I played the PSP port of Sega’s Sakura Taisen right around this time in 2012 and had a great time. I was looking forward to Sakura Taisen 2, which I hoped would fix a few tiny issues I had with the first game: 1. Add a fast-forward/scene skip option. 2. Add a quick-save/quick-load option. 3. […]
Rune Factory Tides of Destiny (Progress Report 3) – Done and dusted
I finished it. …Okay I guess I’m not really done because I haven’t gotten Sonja back in her body yet, but I’ve killed the last boss and that’s enough for me. Anyway, 66 hours. Level 42. I used the Rune Blade and some three random monsters to distract the boss while I snuck in my […]
Rune Factory Tides of Destiny (Progress Report 1)
It’s a bit late for a progress report, seeing as I am 38 hours into Rune Factory Tides of Destiny, level 24, finished 2 and a half dungeons, well on my way to making Lily/Violet/Maerwen/all three my waifu. Still, better late than never. Here’s what I think about the game so far. Dungeons: PITA. It’s […]
Summon Night 4 – A paean to the joys of slave ownership (spoilers)
As promised here are a few words about how much I enjoyed playing Summon Night 4 and how much it scratched my strategy RPG itch so that I won’t be playing another one for a while. Unless I feel like it. Unfortunately with the benefit of hindsight, I’m starting to realize I didn’t enjoy SN4 […]
Gakkou wo Tsukurou!! Advance review
Gakkou wo Tsukurou!! is a 5-game life sim series published by Victor Interactive Software, now part of Marvelous AQL Interactive or whatever it is they call themselves now. The first three games are on the Playstation, the fourth one is on the GBA and the last one came out on the PS2 in 2005. I […]