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Good to see you too,Alejandro!

Agarest war never came under attack for being a tactical rpg. It more came under attack for the female art designs and the dating/marriage mechanics. IGN gave it a pretty good score too. 7 out of 10 is not too shabby at all for a game like this to receive!

My only gripe is it lags a little bit during the "exploration dungeon" parts. However, it's not so terrible it made me hate the whole game.

1. Agarest war has a great battle system. However Disgaea's cheeky writing and sense of humor are hard to beat. In contrast,Agarest War takes itself more seriously. But I was surprised how good the narrative actually was. It's translated rather well!

2. I should have gotten LC sooner but I was afraid about the length. However, a friend assured me there's plenty to unlock. Embarassingly enough I let one student die in the beginning. The cowardly guy who locks you out then gets confronted by a bunch of explody zombies. Because of a weird camera angle I didn't get to him in time. Oops! (troll-face)

After exposure to the breast physics brought to me by Team Ninja Agarest war doesn't phase me,Andrew. lol. Actually, the first game doesn't have any jiggle physics I've seen so far. (Though yeah, the artwork can be very suggestive at times)

As for Lollipop Chainsaw,it is really fun! Not saying it's "Game Of The Year" but it's a nice change of pace from the usual 3rd/1st person shooters. Most of the humor in it wouldn't even offend the majority of my female friends though I guess my female friends are not all the typical "Girly gurls" or "Social justice warrior" types. (A fact for which I'm grateful. lol.)

It's good you've been able to work on your art though! I often "disappear" during projects too. lol.

I feel you,Blake. I was like that with Grave Of The Fireflies. Good anime but mostly sad and tragic. I'll step away from Saya if I have to at certain points but I might endure it for the good story.

Xbox 1 had a bumpy start and yeah, I raged about it for awhile. But it was a positive thing microsoft finally listened to its' user base and toned back the collective jerk-baggery.

If Sony had no competition the company would become complacent and lazy. Love or hate the Xbox 1, it's better the system is still around. Rivalries with other businesses make developers push forward into new frontiers. A ying thrives more with a yang. It's common sense and physics at work. 

Personally I'm bias in favor of Sony but I do not believe they are a saintly angelic collective of benign cherubs who would never do me wrong. Sony is out to make money too and they will likely try to get away with just as many anti-consumer policies if given an inch to take their mile!

I couldn't belive Fox went after Mass Effect. Compared to many other games ME is so tame. That and the female characters in it are very positive. (Except that annoying reporter chick who doggedly pursues Shepherd across the universe!)

  As for Agarest War it's pretty mild. There's fan service but no more than you'd get from a comic book in the 90's. You're also not much of a "man whore" considering you settle down with one woman before creating your offspring.

  Then there's Lollipop Chainsaw which when you think about it is not nearly as offensive as the majority of the stuff you do in GTA 5 or Saints Row 4. I find it unfair how western game journalists do not criticize their own games that have raunchy offensive humor too harshly yet it's always open season on Suda 51,compile hearts, or Hideo Kojima. Why do such people can so much about pseudo moral superiority? It baffles me,Joe! 

I agree,Aaron. It's probably not worth $59.99. But for $19.99 total it was a sweet deal! 

Sorry I haven't been as active lately,Alc. LIfe has just been all over the place the last few months!

I love psychological horror so I'll probably check it out. Between Saya and a few more times playing Cry Of Fear I'll probably be a broken man and a thrall to the old ones!