Merry Christmas, everyone! It’s a bit belated, but I guess I was waiting to feel the Christmas spirit first. I don’t think it’s coming this time, so I might as well post. December 2024 is probably the blandest Christmas I’ve experienced in living memory, largely by choice. IIRC I came back from church and zonked […]
JRPGs that still need localization in 2020
After writing my “10th Anniversary” post, I scrolled through my list of posts and noticed a couple of Japanese games I really enjoyed but that still aren’t available in English (AFAIK). With the advent of Kickstarter and Steam and other similar platforms, I thought for sure that more old games would have been licensed and […]
Finished Genso Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki
I’m not in the habit of giving numbered ratings, but if I did for Hyakunen no Toki, it would be: first half, 2/10, second half, 7/10, Total score 5.5/10 (yes, I know the math doesn’t add up, that’s why I don’t do number scores). I must apologize for the long delay between posts. I was […]
Suikoden: Hyakunen – The story is really good, but the game itself…
Finding the right time for a major reveal is never easy. Too soon and it lacks impact. Too late and no one notices because they’ve all gone away. In an ideal world, game writers would get the timing right every single time, but if they must err, I believe they should err on the side […]
EarthBound, Suikoden: Hyakunen and some other stuff
Short updates on four games, since I haven’t done that much gaming this weekend. EarthBound: I’ve kind of lost the plot, so I’m just plodding on from town to town seeing the sights. I just got to Fourside after the lengthy Threed saga. Now I think I have to go back to the desert and […]