Not stuck as in I don’t know what to do next. Stuck as in Dark Cloud 2 freezes when I try to move forward. 29 hours, chapter 5, 100% Heim Rada and the game freezes every time Galen starts to launch Paznos. I turned the game on and off three times, tried doing things in a […]
Dark Cloud 2 – Great, but slightly grindy
I’m so glad I cleared my schedule just to spend time on Dark Cloud 2. In addition to the five-ish hours I’d played already, I also got about 10 hours of playing done yesterday and today. Right now I’m almost done (I think?) with chapter 3, with around 15 hours played. I’ve done as much […]
Dekitate High School – Just because you did something ‘first’ doesn’t mean you did it well
When Dekitate High School came out on the SNES in 1995, it marketed itself as “the first high school simulation game on the SNES.” According to j-wiki, this wasn’t true because a game called Houkago in Beppin Jogakuin (After School in the Beautiful Girl’s Academy) had come out a few months before. It was also […]
Farm Frenzy: Animal Country – My casualization is progressing at an alarming rate
I’m still not in the frame of mind to play anything “long” and “epic”, but the casualest of games? Bring it on! It only took me two days to finish all the levels of Farm Frenzy: Animal Country and get a silver rank in about 75% of them. That’s what I like about these casual games. […]
25 tips for making Shepherd’s Crossing 2 easier
Yeah, yeah, I know I said I’d play it again next year. But I don’t have anything else exciting going on now, plus I really, really like Shepherd’s Crossing 2. This time I made two bedcovers, saved and checked out all the male marriage candidates. Wow, could these guys be any less eager to marry […]