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My Step into Taiwanese Dramas

By Ender | Published: June 16, 2008
Recently I’ve been watching Taiwanese drama series nonstop. My objectives were twofold: 1. To see whether TWDramas had outgrown their status as el-cheapo cousins of J-Dramas. 2. To improve my Mandarin listening skills. To this end, I would be limiting my choice of series to ones with relatively straightforward dialogue. That [...]
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P2: Let’s Play Ping Pong!

By Ender | Published: June 3, 2008
I’m a noob at ping pong. Dabbled a bit in college, but sucked pretty bad. Back in the day, Kungfucius schooled me during a Thanksgiving holiday “celebration”. Of his total domination over my pathetic ping pong skills. I stuck to it though – whenever the opportunity arose (usually random and infrequent), [...]
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Which RPG Should I Play Next?

By Ender | Published: May 18, 2008
Like DigiKerot, I have a substantial RPG backlog that I’ve been slowly whittling down. I’ve narrowed down the possible choices to 5 games that I haven’t played yet, and all of them are fairly acclaimed according to their GameRankings average score, so I need some help deciding which one to play next! [...]
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The Best Team Blog Isn’t a Blog

By Ender | Published: April 29, 2008
Since Kabitzin has been diligently pimping the ABA these past few weeks, I figured I’d better chip in with my own tearful and drama-ridden explanation of my voting choices. But that would have taken too long, so instead I’ll just grouse about who I believe should have been a nominee for the best team [...]
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The Mass Media Isn’t Completely Brain-dead

By Ender | Published: April 21, 2008
Hephador (who I have to resist referring to as “The Hef“) recently asked about my favorite RPGs, but I had never really given much consideration as to ranking my favorites MAL-style. After a prolonged period of deep thought, during which I resembled a constipated old man squatting upon the porcelain throne, I concluded that [...]
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If It’s Baroque, Fix It

By Ender | Published: April 20, 2008
Despite being a moderate Atlus fanboy, I have to admit that they’ve made some pretty questionable imports over the years. Their latest release, Baroque (PS/Wii), is likely to go down in the books as either too artsy to be accepted by the general populace, or just plain bad, joining its comrade Unlimited [...]
Posted in Games, Reviews | Tagged | 8 Comments

Getting Schooled in Mana-Khemistry

By Ender | Published: April 8, 2008
Gust is going back to its roots with an alchemy school theme for the latest Atelier game. You play as Vayne, a young amateur alchemist who was handpicked to attend the Al-Revis academy due to his incredible potential. You’ll go to classes, participate in school events, pursue little sidestories, accept oddjobs for [...]
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