To the new eyes

If there's any new eyes peeping what's inside this enigmatic, cherry-flavored journal... first of all, my condolences. I'm constantly changing styles, changing my goddamn mind, and hell even the icons are a constant work in progress. FUCK I FORGOT TO CREDIT THE USER FUCK FUCK FUCK.

That aside, I cover so much, I talk so much --- but I'm kinda glad that the Danni Ashe post is the first thing y'all see canonically everytime you walk into this place. It truly does exemplify everything. You're welcome to stay, sub, read up or what have you! Just know I'm still sprucing up the place.

Confessions (2010), a masterclass in Monologues.

Thirty minutes to lay the biggest bomb I have ever experienced in cinema.

Sounds like a lot of time for an hour and forty minute movie, doesn’t it? If you think about it, that is only three sets of ten minutes. Six sets of five minutes. Thirty sets of one minute, those are gone in an instant.

Yet, Confessions (2010) makes every second worth its weight in silver, simultaneously making those thirty minutes pass too quickly yet like we still have too long to go. The shocking part of it is that it is a near-monologue from the very moment it starts, until the thirty minutes clock in. A monologue that filled with exposition shouldn’t work, it should not — such is the law of storytelling and filmmaking. A dead rattle of a great idea that many people would be turned off from experience, a death sentence. Think about it, would you sit and listen that long? Much to the chagrin of puritans and to our delight however, it pulls it off in such a fascinating way and I can’t ever forget it.

And now, I just want to talk ‘bout it.

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What RPG would you recommend to a newbie?

Yo, gamers!

Check it, I'm not an RPG player by any means. Most I played in terms of RPG is The Legend of Dragoon & Persona 4. Very briefly I tried my hand with Final Fantasy 8, however I feel like the only one that sunk its fang proper was Legend of Dragoon, and Persona 4's social aspect was far more compelling to me than the actual combat -- even though I had my fun with it.

So, I'm looking to experience more RPG titles and see which one sticks to me. My preferred type of games should be anything below the PS2 era. If it's a classic, even better. Something that is beginner friendly, to get me started in the funky fantastical but foreign world of RPGs.

Feel free to comment any suggestions, I'll look into 'em.

(Crossposted on Gaming)