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Month: September 2014

  • Edge of Tomorrow

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    I sure enjoyed this. I love me some sci-fi, I love me some mech suits, and I love me some interesting storytelling, and this movie had it all. And I still enjoy watching Tom Cruise in a movie, still think he’s good at what he does – hey, I even liked Oblivion – and thought…

  • Rayman Fiesta Run

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    I really liked Rayman Jungle Run – which I think is the most successfully executed platformer on iOS – and I finally got around to playing the sequel, Rayman Fiesta Run (it was on sale for a buck last week), and it’s just as fun, and looks maybe even better. Doing it as a non-stop…

  • X-Men: Days of Future Past

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    Why is it that the X-Men movies have absolutely the worst character designs in the super-hero filmscape – I mean, just awful. I could barely stand looking at the screen anytime Quicksilver was on, even though he is the main part of the only 3 things I liked in this movie: the sequence where he…

  • Drawing for Life

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    Adrian Hogan breathes drawing. Adrian is yet another person I’ve met through PauseTalk – yes, I tend to meet the most interesting people through my PauseTalk series, which is the main reason I started doing it all these years ago. And he draws. A lot. Adrian is a freelance illustrator based here in Tokyo, and…

  • Strike a Pose, There’s Nothing to It

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    Strike a pose. Last week – on Saturday, which was the day “Fashion’s Night Out” was held – as we were walking down Omotesando, we were stopped by a group who were taking street shots for Vogue Japan, to be used on the magazine’s website, and possibly other sites. They of course wanted to shoot…

  • The Blogger Who Wasn’t There

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    When is a blogger not a blogger? I used to blog, a lot. In fact, I turned into a writer because of all that blogging – I had started writing a series of posts about how I got to writing professionally, but those are now unfortunately all gone. But yeah, blogging, used to do lots,…

  • Velocity 2X

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    I liked Velocity Ultra, but wow, Velocity 2X is really something else. The ship sequences are still as fun as ever, but what really stands out are the old school Metroid-like 2D action/platforming sequences, when you’re out of your ship. I like how you go from one to the other throughout a level, and the…

  • PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

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    I’m a bit surprised considering I’m not big into fighting games, and that I know this game didn’t do well in general, but I’m actually having a really fun time with it (it’s currently free for Playstation Plus members). I’ve only been playing on Vita so far, but I took Ratchet and just loved going…

  • Joe Danger

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    I love the Joe Danger games so much, I’ve played all of them – including the fantastic iOS versions – and I’m still happy to be playing the first one, this time on Vita. It’s still fun, and it does feel really good on Vita. I’m of course so excited for No Man’s Sky, but…

  • TxK

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    What a fantastic game. Minter’s been releasing psychedelic shooters for what seems like forever, and this is absolutely the best game he’s released as Llamasoft. It looks gorgeous on the Vita screen, and although it takes some time to get used to Tempest controls with a stick or even d-pad (which I prefer), I’m loving…