Having played a few Atlus games by now, I figured that things in Metaphor ReFantazio would more or less play out the same as they did in its predecessors. That is, I was expecting character stories that were interesting enough, but ultimately fairly shallow in terms of character development. That hasn’t really been the case,…
Category: opinion
A Character by Any Other Name…
Several years ago on this site, I mused over naming conventions and how important names were to me in the grand scheme of character customization. Even in games where giving individual names to ones creations don’t matter at all, such as when main characters are only called by nicknames or when usernames are all that…
Metaphor ReFantazio – It’s Darn Good So Far!
After finally picking it up for Christmas (and after sitting on it for a week in favor of playing through Sly 2: Band of Thieves again), I’ve finally gotten started with Atlus’ latest: Metaphor ReFantazio. I’ve got about 12 hours into the game so far and have just cleared the first dungeon. And, I have…
Hat’s Most Anticipated Games for 2025
With a new year comes a new crop of games to look forward to (even though we’ve likely not even played everything we wanted from last year). I don’t know about about you all, but I’ve been finding it harder and harder to keep track of eveything I’d like to try, so while the following…
Cary’s 2024 GOTY – Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
My 2024 Game of the Year pick may not be the biggest seller of the year, or one with technical pizzazz or eye-bleeding graphics, but it’s the one and only game that lived with me throughout nearly the past twelve months. I started the new Ace Attorney compilation, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, at release…
Hat’s 2024 Game of the Year (And More)!
I don’t know about you all, but I struggle to remember everything I play in a year. I don’t necessarily mean that I’ll forget ever playing a game, but rather the “when” of it all kind of gets fuzzy. And, yeah, some games really are just that forgettable. Also, of those that are memorable, picking…
I Can’t Stop Playing Balatro
A few weeks ago, I picked up Balatro on the recommendation of a friend. It looked interesting enough thanks to its throwback visual style and seemingly simplistic gameplay loop. But I still figured that I wouldn’t actually end up spending a ton of time on it. After all, it was just a poker simulator with…
Revisited: There’s Always Time for Animal Crossing
With the holiday season approaching and scehdules getting tighter and more hectic, I thought now would be a good opportunity to take a moment and think about those games that you can always find a little time for, one of those being Animal Crossing!
Dragon Age: The Veilguard First Impressions
While I count the Dragon Age games among my most favorite RPGs of all time now, it wasn’t always like that. My first playthrough of Dragon Age: Origins was distracted, at best. I had a false start with Inquisition, and I held the second game in contempt for far longer than was warranted. While I…
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