Anime Review: Yona of the Dawn

How has my life become waking up, remembering whether I have to go to work or not, slave away at work if the previous answer is yes, and repeatedly checking Nintendo's twitter feed seeing if they have announced the standard New 3DS for North America. Oh well, at least I still have anime. This week is Yona of the Dawn.

Game Review: Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars

Dungeon Crawler RPG/Dating Sim; 3DS/Vita (Reviewed 3DS); Spike Chunsoft; 2014

Sorry once again for no update last week, but right now I am DONE with classes, so that means a bit more free time to do stuff like writing these reviews. YAY! That and complaining to Nintendo of America about the lack of a standard size New 3DS in the states. Seriously, every OTHER region is getting it except for us, what gives, and my 3DS is having trouble charging, what am I going to do when it dies completely on me! Anyway, on to the review of this week, which is interestingly enough the game that I went over the Demo way back when I had absolutely no money. It's time to review Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars.

Anime Review: Super Gals!

I'm sorry, again. This is coming a little late because once again I needed to use my weekend to catch up with my school work, but this time I'm taking a moment this Monday evening to get a review out as soon as possible, so be grateful. Or not, seriously I have no power over you my humble (and probably only) reader. Anyway, it's been a while since I reviewed an anime and this time I come with an anime about girls, and fashion, and platform boots that double as boomerangs. This is Super Gals!

I'm Sorry

I know I haven't updated in a while, and no it's not because I've run dry on reviews. In fact I've got quite a few backed up. However, I'm having difficulty getting it started due to the fact that I have work on the weekdays that eats up my time and my weekends are eaten up by the class work I need to do. Then there is just me lazying around become it's my weekday and I want to enjoy it dammit! So, I'm sorry I'll try to do better in the future, hopefully when I don't have class to focus on.

PS: I didn't know a game called "I'm Sorry" existed until I tried to search for video games and the phrase "sorry." Apparently it is a satire of one of Japan's Prime Ministers, Kakuei Tanaka. The more bizarre part is that it was released in the US.

My Letter to Nintendo.

The Following is an e-mail I just sent to Nintendo of America expressing my thoughts on their decision to release only the New Nintendo 3DS XL and not the standard size.

Dear Nintendo,

I am writing this e-mail so that I may convey my thoughts on the New Nintendo 3DS in wake of it's announcement during your Nintendo Direct on January 14, 2015, and the subsequent release of the XL version yesterday on February 13, 2015.

While it is reassuring that North America has received this new system; I, like many others who have also voiced their opinion via letters, e-mail, twitter and other contact means, wish to express my disappointment that the standard size model of the New Nintendo 3DS has yet to be announced for this region.

I am a long time Nintendo fan, and I am especially devoted to Nintendo handhelds. I still have in my possession my original green colored Gameboy, as well as my yellow Gameboy Color, my indigo Gameboy Advance, my black DS lite, as well as my red 3DS standard size model. I personally feel that the standard size 3DS is the ideal size for a handheld system. It is large enough to have a clear detailed screen as well as comfortable buttons but remain small enough to fit into most pockets. Others have also found this to be the ideal size for them, either because of the increase portability the standard size has over the XL model or because their hands can not comfortably hold an XL model due to it's size.

In addition to the numerous hardware upgrades found in both the New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS XL such as an upgraded processor, more buttons including a C-Stick, stable face tracking 3D, and Amiibo support, the feature I was looking forward most about the New Nintendo 3DS is the swappable faceplates, a feature exclusive to the standard size New Nintendo 3DS.

In the past I have missed out on many Special Edition handhelds such as the Fire Emblem Awakening blue insignia 3DS or the Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS XL because either I received my Nintendo handheld as a give and thus had no say in the type I was receiving, or because I already had a working model and there was no need to upgrade. Customizable faceplates, in my opinion, was an ideal solution as it allowed fans of various series to express themselves, and have a unique system for the series they love, without the need of buying a new system each time.

While the decision to release the New 3DS XL was made to please the larger market given the higher sales of XL models in the past, releasing only the XL model alienates fans who desired a smaller, customizable alternative when purchasing a New Nintendo 3DS. Rather than "expanding choices," this decision limits them to a single upgrade choice that some, like myself, are unwilling to make. At this point, I will not purchase a New Nintendo 3DS XL and will instead wait until the Standard Size New Nintendo 3DS when, hopefully not if, it is releases in North America.

I sincerely thank you for your time and hope my thoughts help in the consideration of the standard size New Nintendo 3DS's announcement and release.

Sincerely,

[CRES]

CRES's Thoughts On: Anita Sarkeesian: "Humanist" of the Year Or How Many Awards Are We Going To Waste On This Person!?

I can only post goofy pictures of her, I can't help it.

I wanted to review a game this week, but the game I'm currently playing is still not finished. CLOSE though, but in the mean time, it's time to waste some more time and energy talking about THAT thing. Today, Anita Sarkeesian has been dubbed Harvard's "Humanist of the Year" for the year of 2014, and as you might know about my thoughts on Anita's work, I am NOT happy.

Game Review: Gunman Clive 2

2D Action/Platformer; 3DS eShop; Hörberg Productions; 2015

When is the Mega Man and Ike Amiibo suppose to release again? Because apparently February 1 isn't it. I checked with a Target, a Best Buy, and two Gamestops and walked away with nothing. And it was all while walking in the rain. Anyway, now it's time for another video game review. And no, I am not watching the Superbowl. Just because a team with my same geographical location is playing in it, doesn't mean anything about me or the people who live in the same geographical location. Anyway, on with the review.