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 […]

My Xenoblade Chronicles X! I’ve failed you! (spoilers)

So… I dropped Xenoblade Chronicles X. It’s been three days and I’m still feeling absolutely rotten about it. That almost never happens to me because despite popular rumor, I don’t drop games that easily. When I let something go, it’s because I’m sick and tired of it and don’t see myself going on any further. […]

115 hours into Xenoblade Chronicles X – Almost done!

There comes a time in every gamer’s life when you can feel yourself about to drop a game. You start skipping text where you used to read everything. Little things start to piss you off. You’re tired of hearing the same songs and sound effects. You still play, but not as excitedly as before. That’s […]

Xenoblade Chronicles X after 80 hours – Apparently it has a story?

That’s what people say, anyway. I wouldn’t know, what with having done nothing but sidequests and exploration in Xenoblade Chronicles X for the past 40-something hours. I mentioned last time that I was going to do one story quest to unlock Skells, but I can’t for the life of me remember what that story was […]