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Hey Look, It's Playing


Posted on 01/24/2021 at 08:35 PM | Filed Under Blogs

Dragon Quest XI S is awesome. I got FF8 on Switch. I have fond memories of playing it while I was getting ready for my first semester of college. I like how they cleaned up the graphics, especially Squall's model. 

The original became a brief meme sensation.

Special: The List Part 5


Posted on 01/24/2021 at 08:14 PM | Filed Under Feature

SaGa Frontier was one of my favorite unsung PS1 games. It had one of the best soundtracks on PS1 and I loved the vaguely dystopian neon aesthetic that SaGa Frontier and FFVII employed. It was deeply flawed and a lot of stuff was left on the cutting room floor. 

There is a re-release coming for Switch and PS4 which is supposed to include a lot of the cut content, including Fuse's scenario. Hoping for a physical release since Romancing SaGa 3 recently got one. 

Star Ocean 2 was the first Enix game I'd seen since the NES. Hopefully that one follows its predecessor to the Switch.

Tales of Eternia was titled as Tales of Destiny II in the US. Namco was worried that "Eternia" would expose them to a lawsuit from Mattel, the owners of the Masters of the Universe. There were, in fact, several Tales games released over here. Tales of Symphonia came out on the Gamecube in 2004 with a high-quality localization partially funded by Nintendo. It was the breakout hit of the series. There was also a PS2 version that released later in Japan, but Nintendo apparently contributed enough to the localization of the Gamecube version to keep Symphonia a Gamecube-exclusive title in the US. The PS2 version was worse anyway, being 30 FPS while the GC version was 60 FPS. Tales of Legendia and Tales of the Abyss came out on the PS2 after Symphonia, and Nintendo localized the Game Boy Advance version of Tales of Phantasia. 

Valkyrie Profile was another favorite of mine. I passed over Chrono Cross in favor of Valkyrie Profile and am glad I did so. My copy of VP is now worth a lot of money. 

Warning: A New BaD is Approaching!


Posted on 01/22/2021 at 06:33 AM | Filed Under Blogs

I enjoy reading BaD Blogs. Unfortunately I'm doing good to get a BaM or a BaY sometimes.

Cary is (trying) to Look Forward in 2021!


Posted on 01/18/2021 at 11:59 PM | Filed Under Blogs

Of the games I know of that are coming out, my most wanted are Shin Megami Tensei V and Bravely Default II for Switch.  I also didn't know about the Capcom games until now. I'd love to have a Capcom collection for Switch. I'm also looking forward to Ys 9 and Trails of Cold Steel IV on Switch. And hoping Bayonetta 3 makes it out this year.

Sunday's Gaming


Posted on 01/14/2021 at 11:25 AM | Filed Under Blogs

Yeah, there is the usual sea and eventually air travel in the game. One of the achievements is to map out every square inch of the game world.

Sunday's Gaming


Posted on 01/13/2021 at 02:18 AM | Filed Under Blogs

I had Vesperia on 360, then I got the Switch version and finished that. One of my favorite RPGs.

Plans, Maybe Too Many


Posted on 01/04/2021 at 02:05 AM | Filed Under Blogs

About this time every year, at least until 2020 happened, there was a ren faire that was held about 30 miles east of Phoenix. COVID-19 screwed it up last year, and judging by the state's numbers it doesn't look too good for 2021. When I lived in Oklahoma they did a medieval fair the first weekend of every April that was originally sponsored by the University of Oklahoma but is now sponsored by the Society for Creative Anachronism. I love swords and armor, and have ever since the first Zelda, Ultima, and Dragon Quest games came out.

Dragon Quest XI S is so, so good. 

New Years Reviews!


Posted on 01/04/2021 at 02:01 AM | Filed Under Blogs

Thought about getting Space Invaders Forever, but it doesn't include the original game, so that's a bit off-putting. There is a much larger Space Invaders collection being printed on cartridge from one of those limited-run companies, but it's a bit pricey. So to paraphrase the focus tester from "The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show", I want a comprehensive deluxe Space Invaders collection that somehow won't break the bank. I'm sure somebody will get right on that.

 

I actually kind of want Mario Kart Live, and I say that as somebody who didn't ever really get into Labo. 

December 2020 Recap


Posted on 01/03/2021 at 06:21 PM | Filed Under Blogs

I have Sakura Wars on PS4, and I actually just started Octopath Traveler. I'm working through Prim's story.

2020 Year in Review


Posted on 01/02/2021 at 02:56 AM | Filed Under Blogs

If Nintendo were to decide to buy another developer, K-T is probably the first one I would suggest, and I think they would be a legit good acquisition for Nintendo. They've been working with Nintendo well beyond making Musou games based on Nintendo franchises. They did a lot of work on Fire Emblem: Three Houses, for example, including working with Nintendo on the 3-D engine for it, and Team Ninja developed Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3. It would also give Nintendo the Ninja Gaiden and Atelier franchises, the latter of which is now pretty big on Nintendo systems, as well as having Gust as another Nintendo RPG studio alongside Monolithsoft.

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