Warning: Potentially spoilers for those who have not completed the main 4.0 quest chain. Quick thoughts on recent FFXIV Online expansion, Stormblood – quick mostly because I can’t stop playing long enough to put anything more extensive together. Initial Early Access Raubahn bottleneck aside, Stormblood has been overall a phenomenal addition to the game and…
One of my favorite things about attending Anime Central each year is the number and quality of guests that they bring, particularly their musical performers. Attending the concerts is always one of the highlights of ACen for me. This year I was able to attend three of the four concerts – musical guests Imeruat, Gacharic…
I’m a big Nintendo fan. Zelda, Pokemon, and Mario were some of my constant companions from my childhood through today. I’ve taken chances on Nintendo hardware in the past, such as buying Wii U relatively early, and I’ve owned at least 5 DS and 3DS devices since they came out. Nevertheless, I haven’t purchased a…
In my opinion, 響け! ユーフォニアム (Sound! Euphonium) was a triumph. This was a wonderful coming of age story with many beautiful themes that intersected around this band’s journey from a disorganized, low-achieving band in the beginning of the series, to a well-organized, high-achieving, motivated group in the final episode. While the series illustrated the behavior…
The PC Release of Steins;Gate by JAST USA/JList was my game of the year in 2014. So I was pumped when I heard that PQube was bringing Steins;Gate to Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita to the West. While the US release has not yet materialized, I pre-ordered the El Psy Kongroo limited edition from Rice…