Narumi's long winded reviews

Ougon no Kuni Iira/Torna the Golden Country Review [Author's disclaimer: Of course, its nature as a story expansion means the entire plot to Xenoblade 2 will be spoiled in this review. Also, owing to various conditions I ended up playing the entire expansion in Portable Mode. It was not a pretty sight...] After liking the main campaign of Xenoblade 2 a lot, purchasing the DLC Expansion was almost a no brainer decision for me. At about 2000 yen, what does Ougon no Kuni   Iira offer in terms of gameplay and story? As it turns out, not much apparently. The DLC is ostensibly about the Aegis War from the main campaign, a flashback of sorts depicting what actually happened during the time Hikari and Metsu sunk several titans, Iira included. The answer is...not much. A lot of what happened can be gathered from the flashbacks presented in the main campaign itself, and as such the DLC offers very little in expanding this backstory or its new cast. Owing to its short length, ...

Xenoblade Review [Author's disclaimer: Due to the nature of the game throwing around plot twists every hour or so, this review will be split into parts: A relatively spoiler-free review focusing more on the gameplay, a filler section, a section chronicling my thoughts on the story will unmarked spoilers, and finally my overall thoughts on the epilogue chapter Future Connected.] Spoiler-Free Review If I were to sum up my overall thoughts on this game in one sentence, it would be "Impressive, but lacking impact." As a beloved 10-year old game exclusively released to a console that otherwise has a paltry library of JRPGs, Xenoblade 1 has finally been remastered on the Switch. It's an incredibly beautiful game that doesn't look out of place with the Switch's library, but looking closer and noticing the lack of details in certain aspects (such as clothing or the like) do lessen the impact a bit. Shulk and Fiorung do look noticeably less polished than thei...