My commentary on things like video games, anime, manga, and other media.
19 Jul 2021 5 minute read 2 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction When Valve launched the Steam Machine initiative back in 2015, it was doomed to fail. The Steam Machines were marketed as pre-built PC pre-installed with SteamOS that can imitate the console experience. However, limited to only games tha...
16 Jul 2021 4 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Last week, the Shaman King anime featured two major developments. Anna learned about Hao Asakura's history, tamed his Shikigamis, and headed off to the US to deliver Yoh the Cho-Senjiryakketsu. Meanwhile, Horohoro had his own personal jo...
16 Jul 2021 5 minute read 2 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction: A Switch Alternative? I like the Nintendo Switch. The hardware is decent for its form factor (though the Joycon drift is a serious issue) and its software library is incredibly strong. You get Nintendo's very impressive array of first p...
11 Jul 2021 2 minute read 2 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction From subjecting small Japanese developers to a tortuous, censorious policy to treating its own first party studios terribly to not communicating with indie developers, Sony PlayStation just cannot stay out of the headlines without doing...
10 Jul 2021 4 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Baseball has a way of doing weird things sometimes. Over the course of this MLB season, we have already seen many incredible feats before we head into the All-Star break. From Shohei Ohtani showing off his 2-way capabilities to Jacob DeG...
9 Jul 2021 7 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Previously, Yoh and his friends ran into Lyserg Diethel, a shaman detective from London who was looking for allies to get revenge on Hao. It escalated into a series of battles where Yoh finally put his foot down made Lyserg come to his s...
6 Jul 2021 3 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Earlier today, Nintendo announced a new addition to the Switch lineup that currently comprises of the regular Switch and the Switch Lite. I've written about the rumors of a potential "Super" Switch or Switch "Pro" back in March. From wha...
5 Jul 2021 3 minute read 4 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Atlus is among one of my most favorite game developers. I remember when I stumbled upon the original Persona 4 about 10 years ago and got very hooked to its interesting combination of turn-based RPG and dating sim mechanics. The story wa...
3 Jul 2021 5 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Previously, Yoh and his friends began the 2nd round of the shaman tournament. Thinking that they were to be flown to Patch Village, it turned out finding it was part of the 2nd round and in a hilarious fashion, they were dropped off from...
3 Jul 2021 4 minute read 2 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction My criticisms against Sony PlayStation are nothing new. Back in mid-April, I wrote an article about how Sony was obsessed with blockbusters, treated some of its own studios like 2nd class citizens, and lagged behind its competitors in te...
