...in case you didn't know (or notice) that I was gone ( Read more... )

Okay, okay, bad pun. I finished Ys Book I & II last night. Overall, I found it to be good. Did have to run to GameFAQs three times (once I talked about previously, again when I came back to the game the next day and backtracking wasn't helping me recall what I had to do -_-;, and a third time after I beat the game, to find the one shield I had ( Read more... )

Okay, enough complaining about the upcoming Chrono Trigger port :P Here are some reviews (spoiler-free).

( Retro Game Master )

I just finished The World Ends With You... well, completed the main game, that is. All I'll say about the ending is... I won't say a single thing about it, for fear of giving too much away. It's one of those kind of endings.

Last night, Jeff and I attended a pre-release screening of Kung Fu Panda (yey for connections/being connected). Trufax: this ( Read more... )

Long review short: This is the best RPG on the DS, and the most refreshingly original game Square Enix has made in years.

Short review long: Remember the Squaresoft of old? The one that gave us unique experiences on a regular basis? Some of them good, some exceptional, and some downright horrible, but all of them unique? Even when they spin off ( Read more... )

As previously mentioned, got a lot of game soundtracks lately. Out of those, I have not yet listened to the five (five!) disk set for Ōkami nor the two-disk one for Super Mario Galaxy (yeah, it's the limited-edition version; just had to spring for it, especially since the price wasn't bad). The three-disk No More Heroes set has been listened to, ( Read more... )

Today I tried to play Metal Gear Solid for the second time since buying the thing some years ago, and this time with a DualShock 2 and USB converter rather than a keyboard (yeah, it's the PC version). I got a little ways further than I did the first time, and have come to the conclusion that this really isn't my type of game. A few things that ( Read more... )

Work has been stressful as of late. Jeff thought I needed some time out, and today was the day. We did some shopping and saw Persepolis which opened (in limited release) this weekend.

In short: Persepolis is a film everyone should see, and I hope all of you get the chance to ( Read more... )

Just finished Portal. Gameplay was very good; there were several parts (especially as you get further along) that really force you to think about how to proceed. I did have to get a couple of hints from Jeff (who's beaten it twice), but otherwise I was able to figure out everything on my own, which was really satisfying at times. It's probably the ( Read more... )

This is mainly for etherdarwin, who requested my opinion on one of the latest Harvest Moon games, Rune Factory, which I'd picked up back in September ( Read more... )