Essay

[Keywords] “The Day I Became A God” and Slow Starts

I almost didn’t finish The Day I Became A God, which is really weird for me. But sometimes these things just take a while.

I had the same conclusion about otome that I use to avoid a score of other genres: “It’s just not for me.”

Which is, of course, a ridiculous statement to make about an entire genre.

Everybody has a preference between weighty hard fantasy and flashy, delightful soft fantasy. Witch Hat Atelier does both marvelously.

This time last week, I didn’t think Age of Calamity was a game that ought to exist. Now I’m less convinced.

Man does anime love to geek out over oddly-specific stuff. That can be a real trip when, like Silver Spoon, it hits on something personal.

Animal Crossing and Rune Factory both hold my attention long after their objectives run dry. Sometimes, you get to write your own quests.