Since Persona 4 is currently, as of writing, at ten volumes with an eleventh coming out soon in the west, I had thought it wise to put some volumes together to hasten this review process along a little. Moreover, while I was very brief in my review of the Persona 4 anime to avoid reviewing … Continue reading Manga Review: Persona 4 Volumes 1&2
Goblins. Are on vacation for a short time this volume, but not to worry. Volume 3, coming in at six chapters, from chapters 10 to 15, will have plenty of time to bring them back so we can add their skulls to the pile. In this volume, the most unthinkable happens. A goblin horde is … Continue reading Manga Reviews: Goblin Slayer Volume 3
Goblins. Finally, we get to see the world figuring out these guys are bad news. We open where the last volume left off. High Elf Archer has found her way to the Guild, alongside Dwarf Shaman and Lizard Priest. Again, these are their names. They seek Goblin Slayer, because they need help. The Demon Lords … Continue reading Manga Review: Goblin Slayer Volume 2
Goblins. For many a gamer, in many forms, goblins are the quintessential beginner's test. Taking down goblins is how you begin many a game, from Dungeons & Dragons to Final Fantasy. And this is also true in Goblin Slayer, a manga series about a man who kills goblins. Many goblins. The world is about to … Continue reading Manga Reviews: Goblin Slayer Volume 1
The MMORPG is a genre of games where large numbers of players get together to battle larger-than-life foes, leading to a very cooperative experience. While some allow players to also fight each other, I tend to avoid games that focus on the player versus player aspect, like Lineage II. And while I have played, and … Continue reading Game Reviews: Ragnarok Online (2003)
WARNING: This review can be a bit rambling at times. Sorry about that. Secret of Mana is that game I wanted to get, but I wound up with Secret of Evermore instead, a game that was enjoyable in it's own rights. It actually wasn't until about last year that I managed to get a copy … Continue reading Mana Retrospective (Part 2): Secret of Mana
Final Fantasy Adventure is a tough game to talk about since it's such an old game that a lot of the problems I have with it, I want to put down to the game not aging well. Of course this would be a place where a remake would be able to improve all of the … Continue reading Mana Retrospective (Part 1): Final Fantasy Adventure
I'm in EB Games with my father. I don't remember the year, but I believe it was sometime between the latter end of the Super Nintendo's life and the next generation of consoles. It might have been the start of the Nintendo 64's life, though. I'm looking at old Super Nintendo games because I can't … Continue reading Mana Retrospective (Part 0): Secret of Evermore (1995)
A lot of people are usually all about the big games when it comes to publishers and developers. Capcom has Resident Evil and Mega Man, amongst many others. EA has Mass Effect and a dozen gambling games masquerading as sports titles. Activision-Blizzard has Warcraft and Call of Duty. And then there's Square Enix with their … Continue reading Introduction to the Mana Retrospective
You know, it was while I was working on my review of Secret of Evermore, a game I love, that it occured to me what a different world we live in today. A world where the best for the time and the best of all time can be two different things. Where people can talk … Continue reading The Games We Love
The Professional Protagonist 