Beat the game on easy and normal in Yakuza 8, also known as Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. I just got sucked in and had a fun time. Very good game.

Pokémon Omega Ruby is the game I spent the most hours in. Not only is this a great remake of my favorite region, it also expands on it a lot. And yes, I know, the Battle Frontier is missing. I missed it, as well. But that’s about the only major thing I dislike about OR/AS.

I invested over a thousand hours into completing the entire Pokédex, breeding perfect Pokémon for competitive battles and tournaments, I hunted and bred shiny Pokémon, also for competitive battles or just for casual possession. And yes, I participated in hundreds of competitive battles and dozens of tournaments. I wasn’t the best trainer, but I was good. I loved it so, so, so much. This game literally changed my life. I made so many friends IRL and online due to this game. I also spent hours into trading, especially Wonder Trade in hope to get one of these totally legit shiny competitive monsters from Sakati and others.

As I said, Hoenn is my favorite region and it contains most of my absolute favorite monsters, such as Linoone, Sableye, Blaziken, Manectric, Gardevoir, Salamence, Metagross and its legendaries Groudon, Kyogre and Rayquaza, especially its shiny version.

I know this region isn’t the most varied one, there’s a lot people wouldn’t love the most, too much water and whatnot, but this game is just very special to me and I think it’s a genuinely great game. It’s also the last Pokémon main title I enjoyed on very high levels. I hold this game dear and I stand by it.

Really good add-on. The Fort Kondor minigame and the last few scenes with you know who really pushes up the rating.

Playing with Yuffie is fun, one of the most fun in the game, actually.

The people on the rotten pizza want you to believe there are two timelines in Final Fantasy VII, the original and the Remake timeline.

But let me tell you there are three timelines:
• the original
• the one in which Remake begins
• the one in which Remake ends

At first, I hated the direction Remake takes, then I liked it and now I love it. It took a few years for me to appreciate the fact that this is not a classic remake, but a sequel, as well.

I’m still not a fan of how restrictive the exploration is and the direction of some scenes or chapters are not as great as in the original. But the restrictions are in the nature of Midgar itself, so I hope Rebirth fixes some of the issues I have with Remake. And apparently, it does.