If you check the Nintendo Online account right now, you’ll find that Kirby: Super Star Saga, happens to be this month’s mission. That works quite well for me, as it happens to be one of the retro titles I’ve played recently while I was waiting for sales (they have now happened and new games shouldContinue reading “Kirby: Super Star Saga”
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Nine Parchments
It’s a little hard to categorize Nine Parchments. In this game, you control one of several possible apprentice wizards who are aiming to get their Nine Parchments, because once they collect them and seal them in their spellbooks, they become fully fledged wizards. Due to some magical mishap, the parchments have been scattered throughout theContinue reading “Nine Parchments”
Iconoclasts
Iconoclasts is one of my favorite metroidvanias, though not for the usual reasons. In fact, I’d argue that when it comes to the various metroidvania elements, Iconoclasts is a bit of a letdown. However, it has one of the best stories I’ve ever seen, period, even if it is relentlessly dark. Iconoclasts follows the journeyContinue reading “Iconoclasts”
Wife Quest
This is a bad game, and you’d be better off spending your $5 on a different game, or spending just another $5-$10 to get a good game (Hollow Knight’s $15, though if you’re looking here, you probably already played it). 2 poor graphics, game-breaking glitches, weird tone, stiff controls, monotonous music, confusing item descriptions; thisContinue reading “Wife Quest”
Dark Deity: A Breezy, Yet Surprisingly Deep Fire-Emblem Inspired Gem
This one definitely feels a bit like cheating for me. Dark Deity is a game I backed on Kickstarter several years ago, as it obviously appealed greatly to my sensibilities. They claimed to be making a modern day Strategy RPG in the vein of Fire Emblem, and their Kickstarter exceeded their goals. What’s really impressiveContinue reading “Dark Deity: A Breezy, Yet Surprisingly Deep Fire-Emblem Inspired Gem”
Shredded Secrets
As a reviewer, I try not to grade on a curve or anything. I review AAA games like Triangle Strategy with the same overall feeling as I do lesser projects like Chocobo GP or some of the various indie titles, like Eastward. That being said, it is very difficult not to grant this particular gameContinue reading “Shredded Secrets”
Chocobo GP
One look at pretty much anything involving Chocobo GP and you pretty well get an idea of what you’re getting. The title screen essentially promises everything the game has to offer: achingly adorable characters in strange vehicles racing one another for reasons of their own devising. It looks every inch like the mascot kart racerContinue reading “Chocobo GP”
Earthbound
Earthbound is a cult classic for a reason. What will be last week at the time of posting this review (but for me is a few hours ago as I’m writing these back to back), I wrote on Earthbound: Beginnings, also known as Mother in its home country of Japan. the game we get firstContinue reading “Earthbound”
Earthbound: Beginnings
The Earthbound series has gained something of a cult classic status among games. On the surface, Beginnings here is another of several Dragon Quest/Warrior clones that started around the late eighties. DQ is one of the longest standing turn based JRPGs, and is the series that is still known for excellence and selling big inContinue reading “Earthbound: Beginnings”
God Wars
I really wanted to like this game. It got recommended by no less than two of the RPG enthusiasts I follow in YouTube. I have tried no less than three times to play through it, to find enough here to be interested in and get all the way through the game. At around 30 hoursContinue reading “God Wars”
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