Faris_V5 Reviews

  Young me I'm sorry, you were right, the week 2 boss was obnoxiously hard The World Ends With You (Which I will be shortening to TWEWY from here on out, pronounced teh-woo-wii) is a urban fantasy JRPG originally notable for being a breakout hit on the DS. Making ample use of the split screen to augment the story and gameplay while even featuring a predecessor to streetpass built into the game itself. I've replayed the game on the Final Mix release on Switch, which while changing up a lot of the gameplay and being a little iffy on the control side. Offers a co-op mode that, if played with a controller in each hand, appropriately simulates the originally game's split-focus action gameplay in a way to not detract from the story. In a lot of ways, that first paragraph really sums up why it's hard to write a review of TWEWY. Not only were it's defining gameplay features limited in both console and time (good luck naturally getting the streetpass esque encounters in 202...

  Now I have another reason to hate Balan Wonderworld, it ripped this off poorly A rare non-sonic entry from Sonic Team. Nights Into Dreams is a Saturn classic and noteworthy footnote in the history of 3d and analog stick gaming, especially where Sega is concerned. Sadly, I know little to nothing about the Saturn except it was a failure outside Japan. So I'm just judging the remaster on it's own merits in 2023. You play as one of two children, dreaming of Nights... Uh, look I'll level with you. I have no idea what the grander story was, it was probably in the manual. They dream nightmares, Nights helps them dream good dreams and beat the big bad. They have confidence in themselves to do nice things in real life. The biggest takeaway for me is that Nights is a non-binary/genderfluid icon and I will die on that hill. Also the general aesthetic and visual flair for the levels is quite charming, putting the most into what is relatively little technical power. Even if that lends...

I did it, I graduated from Magic Kindergarten! The originator of the popular Puyo Puyo puzzle games. Madou Monogatari on Mega Drive is a remake of the original Madou Monogatari 1. The various ports are different in both design and execution, so I'm going  to be avoiding direct comparisons in this review and grading the (recently translated) Mega Drive version on it's own merits. The game plays like a sort of JRPG fighting game, you cast spells by holding the A button and entering a button sequence before releasing, use items, and can block, dodge, or jump to avoid incoming attacks. As well as that, the spells have some interaction and level of randomness. Meaning it's often worthwhile to charge up a powerful attack against a deadly foe. Basics attacks cost no mana, but anything beyond that drains a relatively limited pool. Healing and Mana items are plentiful however, so for the most part, combat is a fun, "practicing DP inputs" sort of affair where you're try...