Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Hand of Fate Video Review
Thursday, February 19, 2015
History of Final Fantasy: Final Fantasy 8
Final Fantasy 8 was a game which, while popular on its initial release, received rather harsh criticisms from fans years later. In particular, the Spoony One was very critical of changes to the games formula, especially involving magic and the progression systems. However, despite its changes, the game still felt distinctly Final Fantasy and remains a favorite of fans. Today, we look at why the game was good and some of the changes the game made which earned it its criticisms.
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Darkest Dungeon Video Review
Hello, everybody. Like most players and reviewers, I have become swept up with and addicted to Darkest Dungeon, which is a fantastic little game. So, I decided to do a review of it. My footage is...problematic, since fraps didn't want to record the game, but crappy or not, I think it gives you a good taste of what the game is like.
Enjoy
Enjoy
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Fanservice: The Death of Storytelling
*UPDATE*
Youtube is a piece of shit that content ID me AUTOMATICALLY. Friggin robot. Last time I ever try and use fucking video of any AAA games, fuck you Sega, or anime, fuck you TV Tokyo, so I blacked all that shit out. Still got some good still images and some good commentary, but yeah, this broken ass video is all that's left after Youtube bowed its head to the corporate gods of greed.
As a proponent of good stories in games, movies, anime, etc. I happen to get especially agitated when a series leaves plot holes or other issues. However, more than even that, I get teeth grindingly frustrated when they mess up the characters. Nothing does this more, in my opinion, than fan service. How can we make our bad ass female warrior seem far less capable and intimidating? Ass and boob shots. It's nearly killed my love for the manga Fairy Tail, but it's not all as bad as that. Sexual characters are fine. Screwing up characters who aren't portrayed as sexual, however, is not.So, let us examine this phenomenon, in several different anime, manga, and games.
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