Doki Doki Suikoden – Too many crotch shots

If you read that title and thought, “There’s no such thing as too many crotch shots” then congratulations! You just found the perfect video game. You can die happy now. I first became interested in Doki Doki Suikoden when I watched a video about it on Youtube. This was shortly after I’d finished Motto Nuga-Cel, […]

Summon Night 3 – Fine game, but a little too long

Also the story needed a bit more work. Before I proceed, I must confess that I haven’t finished Summon Night 3 and don’t intend to do so. I hate bosses with endlessly spawning minions, so I quit the boss battle 3 turns in. It’s not like I care how it ends any more. That’s what tends […]

Ookiku Furikabutte: Hontou no Ace ni Nareru Kamo – Okay for one or two playthroughs

I’m not a mega-huge fan of Ookiku Furikabutte (known in the west as Big Windup!) but it’s definitely one of the best sports anime I’ve seen so far. I liked it enough that I even bought the series after watching it for free on Funimation’s youtube channel. So despite my misgivings about anime spin-off games, […]

Ore ga Omae wo Mamoru – Metroidvania for girls

The first release in Idea Factory’s now abandoned Otomate Forte series of games. The idea was to produce regular games with a ‘girl-friendly’ coating to make them more appealing to female gamers. The second game was Date ni Gametsui wake ja nai, which was a remake of Master of the Monster Lair with added bishies. […]

In which I moderately praise Phantasy Star Portable 2 for being a very good game, objectively speaking

It took me 20 hours, but I finished Phantasy Star Portable 2. Take that, stupid Kumhan! You and your stupid Light Attack that killed me 6 times until I realized it was blockable! It’s not just blockable but it’s his weakest attack once you block it. All those wasted attempts. Tch. I was a bit […]