Category: Life

Heyos Everyones!

It’s been a hell of a week, and I feel like it has only just begun. Last weekend I spent my time at Saboten-Con, living in  Arizona and all. It was a wonderful experience and I can’t wait to go to another fun convention with everyone again. I love going to conventions if only for the fact that they renew my energy to watch more and more anime and catch up with my backlog, even if only a little. More often than not I find myself adding more anime to the backlog, but there’s no possible way to avoid that nowadays it seems. Regardless, it’s time to begin moving again, and there’s no better time than the present.

As stated before, I have a huge backlog of anime that I need to catch up on. On that note, I hope to review a majority of these series as I complete them, to add more content to this site as time progresses. I know I stated the Dawn of the New World review would be up by now, but that game is terrible. I’ll find time to review it sometime, but now is not that time.

Saboten-Con was a pretty unique and desirable experience. I really enjoyed my time at this con, as it was my first time attending a local con. In the previous years, I had attended Anime Expo, but I had yet to attend any convention in the Arizona area. That has changed now, and I feel like I have a reason to attend future conventions. I have some projects and ideas for panels if I am graced with the ability to do so, and I have already begun production on how those would go if they were to happen. Only time can tell, and I look forward to seeing what lies ahead.

In other words, stay safe and enjoy this month. It’s hard believing the month is now September, but time waits for no one, so all you can do is grab on and hold on tight. Until next time,
-Ace

Heyos Everyone!

Just a posting to make sure everything is still alive and kicking. This past week has been pretty dull, consisting of some anime and video games. I haven’t been doing as much this week as I would have liked, but this should change next week as I have a bit written down on what to do. As for anime, just have to keep watching Sword Art Online, Hyouka, Dog Days, and other series I can’t be bothered to think about right now. I’ve actually only begun to catch up with these series, let alone make sense of them. In addition, when it comes to video games I’ve been slacking as well; I’ve yet to play a game that would actually contribute to my backlog this past week, and it’s something that I would like to change, but with school beginning in a couple of week, I can’t say it will.

School starting will be a nice change from the normal lifestyle I’ve been living. Other than a few events, it’s been dull around here and change is always welcome. Perhaps that little boost will get me to finish some more projects, although I’m happy with the pace I had set before with around 3 posts a week.

On another note, it’s already August, which means this year is over halfway over. Amazingly, this year has gone by too fast, and it only continues to pass by. Hopefully I’ll be able to find big events to mark this year as a great year, and although I think I already found some fantastic events, I only hope to add to that list.

That’s all for today. Some reviews and impressions posts will be up in the coming days, hopefully for your enjoyment. Thanks,

-Ace

Heyos Everyones!

The end of the week is upon us, and what a week it’s been! While I stated earlier the Tales of Symphonia review would be up this week, it appears that it took a little longer than usual, and is scheduled to come up tomorrow. Sorry for the wait, but my thoughts were a bit conflicted on the game and amendments had to be made. However, with this turn of events, I do believe the review for the sequel, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, will be up sometime next week. I don’t have any lasting impressions at the moment, but once a good series gets me thinking again, I’ll probably write one up and share my thoughts.

Speaking of anime, I’ve just recently caught up on The Ambition of Oda Nobuna, which revolves around Oda Nobunaga’s conquest of Japan, albeit in a different light. The humor of that show really captures my attention, and it’s rather interesting to see how things will play out in the series. I’m also following So, I Can’t Play H!, which really shows my dark anime side. While I won’t watch Slice of Life shows, with the exception of K-On!, I find many Harem shows hilarious, as the main characters and their interactions tend to be funny and full of humor. Maybe it’s just the type on anime I enjoy, but many of the shows tend to be worth the watch, and a nice break from the serious story-orientated anime that I watch.

I haven’t been playing too many games, mainly because it’s been a nice lazy week for me. I tend to do one thing of the other, and I’ve been watching some hilarious youtube videos along with the anime I’ve been watching. Hopefully I’ll get back on track once this week passes, but I’ve actually gotten some more inspiration in my website and ideas to follow up on once I start getting less lazy. Once my time becomes precious again I’m sure I’ll find a way to start these amazing projects brewing in my head.

Anyways, I think that about wraps it up for today. Look out for those game reviews, and don’t worry too much about what happens later. The weekend up upon us, and regardless of how busy you may be this weekend, it’s still time to sit down and enjoy a nice cup of tea.

-Ace

Heyos Everyones!

As I sit here, I realize I’ve not much time before events begin to kick in and I have to actually focus on school and getting into an actual university. I’ve spent quite some time going to GCC, and it’s time I started getting serious about furthering my education. But, before that, I must enjoy this wonderful Steam Sale that’s going on right now. Between that, watching anime, and playing more Tales games, I can say I’ve got quite the schedule ahead of me. Either way, I’ve been enjoying life these past few weeks. I’m about to go see my friend in the coming days, and it’ll be a nice breath of fresh air.

I just purchased Ys Origin for Steam, and holy hell, the game is amazing. I love the battle mechanics and just the overall feel of the game. I’ve never played a Ys game before, although I got the free Japanese copy of Ys 4 on my computer, just never installed. I think I may need to grab the PSP copies and play through those, because this game is FUN! It’ll keep my attention for a good span of time, and I hope I’ll get some rest between this game and Tales of Xillia. Either way, I’m having fun with these games.

As for anime, Sword Art Online is amazing, and it makes VR seem like such a great idea, yet on the other hand, such a terrible one. Having one device prevent you from doing anything else with one minor bug really doesn’t sound appealing, but the possibilities…

Anyways, this was just a quick update post. I have a few things coming this week and the next, so look forward to those!

-Ace

Heyos Everyones!

It’s already time for Anime Expo 2012. I can’t believe how fast time has gone this past year, and I’m looking forward to enjoying a week doing nothing but enjoying anime, manga, and other things that you can only experience at an Anime Convention. Honestly, I’m still trying to prepare for the trip, as I don’t leave very often, but I’m really trying to make sure it all comes together before I leave.

I’ve been working on the official website, as some may already know by looking at the link to the right. It’s a simple design that flows with the blog, but it works well enough for my tastes. Of course, I really don’t have too much to add to the site at the moment, but that’ll change soon.

In regards to the content of this blog, I have a rough copy of my Vesperia review (Xbox 360, as I haven’t completed the PS3 Version yet), and I’m currently playing through Symphonia to get my recent opinions on it. Symphonia was the first “Tales of” game I had played, so I hold fond memories of the game, and I now see that some of the features I held in high regard are missing from the older Tales games. Of course, that doesn’t make Symphonia a bad game, but it does feel lacking in certain departments.

As usual, I’m about 1~2 seasons behind on my backlog of anime. The only series I am up to date with at this moment is Nyaruko, but I will certainly finish the other series before I leave for the expo. I can’t let myself get behind again, especially knowing I’m going to an expo full of anime goodness.

That’s about it for what I have to say, so look out for my final copy of the Vesperia review, that should be coming soon.

Next time,
Ace

Heyos Everyones!

Not much has been going on, but it has been awhile since I’ve last posted here, and I figure I should make up for it. I’ve been playing way too much Tales of Vesperia, and I’ve been watching less anime as a result, which means I have a ton of anime on my to-watch list now. Of course, it’s not terrible, as some of the anime these past two seasons have been quite tasteless at first glance, and I can’t say I’m all that interested to watch them. But, the time will come when I find myself catching up on those series.

I’ve been watching Namco Bandai’s livestream, and I can’t say I’ve been impressed. This E3 hasn’t been all that exciting, and I’m rather peeved that Namco hinted that something was going to be announced related to Tales, but will *most likely* not deliver on those promises. Ni no Kuni looks splendid though, and I actually might find myself spending money on that along with Persona 4 Golden.

Other than that, I’ve been preparing for AX2012, and getting ready for another year of school. Hopefully I’ve find more to talk about in the near future, with the convention behind me, and perhaps find the time to complete another review on Tales of Vesperia. Until then, seeya!

-Ace

Heyos Everyones!

It’s already the end of one month and the beginning of another. It hard to believe that time has moved so quickly, but there’s not much to do other than go with it and hope for the best. In terms of what I’ve been up to, it’s not much, but mainly just playing Tales of Graces, Abyss, and attempting to catch up on the anime that I have let pile up in one little corner.

This season of anime really doesn’t have too much that interests me. I plan on watching Hyouka and some others, and I’ve already started watching Fate/Zero season 2, so I’ve at least got that going for me. I’m still trying to watch all of last season’s anime, and should be catching up shortly. It doesn’t help that I’ve been on an Tales of kick lately, and I plan on completing Symphonia soon to see how it’s changed from what I remember. I plan on writing a proper review for Abyss in the future, along with Vesperia, Symphonia, and I may work my way back to the older titles such as Eternia and Phantasia.

As for working on anime reviews, that’ll have to wait until I get a better idea of how to do so. I want to create video reviews, for either games and anime, but I can’t seem to find a good way to do so. Not to mention, I’d have to purchase a new microphone and capture card to create a video I’m truly proud of. However, I plan on doing something more, and I will write more reviews in the future, even if it’s just written reviews for now.

Anime Expo 2012 is coming up as well, and even though it’s still 2 months away, preparations are now finalizing and I need to get ready to go for the weekend. It’s always a good time, and I can’t wait to see what’s going to happen this year. I want to say I’ll take more pictures this year, but with all the excitement, I usually take few pictures and the ones I do take end up crappy. Maybe I need to invest in a new camera, but that’s just more money I’d rather not spend. Either way, this con is going to be great, and I just need to make sure everything goes smoothly this year, even though I’m used to one or two major incidents happening.

Well, that about wraps it up for now. Look forward to my next review, which should be up in the coming days. Monday will be the ideal day for it, but no guarantees.
-Ace