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Rambling about Classic Sport Racing

So, uh… I don’t know how this happened. Like with the last game we looked at, Virtua Unlimited Project, I tried this out at a Steam Next Fest all the way back in October 2022. Again I just keep these games on my wishlist usually, but then, I got another random DM after liking one of their posts, and I got offered a key to try the game out! Me, who isn’t really lucky when it comes to these things.…

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Rinkai: Review

Hello again! Rinkai was something I knew nothing about before writing about the 1st impressions. I did enjoy that 1st episode, but from there, how did things go? Can Ito survive in this world of professional cycling? Let’s find out. So the story is once, again very simple when it comes down to it, and things are more on the characters. After the 1st episode, Ito consults her grandma about…

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HighSpeed Etoile: Review

HighSpeed Etoile just finished airing, so I decided to write about it, and it was a fun watch!

This just finished up, so it’s time to write about it! In the 1st episode, we got introduced to a lot of things about the series, but now the championship starts. So, how does this year’s NEX-Race series play out? Can Rin find success in this series? How will the two rookies do? Can Alice overhaul Lorenzo to win the big prize? Let’s find out. So to start off, the story is actually surprisingly…

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Rambling about Virtua Unlimited Project

Let's head back to the Megaman inspired VTuber game, Virtua Unlimited Project!

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Rambling about UNSEEN(and why Ikumi Nakamura is great)

Let's talk about Ikumi Nakamura's career so far, and how unseen is a bit different to other game dev studios.

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RINKAI! : First Impression

Even more racing anime, but this time we switch out cars for track bikes in Rinkai!!!

So, spring anime and the Cycling Spring Classics have sprung. And in that spirit, we are going to be looking at a cycling anime! I don’t know much about this, but when I saw it was gonna get an airing slot alongside HighSpeed Etolle in what is already a very stacked Spring Season of anime, I decided, to give this a look, cause I like both anime and cycling. I don’t know much about this, so let’s…

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HIGHSPEED Étoile: First Impressions

It's time to go racing once again with Highspeed Etoile!!

So, I probably should have written about this beforehand but, eh, it can be hard to get English-subbed trailers for anime sometimes. I’ve been following this since it was announced, and every trailer I’ve seen has looked pretty good honestly, With this being an anime that has the backing of Super Formula, Japan’s premiere racing series, and also racing on real tracks that are used in F1 such as…

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Boneko Demo: Review

Hey! Here’s another one of these old articles. Granted, IDK if this game is still being worked on, but eh, I do still like this quite a bit. I was gonna do a new small thing, but this month got kinda of busy at the end, plus I kind of ended up working a lot more on the editorial, so that will be out next month alongside 2 anime 1st impressions! But here’s one about Boneko, a cat platformer that…

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Rambelling about Steam Next Fest(Feb 2024)

It's Steam Next Fest Time! Let's look at games like Aeruta, Virtua Unlimited Project, Frogun and more!

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Rambling about Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis

I played some of the Steam Release of Ever Crisis, and it's good if a little frustrating at points.

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OVERTAKE! Review

And it's go, go, go! I watched the rest of Overtake, and it's pretty good!

Happy New Year! Sorry for this being so late, but I’ve been away if you can’t tell. But this anime has been very enjoyable to watch, and I’ve been eager to write about it. So, what does the journey for Komeki Motors have to give us. Can Haruka upset the team Bellssriso? Let’s find out. As always, spoilers are abounding, and I’m watching the sub version. So there is some story to go through,…

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Update: 2023 in review, and the road forward

One last update for 2023!

Hello again! By the time you’re reading this, I’m probably up in the air somewhere or already suffering the horrors of a family vacation. Before all of that though, I just wanted to reflect on 2023 and just see where the road might take me next. Immediate Plans, away for now, but we come back stronger. So no matter what, you’re probably seeing this on December 15th. Depending on what happens,…

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Genshin Impact Rambles: Fontaine Story Quest Pt 2.

I played Genshin Impact's latest big update, and everything is slowly coming together. Check it out here:

Hello! It’s time to get into the rest of Genshin’s newest Archon quest. Last time around, we ended up introducing ourselves to Fontaine, and meeting a good chunk of the cast, in what I felt was a good introduction to the region, though everything felt like it wrapped up a bit too neatly. But what awaits us going forward? What’s gonna happen to Chlide? What’s the deal with Furnia and what is The…

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Spy x Anya : Operation memories

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State of Play was meh, but MAN THOSE HIGHS.

So on the same day, the Nintendo Direct happened, a State of Play from Sony happened, and while I didn't really feel there was much to talk about, there were 3 different games that I felt were super interested, starting with Resident Evil 4 Remake: Separate Ways.

I don't know why they changed from the original dress to... whatever the fuck she's wearing here, but I think this will do good, cause well, Ada sells things. She's like one of the big reasons people get into Resident Evil outside or of Leon.

The next thing was Tales of Arise, and THANK GOD, BANDAI'S ASS HAS SOMETHING COMING OUT THIS YEAR.

Tales of Arise is getting DLC called Beyond the Dawn and it does look pretty neat. I'm honestly more relieved as this at least shows that they have plans for Tales, and also maybe some more Scarlet Nexus DLC? Please? This comes out November 9th.

The last thing was Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and OH MY GOD!

There's so much that I'm excited for in this, from the idea of alternate timelines to 1st appearance of Vincent Valentine, which my friend Kat on Twitter was VERY excited about. I'm not a big FF7 guy(My favourite is Lightning Returns and XIII for Numbered entries), but I'm still pretty excited. This game comes out on February 29th, 2023.

That's everything! Honestly, I wouldn't recommend you watch State of Play, there wasn't too much interesting outside of these games TBH. The highs were high, but not much else outside of that.

TGS is coming up so I might be able to write on here even more! See you all later!

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Power from Chainsaw Man. Sketch commission

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Nintendo Direct was great!

Back with another one of these! I know I said I was gonna write about Bandai, but recent events have made me more confident with their output, one of them being the announcement of a New SpyXFamily game! Not much is known about it besides it revolves around Anya making a photobook, but honestly, that sounds fun, and I'll try and pick it up!

The next thing I was super interested in was Another Code: Recollections. Honestly, I'm curious to get this just for how unique it looks and I want to try it out.

I was introduced to the game Super Princess Peach by a streamer, so to see Peach get her own adventure in Princess Peach: Showtime was very cool! The game seems very magical girl-inspired, which I can't wait for!

The new Saga jumped out at me with the character designs, but that's all I can personally say about it. I might pick this up, but it honestly looks cool as shit!

Vaniileware is back with Unicorn Overlord! It looks amazing, but for the love of god, put you're games on PC PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEE-

The last thing I felt I was pretty invested in was Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. I've been following the game for a while and I'm honestly super curious to see how this is gonna turn out. I've never played Suikoden, but I'm VERY tempted to now.

But yea, that's pretty much everything I wanted to cover from the Nintendo Direct, though if you haven't seen it, I recommend it, it was a fun show, and there was nice stuff in between the big announcements, like Tomb Raider's original games getting remasters.

And yeah, I'm not talking about Thousand Year Door, I haven't played that game, so I don't feel I have the right to talk about it honestly.

I'll talk about State of Play and how that made me feel tomorrow. See you then!