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Metaphor ReFantazio Releases October 11
Looks like Atlus is almost ready to release Metaphor ReFantazio, the fantasy RPG from the creators of Persona. The game was given an Ocrober release date and a new trailer this afternoon. In case you’ve been wondering why there hasn’t even been a hint of Persona 6 in years, it’s because we’re getting this instead. The presentation and aesthetic feels a lot like Persona and so do the battle mechanics. Socializing with NPCs is also said to be an important part of the game (just like Persona). The only major difference is the setting, trading Persona’s more modern locale for a series of fantastical areas. The king is dead. Long live….who? Maybe it’ll be you. The throne is up for anyone to take, provided they can make a good enough impression to voters. This, of course, is easier for the rich and aristocratic than it is for your lower-class character, who will have to travel all over the country drumming up support. One way to earn a lot of favor
Embracer Lets Go: Swedish Megacorp Splits Into Three
A couple years ago an investment firm emerged from Sweden with the sinister name of Embracer Group. The company proved their name by going on an insane purchasing spree across the globe, buying out dozens of other companies in an incredibly short time. Embracer’s entire plan hinged on the belief that rich Saudi investors would pick up the tab. They did not. It’s a blessing in disguise that Embracer failed, because if this scheme hadn’t collapsed, having one corporation control all those others wouldn’t have been good for anyone but the handful at the top. They have announced plans to break the company up into three smaller ones, which are still comparatively large, but not AS large. The names they picked for these companies are…interesting. (Even more interesting than “Embracer Group.”) Tabletop games publisher Asmodee will once again be its own entity, but it will also be the umbrella for all the other tabletop IPs Embracer bought, including Ticket to Ride, 7 Wonders, Azul, CATAN, Dobble and Exploding Kittens, as
Deadpool and Wolverine villain revealed
Deadpool and Wolverine trailer unveiled the movie’s villain: a character tied to the beloved universe but bent on evil. This film is directed by Shawn Levy. He collaborated with Ryan Reynolds before in Project Adam and Free Guy. This film signifies the end of the Foxverse Marvel era before the Marvel Cinematic Multiverse begins. It’s satisfying to see Wolverine don his iconic Yellow and Blue tights, especially after the Brian Singer X-Men movies tried to downplay his costume with leather outfits. While rumors swirl about actors for the MCU’s X-Men, Hugh Jackman returns for this film, set in a separate continuity. Despite Wolverine’s demise in Logan, this movie is a prequel to that storyline. Additionally, Daphne Keene reprises her role as X-23 in this installment. Ryan Reynolds, being a fan of the comics, made him do more justice to the X-Men members he utilized in this film franchise. So, he has been the best actor and producer for the Deadpool Trilogy. The trailer reveals the villain of the movie. The use
Come Back Alive: Two People Opt for a ‘Return Experience’
“Come Back Alive” was released in 2016, has 16 episodes, is categorized as Comedy, Fantasy or Supernatural, Romance and Family, and streaming on Viki. It is based on the Japanese novel titled “Mr. Tsubakiyama’s Seven Days”. (Alternate title: ‘Come Back Mister’ or ‘Please Come Back, Mister’.) ♦ Two People Who Met in the Afterlife Come Back Alive for a Return Experience In “Come Back Alive”, two people who never knew each other, Kim Young-Soo and Han Gi-Tak, meet each other in the afterlife. They both jump off the train headed for heaven and sign a contract with an angel for a “Return Experience”. The angel warns them that the “experience” will be scarier than they can imagine. Also, there are certain rules they can not violate, such as taking revenge. But the angel could not dissuade them. They were desperate to go back and take care of their unfinished business. Kim Young-Soo was overworked and that was slowly killing him. However, he accidentally fell from the roof of a building
Marie Claire Lists versus PopGeeks Reviews: K-Dramas on Amazon Prime
Marie Claire is a site primarily aimed at a female audience. But of course, all visitors are welcome. MC shares a lot of content about celebrity news, entertainment, etc., and like PopGeeks, has writers who specifically contribute content about Korean drama. Why wouldn’t they? Everybody knows that Korean entertainment is taking over the globe. As a Kdrama contributor for PopGeeks (since January 2023), I often contrast and compare my reviews with other sites that publish similar content to make sure I am keeping up! In previous years, most of the Korean dramas on my watch list were movies and TV series found on Netflix, Viki, and Tubi TV. But for Christmas 2023, I gifted myself with subscriptions to Disney Plus/Hulu, and Amazon Prime. The lineup for Kdramas scheduled for release in 2024 was too tempting to pass up. All of these streaming platforms are in fierce competition and the gifted subscriptions were needed because the K-dramas on my watch list were not on the other platforms. OR … they were
This Week’s Potential Buyer Of Paramount: Sony
Competition is good, and necessary for a healthy society. If the consumer has fewer options, there is less innovation, higher prices and a lower quality product. Monopolies or oligopolies have never worked out well. So all that being said, don’t shoot the messenger — this news is out of my control. The owners of Paramount really want to sell it. They’re in a bind that is definitely their own fault yet they’d never admit it; the level of Paramount’s debt is surprisingly WORSE than WB’s. They’d love it if someone could take that debt off their hands, and have been looking for buyers for about a year now. WB Discovery was reported as being interested at one point, but seems to have backed off. Thank goodness; reducing the number of movie studios yet again would be terrible. No, wait…this new potential buyer, Sony ALSO owns a studio already, darrrrrrn! Sony is a bit of a curveball, because up to now they’ve kept out of the whole “spend trillions of dollars
Believer (2018) and Believer 2 (2023)
Believer (2018) and Believer 2 (2023) are Korean movies, categorized as Crime, Action and Thriller, and are both streaming on Netflix. In both movies, the bad guys and the good guys are still looking for the mysterious “Mr. Lee”. ♦ Believer (2018): Lee and Laika (Part 1) In “Believer”, Won-Ho, a brave and dedicated detective along with his brave and dedicated investigative team goes deep undercover to try to catch a notorious drug kingpin known as “Mr. Lee”. They have a huge blindspot because … nobody has ever seen “Mr. Lee” so they don’t know what he looks like. It’s not just the good guys who have never seen Mr. Lee. The bad guys don’t know who he is or what he looks like either. Mr. Lee is represented by his most trusted employee, a young man named Seo Young-Rak. This guy is super smart and efficient. He handles everything from the product manufacturing process to selling to customers to shipping to money collection. He does it all FOR Mr.
Transformers One Is A Different Kind Of Adventure
At this point the Transformers are just as well-known around the multiplex as they are around the toy aisle. There have been endless Autobot and Decepticon films of varying quality since the original came out in 1986. There has been nothing, though, quite like the animated picture Transformers One, which Paramount and Hasbro unveiled today with its first trailer. How do you feel about this: a wacky buddy comedy starring Optimus Prime and Megatron, in the days before they were enemies? That’s where this goes, and though there are adventure and action elements hinted at in the trailer, this is a comedy through and through. Every scene is punctuated by a “whoa, did THAT happen?” remark, which isn’t exactly sophisticated humor, but better than what Bay came up with. Seems Optimus wasn’t always as powerful as we know him to be….he started out as Orion Pax, an average civilian of Cybertron who could not transform. Megatron was known as D-16, and was considerably less sinister. They lived in an underground
The Witcher Will Wrap Up With Season Five
The first season of The Witcher was a huge hit for Netflix, to the point that they started promoting it alongside Stranger Things and Squid Game as one of their “icons.” Not everything works out that way, though. Every subsequent season has been a downgrade in quality from the last, and the spinoffs haven’t been any good at all (imagine getting Michelle Yeoh and wasting her). Netflix once talked about this show going on for at least a decade. But with declining interest, and the inevitable, unpopular replacement of Henry Cavill with Liam Hemsworth, it seems the writing is on the wall. The streamer has just renewed the show for Season 5, but this will be its last. Regarding Season Four, which is now in production: “After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other,” says Netflix. “If they can embrace and lead the groups
Parasyte the Grey: 2024 Sci-Fi K-Drama Only on Netflix
“Parasyte the Grey” is a Korean drama series, released in 2024, with 6 episodes, categorized as a science fiction (sci-fi) thriller, action, and could be considered horror. This is a Korean adaptation of a popular manga (“Parasyte” by Japanese author Hitoshi Iwaaki) and anime series (“Parasyte: The Maxim”). ♦ Why Do the Aliens Always Want to Eat Our Brains? In “Parasyte the Grey”, if a person had an advance warning they would probably wear earplugs. That’s how the parasyte gets into their brain. It goes through the human ear. Honestly! It’s not fair. The aliens don’t have ears. They’re just creepy crawlies like insects; insecticide spray doesn’t get rid of them and they move too fast for you to crush them with your feet. For once, having bad health is a blessing. The parasyte tried to infect Jeong Su-In and live off of her as its host. But for some reason, it didn’t make it into her brain. It seems that if you’re healthy the parasyte will make its home
The Witcher Will Wrap Up With Season Five
The first season of The Witcher was a huge hit for Netflix, to the point that they started promoting it alongside Stranger Things and Squid Game as one of their “icons.” Not everything works out that way, though. Every subsequent season has been a downgrade in quality from the last, and the spinoffs haven’t been any good at all (imagine getting Michelle Yeoh and wasting her). Netflix once talked about this show going on for at least a decade. But with declining interest, and the inevitable, unpopular replacement of Henry Cavill with Liam Hemsworth, it seems the writing is on the wall. The streamer has just renewed the show for Season 5, but this will be its last. Regarding Season Four, which is now in production: “After the shocking, Continent-altering events that close out season three, the new season follows Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri who are faced with traversing the war-ravaged Continent and its many demons apart from each other,” says Netflix. “If they can embrace and lead the groups
Vinland Saga, FLCL And Other Blu-Rays Set For July
Crunchyroll has revealed its physical release schedule for this July. Topping the list is the second season of Vinland Saga, which premiered on streaming in January of 2023 (sometimes these things take a while). Vinland Saga: Season 2 Part 1 will be released on July 2 and contain promo videos, plus a textless version of the opening and ending songs. The first season of Vinland Saga introduced viewers to Torfinn. Throughout Season 1, Torfinn’s only goal was to kill his archenemy Askeladd, the man who murdered his father. As Season 2 opens, Askeladd is finally dead — but Torfinn didn’t do the deed. Denied his revenge, the man now wonders what his purpose is. Someone else thought “your purpose is to be my slave,” so he’s captured by landowner Ketil and forced to toil on his farmland. But there, Torfinn meets Einar, a fellow slave who convinces him to find new meaning. While that’s going on, Canute has been crowned King of England and is setting his sights on Demnark
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