I actually finished Shining Ark several days ago at 38 hours and 45 minutes, but then I spent another 6-8 hours doing the Extra chapter and fighting the bonus boss twice, and that’s why I’m only just getting round to reviewing it it. TL;DR version: the game is good, the story makes sense, I liked […]
Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpuuchou – Great stuff!
If I had known it was an SRPG all along I would have played Tokyo Majin much sooner. The only game in the series I’d played was Tokyo Mono Hara Shi, which was a boring visual novel with passable dungeon crawling thrown in, so I wasn’t expecting much when I started the original Tokyo Majin […]
Finished Avalon Code. Not sure how to feel (spoilers)
Sometimes I push myself to finish a game and I’m glad I did it. Other times I finish a game and it’s like… meh. Okay so I finished Avalon Code. And? Still, I’m not going to tell anyone contemplating dropping it to keep playing, but if there’s anyone who wants to soldier on regardless, I’m […]
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 […]
9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors – I knew I wouldn’t like it
To be honest the odds were stacked against 999 from the start. 1. I don’t like visual novels. I don’t think I’ve made a secret of this dislike or of the reason: they’re really boring to read. The dialogue parts aren’t so bad, but there’s always a lot of description of things that don’t need […]