Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 89 – Fission Mailed III

Oz talks crap, gets bapped.

Alexander CaseDecember 24, 2021December 18, 2021Leave a comment

Let's Play

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 88 – Fission Mailed II

If we can’t save Cerya, we can – at least – avenge her.

Alexander CaseDecember 23, 2021December 18, 2021Leave a comment

Anime

6 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.

Alexander CaseDecember 22, 2021November 26, 2021Leave a comment

Let's Play

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 87 – Fission Mailed I

We fail to save Cerya, as we realize her AI keeps getting her killed.

Alexander CaseDecember 21, 2021December 18, 2021Leave a comment

Let's Play

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 86 – Another Rescue VI

We try again after some grinding, and things seem to be going better…

Alexander CaseDecember 20, 2021December 18, 2021Leave a comment

Where I Read

NextGen #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.

Alexander CaseDecember 19, 2021December 5, 2021Leave a comment

Anime

Way 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.”

Alexander CaseDecember 18, 2021December 5, 2021Leave a comment

Manga

The 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.

Alexander CaseDecember 17, 2021December 17, 2021

Let's Play

Let’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

Alexander CaseDecember 16, 2021December 5, 2021

Let's Play

Breaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightfall, Act 11

This time, Bane is going down.

Alexander CaseDecember 15, 2021November 22, 2021

Let's Play

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 84 – Another Rescue IV

Yet another attempt, this time applying the mobility effects sooner.

Alexander CaseDecember 14, 2021December 5, 2021

Let's Play

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 83 – Another Rescue III

I try again, this time with some mobility effects.

Alexander CaseDecember 13, 2021December 5, 2021

Where I Read

NextGen #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.

Alexander CaseDecember 12, 2021November 29, 2021

Anime

Legend 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.

Alexander CaseDecember 11, 2021November 29, 2021

Let's Play

Let’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.

Alexander CaseDecember 10, 2021December 5, 2021

Let's Play

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 81 – Another Rescue I

We attempt to come to Cerya’s aid.

Alexander CaseDecember 9, 2021December 5, 2021

videos

Editorial: 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.

Alexander CaseDecember 8, 2021November 16, 2021

Let's Play

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 80 – Hospital Visit

We check in with our injured comrade before we had off after Vyce.

Alexander CaseDecember 7, 2021December 5, 2021

Let's Play

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 79 – Execution Ground

We take on some, frankly, under-equipped Galgastani holdouts.

Alexander CaseDecember 6, 2021November 22, 2021

Books

Aurora 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.

Alexander CaseDecember 5, 2021November 29, 2021

News

The Heike Story: Anime Review

We’ve had a moderate array of various historical anime coming out – from Demon Slayer being set in the Taishō period, to the Yashahime series, much as with its source material in Inuyasha, being set at an ambiguous point in the Warring States period. What we haven’t gotten in a while is anything set in the Heian period – enter The Heike Story, an anime series that, basically, tells of the end of the Heian period, adapting the Heike Monogatari, and telling the tragic fall of the Heike through both their own hubris, and the machinations of others.