My commentary on things like video games, anime, manga, and other media.
25 Jun 2021 5 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Last week, the 12th episode concluded Ren's character arc where he successfully knocked his father's ideals down a few pegs thanks to his stronger conviction. While the episode before was very well executed, last week's episode fell a bi...
23 Jun 2021 3 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Today, AMD launches FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) for its own graphics cards as well as its competitor's. The overall mission of FSR is to boost performance while minimizing image quality reduction. This is very similar to Nvidia's D...
18 Jun 2021 3 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Previously, Ren challenged his father, En, when he returned home only to be easily defeated and imprisoned. Yoh and his friends to traveled to China and rescue him. As Horohoro and Ryu took on the Gohukuseitai Jiangxi (En's elite re-anim...
16 Jun 2021 4 minute read 3 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction: E3 2021 Mostly Sucked There was a time where E3 was the biggest, most anticipated video game expo. Gamers who attended the conferences or watched them online would eagerly wait for the bombshell announcements and new gameplay footage. U...
12 Jun 2021 3 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction Last week's episode was a nice breather from all of the action from Yoh's 3 preliminary fights. It was nice seeing Ren gradually warming up to Yoh and his other friends. The episode also had a few surprises including two songs exclusive...
11 Jun 2021 2 minute read 1 comment LateToTheParty
Introduction Back in March, I discussed how the Star Wars franchise will remain stagnant until Disney makes fundamental changes to its own and Lucasfilm's leadership. While Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau have great track records and make compelling stor...
9 Jun 2021 2 minute read 2 comments LateToTheParty
There are many iconic movies. Some are known for their unique artstyles and fantastical concepts like the Studio Ghibli films. Others are known for their impressive action and effects. Others are famous for their storytelling. One of my all-time favo...
4 Jun 2021 3 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction In Episode 9, Yoh and Ren had a very intense high stakes shaman fight. The battle ended in a draw, but the Great Spirit decided to advance both shamans. In my review, I commended the musical score and Romi Park's, Ren's voice actress, pe...
4 Jun 2021 5 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction On June 2, Senior Director of Sony Interactive Entertainment Content Communications, Sid Shuman, gave an interview with Head of PlayStation Studios, Hermen Hulst. It's quite a lengthy interview, but what caught my eye was Hulst's respons...
1 Jun 2021 3 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty
Introduction: FSR's Announcement & A Few Surprises On May 31, AMD held its press conference at Computex 2021. Some interesting announcements included AMD's discrete mobile GPUs in laptops, the desktop Zen 3 Cézanne APUs, and its 3D V-Cache chiplet de...
