What I’m playing lately (April 2025)

Xenoblade Chronicles X – Like I said I would. Barely made any progress because sitting in front of the TV feels like a chore, but playing it in handheld mode just doesn’t feel right. Also I spent two weeks agonizing about having to fight a Tyrant to become a BLADE (I was traumatized by my […]

Last thoughts on Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout after finishing it

I actually finished Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout over three weeks ago, but kinda just brushed it under the carpet and moved on. The ending was a bit anti-climatic, so it made me feel lazy and blah. Basically the party discovered a problem, solved the problem without letting most people know, and […]

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, […]

Merry Christmas! And Atelier Ryza late game impressions

Merry Christmas, everyone! It’s a bit belated, but I guess I was waiting to feel the Christmas spirit first. I don’t think it’s coming this time, so I might as well post. December 2024 is probably the blandest Christmas I’ve experienced in living memory, largely by choice. IIRC I came back from church and zonked […]

Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side 4th Heart – Not sure what I was hoping for, but this wasn’t it

Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 4th Heart cover image

I used to like the Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side series of otome games. I still kind of do, in my head, but when it came to playing 4th Heart, I realized the games are far too long and the characters are far too childish (or the gamer is far too old, IDK) to make the […]