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Duel Masters: I think this was the sequel to Yu-Gi-Oh!. It’s a battle card game like Magic. It works really well on PS2. You conjure creatures that perform animations in the middle of the playfield on every attack. It didn’t take long to learn it. I played the tutorials and the first battle in Campaign mode. It was cool, but I’d still rather play Culdcept which adds a board game mechanic.  

Klonoa 2: I really like this series. It’s probably my favorite platformer. This sequel has great music and looks pretty good. The gameplay isn’t greatly challenging but it’s still interesting. I got stuck, though, on one of the puzzle rooms they throw at you. You have to hit three targets in a certain order and in a certain amount of time while you use your platforming skills. I couldn’t figure out what the proper order was. They all seemed to stop very quickly. Next time I’ll take another crack at it. I’m keeping this one.  

Nightshade: This is a third-person brawler that seems like cyberpunk like Ghost in the Shell. You begin, without any instruction about controls, standing on the top of a flying wing. Enemies attack you out of nowhere and I had to figure out the controls on the fly. A boss appeared and I got myself killed. This game is stylish, I’ll give it that, but tell me what does what.  

Rygar Legendary Adventure: This is the God of War style game, not Maximo, that I mentioned in the previous blog. I was liking it until the first boss and discovered how slow my character’s recovery time is every time he attacks with his chain/shield. It was quite frustrating.  

That was retro for the day. Back to the present.  

Banner Saga 2: I did exactly what I did with Banner Saga 1. I got a game over screen on the very last battle. I guess I still haven’t figured out who and how to level properly. I’ll go back to these games sometime and focus on just a couple of characters rather than the complete 6 member team.  

Kingdom: New Lands: I got past the first land. You find a ruined ship and can restore it. The game doesn’t tell you this is your objective. I found out by accident, but when you build the ship and move it to the docks, you win, and move on to a new land. On the new land you can upgrade you fort into a keep and create knights. I discovered it is wise to create a lot of archers because, as long as they aren’t put in towers, they hunt and gain you much needed gold for upgrades and repairs. I really love this game.