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Collection of Mana: Final Fantasy Adventure
okay i am pretty sure i am approaching endgame and i can VERY confidently say i do not like this game

Updated about 2 days ago

☆☆☆★★
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SaGa Emerald Beyond
"I did it! I sang! Thanks, everyone!"

Updated about 7 days ago

☆★★★★ Definitely a solid entry. Great combat system, charming characters, interesting worlds and ideas at play, but there's definitely areas that reek of being half-baked like certain worlds and interactions, character endings, etc. Really sucks that Square doesn't give SaGa a better budget because this is absolutely a banger in the making. Another year in development and this probably would have been peak SaGa imo, but alas...still had a lot of fun with it tho and will come back for other scenarios.
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Fear Effect
Halfway through the game now! Chapter 2 was actually kinda rough for me due to unintentionally poor ammo management for Hana...

Updated about 1 week ago

★★★★★
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Collection of Mana: Trials of Mana
soon

Updated about 2 years ago

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Collection of Mana: Secret of Mana
soon

Updated about 2 years ago

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about 2 days ago (edited)

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Herald of Bak'laag: 500+ unfinished games
Treasure Hunter: 1000+ games
Focus: Only playing one game
Sorry for the smol delay friend, I've been busy trying to finish up CotM and a few IRL shenanigans. Anywho!

Hard agree on HoD. Perhaps it would have been a much smoother, and better experience if I had simply followed a guide but I didn't really want to use a guide for every Castlevania game I play since I got through the classics pretty well enough, but I did end up missing quite a lot of stuff. Whenever I go back through the game again I'm definitely following a guide for it to make the experience smoother.

Oh lord CoTM.. Okay I really enjoy the music and aesthetic but the controls were horrendous on my XBOX controller.. I know it probably flowed much better on an original GBA but holy crap. I found myself feeling frustrated by the double tap to run and flying enemies were an absolute nightmare.. Controls aside and ignore the god awful drop rate % even with high LCK stat the game is good and I did follow a guide for that one which definitely made things a bit easier.

Just started OoE and have to say I am loving the combat a lot so far, and of course the music is always good. Just made it to Minera Prison Island so still pretty early on but I think it's pretty darn cool you can murder enemies and get glyphs which lets you use new weapons, etc.

Hope you have a pleasant week friend and happy gaming!
about 1 week ago

Badges
Minion of Bak'laag: 100+ unfinished games
Consider Yourself a Hero: Majority of games are beaten
Just saw your profile on Cynastix's, and had to say HAPPY BACKLOGGAVERSARY
about 2 weeks ago

Badges
Herald of Bak'laag: 500+ unfinished games
Treasure Hunter: 1000+ games
Focus: Only playing one game
Everything is okay, me and my family just had a lot going on IRL but it's been sorted now so everyone is a lot less stressed and happier now. o/

Castlevania has been a really fun journey so far, especially since I'd never played or beaten any of them before this point. I really enjoyed all of the games but if we're going to pick favorite (so far) then SOTN is already creeping up there. I'm playing the games in chronological order, So that means I played Harmony of Dissonance before SOTN. The map layout in HoD (imo) is absolutely horrible.. I'd explore the entire map and keep hitting roadblocks because I couldn't find an item to progress or what was needed to unlock a door.. I had a map to help me look where stuff was but maybe it was just growing pains of playing a Castlevania with a map like that for the first time. Dunno, but the point I'm trying to make is that SOTN just plays and feels a lot better. Music is amazing and I'm a little ways into the Inverted Castle right now and just having a blast. ^_^

Since you asked I now have to ask what your favorite Castlevania is? :p Hope you've been well and enjoying SaGa Emerald Beyond!
about 3 weeks ago

Badges
Minion of Bak'laag: 100+ unfinished games
Consider Yourself a Hero: Majority of games are beaten
Confused: Playing 10+ games at once
Diva squad rules, I only swapped the werewolf for Scarecrow because Scarecrow
about 3 weeks ago

Badges
Minion of Bak'laag: 100+ unfinished games
Consider Yourself a Hero: Majority of games are beaten
Confused: Playing 10+ games at once
I did thoroughly enjoy some Diva gaming, I kinda wish there was some more incentive to keep the silly base mech body.