I think it was a combination of what Algus said coupled with the fact that he was right, Teta was so easily sacrificed for the “greater good”. And then, yes, he had nothing besides Ramza. Once the explosion went off, he “died” and became a new man, driven solely by the desire to gain power to make the world right for…

How about frenemy bromances? I always liked the dynamic between Squall and Seifer in VIII! Rivals since childhood, both on the schoolyard and in stubbornness, Squall chose the gunblade because it was difficult, and Seifer chose it because Squall did and didn’t want to be outdone. They definitely didn’t like each…

Ramza, Delita, and Algus were such great bros in chapter 1, it broke my heart when it all went south in the end. It haunts me still how Algus’ taunt about Delita being nothing but a filthy commoner stuck with him as he rose all the way to the top of the world, only to find that he had nothing in the end. He had his…

If they can get Michiko Naruke to come back and do the music for Wild Arms I’ll buy whatever it is it ends up being.

I finished season 1, and yeah I get that he really cares about her. Sweet on some occasions too! But touching an unconscious person in that way is not something I care to see normalized in this lifetime

Man, I liked 7 Deadly Sins, but that scene above made me super uncomfortable and was completely unnecessary if the goal was to establish Mel’s obsession with girls. I was just like, “ Yeah... can we get back to this fantasy world that’s actually super interesting?”

No, I still don’t believe this game actually came out! Not even if I held it in my hands, probably.

That’s kind of what I expect of Xv, given it’s 9 years in development. Just seems to indicate that there was no real clear vision of what the game should be, so they end up doing whatever they can think of.

I’ve heard it’s good! Man, I remember playing Divine Divinity back in the day. Might be good to get back into that world, haha

Shiny pom, I totally forgot I still need to play through Cold Steel II

From what I’m hearing about XV, it plays well, but its story is a bit of a mess. I kinda felt like Square was taking a Kingdom Hearts approach with it, which is to make a mechanically sound game with a nonsensical story, but stage a dramatic climax to manipulate the player’s emotions, thus making them think that…

Almost can’t believe it’s finally here! What’s next, Shenmue 3?

I need it soon or I’ll waste away in this sea of just adequately written JRPGs. I just finished Trails in the Sky Sc, so I’ve got none left to fill the time!

Should’ve been called “The Second to Last of Us”

I love our English voice actors here in the States! Like, really love it. I’m not particularly sure why, but I always get into who is doing what voice for what character, and playing guess the voice is a favorite mini game of mine when playing anything!

I just finished Trails in the Sky SC a few days ago, and I was just left thinking that it was one of the most well-written series I’ve ever played. So it’s disappointing to me to hear that XV’s story is a mess. Are they just not putting as much effort into the story as other developers?

The amazingly diverse and colorful cast of VI is the reason I’m so skeptical of how much I’ll like the cast of XV. Whatever happened to creative character design?! I mean, I’m sure it makes sense because they’re all from the same kingdom, but come on, throw a little color in there for the road trip!

My goodness, I remember how excited I was for it 10 years ago when it debuted as versus XIII.

Hey, it’s something that actually is about ethics in gaming journalism!

Aw man, are they not going with the blue/white electricity effect during a transmutation? I loved the way that looked in both anime series! Also I couldn’t watch this with sound, but did they tease the iconic hollow clap sound for a transmutation? Because that would’ve been a great way to end a teaser