Motivation

Got a surprisingly good result out of MOTO2, and it provides energy. I'm geared up for the upcoming Team Tournament now. Although I technically have enough material to ride it out entirely on existing reviews (I identified at least seven that, based on past feedback, I know will do well), it's an appealing idea to write a few more as well.

Based on what I've been playing lately and the kind of games I want to write for, an option that comes to mind is Baroque. Potentially Final Fantasy 3 for the DS as well, but that's the kind of game where I quickly wonder just how much I have to say that hasn't been said already. Somewhat more obscure and recently finished titles would be two of PopCap's, Plants vs Zombies and Bookworm Adventures, but inspiration hasn't really hit for either.

Baroque should be good though, once I actually finish it (or put it aside in frustration, both are options at this point). It is an odd beast to say the least, and yet not as impossible to like as I thought. Nor as impossible to play. At first it seemed like it was even more brutal than Izuna, taking not only your items but also your experience levels whenever you die (or even whenever you complete the dungeon). But then I noticed that you are permitted hard saves after every dungeon floor, so getting surrounded and killed does not necessarily mean having to start over, as long as you remember to actually save.

That is, admittedly, one of my weaker qualities.

Peter Butter

Starting out as a small time reviewer and FAQ author on GameFAQs, my writing has been even more tilted toward the old school than my gaming. I enjoy games of many eras, but I always found it more compelling to write for something that hasn't been done extensively already, which often ruled out the more modern games I played as I tend to run at least a couple of years behind the facts. My Honestgamers catalogue was initially just copying over much of my old GameFAQs work, and then for a time dual submitting to both sites. But over 2015 I posted my first HG exclusives, with hopefully more to follow.

Comments 5

jerec Jun 19, 2009

I've read a lot of your best ones before, so while you could fall back on them, you'd be better off writing some new stuff. I like new stuff.

EmP Staff Jun 19, 2009

I'm currently playing Izuna. It reminds me of a simplier time.

randxian Jun 19, 2009

I think a FF3 DS review would be good. I think you need to do something more mainstream every once in awhile. You have enough obscure reviews so one more mainstream review isn't going to hurt you. As a matter of fact, I think that would be a good thing.

aschultz Jun 22, 2009

You've certainly kept on a roll with the 3 Moraff reviews. I didn't know about this game series, and it was fun to read through the reviews. Here's to you uncovering and writing up even more games.

sashanan Blogger Jun 22, 2009

That's what you get for not checking my GameFAQs CRP. This, too, is just crossposting of old reviews (2006 in this case).