Did I already mention this crocheted Magus doll? Well, if so, here it is again.

I'd mentioned a while back this obscure PS1 RPG called Meremanoid that's all about mermaids, for which Mystic Ark illustrator Akihiro Yamada did some art. Well, fittingly, the Tumblr Obscure Video Games reblogged its cover art - and mentioned that, surprisingly, it ( Read more... )

I'm basing this on the general outlook of the game's universe. Is there a good for which to fight, is good beside the point (and status quo supreme), or is the universe malevolent? Do you obey the given authorities, act by or to defend your own values & ethics, or is hellzapoppin'?

Lunar: Lawful Neutral. You do what Althena tells you because ( Read more... )

As mentioned, I finished FF5 recently. I was in the middle of a final grand tour of all the towns on the map, trying to find all the loose ends I had left untied after my initial go-around and adventures in getting the twelve ultimate weapons, when I thought, "fuck it, I'm tired of this" and just went to the last dungeon. Maybe I should have ( Read more... )

During his run of Silent Hill 3, Kyle of Run Button was talking about not using the beef jerky item, with which I haven't bothered much, either. "There's just stuff in games that I don't use," he explains. Me too ( Read more... )

Kitana, Mortal Kombat: Yeah, yeah, I know, but: I find it unfortunate that Kitana's role in the games has slowly sloughed toward damsel in distress as the series has gone on. In Mortal Kombat II, she's depicted as having her own agenda behind the scenes from the start, taking the initiative to talk to Liu Kang and whatnot, and engineers her ( Read more... )

[Pop quiz, hotshot:]- Your party's resident dweeb has returned to the home he left in the evil empire he fled - the same evil empire that is hunting the party as wanted criminals. His enlisted siblings unsurprisingly track him down, demand he turn in his comrades, and, when he refuses, ready their firearms to execute him. What do you do? Well, if you're Baten ( Read more... )

At least, I think halfway. I'm about to head to the Empire, the last continent in the known world (though there are rumors of a sixth ice continent where we'll undoubtedly have to go to unseal Gariso or something), which should signal that we're nearing the end of disc 1 (of 2). I'm not making a daily log of my travels, but this is the type of ( Read more... )

I've begun playing Baten Kaitos, and last session, I happened upon the game's main plot, about the machinations of a power-hungry Empire. I got Legend of Heroes 3 a couple days ago, and the only story the manual mentions is about the looming threat of a rapacious Empire. I open an article about the revamped Final Fantasy XIV, and the new plot, ( Read more... )

- Ghaleon's voice acting, particularly in the Sega CD games. Sardonic, bitter, self-satisfied, exultant, defiant, fiercely intelligent, and, in Eternal Blue, overplaying his affected villain role with hammy glee. XSeed seemed to know what they were up against with recasting a role that had been so definitely performed; I understand (correct me if ( Read more... )

A recent installment of the Q&A feature at the Onion's AV Club asked about pop culture stuff that the writers found hard to get a hold of. Thanks to Yahoo! Japan auctions and scans and torrents and YouTube, that's far less of a question for fans of Japanese gaming than it was a long while ago. I remember the first import book I bought: Yoshitaka ( Read more... )