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Cringe, joker.

It's not too awful, though there are two additional games (Flower, Sun and Rain and the 25th Ward, the former of which I'll probably emulate if possible [or watch a recap video idk]) that follow it, so yeah. Video games are definitely getting way too long nowadays, I agree. Gotten to the point where I'm really hesitant to pick something up that may or may not result in several hours of slogging through some inane bullshit to get to the "good" part. This is very much a me issue at certain points but it's still irksome.

It's been marinating pretty well in my head and I revisit scenes several times because of how HARD they hit, the ending, again, in particular. I've been having that issue as well, though, where my attention span has been really bad lately. Surprisingly, though, it hasn't affected my manga reading so I've been taking advantage of it and revisiting things. Quite cool.

Sunny definitely hits hard given how grounded and realistic it is, with their circumstances and emotions being visualised and exemplified by the usual high quality (and admittedly off-kilter) Matsumoto art. Ping Pong's manga is also great though my memories of it are overriden by the incredible anime adaptation so I need to reread that too. But yeah, they're mostly great. One of the most consistent mangaka out there, imho but I'm sure you've noticed from my excessive appraisal, lol.

Yep, it really do be like that. I played like, an hour of the Silver Case? Before deciding to put it on-hold once I found out how long it was. Not that it was bad; the atmosphere was intoxicating actually. Just way too long for rn sadly. Lots of modern games tend to be super bloated, too, I find. Barring the usual Ubisoft meme, there's lots of things that are super padded out for no reason. Quite annoying.

You get it. The ending lives in my head rent-free, it's crazy. Needs a re-watch on my end at some point but holy shit is it good. Incredibly interesting study into suburban violence, policing, delinquency, etc.

Oh shit, lmk what you think of Sunny. I actually started reading my physicals as well at some point but I never got around to finishing them, sadly. This is a re-read so I'm taking my time. It's not the Taiyo Matsumoto I praise the most -- that would be Ping Pong and Takemitsu Zamurai -- but it's still fantastic.

Yeah, my experience with playing video games is all over the place. I only just got out of a gaming burnout or w/e the last year or so and even then, I'm still getting through stuff really slowly. Doesn't help that the stuff I want to get to are so fucking long, too lmao.

La Haine is too good, man. It's a ticking time bomb throughout and the ending is nigh on perfect (whole thing is, really, but it seals the deal.) Need to rewatch it to appreciate it better but it was such a thrill. Sent a follow. Don't have a backloggd since I don't think I remember enough to justify. Lily Chou-Chou is based, btw. I've been obsessed with the OST of that and Blue Spring which I revisited the manga for and found to be a whole lot better, another Taiyo Matsumoto rec if you don't mind.

It was close to a fav, but regardless it's really cool. It's very expressive though that's just the man's schtick.

Suda51 (from what I know of him so far) has an awesome style. I'm definitely not that familiar yet but it's rather... schizo, esp in his more unique stuff, Killer7 definitely being up there. Its off-kilter controls are only a real issue if you're on KBM, though; with a controller -- assuming you know how to use one properly -- it takes about an hour or two to get used to it. Afterwards, it's a bit of a breeze (save for the occasional Heavenly Smile [the main target/enemy] popping up out of fucking nowhere and blowing up in your face).

It's a bit of a struggle, lmao. Last half year or so, I've been trying to get into more things in any medium. Films and vidya in particular capture my interest with the likes of Ozu, WKW, Yang for film. The usual Asian cinema affair I've been diving into, really. Have been eyeing others after La Haine however; it was so peak. I'm sure there's been a Castlevania Switch port or something, no? Out of curiosity, you got a Letterboxd? Would be cool.

The panel is from Zero by Taiyo Matsumoto. It's quite a simple read but it really excels in its study of the MC and its theatrics; kinda sorta similar to Joe if speaking a bit broadly (boxing and my personal takeaway from it.) I can see it being quite whatever, tbh, but if you resonate with its imagery and the like, it's pretty damn cool.

happy belated birthday dude

No problem!

Killer7 is awesome but the controls are fucking horrendous on PC and slightly better on a controller. Once you get used to it, though, it's a great railroad shooter with Suda's name all over it given how often the feeling of "wtf am i playing" arises. It's delivery is all kinds of cryptic and I haven't really gotten the full picture, though this oddly enough doesn't work as a detractor but, rather, adds to the experience with a bunch of not-so-subtle political undertones and an incredibly unsettling atmosphere. I'd recommend if you're patient enough.

NMH on the other hand is far more lively, upbeat and straightforward with an eccentric otaku of a lead, though I'm not done so I'll reserve on saying anymore. It's also pretty cool, though, and encourages me to continue his catalogue as well as the sequels.

The retro grind sounds pretty cool. Way, way, way too many things I've been meaning to get to, classic or otherwise. I haven't played many Castlevanias or whatever, actually. Weird but it's completely untapped territory for me.

happy birthday, cheers!

HBD!

Happy Birthday! Cheers to you.

Happy birthday Aezo! Hope you have a good one man

You're welcome, have a great day! ~

Happy birthday! :)

Yeah, it do be like that. What've you been playing btw? I've been meaning to play more stuff since last year and I've started diving into Goichi Suda's stuff, particularly with Killer7, NMH and hopefully the Silver Case.