My commentary on things like video games, anime, manga, and other media.
19 Mar 2021 1 minute read 1 comment LateToTheParty
A few weeks ago, I shared my mixed thoughts on Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl after the Gen 4 remakes were revealed. While I appreciated the developer's intention to keep the games faithful to the originals, the art direction and graphic...
18 Mar 2021 4 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Last time, Keyaru sought out the bounty hunters who tried to assassinate Eve and successfully took them out. The episode concluded with Princess Norn and Sword Hero Blade arriving in Buranikka. Unfortunately, the episode was a big disapp...
12 Mar 2021 3 minute read 9 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction On March 10, Disney CEO Bob Chapek held a shareholder meeting. It was the first shareholder meeting after Lucasfilm fired actress Gina Carano from The Mandalorian for making "abhorrent" political statements on social media. Her firing dr...
10 Mar 2021 4 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction In the previous episode, Keyaru and his party met Eve Reese, a black winged demon lord candidate, for the first time. They were ambushed by a bunch of bounty hunters as apparently, the current demon lord called for a mass genocide of the...
8 Mar 2021 2 minute read 6 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction For the longest time, Intel had been the leader of the x86 CPU industry. For much of the 2000's and 2010's, AMD could not compete with Intel's offerings. Bulldozer, especially, was a disaster. However, the CPU market began to shift when...
6 Mar 2021 4 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Something funny happened this week. Apparently, some of the Redo of Healer episodes have been uploaded to an H-anime site. Considering that the anime likes to feature at least one sex scene each episode, I was not surprised and it made m...
5 Mar 2021 2 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Earlier today, Takashi Mochizuki of Bloomberg has published an article of the rumored "Super" Switch (or Switch "Pro") specifically in regards to the system's screen technology. Speculation of an upgraded version of the Switch akin to th...
3 Mar 2021 2 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction The same day Nintendo announced Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl (you can read my thoughts about it here), it also revealed another upcoming Pokémon game titled Pokémon Legends: Arceus. While ICLA, Inc. is developing the Gen...
28 Feb 2021 2 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction In the previous episode, the people of Keyaru's village were captured by the Jioral Kingdom under the accusations of heresy. The protagonist and Kureha did some reconnaissance to get info on what the Jioral Kingdom was planning to do wit...
26 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Well, the Diamond and Pearl remakes are real. And... my overall feelings are mixed. As a huge fan of Platinum, I was very worried about how the Gen 4 remakes will turn out and now, I am still worried. Now, that is better than losing all faith because...
