I already did Steamlands, and though it was a fun game with a neat concept, I got the feeling that I'd seen about everything it had to offer. From my perspective, I got the experience already, and I'm not too interested in returning to it.
Steamlands can be played here if people would like to see more of it, though.
In semi-related news, I secretly dread starting the new Shining LP. It's not because I don't want to play it... much like Amnesia, I really enjoy the game and very much want to share it with you. I just want to do it right, and that represents a long-term commitment to playing the game, doing some pre-game research, and most importantly finding a way to improve the stream quality for 3D games... so it's kinda daunting, and will require some self-hyping.
For now, I'm trying to look for other good retro jRPGs that were never brought west, or which bombed outside Japan despite being good games, and were lost to time. One I recently (re)discovered is the "Romancing SaGa" series for the SNES. (
Obligatory Hype Link) It's basically the black sheep of Squaresoft RPGs; it was an early experiment with their established FF RPG style, with a more mature storyline, and a steeper level of tactical difficulty. It's also one of the first (only?) non-linear jRPGs I've seen, featuring permanent character death as a core mechanic, a great deal of customizable characters, skill-based character advancement (instead of EXP/Level-based), a branching storyline that is influenced by most of your in-game choices, challenging tactical combat, and some great music and graphics.
Don't know if I'll do a whole LP of it, but I'd like to at least demo it for folks some time.
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