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The hero is me, and Dah Castle is open for business
At last, after a smidge over ten logged hours of playing Suikoden II, I finally have a castle headquarters to call home. And yes, I named it Dah Castle, so that when I recruit new soldiers I can read them … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, randomness, RPGs, videogames
Tagged Castle Castle, Dah Castle, JRPG, Konami, Suikoden, Suikoden II
My tentative schedule for Extra Life 2014
The weekend draws nearer, and I’m trying to hammer out some kind of firm plans for what I’ll be playing for 24 hours (for the kids!–please donate). I feel like if I don’t at least have a tentative schedule I’ll … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, Extra Life, lists, playstation 2, playstation 3, videogames, xbox 360
Tagged charity, Extra Life, Steam
Five more games I almost beat, but then walked away from
Over at SlickGaming, every Sunday or so, Jason Jasicki lists the games he acquired across the week, whether they were provided to him for review purposes or he hit up a yard sale or–and more power to him–he ventured into GameStop during … Continue reading
Farming is a profession of hope in Harvest Moon: Back to Nature
A few weeks back I listened to a bunch of Retronauts podcasts, and one of them was devoted to musing and gushing about the entire Harvest Moon series. Well, as much as they all could. I noticed they neglected to … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, nintendo DS, playstation 1, playstation 3, randomness, videogames
Tagged farm, farming, Freaky Farm, Grand Bazaar, Harvest Moon, Harvest Moon: Back to Nature, Natsume
The lengthy grind for an urn without a name
I find it both bizarre and amusing that Suikoden gives the player two extremely similar recruit requirements at nearly the exact time in the plot, and both ask that a specific creature be killed in hopes that it drops a certain … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, randomness, RPGs, Uncategorized, videogames
Tagged Esmeralda, Gremio, Jabba, JRPG, Konami, nameless urn, opal ring, Suikoden
The Temple of Elemental Evil is full of deadly crayfish
Seems like Divinity: Original Sin from Larian Studios is the latest talk of the town this past week, especially over at Giant Bomb, my go-to for influence on trying out games I’ve never even heard of. It’s the newest and … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, randomness, RPGs, videogames
Tagged CRPG, Icewind Dale II, Larian Studios, The Temple of Elemental Evil
Doki-Doki Universe may be irreverent, but at least it’s imaginative
There exist many great RPGs, like Suikoden II and Chrono Cross, and in these also exist little slivers of additional content lovingly called side quests. They get this name mostly because they are smaller tasks on the side put upon … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, playstation 3, randomness, RPGs, videogames
Tagged Chrono Cross, Doki-Doki Universe, Fallout 3, fetch quests, Le Petit Prince, PlayStation Plus, QT3, sidequests, Suikoden II
Another year means another chance for E3 to disappoint
Generally, I’m a quiet, but interested observer when it comes to E3. For those that don’t know, that’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, an annual video game conference and show taking place at the Los Angeles Convention center. It’s been going on … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, randomness, videogames
Tagged Beyond Good & Evil 2, E3, E3 2014, Fallout 4, Suikoden VI, The Last Guardian
GAMES I REGRET PARTING WITH: Beyond the Beyond
Let me say this right up front: Beyond the Beyond is a terrible game, and an even worse RPG. I know this, you know this, and the world knows this. And yet, I still wish I hadn’t traded in my … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, games I regret, musings, playstation 1, videogames
Tagged Beyond the Beyond, Breath of Fire, JRPG, Mystic Quest, SCEI
