Exactly what is say in the title. The point of the “One Hour Review” series is to figure out what a game is about and whether I’ll like it or not. In the case of Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, this was quite unnecessary. I won’t go so far as to say […]
Five Minute Review: Trials of Mana. For my first trick, I will murder a defenseless puppy…
I came across the Trials of Mana demo while browsing through the games on my bro’s Switch, and I realized, I’ve never played any of the Mana games before. In fact, apart from Legend of Mana, I don’t know any of the others. I know there was one on the DS, maybe one on the […]
One Hour Review: Civilization VI – Incompatible genre
Every once in a while, a gamer should try an unfamiliar gaming genre. Y’know, just to shake things up a bit. Either it will be a big success and you’ll expand your gaming repertoire, or it’ll be so-so or a failure, and then you’ve learned more about yourself and what works for you. Since I […]
Disappointed after finishing all the chapters in Octopath Traveler
Notice I didn’t say I finished Octopath Traveler proper, or that I finished “the whole story” or anything like that. When I beat H’aanit’s chapter 4 boss, the credits rolled and I got the option to take her out of the party at that point. So in a sense you could say I did finish […]
Dropping Genshin Impact temporarily, almost done with Octopath Traveler (spoilers)
Yo! Long time no write. I already explained that my gaming life these days consists almost entirely of unexciting casual fare, so there’s nothing to write about… or there wasn’t, until a few days ago. Genshin Impact Sometimes “If you don’t like it, don’t play it” is indeed the correct answer to complaints about a […]