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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Panzer Dragoon Orta (replay) ✅ Orta is the culmination of this rail-shooter series, and remains a quintessential game in the genre. Smilebit delivered a very well-rounded experience in every aspect: gameplay, art direction, music, story & replay value all brilliantly come together. A must-play!

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Modern gaming could die tomorrow, I'm equipped for a while

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Amazing Island ✅ A forgotten Gamecube exclusive imagined by Yuzo Koshiro! It's a simple and short but actually really fun game. Basically a party-game, with a hub and monster creation to give it a small sense of "adventure". Worth it if you're nostalgic of the 128-bit era!

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

This week-end, we're playing the one and only My Sims Racing for the Nintendo Wii.

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I've completed Sonic Lost World... And I kinda liked it! I honestly expected worse for this one. In the end, despite its flaws and even though it feels like a Nintendo game from Temu, I had some fun with it.

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I guess this is what I plan to buy for the rest of the year for now... Halo and Gears are lower priorities compared to the others though, it'll depend what's happening when they release.

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

My most anticipated games from this whole week of announcements (no remasters)! Ill Spyro: A Realm Beyond Final Fantasy Resonance Bancho the Chef When Sirens Fall Silent HotWheels: Infinite Rush Rhythm Paradise Groove Vivarium Xenoblade Genesis Control Resonant Metro 2039

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Final Fantasy Resonance is directed by Harvestella's director & writer Hiroto Furuya! You may know that I consider Harvestella as one of my favorite games in recent years, so I'm even more hyped now!

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Ikaruga ✅️ A work of art that I was never able to complete until now. It's a lot of memorization. The gameplay is relatively simple but level-design & polarity system make Ikaruga extremely intense, blending shmup and puzzle elements. Not my favorite, but Iuchi is a genius.

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

You should play Mana Khemia on the Playstation 2.

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

It's the 66th anniversary of Sega today! 🎂 Here's some of my favorite games from them: - Panzer Dragoon series - Phantasy Star IV - Magic Knight Rayearth - Project Rub/The Rub Rabbits! - Shining Force III - Shenmue II - Binary Domain - Ristar

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Another shoot 'em up has been released today in the Console Archives series: Geki-Oh ShienRyu (originally an arcade game ported to Saturn/PS1)

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Night Striker Gear ✅ Directed by the shoot 'em up GOAT, Hiroshi Iuchi, Night Striker Gear feels like a perfect meeting between the good old Taito and Treasure. It’s a great ride with fun gameplay, charming visuals and a banger soundtrack!

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

New release day! Yoshi hasn't always been very lucky with the quality of his own games, but I'm hopeful this one will be interesting.

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

It all began with a stone, or so the legend says...~ Final Fantasy XI was first released 24 years ago today! Who else has it as their favorite FF? 😇

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Got to the final battle of Shining Force III today. Lost because I had only a few characters still alive when the actual final boss showed up, but now I can see what to do. Next time should be the one.

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Received this very cool thing today. Too bad there isn't a PAL version, but oh well, that'll do.

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I wanted a shorter RPG to play on the side and balance out with Star Ocean 3, so I've got the Final Fantasy Legend Collection. Playing the first SaGa, going in blind. Made a team with 1 human, 2 mutants, 1 monster. I appreciate the freedom of builds and exploration already.

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Metal Slug 4 ✅️ Did a couple of runs of what I believe is usually the least liked game in the series. I thought it's still pretty good (can hardly go wrong with Metal Slug's classic gameplay and graphics), but not standing out in the series. It feels a bit uninspired.

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Love good cartmods allowing me to play some of those games translated on actual hardware

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Starting a new game on GBA 😄

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Square Enix has just launched a survey about the Star Ocean series for japanese fans. This year will mark the 30th Anniversary of the series. I believe that a game (whether it's a remaster/remake or Star Ocean 7) releasing by next year is possible.

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Kirby: Planet Robobot was released 10 years ago! One of the best Kirby to this day. It has a fun mecha gimmick, almost 30 copy abilities, cheerful visuals with a great use of the 3D, and as usual an excellent soundtrack and epic final boss!

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Graphics peaked with The Last Blade 2 on NEO GEO

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Kirby Dream Land, the first entry in the series, was released 34 years ago! That was also the first game directed by Masahiro Sakurai and was a big success, selling over 5M copies on Game Boy.

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure ✅️ Fun little game on the GBA, nice graphics with good music faithful to the anime. The beat 'em up levels are fun, the 1vs1 fights are basic and repetitive tho. The game is very short, the story goes super fast through the events.

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Just did a run of Super Mario Bros. (SNES version) coz why not

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Here's my top 15 Final Fantasy updated... I think...

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII ✅ For a game developed in such a short span of time, Lightning Returns was truly lightning in a bottle. In some aspects of its gameplay, it even reaches the series’ highs. LR is not just my favorite of the trilogy, but a top 10 Final Fantasy for me!

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Not gonna start a new game yet, just wanted to quickly see again how beautiful Sword of Mana is on the Game Boy Advance! Brownie Brown quality 😍

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Lightning Returns finished ✅ It's late so I'll write my mini-review about it tomorrow!

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I've done that event thingy on backloggd, wish there was more categories though since we've got so many great games in 1998

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Chapter 4 and 5 done in Shining Force III (Scenario 1) Onto the final chapter, which should be the longest and hardest one, but let's see.

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Today we're celebrating the 20th Anniversary of two masterpieces! Mother 3 - my favorite game ever - and Ōkami - my favorite game as a kid - were both first released on 20th April 2006 in Japan! 🌻🌸

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Always wanted to have a Game Boy Advance! Now I do :D

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Got it! Happy to support creators that I like. Beautiful box art, and the game comes with a mini artbook as well as a code to download the OST. Music is composed by Takuya Hanaoka (Super Robot Wars series), with opening & ending themes by Noriyasu Agematsu (Final Fantasy BE)

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

It's the year of playing tactical games for me

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Chapter 3 done in Shining Force III. The 2nd battle was the hardest for me in this chapter. The following ones were quite long but much easier, especially after promoting most of my characters!

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

20 years ago today, the Dragon Quest series was making its debuts in Europe with the release of Dragon Quest VIII: The Journey of the Cursed King!

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Lightning Returns only gets better the more I play it, it's a very fun game when you properly engage with its mechanics. I’m over 20 hours in and haven’t gotten bored yet. Very pleasant surprise, especially as someone who didn’t care much about the XIII saga

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Excited to play Etrange Overlord once my copy arrives! It's a new Musical ARPG developed by Gemdrops (Star Ocean 2 R) - Written by Sohei Niikawa (Rhapsody, Disgaea) - Character-design by Shinichirō Ōtsuka (Re:Zero) - Directed by Yūichirō Kitao (ex-tri-Ace who also worked on Rhapsody)

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Used this opportunity to reorganize my Final Fantasy collection

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Cotton Fantasy (Switch) ✅️ Good modern shoot 'em up, got it on sales. Not the biggest fan of the art style, but fun gameplay, multiple characters to play, and amazing music easily make up for it.

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Completing my Final Fantasy XI quest with Rise of the Zilart and... Seekers of Adoulin! FFXI Seekers of Adoulin was the last PS2 game ever released in Japan, in 2013, in limited copies (in the West, only PES/FIFA14 were released slightly later) It's now the rarest piece in my entire collection!

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Today is the 17th anniversary of Muramasa: The Demon Blade on Nintendo Wii. It's a game I've been meaning to play for a while. Since I've finished Princess Crown recently, I guess this will be my next Vanillaware soon!

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Spent the afternoon playing Shining Force III

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Lightning Returns deserves more respect for what it does great. Gameplay is some of the best in the series! I loved the desert. There's a big dungeon underground and as you explore it, you unlock shortcuts; and more NPCs are joining to explore. It feels organic and coherent.

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Meryll @ffmeryll.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Since I'm done with Princess Crown, time to start my next Saturn game. First time playing it, but somehow Shining Force III feels so nostalgic. Sakuraba's music, the typical Camelot UI and characters animations, the rotating camera... 😌

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