Breaking it all Down

Posted on July 11, 2026June 7, 2026 by Alexander Case

Video Game Review: Pillars of Eternity 2

It’s time to get through another of my New Year’s Resolutions for video games with Pillars of Eternity 2, which I’ve finally beaten.

Posted on July 10, 2026June 19, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 33: Taking the Plunge

I go to finish exploring the mine.

Music:
“The Witching Hour”
Performed & Arranged by OceansAndrew
Based on “Dracula’s Castle”, “Dungeon – Main Theme”
Composed by akiropito, Jeff Lorber, Michiru Yamane, Rika Muranaka, Tomoko Sano, Tony Haynes
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04313

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Posted on July 9, 2026June 14, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 32: A Little More Exploration

I explore the regular castle a little more.

Posted on July 8, 2026June 13, 2026 by Alexander Case

Concert Review: Music Of Square-Enix

I went to the Music of Square Enix symphonic concert in Portland, and have some thoughts on the concert and the set list.

‘Solecism’ by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

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Posted on July 7, 2026June 14, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 31: Shaft Shafted

I pass the trial and beat Shaft.

Posted on July 6, 2026June 14, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 30: Holy Armor

I explore further, and find the holy armor.

Posted on July 5, 2026June 7, 2026 by Alexander Case

Manga Review: 2.5 Dimensional Seduction (Vol. 1-13)

A while back I reviewed the first season of 2.5 Dimensional Seduction. I found it to be a good companion series to My Dress Up Darling, and I was interested in seeing where it might go from there. I started reading the manga in advance of the upcoming second season, and have made it through a couple arcs that I think could be a solid endpoint for that season, and where things could go from there.

Posted on July 4, 2026June 7, 2026 by Alexander Case

Film Review: Gamera Super Monster

There have been some great examples of film studios putting out classic works of cinema and their last gasp before the end. Belladonna of Sadness was the final work of Mushi Productions. Jigoku was the last film out the door from Shintoho. There’s examples of studios wanting to go out on a high note. On the other hand, there’s Daiei, with Tokuma Shoten trying to salvage the state of their newly acquired company by making a new Gamera film, leaning heavily on stock footage, with Gamera Super Monster. This doesn’t work well.

Posted on July 3, 2026June 14, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 29: Failed Trial

I face a trial from Maria to see if I can face Richter.

Posted on July 2, 2026June 13, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 28: Almost Got Bad End

I find the boss fight with Richter a little early.

Posted on July 1, 2026June 11, 2026 by Alexander Case

Book Vlog Review: Stone and Sky

It’s time to get back to the latest Peter Grant mystery.

Affiliate Links

‘Solecism’ by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

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Posted on June 30, 2026June 13, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 27: Spikes No More

I find the Spike Breaker armor.

Posted on June 29, 2026June 13, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 26: Filling Out The Map

I’ve got a bunch more traversal abilities, so it’s time to explore.

Posted on June 28, 2026June 21, 2026 by Alexander Case

Anime Explorations Episode 45: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean – Part 2

The Final Summer of JoJo comes to its conclusion!

Next month: Lupin III: Part IV – The Italian Adventure.

Episode 45: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean – Part 2
If you have comments on the podcast or on next month’s anime, please send them to [email protected] Opening: Donut by Anozira Bandcamp Link: https://anoziramusic.bandcamp.com/track/donut Used with permission Subscribe to the Podcast: https://feeds.libsyn.com/444780/rss Please support my Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/countzeroor Buy me a coffee at Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/countzero Watch my Live-Streams on http://twitch.tv/countzeroor Watch my Let’s Plays at https://www.youtube.com/@CountZeroOrPlays The Final Summer of JoJo comes to its conclusion!

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Opening:

Donut by Anozira
Bandcamp Link: https://anoziramusic.bandcamp.com/track/donut
Used with permission

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Posted on June 27, 2026June 3, 2026 by Alexander Case

Book Review: Stone & Sky

Having gotten caught up on the Rivers of London novellas, it’s time to get around to the next proper novel, Stone & Sky – with Peter Grant and company going to Scotland.

Posted on June 26, 2026June 13, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 25: There Are Some Bad Dogs

I then have a boss fight with Cereberus.

Posted on June 25, 2026June 13, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 24: Dream Sequence

I get into a fight with a succubus.

Posted on June 24, 2026June 7, 2026 by Alexander Case

Book Review: Rivers of London Novellas

I’m almost caught up on the Rivers of London books for reviews, so it’s time to talk about the Novellas.

Books Covered (Affiliate Link):

‘Solecism’ by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

Donation Links…

To support mutual aid groups in Minnesota: https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
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Reproductive Health Care: https://www.charitynavigator.org/search?causes=Reproductive%20health%20care
Trans Rights: https://www.charitynavigator.org/search/?causes=LGBTQ%20rights

Posted on June 23, 2026June 7, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 23: On to the Next Area

With a couple new traversal abilities, I head to the first save point in the next area.

Posted on June 22, 2026June 7, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 22: Skree!

I finally get the Echo of the Bat.

Posted on June 21, 2026May 31, 2026 by Alexander Case

Film Review: Duel

It might be a universal thing about Car Culture, especially in places that lend themselves to having big trucks haul things from docks or rail hubs, to be scared to death of cars that are larger than yours. So, that makes for how well Steven Spielberg’s second film (after the pilot film of Colombo), Duel, has held up over the years.

Posted on June 20, 2026May 10, 2026 by Alexander Case

Film Review: Emmanuelle (2024)

When I heard that the Emmanuelle series, after a long gap, was getting basically a reboot, with the setting changed to the present day, I was curious about what form it would take. On the one hand, our current period of Intimacy Consultants, and understanding the idea that a sex scene in a film can itself tell a story, could make for actually better depictions of sex and sexuality than Just Jaekin did in the original film. On the other hand, there is a degree of puritanism going on in modern film where even if a film has nudity and sex, it tends to be judgemental about it (and a generation of Gen-Zs who have had Puriteen propaganda shoved at them leading to distressingly more of that generation than I’d like – though anything greater than zero is more than I’d like – going conservative, anti-proshipper and TERF aren’t helping), which could make the film miss the point. The question is – which is it?

Posted on June 19, 2026June 7, 2026 by Alexander Case