• Now Playing 11/21/2014

    It’s been a long while since I’ve properly updated this section. I have been looking to get a new theme made that will keep the layout of the front page even after going to a post, but so far, I have not had much results. I may be switching to a custom front end instead of WordPress, but I really do like the tools I have here. As far as what we’re playing, I have been playing quite a few games. I’m still playing Natural Doctrine online from time to time, as well as quite a few other games I have to reciew. Quite a few games, actually: Senran Kagura,…

  • NAtURAL DOCtRINE

    Let me start by saying this game is brutal. Seriously. I’ve never wanted to snap my Vita in half as badly as I have playing this game. To put it into perspective, NAtURAL DOCtRINE is the Dark Souls of Strategy RPGs.  But that’s not a bad thing. How so? I’ll explain. First off, this game requires actual strategy. If you go rushing into a skirmish, you will be promptly (and frequently) greeted with the “Game Over” screen. You have to plot your units’ movements carefully, or else they’ll be destroyed by hordes of angry goblins, orcs, lizardmen, etc. NAtURAL DOCtRINE utilizes an interesting “Link System”–a system you will need to learn to use and abuse if…

  • Ys: Memories Of Celceta

    I originally said I was going to play through both Valhalla Knights 3 and Ys:MoC, reporting on which was the better game, but Ys blew me away so much that I have literally not played a bit of VK3 since delving into this game. It’s fantastic! If you’re on the fence about picking it up, skip this review and just go buy it. I think you’ll have no regrets in your purchase…unless if goes on sale for %50 off the next day. It’s hard to say exactly what it is that I enjoy the most about it. I would like to think that it’s just so well crafted with each…

  • Now Playing 9/3/14

    New format for my Now Playing updates. After reaching #10, I figured I would start dating these. So…here we go! This week has brought me a lot of things. I’m finishing up Danganronpa 2 and should have the review ready this weekend. PS+ just dropped a bunch of games into my lap as well including Velocity 2x, Don’t Starve, and Joe Danger. I’ve got a review cooking for Table Top Racing, Injustice Gods Among Us, and the phenomenal Rogue Legacy. If you’re debating any of these titles, I would have to say that Rogue Legacy takes the cake for action games while Don’t Starve is a wonderful survival and building…

  • Akiba’s Trip Undead & Undressed

    Akiba’s Trip is a story about a guy named Mile McMittenhands who nobly runs around Akihabara beating people up until their clothes are good and stinky whereupon he proceeds to strip them to their skivvies so they will suffer the full wrath of daylight, bursting into purple flames. The only untrue statement in the previous paragraph is the name of the protagonist whose real name is Nanashi. I call him McMittenhands because that’s exactly how all of the characters’s hands are handled. Frankly, I like the approach because it look to be more of an art design choice where having the fingers drawn on would appear lazy. As it stands,…

  • Ragnarok Odyssey Ace

    I’ll be honest, I had no idea what I was getting into when I picked up the original Ragnarok Odyssey. I knew next to nothing about the series that spawned the game, therefore I had no preconceived notions. The demo sold me, just on the over-the-top aerial combat. I never finished it, because I have a short attention span, and a bad habit of buying games, and never finishing them. Fast forward to a little over a month ago. I was in my local GameStop, browsing through the Vita selection they had. I saw the Launch Edition of the ‘sequel’ to RO, and I picked it up, and gave it…

  • Now Playing #10

    So…Soul Sacrifice Delta is a thing. It’s been consuming my soul like a top sorcerer of Avalon. I was extremely apprehensive about this game as I found much of the original flawed. If you completed the first game and were worried about lack of content, fear not. Not only did they add the Grim faction to cover the neutral path, but they’ve actually added some content to the original Avalon story and added complete story paths for both Grim and Sanctuary. I’m going to cut it off there before I go into full review mode. Needless to say it’s going to have a pretty positive review, so if you’re on…

  • Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God

    Let me preface this review with the fact that I don’t usually care very much for rogue-like games. I had hoped that Sorcery Saga was different. Is it? Well, yes. Did it convert me into a rogue-like devotee? Not really. Starting this game is extremely long-winded. Tutorial screens are abundant in the first couple hours of this game. As Pupuru, a carefree sorceress who comes upon a magic cookbook and a strange cat…bunny…thing named Kuu. It’s a good thing she found that book because a major curry house has just moved into town and is threatening her favorite curry shop. Maybe with the special ingredients from the book, she can…

  • Now Playing #7

    If you’ve been reading along with these updates, you know that most of the games I review are ones I buy myself. Of course, from time to time, I’ll get review copies sent my way from the developers. Toukiden is not one of those review copies. Instead, it has proven to be a real distraction. I am supposed to be playing Danganronpa, Sorcery Saga, or Lone Survivor (All of which I enjoy), but since Toukiden has found its way into my Vita, I haven’t been able to focus on those other games. I am really enjoying this game immensely. Toukiden has really been scratching a certain itch; and itch that…

  • Toukiden: Age Of Demons

    I almost didn’t pick this game up, judging by the screen shots. It looked like a bad Monster Hunter clone with an Eastern mythology skin slapped over the top. In a way, that’s exactly what it is, but it’s so pretty! It is so damned pretty! There is more to a game than just looks, but dammit if this game isn’t pretty. Let’s start with the similarities. Much of the town stuff has a very Monster Hunter feel to it. They seem to have copy/pasted the whole town/mission aspect. They even give you a Poogie of sorts that also functions like the Felyne on the boat in a Fox-like demon…