Killer7: A Spoiler-Filled Supplement

*WARNING: MASSIVE ENDING AND GAME SPOILERS FOR KILLER7 AHEAD!*

When there were Seven...

While I'm currently a PC gamer, I used to be a console enthusiast, especially for Nintendo. And while I loved Super Mario 64, Banjo Kazooie, and Super Smash Brothers, the GameCube's always been special to me. While it lost out to the far more flexible Playstation 2 and fledgling Xbox, it still possessed an excellent library of games. Thanks to the Wii's backwards compatibility, I continued playing GameCube games far past its lifespan, managing to unearth several obscure gems, my favorite being Suda51's magnum opus, Killer7.

The Necessity of a Grand Finale

WARNING: THIS ARTICLE WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR SEVERAL VIDEO GAMES. PLEASE READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!!!!

Video games set expectations. However, this isn't just in advertising and previews, but in playing the game itself. From beginning to end, games are a package deal. The title and menu screens can set tone, while the initial tutorials and levels give the player an idea of what's to come.

Any game (or movie, series, etc.) can have an excellent premise and brilliant execution. But, all games need to end. The early days of the arcade provided titles that were technically "endless" that continued to grow in difficulty until the player ran out of quarters. Since then, the industry has evolved, developing games with plots that have conclusions. There are exceptions like Massively Multiplayer Online titles, which depend on the continual addition of content to prolong their lives. However, most games have a clear-cut ending, be it a final resolution or an open-ended cliffhanger.

Back from Berlin!

Check out my new reviews on SGR!

First up, a look at one of the better recent Silent Hill games: Shattered Memories!

I actually kind of liked the Other World ice motif

Then, my review of Back to the Future The Game! 

Great Scott!

New GoBoiano article!

Sorry for the delay! Check out my new AAOIE article on Jaen and Paris!

It's very good, oui.

"You know, my people know a lot about suffering." "Who? Montrealans?"

The Memorable, The Muddled, and The Messy: GioGio's Bizarre Adventure Review!

A Short Explanation: I decided to end the M3 Big 3 Recap since it was feeling a little too repetitive for my tastes. So I decided to revamp my reviews into The Memorable, The Muddled, and The Messy, breaking my opinion down into what I think is great, horrible, and just plain bizarre about a game, anime, manga, movie, etc. (Think the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!) So enjoy and be sure to leave a comment on what you think!

During my review of Part 1 of the new JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime, I mentioned the mudah.swf flash, which included the famous ZA WARUDO animation.

Still awesome

The original flash actually starts out with four other options, showing the stick man animations for five different JoJo character attacks.  While the fourth one is the ORA ORA ORA attack of JoJo Part 3's Jotaro Kujo, the other three are characters from Part 5: Vento Aureo.

Yare Yare Daze

I recently finished reading JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5 AKA Le Bizzarre Avventure di GioGio AKA Vento Aureo AKA Golden Wind AKA Ogon no Kaze AKA Part 5 Giorno Giovanna: Golden Heritage AKA this story has too many titles and I decided to review it for the first installment of the M3.

Lot of greens and yellows on this cover...

WARNING: This review will include many death and plot spoilers for Parts 1, 3, 4, and 5 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

The Comics of Seville

Heading to Portugal next week! In the mean time though, check out my first account of Spain in 2012 on GoBoiano!

Catherine review is up!

Check out my review of Catherine at shortgamereview.com!

The game's a bit on the naughty side

Now to talk about 2012...

Check out my newest installment of AAOIE on GoBoiano!

True story.

I also have a new article series in the work that I'm still tightening the screws on! It's coming soon either way!

Greetings from Madrid!

I have two reviews up! Check them out!

First up, the conclusion to my adventures in Europe in 2010. It's not the end of AAOIE, though!

Siesta~!

And finally, my review of the atrocious PC port of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is now up on shortgamereview.com!

Dead Space review is up!

Hey y'all! Check out my review of Dead Space at shortgamereview.com!

I'm working on some other material that should be going up this week!

In space, noone can hear you scream

At last, we've made it this far!

It's time to talk about a series that I really really hate that I found in Valencia back in '10. It's time for Two Pieces.

Let the despair sink in...

M3 Big 3 Recap 5

So there's no Bleach chapter this week, so the recap will just be on Naruto and One Piece! Let's get started!

*SPOILERS FOR NARUTO 619 AND ONE PIECE 698*

FEAR 2 Review!

Check out my review of F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin on shortgamereview.com!

Sorry, the M3 Big 3 recap is late. We went to Cordoba over the weekend!

At least it isn't F3AR...

New article on GoBoiano!

Check out the new AAOIE article where I talk about Spanish manga that are good, but don't quite suit my own tastes!

The Saga Continues

M3 Big 3 Recap #4

Let's do this! Matrix's Media Machina Big 3 Recap Number 4 GO!

*SPOILERS AHOY FOR BLEACH 525, NARUTO 618, AND ONE PIECE 697*

Los mangaka de Espana - Part 1

Check out Part 1 of my look into Spanish mangaka in 2010 on GoBoiano!

Aspiring Spanish mangaka make me think of Bakuman!

BASEBALL

My review of Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box is now up on shortgamereview.com!!!

Hey Professah! Let's play BAAAAAAASEBALL!

M3 Big 3 Recap THREEEEEE

Yes yes, I know I'm late on this one, so let's just jump straight into last week's Big 3 chapters...

*SPOILER AHOY FOR BLEACH 524, NARUTO 617, AND ONE PIECE 696*

HEY PROFESSAH

My review for Professor Layton and the Curious Village is now up on shortgamereview.com!

What's a puzzle?

New AAOIE article! Also, Just Cause 2!!!

Check out my newest installment of An American Otaku in Europe: Raiders of the Lost Manga!

He's an archaeologist, too!

Also, my review of Just Cause 2 is now up on shortgamereview.com!

Grapple Hook the Game!

M3 Big 3 Recap NUMBAH 2

Welcome to the second installment of the M3 Big 3 Recap!

Let's get straight to it, shall we?

*SPOILER AHOY FOR BLEACH 523, NARUTO 616, AND ONE PIECE 695*

Spain and my Blacklight: Retribution Review

My second entry on Europe is up at GoBoiano! I'm finally getting around to talking about manga in Spain! Give it a look! :D

¡Viva España!

Also, I totally forgot that my Blacklight: Retribution review has been up on shortgamereview.com for a few days. Give the game a look!

It's free

An American Otaku in Europe!

So, I'm now writing a series of articles for GoBoiano I'm calling An American Otaku in Europe! Basically I'll be talking about my experiences and observations with manga and comic shops in Europe.

Now, to buy some of that Italian manga...

Travis, it's kill or be killed!

I reviewed No More Heroes for shortgamereview.com! Check it out!

He's going for the top! And boobs!

The First M3 Big 3 Recap

I'm now introducing a segment I'm calling the Matrix's Media Machina Big 3 Recap. I'll be analyzing the week's newest Big 3 Shounen Jump series: One Piece, Naruto, and Bleach. (Yeah, I still think Bleach belongs in the Big 3) This entry will be on last week's chapters since I was too busy to write this back then and SJ is on break this week. So then...

WARNING: SPOILERS AHOY FOR ONE PIECE, NARUTO, AND BLEACH!!!!!