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Anime Review: Short Peace

This month, indeed tomorrow, if this goes up as scheduled, the Anime Explorations Podcast episode where we’ll be discussing Robot Carnival will go live. Appropriately enough, among the options I received for this year’s Anime Secret Santa was Short Peace, the fourth, and as of today, final anime anthology film that Katsuhiro Otomo has been involved in, coming after Memories. So, it felt right to choose that film as my pick for this year.

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Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 162: Fraternal Devotion

I head over to Baklad, where Eloise’s plan has run into a snag.

Music:

“Land of Eikons/Away (Overture)”
Scored by Masayoshi Soken, Nobuo Uematsu

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Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 160: Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos

The Duke of Oriflamme has come to Northreach to make it the new seat of the Empire, and not everyone is happy with his plans.

Music:

“Land of Eikons/Away (Overture)”
Scored by Masayoshi Soken, Nobuo Uematsu

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Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 159: Thank You For Your Cooperation

I help one of the Cursebearers take down her former master.

Music:

“Land of Eikons/Away (Overture)”
Scored by Masayoshi Soken, Nobuo Uematsu

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Vlog: Actual 2025 Holiday Greeting

So, I uploaded the video titled “2025 Holiday Greeting” in 2024. Here’s my holiday greeting that I’ve recorded for the holidays that are chronologically in 2025.

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

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Film Review: Conan the Destroyer

Until recently, I’d seen most of the Conan films. I’d rented Arnold’s first film on disc, and the same with the film with Jason Momoa taking the role. However, while I’d seen bits and pieces of Conan the Destroyer on cable, I’d never really seen the film. I figured now was as good a time as any to get to Arnold’s final outing as the sword-swinging Comparison.

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Some Quick Thoughts on The Game Awards (2025)

This week (as of this writing) was the 2025 Game Awards, and with it came discussion from various avenues of game journalism and criticism about the place of The Game Awards. A particular avenue of speculation that I found myself being drawn down is, well, why do we care about The Game Awards? Part of this lies with the cynicism and not-quite-contempt that the Academy Awards are often also held in. This lead to me thinking about why the Game Awards grabbed people’s attention, why we cared then, and why the luster has fallen off now.

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Video Game Review: Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth

Final Fantasy VII: Remake, in my opinion, ended on a very strong point in the game. It covered a core early part of the game, setting up that this was a series that wasn’t just reiterating the story, but was also in dialogue with the concept of remakes and reimaginings, and the expectations that come with that. It set up a sequel in Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth that was more wide open, and which I was eagerly looking forward to. I was not disappointed.

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