the ashy gray skin on Theodora is not a good look in terms of how they handle more middle eastern inspirations in the setting, but I'll remain hopeful in that regard

as far as the aesthetics go I'm not too hopeful ngl, this definitely feels like a step back from engage, mainly because it's a Koei Tecmo game once again, so I'm gonna be realistic and expect the story to be delivered the way it was in 3h (kinda poorly)

also AGARTHANS MADE GUNS IG. COOL. AWESOME

I am VERY concerned about them going route split, and it's looking really likely with the faction banners on each unit shown and their ability to access convoy, but hope for a radiant dawn style game exists yet, in other news Dietrich is a level 37 myrmidon? ALSO 50 CRIT ON BRONZE SPEAR WHAT????

rn by far the most interesting thing to me is the curse mechanic, weapons also have a UI element titled "curse" listed and using blaze arts increments the unit's gauge, and it's split into like two sections? either way +1 for a 3-range teleport that doesn't take up a turn seems super cheap ngl

so does theodora apparently, I could also see this being a "play every faction and then in the final tournament arc decide which faction wins and that decides the plot" kinda situation *hopefully*, but it's not lookin too good

the dream is dead fe4bros......

Gurbetçi Ṣaban:

Finally actually started watching the Kemal Sunal films, honestly holds up pretty damn well. Some parts have aged pretty poorly, but others aged honestly insanely well, a lot of the problems it covers still happen, just not really to Turkish people. plus, Kemal Sunal, so it's peak

Devil May Cry Anime:

I honestly cannot comprehend why this is so hated, it was honestly great. Sure, the demon stuff has weird implications if you extrapolate it into the game series but it's meant to be its own thing, and it stands very well on its own. The lore dumps kinda sucked tho

like clockwork

direct was fire tho

Trails in the Sky FC:

very good game, really enjoyed the more chill and low-stakes experience as opposed to the usual jrpg, and it still managed to keep things pretty interesting and intriguing while maintaining that. Also the combat is great, though I wish more of the options were actually viable

Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii:

Not the best story offering by RGG, but a great time nonetheless. I ended up getting way more attached to the newcomer cast than I thought I would. Combat was stupid fun, gathering a crew and just unleashing The Army was satisfying as hell, overall great despite its flaws

In Stars and Time:

Absolute peak. Insanely good take on timeloop psychology, super compelling characters, and great gameplay integration. The way Siffrin's character and the loops mechanically interact was so damn cool. Rather slowburn and sometimes (intentionally) tedious, but in a good way

Alwa's Legacy:

A very beautiful and fun little metroidvania, but to be perfectly honest, I ended up having a ton of problems with it, especially near the end. The penultimate dungeon in particular just felt extremely frustrating, and I didn't leave it feeling great. Still a pretty good time though

Pseudoregalia:

They were not lying, that goat-bunny-cat-lady can jump like hell

just an excellent 3d-platformer, granted I haven't played many but it was definitely one of my favourites, the sheer amount of fun movement tricks was honestly insane, there's just so much room for creativity

Metaphor Refantazio:

Honestly one of Atlus' best works, had such a damn good time with this one. The cast had exclusively really good characters, and Louis is absolutely up there among the best video game villains ever in my eyes. Also the presentation is just so so peak