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Experiencing Bloodstained: Let's Just Call It "MegaMetroidVania".
When beauty truly is only skin deep.
Experience Posts
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Experiencing Adol Trek: Deep Ys Nine (IX). (Read On, It Will Make Sense)
A step back from VIII, but not a bad experience.
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Experiencing 13 Sentinels - Aegis Rim: A beautiful, limited game.
A compelling story at a not-so-compelling price.
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Experiencing Trails of Cold Steel IV: Mechanically brilliant, but failed to take risks with the characters.
Mechanically brilliant, but too "safe" and lacking in voice acting.
Evoland/Evoland 2: Intriguing concept that went the wrong direction.
I originally skipped these games - ironically - because of the pixel art. I know that's strange given I favor older games. But I wasn't interested in paying full price for one on a…
Banner of the Maid: Tons of potential, marred by terrible design decisions.
I'm not generally a fan of so-called 'strategy' RPGs. I've played them - Shining Force, Mercenaries Saga, Final Fantasy Tactics, Tactics Ogre, Jeanne d'Arc (PSP), etc. But they wou…
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Experiencing Valthirian Arc: A near perfect mobile game, but that's all it is.
(Random smartassery: "it's not on mobile!" No. But it should be.
Terranigma: There's a reason this was never released worldwide.
I think I've finally identified an overall worse game than Ephemeral Fantasia. What I Liked .... ....... ...I'm thinking! I guess I can give kudos for some of the music. What I Did…
Wild ARMs 5: The definition of convoluted.
While I remain a huge fan of the whistling found in Wild ARMs 1, disappointed in its loss in 2 and bemused with the 3rd, I actually hung up the gloves on the series entirely. I dec…
Shining Tears: A newfound appreciation for indie games.
Shining in the Darkness was a beautiful, terrible game. Shining Force 1 was an ugly, fun game. Shining Force 2 was not memorable. That was the last of my journey with the 'Shining'…