La Corda d’Oro 3 – Myoga, Haruto, Arata, Yagisawa and Togane GET!

After my first playthrough, I started a fresh file and chased down Haruto Mizushima and Leiji Myoga. Along the way I made a late game save right after the semi-finals, 10 days before the end of the game. Somehow this was enough time to get not only Myoga and Haruto but also Arata Mizushima, Yukihiro […]

La Corda d’Oro 3 – Otome game meets sports anime

I spent all of yesterday playing La Corda d’Oro 3. Getting used to the system, getting used to the guys, trying to pick which ones are the least crazy out of the bunch. I was really into it last night, even slept at 3am. But somehow one good night’s sleep later, eh, all my good […]

La Corda d’Oro 2 – Kaji Aoi and Ousaki Shinobu GET!

Feeling much better now, so let’s get back to regular business. I’m not really sure how I got better, all I know is I zonked out on Friday and Saturday may or may not have occurred and then I woke up on Sunday feeling better. Chalk it up to the grace and mercy of God. […]

La Corda d’Oro – Shimizu GET!

I don’t often replay games, but after a recent string of disappointments I wanted to play something I knew I’d like. And I almost had it right with La Corda d’Oro too. The gameplay is still as involving as ever and I love classical music as much as ever. I just made a slight mistake […]

The Idolm@ster: Dearly Stars – Not my kind of game

Just finished Hidaka Ai’s route. Meh. Just glad it’s over, that’s all. The Idolm@ster Dearly Stars disappointed me in nearly every aspect I could think of: As a raising/life sim There are only three stats to manage, plus tiredness. All of them are very easy to raise and keep high. You’d expect that as a […]