Fire Emblem (2003) was a game that had a tonne of potential, but was ultimately let down by the fact that it tore up it’s own rule book two thirds into the game and had maddening difficulty spikes. Additionally, it…
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Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. Intelligent Systems (2005) Gameboy Advance
Tagged with: 2005, Anima Magic, Dark Magic, Demon King, Eirika, Ephraim, Fire Emblem, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Gameboy Advance, Grado, Intelligent Systems, JRPG, L'Arachel, Lagdou Riuins, Light Magic, Magic Triangle, Magvel, Renais, Retro Gaming, Review, RPG, Squad Tactics game, Tactical Role-Playing game, Tactical RPG, Tower of Valni, weapon triangle
Posted in Gameboy Advance
Posted in Gameboy Advance
Shining Force II, Sonic Software (1994) Sega Genesis
I enjoyed Shining Force, in fact I enjoyed it so much I decided to jump almost straight into the sequel. I’ll be honest, fatigue did set in a few times, and I struggled to play for long periods, but that…
Tagged with: 1994, AssNugs, Bowie, Chester, Granseal, Jaha, Jewel of Evil, Jewel of Light, Kiwi, May, Megadrive, Peter, Princess Ellis, Retro Gaming, Review, RPG, Sega Genesis, SEGA Mega Drive: Ultimate Collection, Shining Force, Shining Force 2, Shining Force II, Slade, Sonic Software, Squad Tactics game, Tactical Role-Playing game, Tactical RPG, Tower of the Ancients
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Posted in Sega Genesis
Fire Emblem. Intelligent Systems (2004) Gameboy Advance
Also know as “Fire Emblem 2003” (US release date) and Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade to help it stand out in a series that at this point had 6 games in the series. It was the first game in the…
Tagged with: 2004, Anima Magic, Athos, Dark Magic, Dorcas, Elibe, Eliwood, Fire Emblem, Fire Emblem 2003, Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, Florina, Hausen, Hector, Intelligent Systems, JRPG, Light Magic, Louise, Lundgren, Lycean League, Lyndis, Magic Triangle, Marquess of Caelin, Merlinus, Nergal, Nils, Oswin, Pent, Renault, Retro Gaming, Review, RNGesus, Squad Tactics game, Tactical Role-Playing game, Vaida, weapon triangle
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Posted in Gameboy Advance
Shining Force. Climax Entertainment (1993) Sega Genesis
After chatting to a number of people on Twitter, and seeing a “Top Genesis games” list that featured Shining Force as the top Megadrive game, I figured I would finally have a playthrough and see what it is all about.…
Tagged with: 1993, Alef, Amon, Anri, AssNugs, Bleu, Climax Entertainment, dark dragon, Darksol, Diane, Domingo, Gort, Guntz, Hans, Hanzou, JRPG, Kane, Ken, Kingdom of Guardiana, Lowe, Mae, Max, Megadrive, Musashi, Pelle, Retro Gaming, Review, RPG, Rune, Runefaust, Sega Genesis, SEGA Mega Drive: Ultimate Collection, Shining Force, Squad Tactics game, Tactical Role-Playing game, Tactical RPG, Tao, Torasu
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Posted in Sega Genesis
Jagged Alliance 2. Sir-Tech (1999) PC
Jagged Alliance 2 was the first game I bought on Good Old Games. This isn’t an interesting fact, but it is true.
Tagged with: 1999, Arulco, Crepitus, Deidranna Reitman, Enrico Chivaldori, Isometric, Jagged Alliance 2, PC, Real Time Strategy, Retro Gaming, Review, Sir-Tech, Squad Tactics game, Tactical Role-Playing game, Turn based Strategy
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Posted in PC
