In the vein of Yomawari: Night Alone—aka the cutest little horror game ever—and htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary, comes NIS’ newest title: Rose and the Old Castle of Twilight. So come join me as I take a young girl and her golem companion to explore a mysterious castle. Part 1 Part 2 Rose and the Old…
Yugi and his friends’ story may have ended a decade ago, but there is still one last chapter to be told in the new animated film Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions. Back in my early college days, it’s safe to say I was into Yu-Gi-Oh! I had the cards, played in tournaments, and even…
While a bit time consuming, it was relatively easy for me to get the digimon I wanted in Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth. In the new game, Digimon World: Next 0rder, it’s a whole lot more complicated. Like, “get your spreadsheets ready” complicated. Back in the early 2000s, I was enough into Digimon that I watched…
Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness is set somewhere within the first eight episodes of the first season of cyberpunk dystopian animePsycho-Pass. And it’s made me do things so messed up that it’s hard to keep playing. [This post contains spoilers for the first two cases of Psycho Pass: Mandatory Happiness.] In the world of Psycho-Pass, Tokyo is…
What would you do if you were nine again and were the only one who had a chance to prevent a murder? Erased is the story of Satoru, a 29-year-old aspiring manga artist who spends most of his time working pizza delivery. However, his life is not without a touch of the supernatural. Occasionally, Satoru…
Confession time: I have never played a Star Ocean game. Luckily, with the fifth game in the series now out in Japan, now is the perfect time to correct that. And you’re all welcome to join me as I do. Update: The stream is now finished. You can watch all five plus hours at the…
…A soap opera filled with headless horsemen, impossibly strong bartenders, street gangs, magical swords, and even Russian sushi. [This review contains major spoilers for the original Durarara!!] Back when Durarara!!x2 started its run in January of 2015, I decided to watch the original Durarara!! series from 2010 in preparation for a possible review. But as…
Imagine, if you will, a world where nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons were all rendered obsolete by nearly invincible mobile fortresses called “Objects.” Then imagine that one day, two grunt soldiers destroyed one. That’s the world of Heavy Object Heavy Object is set in a future version of our world where, like with the invention…
Well, I enjoyed the last game and the new anime. So let’s see how enjoyable the newest romp in the digital world will be with Digimon World: Next Order. [Update: The stream is over, but you can watch it in its entirety at the links below.] Part 1 Part 2 Digimon World: Next Order was…
With five main games and four meaty spin-offs, the only thing surprising about Ace Attorney getting an anime is that it took this long to happen. Too bad it’s not exactly the prettiest one out there. Episode one follows the first case of our hero Phoenix Wright as he defends his best friend, Larry, from…
I’ve already talked about how I Am Setsuna’s battle system shares more than a little in common with classic JRPG Chrono Trigger. But it’s not just the battle system. Quite a number of Chrono Trigger’s techs show up remastered in I Am Setsuna as well. Let’s compare, shall we? X-Strike Double Cure Fire Sword Ice…
What happens when the world’s greatest thief gets married? A whole lot more than he bargained for. Lupin the 3rd Part 4 is the story of Lupin and the gang’s adventures in Italy. It begins with his marriage and soon devolves into a battle against MI6 for a treasure of unspeakable value—with Lupin’s new bride…
What could be better than mass murdering titans with swords as you fly around like Spider-Man? Doing it with three other people, of course. A few weeks back I put up my impressions of the new Attack on Titan game. While the game absolutely made me feel like a titan-killing badass and the main plot…
Do you miss playing Squaresoft RPGs on your SNES? Then have I got the game for you: I Am Setsuna. Like many in their late 20s and early 30s, I was introduced to JRPGs back in the days of the good old SNES. While my first was Final Fantasy VI, these days I feel that…
As the winter 2016 season comes to a close, let’s look at some of the best anime theme songs it had to offer. Anime: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu Song: “Usurashi Shinjuu” Artist: Megumi Hayashibara Why I Love It: This lounge singer-style Jazz song is so unlike the vast majority of anime themes out there, I…
Time travel murder mystery Erased is not only a hit manga in Japan but one of this season’s best anime. The new live-action movie is likewise fantastic, if you ignore its nonsensical final act. Erased (like the anime and manga that spawned it) follows Satoru. An aspiring manga artist in his late 20s, he spends…
It’s a scary moment when you realize just how dangerous the world really is, especially if your day-to-day life involves battling against giant monsters, like the teens in Digimon Tri’s second film. [Note: As one who grew up watching the 90s Digimon dub, I will be using the English localized names.] The last film (or…
Recently, Square-Enix released its new RPG I Am Setsuna in Japan. Its most interesting feature? The return of Chrono Trigger’s excellent battle system—only with a few nifty upgrades. The active-time battle system has long been a staple of Square RPGs—Chrono Trigger and I Am Setsuna included. The system works like this: The characters have individual…
One of the coolest things about Attack on Titan is the 3D maneuver gear and swords. The new game features some pretty cool redesigns of the iconic gear. Of course, the game starts you out with the original gear and swords. There are sets with bigger gas tanks and more extra blades. And those that…
Like many of you, I’m a big fan of Attack on Titan, be that the anime, the games, or the original manga. But even I got little in the way of enjoyment from last season’s Attack on Titan parody, Attack on Titan: Junior High Attack on Titan: Junior High is exactly what the title implies:…
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