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RE: Latest Gaming Purchase - Moonface - Mar 6th, 2026
Slay the Spire 2 (PC)
This might be the first time I've bought a game in Early Access? I love the first game but having done everything there is to do in it I don't want to wait for this to hit full release to get it.
RE: Latest Gaming Purchase - Dragon Lord - Mar 6th, 2026
Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree (PS5)
Another game I've been waiting to pick up for a cheaper price. The game is normally only $29.99, so not like it was expensive, but I was just being cheap and wanted it for $20 or less. Saw it was down to like $21 and figured that was close enough. Hey, $9 saved is $9.
RE: Latest Gaming Purchase - Dragon Lord - Mar 12th, 2026
Got some pretty sweet deals on Woot (Amazon owned company) tonight. I was randomly browsing my phone and saw an article that stated a huge sale on Monster Hunter Wilds, and whoo boy they weren't kidding. Here's what I got:
Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5) for $19.99 (normal price $69.99)
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land (PS5) for $39.99 (normal price $69.99)
Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian (PS5) for $34.99 (normal price $59.99)
Tales of Xillia Remastered (PS5) for $24.99 (normal price $39.99)
Wilds is the real score here. That's an insane sale on it and I'm more than happy to pick up a copy for only $20.
Atelier Yumia and Resleriana aren't the biggest sales ever, but KT has been a bit stingy on sales for the Atelier series ever since Ryza blew up and made the series a little more mainstream than it once was, so these prices are likely the best I'll be seeing for quite a long time on them.
Xillia Remastered was eh. I was hoping to pick it up for $15-$20 (like how I got Graces f Remastered for $15), but I figured $5 over my preferred budge was okay, and with not knowing how well the stock is for physical copies of the game, I figured it wouldn't hurt to go ahead and just get it now while it was on sale for what it was. I know Graces f copies started to sell out at retailers a few months ago, so I don't want to worry about facing that situation again with the Xillia Remaster.
RE: Latest Gaming Purchase - Maniakkid25 - Mar 17th, 2026
Fantasian: Neo Dimension (PC)
I saw this on the Square Enix Merch store, and was confused. Then I saw pics of it, and I was like "Wait, I've seen that before". It wasn't until googling it that I realized "This is that mobile game Mistwalker was developing!" That's right! Now available on all consoles (as of 2024) and PC, this is a base $50 mobile game that DOES NOT have microtransactions or gacha mechanics or anything of the sort. It's just a straight turn-based RPG straight from the mind of Hironobu Sakaguchi (Mistwalker is Sakaguchi's independent studio). It does come with some refinements, like updated graphics and new voice acting, but it's basically the same game. And I should say, it is legitimately a beautiful game, even before the updated graphics. It is a static camera game, but that's a consequence of how the areas were designed; all the locations are scale dioramas made by the team in real life, with the game characters and stuff pasted on after. So, we have a mobile game that isn't a cash grab, actual effort was put into it, and it's not trying to bait you into microtransactions. In fact, there isn't even DLC; just pay the 50 bucks, and you own the full game, no questions asked. This game is an anomaly in the world of mobile gaming, and it's good to see that some developers in the space just want to make a game, and not steal money from people.
It's currently on sale on PC and Switch for half off. The PC version is available at this price until the 26th, and the Switch version is available at this price until the 31st. I will report back how they are when it actually installs on my PC lol.
RE: Latest Gaming Purchase - Dragon Lord - Mar 17th, 2026
Fantasian is pretty decent. As you mentioned, it's a very pretty game. The story and characters are decent enough, I think. The only thing that really drags the game down some is the extremely high encounter rate. While the battle system isn't bad, how often you find yourself having to fight normal battles does end up making the combat feel extremely stale. There's a mechanic in the game that you'll learn of pretty early that really amplifies this issue as well, which doesn't help. Other than that, I thought it was a pretty solid game (though I still need to go back and finish the end of the game + get the platinum).
Made some more gay ming purchases today due to some sales around:
Octopath Traveler (PS5+PS4 -- you get both when buying it on PSN, which is the only option because no physical copies
) Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (PS5)
WiZmans World Re;Try (PS5)
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (PS5)
Azure Striker GUNVOLT 3 (PS5)
Azure Striker GUNVOLT 3 (PS4)
Rocket Knight Adventures: Re-Sparked (PS5)
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (Steam)
LIVE A LIVE (Steam)
Harvestella (Steam)
FFVII Rebirth is $25 on Amazon right now, a big enough sale for me to finally spend on it. WiZmans World Re;Try is an interesting looking one. Apparently released back in February, it's an "enhanced" version of a previously Japan exclusive JRPG on the Nintendo DS. I saw it had physical copies even, so I wanted to snatch one up now before they go out of stock (I can't imagine they made a whole lot of stock for a super niche, unknown game like this). Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is on sale for $50 (normally ($70), and while I would have no problems paying $70 for the remake of one of my top 5 favorite games of all-time, I'll definitely take a $20 discount on it.
The copies of Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 and Rocket Knight Adventures are from Limited Run Games putting some some vaulted copies of them for sale. I had forgotten to pre-order these games when they were first up for order, so it's nice to see them be put back up so I could snag them for myself without having to pay more to a re-seller.
Dragon Quest XI, Live a Live and Harvestella are just from the Square Enix publisher sale on Steam. I have been waiting forever for Harvestella to go on sale for a big discount, but it has yet to ever go on sale for less than $23 (which is currently is right now), so I said fuck it, I'm tired of waiting and I'm just going to go ahead and buy it now. Dragon Quest XI is just my usual buying the same game multiple times so I can 100% it a bunch of times (I have the platinum for the original PS4 release, gotta get the platinum for the S version on PS4 and now this copy on Steam). Picked up Live a Live while it was cheap too. Have it on Switch, but of course I'd much rather play a version that adds an extra layer of fun for me with achievements.
Phew, I think I can be done buying games for a while. I've stocked up pretty good the last week on top of my already insanely huge back log.
EDIT: Oh, almost forgot I also caved in and said what I wouldn't do... I bought Pokemon Leaf Greef on the Switch....