Experience Posts

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 modern console. Since this was on a steep discount I took the leap. It's hard to say if I regret the purchase, frankly.

Mister Stackz · Sep 3, 2020 · 4 min read

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. Because it's essentially a mobile game.)When this game launched, I believe they wanted some $40 for it. I could tell from the demo that it wasn't going to be worth that.I got lucky and picked it up on sale for under $10. I'd say it'

Mister Stackz · Aug 17, 2020 · 3 min read

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 Didn't LikeI'm not going to beat the game up over everything that was a failure; there's just too much.Instead, I'll target its w

Mister Stackz · Aug 15, 2020 · 1 min read

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 decided to revisit now that I'm older and a bit more tolerant of things.It took some hardcore thought on how to write this

Mister Stackz · Aug 11, 2020 · 2 min read