Atelier Shallie Plus – Lousy to the end (spoilers)

I apologize for the long delay between posts. It’s because Atelier Shallie Plus was so boring I couldn’t bring myself to play it, but at the same time I was too busy to start something new. Finally I just sat in front of the TV and forced myself to finish it, marveling that the day […]

Little progress in Atelier Shallie Plus (sizeable spoilers)

It’s been a while since I last touched Atelier Shallie Plus. At least two weeks, maybe more. I’m a bit baffled by that because usually I blaze through Atelier games no matter how busy I am. In fact they’re my favorite procrastination tools. It just happens that I’ve hit a really boring patch where I […]

Story of Seasons – I am SO over Harvest Moon

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I used to be a massive Harvest Moon fan long ago. So long ago that most readers probably don’t know it, seeing as I started this blog in the twilight of my farming game career. I haven’t played one since I tried Harvest Moon: A New Beginning four years ago, and even that didn’t really […]

Atelier Shallie Plus – Lousy at first

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Saying Atelier Shallie Plus was “lousy at first” implies that it’s no longer lousy. But actually it’s still kind of lousy as of chapter 6. It’s just that the game has improved a lot compared to the first few hours so I don’t mind as much. My final post about Shallie will most likely be […]

Witch Ring Meister – Finished! It was fun

Witch Ring Meister is yet another simulation game from inutoneko, the Japanese indie developer I’ve been following for years. My last post was about Soul Smith of the Kingdom, another of their games. Normally I like to let time pass between games in the same series/genre. Unfortunately I’m going through a gaming rut right now […]