Who this game is for – People who really like dungeon crawlers. Like, really, really like them. – People with at least 20 hours to devote to the game, usually more. – People who are tired of always “saving the world”. – People who are tired of playing as the usual plucky kid with his […]
Ore no Shikabane wo Koete yuke is a unique game in a number of ways, but it has one thing in common with other dungeon crawlers: it gets tedious! Even as a big fan of the game there were moments near the end when I seriously considered giving up. I was playing and playing and […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]