Category: Review

  • God of War (The Novelization): Draining the Life from a Masterpiece

    The medium a story is presented in is often as important as the story itself. A book may work purely because it has the time to carefully describe everything the story needs at a leisurely pace. A movie may work because of its stand-out visuals, which creates a unique identity. A video game may work…

  • The Great One Piece Journey (Part 6): The End of the Beginning and the Beginning of the End

    Only One Piece can get away with having a one-hundred chapter long prologue. After defeating Arlong, the Straw Hats make their way to the Grand Line at long last. On their way there, they stop by Loguetown (or Roguetown, depending on your translation), the birth and death place of the former King of the Pirates.…

  • Demon’s Souls Remake: The Revival of a Classic

    At this point in time, the Playstation 5 library isn’t incredibly extensive. There are a few good games here and there, but few things that you can’t pick up on another machine. It’s still taking its first steps. Whether it will waddle, walk, or run is still yet to be seen. Currently, as of the…

  • So I Finally Watched Game of Thrones (Season 1)

    It’s easy to forget that Game of Thrones was a cultural phenomenon. After the disaster that was the eighth season, the love and acclaim the series had enjoyed for almost its entire runtime almost instantly evaporated. Nowadays, no one mentions how good the earlier seasons were. They focus exclusively on how bad it was in…

  • Attack on Titan Season 4 (Part 1): MAPPA’s Tremendous Trial

    Attack on Titan Season 4 (Part 1): MAPPA’s Tremendous Trial

    Here’s a bit of history to set the stage for this review. In regards to Attack on Titan, the rights to the series are divided among a few major companies. Kodansha owns the rights to the manga, Pony Canyon owns the music, NHK is the network airing the show, Dentsu did the advertising, and Production…