Hello Everyone!
Finally got my Dual Sense back from repair! So, spent most of my time this week on PS5 instead of Switch. Though, I did start a new game on Switch. 😀
- Cleared the Water world in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. Going to play the next one now.
- Started Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney trilogy. Playing the first game, and it’s so much fun. Having a blast.
- Still playing Dragon Quest XI, not much to mention here, except didn’t give it as much time this week. I should’ve started this on Switch, but since it’s free on PS+, playing it there. Problem is, you can’t just save the game anywhere, I only play it when I know I won’t be distracted midway, which isn’t that easy with kids, and when I do have time like that, I want to play Monster Hunter, cause that game also has the same problem. Last I played I was mid-way in dungeon, but had to zoom back to last camp so that I could save and quit. Would have to play that half-dungeon again.
- Finally beat Pink Rathian in Monster Hunter: World, beat it solo, after dieing some 6-7 times. Finally beating a monster you’ve been stuck on for a while feels very rewarding, which is probably why I have spent most of my time playing MH:W after beating Pink Rathian. After grinding for better equipment, and tracking the tracks, have reached the part where you fight Nergigante. Didn’t know you can’t capture Elder Dragons, which got me killed, but was so close. Should be able to beat him next time.
That’s all about me. What about you guys? What have you been playing?
Slow week but still got some progress on Grisaia Phantom Trigger 5.5 to 08. For those unfamiliar with this series of Visual Novels I left a small explanation about it on a comment a couple weeks ago.
Finished Episode 06, which was my favorite so far. The original Phantom Triggers were very fun, in particular Aoi, and we finally get confirmation that the main plot will be dealing with the terrorist group that showed up in 04. We also get a view of the “villain” here, which was the only thing I disliked - while the game shows the reasons for that character to go rogue, the transition is too abrupt, they go from a friendly character into a almost cartoonish villain immediately, so I’m hoping they will explore and explain this better in the following chapters.
Also started Episode 07, which is another Shiori-focused episode. This chapter starts with her finding a way to deal with the fact that her students are also soldiers that are going to be put in dangerous situations and reaching an amusing but also perfectly in-character solution. Then we move into gathering all the people we met in the previous episodes to fight the villains.
Two interesting things about 07: It’s much longer, and it actually features choices - all previous episodes were Kinetic Novels, VNs where there are no choices or routes. I wonder if this was done as a callback to the first Grisaia game, where most of the choices (and all the relevant ones) were in the final 1/3 of the story.
Ahan, interesting.
I finally started my first VN-ish game. Phoenix Wright. Where does it stand in another VNs? Or is it not even considered a proper VN?
Depends on who you ask, as they’re kind of a midway between a VN and a point-and-click adventure.
I’d consider them VNs, VNDB says they aren’t, but I’m pretty sure most people would be fine discussing those on VN-focused forums or communities.
Are you enjoyjng them? I’m a big fan of the series overall, with the third game being my favorite.
As for how it compares to “traditional” VNs: PW games have you interact way more often. You don’t get sections of 1h+ of just reading text uninterrupted in PW games, and that’s fairly common in other games of this genre.
Ah. Well, at least I don’t mind these kind of “VN”, would try one of the traditional VN after that and see how that goes.
And yes, I am loving it. The story is interesting. Court-room parts are really fun. Enjoying the whole game.
If you’re liking the PW series you’ll probably also enjoy the Danganronpa games. Much darker stories despite the colorful visuals, but they’re another VN/Adventure hybrid with a mystery plot.
In that line of hybrids there’s also 13 Sentinels which has an amazing story and mixes adventure-style exploration with tower defense battles.
Yeah, both are already on my wishlist. Thinking about starting Danganronpa after finishing Phoenix Wright.
As for 13 Sentinels, I have played Vanillaware games before like their games, so have it on my radar since it was announced, just haven’t gotten around to playing it yet.
Thanks for the recommendations!