Manic Expression | HedonisticActor | Activity https://www.manic-expression.com/members/hedonisticactor/activity/ Activity feed for HedonisticActor. Sun, 15 Nov 2026 11:52:07 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 b26b5a8d75dfe594c2957fa6557a8023 HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=55486 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 06:05:19 -0400 Underworld Ascendant – Search for KusogeThe Stygian Abyss calls in this spiritual successor to Ultima Underworld but not many were willing to answer. Let’s review how Underworld Ascendant fumbled in its search for glory.

]]> 0 a96dcc51648a3bafdba2105a22d17343 HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=55294 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 19:47:31 -0400 Silent Hill: Homecoming – Search for KusogeOn the other only Silent Hill game available for PC digital stores (at least before next week) Homecoming an army man returns home to face […]

]]> 0 ac010eafd3dc00e961ad62f1d213e4a8 HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=55026 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 20:17:31 -0400 Silent Hill 4: The Room – Hedonistic Game CornerI review my first Silent Hill game with the one with the Room and it’s the one people seem to be the most mixed about. Can this black sheep of […]

]]> 0 78a160dad75b7e2c67744d9069d5cef5 HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=54881 Sat, 20 Jul 2024 23:19:02 -0400 Reviewing My First Video ReviewIt has been 15 years since I started my reviewing journey so let’s go full meta and review my first review… which was about the first issue of Uncanny X-Men, oddly enough.

]]> 0 13ec1bd5a6a4b8bafaabfbb9fa148d97 HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=54758 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:51:49 -0400 Eternity: The Last Unicorn – Search for KusogeA young elf lass embarks on a journey to save her wounded unicorn and find the rest of them to restore elfkind’s immortality in this […]

]]> 1 98fe089aea69403f6cce48425f8a3dea HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=54716 Sat, 08 Jun 2024 00:12:03 -0400 Ginger: Beyond the Crystal – Search for KusogeA chosen one must restore the balance of the crystals in this 3D collectathon homage. Let’s review if Ginger: Beyond the Crystal can bring something of its own to the table.

]]> 0 fd7637d8de32137bc165be119f64f434 HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=54678 Wed, 29 May 2024 22:12:08 -0400 The Future of My Youtube ChannelSome updates about my future plans for making content.

]]> 0 fef0cb81d764fdf635c479e3d729ff9f HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=54341 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:07:45 -0400 Fishhead Series – Hedonistic Game CornerFishhead is a guy with a fish as his head who saves the world from dumb meanies. Let’s review if these mostly freeware, mostly 2D platformers […]

]]> 0 87c73f08702451770e941d093818388f HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=54075 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 08:46:34 -0500 Distortions – Search for KusogeA violin playing girl finds herself from a land where time doesn’t move after a car accident and must find her way out with the help of her […]

]]> 0 6073fea6ebd2a5a479cc0c03f54f8ebd HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=54003 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 21:31:05 -0500 XEL – Search for KusogeA young, wise-cracking girl is sorting out her amnesia while trying to prevent a giant space ship she’s on from imploding. This sci-fi top-down […]

]]> 0 46c9bd3f26b0fbaaeb856edbe7affb52 HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=53930 Mon, 01 Jan 2024 23:50:33 -0500 My Voice Acting Roles in 2023My traditional showcase at my voice acting works from the previous year. Not that much stuff this year though it was refreshing to get more […]

]]> 0 86a0c19447b83e050727e343e3ec3acf HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=53876 Mon, 25 Dec 2023 01:55:56 -0500 Protodroid DeLTA – Hedonistic Game CornerA group of robot controlling gang leaders are keeping sun-bathed cities in their terrorous grips but a more upstanding robot with human-like AI […]

]]> 1 2f077352125bf4b0b1d9cf4f77d1387b HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=53125 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 18:42:52 -0400 Mighty No. 9 – Search for KusogeA robot boy must free his fellow robot siblings from hostile mind control in this four million dollar Kickstarter project that got a cold […]

]]> 0 879106d1d9a92059f725cf40875fb1a8 HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=52840 Thu, 28 Sep 2023 01:41:15 -0400 Manic Expression Podcast Plays Part 4In the (for now) final video in the retrospective about podcast plays from blog/video site Manic Expression we have a paranormal agent solving […]

]]> 0 7ecb249f3eec4cbd1973c221eb2f5676 HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=52545 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 06:24:56 -0400 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl – Hedonistic Game CornerAn amnesiac fortune seeker searches for answers and a man who he has been assigned to kill in the surrounding area of Chernobyl power plant […]

]]> 0 6c74d8b580067609bbe0be4f79d5d161 HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=52332 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:16:30 -0400 15 Days – Search for KusogeIn this review I look at 15 Days, the last point n’ click game from the dev team behind infamous cult classic Mystery of the Druids. Three art […]

]]> 0 a991aafa882c1b4fbb508028d5733ad7 HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=52278 Sun, 30 Jul 2023 11:31:30 -0400 Armikrog – Search for KusogeIn this spiritual successor to the cult classic The Neverhood a space traveler looking for an energy source for his planet but along with his […]

]]> 1 9a7b762f8c4a87d001c701834171cc7e HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=52258 Tue, 25 Jul 2023 18:35:10 -0400 Dark Matter – Search for KusogeIn the first episode of this show about badly to mixed received video games I review an obscure metroidvania from ten years ago that was […]

]]> 0 472c6d58c30bb3d7a4b7b729fa361d9f HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=52253 Mon, 24 Jul 2023 21:02:55 -0400 Introducing Search for KusogeAn introduction to a new review series where I look at video games with bad to middling reputation with morbid curiosity and see if they can get on my 100 worst games I’ve ever played list. Logo art done by Toni Jefremoff.

]]> 0 46617fd3b3a4d6203d8afd941764c0d1 HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=52139 Sun, 02 Jul 2023 20:29:20 -0400 Portal 1 & 2 – Hedonistic Game CornerThe classical tale of a selectively (?) mute human guinea-pig trying to escape from the clutches of a sadistic AI. In this review we look at […]

]]> 0 04fa9ba69944ad74e7f04050d151c4bc HedonisticActor posted a new activity comment https://www.manic-expression.com/activity/p/6443/#acomment-6473 Sat, 25 Feb 2023 05:01:57 -0500 A bit late to the conversation but I was aware of OnePlays fandom’s beef with Linkara – though not of the nastier details – and I briefly acknowledge it by stating that I focus on critisisnig the comic and don’t go to personal attacks against the artist which I consider to be unethical reviewing. I did watch several reviews of Lightbringer before…Read more

In reply to - HedonisticActor wrote a new post Lightbringer – Path to CrossoverlordFrom a renowned internet critic comes an early work that chronicles the adventures of Lightbringer, a mild-mannered furniture store owner […] htt […] ]]> aa1e1167ccab0e917ad6753743e424a1 HedonisticActor wrote a new post https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=50763 Sat, 11 Feb 2023 21:37:15 -0500 Lightbringer – Path to CrossoverlordFrom a renowned internet critic comes an early work that chronicles the adventures of Lightbringer, a mild-mannered furniture store owner […]

]]> 7 66aa3e49c6144aa2e6c03cab1f8f7fe5 HedonisticActor wrote a new post, Journey - Hedonistic Game Corner https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=50440 Fri, 13 Jan 2023 23:20:20 -0500 A traveler walking through the desert filled with ruins. On surface Journey doesn’t seem like a complex experience but in this review we shall see what more it has to offer beyond its simple mechanics that won […]

]]> 0 1cb1c28739c6f7e61207ac83fe84af51 HedonisticActor wrote a new post, My Voice Acting Roles in 2022 https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=50293 Sun, 01 Jan 2023 21:01:05 -0500 My traditional showcase at my voice acting works from the previous year that continues the trend of shortness. Majority of the works I did were contributions to various student project in the university I study […]

]]> 0 4286d0e703a184639dceeb0476bb2da4 HedonisticActor wrote a new post, Rootless: Memories of Green Soundtrack https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=50251 Sun, 25 Dec 2022 20:36:36 -0500 In nine months third year university students made video games and the team I was in made Rootless: Memories of Green, a puzzle adventure about a robot girl searching for her identity while trying to save the […]

]]> 0 b11dc7976854962859e57c7420438780 HedonisticActor wrote a new post, Mechagical Girl Lisa A.N.T. - Path to Crossoverlord https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=50167 Tue, 13 Dec 2022 20:01:50 -0500 Chronicling the alumni of webcomic Crossoverlord (fandub still under way) continues with Mechagical Girl Lisa A.N.T. – it’s supposed to be written that way – a series about a 13-year old girl big into girly […]

]]> 0 e40803f95ae5af1345baf9344e270e29 HedonisticActor wrote a new post, Alan Wake - Hedonistic Game Corner https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=49564 Sun, 06 Nov 2022 21:37:32 -0500 A writer suffering from writer’s block gets more than he bargained for at a small north-west US town for when his wife gets kidnapped and forces of darkness chase him relentlessly. Let’s review if the adventures […]

]]> 0 d3cda8978563676e255aad53c35a219e HedonisticActor wrote a new post, Manic Expression Podcast Plays Part 3 https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=49088 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 20:34:26 -0400 After a long while here’s more podcast plays from the members of blog/video site Manic Expression. Today’s outings include ramblings of a space travelling lunatic, a guy getting dissed by Death, a composer who […]

]]> 0 136838ea8e9dc3fa1512bb86fa757c23 HedonisticActor wrote a new post, Hedonistic Game Corner Review Voting Results https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=48764 Sat, 01 Oct 2022 09:59:06 -0400 The people have spoken so here are four video game reviews expected to be seen in (possibly) near future.

]]> 0 7b17081f7beb0c72b9f2118f847b2a73 HedonisticActor wrote a new post, Hiatus from Video Games - Vote What I'll Review Before That! https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=48529 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 02:40:32 -0400 My laptop is getting old and not all recording programs work anymore so a hiatus is needed but you good audience get to vote four games that I shall take a look at. Links below take to the list of 40 titles and […]

]]> 0 2011f0e408888c9abe03d486b5dde342 HedonisticActor wrote a new post, Dasien - Path to Crossoverlord https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=47980 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 20:47:38 -0400 In the review mini series chronicling the alumni of webcomic Crossoverlord (in preparation of my fandub of it) we start with the introduction of Dasien, a virus vector enhanced, strong-headed woman with attitude […]

]]> 0 daec185f5e531e2e406f620cc4463026 HedonisticActor wrote a new post, School Project Music Collection https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=47341 Sat, 13 Aug 2022 18:29:53 -0400 This collection has all the music pieces that I made for my school’s video game design related assignments during the school year of 2021-2022 that aside from the first and second music piece are in the order of […]

]]> 1 e36fba2ffa23314d402b5539c5f1e3a2 HedonisticActor wrote a new post, Crossover Wars - Path to Crossoverlord https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=46789 Sat, 23 Jul 2022 13:07:10 -0400 This is the first review in a mini-series chronicling webcomics that lead to the classic crossover event Crossoverlord that I am currently attempting to make a fandub of. In this video I take on its preceding […]

]]> 0 8a0a03071def0f2ddc3748123603bd73 HedonisticActor wrote a new post, Crossoverlord - Webcomic Fandub Casting Call https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=46715 Wed, 20 Jul 2022 03:04:12 -0400 Here’s the casting call for my first attempt at a proper fandub that in this case is for the classic webcomic superhero crossover event Crossoverlord that ran for eight issues in 2008-2010. All the roles can be […]

]]> 0 921c20cff069b224a4bf8c6afa88f46b HedonisticActor wrote a new post, All Music from My Voice Acting Demo Reel https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=46380 Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:24:13 -0400 This collection has all the music tracks that I made for my voice acting demo reel from 2020 in their entirety for the first time to public audience. I do wonder if I’m the first actor who has composed their own […]

]]> 0 c33160823210620ebfae9ac371027cec HedonisticActor wrote a new post, Status Update 2022 - Need for Creation https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=46146 Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:34:44 -0400 Update for new stuff and somewhat of a direction change I’ve planned for this channel.

]]> 0 76f1ffa8c913b3fe540a90b1c00597c2 HedonisticActor posted a new activity comment https://www.manic-expression.com/activity/p/4825/#acomment-4898 Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:26:09 -0400 For me Youtube adds are in “annoying enough that I take notice but not annoying enough that I’d bother to do anything about it” category. I understand their place as extra revenue for content producers and I’m able to skip them or they leave relatively quickly, once in a blue moon they even show products I might be interested to purchase if I had…Read more

In reply to - Chris Lang wrote a new post, Enough Already: Surprise midroll ads in Youtube videos Hello and welcome to Enough Already, where I discuss trends, tropes, and behavior that we really need a break from. This time, […] ]]> 827710c1f15d49245fa14f74fae395bf HedonisticActor wrote a new post, MDK 1 & 2 - Hedonistic Game Corner https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=45963 Mon, 30 May 2022 22:29:35 -0400 Time to review two action shooters where a janitor wearing form-fitting body armor armed with a chain gun that can be turned into sniper rifle goes beat alien scum while accompanied by a mad doctor and a […]

]]> 0 f7dee914443f37636a99e8855cb1dc47 HedonisticActor wrote a new post, Jazz Jackrabbit 1 & 2 - Hedonistic Game Corner https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=45682 Sun, 08 May 2022 00:14:44 -0400 Jazz Jackrabbit, one of the more well known Sonic-likes, chronicles the ventures of a space rabbit that guns down hordes of malicious turtles. In this review I shall look at the two 90’s as heck platformers from […]

]]> 0 0feb80eb0e0ab8236b19546aa5b95502 HedonisticActor wrote a new post, Nelly Cootalot Games - Hedonistic Game Corner https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=45233 Sat, 09 Apr 2022 13:39:39 -0400 In this review I look at two point n’ click games starring Nelly Cootalot, a wholesome pirate trying to figure out the disappearance of spoonbeaks by the request of a legendary pirate captain turned ghost. Let’s […]

]]> 0 8c634f6f6f1cc4a6435ea90014a0a348 HedonisticActor wrote a new post, A Hat in Time - Hedonistic Game Corner https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=44860 Sat, 12 Mar 2022 14:07:54 -0500 The year 2017 marked the revitalizing the genre of 3D platformers by many titles so for its fifth anniversary let’s review how the Kickstarter funded indie darling A Hat in Time – a game about a kid with a hat […]

]]> 0 1ceb0bf2533abcc1056245f394f50914 HedonisticActor posted a new activity comment https://www.manic-expression.com/activity/p/4209/#acomment-4220 Sat, 12 Mar 2022 12:43:42 -0500 Man, this takes me back, I haven’t seen this show in like… eight years I think, maybe even more. I do like this new format, it is a better blend of telling some parts of the story while also giving the critic aspect more room, abridging also allows for better pacing. My Fanfic Critic lore knowledge is rusty so I don’t remember what was the…Read more

In reply to - Megan Wessels wrote a new post, FanFic Critic Reboot starring…SUSAN??? ]]> da0ec7cdee11dffd3f8fc4b060dfc68f HedonisticActor wrote a new post, Freedom Planet - Hedonistic Game Corner https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=44182 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 20:54:38 -0500 In Freedom Planet a water dragon Lilac and two of her furry friends must stop an intergalactic conqueror from causing havoc on their planet. Let’s review how well this speedy platformer can pay homage to Blue […]

]]> 0 463f731f143c4823a8c58c21f103f826 HedonisticActor wrote a new post, Neverwinter Nights https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=43726 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 21:48:34 -0500 In this review I look at Neverwinter Nights, one of the many role playing games based on Dungeon Dragons system’s Forgotten Realms fantasy setting. While mostly hyped for its adventure builder it also has plenty […]

]]> 0 221c04887e7d067cd009f2f2336cbd6d HedonisticActor wrote a new post, My Voice Acting Roles in 2021 https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=43402 Sat, 01 Jan 2022 16:11:53 -0500 My traditional showcase at my voice acting works from one year, this time at the beginning of a new year instead in the end of last year. While the collection is shorter as usual it has still some interesting […]

]]> 0 cb00391c9c1ad0e608387213f3f792a0 HedonisticActor wrote a new post, Infinite Adventures - Hedonistic Game Corner https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=43378 Fri, 31 Dec 2021 21:43:23 -0500 In this review I look at Infinite Adventures, a classically inspired dungeon crawler where the hero of your choice goes into the mysterious labyrinth to seek answers to their mysterious past. I also happened to […]

]]> 0 d1ec3389b080c18062544783f63e6edf HedonisticActor posted a new activity comment https://www.manic-expression.com/activity/p/3378/#acomment-3394 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 11:03:21 -0500 Is it okay to go all meta with this video where I reviewed all previous Manic Expression movies?

In reply to - James wrote a new post, ATTENTION ALL CONTENT CREATORS! The Manic Expression movie is in full swing now, with the first ten minutes almost complete. The animator has asked me to put out the word that we need videos […] ]]> a039f2aa3e5a39c4c06a6e3ad316e300 HedonisticActor wrote a new post, Dreamfall: The Longest Journey - Hedonistic Game Corner https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=42438 Fri, 12 Nov 2021 11:26:16 -0500 The cult classic point n’ click franchise The Longest Journey returns for reviewing with its mid 2000’s entry Dreamfall that added all kinds of new mechanics in order to cater to the gaming tastes of the time. […]

]]> 0 46d73a4491bca3f0222d342ee7fcd5ff HedonisticActor wrote a new post, Tales of Arise - Hibana Acapella Cover https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=41351 Fri, 10 Sep 2021 16:29:59 -0400 As the final video for my acapella cover of every Tales main series opening song challenge here’s the latest one from Tales of Arise. The song was originally performed with possible composing and lyrics by Piero Kankaku.

]]> 0 66ca3ec7f04d339dfde5ce92dd1cb80d HedonisticActor wrote a new post, Mini Ninjas - Hedonistic Game Corner https://www.manic-expression.com/?p=41312 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 13:28:15 -0400 In this review I look at Mini Ninjas, a 2009 3D platformer/action adventure about… well, mini-sized ninjas that may or may not be less than six years old. The game was designed with kids in mind but can […]

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