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November 11, 2024

Games I Play: Metaphor: ReFantazio

It’s not every day Atlus develops a game and it’s a new IP. The last time they tried something new was Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore in 2015, but it’s honestly more of a one-time crossover. You’ll have to go all the way back to 2011’s Catherine to find a new IP from Atlus.

What I’m trying to say is that Metaphor: ReFantazio is Atlus finally trying something new that isn’t Shin Megami Tensei, Devil Summoner, or Persona. After finishing it I can confidently say that the result is… well… a game that’s quite similar to Shin Megami Tensei, Devil Summoner, and Persona.

Is that a problem? No, not even slightly. In fact, Metaphor: ReFantazio might just be the best damn video game I’ve played this year.

September 24, 2024

Games I Play: Astro Bot

I was lucky enough to get a PlayStation 5 pretty early in its lifecycle. Apparently I was a “top customer” at a Swedish online game store so I got to pre-order an early batch. I guess it pays to be really careless with money.

Anyway, with this PlayStation 5 came the game/tech demo Astro’s Playroom. Imagine my surprise when it was actually fantastic! Great controls, fun use of the DualSense, pure platforming joy, and lots of PlayStation callbacks. Now, with Astro Bot, we have a standalone game in the same vein and it’s even more fantastic.

May 12, 2024

Games I Play: Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth

I recently finished the second game in the unbelievably ambitious Final Fantasy VII remake series of games, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth. In a way that only Square Enix can, the naming is of course ridiculous but how was the game? I’ll save you reading the rest of the post if you want: I absolutely loved it. Let’s get in to why!

November 17, 2023December 8, 2023

Games I Play: Baldur’s Gate III

Like most of the people who like RPGs, I’ve been playing Baldur’s Gate III. It’s a sequel to the genre-defining Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II but I don’t particularly care about that since I’ve not played either of those games. It’s also by Larian Studios who made Divinity: Original Sin and Divinity: Original Sin 2, and this is huge because I loved those games. So did it live up to the hype?

July 18, 2023August 3, 2023

Games I play: Final Fantasy XVI

Final Fantasy XVI is not the 16th Final Fantasy. There has been tons of games carrying the name. It is, however, the 16th numbered entry in the long-running RPG series. That number comes with a certain set of expectations. Expectations that Final Fantasy XVI really doesn’t care for—but don’t tell anyone it said so.