JRPGs that still need localization in 2020

After writing my “10th Anniversary” post, I scrolled through my list of posts and noticed a couple of Japanese games I really enjoyed but that still aren’t available in English (AFAIK). With the advent of Kickstarter and Steam and other similar platforms, I thought for sure that more old games would have been licensed and […]

One Hour Review: Sword Art Online Hollow Fragment

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I’ve realized now that if I don’t force myself to sit down and try some actual video games, I’ll be playing Candy Crush Soda Saga till the end of the year. At the same time, however, the thought of committing to another 40-hour slogfest doesn’t appeal to me at all. I mean yeah, in practice […]

Done with Atelier Firis (a review of sorts)

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I meant to come back to Atelier Firis after I’d played some other things, but I fired it up again last night and realized I’d done everything I wanted to do. The areas I haven’t explored and the bosses I haven’t beaten all require more grinding and synthesis than I’m prepared to do, and more […]

Atelier Firis – Okay, that’s enough!

As I mentioned in the previous post on Atelier Firis, I’ve been having a good time with the game, but at the same time I’m eager to try other games. Atelier Firis is a super open and open-ended game with no clear storyline besides your initial objective of getting Firis to become an alchemist in […]

Atelier Firis – 42 hours, starting to wind down (spoilers)

Contrary to my fears after finishing the exam, no real story has showed up in Atelier Firis since I started. Firis wanted to become an alchemist, she became an alchemist, now she’s just having fun here and there. This is the kind of Atelier I wanted to play, so I really like this game. Sure, […]