Mark the calendar! Today is a good day. The sun’s out, the snow’s subsided (as in, yes, we got some snow today, but it was just flurries that didn’t accumulate. No complaints here!), and I got the afternoon off (to do things other than shoveling. Like run errands…which by comparison are way more fun). Yippeeee! For the first time in what feels like ( Read more... )

This time last year I listed some of 2014’s confirmed & probable video game releases that interested me most. 2015 looks equally promising, so here I go again rattling off games that’ve piqued my curiosity (and hopefully stir yours. I’m a nonpaid spokeswoman who simply enjoys spreading the love of games, especially games that don’t always get ( Read more... )

It’s been a weird few months for me. Between computer troubles, job BS, winter weather, and the holiday hoopla I haven’t devoted much of myself to my fanworks. :/ Not to say they have been far from my mind, though. I’m still brainstorming and sketching random ideas and WIPs, but nothing’s ready for publication…not this month, anyway ( Read more... )

Square Enix recently made a surprising remark to Siliconera: they’re considering localizing more video games for Dragon Quest’s spin-off series, Slime Mori Mori, known as Rocket Slime overseas!

There are actually three Slime Mori Mori games, but only the second title was released in the west under the name Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime for ( Read more... )

My previous entry was a rather unenthusiastic response to Katsuhiro Harada’s reaction to fan requests for a Xenosaga HD collection. Even though Harada didn’t totally give Xenosaga HD the axe, he didn’t seem exceptionally confident that Xenosaga would be rereleased, either. And while this verdict didn’t overly surprise me…in hindsight, I think my ( Read more... )

Since the dawn of HD gaming, it’s become a popular trend for older video game titles to be remastered and rereleased in high definition. I myself am not that diehard of a gamer to rebuy every game I already own just because it’s gotten Midas’ HD touch (usually, I only buy HD remasters for games I didn’t already own), but even I’d like to see an HD ( Read more... )

Found another reason to be excited over the upcoming Resident Evil: Revelations 2-Claire Redfield returns! The latest news & trailer for Revelations 2 confirms Claire as the protagonist, our heroine’s first lead since Resident Evil: Code Veronica in 2000. Me? I’ve always adored Claire (more than my favorite RE character, she’s one of my favorite ( Read more... )

Been several new developments with video games lately, some which even appealed to a backwards gamer like myself. ^^ Some announcements made me happy, others…not so much. Here are my tops:

Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: I already wrote an entry about this title, but it deserves to be repeated-I’m absolutely thrilled about this new Untold sequel. The ( Read more... )

Etrian Odyssey isn’t the easiest-to-beat video game on the market, but the series didn’t seem to have much trouble hooking me. :)

The EO games are tough, no doubt, but challenge is part of the series charm. To me, the only true setback with the earlier EO games was how they lacked storytelling, but Atlus obviously listened. The first EO game was ( Read more... )

Square Enix’ failure to localize the original Final Fantasy Type-0  was a huge mistake (one of the many mistakes the company’s made in recent years). But after several years of waiting and disappointment on fans’ behalves, it seems Square Enix will finally send Type-0 overseas via an HD edition for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ( Read more... )