The whole "use the stylus to search for Yo-Kai" mechanic seems really pointless and like nothing more than a time waster, but aside from that (and a few issues with the map) this seems like a pretty cool game.
Wanted to play something like Pokemon, but not quite Pokemon, on my 3DS for a while no, so this seems ideal.
Bit of a shame, that we aren't getting a full 24 hours out of the SF staff and no Brad solo stream, but hey, still a very thick line-up and great to see Vinny and especially Jason in there too.
Definitely going to donate again. We can top last year's max!
Finally found the time to read this blog and it's a fun read as always. Already looking forward to your thoughts on the actual ending.
This was kinda were Laguna as a character and everything surrounding him fell apart for me too, since the game basically turns on itself and now depicts him as a selfish idiot (instead of a selfless one like previously shown). It's a ruinous "twist".
Also, if you really want to play another JRPG from a somewhat big franchise that makes no fucking sense whatsoever, you should play Star Ocean 3 or 4.
I'm aware you already know parts of 3s ending, but it's still worth... experiencing for yourself in all its glory. 4 is just straight up insane pretty much from start to finish and features the most annoying cast of characters in any game ever (along with the worst set of English voice actors ever, kay?), which is quite a feat. The combat is actually great though.
Oh and have fun with the Squall's dead theory, it's appropriately dumb for a FFVIII related thing.
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