My final save file reads 36:17:40 and I reckon about 10 of those hours were actually fun. The rest was dreck. Atelier Ayesha seems to divide people into those who think it’s the best thing ever and a great introduction to the Atelier series and those who think it’s disappointing and the beginning of the […]
As promised, I’m back at the end of Year 2 of Atelier Ayesha Plus for an update of my progress. Actually I’m a little beyond that and into Year 3, July 7th IIRC. Just finished saving Ayesha’s sister Nio. But somehow the game is still continuing, barreling forward without any motivation on my part. The […]
…but I don’t like Atelier Ayesha Plus so far. Even though it’s only December of year 1, it’s quite boring. In this game, Ayesha’s sole reason for doing alchemy is to track down her sister, so the joy of doing alchemy for its own sake is non-existent. My great joy in Atelier games, reduced to […]
Ocean Lunch Antique is another simulation game from inutoneko, a Japanese indie game I’ve been sort-of following for years. Their games used to be Japanese only, but now you can find their more recent games on Steam with poor but readable translations. Worth a try if you like simple but hopelessly addictive games. Having said […]
Phew. I’ve been playing too much La Corda d’Oro 2ff. I wanted to get both Tsukimori’s true end and Fudou’s ending on one playthrough, but it was harder than I’d thought. First I managed to trigger Tsukimori’s Love Chain 3 but lost Fudou because I didn’t befriend the other guys in time. I reloaded and […]