2018 wasn't a good year as far as the world was concerned, but it was a pretty great year for games, much like the year before it. Yes, there were some low points, I'm looking at you Fallout 76, but the high points are some of the highest we've seen. Red Dead Redemption 2 came out and did everything it was expected too and then some. Sony continued to knock it out of the park with high quality exclusives. The Nintendo Switch released a new Smash Bros. game, and I found my old
When I was a kid, I never believed there would ever be an Aquaman movie, but it's here. On Dec. 21st, 2018, Aquaman opened in American cinemas, and it was glorious. Mild spoilers to follow S P O I L E R A L E R T Aquaman is absolutely insane in the best possible way. Bright, loud and full of color, Aquaman revels in its comic book roots. Instead of trying to be "dark," or "realistic," it embraces the complete absurdity of mermen riding giant sharks fighting crab people. Aquam
It's hard to believe Cowboy Bebop turned 20 this year. Originally airing in 1998 in Japan, I first saw it in 2003, when I was a freshman in High School. I'd only been introduced to anime the previous year at a friend's house through dubbed, edited, VHS copies of Gundam Wing and Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away had recently won an Academy Award). The trailer for Cowboy Bebop came at the tail end of every Gundam VHS my friend had, and it immediately grabbed my attention. Lucky for
I know, it's been two weeks without a post. The short version is my grandfather passed away and then I caught a cold. On top of that, internet hasn't been working properly and I've been unable to post. So that's been my life lately. Anyway, I watched the game awards live, wrote what I could immediately, and later polished this up. Tallyho. Pre-show Geoff Keighly comes out, blahblahblah. Says we're going to get some new trailers. I won't lie, if I didn't have this blog, I'd be