C
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.
Turn Based
Status
Game Feature
C
D+
Dragon Quest IX (9): Clearly, they were spent after the greatness that was Dragon Quest VIII (PS2).
Lacks strong emotional storytelling; leans on nonsense quests.
C-
Final Fantasy X-2: Improved gameplay, regressed on (almost) everything else.
A better game, but not a better story or experience.
C
Revisiting Grandia II: Like an old ride at Magic Mountain.
Started strong, ended with a whimper.
C-
Experiencing Wild ARMs 5: The definition of convoluted.
Like they were in a budget crunch and had to do something.
F
Revisiting Ephemeral Fantasia: Some games just should never have existed.
Mama. I know you wanted a review that you could read through. With no cussing and [CENSORED]. I tried, but I still gotta do this.
C
Revisiting Suikoden V: Improved, yet regressed.
I didn't play it the first time until well after it had been out for a while.
C-
Experiencing Suikoden IV: The true spiritual sequel to Uncharted Waters.
The real "Uncharted Waters RPG".
D-
Revisiting Xenosaga I: Felt like a sequel to Impossible Mission.
I originally skipped the entire Xenosaga trilogy.