Corpse Party - Game Review

Platform: PC
Supplied: GOG
Developer: Team GrisGris
Publisher: XSEED Games
DLC/Microtransactions: Nothing

Corpse Party is a Puzzle/Adventure/Horror game set in a grisly school. A group of friends and classmates want to make sure they remain friends forever. To do so, they decide to perform a simple friendship charm. Well, unfortunately for them, things do not go as planned and they are thrown into a hellish world of death and decay. With things like traps, ghosts, lunatics, and even starvation as obstacles, their very survival is at stake!

Melty Blood: Actress Again Current Code - Game Review

Price: $25
Platform: PC/Steam
Developer: French Bread
Publisher: Arc System Works
DLC: None

Melty Blood is a fast paced fighting game set in the Tsukihime universe. If you are familiar with that, then you might know what kind of characters to expect. The game offers basic modes as well as a very functional Network mode to take your skills online and compete with other players. It has just about all you need as far as graphics and performance options. Overall, this is a very complete experience.

Why is this so late you ask? Would you believe me if I said I completely forgot about it?

Kurokami - Random Thoughts

Kurokami is a story I came onto randomly while searching for potential low-price gems in RightStuf's clearance section. It had two volumes, each were priced reasonably low and the story premise sounded bizarre. A world based on "Luck" and everyone had 2 other lookalikes in addition to themselves to keep the "Luck" balanced. If they met, some nasty stuff happened. It seemed like a perfect random title to grab.

Dragonar Academy - Anime Review

Duration: 12 episodes
Published: Funimation
Supplied: Blurays purchased via RightStuf

Dragonar Academy is set in a world where many people have the fortune to be "Breeders". People who are specifically marked with a "Star Brand" to show that they will one day give birth to a dragon. Dragons are a key component in this society and they are held in extremely high regard. We follow one such breeder, Ash Blake, who has yet to give birth to his personal dragon companion.

Steins;Gate - Visual Novel Review

Played: PS3
Price: Varies by platform
Developer: MAGES.INC
DLC: None
Genre: Visual Novel

*Note: This is on Steam! Check it out.

Rintaro Okabe attends a conference on time travel, only to find out that it is a farce. However, after witnessing the aftermath of a brutal murder he is shocked to his very core. An innocent text message sent from his phone regarding the murder inadvertently changes the course of human history. His message somehow went into the past!

Random PC Hard Hang/Freezing - Possible Fix

Once upon a time I had major PC freezing issues.

Hardware
Motherboard: ASUS M5A97
CPU: AMD FX-6100 Zambezi 6-core 3.3GHz
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD7850
RAM: 12GBs Crucial
(All other hardware was superfluous and was ruled out through meticulous troubleshooting methods)

Operating System
Windows 8/8.1

When I first built this PC I had absolutely no problems with it. Over time, with updates and changing the OS from XP-64bit to Windows 8 something changed. I occasionally would get random hard hangs while running video/gaming content. A problem like this was extremely hard to diagnose but through an iron will and a ton of time I was able to figure it out.

UEFI BIOS Navigation Problems and Possible Fix

I ran into a bizarre issue when going into the BIOS settings on my ASUS M5A97 motherboard. The mouse was stuck in the corner and would not move. The keyboard was also noticeably lacking in functionality.

This had never happened to me before so I was completely baffled. The issue seemed to be power being drawn from the mobo through USB. After unplugging 2 items it responded immediately.

I have had numerous issues with USB power in the past while running the OS but I never ran into it while cruising the BIOS.

If you run into this problem, try unplugging a few items. It's a simple fix that might just work.

Battleborn - Game Review

Developer: Gearbox
Publisher: 2k
Microtransactions: Yes
Version: PC
Supplied: purchased through Humble Bundle

Update 8/23/2016: I added a few bits having played it some more.
Update 9/14/2016: Cleaned up some grammar.

Battleborn is a game where a large group of wacky characters come together to tackle certain objectives in PvE or PvP environments. There are a lot of heroes from which to choose who all play in a variety of ways and fill varying roles. It's you and 4 others for PvE challenges and a 5v5 game in PvP; level up as you take out the baddies. The 3 game modes for PvP are Incursion, Meltdown, and Capture.

House of the Dead - Movie Review

Duration: Too Long
Watched: Bootleg(It happens when you can't find a legit copy.)

The party of the century is happening on a remote island, for some reason. A bunch of early-twenties aged people missed the boat so they have to enlist the aid of a random sailor of some sort. Initially they refuse to help until the price is right. Avoiding the cops, they depart and eventually make contact with the island. However, not all is well here as people are missing and there seems to be no trace of them.

Star Trek: Beyond - Movie Review

Duration: ~2hrs
Watched: Theater

We pretty much jump right into this story with Kirk and crew a little over halfway into their 5yr Mission. Fortunately, they are up for a break on the brand new Yorktown Station. Shortly after arrival, an out of control pod of some description is picked up by the station with some awful news regarding a lost ship and crew in an uncharted nebula. The Enterprise is dispatched to figure out exactly what happened. What awaits beyond the cloud?

When They Cry - Rei - Anime Review

Duration: 5 episodes
Supplied: Purchased via RighStuf
Published: Sentai Filmworks

*Note: Absolutely do not watch this if you have not yet watched the first two parts of the series.

We are back, once again, in tiny Hinamizawa with Keiichi and Co. Things should all be back to normal, right? Well, they are, for the most part. Having fun with your friends at the swimming pool is a great way to celebrate a hard-fought victory against fate itself. However, after being careless things start to go awry once again. Will there be a way out this time?