Good old Imageepoch. They make some terrible stinkers when they’re working on their own, but the games they make for other companies are usually pretty good. Case in point, Last Ranker. I wasn’t expecting much when I saw the surly-faced main character, but it has given me a very pleasant surprise. The other characters could […]
Fire Emblem Shin Monshou no Nazo – Casual Mode for life!
Now that I have finally experienced the joys of Casual Mode Fire Emblem, I am never playing Classic Mode again. Ever! It is seriously not worth the annoyance and frustration. In fact I marvel at my initial negative reaction when I heard of casual mode. “No perma-death?! What a travesty! It shouldn’t even be an […]
Elvandia Story solo run – Dark route (spoilers)
I did say I wanted to play something crappy, didn’t I? I also felt like playing an SRPG. And not just that, but I wanted something tried and proven to be horrible but not too horrible (which ruled out Hoshigami). My choices were either Tactical Guild or Elvandia Story and since I’ve already finished all […]
La Corda d’oro – Forever alone! (spoilers)
My valiant pursuit of otome games with actual gameplay continues! Not that I won’t ‘play’ otome visual novels, and not that there aren’t some very good ones out there, but when I pick up a handheld or a controller, I want to play something, not read for 10 hours. And so it is that I […]
Summon Night Swordcraft Story – Slightly above average (spoilers)
After 10 hours I hope I’m almost done with Summon Night Swordcraft Story, but I have no way to tell. I’ve reached level 33 in the dungeons, reached the semi-finals in the tournament and just returned from Fort Mirana story-wise. It hasn’t been a bad ride, but I’m ready for it to end now. The […]