The iDOLM@STER vs. Idolmaster Xenoglossia, or Why You Should Watch The iDOLM@STER and Not Xenoglossia

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BIASBIASBIASBIASBIASBIAS

This post is biased! But I wanted to write it anyway. Just so's you know.
Also, this post is about the 2011 iDOLM@STER anime vs. the Xenoglossia incarnation, not the actual game(s) itself.

Video Game: Embric of Wulfhammer's Castle

I realize everyone's waiting for my posts about Nanoha and such, but real life has taken me hostage for a bit. It's probable that substantial posts will not continue anew until after the new year. Sorry. Orz

Despite that, today I've come to talk about something I should've a while ago. I applied to be one of the last round betas for the game Embric of Wulfhammer's Castle, a homemade yuri rpg (screens available at the website)! The game is absolutely amazing. Wondering how it would fit your interest? Check this out:

Old-school style game

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Hilarious writing

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Pretty artwork

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Interesting music

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Great characters

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YURI!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Embric of Wulfhammer's Castle

On the technical side, the game was made in RPG Maker 2003. It's a Windows program, so for those unfortunate people who have Macs (and don't have a Windows emulator like I do >D), they're out of luck. (Although I wonder if you could just keep the game on a thumb drive and then play it wherever you go...)

Everyone should get this free game as a Christmas gift for themselves! :D

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Just a heads up from me:

1. Finally finished catching up to Heartcatch Precure, so that post should be upcoming.

2. Finally started winter break, so more time to post stuff.

3. Finally stopped beta-testing a game, so more time to post stuff... Until I start playing again.

4. Finally in winter break, so Nanoha Movie the 1st post should be upcoming.

5. Finally learned something amazing, so that will be its own separate post. Or maybe part of one of my upcoming ones.

6. Finally ran out of things to say, so obligatory picture:

This picture brought to you by Tales of Vesperia. Because this Rita plush thing is so. Freakin'. CUTE.

Credit goes to this Pixiv artist, or Blowback, according to Danbooru.

Geeky As Charged 9

Yo!

The next couple of posts will probably just be GACs or other random nonsuch. I was going to seriously do a Heartcatch Precure post next, but I was a fool and took too many screenshots. As usual. So that will be on hold until it actually shows up. For those people waiting for action, don't forget to check out my Twitter feed! It's much fun. But now, to the GAC!

Today's Geeky As Charged is:

More classroom antics. In my philosophy class the other day, my teacher was talking about Kierkegaard and whatever he said in that one book he wrote. I was zoning out as usual but for some strange reason, I kept re-focusing at random times. Then I figured out that it wasn't quite so random: I always looked up whenever my teacher said 'Despair.' If you have no idea what I'm talking about after that last word, watch more SHAFT. Specifically this one. Anyway, after that, the urge to shout "ZETSUBOU SHITAAAAAA!!!" rose a thousand fold.

Here's a picture 'cause I figure you guys like it. What I really like is the Black Rock Shooter reference.

In other news, I spent about an hour making an if-my-life-were-a-video-game playlist instead of studying for one of my midterms. I'm so productive... Not. At least I found out that I have a freakin' lot of video game music...

What's also geeky is that I opened up my emulator version of Super Bomberman 2 specifically so I could take this picture.

That's it from me! Til next time!

Final Fantasy XIII... Well, sort of.

This post based on what sporadic videos I watched and what sporadic Japanese I know. Please read at your own discretion. If you do not wish to be spoiled, even by a little bit, stop right here and wait for whatever post I do next. Thank you.

Pokémon Platinum

Some good news! There's finally a good DS emulator out there! Hooray~♫ It's for Windows, which sucks, because I have a Mac, but I somehow manage to make do with my Windows... emulator. >_> But anyway. The first game I got on my emulator was Pokémon Platinum! While you might say "What does this have to do with yuri?" you're too naive! Of course there's yuri involved! XD In this case, putting aside any knowledge you (or I, for that matter) have of the Pokémon anime, the yuri couple is Hikari x Shirona (Dawn x Cynthia). I have no idea how they emerged as a couple, just that the fanart of them can be pretty cute/funny. XD Plus, I hear that they get a date in Platinum... Who knows if that's true though.

.....................................*girl is doing research*...........................................

So apparently, the manga is a likely suspect for where this pairing came from (although there is still only a little subtext). I don't really mind except that NO ONE FREAKING SCANLATES THE POKÉMON MANGA. *sob*

Oh well. Have some pictures of the pairing (plus a really cute one I found~):


All right! I admit it! I got a Turtwig solely because of this picture! BUT IT'S JUST TOO DANG CUTE.

...Oops.

Damn. I had this nice post laid out that I was going to release on New Year's Eve. And then that passed. I decided to post it on New Year's Day instead. And that passed. Now I still don't have it done and I haven't posted in about a week. Please forgive me. Orz

Normally, as compensation for leaving you guys with nothing to read, I would post something big, but that post is still in the works, unfortunately. So instead, I'll give you some of my news updates. Of the past anime season, Kobato is still going (pleasedon'tstopat13pleasedon'tstopat13pleasedon'tstopat13), Sasameki Koto has ended, which a post about is forthcoming, and Kimi ni Todoke is on hold because I can't stand the arc they are at right now. With my anime watch list pretty much empty, I'm going to try to catch up on old stuff, namely Aoi Hana, which I was going to watch when it came out, but was unfortunately with family and without a laptop. I heard it was good though. Besides watching old anime, I've also gotten really into Vocaloid. This is bad in many ways. One: It is similar to iDOLM@STER in that there are many characters and I like all most many of them. Two: It is similar to iDOLM@STER in that I've gotten hooked on it. So part of the reason I haven't been posting is because I've been trawling Danbooru the net for pics of Luka, who is one of my favorites. And I might go back to doing that now, so see ya! 8D

Opinion Wanted!

So, I know it's been a while since I posted anything. This isn't because of lack of interest or effort on my part. On the contrary, I've been trying to write out my post for Canaan for the past several days and have been failing miserably at it, as can be seen by the lack of a post. XD But thinking about it, I realized that my difficulty with writing anything isn't because I can't think of anything to say; rather, it's because I can't think of any good pictures to put in my posts. So here's the question: Should I not include pictures so that I have more posts or should I include pictures and then take ridiculously long to post something? I know what my preferences are, but I want to know what my scant few readers think. So option 1 or option 2?


We I eagerly await your thoughts! ...If there are any. Orz

Tales of Vesperia

Before getting started, I just want to preface this post with the fact that I have, unfortunately, not played this game. All knowledge comes from the walkthrough videos up on YouTube. Dammit, why is there no Japanese audio?! These were recorded by someone I don't know, so all knowledge for anything I say comes from YouTube user leonyasch! Thank you, kind sir! I will not post any videos as a courtesy to him; go look them up yourself! But anyway, the version used in the walkthrough was the Xbox360 one, so no Patty and no Flynn in the party. How sad. *sarcasm* I would also like to say that this will contain spoilers. If you have not yet played the game or are playing it currently, please do not read this and then complain about how I spoiled things for you. I realize that I am at an unfair advantage, only watching the walkthroughs, but I don't have an Xbox. Or a PS3. So, I will not be able to get or play this game for a good long while. SO NO FLAMING. GOT IT? GOOD. Now then, on to the post!