Well, let’s enter Holocausthair’s not-so-secret Team Flare front. Cafe looks empty. (more…)
Category: Video Games
Pokemon X Day 31
Well, the kitten gave me the key to the candyelevator! (more…)
Pokemon X Day 32
Okay, finally entering the boulder. Down another elevator, and now there’s a room full of grunts who really don’t seem to care I’m invading their base. (more…)
The Reconstruction Part 1 (Guest Review)
The Reconstruction is an RPG made in RPG Maker XP. When it was released in 2009, I absolutely adored it. It is still probably among my favorite games of all time, and is definitely one of the best RPG Maker games I have ever seen. It has since spawned both a prequel and a sequel, both similarly excellent in my opinion.
It’s not without its flaws, though, and I think it would be a pertinent exercise to look back and see how well the nostalgia holds up. This won’t be a single-post review, but a long series spanning the entire game, much like Farla’s reviews of the Pokemon games. Unfortunately, since I’ve already played it, I can’t do a running commentary. I can’t exactly do a retrospective nostalgia trip either, since I doubt most of the readers are familiar with the material, in which case I think spoiler-free is the best policy. As such, my own comments will probably be limited, but we’ll see how things go.
(Post-Completion Addendum: I was really bad at following through with this, and this will probably make no sense if you haven’t played the game yourself. I would advise reading my review of the prequel first if you’re skimming, as that one is more self-contained.)
Also: It is freeware, and can be downloaded here if you’d like to follow along. (more…)
The Reconstruction Part 2 (Guest Review)
Last time on The Reconstruction, we hadn’t even finished the intro sequence. (more…)
Pokemon X Day 33
(Hey everyone hey you have to do this thing.)
Right then. I approach the tiny white leafless tree thing on its pedestal while evil red energy flows along evil black cables. (more…)
The Reconstruction Part 3 – “Salvation For All” (Guest Review)
Last time, the long intro cutscene finally ended.
The Reconstruction – Part 4 (Guest Review)
Last time on The Reconstruction, the captain’s crew sneaked its way through a ship and also set off an explosion. (more…)
The Reconstruction Part 5 (Guest Review)
Last time, there was an epic boss battle, and also slavery. The prologue is finally over, so let’s move on to chapter 1.
Pokemon X Day 34
Last time:
But before we get to the actual game, I hope everyone participated in zubat wonder trade storm why are we doing this day! I ended up trading a perfect three boxes worth of zubat. If you didn’t trade at least that many, you should be ashamed. Atone by dumping more zubat into wonder trade just when people think they’re safe. (more…)
Pokemon X Day 35
Last time, I ambled along a route for a bit. (more…)
The Reconstruction Part 6 (Guest Review)
(Sorry for the missed day, I didn’t have access to my computer. To compensate, this is an extra-long update.)
Last time, we got introduced to a new batch of characters who want to form an adventuring party guild, and I stopped to decide on the very important decision of what to call it. (more…)
Pokemon X Day 36
To Route 19!
“Time for a Pokemon battle.”
…Is what the me from 10 seconds ago said.
okay spooky ghost girl sure
She has two L50 pumpkaboo so she’s on par with my boss battle against Holocausthair. See what I mean about this all being rather anticlimactic? (more…)
The Reconstruction Part 7 – “Crop Busters” (Guest Review)
Let’s explore Wadassia! Every new location has lots of delicious flavor text, and is usually more detailed than the ship in the prologue.
The Reconstruction Part 8 – “Watch Your Ankles” (Guest Review)
Last time, we saw our first quest with Dehl and company. It was pretty boring. Two new, more interesting quests have now opened up. The tchiitra-killing farmer has a quest for us, and so does the off-duty guard that we couldn’t interact with before. I’ll do the latter quest first.