Mike Moehnke


23 games reviewed
63.9 average score
70 median score
39.1% of games recommended
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Plenty of experimental RPGs failed miserably in the attempt, but Radiant Historia is one of the success stories.

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2.5 / 5.0 - Tales of Hearts R
Feb 18, 2018

This isn’t a game to play primarily for its story, considering that several others with whom I discussed the happenings could barely remember anything substantive, but actually playing through the dungeons was enjoyable.

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Mar 9, 2018

A couple of additions are nice, but the original game is easy to play via digital sources today and delivers mostly the same experience.

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Strange Journey in its Redux form actually manages to be even more of a timesink due to the addition of a mammoth new dungeon to explore, but at least this is not a complete waste of the many hours required to persevere.

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4 / 5.0 - Rainbow Skies
Aug 20, 2018

Anyone interested in a title that is charming and rewarding to spend huge quantities of time exploring should most assuredly check it out, and while the narrative won’t blow people away, it’s also not constantly forcing itself into the forefront.

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Oct 23, 2018

There are plenty of hack and slash titles available, and this one doesn’t stand out in any particularly positive way.

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Jan 13, 2019

Square Enix’s track record in recent years has been a highly mixed bag of quality, and World of Final Fantasy Maxima fits right in.

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There really hasn’t been an outright bad Mario and Luigi game, but this one lays a worthy claim to being the strongest of all.

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2.5 / 5.0 - Heroes Trial
Feb 21, 2019

As a title that can be played in competition with others for the quickest completion, it’s adequate but unremarkable. Even at such a relatively short length, it’s tough to recommend to an RPG audience.

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Feb 28, 2019

I enjoyed my time with Pillars of Eternity and think it provides a good example of the type of RPG not seen much in recent years, but it’s not going to convince those who were never attracted by similarly styled titles in the past.

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Mar 11, 2019

It’s an improvement over Agarest Wars, but that isn’t enough to make a game of high quality.

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Seeing Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky in action definitely makes clear its similarities to tri-Ace’s Valkyrie Profile, though unfortunately the same height of quality is not reached.

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Jun 27, 2019

It’s of greatest interest to Etrian Odyssey aficionados looking for more intriguing dungeon layouts and worthwhile cartographic opportunities, but the blend of cast members from the popular Persona titles offers its own enjoyable time.

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3.5 / 5.0 - Wargroove
Aug 8, 2019

It’s not a game in which every element is effective, especially for those who demand a powerful narrative, but Chucklefish has made something worth investigating for those thinking Nintendo has let Advance Wars sit around without a follow-up for too long.

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4 / 5.0 - Child of Light
Sep 29, 2019

This is a unique and affecting title that is worth seeking out by any who haven’t tried it before.

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Sep 30, 2019

Plenty of things await the attentive player who keeps an eye open for goodies off the beaten path, and exploring the entire place is a thrill.

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2.5 / 5.0 - Orangeblood
Jan 24, 2020

It tries to do a lot of things, and definitely has a distinct personality from anything else I remember playing. Layering everything with needless profanity is not the magic bullet to become amazing though, and using the game’s real bullets is often more complicated than it should be.

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2.5 / 5.0 - Grimshade
Feb 9, 2020

I admire a fair amount of what developer Talerock and publisher Asterion Games put into Grimshade. It’s a title very much in the style of something using the Infinity Engine, a design choice that’s come back into fashion in recent years. Where it unfortunately needs some improvement is in a few technical details, plus its localization.

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It’s difficult to recommend this title to anyone without much knowledge of South Park, because the experience is suffused with material only fans will fully appreciate. This is nevertheless one of the occasional licensed titles that actually does its source justice, and is an incredibly easy recommendation to anyone who likes RPGs and has some appreciation for Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s amazingly long-lived series.

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3.5 / 5.0 - Langrisser I & II
Mar 6, 2020

There’s no question that both of these titles are first-rate tactical experiences though, and the ability to actually play Langrisser II legally in English is a massive boon to the RPG world. Any players with an affinity for tactical action should look them up immediately, especially since good sales might prompt the rest of the series to finally make its way elsewhere in the world.

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