Merry Christmas + Early thoughts on Tokyo Xanadu eX+

Merry Christmas everyone! It’s a blessing to be able to make it to another Christmas. I’m not taking anything for granted any more these days. Any year I make it through safe and sound and with all my body parts intact is a good year! I spent today pigging out with family like I always […]

Atelier Meruru Plus, I choose you!

I couldn’t decide what to play after “dropping” Dragon Quest VII last week, so I tried three different games on the VITA. Lord of Apocalypse – Another in a line of Monster Hunter-like games for people who are too scared to actually play Monster Hunter. A couple of years ago I tried one (Frontier Gate […]

I was going to write my thoughts on the Project Octopath Traveler demo…

…But just this morning Square-Enix released a video where they address all the complaints I had (slow travel, dull colors, poor visibility… they even made it harder to save over your files like I accidentally did with my Olberic clear) and then some. So I’ve got nothing to say except I’m really looking forward to […]

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army (1)

Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army is what I would call a “nice little game.” It’s not too easy and not too hard. Not too long, not too short. The cast is nothing special but not unlikeable either and the story is not that interesting, but hardly boring. It’s just… nice. And I’m now about […]

Happy New Year 2018! And lots of resolutions!

Happy New Year, everyone! I had a bit of a mixed 2017, but it was pretty good overall. I’m still here, aren’t I? Here’s praying for even better things in 2018! Without much further ado, let’s jump straight to my gaming resolutions for 2018. I already mentioned the guiding principle a few posts ago: “It’s […]