NBA2K23 Wants Your Money And Time (Part 1)

Ronnie2K cutscene with a massive "X" to Skip

Note: I originally started writing this article with the idea that it would be a one and done. I did not anticipate that a) I would have material for two articles and b) the game would exceed my expectations on how unscrupulous it is. This article concentrates more on the microtransactions aspect and the second … Read more

In The End, Crunchyroll Has Always Been A Brand

As the year draws to a close and award season kicks in, one title that’s been making the rounds is Mob Psycho 100, the highly anticipated third season and conclusion to author One’s original work of the same title. With its impeccable animation quality, superb storytelling and beautiful ending, it’s already garnered quite a few … Read more

Dark Aether’s Top 10 Anime of 2021 

Folks, I’m not gonna lie, I have no idea where to start this script.  Well, I suppose I should start with the obvious – it’s February now. A time when most have already published their best of lists and moved onto the current agenda. By the time you read this, it will have been three … Read more

The Best Memes and Viral Tidbits of 2021

In clockwise order, starting from the left: the bassist, acoustic guitarist, "singer," and drummer in ilovehashbrowns11's NOTHING IS HERE!!! TikTok

It is whenever times end up being so trying, however, that we’ve especially got to take stock of the things that bring us relief and joy. For me, a major source of such positive vibes ended up being those functionally useless yet arguably entertaining and/or hilarious things that we call “memes” or whatever it is that goes “viral.”

Some Thoughts On Mieruko-chan

There are two different stories in horror: internal and external. In external horror films, the evil comes from the outside, the other tribe, this thing in the darkness that we don’t understand. Internal is the human heart. – John Carpenter  The fear of the unknown. The dread of self-isolation. The psychological divide between ourselves and … Read more

Dark Aether’s Anime Anthology: 2021

It’s that time again. A time when we look back and reflect on the highs and lows that defined the year that will soon come to a close. As the first year since leaving the Kinjaverse behind us, I had a bit of a difficult time adjusting to new routines here in addition to whatever … Read more

Even in Smash Bros, Sora is Still Boring

Let’s just get this out of the way: I hate Kingdom Hearts. I hate the characters, I hate the convoluted story, and I hate that out of the billion possible characters we could have gotten that Sora – the poster child of “generic JRPG protag” – was somehow the most requested fighter for Super Smash … Read more

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