PixlBit

There are one or more treasures on each map that aren't visible till you stop on an adjacent square, so finding them can be tricky. The treasures seemed random though. One time I found a treasure, then died, and when I got it again it was a different treasure (but on the same spot). It was usually money, though sometimes it was armor or a weapon. But I did get a couple of nice skills that way.

The skill system is pretty flexible. By the end of the game I was tweaking each character's loadout before battle if not changing them outright. You should definitely give the game a go if you can find the time.

Yeah, I'm definitely liking the new option, D. Kirby is awesome because he's the world most versatile hero. Platforming? Check. Pinball? Breakout? Check. Racing? Fighting? Check. Golf? Check and check. All we need is a proper Kirby RPG. When you play a Kirby game you're in for a guaranteed good time. Also, he's adorable

Man, I haven't played Kirby's Dream Course since the SNES days. I wish it was inlcluded in Kirby's Dream Collection, though I do think it's on Virtual Console...? Anyway, for me that game would be Super C (the sequel to Contra) for the NES. To this day I can sit down and finish it by myself on one continue and once I beat it without dying at all, an accomplishment I'm very proud of.

I've never heard of this game but I admit I'm not that familiar with Nippon Ichi's output. Sounds pretty neat, though, and I love the sprites for the characters.

I'm playing BioShock Infinite (really good) right now. I just finished Jeanne d'Arc on the PSP a week or so ago and wrote a review of it and also finished getting all the gold trophies in Mario Kart 7. I think next I'll finish up some portable games that fell by the wayside, like Mega Man Powered Up and LocoRoco 2.

There's definitely a double standard between games and movies. Remember when Eidos showed off the scene in the new Tomb Raider that could have been a rape scene. Huge public outcry, even though there was no rape even if you lost! And then you can have a movie with half a dozen pointless rapes and no one cares. The problem, I think, is that the nongaming public still thinks games are just for kids, and who would put a rape scene in something meant for kids?

I just downloaded Demon's Souls because it's free on PS+ right now and I'm excited to play it. But I'm not gonna start another console game till after I finish BioShock Infinite. When I DO start Demon's Souls, though, it sounds like it's the kind of game I'll want to play concurrently with something else, so I'm not sure what else I'll be starting soon.

That's cool. Joan of Arc is definitely a neat character. This game doesn't lend itself to a sequel very well though. But you know, Level 5 could have turned it into a series of fantasy-ized historical characters. Imagine a similar game about George Washington in the Revolutionary War or Alexander the Great maybe. History is full of possibilities. I don't know if Jeanne d'Arc sold well enough to warrant something like that though.

The ability to transform definitely makes the game easier if you make smart use of it. But you'll be really glad you can do it when you hit some of the late game missions and I hear some of the postgame content can be pretty tough too (haven't played that yet).

As for length it took me about 57 hours but I did nearly all the optional missions as I went, so I'm sure you could power through the game faster if you're just trying to get it done. Like I said, it's kind of like the low-stress SRPG and is just fun to play.

I haven't played the original FF Tactics yet, though I do have the PSP release, but I've played its GBA sequel and even without beating it I think I was up around 70 hours! And it's hard to be sure about an exact time on games like that because it doesn't include all the times you die and restart (like you said).

I have a pair of headphones up by the bed usually but I wasn't using them that night. Too much work, I guess lol. I don't like the PSP's volume buttons though. I wish it had a slider like Nintendo's handhelds. Especially with an infant in the house (usually in the room), I want to know what the volume is before I turn something on.