• Castlevania: Nocturne is a Fantastic Sequel

    Castlevania: Nocturne is a Fantastic Sequel

    Grab your whips and say a prayer, everyone. Here we go again. I loved the first Castlevania series. Sure, it had it’s problems, especially in the latter seasons. But I’d still say it’s among the best video game adaptations we’ve gotten so far. Question is: does Nocturne have the same spark? I’d say it does.…

  • I Finally Finished Persona 3

    I Finally Finished Persona 3

    Did someone say remake? Persona 3 (but it’s really Persona 4, cause there were two Persona 2 games, but no one talks about those because Atlus refuses to acknowledge them) is the game that made this series what it is today. The calendar, social mechanics, it all started here. Which means that none of them…

  • Main Character in Another World: Catarina Claes (My Next Life as a Villainess)

    Main Character in Another World: Catarina Claes (My Next Life as a Villainess)

    I kind of appreciate how closely ingrained isekai anime and harem anime have become. It makes finding protags for this series so much easier. Being a harem rom-com, ‘My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!’ (fucking anime titles) leans into the classic isekai trope of ‘everyone thirsts for the protagonist.’ This…

  • Poirot Adventures: The Double Clue

    Poirot Adventures: The Double Clue

    Y’all know the drill by now, let’s just get to it. When a collection of valuable jewels are stolen, it’s up to Hercule Poirot to discover them without causing a major scandal. Only two clues remain at the scene of the crime: a cigarettes’ case and a glove. Both point to one obvious suspect. Or…

  • Yuan-Ti Part 1: Lore and Design

    The yuan-ti cast off their humanity long ago, and with it, their sanity. From Masters of the Forbidden City by Codo Vidak Lore: Slithering Tyrants Dwelling within abandoned temples buried within jungles, swamps, and deserts, the yuan-ti plot to supplant the dominant races of the world and become gods. Once, they were humans who worshipped…