Actually made my jaw drop by the immersive presentation.
A must-play for anyone who loves the 'age of sail' theme and stories or neat puzzles in general. Everything about this is Peak. Love the setting, the diverse crew and, the music! Absolute masterpiece. However, the puzzles turn into a guessing game near the end, but I had a lot of fun though!
I absolutely love the sketches in this game!
The soundtrack was hitting all the right notes, simply divine while playing *chef's kiss*.
Soft SPOILERwarning for some of the mentioned media.
Another year, another adventures. I have watched and played a bunch of stuff and I would like to showcase the ones that became a classic for me or simply left a good impression. Unlike last year, I didn't read any manga or fully watch a TV series so you won't find any here. Also, unlike last year. I decided to include posters and pictures in addition to the links.
Movies:
By the end of January, I finished watching some old and classic films, and after that my watch time has been intermittent. This list is about the movies that I enjoyed watching this year. In no particular order:
Ooooh I enjoyed that! A lot of tasty military jargon. My main complaint is that Steven's "martial arts" are just so silly, they take me out of the movie.
My first time watching movies starring Charles Bronson was this year with the infamous Deathwish movie series. However, my reception was mixed and I decided to watch other movies he starred in, and that's how I landed on Mr. Majestyk. I enjoyed the plot, the cars, guns, and guns were a treat for me.
This is a fun movie with tension and mystery. I enjoy.
Anime:
Watched a lot of anime this year, but the last season ended on a whimper in my opinion; as I haven't been able to finish the ones that I had interest in. However, there were some pretty neat shows, like:
The Akujo / Reincarnated Damsel genre keeps getting shows made for it at a slower rate than I would've liked, but I can't complain. This has a pretty good premise, however the execution and pacing is a little slow.
Got ten minutes to kill? watch this niche Disney produced "Anime". I love these shows with a ton of references to stuff that I have never heard of, and then learning about them; makes me feel like a true savant or a connoisseur of the arts.. Or something like that. This show is pretty nonsensical overall. I loved it.
I wasn't sure if I should add this one; since I've already watched it dubbed years and years ago. This time I rewatched it with the original Japanese dub. It's still one of my all time favorites.
I came back to GTA Online after a ~2 year hiatus. My free time has been thoroughly consumed by it, thanks to some of my friends deciding to join me! I need to make a mega post about it in the future *fingers crossed*.
~ To Look Forward To ~
Media that I'm excited about in 2026 and beyond, mainly games and anime.
I've always loved the art-style of Grand Theft Auto games in general and GTA V specifically. Until now, I never stopped and asked: who made these illustrations? I didn't expect that the answer would be more interesting than I originally thought.
Turns out, most of the art and its style is by Anthrox studio, which is composed of two veteran artists—Anthony Macbain and Roxie Vizcarra. They both have a distinctive style, that I really like. You can read more about them and how they developed their style on their page about Grand Theft Auto.
It is hard to credit all GTA V's art to them but, the ones posted by them on their social media and their site, can be. These are some of my favorites from the aforementioned site:
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