Thoughts On: Bravely Default

Remember a million years ago when this came out and people were saying it was a great JRPG? Well my roommate did, and when he brought it up one day I opted to borrow it from him to see what the hub bub was all about. Was it anything worth hub bubbing about? Find out after the break.

Thoughts On: Cave Story

Now here's a game I've put off for ages. Long ago, I'd heard absolutely wonderful things about this game. I didn't really know anything about it, other than supposedly it invoked classic Metroid. Well, on my current indie game binge, I figured now would be a good time to give it a shot. Did it live up to the hype? Find out after the break.

Thoughts On: Lisa the Painful

Following my tradition of blindly buying games /v/ likes, Lisa was starting to get brought up fairly often. All I really learned about it beforehand was that it was not a happy game, and that good deeds and bad deeds both would not go unpunished while playing it. Personally, I have an innate dislike for sad stories and settings, but feel a strange compulsion to check them out regardless. Does this game get me past the personal hurdle of disliking sad things? Find out after the break.

Thoughts On: Cthulhu Saves the World

Here's a game I typically would glance at and say 'the joke is in the title,' giggle at it, and move on from. But it came to me highly recommended from a friend, so, I figured I could give it a fair shake. Was my friend's recommendation well recommended? Find out after the break.

Thoughts On: Undertale

Despite common opinion, /v/ does like video games, and actually has some pretty good taste to boot. As far as their opinion on this game in particular, I'd known this game as 'the thing with goat mom and the flower' for the past age, and learned through the sheer number of threads the game is having there that the game finally came out.

Although I never played the demo, I remember the raving reviews it got, and figured I'd give it a shot completely blind. Did it live up to the demo's expectations that I never got anyway? Find out after the break.

Thoughts On: Divinity II: Developer's Cut

That was a close one! Almost didn't get to write something about any new games this month. Of course with the 12 hour shifts going on that might still happen in September.

Anyway...

This has been on the backburner for me for months. I loved Original Sin, and unlike most people I find the genericness of the setting is played with a certain charm not seen in most other worlds. I had stopped due to frustration with the choppiness of the XBox version, and picked it up after finally deciding to buy the PC version. It actually wasn't that much less choppy, but better is better. As far as my opinions in general? See them after the break.

Thoughts On: The Umbrella Academy

Technically, just the Apocalypse Suite, since apparently there's more to this series.

Was semi-recently coerced into reading this, and finally found the time to do so. Didn't know anything about it besides 'White Violin is one of my favorite characters.' At first I thought she was being difficult when I asked her about her favorite characters and she responded with a musical instrument. Naturally I had to judge whether my friend's taste was sound.

Was her taste sound? Find out after the break.