Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles PS5 Reviews

Rhapsody is one of those games I missed out on the first time around that I always regretted,but thanks to NIS America tossing out so many remasters and remakes in recent years I have gotten to experience them now,and they have been great about tossing me review codes so it has been extra special working with them.

I haven’t truly been able to compare this one to the original releases, but I’m told this is the best way to experience the second and third games in the series. I can’t confirm that personally however. This is simply my review of THIS version as a first time player.

I started out with part one as you would expect in the Prinny collection and then played 2 and 3 in this release. Two takes place as a sequel to the first game as you play as the daughter of Cornet, Kururu. The turned based battles are nice and as you would expect she also controls dolls just like her mother could. The graphics while not spectacular are nice and have a nice retro vibe to them. It truly was like playing a story book.

Rhapsody 3 was less to my liking,not bad but the story is really just a culmination of the others and takes place before,during and after the. Much of what made 2 fun is still here, and it definitely looks better. The game itself just feels bloated at times for the sake of including everyone for a grand finale and because of this it seemed much of the charm was lost.

Speaking of charm, that is something none of the games are missing. While the games are easy and nothing in the stories will surprise you, they are entertaining and the songs will make you smile. Even the bratty princess Kururu will grow on you quickly as she searches for her prince. These games are a solid 7/10 and fans of retro and JRPGs will want to pick them up. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Getting Started

Hey everyone, I know I’ve been a bit absent recently. The last few months I have been in school working towards getting my real estate license. This involved taking some classes in my state and having to pass a national and state exam.

Now I passed both in my first attempt,which I’m told isn’t always the case. (go me) The next step is finding what’s called a broker. Lucky for me this wasn’t an issue for me,and I actually lucked into one. I texted a friend from high school that’s an agent and asked her about my upcoming test,just for some advice. Next thing I know I have a broker and I am getting some amazing advice from the people at Keller Williams (KW) Not just one, everyone in the office from the receptionist Emily to their Tech person (also named Emily) to just random other agents.

Now comes the hardest part. Anything in life cost money. So while I try to save up the money at work I have also started a Gofund me in hopes others can help with some of the start up cost for licencing,MLS fees and so on and so forth. So please if you can share this if that’s all you can do or even just give $1 if that’s all you can do. Thanks in advance,and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

https://gofund.me/8c75819c

Marble it up! ultra Xbox Review

Marble it Up Ultra is a game tossed to me by the fine people at, well Marble it Up. The concept for this is really simple. Get the marble from the start of the level,to the end.

Like many games with a simple concept,mastering it is no easy task. Of the 6 worlds of levels the first is basically a tutorial. These will set you up with the basics of the game and how the physics of it all works and the different power ups work etc. They work very well I might add, for the most part of the probably billion times I went flying off the side it was usually my own stupidity that caused it,the rest were me genuinely screwing around.

After the first set of levels the game really starts to ramp up and introduces new and interesting ways of playing with the game. From collecting gems and having to roll around 3D environments that gravity seems to have forgotten about to simply moving as fast as possible from one side to the other without hitting a bump that sends you flying off the map.

The game has a plethora of unlockables,all in the game. You earn special points by completing challenges which or levels faster and getting gold,silver and bronze finishes for the first time. This is also how you unlock new marbles or funny hats. (they are purely cosmetic)

The game is a lot of fun with plenty of replay value, but it isn’t for everyone. While I enjoyed it my daughter found it endlessly frustrating and had no interest in continuing after about an hour. She wasn’t bad at the game,but if you don’t enjoy puzzles this probably won’t change that perspective at all. Outside of the 6 worlds there are bonus worlds with their own sets of levels that are even more challenging.

I thought the game had plenty to offer and looked nice, but it definitely is a niche game. For me it was a 7/10. I definitely wouldn’t play it daily,but if I have 15 or 20 minutes to kill and you like puzzle games, this one is absolutely worth picking up. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

I Still See You Review

I Still See You is a 2018 movie based on a book that starts off with what is truly a terrifying premise to be honest. An accident at a lab, due to a Hadron Collider, causes a massive explosion. This explosion kills a ton of people and leaves behind remnants.

The remnants are basically ghosts that go through these small loops every day at the same time in the same place daily. For example one old lady crosses the same street every morning at the same time in the same way. Now however everyone can see them.

You can’t really interact with them and if you try they sort of vanish and they don’t even know you exist. They are even governed by 3 laws that have held true since the accident.

This is sort of terrifying honestly because imagine this in the real world, a mother or daughter dying and then simply showing up for breakfast daily or having to see a murder over and over again in your home.

This is also where the movie falls to pieces because the entire plot revolves around this premise falling apart magically but only for this girl and her friend while nobody notices and also those laws that have held true for a decade not being laws,but only in this situation.

The acting is fine, Bella Thorn does an admiral job doing what she can to keep this convoluted plot together. And her co-star and love interest Richard Harmon have some good chemistry. I’d like to see them together in a movie that doesn’t fall apart at the half way mark.

I didn’t hate this movie, it was a pretty average experience. I’d actually watch it again if my friend threw it on. I simply hated that what started out as a great idea that could have been terrifying so easily decided to simply reverse course and say everything they spent time establishing as true was a lie and did it in such a lazy way.

I won’t spoil the movie for you, as always I do hope you will watch it and make your own decision and come back and let me know. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Cocaine Cougar Movie Review

Cocaine Cougar is a movie about an escaped Cougar from a lab hyped up on cocaine that kills people. That’s it,that’s the entire movie. It has no other story going on.

I wish I could say something good about this movie. I can’t,but I wish I could. The story doesn’t really exist,at one point I spent about 5 minutes (literally) just watching 2 people walk around a carnival and it would jump back to a red tinted camera moving around to represent the cat walking around. There wasn’t any spoken dialogue for any of it.

In fact in the roughly hour and 5 minute run time, at least 10-15 minutes of it was generic rock music or just people walking around.

The actors looked like the had fun making the movie however,and that’s not something you often see these days. Seriously though, don’t watch this movie. It isn’t fun bad, it’s just horrible. The writing is bad, and has no real redeeming qualities. Shout out to the actors tho for giving it their all still. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Sea Horizon Xbox Series S Review

Sea Horizon is the latest game from developer Eastasiasoft Limited and published by SOFTSTAR the first from Hong Kong and the second from Taiwan, and they were nice enough to toss me a copy to review. So as always, big thanks for that one.

You unlock new characters mostly by playing story mode

The game has three ways to play, the story mode is where to start. You start as the Adventurer (they do have real names), work your way down, and unlock new characters. This is also the best way to learn how the game mechanics and characters work.

The game itself is turn-based, mostly one side goes than the other but there are skills that mess with this as you would expect. Much like other games in the roguelike area of things you can see what the enemy is about to do and you can react accordingly. Sometimes it is better to just build up a wall of block that thankfully will stay until the enemy gets rid of it. Whatever your decisions are, a dice roll to see what resources you have this turn can make or break you. These resources are determined by your equipment, however, so if you don’t need nature resources simply do not equip any. This will prevent them from being a possibility.

This turn won’t end well

The game itself has you walking around a map, or sailing on a ship on the water to travel. This for me is where the game became a bit rough around the edges. For example, you do have a food meter to watch, but in a couple of games I started out next to a camp to get food when my food meter was still full, and never came across one again. This had me run out of food prior to the last boss, and the penalty for this is to take a small amount of damage each time you move from one hex to another. In a game that rewards exploration, and combat is a huge focal point that is a brutal, and harsh way to have things end.

kill everything, collect the treasure. wait for the whole thing to blow over

Now I could bore you with the technical aspects, but suffice it to say the game runs smooth, looks good and sounds great. I probably sank a good 30 hours into this one already and will probably sink 30 or 40 more into it with ease. Each run feels different, leveling characters to unlock new moves, abilities, and skins (all within the game just by playing, a novel and appreciated approach) No game is perfect, and the randomness of when things simply aren’t given is annoying at times, but for $15 US dollars this one is a must by for fans of the genre. 9/10 Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.

Trail of Heroes: Trails into Reverie PS5 Review

As I always like to do with these things, a huge thank you to NIS America for tossing me a review copy of Trails of Reverie. It is always a pleasure to play these games before anyone else and share my experience with you guys.

Before I go any further, if you haven’t played The Cold Steel series for example, or the other Trail of Heroes this game is not the place to start. It contains well over 50 characters from past games to play as you continue to discover events from Crossbell and beyond with the new Trails to Walk system. You can more or less freely jump back and forth between different parties to see the game unfold from different standpoints and perspectives. It is very well done and a pleasure for fans to see, but if you are new to the series you will be lost.

The combat as you would is turn-based, and again if you are familiar with the series you know what to expect. It is beautiful and usually well balanced. There is plenty of new gear, costumes ect to find and use, but you will never be shocked or disappointed by the things you loved from the past games suddenly being changed beyond belief.

The sound is also, as the kids say, on point. I’m kidding I don’t know if they still say that, but the voice acting and music always sets the tone the way it needs to be. Lets move on to the bad however.

Remember back a bit when I said the combat was “usually well balanced”? There are a few bosses that seem to just suddenly ramp up the bullshit meter. This isn’t a matter of being bad at the game or anything like that, you will be trouncing away at everything in your path and suddenly a boss will be so much faster than you they will get what seems like 7 and 8 attacks in a row for you to contend with. A fellow reviewer claims to have been hit 17 times in a row, but I belive that may have been hyperbole because he was pissed off but I wanted to mention it just in case.

The game however even prerelase functioned pretty much perfectly and in today’s world I feel like that is worth mentioning. In a time when game breaking bugs and glitches are the new norm, being able to play a game without any day one patches and complete it without issue is a nice treat. If you are a fan of Trails series, this game is a must buy. Dont even wait for a sale, just pick this game up. It is a rare 9/10 from me. That does come with a small exception. If you haven’t played this series, do not start here. Best wishes and may the gaming gods bring you glory.