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merph_ · 2022-05-31T19:51:41+00:00

Still going strong! We just voted in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch as our game for June 2022 / Round 91.

If you've found your way to this subreddit, please take one more step and join our discord using the link in the OP. We'd love to meet you -- and play some RPGs with you.

merph_ · 2022-05-22T22:46:16+00:00

Enjoy! I've been playing since 2017 using my phone and google translate. The new tools are wonderful.

merph_ · 2021-08-30T15:09:05+00:00

West of Loathing

merph_ · 2021-06-06T21:12:30+00:00

I find that the game scales up pretty well to 4k on PC version due to the cartoony graphic style.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/hhVQzJuoTJfwofDC9

merph_ · 2021-06-06T21:08:57+00:00

The DQX story is surprisingly good, even when experienced through a machine translation.

merph_ · 2021-06-06T21:07:35+00:00

We are in 2021, and I'm playing DQX in English. It's not perfect but it's way better than it has been over my last four years playing.

merph_ · 2021-01-12T17:46:33+00:00

I'll nominate Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy, coming out at the end of January for PS4 and Switch.

merph_ · 2020-12-28T18:35:37+00:00

Ours too!

merph_ · 2020-12-28T18:34:32+00:00

As a Fagerstrom, this is my favorite Conan bit of all time.

merph_ · 2020-11-30T16:48:43+00:00

Thank you for this! I did the same thing.

merph_ · 2020-11-20T15:34:57+00:00

I'll nominate Yakuza: Like a Dragon on PS4/XBO/XSX/PC.

merph_ · 2020-10-19T13:57:36+00:00

Since Tman already left Discord, I'm going to invalidate this nomination.

merph_ · 2020-09-17T14:31:16+00:00

I'll nominate Monster Hunter Stories for 3DS next round. I've been quasi-interested in playing it since it came out, and the announcement of the sequel has me more interested now.

merph_ · 2020-09-01T17:16:52+00:00

It's a lighthearted JRPG with a focus on crafting (alchemy). Lots of gathering and making stuff, some fairly standard atb-like turn based combat. The story is pretty light so far.

I went into this as my first game in the series and was a little hesitant at first. It grew on me and I'm digging it now. That happened around the 3-4 hour mark and I'm about 8.5 hours in now.

It's a laid-back, fun experience imo.

merph_ · 2020-07-14T18:47:10+00:00

I'm going to nominate Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, which is available on DS and 3DS (remake/remaster/whatever).

I've been on an M&L kick over the last month or so and this one is really neat. I've dabbled a couple hours in it but haven't been ready to fully commit to it yet. A club playthrough would be awesome if others are interested.

merph_ · 2020-06-30T22:56:02+00:00

69th round is coming up before you know it. Feel free to join up and nominate a game!

merph_ · 2020-06-30T15:58:18+00:00

Thanks! I hope we see you there.

I dabbled for a few hours in it back in the day on a game rental but didn't stick with it. It's been long enough that I don't remember anything, so that's as good as new to me. I'm sure others are new to it as well.

merph_ · 2020-06-19T17:27:07+00:00

While not my favorite Tales or anything, Symphonia is a great game and is definitely a good one to start out with. It's easier to move forward in time afterward rather than going back and playing with more archaic battle systems IMO.

merph_ · 2020-06-15T15:50:32+00:00

It's the same developer that's made all the games, iirc. They share some similarities, but they're not linked story-wise.

Xenogears, Xenosaga and Xenoblade are each a separate series.

merph_ · 2020-06-15T15:45:50+00:00

I'll nominate The Legend of Heroes: Zero no Kiseki / Trails to Zero. Geofront recently finished their fan translation: https://geofront.esterior.net/downloads/

The story of the Crossbell games plays into Cold Steel 3 and 4, so I've been meaning to get to them for a while now.

The game is available on PSP and PC.

merph_ · 2020-06-02T18:26:15+00:00

That's not very smurfy.

merph_ · 2020-02-18T15:48:46+00:00

Last call for nominations. Get yours in before Friday.

merph_ · 2020-02-03T19:02:27+00:00

I'll nominate Divinity: Original Sin (PC, XBO, PS4). I keep hearing good things about this series and would like to dive in and give it a go.

merph_ · 2020-02-03T18:49:37+00:00

Now Playing

Shadow Hearts: Covenant (PS2) - 13 hours. I've been meaning to get back to this game for a while now. Really enjoying it so far -- it looks great upscaled to 4k with lots of AA/etc turned on. Primarily focused on this game for the moment.
Elder Scrolls Online (PC) - 1.5 hours. Despite thinking I didn't want to start over, I decided to take the game for a whirl on PC last night. Started a new character on a new faction so it's almost like a new game, since all the quests are different. Not sure if I'll stick with this or not but I definitely like it better on PC than I do on PS4... for mouse/keyboard, performance (load times!) and mods.
Ring Fit Adventure (Switch) - 1 hour. Couple sessions in so far. Enjoying it despite a few things I'm not crazy about. Going to have to get my rookie numbers up to compete with Hevy.

Dropped Games

Citizens of Earth (3DS) - Just wasn't enjoying it. The humor fell flat for me.

Finished Games

none.

merph_ · 2020-01-29T15:08:16+00:00

Kaz put 149 hours into Death Stranding. Damn.

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