After forming pacts with the Summons Spirits of Wind and Earth, acquiring the Horn of a Unicorn sleeping at the bottom of a lake, returning to my childhood home to obtain an Exsphere shard, and reviving the Linkite Tree – the nuts of which play a beautiful song when rattled by the wind that attracts… Continue reading Tales of Symphonia – Pathetic
Xenogears: Hostage to a homily
A spaceship crashes. A serene woman emerges from the wreckage. Many millennia later, a mountain village is engulfed in flames cause by giant war machines in a skirmish between two neighboring empires. There lives an amnesiac man who first arrived dying in the arms of a masked man. In three years he earns the admiration… Continue reading Xenogears: Hostage to a homily
The Promised Neverland was lame from the start
In episode 1, Norman and Emma find Conny’s plush toy, Little Bunny™. It appears Conny had forgotten it while she was whisked away from the orphanage to her new adoptive family. Conny might still be at the tunnel that acts as the only exit from the property they live on, so Norman and Emma rush… Continue reading The Promised Neverland was lame from the start
The New Torres Christmas Canon
{ Previously: The Greatest Christmas Songs of All Time } The Theme to On Her Majesty’s Secret Service December 18, 2017 Welcome to the 2018 inductees to the Torres Christmas Canon. As a discerning connoisseur of the Christmas Spirit, it’s easy to become inured to the joys of the traditional Christmas canon after so much… Continue reading The New Torres Christmas Canon
The Greatest Christmas Songs of All Time
20. Christmastime is Here December 1, 2016 Welcome to Day One of Terry’s 25 Days of the Best Christmas Songs Ever, where I’ll attempt to define the breadth and depth of the Meaning of Christmas through music. Naturally you’re thinking, “Are there even 25 GOOD Christmas songs, let alone ones that could be called The… Continue reading The Greatest Christmas Songs of All Time
So I played The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Lauren and I finally wrapped up our biggest game of the social distancing era, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: Complete Edition. I do not really understand why it’s considered the greatest game of all time. It’s like a mix between a Zelda game and an Elder Scrolls game, and it doesn’t get either quite right.… Continue reading So I played The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
What I get and did not get from NieR: Automata
I get the sensation of being a well-built killing machine refined from millennia worth of war data. The slashing, shooting, and dodging come from the previous NieR, but these actions are amped up in every way, bigger, faster, and most importantly, effortless. You don’t even have to hold your weapons most of the time! I did… Continue reading What I get and did not get from NieR: Automata
Moving Forward
This is a Sonic the Hedgehog fanfic written for a 1up.com contest to write the least offensive Sonic the Hedgehog fanfic. The top winners put character from Sonic up against the horrors and mundanity of everyday life. What do you think? The black, right? ’Cause it should be something serious.” Amy was holding the dress… Continue reading Moving Forward
Lame shit in Persona 5 that could have been fixed
Ryuji should have been tempted by fame, and suffered for it. He is the one character most vocal about unfairness. Not injustice, but unfairness — a purer, more childlish notion that you deserve something for your troubles. He is the party member most bothered by his negative public image. He aches to be recognized for his… Continue reading Lame shit in Persona 5 that could have been fixed
Persona 5 is great, but its characters…
Current in-game date: 5/27 I know a lot of people are, rightly, ragging on the translation. But, honestly, I think the original script is open to criticism, too. The characters – at least in the first two months – just aren’t real or interesting or consistent enough. I think it’s totally fair to compare them… Continue reading Persona 5 is great, but its characters…