Yeah, eh... I used a walkthrough, hahah. Didn't feel like wasting time on random encounters and getting lost. Which I think is why I went through the game pretty quickly.

As for Persona 2 Eternal Punishment, I might not play it at all... Not because I did not like P2IS, but EP has only ever been released on PS1 in the west. Seeing how P1 and PSIS greatly benefitted from the PSP rerelease I'm not gonna be able to get used to the PS1 style...

Nice collection!

It's a bit retro for my taste but nonetheless pretty enjoyable. Also it's notably halfway in the evolution from Persona 1 to Persona 3, which is kind of fun to experience.

Happy Backloggiversary!

Happy Backloggiversary! Time flies indeed

Congrats on your Backloggery anniversary

Wow, four years on Backloggery! Seems like just yesterday I made this account then beat Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn for the first time...
Here's to more years of backlogging!
(And hopefully some meaningful progress in the finishing games department, heh heh)

Thanks! I think I will. Yesterday in the train though my PSP wouldn't turn on. Dunno what's wrong with it...

That's my main problem with difficulty too. I just don't like grinding. Feels like a waste of time. I feel like I enjoy games more if they're not as difficult.

Not a chance! I play as easily as the game allows me to, heheh.

I can relate to that. Stories, concepts and ideas are what I think is most important in games. Gameplay should complement that, but is not necessarily the most important aspect.

It was great! I found a it a bit slow to get into, in fact I played it on and off a bit, but when it finally clicked, I binged it in around a week. I liked how the true ending plays out and I'm excited to see how Steins;Gate 0 made it possible, but I'll probably start it later and not right now to not get a burn out. I might move to either Ever17, Root Double or finish Higurashi before 0, I still don't know.

Bunny Must Die is tough as nails, but I should be close to finishing it. I had trouble running it at first, my Vita always shut off while on the starting screen because of some conflict with the Freescreeshot plugin. And it doesn't even work with any other game, lol.

True. Ys I and II are a bit grind-heavy anyway. Not that it takes much time, but boy does it feel like grinding...

Hm yep, good chance if you wait until fall, CS3 will have been discounted. I mean it's NISA. They'll do anything to have their games fly off the shelves.

I really hope so. I mean I do love the CS series and I still do. I had fun with CS3 too but story-wise not much happens. CS1 wasn't that eventful either, but at least it did a great job of setting up the story for more games to come. CS2 was much more story heavy and I really liked that...

Haha thank you! I'll do my best to not get disheartened by poor strategy decisions!

Yep, I can see how Ys II is a bit mazy. You'll be fine though.

Haha well, maybe it's better to go through the games at your own pace anyway. You might get LoH-burned-out! And the games are long enough on their own already... I still haven't played any of the Sky-games yet though. And at this point I won't until I have finished CS4 I think...

I did! CS3 is, once again, a great game. However, it's not as good as 1 or 2. I felt like 1 and 2 proved their necessity in the overall CS saga much better. CS3 just feels kinda... unnecessary? Well, still looking forward to the conclusion of the series with CS4.

Hey, Ys II! Nice.

That's great! I'm glad to hear it. I've been thinking about trying out some different genres to ones I'm used to as well, so maybe I'll be in the same boat of discovering new and unexpected gems of games over the holidays. And thank you! Great minds think alike, of course

Thank you! Ugh, I know. Having a Backlog is definitely a weird mixture of exciting and daunting. Hope you're doing well and that your unplayed games aren't too intimidating to get through!

Thanks! I haven't played much, but what I've had so far is pretty good. Nice and dark

Yap. Whatever version you'll buy, I hope you'll enjoy Ys VIII! And that goes for Celceta too!

So old!

As for Ys VIII, be aware that there are two versions of the game. The (superior) PS4 version and the (inferior) Vita/Switch version. I happen to own the game on both PS4 and Switch. Gotta say, the differences are huge. Not only graphics-wise, but also fps and pre-loading and other complicated technical stuff is much much better on PS4. I think the PC version should be the same as the PS4 version. Anyway, there are comparison videos online. I'd definitely recommend watching one of those first.

Celceta I think doesn't matter as much.