I was really excited to replay Platinum - I haven't played it in ages, but I have some fond memories of the Gen 4 games, specifically of the Sinnoh region. Luckily, my playthrough did not disappoint; aside from a few areas I found lacking, Pokemon Platinum is exactly the game I remembered it being, and that …
Review: Zero Time Dilemma
This review assumes prior knowledge of the entire Zero Escape series and contains huge spoilers for a fantastic series. Usually, before I review anything I search around the internet for other people's opinions to see what new I can add to the table; not to be contrarian, but to see what else I can add …
Quick Review: Ghostbusters (2016)
Mild spoilers ahead I just want to first preface this by saying that I hate everything surrounding this movie. I hate the internet cry-babies who don't want women in their Ghostbusters, I hate the people who prejudged the films on trailers which, by the way, are unrepresentative and I therefore also hate (most of the …
The Toatali Guide to Modern TV Comedy
If there's one thing I know a lot about, it's modern TV comedies. I've spent way too much of my life watching 20-30 minute TV sitcoms, and while I haven't seen them all, my knowledge is pretty extensive. So, today I present a small guide to what you should be watching if you want to …
Quick Review: Six Four
I recently worked my way through Hideo Yokoyama's crime thriller Six Four, which was just published in the UK after being a huge hit in Japan, and I just wanted to give some quick thoughts on it. For starters, it's worth qualifying what kind of mystery novel this is; it isn't a shinhonkaku mystery novel, although …
Pokemon 20th Reviews: Pokemon Emerald
As I said in my introductory post to this series, I started playing Pokemon with the third gen, and as such one would be right to expect a natural bias on my part towards the games of the third generation. However, when replaying Emerald I felt that, although my feeling towards this game were strong, …
The Grinder – Review
So, farewell, The Grinder. We hardly knew ye. (also considered; Alas, poor Grinder. I watched it, Horatio...) Canceled after just one season, The Grinder was a sitcom that many defined as a 'meta-comedy'. That particular term is one that's bandied around a lot these days, but seems quite apt in this case. While seeming to be a …
Pokemon 20th Reviews: Pokemon Crystal
Pokemon Crystal is everything I imagine people remember Red and Blue being. It retains the 8-bit aesthetic and the simpler Pokemon and map designs of yore, but is such a staggeringly better game that I can't imagine why anyone would prefer to play the earlier games in favour of this. Even if you prefer the …
Pokemon 20th Reviews: Pokemon Blue
Team: Dude the Wartortle Fourval the Raticate Ash the Pikachu Richard the Dugtrio Reggie the Haunter Nelson the Pidgeotto So here it is - the first in my series of Pokemon game reviews in the lead up to the 20th anniversary games - Pokemon Sun and Moon. When I first booted up my freshly downloaded 3DS Pokemon Blue re-release, and eagerly …
ERASED vs The Whodunit
Spoilers for all of ERASED follow. It is worth noting that I have not read the manga as of the time of writing. ERASED has been somewhat controversial as an anime, something I admit I didn't really see coming, at least not in such an extreme way as to divide opinions into what seems like …
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