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Mecha Monday: Sai Mecha Colony Side, Round 1 Reactions

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Jun 042012

Judge: Hey there ladies and gentleman, Laevatein and I here to give our reactions to Sai Mecha Colony Side, Round 1 just like we did for the Earth Side, Round 1. To get things kicked off, any initial thoughts about the pairings?

Laevatein: Well, it seems like most of my picks won.

Judge: There were definitely a lot of staple choices in this round. First up: Turn A vs. Tauburn (72.3% vs 27.7%). Pretty easy matchup for the Turn A.

Laevatein: Yeah, I fucking love the Turn A, so I voted for it. I’m kind of surprised, since it seems nobody likes the designs, but, well, it destroyed the Tauburn, and I can see why. I fear for the Turn A’s performance in the future.

Judge: Really? I don’t think it will have much trouble. It may look extremely goofy, but it’s a classic. Butterfly wings ftw. Second matchup: Kshatriya vs. Durandal (61.84% vs 38.16%) . I had a feeling Kshatriya would easily win. Continue reading »

First Impressions: Ys Origin

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Jun 042012

Recently, I’ve discovered the wonderful company that is Falcom. Having been around for a very long time (longer than Square, even), Falcom is pretty much one of the Japanese giants. However, unlike Square, their games never caught on as much outside of Japan, as they never set up a Western branch. Additionally, until recently, they only ever developed games for the PC, and handed out licenses to third parties for console ports (which almost always wind up being quite bad).

Anyways, so the Ys series of games is pretty famous for pretty much pioneering the action RPG genre. While Ys I and II did a good job of detailing what happened to the land of Ys in the past, Ys Origin takes a further look into what went on, and specifically, concerns itself with climbing the immense tower and coming up with a solution to Ys’ demon problem. So how is Ys Origin? Is it worth throwing $20 (or whatever insane price it’ll be at after some Steam sale) at your computer screen? Well, despite constantly comparing it to Ys: Oath in Felghana (an excellent remake of the third Ys game), I’m having fun with it.

Horror Hoedown Showdown: Among the Sleep Trailer

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Jun 032012

I figured it would be a good time to bring the good ole “H.H.S.” back. Below is a trailer for an upcoming game by independent developer Krillbite Studio, Among the Sleep. This game looks really scary; yes, I said scary. I haven’t played a good horror game in a long time. I think the fact that you play as a 2 year old really adds to the allure of this game. Anyways, I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for this game. Check out the game’s official site here.

Accel World Kuroyukihime Goods

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Jun 032012

I’ve been really into Accel World this season. It’s one of the moar popular series in Japan, so it should be no surprise that their is a lot of merchandise for the main heroine, Kuroyukihime. Above is a nendoroid of the lovely “Black Snow Princess” and below is a figma of her Brain Burst avatar, Black Lotus.

The Last Story Limited Edition Revealed

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Jun 032012

The Last Story is getting a limited edition! For those gamers who pick up their copy at launch, you will receive a 44-page softcover artbook that will be packaged with the game in a custom outer box. This is for all first print copies, so make sure you pre-order your copy, especially for those of us who participated in Operation Rainfall. The game will be released July 10th, 2012. Here’s a sneak peek E3 trailer for the game:

Sanity’s Other Side: Anime North Report from the Front

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Jun 022012

The Inverseman goes international to continue his warpath of conquest of the human world but he took a wrong turn and ended up in an anime convention.

Last week I had the pleasure of going all the way up to Toronto for Anime North 2012, and I gotta say, Canada doesn’t skimp out on their cons. Maybe it’s because of the huge Asian population in Toronto? Let’s dive in eh?

Guild Wars 2 Beta Key Giveaways!

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Jun 012012

Guild Wars 2 site Boons and Conditions are giving away Guild Wars 2 beta keys! For those of you who want to get in on the next beta weekend event, here’s a chance to get a key! Of course, if you want to guarantee a spot like me, you can pre-purchase the game. Boons and Conditions gave out 5 keys yesterday, will give out 5 today, and will also give out beta keys this weekend. Here are the day 2 requirements:

Register on their forum.
Post on this thread telling them world why you are interested in Guild Wars 2 over other games. Answers consisting of only a few words or directly bashing other games will be disqualified.
You must have two posts on your forum account. One in this giveaway thread, and then another post in another thread. Again, a post consisting of a few words or what their moderators consider “spam” will be disqualified.

Just like yesterday, they will be selecting 5 random winners from today! However, this is assuming your post is more than just a few words and bashing another game. We close the gates at midnight PDT (-7 GMT)! Winners will be contacted via private message (PM) on the forums so please be on the lookout.

Toonami Review Special: Deadman Wonderland

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Jun 012012

Well, hey everyone! I hope your week’s going pretty well, but if not, well. IT’S FRIDAY! Yeah! And you know what else is special about Friday? Nothing else…except the fact that I’m going to review Deadman Wonderland, to commemorate the return of Toonami, as per requested by a certain slave-driving Editor-in-Chief (not naming names here!). Jokes aside, I just marathoned the show yesterday, so it’s still pretty fresh in my head. And, the show was pretty darned good, so I’m glad I watched it. So let’s dig in, itadakimasu! Continue reading »

Osi Umenyiora Gets a New Contract…Thank God

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Jun 012012

Osi Umenyiora has finally got that new contract he’s wanted. Roughly an hour ago, Michael Eisen of the New York Giants official site broke the story that Umenyiora had restructured his contract and will now likely end his career as a Giant.

I for one am glad Osi has got his new contract. Although I understand the reasoning of some people that if you sign a contract, you should honor it, there is no guarantee in the NFL. It’s a business, and you can find yourself out of a job in the blink of an eye. At the time, his 7 year $41 million contract was one of the highest; however, the market for each position changes every year, and soon, Osi found himself vastly underpaid. You can argue that he was overpaid due to the number of games he missed due to injury (including the entire 2008 season), but in the same breath, it is hard to argue how valuable he’s been to the Giants. Continue reading »

Manic Movie Magic: Men in Black 3

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Jun 012012

Once upon a time, in a land called the 90s, came a little film about the world beyond what we regular humans see, and the crazy amount of alien threats we all face but are blissfully unaware, basing it on a decades old conspiracy about men in black suits who seemed to know more and do incredible things than any human. And of course, they named it Men in Black cause creative titles are overrated.

But the film was imaginative and fun, and did incredibly well in the box office, which of course means Hollywood decided it needed as many sequels as the stars would consent to, if not more. But many people were disappointed with the second film, so how will this sequel, a full decade after the last, fair?

Let’s look the recently released Men in Black 3.