MeltedJoystick Points
| Activity | Points |
|---|---|
| Total Ratings | 31 |
| Total Reviews | 2 |
| Total Lists | 4 |
| Total Points | 43 |
zam's Information
Ranking Status: Casual Gamer
Gender: Male
Current Area: Blue Springs, MO
Home Town: Raytown, MO
Gaming Profile
Game I Love: Baseball Stars
Game I Hate: Baseball Stars when the old NES would erase my awesome team
Favorite Genre: Role Playing (RPG)
Least Favorite Genre: Strategy
Favorite Platform: Wii
Least Favorite Platform: Nintendo 64
Latest Game Review
Rating of
5/5
The Last Story might be the last good Wii game
I just finished The Last Story about a week ago. It isn't available in America until June, and I would highly recommend keeping your Wii around or borrowing someone's Wii that is collecting dust to play it. Just a great game that really blends the line between action game and RPG. It is a short game... compared to the other recent Wii RPG Xenoblad Chronicles (which was a 60-70 hour epic) this is only a 20-23 hour game. But there was no shortage of enjoyment. Fast paced.. very little unnecessary battle, engaging story line. if there was any shortcoming to the game it was that it was generally too easy until the very end which was (if anything) too difficult and led to an hour or so of "leveling up" to win. That hour …
Recent Rating History
| Game Title | Rating | Overall | Add |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Last Story | 5.0/5 | 4.3/5 | |
| Xenoblade Chronicles | 5.0/5 | 4.6/5 | |
| The Homebrew Channel | 5.0/5 | 4.0/5 | |
| The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return | 2.0/5 | 2.8/5 | |
| Contra | 2.0/5 | 3.6/5 |
Top Game List
| # | Game Title | Rating | Overall | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Baseball Stars | 5.0/5 | 3.1/5 |
Recent Comments
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 01/30/13 at 11:04 PM CT
I think FInal Fantasy Dimensions LOOKS awesome. I would buy it too, if:
1. It wasn't egregiously overpriced.
2. Square Enix put it in the Windows 8 Store.
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 11/29/12 at 12:09 AM CT
Tablet gaming is a pale comparison to any other kind of gaming. No wonder you're not feeling it!
If I had to play games on a tablet, I'd wait until the Surface Pro is released so I could install Steam and play all the kick-ass Indie games it has (that also don't require crazy CPU/GPU/RAM).
What didn't you like about Pandora's Tower? I can't fault you for being "done" with the Wii, as Pandora's Tower was my last Wii game, so I'm officially "done" with that console as well (though I'm keeping mine hooked up for the Homebrew Channel).
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 11/26/12 at 09:07 PM CT
Hey, zam. Have you gotten your hands on Pandora's Tower yet? If you like Xenoblade and Last Story, you should definitely check it out. I ended up liking it more than both those games.
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 09/06/12 at 06:10 PM CT
Ha, I just now saw your reply to my comment about Xenoblade.
I have a review of it up on this site that covers my gripes with it. The short version, however, is that I thought it had WAAAAY too many grindy, pointless sidequests (it would have been much better if those were cut by about 80%) and I didn't like how little control I had over my allies (Sharla was always healing too soon, so she'd be stuck in the middle of cooldown when I REALLY needed healing).
zam - wrote on 05/28/12 at 12:58 PM CT
The Last Story Review comment
Wait, you thought Xenoblade was disappointing? What didn't you like about it? I thought it was an outstanding game.. great storyline, great gameplay... I'm very curious what you didn't like... That game is a top 5 JRPG for me!
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 05/28/12 at 12:20 PM CT
The Last Story Review comment
I had the European version on pre-order, but the shop I ordered from was bought by a bigger company and cancelled all existing pre-orders. Since the North American release was announced in the meantime, I decided to just wait for it. I can't imagine the Limited Edition in Europe came with anything particularly spectacular.
I just hope this game is better than the disappointing Xenoblade. Your description makes it sound less grindy and more reasonable in length, but I'm worried about how actiony the battle system is.
zam - wrote on 04/15/12 at 07:13 AM CT
Xenoblade Chronicles Review comment
I completed this Xenoblade game a few months ago.. it's now finally released in the States.
It is an excellent game and I would highly recommend playing it. It was on par with Final Fantasy XII in terms of my enjoyment of it.
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 10/12/11 at 12:55 AM CT
Xenoblade Chronicles Review comment
FF7 is your #1 RPG?
Son, I am disappoint. ;_;
But kudos for beating me to this game. It looks like it will be a race to see who finishes first.
Alex - wrote on 06/05/11 at 05:05 PM CT
I agree with what you are saying. I look forward to the rest of the bond movies.
Here is my bond list - which you can find on my sister site: Best Bond Movies. It would be cool to see your list since I know you have seen them all.
Alex - wrote on 06/05/11 at 03:35 PM CT
I noticed your comment on the bond flicks on the blog. As you know I am moving through the bond movies in order. I am up trough man with the Golden Gun. I am not a moore fan yet - maybe his movies get better. I think the best bond might be George Lazenby. I think he was the best at action, and could have been the best overall bond. Connery was great but didn't do action all that well.
I haven't seen enough of Craig and I really couldn't stand Brosnan. Too thick of an accent or something. And Yes, Daulton was a stud - though I haven't seen those movies in 15 years.
