Today’s video game commercials are very straightforward. Generally they will depict some gameplay video, show some screenshots or other in-game assets, and then call it a day. In ancient times though, during the age when a game featuring being able to move in 8 directions was an impressive feat, TV ads had to be a…
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Opinions on Media
Transforming Comics – The Trade Secrets
When getting into comics, or even just collecting in general, there is a slight debate on physical copies. Do you go with the single issues or the collected trades? This is more for people who read rather than collecting. Collectors will go for the singles, especially variants as they have more value. Readers on the…
Gunpla – An Introduction
Ever since the creation of plastic (well, maybe a bunch after), people have molded it to look like other things; cars, boats, airplane. All that jazz. Then at some point, giant robots got mainstream. Like, very mainstream. This is partially due to a show called “Mobile Suit Gundam“. And from that, as time went on,…
Transforming Comics – The Digital Age
Traditionally people think of comics as being pamphlet style books, featuring heroes and villains. However, since the 80’s, comics have been spread over the net to a much wider range of stories and audiences. Today I want to talk about some of the digital aspects of comics.
Mark’s Best Of Gaming – Bravely Default: Flying Fairy (2014)
Bravely Default has everything I ever wanted from an RPG, an intricate and yet simple battle system, solid writing, an incredible soundtrack (especially for a 3DS game), and with a lot of very nice details and extras that are the icing on the cake.