I have to be honest; I’m not really a fantasy fan. I’ve enjoyed the Lord of the Rings films and Final Fantasy, but I’ve always preferred science fiction, or more light-hearted fantasy like the works of Terry Prachett or the Disgaea games. Slayers ("the" is optional) definitely fits into the funny category, but is it worth your time? Read on to see my findings.
Cowboy Bebop is one of the all time greats, an undisputed classic. However, it’s fair to question, why? What made it a success? Read on to find out.
How to introduce this series? Perhaps as the cheesiest and corniest thing since blue stilton corndogs? Or as another in the long running super robot genre? No. Instead let me put it like this: Before there was Gurren Lagann, there was Gaogaigar. But is it worth your time? Read on to found out.
The Transformers franchise is simple right? Wrong. Every time a new toy line comes out there’s usually at least two sets of media, the Japanese version and the American. Then the comics come into the equation, and the other languages, all telling their own version of the story. In the latter part of the 1980’s when the original Transformers Line was winding down, a Japanese exclusive anime was made, Masterforce. But is it any good?
The story behind Fallout 3 is a long and painful one. Back in the 90’s Interplay made a very clever Role Playing Game (RPG) that let you kill things in a horribly gory way, but also talk your way out of fights in the first place. It was something a little closer to real (i.e. tabletop) RPGs, as opposed to the fantasy combat simulators or visual novels that are known on the PC and console markets. A good sequel came, several spin offs, but also financial disaster for Interplay. Advance to the present and you find that Bethesda has made a sequel, after obtaining the single player rights, and have released it on the PS3. Now, Bethesda are best know for the excellent, but definitely not Fallout-like, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Have they kept what made the series great? And is the game any good? Read on to find out.
Based on the seinen manga by Wakasugi Kiminori serialised in Young Animal.
Souichi Negishi is a shy young man who came from the rural Ota Prefecture to Tokyo for college and wished to become a kindergarten teacher. However, for some reason he became the singer and songwriter of a metal band named "Detroit Metal City," with a stage name "Johannes Krauser II." Whenever he wears the heavy makeup, Negishi becomes a completely different person, shouting the most vulgar profanities beyond anyone's imagination. With the popularity of DMC increases, Negishi starts worrying his double personalities can have negative effects on his (romantic) life off stage.
(Taken From AniDB.net)
It’s easy to feel old as a console gamer. It’s not the march of technology, its when you realise that most of the real greats are now older than the average gamer, and I don’t mean stuff like Pacman. The Metal Gear series has been around for twenty odd years, although only available in English for ten. Now it seems to be ending, with a game based around the last days of its lead character. This could easily get depressing, but given the success of previous installments, how can it fail to be brilliant?