Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume – Too whiny and too gloomy

There’s this kid named Wylfred and his dad dies and a Valkryie takes his dad’s soul away and Wylfred is like “Nooo y u do dat? REVENGE!” and a dark goddess gives him power to get revenge on the Valkyrie by feeding souls to a magical feather and then a lot of other stuff happens… […]

Bravely Default – I’m sorry, I can’t do this any more

For those who haven’t played Bravely Default, the story goes something like this: the world is going crazy because four giant crystals have been covered in darkness. So the party goes around the world and cleans all the crystals. Somehow, instead of healing the world, this just throws them into another world where they have […]

Basic walkthrough for Entaku no Seito a.k.a. Saviors of Sapphire Wings

Because Jennifer asked so nicely. As the Japanese proverb goes, if you flatter a pig enough it will climb up a tree. This won’t work for anyone else who tries it, btw. Dungeon-crawlers are very import-friendly things, but you should make sure you can follow a Japanese FAQ in a pinch if you get stuck […]

Tsurugi no Machi no Ihoujin, last days are dangerous (spoilers)

Finished one playthrough! I went with the Light ending. At the end Marilith begs Mako-chan not to leave because she would rather make babies with him than chomp on the toxic magical corpse she keeps chained up in her palace basement (true story). How could Mako refuse such a charming offer? He can’t, ‘cos she […]

Yuugen Gaisha Brave Company review – Don’t judge a game by its cover

The good news is, the 3DS region-free hack works like a charm. Now you can play games from any region on any 3DS, which is excellent news for those of us eagerly awaiting the release of 7th Dragon III Code: VFD in October. The other good news is that if you like nice-looking covers, there’s […]