Pokemon Picross sucks and my 3DS charger stopped working again

Why Pokemon Picross sucks Because it’s a puzzle game on a stamina system. Every move you makes consumes one point of stamina. And each stamina point takes a whole minute (!) to refill. An allegedly free game with a very heavy pay-to-play component. You need game currency to unlock stages, but it’s incredibly hard to […]

Witch Ring Meister – Finished! It was fun

Witch Ring Meister is yet another simulation game from inutoneko, the Japanese indie developer I’ve been following for years. My last post was about Soul Smith of the Kingdom, another of their games. Normally I like to let time pass between games in the same series/genre. Unfortunately I’m going through a gaming rut right now […]

Soul Smith of the Kingdom – Helps pass the time

Soul Smith of the Kingdom / 王国のソウルスミス is a training/management simulation game by inutoneko, a Japanese indie game circle I’ve been following for years. Last time I played one of their games, I mentioned that they had started releasing games in English on Steam. I had heard the quality wasn’t the best, but I thought […]

Granblue Fantasy at level 170 – Good things come to those who refuse to grind

URBLAAARGH MRGRGROGH! That means “Good morning and welcome to another update on my Granblue Fantasy progress!” As I mentioned a year ago, I’ve quit pretending I’m capable of quitting this game. It’s just that I’m largely satisfied with my grids and have no serious intention of upgrading (what’s Magna 2? Is it tasty?) so a […]