Shining Hearts is billed as a turn-based RPG, but it’s more like a slice-of-life game with random battles. In my last post I called it a cross between Rune Factory and Atelier Iris. It’s not an exact analogy, but that should give you some kind of idea of what this game feels like to play. […]
Wild Arms 2 – 10 years too late for me
I quit Wild Arms 2 so quickly that normally I wouldn’t even write about it, but since it’s on my New Year’s Resolutions list I should at least say something. I played Ashley’s prologue and started Lillia’s, so that’s about an hour in. When I played Wild Arms 1 back in 2003-ish, what I really liked […]
Grand Knights History – I’ve seen enough
My resolution for the rest of 2012 is not to waste too much time on games I’m not enjoying. I’ve played several hours of Grand Knights History and gotten my characters to level 28, and I still haven’t tried War Mode, but I’ve already had enough. My reasons 1. It’s neither good nor bad. I […]
Ragnarok ~ Hikari to Yami no Koujo ~ (3)
Quick update on Ragnarok ~ Hikari to Yami no Koujo ~: finished Cynthia’s route. The ending was abrupt and completely inconclusive. Luckily enough New Game+ let me start over with my levels and items intact (and enemy levels scaled to match), so I’m doing the other routes now. You can see the event timeline on […]
WiZman’s World – Underrated dungeon crawler (2)
Remember when I said I quit Wizman’s World? I liiiiiieeed! But this time I’m telling the truth, I really am dropping it for good this time. What made me go back for more punishment? Well, when I “quit” last time, I was literally right outside what I thought was the final boss’s door. I thought […]