The main party makes their way through the depths of the Tomb.
Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 138
It’s time to take a look at what was going on in the game industry as a whole in late 1997, early 1998.
This month I’m joined by Blaine of the Babylon 5 30 Years Later and 99 Years 100 Films Podcasts (at Bureau42.com) to discuss My Neighbor Totoro & Akira.
Photos from Prestige Wrestling: Combat Clash 2024
On July 12th I went to Prestige Wrestling’s Combat Clash 2024 event at the Viking Pavilion in Portland (which is available for streaming on YouTube). I took a bunch of photos from my seat in the stands, and I figure I’ll just post those here.
Continue readingWhere I Play Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition (JIP): Part 3 – Politics Can Be Murder
Our recent friend, Princess Melia, is the new heir – and not everyone is okay with that.
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn: Video Game Review
I never really played the 1.0 version of Final Fantasy XIV. I did, however, play the original open beta test of the game, and got turned off by some of the interface elements, along with the use of a software cursor, and various parts that felt like it made the game difficult for the player to switch between windows to check information, so I ended up not subscribing to the game. Cut to several years later – and A Realm Reborn comes out, and the game sounds like it’s turned around considerably. Combine that with some serious sugar about the game being talked up on the Axe of the Blood God podcast, and Noclip putting out an excellent two–part documentary on how Final Fantasy XIV got turned around, and this ultimately sells me on subscribing – the first MMO I’ve paid an actual recurring subscription to.
Except I ended up taking a while to get through the A Realm Reborn content – to the point that my New Year’s Resolutions were the thing that finally pushed me through into hitting Heavensward this year. I’ve gotten through the original part of the game, so it’s time to give my thoughts on it.
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Video Game Review: Citizen Sleeper
This week the final episode of my Let’s Play of Citizen Sleeper went up – and for those who didn’t want to sit through that last video to get my thoughts on the game itself, or want something a little more organized – here you go.
Continue readingWe finish our preparations, and I decide whether to stay or go – leading to my final thoughts on the game.
I’ve gotten my Polymega, and have spent some extensive hands-on time with it, both dumping games to the system, and playing games on it, and it’s time to give some thoughts.
Anime Review: Mysterious Disappearances
It’s been a minute since we’d gotten a particularly good urban fantasy mystery anime series. When Mysterious Disappearances came up on the seasonal Anime List, it looked interesting, and I added it to my watchlist. I was not disappointed with what I got.
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Anime Review: Wind Breaker (Season 1)
After having read the manga Crows a while back, I got a new appreciation of the Juvenile Delinquent manga, so when a Juvenile Delinquent anime, Wind Breaker, showed up in the Spring 2024 anime list, I figured I should give it a try. It didn’t have the same degree of character depth as Crows, but I still found it to be an enjoyable show.
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