Finally, my Nexus 4!

After a gruelingly long wait, it is finally here. You may resume your with your lives.

~Pearz

Psycho Pass 09 - Another Dull Moment

Been a few weeks since I last posted but I just been quite busy and I feel like things are still moving quite slow in this show. They seem to have finally shifted their focus on 1 central story, to bad the story seems to be branching off in too many things to look like it will do well. This show went from extremely hopeful, to pretty low on this season. Almost everything else I follow this season is better...

WiiU Various Info and Controller Inspection

MiiVerse, Nintendo's online software

I'm kicking myself for not pre-ordering the new Nintendo system, since it's sold out freaking everywhere. Well that still didn't deter me from picking up Ninja Guidan 3 and a Pro Controller.

First off some info on the WiiU. Adding friends has always been a pain in the ass for Wii and 3DS owners, but now nintendo has (finally) integrated a proper online software that allows you to add friends based on your nintendo network ID that you set. You can add actual people using ID's but both parties need the other ID in order for this to work so you cannot see incoming requests of ID's which is useless for adding strangers online. There is however another way to add friends much easier in terms of random people you encounter, through the MiiVerse. You can search for users by typing in names and they will actually get requests to be your friend, I haven't heard anything about quickly adding friends during online games or through some sort of recently played option but I will find out when I get my own WiiU. Apparently the MiiVerse is like Nintendo's own facebook of a social gaming hub, which sounds exciting and fresh compared to UI's and lists. 

Another thing to note is that a lot of features wont work right away, you have to download a day 1 software update that will make most of the WiiU's features unlocked. Media stuff such as Hulu and Youtube wont be added till around Christmas, but Netflix is up and running. Voice chatting is pretty neat but I don't know exactly who you can video chat with, if it's with all your registered friends then it seems pretty cool to me. 

The consolse's online store is well implemented and allows for retail purchases of games. Web browsing is nicely delivered as well. 

The console appears to have a few complaints across some departments but overall it's pretty awesome for the first of the next gen consoles. 

Onto the Pro controller, this sleek and sexy piece of hardware is the upgraded GC,PS3,Xbox controller that doesn't steal either setup but creates its own. The controller is charged like the PS3, the button layout has both analog sticks on the upper section rather than alternated like Xbox and GC. The analog sticks themselves are the same size as the GC thumbstick, and also have the same directional angles, which is smaller than the Xbox and PS3 sticks. Overall they "feel" better than any controller thumbstick to date. The buttons feel nice and D-pad is situated very shallow onto the controller and doesn't protrude as much as other controllers, but are still easy to feel without looking at them. The most noticeable change is how shallow the triggers are, they feel more digital, like buttons shaped to triggers; make that the second most noticeable thing, the controller is the lightest of all current controllers. Overall I really like the controllers design, the sleek glossy black shape feels great to touch and I cant wait to play some Ninja Guidan with it. 

Psycho Pass 05 - Impeding Flashback

I guess things slightly picked up this episode but the pacing overall is still quite slow. Funny though, it seems they pulled the same thing as Madoka for the first scenes of the anime. They made it seem like it was a prelude to the end scenes when it was always in chronological order. At least it doesn't seem as critical to the whole plot as Madoka was. More of a chance to flesh out the characters I guess, also a chance to introduce the final villain.

Psycho Pass 04 - Internet 5.0

It took long enough, but enter the evil organization! The previous episodes felt a bit vague a direction to just be hunting small time criminals. It was about time organized groups being pegged as bad people showed up. A direction for our main characters to move as they slowly learn more flaws of the world. Still another overall slow episode as we are into episode 4 and still busy establishing more of the setting with no clear goal for our main character.

Spoiler-Free Review: Virtue's Last Reward [8.5/10]

So it was a little over a year ago when they announced their would be a sequel to the 999 game for the DS. Being one of the best titles for the DS imo, I was ecstatic to hear this. It was funny, as back then, you walk into a game shop and no one knew what the hell 999 was. 1 year later, and it is sold out as well as one of the biggest games for the 3DS. The mixture of a mystery story and puzzles hits the perfect spot. I guess I should actually review the game instead of rambling on? ( I can continue my rambling later)

Psycho Pass 03 - The Eyes of a Hunter

Another week of Psycho Pass and still no real indication of a direction this show is heading. I think the assumption was that something big would go down this week with what happened to Mami. I guess they are taking this a bit slower being 2 cour rather then being rushed with 1 cour. Still, I feel the pacing is quite slow, hopefully things will pick up soon.

Psycho Pass 02 - A Closed System

A slow second episode for Psycho Pass. I guess 2 cour means things will be moving a bit slower then expected. They touched on a few key issues in one episode, I guess they will all be main issues in the coming episodes as they examine the flaws of the society they live. Though it probably won't happen, I would prefer if everything makes a full circle in the end for Akane to realize the system they have is for the best; Very highly unlikely as people these days like to over rate freedom.

Shinsekai Yori - Episode 3

Got to study for my mid-term plus more, so this will probably be a short post.

As they done with previous episodes, the intros are most likely going to be small flashbacks. Starting from "modern day" to 500 years later then to 570 years later. I didn't get to cover the "500 years later" scene but it was about a ceremony of a Lord with Joryoku rising up into power or the crowning of the new Lord. When the herald (the guy who was speaking) sacrifices the people in the crowd, this showed the Holly Cherry Blossom Empire's power and influence over its people. The "570 years later" scene of episode 3, it showed 3 men rebelling against the empire attempting to assassinate the current lord. The intros will most likely cover the events from the Kanto Period (500 years after) and to the Tanegawa Ibaraki Period (current time period that the show is on). What happens from modern day to the Kanto Period? I'll get to that later in the post.

The stories that Satoru tells are an example of the elders influencing the minds of the younger ones. Most of the stories' themes being "don't do this...", "don't go near that...", and etc. The elders remind me of the Church; as what the elders did, the church also controlled the mindset of their followers. Both the elders and the church influence their followers. They both have many secrets that they want to keep and instead most likely tell different "truths". This will something I might add to later on in the series, especially when there is more information to compare the two.

Episode 3 also developed the story and context more. Developing the relationships between characters, ie. boat scene with Saki and Shun and etc.; also showing more of the Joryoku.

Then... "bam!!", huge development in the story! The scene with the library robot (Tsukuba branch of the National Assembly Library) is going to be the start of the main plot of the story. What happens after this will most likely be the group of kids finding out truth which could be about the rise/history of Joryoku or secrets that the elders don't talk about. I'm guessing that the truth that the kids learn about will cover the time period of modern day to the Kanto Period. The series has a very compelling plot which keeps me interested in the world of Shinsekai and eagerly waiting for the next episode. With the main plot already starting, Shinsekai has a lot in store to show its viewers. Until next episode...

~Ouroboros

[K] 2 - This Show is Awesome

I could barely contain my laughter as a this show has quickly turned into my fovourite thus far.
After last week' introduction of the main characters and current faction disputes, episode 2 showed how hilarious [K] can be.

Shiro's magnificent act to escape from the Black Dog was a clever way to show insight behind the Black Dog's honourable and classy personality. I was very pleased with how Shiro has really taken a step towards the clownish happy-go-lucky behaviour, while remaining mysterious as his true identity may differ. We still don't know this serious issue as to whether or not he is the wanted killer, despite looking exactly like him and that Shiro himself isn't completely sure. The Black Dog on the other hand will probably end up working alongside Shiro with the way things are headed, just because these three characters make quite the humorous bunch.

As I stated last week I knew the cat was the naked pale chick, but then again it was well hinted, plus the fact that she remains invisible to normal people will hopefully be explained in the next episode, and why both Shiro and the Black Dog can see her. The show is moving at a nice pace, offering great insight into the three characters this week all while showing the huge hunt for Shiro as being a serious whopping 10 million yen bounty.

Who the hell carry's around a briefcase of cooking utensils? The whole episode starts off with the Black Dog trying to kill Shiro yet the ending was just too much for me to handle. I can't wait for the next episode to see where this show goes. I really love Shiro as a character, he is thrown into some messed up events but we still don't know how innocent he is with the possible connection of the murder of the previous king. I'm reminded of Guilty Crown's plot, but instead of taking a normal student and turning his world upsidown, Shiro himself is still a mystery with little known background about him and whether or not he truly has connections to these turn of events.

~Djr7