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I’m romancing more than one person at a time, but the end state is marriage, so I imagine you have to settle down at one point? Read more

Your selection! Each one has a different personality, likes and dislikes, and story. Better yet, you can romance anybody, regardless of gender. It’s pretty sweet.

I’ll be running a tips post later this week, but part of it is planning - you need to know what you want to do in a given day and try not to overexert yourself beyond it - and some of it is prepping. You can cook or craft (or grow!) food that gives you more energy, eventually you even unlock a spa that rejuvenates all Read more

I mean, it’s not a unique concept, but IMO all the different elements it borrows from known games come together to provide something unique. Like I said in the article, it seems like a farming simulator with the bones of Starbound (inspired by Harvest Moon, with the charm of Animal Crossing, with the aesthetic Read more

I can see why people draw the comparisons but it offers a lot more than HM does. You can spend the entire game doing combat/exploration/loot stuff, not just farming. Read more

I’d go with Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire...the original games have not aged well, but they have a lot of nostalgia factor. Read more

Well, Yellow makes you take Pikachu no matter what, so it’s not really a choice! We’ll cover that a little later though. Read more

Sure, but because this one is impressive in its requirements (and a joy to watch someone unlock), we’re gonna write about it! Read more

Naw it’s been around for a long while, and people have posted screenshots of it. This is the first time I’ve seen all of them in one place, recorded on video, though. Read more

Most chatter I’ve seen online considers Fates at least a decent challenge, but yeah IDK! Read more

That’s correct. And you do try in Conquest, but it means having to compromise sometimes w/ evil decisions. Read more

I guess that’s always possible, but it never felt like a tangible danger to me until now. Read more

That’s a picture of Birthright. For the sake of my sanity, I played one version more of the challenge (Conquest) and the other more for the experience of the different characters (Birthright). Hence casual with no permadeath on Birthright. I’ve got permadeath on in Conquest, though. Read more