If Ace Combat 8 has social links they should be called Aero Dynamics
December 13, 2025 at 12:08 AM
If Ace Combat 8 has social links they should be called Aero Dynamics
Frankly astonishing explosion in Ace Combat 7 here. Btw I struggled through this game and finished it last night using the standard control scheme only to find out today that the expert controls are almost unanimously considered the proper way to play
December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Frankly astonishing explosion in Ace Combat 7 here. Btw I struggled through this game and finished it last night using the standard control scheme only to find out today that the expert controls are almost unanimously considered the proper way to play
This opinion will keep me awake tonight. If this had happened I think 'Jihl' would've become the most popular baby name for girls in the western world. We'd be in Nabaatmania even now. Lightning was a choir boy compared to her
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This opinion will keep me awake tonight. If this had happened I think 'Jihl' would've become the most popular baby name for girls in the western world. We'd be in Nabaatmania even now. Lightning was a choir boy compared to her
Finished Sakura Taisen (got the Sakura ending). Not sure know how pretty the other versions are considered (or whether my phone pictures do it justice) but the PSP port is gorgeous. Really liked the timed dialogue choices and the way that sometimes choosing none and staying silent is the best option
November 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Finished Sakura Taisen (got the Sakura ending). Not sure know how pretty the other versions are considered (or whether my phone pictures do it justice) but the PSP port is gorgeous. Really liked the timed dialogue choices and the way that sometimes choosing none and staying silent is the best option
Finished Ivalice Chronicles. Still think it gets 3x more engrossing when the Lucavi show up & is best when it leans into horror. The fight against a certain zombified character was the highlight for me. Also the VA puts it above WOTL imo. Lots of line reads that put the CHARACTER in NPC (↓spoilers?)
November 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Finished Ivalice Chronicles. Still think it gets 3x more engrossing when the Lucavi show up & is best when it leans into horror. The fight against a certain zombified character was the highlight for me. Also the VA puts it above WOTL imo. Lots of line reads that put the CHARACTER in NPC (↓spoilers?)
Went to Hiroshima and couldn't quite get over how nice it was.
October 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Went to Hiroshima and couldn't quite get over how nice it was.
Finished Raidou. Combat was mostly mindless but man what a classy ride. It squeezes every last drop of juice out of that Taishō setting and that juice stayed fresh for 40 hours straight. Charming cast + corker OST + genuinely exciting mystery + very timely themes = I can't wait to play Raidou 2
October 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Finished Raidou. Combat was mostly mindless but man what a classy ride. It squeezes every last drop of juice out of that Taishō setting and that juice stayed fresh for 40 hours straight. Charming cast + corker OST + genuinely exciting mystery + very timely themes = I can't wait to play Raidou 2
Playing Raidou and a few chapters ago it introduced this villain and had his former comrades explain that he used to be kind & mild-mannered but suddenly turned cold-hearted & started covering his mouth when speaking. Just found out why he covers his mouth & the reveal was appropriately gobsmacking
October 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Playing Raidou and a few chapters ago it introduced this villain and had his former comrades explain that he used to be kind & mild-mannered but suddenly turned cold-hearted & started covering his mouth when speaking. Just found out why he covers his mouth & the reveal was appropriately gobsmacking
BAROQUE on switch has 3 scanline settings (all these pictures are at 75%) but it also lets you warp/curve the edge of the image to mimic different types of CRT screens. Never seen that in a game before
September 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
BAROQUE on switch has 3 scanline settings (all these pictures are at 75%) but it also lets you warp/curve the edge of the image to mimic different types of CRT screens. Never seen that in a game before
Jet Force Gemini is kind of a one-trick pony but its one trick is having chaotic ant shootouts with great audiovisual feedback. (There's ant gore in this clip)
September 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Jet Force Gemini is kind of a one-trick pony but its one trick is having chaotic ant shootouts with great audiovisual feedback. (There's ant gore in this clip)
Nicely evocative translation by Tom Slattery here.
(Original dialogue:
私の術を侮ってもらっては困る。
このときを待っていたのだ！)
(Original dialogue:
私の術を侮ってもらっては困る。
このときを待っていたのだ！)
August 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Nicely evocative translation by Tom Slattery here.
(Original dialogue:
私の術を侮ってもらっては困る。
このときを待っていたのだ！)
(Original dialogue:
私の術を侮ってもらっては困る。
このときを待っていたのだ！)
Yeah same. I have nothing against Eyes on Me, Kiss Me Good-Bye etc but I assumed I just wasn't a ballad guy until I heard Tsuki no Akari. The other FF vocal themes sound like they're being sung to an auditorium but that one sounds like Megumi Ida is singing it for Cecil alone. Easily my favourite
August 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Yeah same. I have nothing against Eyes on Me, Kiss Me Good-Bye etc but I assumed I just wasn't a ballad guy until I heard Tsuki no Akari. The other FF vocal themes sound like they're being sung to an auditorium but that one sounds like Megumi Ida is singing it for Cecil alone. Easily my favourite
Went to the FFIX 25th anniversary pop-up store yesterday and bought 3 music boxes. Melodies of Life was sold out :'). They gave me the Eiko coaster because I spent more than ¥6000. All in all, it was mint
July 27, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Went to the FFIX 25th anniversary pop-up store yesterday and bought 3 music boxes. Melodies of Life was sold out :'). They gave me the Eiko coaster because I spent more than ¥6000. All in all, it was mint
Not to downplay Shloc's brilliant localisation but Ni no Kuni's dub was handled by Side UK (of Clair Obscur and Dragon Quest XI fame) and they really help the script sing. It's a very minor thing but Esther's intonation on "I think we do" here is so sincere
July 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Not to downplay Shloc's brilliant localisation but Ni no Kuni's dub was handled by Side UK (of Clair Obscur and Dragon Quest XI fame) and they really help the script sing. It's a very minor thing but Esther's intonation on "I think we do" here is so sincere
I know the score-chasing aspect of Death Stranding 2 isn't the main draw for many people but I thought I'd share my highest score anyway. Would be curious to see if anyone can get a higher percentage on the tar magnetite
July 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I know the score-chasing aspect of Death Stranding 2 isn't the main draw for many people but I thought I'd share my highest score anyway. Would be curious to see if anyone can get a higher percentage on the tar magnetite
Incredible comment on Digital Foundry's somewhat critical technical review of Actraiser Renaissance
June 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Incredible comment on Digital Foundry's somewhat critical technical review of Actraiser Renaissance
Wasn't expecting Wild Arms to feel like Dragon Quest x Evangelion but I'm not complaining
April 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Wasn't expecting Wild Arms to feel like Dragon Quest x Evangelion but I'm not complaining
Been playing The Legend of Dragoon alongside Skies of Arcadia. 15 hours in and I think some of its backgrounds are gorgeous and the additionals are more fun than they have any right to be, but everything else is a bit pants sadly
March 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Been playing The Legend of Dragoon alongside Skies of Arcadia. 15 hours in and I think some of its backgrounds are gorgeous and the additionals are more fun than they have any right to be, but everything else is a bit pants sadly
Decided to restart Skies of Arcadia on dreamcast because the gamecube version has no progressive scan option and its audio is notoriously compressed, whereas on dreamcast it looks and sounds astonishing through VGA
March 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Decided to restart Skies of Arcadia on dreamcast because the gamecube version has no progressive scan option and its audio is notoriously compressed, whereas on dreamcast it looks and sounds astonishing through VGA
Thinking about the character profiles on the Siren pause screen. I like how the UI is as clean as the rest of the game is grotty. Snug fit
March 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Thinking about the character profiles on the Siren pause screen. I like how the UI is as clean as the rest of the game is grotty. Snug fit
Been playing Blue Submarine No. 6: Antarctica. It has the same structure as 13 Sentinels in that it's a VN with (very pared down) RTS sections. The story overlaps a fair bit with the OVA but it's nice wandering around the sub talking to crew members who didn't get any screen time in the anime
March 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Been playing Blue Submarine No. 6: Antarctica. It has the same structure as 13 Sentinels in that it's a VN with (very pared down) RTS sections. The story overlaps a fair bit with the OVA but it's nice wandering around the sub talking to crew members who didn't get any screen time in the anime
Went to see this earlier. I think the Defying Gravity part is a four-star sequence in a three-star film that'll probably be a two-star experience when watched on a TV. The two central performances elevated it a decent amount though imo
March 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Went to see this earlier. I think the Defying Gravity part is a four-star sequence in a three-star film that'll probably be a two-star experience when watched on a TV. The two central performances elevated it a decent amount though imo
Stunning game!! The art design is basically what if Shuichi Kawata's biomechanical/vaguely insectile aesthetic was applied to marine life and environments instead of demons from Japanese folklore (like in Kunitsu-Gami)
February 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Stunning game!! The art design is basically what if Shuichi Kawata's biomechanical/vaguely insectile aesthetic was applied to marine life and environments instead of demons from Japanese folklore (like in Kunitsu-Gami)