Going where several other blogs have gone before.
This was a rough year. Not for movies, far from it. But in terms of mental well-being and personal accomplishments, this year was one of my weaker ones. I can’t be the only one, however, as 2020 onward has been almost impossible to comprehend for anyone who was around to experience it. I reached an… Continue reading Best Movies of 2023
Takehiko Inoue’s The First Slam Dunk is a tale as old as time: a high school basketball team full of misfits try to overcome each other’s differences and their own personal demons as they prepare for a game against an undefeated team. This is certainly a story that Inoue himself has told at length through… Continue reading ‘First Slam Dunk’ Reinvents the Game
Everything we currently know about the 25th entry in Gust's Atelier Franchise
Lately, I’ve been thinking about Solarpunk. If you don’t know what it is, this youtube video gives a very concise and clear idea of what it actually is. But I haven’t been thinking about real solarpunk, the actual formal aesthetic genre. I’m not really into the scene, but I am a big fan of renewable… Continue reading Presience 7: Solarpunk and Aesthetic
Hello everyone, and welcome to another addition to StoryArc's Make a Musou series! While our friendly writer Skeith is usually in charge of this series, considering she knows way more about Dynasty Warriors and the Musou genre than I ever will, I stepped in to make this list for a special occasion. This year marks… Continue reading Make a Musou: Mortal Kombat
【 PLEASE ENTER YOUR COMPANY ID. 】 ███-███-███ 【 VERIFYING. 】 【 ID ACCEPTED. WELCOME TO SEGA. 】 Hello! ☆♪ This document aims to provide new hires with translations for menu navigation and game tutorials so that you may have an easier time settling into your newfound employment. If you would like, come join the… Continue reading 404 GAME RE:SET Menu Guide
Like in most gacha games, after completing a stage chapter in 404 Game Re:Set, players will be rated between one and three stars based on their performance. Getting three stars in a stage will grant extra rewards to the player, and as such, most players will aim to 3 star every main story stage and… Continue reading 404 Game Re:Set 3 Stars Guide
Featured Image: Public domain picture of the California Aquaduct. I’ve been getting back into the swing of reading manga by reading a lot of sci-fi manga, including two of my favorites, Planetes by Makoto Yukimura and Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou by Hitoshi Ashinano. Both are, in my humble opinion, some of the best comics in the… Continue reading Prescience 6: Old Sci-Fi Manga and Climate Change
Image: the Dixon Naval Radio Transmitter Facility, a former U.S. Navy Radio Transmitter facility in Dixon, California. More info and source here; https://www.flickr.com/photos/135665552@N04/27290340351/in/photostream/ First off: Happy St. Patricks Day! At time of publishing, I’ll be counting down the hours until I’m let out of work and immediately beeline to the closest Irish pub. I don’t… Continue reading Prescience 5: Hologram Hate Fest
From the first movie with solid action and sophisticated character motivations in order to become a cult classic, to the sequel that sacrificed story for the single-handedly best and most vibrant gunfighting ever caught on film, we’ve now reached the third film, John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum that seeks to be the culmination of all… Continue reading ‘John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum’: Descending Action
2014’s John Wick didn’t just set the bar for action cinema; it WAS the bar. On top of being shoot-em-up excellence, John Wick had the added bonus of being an emotionally-complex drama, bringing the generic action-revenge flick down to its knees with a character-focused story about a retired hitman avenging the brutal slaying of his… Continue reading John Wick: Chapter 2 – Perfecting Action
You watch enough horror movies and it becomes increasingly difficult to be scared or disturbed. After all, this is coming from the same writer who didn’t even flinch at torture porn such as Martyrs, or finds the current output of horror films to be tame and generic or just fun popcorn cinema at best. Indeed,… Continue reading ‘Skinamarink’: New Era of Nightmares
What can be said about 2022? Well, lots, actually, because this was a damn fine year for movies. Not to repeat myself, but every year is a great year for movies if you know where to look; in fact, 2022 was the best year we’ve had for movies since before a certain world-altering pandemic. We’ve… Continue reading Best Movies of 2022
Fighting games aren't exactly known for having the best stories. Sure there are people out there who can talk about the lore and arcade mode endings of their favorite characters for ages, but when one of these games gets a story mode very rarely do people praise it. In fact, most of the time these… Continue reading What Fighting Game has the best story mode? It’s DoA5
Or is it a bad time? Today's post is going to be a bit unusual. It's short. Imagine that the year is 2007 and this is your favorite gaming blog. That's the vibe right now. You know, it feels weird eulogizing tech utopianism now, since it’s well and truly dead. Already on unsteady ground as… Continue reading Short Post: Can We Bring Tech Utopianism Back?