The new translation goes a long way towards helping it to make more sense. Sort of like the port for FFT. Tactics Ogre is basically about the Bosnian war, with the main character being a member of an ethnic minority who's trying to gain equality for his people.

There are some really tough decisions to make in this game. Much heavier than "kill / don't kill this NPC". Can't recommend this game highly enough!

I actually ended up buying EDF:IA again, on PC. It's quite a lot easier to control with a mouse combo.

Also blame new games on me not playing EDF:IA enough, either. Though the PS3 controls feel loose compared to the rather more sluggish 360 controls of 2017.

Honestly, I haven't even touched it. Blame Batman. I've finished it on the Saturn version, though, all endings and unlocks in coliseum, but that was my mate's Saturn, and game.

Yeah, it's really neat. Of the Genesis PS games, I find IV to be the best one of the lot. It just feels... right. Like Sega put all their heart and soul in it and it came out perfect. And I'm kind of fond of the girls in it. Especially Rika.

I look forward to trying it on the Sega Genesis Collection/Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection later on down the road, too.

Your comment also reminds me that I should really finish Shining Force sometime.

It's a damn shame that we never got the PS3 version of Vesperia.

Ha ha. Yeah I don't show up on Yahoo anymore because you were pretty much the only one I would use it with. But yeah, someday I'll pick it up again.
I got together with Lee from the forums and I was telling him how we played some online arcades a couple of times, you being so far away from here and all. Keep in touch!

Ace! The hell is up with you, man? You are a great guy, and I'm kinda drunk right now... Still, haven't heard from you in a while. Hope everything is going great with you! My head hurts... We should play some beat'em-ups again someday...

I honestly prefer IV to II. Admittedly, I played IV first, and didn't play II until much later on an emulator, so make of it what you will, but I felt it was more fleshed out, had better music and Rika > Nei.

Update. This is the second day of playing it and I reached Shredder. I used save states instead of passwords. The difficult parts are the bosses, the rest of the game gets easier with practice. Funny how the map exploration is almost linear when compared to modern and similarly mapped games. The problem with the end challenge is that you have to beat all bosses again in a row, plus 2 Shredders. Bullshit.

Ha ha! Yeah I had the two first games when they first came out but never tried this one before. I almost quit after 2 hours because I couldn't beat the first boss, but now that I know some of the map by heart it's easier. I might beat it if I continue liking it.

I'd offer, but it regrettably doesn't support online co-op. I don't exactly have overflowing offers to play it with me, either.

Congrats on the EDF2017 purchase. Awesome fun with a mate, that is. Just wish I could convince more of my mates to play it, without plying them full of liquor.

Ha ha. You are going through DS titles by release date?! You are even more insane than me.

Hey, have you played the sequel to Hotel Dusk yet? Did it come out over there?

Dude!! DUDE!! Just saying hi.

Hey Ace, is Ace Combat 5 worth buying? I'm planning on getting the flight sticks too.
I played Ace Combat 1-4 and X. I liked 1-3 the best, the other 2 are alright. Have you played X?

Yeah... doesn't sound very inviting to me. I think I'll stay off of them for now.

Would you say later iterations of Lost In Blue get better? Or are they just all a chore to play?

I don't know where you get the patience to play Lost In Blue. The first one was such a chore.