I've said it before, and I will say it again (likely many, many more times), the Nintendo DS was a haven and a gold mine for weird, experimental, and straight up bizarre games. And The World Ends with You was absolutely no exception. Sadly, for most bizarre, experimental games, their lives began and ended with the Nintendo DS (or, if they were lucky, the Nintendo 3DS). Few have … [Read more...]
Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir – Complex to Learn, Simple to Master
Back in the day, I relied heavily on issues of Nintendo Power to inform me of potentially fun, unique games that would fly under the radar of the mainstream. This of course means that my knowledge of such games was mostly limited to Nintendo console titles. When it came to Playstation games, I had to rely more of luck and chance to find hidden gems. Thankfully, luck was on my … [Read more...]
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – The Last Great Entry In The Series
So, after analyzing Paper Mario: Color Splash, I figured I owed it to myself to analyze a good entry in the once beloved series of Paper Mario. And, while the original is indeed a fantastic game, it can't hold a candle to its direct sequel, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (PMTTYD). On a side note, as I sat down to write this analysis, I realized this will be my third RPG … [Read more...]
Octopath Traveler – 8 Characters, 8 Stories, 1 Fun Game
Long ago I became disenchanted by JRPG's. They were long. They were tedious. They were all the same. In a word: boring. News of a new Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest was as exciting to me as a lecture on ontological empiricism. In this genre of games, there seemed to be little in the way of innovation. So, why, you might ask, would I even bother to play Octopath Traveler (OT), a … [Read more...]
Golden Sun – A Solid Gem in the GBA Library
I've been pretty dang bored, lately. I've got many, many games, but my problem is, I've played them all too many times. Needing a break from the usual, more recent stuff, I decided to pull out my old GBA stash of games, as I haven't touched that handheld system in years. That's when I decided to replay Golden Sun (GS). I have fond memories of playing this game nearly 20 years … [Read more...]