The Lore Repository

Thoughts on the Star Ocean Second Story R Demo

October 8, 2023 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Star Ocean is a series that's been on my radar for a long time. I own all of the games that are available on PS4, and just snagged The Divine Force for $10. They've got middling to good reviews, and seem up my alley with their settings and gameplay. The second game was until now the only one not...

The Liberation review

October 8, 2023 | Reading time: ~1 minute

A conclusion that, while well-written, leaves too many plot threads unfinished and mysteries unexplained to be truly great. The Liberation feels rushed, and I came away with more questions than answers.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land review

October 7, 2023 | Reading time: 2 minutes

I've beaten Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and my thoughts echo those I had a week ago in my first impressions post. Forgotten Land is a nice evolution for Kirby while keeping the core gameplay the same. It's a fun, charming, and accessible game that should be a nice stepping stone for future...

AdventureQuest 3D

October 4, 2023 | Reading time: 2 minutes

AdventureQuest 3D is a World of Warcraft-style MMO set in the same world as classic Artix web games like AdventureQuest and DragonFable. I've recently gotten back into the singleplayer Artix games, so I figured I'd give the MMO a try.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

October 1, 2023 | Reading time: ~1 minute

I really enjoy Kirby games. They aren't the most technically advanced or mechanically involved games, and the main story of them is always braindead easy. But they are perfect 'relax, turn your brain off, and enjoy the charm' games, and Forgotten Land is no different.

Drawkanoid

October 1, 2023 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Heavily stylized brick-breaker game. It's clearly been made with a lot of love, but I just didn't have fun with it.

About

My name's Mike, and this is the Lore Repository - my spot online where I can write out my thoughts on games, books, tech, movies, and anything else I find interesting.

My biggest project is my Game Library Project. I have a ton of games collected throughout the years, and have barely played any of them. Check out the linked post to learn more about the project, and click here to be taken to the category page where you can see all my posts for the project.

Another project I'm working on is my Pokemon Living Dex Challenge, where I try to obtain one of each available Pokemon and transfer them into Pokemon Home.

Yet another project I'm working on is my Old School RuneScape "Completionist" Quest, where I'm attempting to max out all skills and see everything the game has to offer as a completely new player.

Other content comes mainly in 3 forms:
• Reviews, where I post longer-form review writeups
• Thoughts, short & quick first impressions posts
• Guides, detailed how-tos and walkthroughs

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