Recent content by Exhuminator

I agree, up until the primary "boat quest", I was really enjoying the game. I loved exploring the countryside and just alchemizing whatever I felt like. And Totori is just so lovable as a protagonist. But then the game was like "you gotta save your mom (who is a selfish prat) by building an...

I can understand skipping Rorona, but Rorona Plus is quite fun. I bothered to finish Rorona Plus whereas I got bored with Totori (building the boat was too tedious) and quit playing.

The last game I gave up on was Ace Attorney: Trials & Tribulations. I played and loved the first Ace Attorney in 2007. In 2013 I finally got around to Justice For All. I found Justice For All to be a serious decline from the quality of the first game (especially case 2-3). I had to force...

Gathering crafting elements, and crafting items from those elements, is a huge part of these games. It is a required element to win, and you will be doing tons of it, first and foremost. Socializing with NPCs is another big aspect. There's also a time element, in which you must create things and...

The implementation of the mechanics of the gameplay, not the subject matter, are what define this genre. There are rogule-like games that take place in space for example, outside the D&D paradigm.

The name of this genre bothers me, because Rogue was actually a Beneath Apple Manor-like [http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2012/12/game-79-beneath-apple-manor-1978.html].

Because most people play console ports on their PCs, rather than play games actually designed for the platform.

There's no point in being histrionic about the history of PC gaming, I'm not talking about history. I'm talking about modern times and the way things are now. My point is simple. The majority of folks who are new to PC gaming, are actually mainly playing console ports on their PC. That's...

Says the guy who devolves into ad hominem tactics. Console and PC gaming are equal for different reasons. Neither is more glorious or masterful then the other. To believe otherwise is purely elitist and toxic. This comes from a guy who owns three gaming PCs and lots of various consoles...

If you're looking towards consoles for your RPG needs, you're going to have a lackluster time. As far as JRPGs go, those have been relegated mainly to handhelds for the past seven or so years. There's still new JRPGs coming out often on the 3DS and Vita, and loads of them released on the...

Do you know why everyone recommends getting a 360 controller for your PC? Because you're mostly going to be playing console ports on it. Most PC gamers are still console gamers, just playing with higher resolutions and better frame rates. Despite what they tell themselves, they're still...

And this is exactly precisely my only "flak" with the system. I don't care that you can play "indies" on Vita, or that you can play PSP or PS1 games on the Vita, or that you can play ports on the Vita. What I care about are playing exclusive AAA console-on-the-go experiences. Think Uncharted...

Being a grown up with a full time job and my own family means I have priorities. Thus I only game after everyone else goes to sleep, and then I sacrifice my own sleep just to play. If I get 2 hours a day I'm doing good. When the stars align and I have all the time I want for playing games, I...

My thoughts when I bought Bravely Default brand new day zero (despite being in no hurry to play the game) were: "I hope this game outsells Lightning Returns, egg on SQEX's face." "Maybe if Nintendo and SQEX see how well Bravely Default sells in the USA, one of them will bother to bring...

I'd say the PSP had plenty of consumer appeal. As of 2011 the PSP had sold 70 million units worldwide: http://us.playstation.com/corporate/about/press-release/psp-sales-70-million-units-worldwide.html With such good sales of their PSP, who could blame them for wanting success again with...