Yup, power of friendship strikes again!

I mentioned in the comments on my last post that I don’t bother with JRPG stories these days because they’re all “power of friendship will save the day” or “mankind needs no gods!” in the end. Barely a day after I made that comment, Atelier Online (the useless game I said I would drop but […]

Nothing to update for now

There have been no updates because I am still struggling with that garbage Atelier Online game that I dropped but soon picked up again. I never knew I was such a glutton for punishment… But I have already determined not to write about it any more, so no further comments. I will probably start Persona […]

Update on Atelier Online – It’s growing on me, however…

As I said I would last time, I decided to move my Atelier Online: Alchemists of Braceir playing to an emulator to free up my smartphone for better uses. A reader suggested the Nox emulator, which I hadn’t heard of before. It didn’t take long to set up and hasn’t given me any trouble yet. […]

I tried Atelier Online: Alchemists of Braceir but it’s not for me (an unfair review)

Disclaimer: this review is going to be rather unfair to Atelier Online: Alchemists of Braceir. That’s because I’m not supposed to be playing the game but I insisted on doing it anyway. Google Play told me the app wasn’t compatible with any of my devices, most likely because of a region lock, but possibly also […]

Done with Atelier Firis (a review of sorts)

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I meant to come back to Atelier Firis after I’d played some other things, but I fired it up again last night and realized I’d done everything I wanted to do. The areas I haven’t explored and the bosses I haven’t beaten all require more grinding and synthesis than I’m prepared to do, and more […]