I cant’ believe time has flown so quickly. I’m left in a daze.
I got the opportunity to watch Hellsing: Ultimate last week. Everything I’d seen and heard of the show made it look to be a more gratuitous version of the original. Hell, even Hirano said they ruined his work by not making it “bloody enough.” After sitting through it, I can say with honesty that it doesn’t compare to the original. Despite a few regrets I’d had with the original, it managed to capture a great sense of… style. I would have prefferred it if they focused more on the substance of the story rather than making it “Cool”, but it was still a good show.
I of course picked up Dragon Age: Origins when it released, and though it is not by any means a perfect game, it is quite fun. I’ve barely progressed in the game at all, despite many hours poured into it, mainly because I spend so much time listening to dialogue between characters. Bioware went above and beyond on the writing in this one.
I’ve also been in one hell of an “Old School” phase. Found myself listening fondly to an EarthBound score thanks to a perusal of an unfortunate link. I’m seriously considering playing through it again now.
Perhaps more strongly is the inexplicable urge to play Popful Mail again. Truly a game of Epic and Win, I find myself gravitating towards it every two or three years, much like EarthBound and Chrono Trigger. I know I’m not the first to mention it, but in an age where publishers seem to thrive off re-releases and remakes, it is a damn shame we can only get multiple remakes of Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy. Where’s the old-school love? Where’s our Phantasy Star (PSU does NOT count)? Our Mother series? I know they released a DS version of Y’s Books I &II, but what about the rest?
WHERE IS OUR POPFUL MAIL?!?!
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