Finished the main game! I killed the last boss at level 70, around the 70-hour mark. It was a pitifully easy affair, so I was probably supposed to take him down about 10 levels earlier. Bye-bye baddie, welcome back Mist, roll credits, back to my farm to continue daily life. In Rune Factory 1 and […]
A couple of days ago I had a horrible nightmare. I dreamt I finally started my beloved Phantasy Star Portable 2 and it sucked. When I woke up drenched with sweat a few minutes later, I was still depressed. I tried to recall what made the game so bad and it hit me: it had […]
When I started writing this post on March 6th, I’d reached level 35-ish, around 36 hours sunk in, roaming Lava Ruins B4, where I seemed to be stuck. I wasn’t having too much fun and was even thinking of quitting. Then I decided to play a little more before continuing to blog and here I […]
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 […]