Ookiku Furikabutte: Hontou no Ace ni Nareru Kamo – Okay for one or two playthroughs

I’m not a mega-huge fan of Ookiku Furikabutte (known in the west as Big Windup!) but it’s definitely one of the best sports anime I’ve seen so far. I liked it enough that I even bought the series after watching it for free on Funimation’s youtube channel. So despite my misgivings about anime spin-off games, […]

Rune Factory Frontier – Progress Report 3 (finished)

Done, done and done. I met all the Rune Factory Frontier goals I set for myself last time, so here I am for the final round up. 1. Getting married to Iris was a bigger ordeal than I’d thought. First I had to raise both girls to 10 LP. Then they inexplicably fell sick and […]

Tokimeki Memorial 3 – Emi Tachibana GET!

Tokimeki Memorial 3 is the black sheep of the Tokimemo family, the least-praised, least-loved and least-remembered today. Fans complained about the dumbed-down system and 3D character design when the game was released, but I believe all would have been forgiven if the cast of girls had been even slightly attractive and memorable. Now I’m no […]

Hayate no Gotoku! Ojousama Produce Daisakusen: Bokuiro ni Somare! ~Gakkouhen~

A short, sweet palate cleanser from the sour aftertaste of Lunar. Hayate no Gotoku! Ojousama Blah Blah ~ What is it with Hata and Long Titles, Anyway?~ is a raising sim slash beauty pageant sim with a little bit of romance rounding it out. I stopped reading Hayate no Gotoku! over a year ago so […]