Live a Live is a game I gambled on. I saw it on sale one day and went “Sure, why not?” If there was ever a time for impulse buying, that was the time, because damn did I enjoy this game. It’s hard to believe the original game was made over 25 years ago. This game provided a fun narrative and gameplay experience, and managed to sell me on the HD2D style. That’s why I’m here to tell you what makes this such a good JRPG. Continue reading
It’s hard to consider myself a Final Fantasy fan. My first experience with the series was buying Final Fantasy XIII-2 as a kid and having no idea what was going on, because it was a sequel. I never beat it. I’ve tried other games. I initially dropped FFX on the PS Vita. I picked it up a few years later with the PS4 remaster and though it was okay. I played FF7 next, and also thought it was alright. But the older style of gameplay was hard to get used to. I simply couldn’t become a fan of this franchise. But with FF7R, I’ve finally found a game that could get me to become a fan of this franchise, or at least one game within the franchise. Continue reading
Fire Emblem is a series I’ve always had a hard time getting into. I played Awakening and it was alright. I didn’t like Fates. I dropped Sacred Stones because it was too hard without casual mode. I only got one ending in Three Houses; because while the story was great, the game was a slog to get through. I own Shadows of Valentia, but haven’t started it. Continue reading
When The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild released in 2017, it changed the landscape of video games. It reimagined what open-world games could be, inspiring many games that came after it. Despite some flaws the game had, it still became my favorite Zelda game. So what happens when you make a sequel that improves upon the original in every way? You get Tears of the Kingdom. Continue reading
I’m always up for trying out a new JRPG franchise. While I have technically played a Star Ocean game, it was only a few hours of The Last Hope when I was a kid. I got hopelessly lost and quit. But now I’m older and ready to give this franchise a fair chance. With a new Star Ocean coming out, what better chance to try out the series? So I bought a copy shortly after release. Here are my thoughts. Continue reading
When I was a kid, I used to play a lot of Sonic games, but I eventually fell out of it, as I focused more on story-focused games, particularly JRPGs. And with most Sonic games since then having bad to mixed reviews, I never felt the need to return to the series. But Sonic Frontiers presented the idea of a revival for this series. Something that would mix it up and revitalize it. Continue reading
My experience with the Ace Attorney franchise covers the original trilogy of games. I own the other 3ds games, but I haven’t had the chance to play them. But this duology of games intrigued me. Set in the Meiji era/Victorian period, it follows a different set of characters, and takes inspiration from Sherlock Holmes. I found the game on sale for 20 bucks, so I decided to give it a try. I’m sure glad I did, because it was a delight. Continue reading
When the first Somnium Files game came out, I was blown away by how well written the story was. It took what I loved about Uchikoshi’s Zero Escape series, but gave it a heart that made it stand out amongst my favorite stories. So I had high expectations for the sequel game. But did it meet them? Continue reading
My first experience with Nier was watching a walkthrough of the original game many years ago. I only watched the first route, and remembered very little of what happened. My next experience was with Nier Automata, which I thought was a fantastic game. With this remaster coming out, I thought it would be a great idea to reexperience the original story, while managing to experience all of the story routes. Continue reading
Platformers are not my main genre of choice. I mostly play JRPGs and visual novel styled games. For me, story is a major component is what makes a game memorable. Obviously a game needs to be fun to play, the a great story can make it last in my mind. It’s what makes me more hesitant to try other genres. Continue reading
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