At the end of Tail of the Sun I was just farming tusks. That wasn't so hot. But before that, yes, definitely enjoyable. I went on about this before, but I'm a sucker for things where mankind knows nothing about the world and therefore elevates narrative over reason. TotS is great at putting you in those shoes. Awe is…

I'd say play up to (and including) chapter 9 to decide. I had played Fire Emblem before but I'm not a super fan, and it took me a while to get back into the groove. Remember that the X button is your friend.

Sometimes, late at night… it's like I can still see her launching Photoshop through Steam. *shivers, chugs whisky*

Alright, so… list time? LIST TIME.

It certainly taught me that it's for the better that I'm not a shipper. I thought Kellam and Tharja would be funny!

No doubt. What's so weird about Animal Crossing is that, while it superficially seems like a kid's game (and not just because of the cuteness — "The duck lady is sick, let's go to the store to get some medicine!" is exactly the kind of thing my niece plays), it's got such an old soul. Things might not pay off right…

Seriously, how cool is the community? I spent the first months just soloing because I thought I couldn't possibly hang with people from a fanbase as notoriously obsessive as Monster Hunter's, but when I finally took the plunge last month, quite undergeared and not half as well-versed as everyone else, I was met with…

I like Monster Hunter 4 because it asks you to do as it does, not just do as it says. Few games offer the sheer breadth of Monster Hunter. Encounters, gear, play styles, loot, customiztion options: You name it, it's there and in abundance. And you can disregard most of it — until you can't. As one of the most famous…

Oh well. I just caught the premiere of From Up on Poppy Hill 2 1/2 weeks ago
here. Keep this tab open everyone, and with a bit of luck I'll hit you
with my thoughts in two years or so. I'm only someone who thinks Queen Millennia is Matsumoto's greatest work, so why wouldn't I be able to comfortably live with waiting…

I'm not sure yet. I liked the Tenma/Nine-Tailed Fox case, but that had monsters and wrestlers, so that's practically cheating. The case after that looks like a bit of a drag. I think part of that is because so far Athena doesn't do much for me.

Yeah, there was a girl at the library who had a crush on him. I was invested in that, dammit!

Aww yeah, first convert!

I wouldn't say it's complex, just unorthodox. And, um, I played it twice and the last time, while still too weak to battle Omega, I started the final battle with 3 characters with good junctions and 3 characters with none or poor ones. 1 from the b-team made it all the way to the end and Squall never even entered that…

Oh sweet! Thanks for the heads-up. I've probably read about most of the ground they cover before, but those books and websites didn't have Peter Serafinowicz.

Come again? Sorry, didn't see you there. Was busy unpacking my Bravely Default collector's edition. So… yeah. Poor Juniper Woods, guess your not guilty verdict will have to wait.

*Doppelgangaz - Barbiturates
My favorite goofy pervs with a mellow beat and more tales of depravity.
*Shugo Tokumaru - Call
Instruments that shouldn't work but do, married to his most melodic, hook-y composition.
*Brock Berrigan - September 22nd
Fairly standard issue Brock, except this somehow reminds me of Teresa Teng,…

I need to revisit some of these. Loved Herb Shuttles, but barely remember the rest of Indigoism. Ditto with Rugged Man, Definition of a Rap Flow and Legends Never Die. Nehruvia was my go-to young-guy-on-old-head-beats record, but I wouldn't want to say it's better than Summer Knights. A$AP Ferg is a pretty lousy…

They do kinda suck at picking singles and neither Youtube nor Niconico has my favorite songs (which are typically the spacier ones found on the first two albums). http://www.nicovideo.jp/wat… is closest and them at their most "heavier The Dynamites meets Chico & Beagles with a combo organ", which I think is a killer…

In Focus? is a good one. Call and Ord Gate are outstanding.

Evan's a good guy who seems to know his stuff. My picks are very different from his, but I wouldn't really question his knowledge or passion.