Artificial Intelligence Chat Bots

Atypical scene change

Normally, this blog avoids topical discussions on current events because current events move with the current and don’t remain current for very long. Legacy media gives me all the leg room to veg out on the bean bag chair while snacking like the dirtbag almost-NCO I currently am, but what good does a CNN or BBC or Associated Press news reel do me? In the words of Miss Bitters, NOTHING!!

Under your seats, before the big bang there was N O T H I N G !!!

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Bad Romance? Nah, Toxic Romance

Waifu who wants none of you VS waifu who wants your flesh

Back with another comparison between some toxic fixer-uppers of the 2020s: Nicole of Class of ’09 fame, and Mita of MiSide fame. I haven’t played Class of ’09 yet, but I’ve seen tons of gameplay of it as well as fan content (like the “anime” which begins with the American resource for the Life Crisis Hotline) to get the gist of how it goes, so hopefully this week’s post won’t come across as me talking with ass.

Swinging straight for the fences

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Whodunit and Howcatchem: Max Payne and Frank Columbo

Working forwards and working backwards

Long time readers know by heart my love for Max “Painkiller” Payne is outdone only by that of Detective Frank “One more thing” Columbo. But for those who are checking in from an uncharted part of the world (or galaxy), here’s my piece on Max Payne and here’s my most recent piece (as of this writing) on Columbo. Short version: play Max Payne, it’s great; and watch Columbo, it’s great.

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KanColle, Senran Kagura, iDOLM@STER: Japanese Multimedia Franchise Trifecta

A really long-time coming

Onto something now that I’d lightly touched on in this blog, but haven’t explored as thoroughly as my other talking points (“They were all dead. The final gunshot…” etc., etc.) due to regional exclusivity. Kantai Collection, Senran Kagura, and iDOLM@STER. Three pivotal and explosive multimedia franchises with libraries and treasure houses big enough for export to the colony of Mars… accessible to western fans by way of fanart, VPNs, piracy, and mastering Japanese enough to appease the organizers of the JLPT and the stalking green bird.

いいえ、やめろ!

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