2023 Media
The best media of any format I've consumed this year. The Image I made for it.
16 Games
Grime (8/10)
Grime was a surprise hit for me. Just looking at it I thought it was kind of not impressive 3D model Metroidvania, but getting into it, oh boy. It feels fun, and the mechanics are fucking awesome. The parry feels good, and using the right thumb stick to pull enemies or platforms is dope as hell.
Grime was a surprise hit for me. Just looking at it I thought it was kind of not impressive 3D model Metroidvania, but getting into it, oh boy. It feels fun, and the mechanics are fucking awesome. The parry feels good, and using the right thumb stick to pull enemies or platforms is dope as hell.
FF7 Remake Intergrade (8/10)
Made me really like the FF7 cast. I like the time I got to spend with them, and the combat in this game is really fun.
Made me really like the FF7 cast. I like the time I got to spend with them, and the combat in this game is really fun.
Shadow Man Remastered (8/10)
I was wanting to play this game for a while cause it just looked cool, and it for sure lived up to that. The atmosphere of this game is thick. This game seems genuinely impressive for the time it came out (with the stuff that wasnt added to this version). The world is cool and interesting to explore.
I was wanting to play this game for a while cause it just looked cool, and it for sure lived up to that. The atmosphere of this game is thick. This game seems genuinely impressive for the time it came out (with the stuff that wasnt added to this version). The world is cool and interesting to explore.
Fallout: New Vegas (9/10)
First replay I've played since my brain has expanded more, and yup still kicks ass. I had lots to say over my reviews of this game and the dlc.
First replay I've played since my brain has expanded more, and yup still kicks ass. I had lots to say over my reviews of this game and the dlc.
Kinnikuman (8/10) + Ultimate Muscle (Part 1)(8/10)(Manga)
I started reading Kinnikuman a while ago, but took a break at some point. I decided to catch up to the first ending point and then read the first part of Ultimate Muscle.
It is so genuinely interesting to see the shounen that all your favourite shounen authors were reading. Not the birth of the genre, but you can tell so much shit came from this. Gag manga into shonen fights (but also keeps the stupid gags), tournament arcs, power of friendship, its all there and its fucking awesome.
I started reading Kinnikuman a while ago, but took a break at some point. I decided to catch up to the first ending point and then read the first part of Ultimate Muscle.
It is so genuinely interesting to see the shounen that all your favourite shounen authors were reading. Not the birth of the genre, but you can tell so much shit came from this. Gag manga into shonen fights (but also keeps the stupid gags), tournament arcs, power of friendship, its all there and its fucking awesome.
Dragon Ball (Manga)(8/10)
I love shonen. Admittedly its probably like 80% of my manga consumption, so I've been trying to read older shit to see where tropes came from, or what stuff others have taken inspiration from. Like Naruto doing a lot of HxH stuff, or Bleach and YYH doing Jojo stuff. Its just so fun to me to see all the connections in a genre centralized in one country.
Anyways, got around to Dragon Ball and yeah! its that shit! Toriyama's art is insanely clean and probably some of the clearest fight choreography I've seen in a manga. The World Tournament with Tien is an insanely good tournament arc. Kid Goku is silly, whimsical, and inventive with his fights.
The Dragon Ball Z portion just kicks ass. Toriyama's art still goes fucking crazy, and his chapter arts are really fucking good. What I like about both the first and second parts is that while there is a solid ending arc, they also have epilogue arcs that are fun bonuses.
The third World Tournament with Piccolo is just fun as hell. I legit like cried when I saw Goku taller, it just made me happy to see everyone. Then, while the Cell Saga is a perfect ending, I do think the Buu Saga is a really fun arc that brings the silliness back from the first half.
Of course I gotta talk about Vegeta too, cause jesus christ. His arc throughout Dragon Ball (AND SUPER TOO) is just so good. Him slowly humanizing, gaining empathy, but also keeping such a fire in his heart to beat Goku leading to him making that fucking decision in Buu Saga, fuuuuuuck....
I read Super too, and while the first couple chapters really turned me off so much I stopped reading it, i eventually came back and I think it starts being really good after the anime stops. Mainly because they explore Vegeta and Goku as equals, and they travel their own paths. Vegeta gets so much more emotional depth.
I love shonen. Admittedly its probably like 80% of my manga consumption, so I've been trying to read older shit to see where tropes came from, or what stuff others have taken inspiration from. Like Naruto doing a lot of HxH stuff, or Bleach and YYH doing Jojo stuff. Its just so fun to me to see all the connections in a genre centralized in one country.
Anyways, got around to Dragon Ball and yeah! its that shit! Toriyama's art is insanely clean and probably some of the clearest fight choreography I've seen in a manga. The World Tournament with Tien is an insanely good tournament arc. Kid Goku is silly, whimsical, and inventive with his fights.
The Dragon Ball Z portion just kicks ass. Toriyama's art still goes fucking crazy, and his chapter arts are really fucking good. What I like about both the first and second parts is that while there is a solid ending arc, they also have epilogue arcs that are fun bonuses.
The third World Tournament with Piccolo is just fun as hell. I legit like cried when I saw Goku taller, it just made me happy to see everyone. Then, while the Cell Saga is a perfect ending, I do think the Buu Saga is a really fun arc that brings the silliness back from the first half.
Of course I gotta talk about Vegeta too, cause jesus christ. His arc throughout Dragon Ball (AND SUPER TOO) is just so good. Him slowly humanizing, gaining empathy, but also keeping such a fire in his heart to beat Goku leading to him making that fucking decision in Buu Saga, fuuuuuuck....
I read Super too, and while the first couple chapters really turned me off so much I stopped reading it, i eventually came back and I think it starts being really good after the anime stops. Mainly because they explore Vegeta and Goku as equals, and they travel their own paths. Vegeta gets so much more emotional depth.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8: Jojolion (Manga)(9/10)
My absolute favourite JoJo part. The universe reset does so much fucking good for Araki cause he is not tied down to Dio anymore, and can just do world building. The world building in part 2 was awesome...., then gets ignored because we got Dio to deal with. Thats why part 4 also rules because its more focused on a location, and that is the same here in part 8 but even more. The way Araki remixes elements from the old universe too is so fucking cool, god. Also the story is just really good.
My absolute favourite JoJo part. The universe reset does so much fucking good for Araki cause he is not tied down to Dio anymore, and can just do world building. The world building in part 2 was awesome...., then gets ignored because we got Dio to deal with. Thats why part 4 also rules because its more focused on a location, and that is the same here in part 8 but even more. The way Araki remixes elements from the old universe too is so fucking cool, god. Also the story is just really good.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean (Anime)(9/10)
The anime honestly makes me like Stone Ocean more (and I already really liked it!). The way they handled the ending of this part in the anime is so fucking awesome.
The anime honestly makes me like Stone Ocean more (and I already really liked it!). The way they handled the ending of this part in the anime is so fucking awesome.
X-Files (Show)(ONLY THE MONSTER OF THE WEEK EPISODES)(8/10)
I watched X-Files, and fuck that is good television, unless its the main plot, then that is bad television. Good thing though is that it is like 6 episodes out of a 20 episode season that are plot relevant, so the rest are fun! There are legit so many amazing episodes of television in here. This fucking scene is probably one of the actually scariest things I've seen in a show. Or there are just ridiculously silly and funny episodes.
The Post Modern Prometheus episode is actually so genuinely beautiful, that shit touched my heart and made me cry.
Then you get all the plot that is cool at first, but X-Files gets so bogged down in its own mythology that it starts walking over itself and it makes no fucking sense. They drop plot points, important characters, or stuff will happen that seems important and no one will talk about it. Eventually the show does get a little stale at season like season 8, but season 9 picks it back up a little at the end because John Doggert is a good character!, but Mulder left the show so....
Also I don't see what people see in this Mulder Scully romance, they have no chemistry like that!
I watched X-Files, and fuck that is good television, unless its the main plot, then that is bad television. Good thing though is that it is like 6 episodes out of a 20 episode season that are plot relevant, so the rest are fun! There are legit so many amazing episodes of television in here. This fucking scene is probably one of the actually scariest things I've seen in a show. Or there are just ridiculously silly and funny episodes.
The Post Modern Prometheus episode is actually so genuinely beautiful, that shit touched my heart and made me cry.
Then you get all the plot that is cool at first, but X-Files gets so bogged down in its own mythology that it starts walking over itself and it makes no fucking sense. They drop plot points, important characters, or stuff will happen that seems important and no one will talk about it. Eventually the show does get a little stale at season like season 8, but season 9 picks it back up a little at the end because John Doggert is a good character!, but Mulder left the show so....
Also I don't see what people see in this Mulder Scully romance, they have no chemistry like that!
The Venture Bros. (Show)(8/10)
The Venture Bros. is so fulfilling to see how they keep this show going and they keep characters morphing throughout the run. Every character has a great storyline through the show, Henchman 21, Monarch, Doctor Girlfriend, Dean and Hank, Brock; all of them. It really fucking sucks that Adult Swim didn't let them finish the show with a last season, but the movie actually manages to put the story at a good enough stopping point. Just a testament to the writers and creators.
The Venture Bros. is so fulfilling to see how they keep this show going and they keep characters morphing throughout the run. Every character has a great storyline through the show, Henchman 21, Monarch, Doctor Girlfriend, Dean and Hank, Brock; all of them. It really fucking sucks that Adult Swim didn't let them finish the show with a last season, but the movie actually manages to put the story at a good enough stopping point. Just a testament to the writers and creators.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Movie)(9/10)
Extremely fucking raw, good action, and emotional.
Extremely fucking raw, good action, and emotional.
Stéphane Picq - Lost Eden (Soundtrack)(9/10)
I describe my love for this soundtrack in my review for the game
I describe my love for this soundtrack in my review for the game
Jim Andron - Tetris CDi (Soundtrack)(9/10)
Just a perfect encapsulation of 90's ambient soundtracks.
Just a perfect encapsulation of 90's ambient soundtracks.
Skrillex - Quest For Fire (Album)(9/10)
Skrillex is fucking back with more genre pushing edm and dubstep.
XENA
Butterflies
A Street I Know
Skrillex is fucking back with more genre pushing edm and dubstep.
XENA
Butterflies
A Street I Know
Kesha - Gag Order (Album)(10/10)
Honestly, the first time I heard this album I was a bit dissapointed. The first two songs I thought were this crazy kind of minimalist thing, they flowed into each and I thought the whole album would flow perfectly into each song. It didnt so I was like "oh".
In my 2023 catch up for music, I listened to it again and I got it. I kind of feel like an ass for not realizing it because it is so deeply emotional and raw. Kesha has been through a lot of shit in her career, and here is where she finally gets down and tangles with her emotions for a whole album.
Eat the Acid
All I need is you
Happy
Honestly, the first time I heard this album I was a bit dissapointed. The first two songs I thought were this crazy kind of minimalist thing, they flowed into each and I thought the whole album would flow perfectly into each song. It didnt so I was like "oh".
In my 2023 catch up for music, I listened to it again and I got it. I kind of feel like an ass for not realizing it because it is so deeply emotional and raw. Kesha has been through a lot of shit in her career, and here is where she finally gets down and tangles with her emotions for a whole album.
Eat the Acid
All I need is you
Happy
[Facy] - Night School (Album)(10/10)
Beautiful Ethereal cloud rap. Addictive hooks and lines. This shit came out this year, and it is definitely my most listened to album in my life so far.
Chuch of the Copelow
MartinLutherDreamKing
40 at RISD
dont go back
Beautiful Ethereal cloud rap. Addictive hooks and lines. This shit came out this year, and it is definitely my most listened to album in my life so far.
Chuch of the Copelow
MartinLutherDreamKing
40 at RISD
dont go back
Snigglegros
4 months ago