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    2010s,  Review

    Review – Black Bird

    Yoshiro Kimura and his cohorts have my eternal gratitude for Chulip. So, I don't think there's any situation where I wouldn't be willing to try something new from them. Black Bird is a pretty far cry from promiscuous smooching, but that's okay. At least in this case.

  • Review,  Video Games

    Review – Deltarune: Chapter 1

    As much as I adore the game, I don’t want a sequel to Undertale. It’s not that I think that developer Toby Fox wouldn’t do a decent job of it, but it’s a self-contained story that wraps up in a satisfying way. Any attempts to extrapolate on it would feel cheap and lessen the impact. Luckily, for his follow-up game,…

  • Review,  Video Games

    Review – Onimusha: Warlords (2019 Remaster)

    Around the time of Onimusha Warlord’s release, I was still firmly a Nintendo Fangirl. It would be a few years before I finally branched out and embraced all games, regardless of what filthy console they’re played on. I saw Onimusha’s commercials frequently enough at the time that it stuck in my mind, but I never played it. Years later, I…

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    2010s,  Review

    Review – Celeste

    Celeste is a game about climbing a mountain in both the literal sense and allegorical one. And while I feel I'm climbing my own mountain right now, and can relate to a protagonist struggling with depression and anxiety, I'm not sure the view is worth the effort.

  • Review,  Video Games

    Review – The Messenger

    The pixel art style was once rather contentious. Anecdotally, many of the complaints I heard were that it was simply a ploy to try and sucker people who are easily swayed my nostalgia. That may have once been the case, but these days, the emulation of low resolution sprite art seems to more frequently be employed as a way of…

  • Review,  Video Games

    Review – Spider-man (PS4)

    When I was in grade 8, following the removal of my appendix I developed a sudden obsession with Spider-Man. It kicked off a stint of collecting comics, even hitting the convention circuit with my father, picking up rare back issues. I don’t really keep up to date with the webslinger anymore, though I occasionally do deep dives into backissues, primarily…