Kitaria Fables – Why is “Easy Mode” not actually easy?

I’ve been having a really hard time getting into RPGs lately, but this weekend I pulled myself together and tore myself away from the World Cup games long enough to start Kitaria Fables. No reason for this in particular, it just looked cute and easy and I heard there was a minor farming sim component […]

Harvestella: An ordinary JRPG with a not-very-robust farming minigame tacked on

Yo! I’m back to report on my progress with Harvestella. One of the reasons why I write several posts on a single game instead of waiting to finish it first is that my opinions and attitudes towards a game can changed drastically as I keep playing, and I want this blog to reflect that. The […]

Harvestella is a fantastic game except for the combat

You ever start a game and realize almost immediately what you’ll eventually quit over? It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes I can tell right away what is going to be a pain point down the road, whether it’s a character, a plot point, or in Harvestella‘s case, a game mechanic. To put it plainly, the […]

Happy New Year 2025! With gaming resolutions I actually mean to achieve this time!

Festive happy new year 2025 with golden confetti, new year 2025

Happy New Year, everyone! I can’t get over how quickly the years are moving these days. At this rate I’ll be retiring next month! I’ve gotta work even harder and save even more. This is what I get for spending my twenties and thirties gaming… This year, for the first time in like 5 years, […]