Sounds like you're having a good time! I'm surprised you haven't played a Tales of game before, since you play so many JRPGs. I hope you pick one up down the line; my personal favorites are Tales of Symphonia and Tales of the Abyss, though Berseria and Vesperia Definitive Edition are probably the easiest to find/play on modern platforms.

I haven't quite cleared Chapter 1 yet myself. :X Been busy lately, and figured I'll just play it slow. I've played enough gacha to know that I'm not the type who'll be able to stay up-to-date on everything, so I'm gonna try to take it slow starting from an early stage, haha. The story's 100% why I'm playing it, anyhow.

Speaking of the story, I've been enjoying it quite a bit so far! I wonder how many chapters it'll end up being? I haven't played any of the previous Tales of mobile titles, so I don't have much to base a guess off of.

I've heard other people complaining about the low ingredient drop rate, so you're definitely not alone. The mobile team seems to be on top of community feedback, at least, if them pushing out bug fixes is any indication, so maybe they'll add in something to ease cooking a little bit as well.

Feel free to add me as a friend! My code is 739-441-213.

Oooh, you're playing Crestoria as well? What do you think of it so far? I've been enjoying it myself, the story especially. I'm not super far in, been taking my time with it.

Wow, I hadn't heard that fans were pressuring Kodaka to make another Danganronpa game. I had heard that he and his team were going to take a break from Danganronpa for a while after V3, at least, so hopefully they'll get less harassment over it. I would definitely love having a new Dangan game to play (if Kodaka feels like it, of course), as long as it's not set in the V3 universe. After the big plot twist in chapter 6, I mostly just felt bad for the characters; I wouldn't want others to go through the same.

The Last Guardian is really good! I got it when it released, but didn't end up playing it because some friends asked me to wait so they could see it, and they took too long to visit, and I forgot about it. >.< I'm determined to beat it before Shadow of the Colossus PS4 comes out; I also want to finally get the platinum for SotC PS3. Anyway, TLG has so far been pretty straightforward and very much like Ico and SotC in both style and tone. Trico is really awesome, and I'm hoping he doesn't die in the end or anything, because Ueda has done a wonderful job putting him into my heart. I have the The Last Guardian: An Extraordinary Journey book, and I'm super excited to read that, but I've got to beat TLG first. :O