Yeah, I know I said I was going to play Izuna 2 last time, but then I came over all turn-based-ish and SMT-ish and one thing led to another and here we are! My latest save file reads 24:54:32, MC Flynn is at level 37. I just entered Shinjuku National Park after the execution (that should be vague and non-spoilery enough, right?). Unfortunately I’m really busy this week so I don’t have the energy to write anything long about Shin Megami Tensei IV right now. Do please go on, this is most interesting
Dungeon of Windaria – Sometimes simple is good
Windaria is a classic anime movie from 1986 that tells a tragic tale of love and betrayal in the midst of war.
Dungeon of Windaria is a roguelike based on the anime made by Compile Heart and Idea Factory in 2008. If you haven’t watched the movie the game won’t make any sense at all. Its “story” is a rough summary of the anime that is even less detailed than what you would find on Wikipedia. Apart from that and a few stills taken from the anime, the game and the original don’t have much to do with each other. Do please go on, this is most interesting
Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume – Too whiny and too gloomy
There’s this kid named Wylfred and his dad dies and a Valkryie takes his dad’s soul away and Wylfred is like “Nooo y u do dat? REVENGE!” and a dark goddess gives him power to get revenge on the Valkyrie by feeding souls to a magical feather and then a lot of other stuff happens… but I wouldn’t know any of it because I quit after chapter 1. Normally I wouldn’t even write a post about Covenant of the Plume after dropping it so quickly, but it happens to be one of my gaming resolutions for 2015 so a very brief explanation is in order. Do please go on, this is most interesting
Bravely Default – I’m sorry, I can’t do this any more
For those who haven’t played Bravely Default, the story goes something like this: the world is going crazy because four giant crystals have been covered in darkness. So the party goes around the world and cleans all the crystals. Somehow, instead of healing the world, this just throws them into another world where they have to repeat the whole crystal-cleaning process. They do that. They get thrown into another world again.
See, right around here a red flag should have gone up. Didn’t someone say “Insanity is doing the same thing over again but expecting a different result”? But I’m not here to debate the finer points of the story today. All I’m here to say is that after four iterations of fighting the same bosses over and over again I’ve hit my limit and will now quietly drop the game. Do please go on, this is most interesting
Basic walkthrough for Entaku no Seito a.k.a. Saviors of Sapphire Wings
Because Jennifer asked so nicely. As the Japanese proverb goes, if you flatter a pig enough it will climb up a tree. This won’t work for anyone else who tries it, btw. Dungeon-crawlers are very import-friendly things, but you should make sure you can follow a Japanese FAQ in a pinch if you get stuck before you start one. Aww, now I’ve broken my promise not to talk about Entaku no Seito ever again. But it’s such a fun game, I wanna play again…
Update from March 22, 2021: A remake of Entaku no Seito was recently released in English as “Saviors of Sapphire Wings.” However this FAQ is based on the PSP version from 2012. Thus it may not be accurate at all for the newer game, so Follow this FAQ at your own risk!
Table of Contents (Ctrl+F the four-letter code to skip to that section)
1. Leveling up guide [LEGU]
2. Useful items [USIT]
3. Prologue [PRUE]
4. Fumi Valley [FUVA]
5. Goblin Fort [GOFO]
6. Rondoel [ROEL]
7. Journey to Arlentil [JOAR]
8. Arlentil [ARIL]
9. Union Skills [UNSK]
10. Deep Forest [DEFO]
11. Inshilin Shrine Island [INIS]
12. Eselgard Fortress [ESFO]
13. Classes, Skills and Spells [CLSS]
14. Favorite foods [FAFO]
15. Valhall Mines [VAMI]
16. Mist Isle [MIIS]
17. Ethlin Shrine [ETSH]
18. Gromburg [GOBU]
19. Path of the Dead [PADE]
20. Demon Castle Greygol [DCGR]
21. Post game [POGA]
Do please go on, this is most interesting