I’ve never been much of a game person after graduating from secondary school.
As a kid, I was fortunate to have the Nintendo, Super Nintendo, and PlayStation consoles for our entertainment. When I entered polytechnic at 17 years of age in 2000, Sony released the PS2 which marked the beginning of my drift away from console gaming and gaming in general. I had wanted to play Final Fantasy IX then but since it was only released on PS2, which I didn’t have, I gradually grew less interested in games.
Sis’ interest in games lasted longer than mine as she bought the first PSP and Nintendo DS, which benefited me since I also get to play them. She also later bought the X-Box 360, which I think is sitting in her living room collecting dust now.
After moving to Japan, I once bought the PS3 because I wanted to play the latest Tomb Raider game. I also found a Batman game and finished that as well. But everything else didn’t seem very interesting and since they are also very costly, I sold my PS3 within a year of purchase. Last year, I bought the new 3DS for the sake of one game. Of course, I did try a few others before selling it again within a year.
That was the history to my console gaming experience.
Mobile gaming has been huge for a long time now and since many apps are free, I’ve tried my share of them but never quite got hooked to any of them. Some many years ago when Puzzle & Dragons was huge, I was part of the fanfare. When I started, I was like, “I’ll never pay for mobile gaming” but before I knew it, I spent 2,000 yen on it. Damn. But that was the only game I ever paid money for and while I think it was fun for killing time, it began to get dull after some time.
Recently, I downloaded this game called 陰陽師 (onmyoji), which means “The Exorcist” by chance. I was so impressed by the quality of the entire game including graphics, story, and game play, for the first time, I thought I wouldn’t mind paying for this game. I haven’t paid for any of the in-app items yet because I have a financial goal and still have self control but I wouldn’t be surprised if I begin purchasing in-app items because I haven’t been so hooked to a game for a long while. When I try to imagine the amount of effort put into developing this game, I feel like giving the production company a standing ovation.
If you do intend to play the game, do search for me. My user name is ガイジンハン. Let’s get hooked together!
UPDATE: Funny I got invited to join a clan not too long after posting this. I wonder if it’s pure coincidence or that I have readers actually playing this game. Hmm…
Hahaa, I guess we both have sisters who are much more into gaming than us. My second sister is a fanatic. She has every single PS console up to the most recent PS4 Pro. And she just spent $300 on the latest Korean MMORPG craze, Lineage2 Revolution. =/
Ooh, sounds fun. I like playing games with people more than playing alone so online games are good because I live alone and have no one to play with me at home T_T
Anyway I’m playing your 陰陽師 now but my version is in Mandarin. You are right that the whole gameplay is super well done, the characters are totally adorbs! Best Part: auto battle. ?
Oh yeah! By the way, I shall not be responsible if you decide to spend your fortune on the game XD
I sure hope I won’t, hahaa. I’m on lineage 2 as well and I finally found myself a guild LOL. And the only times I spent money on a game was for Pokemon (peer pressure) and for this really interesting dating sims called mystic messenger; brilliant, brilliant, brilliant gameplay. So have you spent your first dime on onmyouji? and I doubt I can find you in the game though, my version of the game is in chinese, I’d think the server might differ.
Nope, haven’t understood the details enough to know what I should spend on yet. Hmm, one of my readers added me on the game and for a moment I had thought it was you. Tell me your ID, I’ll see if I can find you.
lenajy! 😀 I need to lengthen my comment if not i can’t send. So I shall tell you, your latest post, that photo, never fail to freak me out everytime I visit your page LOL please update a new post soon! Flush that photo out. xD
Hmm, couldn’t find your ID. So, maybe you’re right =(
Ok, I’ll try to post a new entry soon, with a scarier picture XD
? you can try lineage 2, similar, but not so animation-ish.
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Are you playing it on PC or mobile?
It doesn’t seem to have been released on Android yet because the only button I get is pre-registration.
Hmm?? It is on mobile. The game full name is called ‘Lineage 2 Revolution’.
I just did a quick search. We really no fate LOL XD
“As reported by Reuters, the company said in a briefing that it would launch the game in Japan in the third quarter of 2017. The China release is set to follow in the fourth quarter.”
Hah! So by the time I actually get to play, your level would be so high, I don’t think I would want to play with you. lol
think on the bright side, i can help you lvl up. 😀
Hmm… I don’t understand the system yet but worth a thought.