the boss,” which isn’t nearly as catchy. Not […]
Xenoblade Chronicles – Ending spoilers
Finished. 132 hours and 39 seconds. The ending was cheesier than a mountain of rotten cheddar. I mean, “The Power of Friendship” in this day and age? The last boss was the last boss because he was secretly lonely and just wanted friends? Seriously? Wow. Well, I’ve already written more than enough on my impressions […]
More games that didn’t work out
I’ve mentioned this before, but I don’t write about every single game I play. There’s always a couple of games each year that I just couldn’t bring myself to play more than an hour or two of. They don’t deserve a post of their own, so every once in a while I gather them all […]
Happy New Year + Resolutions 2013
Happy New Year! May 2013 be as quiet and uneventful for me as 2012 was! Everybody, love! And peace! And lots of video games! This year I have two overall gaming resolutions: 1) I shall no longer force myself to continue games I’m not enjoying. I usually end up quitting later anyway and feeling terrible […]
Xenoblade Chronicles – Last break before the end (spoilers)
Woo hoo! Finally reached Agniratha! I say “woo hoo!” because I’ve spent at least 20 hours supposedly trying to get there, but actually exploring as much of the world as I can. I killed my first ‘red’ mobs too, though they were just harmless sardines and flamingos. I tried to take on a level 74 […]