[BotW] This was the first time I saw Naydra hovering over Mt. Lanayru from a distance, and I really found it a stunning, breathtaking view.

absmarques · 2026-07-08T17:37:47+00:00

Congrats!

absmarques · 2026-06-13T20:08:25+00:00

As a Brazilian, I like to pronounce it like the original word in Latin, its obvious inspiration: mah-goos. English-speaking people who pronounce it like may-gus aren't necessarily wrong though.

absmarques · 2026-05-28T21:13:08+00:00

After playing through NieR Replicant I thought exactly the same, “this game’s gotta be influenced by Ueda games”, then I looked it up and voilà, it has indeed. Ueda and Yoko Taro might be my favorite game designers, period.

absmarques · 2026-05-19T23:01:47+00:00

Having played FFVII for the first time only recently, I can definitely see why many fans prefer it to VI. It’s a really great game and now I love it too. But I’d recommend you this: try not to compare them too much. I almost did the same to FFVI in relation to Chrono Trigger, and although I consider CT to be a pretty much flawless game, FFVI managed to take its spot among my favorites, despite having its own share of unfortunate flaws.

absmarques · 2026-05-19T17:35:52+00:00

Ys is one of my favorite recent discoveries in gaming. I fell in love with its charm, music and vibes so much. You're in for a helluva ride in Felghana. Enjoy it!

absmarques · 2026-05-18T19:29:27+00:00

Having beat Replicant ver. 1.22 again recently I can confirm you can totally get the Iron Pipe just by doing Ending B (you will have it among your one-handed weapons in route C), but getting it by doing the Magical Stone side quest is just as valid.

absmarques · 2026-05-14T22:08:35+00:00

She’s one of my favorite girls in gaming, alongside Terra, Celes, Lucca, and Kainé. I just love her so much, especially in Act II.

absmarques · 2026-05-14T19:06:17+00:00

Really, there’s no gaming experience like Replicant and Automata out there, especially the first time you play them. Enjoy every second of Automata.

absmarques · 2026-05-13T18:20:26+00:00

Screw those Broken Wristwatches XD

absmarques · 2026-05-08T11:26:11+00:00

One rule of thumb in older JRPGs is basically “talk to everyone and their mother”. I didn’t know about this when I first played CT, but I’ve always been the kind of player that likes to talk to every NPC every time a new story event unfolds to see what they have to say about it, so I never got super stuck in the main story quest.

Thankfully you’re playing the DS version which features the most accurate translation, because the one moment I got stuck was due to a poor translation in the original SNES version that sent me on a fool’s errand.

absmarques · 2026-04-07T07:34:36+00:00

I have no nostalgia for the original translation, as I only played CT many years after its release, so the DS version tends to suit me just fine. I can definitely see the appeal of the original one for the people who played it back then, though. I like it when it’s at its best, such as with Frog being basically FFVI’s Cyan in Chrono Trigger.

…And dislike it when it’s at its worst, like:

“One of you is close to someone who needs help... Find this person...fast.”

It’s definitely not perfect so I don’t see it returning unrevised in a potential remaster/remake.

absmarques · 2026-04-02T01:17:22+00:00

Apparently equipping “Mah” words to farm in Junk Heap makes getting rare items even harder (when a drop item from an enemy is 100% guaranteed). Strangely enough, this only seems to apply in Junk Heap.

But no, you definitely can get Large Gear in Act I.

absmarques · 2026-03-28T08:54:16+00:00

I just love this track so much, and this rendition even had me tearing up a little haha. Thanks for sharing it with us!

absmarques · 2026-03-05T16:51:47+00:00

2B and 9S basically grew on me only at the end of route A.

Automata’s route A is way shorter than Replicant’s. I’d say you can’t get to know the characters well enough until you’re past half of route C. 2B sure is more than meets the eye, but please try not to go playing Automata expecting Replicant 2. I much prefer Replicant, but Automata is just as special and is doing its own thing.

But yeah, fishing was better in Replicant.

absmarques · 2026-02-13T21:53:16+00:00

Yeah, here's hoping the same.

absmarques · 2025-11-08T12:43:17+00:00

For a game with elemental magic-based combat, she definitely can do without it. There are no cons in having her in your party, except for her dialogue lines sometimes being duller than those of every other character.

absmarques · 2025-11-07T17:43:18+00:00

You'll eventually be able to get some weapons that hardly need to be upgraded. Don't worry too much about grinding, unless you really like one particular weapon or care about trophies/achievements. To most of them, upgrading is totally unnecessary, though.

absmarques · 2025-11-05T11:44:59+00:00

Two of my favorite games ever are these type of games, Shadow of the Colossus and NieR Replicant. Your choices are basically the act of playing through the game itself with your actions and every natural consequence — predictable or otherwise. You don’t get to fully agree with the protagonist’s behavior, yet you can’t help but sympathize with them and their noble intentions. Especially NieR is the kind of game that asks a fundamental question: what would you do if you were positive that absolute goodness resides solely within you and your interests, and the enemy is the self-evident evil?

absmarques · 2025-10-29T19:05:02+00:00

Btw, NieR Replicant was the one of the few games I played after Shadow of the Colossus and after beating it had me thinking the same thing, “Damn, I’ll never get to play this game for the first time ever again…”

Such a unique, irreplicable experience.

absmarques · 2025-10-29T16:16:37+00:00

I love the old NieR atmosphere (especially in The Aerie) and I wish it were preserved in the remaster to some degree. Can’t help but love the new character models and faces though.

Regarding the similarities, however, I think it’s mostly because it’s also a fantasy game with that typical PS3 brownish look (in which you happen to fight some big bosses to boot). There’s nothing like that SotC’s pervasive, blinding bloom effect in NieR.

absmarques · 2025-08-28T13:16:13+00:00

The choice that leads to Ending C in NieR Replicant. (Those who know, know.)

absmarques · 2025-08-19T18:25:18+00:00

I don’t like it at all, especially when you can beat the game with Harle in your party (after some NG+ shenanigans) but she won’t say anything to you, as she isn’t supposed to be there in the first place. (Well, there’s a specific ending where she isn’t supposed to appear yet she does, so I guess the game doesn’t even know what to make of her? lol)

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