Recent content by xyrafhoan

I agree with you there. But still, I got to the end and the very last stretch was very enjoyable AND tough, so it was worth it. I can definitely see room for improvement and this is not the ultimate game-of-the-year material like the FF games of old were for their time period. But it's a start...

Yahtzee is spot-on about this thing. This barely qualifies as a game. You feed and clothe and house your Miis and (vaguely) direct who they can or cannot be friends or "sweethearts" with, but your input is absolutely minimal. Who knows what the criteria is for various levels of friendships. Why...

The worst offense in Skyward Sword is the skydiving tutorial, I think. It's a needlessly difficult technique that requires precise controller tilting, and there are so few instances in the game that require you to use such a technique. But you have to land in the middle of a small circle at the...

Saga is really, really great. Extremely explicit content, but great. That alone kind of inspired me to spring for the bundle since my friends got my interest piqued.

Whoa, I literally forgot about how much I played BattleTanx Global Assault until this post. It was probably played more than Smash Bros and Mario Kart when I went up to my friend's place. Definitely was one of my favourite multiplayer games at the time.

In Ruby, Pearl and Heartgold, I replaced my HM slave with my version's legendary but barely used either of them. Admittedly without training they're mostly just holding on anyway. In Blue version I also loved Zapdos, though he's more pseudo legendary. Every other game? I'm too attached to my...

http://www.smashbros.com/us/characters/zelda.html Zelda doesn't wear heels. Anyway, I see why people object to Samus's high heels due to how it fundamentally betrays her original design notes, I personally object to them because she doesn't even *walk* properly in those heels. She does...

If you're willing to spend money, look for Manga Studio 5 (I wish I could recommend Paint Tool SAI but as far as I know it doesn't support Macs). Not as powerful as Photoshop in some aspects (less filters and photo adjustment) but it's much better for straight-up drawing and painting with a more...

Kind of weird for Nintendo to skip. The PAX Prime display was really cool and the handheld gaming corner was great. I guess they feel like they have nothing to show right now?

Saying Snake isn't interesting is kind of a "shots fired" kind of comment, but at the same time Snake just seems so much more likely to be cut than any other character. He's not only 3rd party, but one whose franchise has very little focus on Nintendo hardware nowadays. But still, I really liked...

Honestly as a female, I don't think a man should be obligated to pay for a date. I find most restaurants are accommodating about splitting the bill, and to me it just seems fair to do just that. If someone INSISTS on paying, I won't say no, but I'm always ready to pay my own way.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance: Yeah, it's got a really wonk story, but I actually really like the gameplay a lot. Really great value for the money considering how long it is and how much content there is. Fire Emblem: Any of them are fine. Actually I hope we get Binding Blade, even though I...

1. Interface. A well-designed interface is the backbone of a good (or at least playable) game. If the interface is bad, it rips me out of the game no matter how much I want to like the game. This is extremely important for a tactics game or JRPG. Some of the earlier SMT games have such clunky...

Bringing my Gameboy Pocket to school to show off my progress in Pokemon Blue was like the highlight of my lunch hour back when I was in elementary school. I've always brought my gaming equipment with me to work and school, never stopped loving the Gameboy or the DS. Now that I'm in college...

Well there was the one event when Platinum came out to get Sky Form Shaymin. Every legendary so far as been released, though I agree that Shaymin and to a lesser extent Manaphy need to be rereleased as they had no gen 5 events. In general the gen 4 legendary attention is skewed heavily towards...