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(Impressions of Version 1.0) Core Keeper has Grown a LOT Since Early Access
I’m gonna admit that I have played Core Keeper since its Early Access launch, but liked it less and less as time went on. While it has—mechanically—become perhaps…
Moana 2: Disney Comfort Food at its Finest
2024 seems to be the year of Disney only putting out sequels. First, we got a tearjerker sequel to Inside Out, and now we get a sequel to…
OU is China’s First Metal Band to Hit the Mainstream. But are They worth the Hype?
Before even clicking on this post, keep in mind that my use of the word “mainstream” should be taken with a grain of salt. I’m only saying that…
Oshi no Ko Rips the Entire Entertainment World Asunder
Perfect Blue, specifically Satoshi Kon’s classic anime adaptation of the novel that no one cares about because the film is always more famous, has been long considered the…
Dungeons of Hinterberg: An Urban Zelda-like about Fighting Capitalism
Fun, cringe-inducing fact: I’ve never played a true Legend of Zelda game. Fifteen-year-old me TRIED to play Skyward Sword at launch, but being a left-handed person in a…
Ten Great Manga I Cannot Finish
I know I already did a “Ten Great Manga with some weird gimmick” post, but I’ve considered this one for a while. I’m one of many who waited…
Eastward: Octopia! is a DLC Campaign That’s Better than the Base Game?!
So, long story. I actually played Eastward at launch in 2021. In the initial draft I had written of my unpublished review, I praised its Earthbound-inspired charm, but…
Ten Great Manga that Start with the Letters of My Name
I don’t actually know if you’re allowed to follow-up a tag without BEING tagged, but I wanna help out a fellow blogger (even though I’m many months too…
Baby Assassins: A Slice-of-Life with a Dash of Murder
Not gonna lie, syudou is the reason I ended up watching this. I started getting into his music right before a new TV spinoff of the Baby Assassin…
Making the Hard Decision to Drop DanMachi for Good
Fujino Omori’s Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (better known as DanMachi) is an interesting case. For all intents and purposes, it…
Dandadan: First Encounter is a Sneak Preview of the Most Unhinged Anime of the Year
The best part about reading manga over watching anime is getting to board hype trains before they take off, and indeed, Yukinobu Tatsu’s Dandadan is one of those…
(First Impressions) Visions of Mana’s Double-Edged Sword of Nostalgia
I’m probably not alone in saying I never touched a Mana game, mainly because there hasn’t been one in over a hot minute. I’ve always heard good things…
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is the Franchise’s Magnum Opus
When I did a First Impressions of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, it had already exceeded expectations. However, that was only the beginning of how god-like of an…
shapez 2 (Early Access): This Could Become the Greatest Automation Game of All Time
A couple years ago, I played through and even wrote a review of the original shapez. That review ultimately never got published, but to sum up, I thoroughly…
Top Ten Favorite Vocaloid Producers
With how much Vocaloid music I listen to, I might as well make a post like this. The reason is because the Vocaloid scene is deep, and I…
My Hero Academia: 430 Chapters of Superhero Excellence
I’ve been known to royally hate mainstream stuff, but sometimes, there’s rare cases where something can be both mainstream, and really good. I started Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero…
Bonus Post: First Impressions of Ado’s Idol Group, Phantom Siita
I have said multiple times how I have mixed feelings of the music of Ado. While the J-pop juggernaut isn’t the only artist I listen to with music…
The Escalation is Real in The Dragon Prince’s Sixth Season
It’s that time again: more Dragon Prince! Nine more episodes of one of Netflix’s best original series… Well, I hope it stays one of Netflix’s best original series.…
Re:ZERO is a Test of Patience That I Ultimately Failed
I’ll have you know that it was a hard decision for me to quit Tappei Nagatsuki’s acclaimed Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-. This has been a series…
(First Impressions) FINALLY Playing Genshin Impact in 2024!
I’ve wanted to play Genshin Impact since launch, which was almost four years ago now. However, I slept on it all this time because of a gaggle of…
Fright Krewe: Dream(Work)s Come True in New Orleans
I am always willing to criticize Disney when necessary. However, that also goes for their rivals, and I generally criticize them more often. Studios like DreamWorks are panderous…
Even If You Slit My Mouth: Kuchisake-onna Gets Her Own Romcom?!
I know it’s not a hot take, but I think the kuchisake-onna is one of my favorite yokai of all time. She is not only nightmare fuel, but…
Mars Express: It’s More-or-Less the French Equivalent of Blade Runner
I was supposed to have seen this during its North American premiere late last year. Look, I do love GKids and their commitment to allowing non-American art to…
Inside Out 2: Pixar’s Most Intense Movie Since Toy Story 3
The Phineas and Ferb episode Meapless in Seattle existed because they teased a sequel to the first Meap episode in the end credits. It was never meant to…
Mack’s Music Highlights: First Half of 2024
New(-ish) year, new music. This post is going to be long enough so no beating around the bush. Let’s get to it, especially since there are a LOT…
Of All the Choices for First Final Fantasy Game…
FOR THE RECORD, I HAVE WATCHED CONTENT CREATORS PLAY THROUGH THE ORIGINAL FF7 AND FF7 REMAKE, SO I KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON. Okay, scratch that, I don’t know…
(First Impressions) Revisiting a Childhood Favorite in HD!
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door was my second videogame ever, and my first RPG ever. Naturally, I didn’t know what the hell I was doing and it took…
First Impressions of Two of the Year’s Most Anticipated Puzzle Games
Puzzle games are fun, mainly because a lot of them exercise the problem-solving part of the brain without requiring hundreds of frame-perfect commands like Dark Souls, Devil May…
Little Kitty, Big City: Itty Witty Bitty Kitty So CUUUUUTE
As a cat owner, I understand that cats are the true master race on this planet. However, I never played Stray because I didn’t really care for the…
Kwaidan: My First Ever Experience with Japanese Live-Action Cinema
As much as I love Japanese culture, I have yet to watch a live movie from there. Most people would watch an Akira Kurosawa movie because he’s THE…
(First Impressions) Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is for a VERY Specific Kind of Gamer
I have never played Suikoden, which is an important statement to make, since this game is meant to be that franchise’s spiritual successor. In fact, I am such…
What in the World is X-Pop?: First Impressions of XG
Recently, I have succumbed to the pressure—i.e. civic and moral duties—to listen to K-pop. I tried Dreamcatcher first, and while they aren’t amazing or anything, I at least…
The Mandalorian Seasons 1-3: Star Wars Meets Adventures in Babysitting
I was intending for this review to be the entirety of The Mandalorian, but the wait for future seasons is a lot longer than I thought. Also, the…
Granblue Fantasy: Relink is What Happens When You Combine Devil May Cry, Monster Hunter, and Anime
In 2024’s massive deluge of RPGs, Granblue Fantasy: Relink looked really fun, but not a high priority. However, I decided to get it anyway, because I knew it…
I Should Not Have Slept on Kim Dracula’s Twisted Fusion of Nu Metal and Pop
Out of all the circles of hell that they call “online social platforms”, the worst is no-doubt TikTok. I’ve heard horror stories about it, about how it has…
Momo Arashima Breaks the Mirror of the Sun: More Yokai… Less Fun?
While Misa Sugiura’s Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind wasn’t the greatest first book in a series I was greatly looking forward to, I at least…
I Finally Listened to K-pop: Impressions of Dreamcatcher, the Korean BABYMETAL(?)
I was in vocational school when a goofy man in shades invented a goofy dance called “Gangnam Style”, laying the groundwork for South Korea’s global conquest. Since then,…
Iwájú: Baby’s First Afrofuturist Experience
I feel like I waited eighty-four years for this instead of three. As Disney’s second collaboration with an African studio (okay, technically eleventh if you count each episode…
The Super Mario Bros. Movie: A Great Film that Sets a Bad Precedent
I refused to watch The Super Mario Bros. Movie in theaters not because I thought it would be bad, but because I thought it would be good. Let…
I’m about to decree that I don’t like Sleep Token’s third album to the Internet. I must hate myself.
Metal has come a long way since Metallica released their self-titled 1991 album. However, I’d argue that Metallica’s most iconic record ruined metal for the same reason it…
Golden Kamuy: The Most Unhinged Historical Fiction Manga Ever
Boy, I have a long story with this manga. I started reading this long a while back, got caught up, and ended up in the long wait for…
First Impressions: Infinite Wealth is (Almost) Infinite Fun
I consider Yakuza (henceforth referred to under its new localization, Like a Dragon, which is a direct translation from its Japanese name Ryu ga Gotoku) to be SEGA’s…
Loddlenaut: Wholesome Subnautica with Axolotl-like Fish
I’m sure every reviewer of Loddlenaut prefaced it with something to the effect of “It’s wholesome Subnautica!” While I would love to have a more original preamble, it’s…
The Indigo Disk is Just Good Enough to Maintain my Faith in Pokémon
So… part one of the Scarlet & Violet DLC was… content, I guess. While I didn’t exactly LOVE The Teal Mask, I was at least excited that Part…
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is One of the Most Overhyped and Pseudo-Intellectual Manga I Have Ever Read (Second Impressions; Volumes 3-8)
Okay, before getting into it, I need to lay down some things. Yes, I am going into rant mode for this, and I apologize in advance. However, I…
(First Impressions) The Talos Principle II is a Puzzle Game About the Puzzle That is Existence
Until now, I had no idea what to think about The Talos Principle franchise. Mechanically and execution-wise, there is no doubt they are as phenomenal as people say.…
Mack’s Music Highlights: Second Half of 2023
These past four years, I’m always surprised to see the current year come to an end with humanity intact. I don’t know if that’s a sign of me…
Godly Heathens: Allegories Aplenty in Smalltown Georgia
Since reading Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor, I can safely say I’ve broken my promise to be less political on my blog. I can’t help it, since…
(First Impressions) Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is Exactly What it Sets Out to Be
Whether or not you love James Cameron’s Avatar franchise, you gotta admit that one aspect of it holds objective appeal: its setting, Pandora. Being a franchise with such…
Jusant: Getting Over It But It’s Wholesome
I honestly don’t know why I decided to play this. It didn’t look super cray-cray when it comes to casual, narrative-driven indie games, especially compared to the very…