For the next few weeks, I’m going to be talking about Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen. You can find my first post on the game here. But here is the short version: DQIV is a great game, and probably one of my favorite in the series. The...
JRPGs
Dragon Quest IV (Ch.4): Meena and Maya and the Mahabala Mystery!
These past few weeks, I've been talking a lot about Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen. You can find my first post on the game here and all the previous chapters are featured here. The short version: DQIV is a great game, and probably one...
[Keywords] Final Fantasy and Identity
It always kind of astounds me whenever someone says that they’re a fan of the Final Fantasy series. Not because any individual entry in the series is that bad. More because the series is so wildly inconsistent.
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness and the Secret Hideout (Video Game Review)
Quick View: Release Date: October 29, 2019 Price: $59.99 Rating: T (Teen) Platforms: Nintendo Switch/Playstation 4/ Microsoft Windows (Steam) What's It All About? Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness and the Secret Hideout is the latest entry in the Atelier series, which has...
Pokémon Sword & Shield (Video Game Review)
Quick View Release date: November 15, 2019 Price: $59.99 Rating: E (Everyone) Platform: Nintendo Switch What's It All About? Even if you've been living under a rock for the last twenty years, you've still probably heard of Pokémon somehow. It's the entry-level...
Gaming role (playing) models
The Luminary, Dragon Quest XI's silent protagonist doesn't say a whole lot. But, like a lot of JRPG protagonists both silent and otherwise, actions speak loudest. What I find really interesting is how the gameplay build informs the character. The gameplay is what...

