Tales of Destiny – Yume De Aru Youni Acapella Cover
May 28, 2021 in HedonisticActor
Here’s the opening song of the second Tales game, composition and lyrics oriinally done by Koji Yamane and Shuichi Ikemori of the band Deen.
Tales of Phantasia – Yume wa Owaranai Acapella
May 21, 2021 in HedonisticActor
In anticipation of the upcoming new game in Tales action role playing franchise Tales of Arise I embark on an ambitious attempt to make acapella covers of all mother ship title opening themes released every week until Arise’s release in September 10. here’s the one from the first game Tales of Phantasia, originally composed by Toshiyuki Sekiguchi with lyrics by Shoko Fujibayashi and performance for the Playstation remake version by Yomi.
State of HedonisticActor 2021
March 1, 2021 in HedonisticActor
An update on the future of my review shows and about the contents of my Youtube channel in general.
Games with a Kitty Series – Mystery Game Box
February 8, 2021 in HedonisticActor
To celebrate my 50th video game review I shall tackle with Games with a Kitty, a franchise with mostly freeware and mostly 2D platformers starring cats, mostly. Spanning 15 years from 2D to 3D with all kinds of highs and lows let’s see what makes this overlooked series so charming.
My Voice Acting Roles in 2020
December 31, 2020 in HedonisticActor
The fifth yearly collection of my voice acting achievements includes mostly old but there were some new things like the first visual novel I was in. Also you can’t be a true amateur voice actor if you don’t have at least one Minecraft project under your belt.
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The Longest Journey – Mystery Game Box
December 30, 2020 in HedonisticActor
A young art student gets pulled in a grand adventure to uphold the cosmic balance in this point n’ click adventure classic. Let’s review if The Longest Journey still holds resonance over two decades later.
Life Is Strange – Mystery Game Box
December 5, 2020 in HedonisticActor
After a longer break the show is back with Life Is Strange, a drama point n’ click adventure about an art student with time travel powers. Let’s review what made this tale of friendship such a sleeper hit.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story – Mystery Game Box
July 22, 2020 in HedonisticActor
The adventures of Mario and Luigi continue as they need to stop the schemes of an old enemy by guiding their other old enemy Bowser by stimulating his innards. This bizarre journey is considered by many to be the best in the sub-series so let’s review if it truly is that.
The Children’s Witch Story That I Wrote
July 9, 2020 in HedonisticActor
In the honor of my 150th video review I present to you a tale of a boy who steals from his mother who – not knowing that the culprit is her own son – asks a powerful witch to punish the thief. Let’s see how my play based on folk tales from my home town turned out.
Manic Expression Podcast Plays Part 2
June 20, 2020 in HedonisticActor
Let’s spotlight more podcast plays from my home site Manic Expression; this time including monsters at school, supernatural drama involving fear and doubt, time travel shenanigans and a delusional high school student running for city council.
Tales of Zestiria – Mystery Game Box
April 24, 2020 in HedonisticActor
The 20th anniversary celebration of the beloved action role playing game franchise Tales of Zestiria seems to have gathered a reputation as “like Tales of Berseria but not as good”. Let’s review if it has truly deserved such a treatment.
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West – Mystery Game Box
March 31, 2020 in HedonisticActor
Another cult classic action adventure is up for a review, this time being Enslaved: Odyssey to the West about the travels of two very different people in lush post-apocalyptic world. How has the time treated this 2010’s time capsule?
