I actually finished Shining Ark several days ago at 38 hours and 45 minutes, but then I spent another 6-8 hours doing the Extra chapter and fighting the bonus boss twice, and that’s why I’m only just getting round to reviewing it it. TL;DR version: the game is good, the story makes sense, I liked […]
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 […]
Fuurai no Shiren DS 2 – Finished!
And it only took 2 years, 3 months and 17 days from the day I first quit. Congratulations, me! ^_^ Everybody stop round for champagne and cookies later, on the house. Actually story mode in Fuurai no Shiren 2 was really easy… Actually I should be calling it Shiren DS 2, because it’s not actually […]
Differences between Shiren DS 1 and Shiren DS 2
I’m still playing Shiren the Wanderer, on and off, since I’m planning to go on 100 adventures before I quit and I’m only in my 50s. I have long since lost all the equipment I talked about in my last post, but still, a luta continua. One time I made it all the way to […]
Sakura Taisen 2 – Kanna GET again!
I spent a little more time after the last post deciding who to pair Ichiro “Ladykiller” Ogami with in Sakura Taisen 2. Ultimately I decided not to encourage his philandering ways and paired him up with Kanna again. It’s unfortunate that Sakura Taisen 3 features a harem of new girls in Paris (the city of […]