Shipping Cafe

Very soon a new series that I've come up with will be starting soon it's called Shipping Cafe, and the series will consist of different ships within different mediums/media that I either support, dislike, etc.

Devil May Cry Overview

In my previous, post I reviewed the reboot of DMC and while I thought it was a good game for the most part I still like and prefer the original Dante and Devil May Cry games.

DMC: Devil May Cry Mini-Review

Review

I know when it was first announced that the Devil May Cry Series would be rebooted everyone's world seemed to have been turned upside down. At first I was adamantly against the new reboot of the DMC franchise, but as more trailers and information was released about the game I decided to have an opened-mind about the whole situation. After seeing and experiencing the game for myself I was quite impressed with the game overall. To be honest, I thought that this game would fall flat on it's face, but the game's execution proved me wrong. The Art Direction of this game is superb and amazing. The free-flowing combat is also varied and fun, but the one major grip about it is that there is not lock-on present at all in this game and that can at times be frustrating. The story was pretty good for the most part and so was the dialogue. I'm interested to see what direction Ninja Theory will take this game in if there is a sequel.

    I loved the relationship that developed between Dante and Kat over the course of the game and I like them not necessarily as a couple but as partners/companions.

Verdict:

This game was enjoyable overall and I personally thought is was a good reboot for the DMC Series. Yes, the game does have some rough spots and is different from it's predecessor but it's still a fun game.

Score: 9.0  

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Mini-Update

During this past week some new info has surfaced about LR:FFXIII and from what I've seen it seems like Square-Enix is so far going in the right direction for this game...

I like the idea of being able to customize Lightning's outfits and I can't wait until more are revealed. As for Lumina she is definitely Serah or some how related/connected to her. Also in the new extended trailer Noel Kreiss made a cameo.

Jormungand Review

Review

As I was watching this anime I felt like I was watching a crossover between the animes Black Lagoon and Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom both of which are excellent animes. The whole dynamic of an arms dealer traveling around the world with her 9 bodyguards was a very interesting concept to me. All of her 9 bodyguards have exceptional skills and almost always leave the battle fray unscathed. I really enjoyed the story for the most part, but in some parts the story kind of dragged down for me. The OST is suburb with the various orchestral music tracks. The two main characters of this anime are Koko and Jonah and it was interesting seeing their relationship develop over the course of the series, but I have a major gripe with Jonah as a character overall for the most part he's okay, but for most of the time he just seemed devoid of any emotion and that was a little irksome for me but it didn't ruin my whole viewing experience.

Verdict

This anime is a gun-blazing good time with a great story, anime OST, setting, and character dynamic.

Score: 9.2

Good Ending Manga Finale

Another good manga has come to an end. Good Ending may seem or sound like a corny title, but it was an extreme joy for me when I was reading this manga. I first read it when only 70 chapters were out at the time, and as I was reading it I became deeply immersed within the story and the characters. At times the drama just seemed never ending, but the ending of the manga was of course no surprise a good ending. 

Skip Beat Chapter 196

Slowly but surely Skip Beat is moving towards the pivotal conflicting aspects of the story which include Kyoko's reluctance to fall in love again and how she's I guess in a way unknowingly falling in love with Ren and is on the verge of admitting it and resolving Tsuruga Ren's dark past. This chapter concluded Kyoko's semi-strip tease as Setsuka with Cain and was an overall entertaining chapter. At the end of the chapter it seems that Ren has finally come to accept his dark past and his past actions when he still went by the name Kuon. I hope from now the story will pick up as this manga tends to linger on some things for a little longer than it should but that's just how the author seems to like to operate.