What are you playing these days?

[Drew]

I am back on Resident Evil 8 again. One year later and they've released a DLC that adds a decent-sized new story that follows the daughter of the original game's protagonist, but also, they went back and reworked the entire original game so that you now have the option to play it in 3rd person, as opposed to 1st person, the way it originally was, so even the original game feels like new. It's insane and I'm having a great time.

[RaistlinMC]

Are you playing Tactics Ogre Reborn yet?

Maybe for the first time, if you're younger than me, or maybe again for the first time in a couple decades, like I am?

Cuz if you're not, you really, really...really should be.

[RaistlinMC]

As I wait for Diofield Chronicles to come out at the end of the month, I snagged a copy of XCOM 2 on Switch for only five bucks during a recent eShop sale. Man, what a deal! I never played the Enemies Within expansion before and it is fantastic. It's like a whole new game!

[RaistlinMC]

Nice! Enjoy it, bud. I just finished my first run through the game this weekend. Loved every bit of it, even when it gets too wordy for its own good at times. I'll have to do another round of it soon, though, because I didn't get the best or "true" ending due to my choices throughout the story. Have fun, Drew!

[Drew]

My copy has arrived. I will try to start it today.

[RaistlinMC]

Can confirm now: Triangle Strategy is freakin' awesome. Every lover of TTRPGs who owns a Switch ought to snag a copy as soon as is reasonably possible.

[RaistlinMC]

Ok, so technically I'm not at home checking the mail, so I don't have it yet...but rest assured that for the foreseeable future, I'll be playing Triangle Strategy.

[RaistlinMC]

Sounds right up my alley then!

[Drew]

No shame. Lots of people have never played a Pokemon title. If you do play this one, you should know that it plays very differently than the rest of the games do. There's way more focus on the RPG side of things. Personally, I love the changes they've made.

[RaistlinMC]

I assumed a lot of folks were, based on the reviews I've seen.

*Deep Breath*

And now to admit my most secret shame, Drew: I've never played a Pokemon game. Ever. Despite playing pretty much every single other JRPG released in the last 30 years, I've somehow never once done it.

And now you know. haha

[Drew]

Currently addicted to Legends: Arceus.

[RaistlinMC]

Have you ever played SRPGs like Final Fantasy Tactics and thought, this is cool…but what if it was about the French Revolution instead?

Have I got a game for you! Check out Banner of the Maid. You haven’t lived until you’ve heard Lafayette scream at you in Japanese.

[RaistlinMC]

I got Octopath Traveler for Christmas. Needless to say, I haven't touched another game since.

[RaistlinMC]

I picked up "For The King" on sale over the weekend and I'm glad I did. It's kinda like a tabletop RPG translated into a JRPG, rolled into one. It's hard to explain but also hard to put down.

[RaistlinMC]

If we're talking games coming next year, Fae, I've got my eye on Project Triangle. The spiritual successor to Final Fantasy Tactics? Yes please.