Luckily the story isn’t too terrible either, and likeable characters can take me a long, long way. Glory of Heracles still has sluggish battles (although they’re better than in the Japanese version) but if the game doesn’t drag on too long, I think I can finish it. Having said that, it’s still not a game […]
I started Atelier Lilie all over from scratch. I played and played and played. Killed lots of enemies, made lots of money, synthesized lots of items, maxed the affections of several townspeople. Fame 99, Popularity 1000. By year 5 I was level 50 in both alchemy and battle. I’m bound to get a much better ending […]
I usually have a hard time dropping games, even when they obviously suck. On the other hand, sometimes I drop “good” games quickly and play “bad” ones for 60 hours, so I wouldn’t exactly paint myself as a paragon of good taste. That being the case, therefore, it is impossible to draw any concrete conclusions […]
Alas, the long break did me in. I finally got Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits to work again (sometimes) only to find that I didn’t care any more how the story ended. I still played on anyway, since I was quite close to the end. And so I pressed on and finished it after […]
Another Time, Another Leaf: Kagami no Naka no Tantei = “The detective in the mirror.” I mentioned this game a few months ago when I spoke about games I gave up on very quickly. Back then I quit after about 20 minutes, but I decided to play another hour or two and give the game […]