Final Fantasy Explorers

So, I finally got to play today! My game was unfortunately delayed a bit, but thankfully not too long. One of the things I’ve noticed is a lot of people comparing it to Monster Hunter, but I don’t really feel it’s very similar and it reminds me a lot more of Phantasy Star Online 2 and Fantasy Life. My character at the moment:

I have mixed feelings about how the highlights sometimes look, the fact that the bow color seems permanently set, and the bangs covering her eye, but I think she looks cute otherwise.

I changed to a White Mage ASAP and am hoping it won’t take too long to unlock Aerith’s outfit. I’ll probably change it to Sage when I can. I would say my biggest issues with the game are the lack of direction/how much you need to travel with areas (though, I did just unlock the Airship so maybe that won’t be as bad soon) and the fact that you are forced back after a minute tops when finishing a quest rather than being given time to continue working on subquests or grinding. While I believe you can also go whenever if you don’t want a timed quest overhead, I really like doing multiple things at once so I just wish it was a little more like PSO2 where the time limit ends when you finish and then there is an exit warp you can use when you feel like it versus being kicked out by a certain time.

I’m hoping to play more soon, but I haven’t decided if I want to record everything or just certain parts. Right now though, I don’t feel there is much of an end-goal beyond just doing quests which makes the story a bit lacking so it just doesn’t feel like there is much of a reason to record. I may try and take more photos though and set up a photo section eventually in the Game Diaries section.

For now though, some lovely randomized photos:

DETECTIVE PIKACHU IS HAPPENING :D

And incredibly soon! It will be coming out February 3rd in Japan on the 3DS eShop:

It does seem to be an eShop exclusive game at 1,500 Yen (or 1,200 if you buy it early). While that gets me a little down (I would totally pay for a huge detective Pikachu game), I’m just really excited it is happening.

It was brought up ages ago and never really went anywhere, unfortunately. While a lot of people weren’t too big on the game, I love Pokemon and love mysteries and Detective Pikachu was pretty much a perfect combination of that. When I went to England, the very first place I wanted to stop was at 221B Baker Street. I am still upset it was torn down. How dare you, London zoom
I want to go on Detective adventures with a Mega Audino now. And I am so buying a Detective Pikachu plush if/when one is made.

Let’s Make Yarny!

If you followed my E3 thoughts last year, you might remember that Unravel was my most anticipated game from the show. It comes out in a little over 2 weeks now and I’m still super excited for it. Yarny is also absolutely adorable.

About a week and a half ago, an official video was put out about how to make your own Yarny:

Along with a written guide!

I immediately ran out to the store and got what was needed….
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–Long-nose Pliers
–16 Gauge Wire
–Red Yarn
–White Yarn
–Safety Pins (…though, I probably should have gotten Paper Clips
–Crafting Scissors

After several hours, some sleep, and more hours, Yarny was finished:
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And while it’s far from perfect, a lot of love was still put into it. I’m hoping to try again to make one even better/closer so maybe eventually we’ll have even more. I’d like to make one in the special pink our Yarny is lying against now.

At the very least though, I do hope some officially licensed Yarny make it to stores too–my Yarny can use more friends :P

But yes, Unravel comes out February 9th and I can’t wait to play <3

Yay for the Series 2 Amiibo cards!

So, they finally came out in North America yesterday and I made sure to take time to do another video opening up packs of cards:

Unfortunately, I wasn’t feeling too well yesterday so the breathing is a lot more noticeable in this video :( I apologize in advance.

After opening up 41 packs, I still have 10/100 cards remaining–#111 Shrunk (the only special one left), #146 Rodney, #147 Scoot, #153 Alfonso, #155 Butch, #166 Kitty, #172 Agnes, #191 Marcel, #193 Keaton, and #200 Rocket . Hopefully I can buy them off Ebay or something…

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer 24

So, I did a vote on Twitter yesterday to see what people would most like to see this week and Happy Home Designer won! :) I’m happy to finally have a few hours to play so let’s see what houses I get done! As always, you can also check out a video version on my Youtube as I always make sure to upload the stream broadcast <3

It was actually snowing and I love how you get a little raincoat.

The music changes as well and it’s REALLY nice.

Bonbon – The “it” house.



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Violet – A homey little restaurant.



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Ava – A professional kitchen.



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Butch – A cool dog park.



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Tank – A place to play board games.



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Jay – A bowling alley.




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Tex – A rehearsal room for a band.


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Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer 23 – Challenge 4~

Decided to get January’s challenge done this morning! :3 I still want to try and dedicate a full day to some HHD. Maybe this weekend? If I can get all this other stuff done first… but for now, to the Invader Challenge!

January 2016 Challenge – An attack of the invaders.



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Also, in relation to Animal Crossing… Libz/Ellie surprised me with letting me request a drawing of one of my favorite Animal Crossing villagers and did this adorable drawing of Cookie!!:

Her art is absolutely amazing and she’s drawn lots of other awesome Animal Crossing stuff too so be sure to check out more of her stuff! ^____^

Top 5 Games I’m most hoping to hear about in 2016

Finally, to end out our lovely top 5 lists today (and with the New Year ringing in not too long now), I want to finish off with my list of games I really hope to hear more about or am hoping for a release announcement for. Games that I really want, but came out ages ago and have received no news to the contrary, will be excluded (Such as Magician’s Quest: Town of Magic and the update for Style Savvy 2).

1. Style Savvy 3
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I don’t care that we haven’t gotten the update for Style Savvy 2 (okay, that is a lie, but at this point, there isn’t really much of a reason to get it), but it kills me that we haven’t heard anything about Style Savvy 3. Even Europe got a release date and it came out before we’ve heard anything. While a direct copy from Europe’s localization is unlikely (after all, certain clothing terms vary quite a bit), I find myself constantly wondering why we haven’t heard anything. We’ve always gotten the games before the PAL version as well which makes it even stranger. I just really hope we here something next year and very soon because if not, I’m not sure when we’ll ever get it.

I also hope there isn’t as much “localization” (please give us all the stores and outfits) and “region locking” like certain other games have gotten with their online systems. But I just really want the game. I just want to hear it’s coming. I want a release date. Something. The silence is just becoming more and more depressing and even just some kind of confirmation that it’s coming soon or being worked on would do wonders.

2. Pokemon GO

Yep, it’s back on this list too :P We haven’t heard anything since the announcement and while I do feel pretty sure it will make it’s release this year (It is the 20th anniversary afterall), I’d love to hear more about it. Especially as I think it’d be a lot of fun to have at Pokemon Worlds (which I will be going to for my very first time).

3. Phantasy Star Online 2

Another repeat from the list–but this time for the official English version. If you asked me this question a few days ago, this game would not be on this list, but with the announcement of the animation based on the game officially coming over, I’m hoping it may give an opportunity for something about the English version of PSO2 getting a chance. I know it’s unlikely and honestly, even if announced I’m not sure I’d go over without some kind of transfer system (it’s been too long at this point), but I still can’t help and hope.

4. Disney Magical World 2

This shouldn’t be surprising at all :P I loved the first game so much and the second game looks to take a lot of the first game and make it even better. I just hope the first game did well enough that we can get the second (and all the awesome DLC) as well. My biggest hope for it though is that there isn’t region locking between StreetPass and friends (and hopefully you can actually meet eachother online).

5. Dreams
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I really loved Little Big Planet 1 and 2 and so I couldn’t help but be intrigued when Dreams, Media Molecule’s latest project, was shown. We still know so little about it though and I’m really hoping more will be revealed in the coming year.

(also, bonus shout out to Ace Attorney 6 which I also hope we will hear about as well for a chance of it to come over)

Top 5 upcoming games I’m most looking forward to playing in 2016

I want to start out with saying that as I am going on dates that have currently been announced, there is a chance games below may actually be pushed back until 2017. That happens sometimes. But this is a disclaimer before any “that game didn’t come out in 2016” messages. On a similar note, I am simply specifying games that are coming out in 2016 in North America as I happen to be in North America and play a North American system and region locking is a thing :P

But yes, let’s get onto the next list!

1. The Witness
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I’ve been looking forward to this puzzle game since it was announced and am glad that it has finally gotten a concrete release date. I still haven’t decided what system I will be getting it on, but it hasn’t made the excitement any less.

2. Unravel
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Yarny. I don’t need to say anything more. Just look at Yarny. Look at him. Look how cute he is. This game looks beautiful and puzzles and I am so excited for it. I also want my own Yarny so badly ;~; ♥

3. Legend of Zelda
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Despite the lack of details, how can I not be excited for the next Legend of Zelda game? Skyward Sword and Ocarina of Time are my two favorite Zelda games personally and the setting really reminds me of them so I can’t help, but already have my excitement up for it.

4. Final Fantasy Explorers

One of my favorite games of 2014 was Fantasy Life. Fantasy Life 2, despite being the same in name, isn’t very similar to Fantasy Life itself. Final Fantasy Explorers, however, reminds me a lot of what I did enjoy in Fantasy Life and while there’s a vast amount of differences, I still find myself excited for the game and am looking forward to playing it with friends.

5. Pokemon GO

I love Pokemon, a lot. I also love traveling. The idea of being able to travel while catching Pokemon in “real life” so to speak is really really cool and I just can’t wait for it. And I hope it won’t be too hard to get a mega stone for obvious reasons :P

Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon Review

psmdboxart Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon is the newest title in the Mystery Dungeon franchise and after the… disappointment with Gates to Infinity, I was really hoping for this game to be good. I will say it is easily much better than Gates to Infinity, but the one thing a lot of people have been asking is if it’s on par with Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky. To be honest, I don’t know if I would say it is or not.

Saying not to compare the games would be silly, after all, they are part of the same series and Super Mystery Dungeon contains references to all of the past games. Some parts of Super Mystery Dungeon I do feel are on par with the second games in the series–others I would say are not. That said, I don’t feel it’s disappointing, but I think whether it’s as good or better than Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky will vary from person to person. With that said, I’ll go ahead into the main review. Please keep in mind this review will contain spoilers.

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Top 5 games I’m most looking forward to getting back to in 2016

Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! As a bit of a special, and also because I really just want to write more, I have a few top 5 lists coming today. Originally it was going to be one top 10 list but then I thought of another and figured two top 5’s would be good as that equals 10, but then I thought of a third and well, even though nobody counts down from 15, that’s what you’re getting anyway!

If you guys read my twitter or even my post from two weeks ago, you will know I’ve had a lot going on this year. Wedding planning takes up a lot and once it’s over, it’s still a pretty busy time. I still have a few things to do relating to all that, but things are finally starting to relax and I’m really looking forward to getting back to various games and feeling like I have a lot more time to put into them.

Games like Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival, Pokemon: Super Mystery Dungeon, Captain Toad, and LBX where I will still be playing from time to time to finish some end game things aren’t included.

1. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer

Despite the amount of hate it gets, I really do adore Happy Home Designer and I’ve hated how little time I’ve had to put into it lately. I really do want to get every single villager house done and with the second series of Amiibo Cards (and more AC Amiibo in general) coming out on January 22nd, I’m really hoping I will have more time to put towards them. I will also be doing another unboxing video for two boxes of series 2 Animal Crossing Amiibo cards which I am looking forward to.

Moving back to the game itself, I’ve been doing my best to keep up with the DLC and Challenges, but I just really want to spend several hours just playing it and I hope to get to do that soon. And also get the skirt I want already.

2. Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Even though this kind of fits in with the games I excluded from the list, I’m putting it here anyway as of the three, it’s the only one with online play and it’s that reason is a large part of why it made it on this list. I still have a few gold badges left that I just… really want to earn, but when it comes to grind-based things, it’s incredibly hard for me to stay motivated with them and as most people I know had stopped playing, it was hard to keep trying to move forward. Medal earning is especially tedious by yourself, even more so knowing you get less medals when playing by yourself.

But lately a lot of people I know have started playing again and it’s gotten me more motivated that maybe I can finish off the badges I still need gold versions of. Plus, I really do want to go back and do Dream Suite entries–I really do love the Dream Suite and think it is an awesome thing. I’m sad I lost my list of ones I wanted to visit though, but I’m still looking forward to getting back to it at some point.

3. Yoshi’s Woolly World
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This game is super cute and it makes me sad my husband and I haven’t had more time to put towards it. We still have so much to do in the game and so it’s definitely one of the big multiplayer games I just really want us both to get back to. I’d love to finish the game so much. We haven’t even reached the halfway point yet which is all kinds of awful. Also, I need to play every level with Poochy. That’s just a rule now.

4. Phantasy Star Online 2

I love this game a lot and have been playing it on and off with the English patch around for it. It’s a game I wish I had more people to play with though, but with all the upcoming new things in Episode 4, I’m hoping I can get certain people back into playing it with me.

5. YO-KAI Watch
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I’ve only just really started the game and I can’t wait to really delve more into it. I don’t know when specifically I will focus on it, but I hope when I do, I will be able to play it to completion.

There’s a few other games I am also looking to playing more as well of course, but those are definitely the ones I am most excited to be putting more time in :)