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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…
Horizon Forbidden West: Neanderthals vs. Killer Robots in Post-Apocalyptic California
Before I get into this review, I gotta contextualize some things. Yes, I am aware that Horizon Forbidden West is the DIRECT sequel to 2017’s Horizon Zero Dawn,…
Wish: The Most Disney-y Disney Movie Ever Made
Disney has put everything into Wish. So… no pressure! They’ve done all the promos they could, from advance merchandise to preemptive character meetings with the main protagonist in…
Super Mario Bros. Wonder: A Hop, Skip, and a Jump on the Weird Side
Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the first mainline Super Mario game of any kind since Super Mario Odyssey. This time, it is a return to the old-school 2D.…
I Review a Restaurant?: Shiki-Sai in EPCOT’s Japan Pavilion
Of all things to write a review for: a restaurant. I had initially intended to beat Super Mario Bros. Wonder during my vacation and make it the topic…
Zulu is VERY Against Hate in Full-Length Debut “A New Tomorrow”
I have never listened to a hardcore punk band until now. While these stand-alone reviews normally mean I ended up not liking the band, the reason this time…
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is the DK64 of LEGO Games
The LEGO games have been on a long journey. Although they generally stick with the same exact sense of humor and gameplay loops, they have been many-a people’s…
OKAY, This is the Final, True TOP FIFTEEN Japanese Music Artists List
Earlier this year, I uploaded the “definitive” Top Ten List right when a certain band decided to upend Japanese metal as a whole. In addition to that, I’ve…
Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles: Every Animal was Harmed in the Making of this Movie
I love animated movies, and for the most part, I’d be pretty open to see any movie in the field. However, I’m not really a fan of live-action…
Pokémon S&V: The Teal Mask is Gen 2’s Ecruteak City as an Entire Region
So, it turns out I was wrong when I said that I was missing out on post-game content in Scarlet & Violet. Well… technically, I was right, but…
Avatar: Way of Water is Quintessential James Cameron (for better and for worse)
If you’re reading this, then I watched the sequel to James Cameron’s groundbreaking movie, Avatar. However, I need to contextualize a LOT of circumstances that colored what I…
Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed Completes a Near-Perfect Trilogy
I played through this DLC way before the time of this post’s publication; there had been a higher priority post each week for the next several months. Now…
Pikmin 4: The Life-changing Videogame of Doing Everything Efficiently
Not gonna lie, as much as Tears of the Kingdom has become one of new favorite videogame of all time, it was a lot harder to wait for…
Tessa Miyata is No Hero, and She’s No Percy Jackson Either
While Misa Sugiura’s Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind was enjoyable, it was no masterpiece. From that novel, to Okami, to Oni: Thunder God’s Tale, Japanese…
I Am Future (Early Access): Forever Skies but There’s No Airship and It’s Wholesome
In an industry where games of both the indie and triple-A variety strive to push players further and further to their limits—with an ever-increasing amount of Souls-like, rougelites,…
Pâquerette Down the Bunburrows: 2023’s Game That You Should NOT Judge by Its Cover
I bought Pâquerette Down the Bunburrows with NO intention of reviewing it, because it is supposed to be insanely difficult, which it is. However, since you can actually…
Cassette Beasts: A True Rival to Pokémon
The Pokémon franchise has had numerous rivals over the years. However, as I pointed out in a past post, they somehow managed to have more flaws; and I’m…
How Bait Almost Ruins the Fifth Season of The Dragon Prince (Unmarked Spoilers Warning)
Since Netflix’s The Dragon Prince was renewed for several seasons, we didn’t have to wait over three years from season four to season five (out of seven) The…
Voice of Baceprot Get (VERY) Topical in Their Full-Length Debut Album
If you’ve seen my review of BABYMETAL’s The Other One that was released despite changing all music discussion to a bi-annual compilation post (which might need to become…
African Animators Show Their Talents in Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire
I’m sure a lot of us were looking forward to Disney and Kugali Media’s upcoming Iwájú, an animated series inspired by Yoruban culture. While no information about that…
Mack’s Music Highlights: First Half of 2023
Alright, this post is freakishly long enough without a clickbaity intro so I’m just going to jump right in. Let’s, once again, talk about some music! Battle Born:…
Mars First Logistics (Early Access): Ragdolling at One Third of Earth’s Gravity!
So, how’s Final Fantasy XVI? I bet everyone in the world is playing it… everyone except me of course. You really think I’m totes poggers enough for a…
Elemental: A Romance that Sizzles Like Boiling Water
Okay, look… I gotta be transparent with you. It’s most definitely to do with our society, but I had convinced myself of the subtext of Pixar’s new movie…
Wobbledogs: Abomination Breeding Simulator
There are a lot of good games for blowing off steam, and they get pretty popular too, such as the case with Power Washer Simulator. However, you know…
I’m Just Going to Fan-Gush Over Tears of the Kingdom Now Because I’m Probably Not Going to Finish it for Two Years
I was honestly on the fence about posting a review of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the highly anticipated sequel to Breath of the Wild…
Chained Echoes: One of 2022’s Best JRPGs (other than Xenoblade 3)
With CrossCode beat and Sea of Stars not yet ready, it’s natural to experience pixel-art JRPG withdrawal (and I probably won’t live to see Secrets of Grindea be…
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is a Masterpiece I May Never Finish
I have pretty much narrowed down the games I prefer to play (read as: the only games I am even remotely good at). However, sometimes, my dumb brain…
Letting it Go for TEN YEARS: Frozen Retrospective
Walt Disney Pictures has had an incredibly long career with numerous ups and downs. You wouldn’t think that Disney almost went out of business as recently as the…
Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction: Independence Day with Anime Girls
Over four years ago (before the blog), I read through Inio Asano’s manga Goodnight Punpun. It was a bit pretentious, and VERY edgy, but for some reason, it…
The Owl House (Season 3): The Short and Sweet Finale
Well, The Owl House has been a fun, albeit predictable ride. Of course, the end of a ride can leave a pretty strong impression of the whole experience.…
Tchia: New Caledonia’s Time in the Limelight
It’s rare for indie games to get a lot of press, and Tchia is one such case. It’s had trailers presented at all of the most prestigious gaming…
Momo Arashima Steals the Sword of the Wind: Finally, a Japanese Percy Jackson!
Not to sound politically correct here, but as far as “representation” is concerned, I firmly believe that Oni: Thunder God’s Tale is the gold standard (ignoring the fact…
BABYMETAL’s Fourth Album Almost Gave Me an Existential Crisis
So… I know I have normally rescinded doing single review posts of an album, as opposed to my much better bi-annual highlight reel. However, when writing the first…
Neptune Frost: Bless the Hackers Down in Africa
I have sworn off live action movies for a number of reasons, well really just one reason: the mainstream. In my experience as a consumer, you do not…
Top Seven Videogames I Like But Haven’t Finished for No Reason
You can’t finish every game, unless you’re a true MLG gamer who has videogames as a career. That’s part of the fallacy of the gaming market, because they’re…
Random Thoughts on the Current State of the Pokémon Games
This is just a kind of stream-of-consciousness post. I just want to add my two cents into the endlessly toxic world of people complaining about Pokémon, and hopefully…
Bonus Post: First Impressions of Sailor Moon Idol Group SG5
PREFACE: I know I don’t normally post on this day, but since this is just a short blurb, I’m doing it now. Think of it as a bonus!…
Mack’s Music Highlights: 2022 Stragglers
If you’re reading this post, it’s because—surprise, surprise—too much music exists these days. The highlights for the second half of the year was LONG, and that was from…
Xenoblade Chronicles 3: The One Where They Pull a Steven Universe
Lately, I’ve decided to only follow three types of RPG no matter what: Pokémon, indie titles, and Xenoblade Chronicles. While X was… something, the two main installments of…
SEASON: a letter to the future is a Bicycle Ride of Emotions
If you’ve read my review of Spiritfarer, then you’d know that it takes a LOT for a videogame to make me cry. SEASON: a letter to the future…
Clock Striker (Volume 1): Saturday AM’s Biggest Gambit Yet
Let me tell you how obsessed we are with skin these days. In manga, there is a simple technique where stuff is applied with different shades of gray,…
The Movie that Told Us to Just Keep Swimming: Finding Nemo 20th Anniversary Retrospective
This movie turns twenty this year. Holy crap, we are so OLD. I still remember watching this religiously when I was a kid. However, I haven’t actually watched…
Inu-Oh: A Japanese History Musical
Man, I really hate seeing adaptations of stuff before reading the source material. The phrase “the book is better than the film” cannot be truer in the anime…
STILL Heavy and Colorful: More Diversity in Metal
I know that the National Day of Racial Healing was four days ago, but… well, I have no excuse. That’s just what happens when you only do one…
Pompo the Cinephile: A 2D Movie About a 3D Movie
I always have to specify when I’m reviewing an adaptation of something without consulting the source material… mainly so I don’t look like some normie who just watches…
Mack’s Music Highlights: Second Half of 2022
This was supposed to be a good year. I was planning to start this paragraph where I say 2022 was turning out to be one of the best…
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Is The Series Great Again?
The Pokémon series has suffered ever since its transition to the 3DS. With the exception of some spinoffs, opinions have gotten more and more divisive. It wasn’t until…
Shy (Volume 1): Introverts Can Be Heroes Too
Bukumi Miki’s Shy could be one of the most hyped and controversial upcoming anime, potentially warranting comparisons to My Hero Academia, and according to RiseFromAshes, people getting obses…
Wolfwalkers: An Example of Peak Animated Cinema
Is COVID STILL ongoing right now? Holy crap… that thing is immortal. Anyway, I’m bringing it up because today’s review is of a 2020 film: Cartoon Saloon’s Wolfwalkers,…
Torture Princess: Fremd Torturchen is as Macabre as it Gets (Full Series Review)
I literally said I was never covering light novels again, yet here I am talking about Keishi Ayasato’s Torture Princess: Fremd Torturchen again. Because I can never be…