Happy New Year! The number 2015 sounds so accomplished and mature somehow, so that means I have to be mature and accomplished about my gaming choices this year. Or I could just take the easy route and play whatever catches my eye like I always do. Decisions, decisions… Last year I only managed to play […]
Merry Christmas, every-nyan! Plus some site news
Christmas is a time for hanging out with family, eating and drinking lots of delicious treats and then sleeping everything off like a baby, little suspecting the horror that awaits you the next time you step on the bathroom scale. As a dutiful citizen, I have been doing my part to make the world a […]
Spinning my wheels in Wild Arms 5 and Avalon Code
They aren’t bad games, but I don’t really get excited at the thought of playing them either. Wild Arms 5 – 20 hours in, maybe? The last scene I recall was riding my monowheel into Twelbit… and there was some fountain or the other in the middle of town. Can’t remember if I saw anything […]
Wild Arms 5 – Picking up nicely
It took about 10 hours, but I’m finally starting to enjoy Wild Arms 5. I got used to the ‘kiddiness’ of the characters and the cheesiness of the story (aliens are discriminating against us!), and in my last session they finally began to introduce the real Save The Planet story. I don’t know why RPGs […]
Avalon Code redux – No, my opinion hasn’t really changed
I said I’d give Avalon Code a second chance so I gave Avalon Code a second chance. Last time I quit barely 5 hours into the game, but right now I’m at the 9 hour mark. Of course about 3 of those hours have been spent just fiddling with codes alone, but progress is still […]