Ah man, this isn’t how I wanted my relationship with Dragon Quest VII to end. I was having so much fun. Until I ran into a boss at the end of an annoying dungeon that wiped me out four times in a row. Damn you, Cumulus Vex. This is obviously a test to see if […]
Dragon Quest VII – Haven’t dropped it yet
But I came pretty close just now when I got wiped out by a boss named Gracos. I thought I might have to grind to get past him and right now I’m in the frame of mind where I’d rather drop a hundred games than grind for even an hour. Luckily it didn’t come to […]
Dragon Quest VII – A JRPGish JRPG for when you just want to play a JRPG
I’d been wanting to play Dragon Quest VII since 2013, but people kept talking me out of it. They said it was slow, they said it was repetitive, they said nothing happened in the game for the first 40 hours. They were right. But they were warning me from the perspective of someone who thinks […]
Trails in the Sky 3rd and matters arising
To cut straight to chase, I just can’t bring myself to play Trails in the Sky 3rd. I started it up all, played through the prologue, turned it off, just can’t play it again. My body rejects it. You know that thing where every time you try to do Action A your mind immediately comes […]
Happy New Year + Resolutions 2013
Happy New Year! May 2013 be as quiet and uneventful for me as 2012 was! Everybody, love! And peace! And lots of video games! This year I have two overall gaming resolutions: 1) I shall no longer force myself to continue games I’m not enjoying. I usually end up quitting later anyway and feeling terrible […]