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 […]
Kanuchi: Futatsu no Tsubasa – Should have known it was too good to be true (spoilers)
Remember how I said last time that I thought I’d be done with Kanuchi soon and that Kasuga’s route would be relatively drama-free? Yeeeahhh, I kinda underestimated Idea Factory’s readiness to ruin a good story. Kasuga x Aki really seemed like a match made in heaven to me. The ordinary blacksmith girl and the ordinary […]
Kamiyo Gakuen: Makouroku Kurunugia – A terrible rip-off of a terrible rip-off
Not content with merely dreaming up bad ideas, Idea Factory now resorts to stealing them. Far from being shocked or upset, I’m rather pleased to see this side of Idea Factory. Up till now I’d heard the tales of their horribleness, but I’d never personally experienced it for myself. The games I played were either […]
Dark Cloud 2 – STUCK! :’-(
Not stuck as in I don’t know what to do next. Stuck as in Dark Cloud 2 freezes when I try to move forward. 29 hours, chapter 5, 100% Heim Rada and the game freezes every time Galen starts to launch Paznos. I turned the game on and off three times, tried doing things in a […]
Dark Cloud 2 – Great, but slightly grindy
I’m so glad I cleared my schedule just to spend time on Dark Cloud 2. In addition to the five-ish hours I’d played already, I also got about 10 hours of playing done yesterday and today. Right now I’m almost done (I think?) with chapter 3, with around 15 hours played. I’ve done as much […]