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Month: January 2017

  • Jenny LeClue: The Journal of Professor Zazer

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    I just found out about the upcoming Jenny LeClueĀ adventure game today (through this article), and when I saw there was a free playable teaser available, I quickly gave it a try during my lunch break. This is a decent length demo (about 30-45 minutes), and I really liked what I experienced, from the art direction…

  • Marco Polo (Season 1)

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    I watched the first episode of this Netflix series quite a while ago, around the time it came out, and remember thinking it was alright, and I was planning on watching more, but never got around to it. Following my recent HK film viewing spree, I was reminded of this series, and so dived back…

  • Les vieux fourneaux

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    This is a French graphic novel that came out a couple of years ago that I was noticing in lots of year-endĀ ā€œbest ofā€ lists, and kept wanting to read. I was lucky enough to get it as a present in a gift exchange we did at work, and really quite enjoyed it. Lovely art and…

  • Dragon Quest II

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    So yeah, after playing through the first Dragon Quest game, I couldnā€™t wait to play II, and so thatā€™s what Iā€™m doing. So far (a couple of hours in), Iā€™m enjoying it as much as I did the first, and itā€™s nice to be building up a party (although I didnā€™t mind at all playing…

  • Mondo Tokyo

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    Where’s the best place to get your Patrick Macias fix these days? The action is happening over atĀ Wattpad, in the form of his “Mondo Tokyo: Snapshots from Inside Japanese Subculture” series of mini essays about aspects of Japan culture he’s been taking in over the years. In the introduction to the series, he also teases…

  • Legends of Localization Book 2: EarthBound

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    I’m already in need of the first Legends of Localization book, covering The Legend of Zelda, and book 2, covering EarthBound, looks just as amazing. There’s plenty of photos to gawk at on the Fangamer order page, and here’s also very positive review on Tiny Cartridge.

  • Nara Versus W.Lab

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    File this under “ridiculous.” We all know the art of Yoshitomo Nara (I’m a longtime fan), and over the years there have certainly been plenty of cases of Nara pakkuri (stealing/copying) — I myself was fooled by the art on the Fukigen bottleĀ back in 2003. Well, there’s been another case, this time by Korean cosmetics…

  • Family Swing

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    YMCK have a new album coming out this month, called Family Swing, and it sees the band get a bit jazzier than usual (without losing their chiptune touch). Patrick sharesĀ all the details in this post, which includes a video trailer for the album.