We finally bring down Oz, and avenge Cerya, with another predicament on the horizon.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 91 – Fission Mailed V
Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 90 – Fission Mailed IV
We continue to duke it out with the Templars & Oz.
Read moreEdens Zero: Anime Review
When I learned that Hiro Mashima’s next project after Fairy Tail was going to be a science fiction series, I was intrigued to see where this was going. When I learned it was going in more of a science-fantasy direction, I wasn’t exactly surprised, considering his track record. However, when I finally watched the first season of the anime adaptation of this project, Edens Zero, on Netflix, I was absolutely surprised by just how dark the show is. There will be some spoilers for the show below the cut, mainly for early episodes.
Read morePrincess Principal: Anime Review
It felt, for a bit, like Steampunk was getting out of vogue. However, with this year’s Video Game Awards, along with a few other places, we started getting hints of Steampunk coming back to the market. However, even before this, there was a sense that much of what was marketed as steampunk was stuff that was less “punk” and more just Victorian-inspired Pulp Sci-Fi, or as the Foglios refer to their webcomic Girl Genius – “Gaslamp Fantasy”. Works that circumvented the social and political ills of the Victorian Period – not necessarily pretending they didn’t exist, but creating worlds where they could have adventures inspired by Wells, Verne, and Haggard, but without the racism, classism, and imperialism. Princess Principal, on the other hand, feels like a Steampunk Ghost in the Shell – a series that engages with the trappings of its setting and does not paint over the cracks and warts, but instead calls attention to them and works with them.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 89 – Fission Mailed III
Oz talks crap, gets bapped.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 88 – Fission Mailed II
If we can’t save Cerya, we can – at least – avenge her.
Read more6 of My Favorite Anime from 2021
The year is wrapping up, so it’s time to a year in review video where I give my 6 anime that I recommend from 2021.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 87 – Fission Mailed I
We fail to save Cerya, as we realize her AI keeps getting her killed.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 86 – Another Rescue VI
We try again after some grinding, and things seem to be going better…
Read moreNextGen #21 – September 1996
We’re slowly getting closer to catching up with the Nintendo Power Retrospectives, as we come to NextGen’s coverage of the N64 launch.
Read moreWay of the Househusband: Anime Review
Way of the Househusband, like Science Fell In Love So I Tried To Prove It earlier, is a comedy anime based around variations on one theme – the theme being, “What if a super badass retired yakuza was really goddamn good at domestic tasks.”
Read moreThe Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: Manga Review
I started going to anime conventions during peak Haruhi-ism. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya anime had first aired – fans were debating in which viewing order was the “right” one to watch it in, conventions had panels about how to do the Hare Hare Yukai, it was a wonderful time. As the years have gone, and in the wake of Endless Eight, and a general lack of Haruhi content, the visibility of the series has kind of faded to the background. However, the novels and the manga were still out there, so I came to the decision that if I wasn’t able to see the whole story animated, I’d read it in manga form and see how it all played out.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 85 – Another Rescue V
As this chunk of attempts ends in failure, I have to decide if I should press on, or grind off camera before another attempt
Read moreBreaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightfall, Act 11
This time, Bane is going down.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 84 – Another Rescue IV
Yet another attempt, this time applying the mobility effects sooner.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 83 – Another Rescue III
I try again, this time with some mobility effects.
Read moreNextGen #20: August 1996
Continuing to get caught up with Nintendo Power with our next issue of NextGen, which has Chris Crawford’s column back, though the issue is generally lighter overall.
Read moreLegend of the Galactic Heroes: Anime Review
I am aware that all my previous reviews of the Legend of the Galactic Heroes novels were videos first, but here I am. At long last, after spending over a decade slowly but surely making my way through the anime, with multiple false starts, at long last I have finished Legend of the Galactic Heroes, all 110 episodes of it – after having completed the novels. So, now it’s time to give my thoughts, with the context of having read the novels as well.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 82 – Another Rescue II
I realize that my lineup wasn’t right to save Cerya, and I try another formation.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 81 – Another Rescue I
We attempt to come to Cerya’s aid.
Read moreEditorial: What It’s Like For Me To Live With Autism (In 2020-2021)
I didn’t have time to put together a proper scripted video for this past week, so here’s some thoughts I’ve been meaning to record for *months* about my experiences with Autism, particularly in the context of the 24-month long hell year.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 80 – Hospital Visit
We check in with our injured comrade before we had off after Vyce.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 79 – Execution Ground
We take on some, frankly, under-equipped Galgastani holdouts.
Read moreAurora Rising: Book Review
It is time for another review of a book that I’ve read for the Sword & Laser Book Club Podcast – in this case, Aurora Rising, by Alastair Reynolds (previously released as The Prefect) – currently my first step into his Chasm City/Revelation Space setting.
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