MichaelExamining the Lasting Value of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Five Years LaterShortly after writing my Persona 5 retrospective, I came to the somewhat ugly realization that the five-year anniversary of Fire Emblem…2d ago2d ago
MichaelVisions of Mana ThoughtsI’m willing to admit that I was perhaps a bit gauche in my initial impressions of Visions of Mana. Sep 10Sep 10
MichaelUnicorn of a Somewhat Lordly Caliber — A Unicorn Overlord ConfessionalI mentioned back in my Granblue Fantasy: Relink Confessional that my gateway into hardcore RPG enthusiasm was the humble Final Fantasy…Apr 21Apr 21
MichaelLife After Clive Rosfield — Some Quick FFXVI DLC ThoughtsIt’s been almost a year now since my scandalous tell-all missive was published here, revealing all of my lecherous thoughts about Final…Apr 19Apr 19
MichaelYou Make Me Feel Like I’m Living a Teenage Relink — A Granblue Fantasy: Relink ConfessionalGranblue Fantasy, a browser-based mobile game of which I’m infamously fond of, turns 10 years old this year. I’ve been playing it for just…Feb 25Feb 25
MichaelBattle Network and One Step From Eden — Are the Virtual Worlds Smaller, or Have I Grown Bigger?I’ve been on an indie kick since about, oh, 2014 when Shovel Knight came out. That one is a particuarly interesting case to me because I…Feb 12Feb 12
MichaelYo-Kai Watch Was Never Going to Work, ReallyTo the best of my memory, my first interaction with Pokémon came by the way of an early rerun of the TV anime. I was at my grandparents…Dec 29, 2023Dec 29, 2023
MichaelRemembrances of Time — All of the Bad PartsI struggle with executive disfunction and time management, which often manifests in making me unable to choose how I want to spend my…Oct 29, 2023Oct 29, 2023
MichaelWhat is Creativity, if not a Vessel for Despair?In January of 2011, as I approached the grim reality of not graduating high school due to be A. Too depressed and B. Being too addicted to…Oct 19, 2023Oct 19, 2023
MichaelSilent Hope ThoughtsBut first, let’s talk about how much I miss Dragalia Lost.Oct 15, 2023Oct 15, 2023