What did you RECEIVE today? PHOTOS EDITION!
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Otomo
Pokémon Master
Return of the Living Dead
Limited Edition
4K, Blu-ray and 3rd disc with a feature length documentary.
This will be my most expensive film. I ordered the USA steelbook a few months ago, just because I wanted it. I'm considering swapping the discs but there is a poster and a book that the steelbook doesn't have. So I want the packaging but not the region A discs.
Limited Edition
4K, Blu-ray and 3rd disc with a feature length documentary.
This will be my most expensive film. I ordered the USA steelbook a few months ago, just because I wanted it. I'm considering swapping the discs but there is a poster and a book that the steelbook doesn't have. So I want the packaging but not the region A discs.
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RadFemHedonist
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I got a new mattress! My first night's sleep on it was very comfortable, I bought a mattress protector and put it on as soon as I opened the mattress to activate the 60-night sleep trial so if I'm not happy with it I can replace it with a different mattress between 30 and 60 days after I purchased it 
These lovely books also arrived, though I'm a bit less enamoured of the illustrations in this edition of The Snow Queen than I thought I'd be, still it is not very long so I will give it a read (again lol, I've read this translation in a different edition before) and see what I make of it in that context
I also bought an 8-socket extension cord which also has 2-USB ports (the older type, I think they are called USB-A?) and 1 USB-C port, and a couple of USB-C to USB-C charger cables, not sure I will bother putting pics but the extension cord is great! Not tested the cables yet but they are Anker so prob good quality
These lovely books also arrived, though I'm a bit less enamoured of the illustrations in this edition of The Snow Queen than I thought I'd be, still it is not very long so I will give it a read (again lol, I've read this translation in a different edition before) and see what I make of it in that context
I also bought an 8-socket extension cord which also has 2-USB ports (the older type, I think they are called USB-A?) and 1 USB-C port, and a couple of USB-C to USB-C charger cables, not sure I will bother putting pics but the extension cord is great! Not tested the cables yet but they are Anker so prob good quality
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Dragon Slayer
Flame Haze
Received today from Anime-on-line.
BrokenPhoenix
Thousand Master
Arrived yesterday; but one I pre-ordered instantly as I missed out on the individual releases.
Haijime no Ippo The Fighting: Complete Collection from MediaOCD.
Once again, very impressed with the shipping from MediaOCD; despite being a single item it was shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with packing paper.
Additionally, it was shipped in good time and arrived before the official release date of November 25th! Which for something coming from the US is almost unheard of!
Haijime no Ippo The Fighting: Complete Collection from MediaOCD.
Once again, very impressed with the shipping from MediaOCD; despite being a single item it was shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with packing paper.
Additionally, it was shipped in good time and arrived before the official release date of November 25th! Which for something coming from the US is almost unheard of!
Dai
Dragon Knight
Fest Godzilla; very much a release for the Godzilla completionist. Toho have been making action-packed 10 minute Godzilla videos each year since 2020. The latest one is presented on YouTube on Godzilla Day each year (03/11), and is then scrubbed from the internet two weeks later, because Toho. This blu-ray contains the first five shorts (about 40 minutes total) and almost three hours of behind the scenes features. This being a JP release, unfortunately none of it is subtitled, so I just bought it for the kaiju action.
The CD is Akira Ifukube's soundtrack for Godzilla and Mothra: Battle for Earth (1992).
The three items on the top are from Amazon's early Black Friday sale, which seems to have better prices on Crunchyroll titles than the current Zavvi sale.
I waited too long to get Dagashi Kashi season 2, which is OOP in the US now. Fortunately a UK-based Amazon Marketplace seller has a few copies of the Australian release.
The Mandalorian wasn't discounted, but these Disney+ steelbooks almost never are. I figured I'd better grab them before they go out of print, since some of the Marvel ones are already gone.
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Student Council President
2025 HAUL - NOVEMBER v4
This post was supposed to have been sorted a while ago but I ran into some challenges with my laptop so I held off until today (and you'll find out why below)...
#05: Quantic Dream games
#06: Fear Effect & Gex Trilogy
#07: Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition
#08: Heart of Dragon, Peacock King & Rosa
#09: Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 10 Laptop
This post was supposed to have been sorted a while ago but I ran into some challenges with my laptop so I held off until today (and you'll find out why below)...
#05: Quantic Dream games
As I've been picking up more PlayStation 4 games as of late, I wanted to grab a couple more that I felt were missing in my collection and among those were the adventure games developed by Quantic Dream. Of course the developer has had some controversy over the past decade but the games they have released were pretty intriguing.
Starting off with The Heavy Rain & Beyond: Two Souls Collection, this covers two games that were originally released for the PlayStation 3; 2010's Heavy Rain and 2013's Beyond: Two Souls, and I have in fact played the latter as it was included in a bundle with The Last of Us for my console. While the collection includes both games, it was the former that I wanted to play the most in this collection.
Also picked up was their latest game Detroit: Become Human, which I've been intrigued to check out ever since the trailers were released at the expos. I'll save this until I have finished Heavy Rain though.
Starting off with The Heavy Rain & Beyond: Two Souls Collection, this covers two games that were originally released for the PlayStation 3; 2010's Heavy Rain and 2013's Beyond: Two Souls, and I have in fact played the latter as it was included in a bundle with The Last of Us for my console. While the collection includes both games, it was the former that I wanted to play the most in this collection.
Also picked up was their latest game Detroit: Become Human, which I've been intrigued to check out ever since the trailers were released at the expos. I'll save this until I have finished Heavy Rain though.
#06: Fear Effect & Gex Trilogy
Next we have some more PlayStation classics in the collection and they're both remasters for the PlayStation 5. In an interesting move, publisher Square Enix decided to let two of their owned IPs (via Edios from back in the day) be published by Limited Run Games with the help of two groups.
Fear Effect, originally released in 2000 by developer Kronos Digital Entertainment, was brought over to modern platforms by Implicit Conversions, the same company known for bringing classic PlayStation games onto PlayStation Plus Premium over the past few years. The game has been on my radar but I never understood what sort of game it was though its visual style did get my interest. As much as I liked the anime-esque design of the cover art, I did go for the more accurate represented version that Limited Run used as a cover variant.
Gex Trilogy features three games in the franchise; 1995's Gex, 1998's Gex: Enter the Gecko and 1999's Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko, all developed by Crystal Dynamics (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver), and one is not like the other. The original Gex started out for the 3DO and is a 2D platformer, while the next two games are 3D action/adventure platformers like many of the others that came out during that generation. The remaster was done by Limited Run's own Carbon Engine co-developed by YouTuber ModernVintageGamer who not long ago joined Digital Eclipse with their projects. Gex is also known for having unique voice acting for each region, with a British dub for the PAL releases and an American dub for the NTSC release. This remaster initially only had the latter but the British dub did come back with a patch later down the line. The cover variant for this release is rather using as they managed to get Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano to make the cover art which was so bizarre that I wanted it.
Fear Effect, originally released in 2000 by developer Kronos Digital Entertainment, was brought over to modern platforms by Implicit Conversions, the same company known for bringing classic PlayStation games onto PlayStation Plus Premium over the past few years. The game has been on my radar but I never understood what sort of game it was though its visual style did get my interest. As much as I liked the anime-esque design of the cover art, I did go for the more accurate represented version that Limited Run used as a cover variant.
Gex Trilogy features three games in the franchise; 1995's Gex, 1998's Gex: Enter the Gecko and 1999's Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko, all developed by Crystal Dynamics (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver), and one is not like the other. The original Gex started out for the 3DO and is a 2D platformer, while the next two games are 3D action/adventure platformers like many of the others that came out during that generation. The remaster was done by Limited Run's own Carbon Engine co-developed by YouTuber ModernVintageGamer who not long ago joined Digital Eclipse with their projects. Gex is also known for having unique voice acting for each region, with a British dub for the PAL releases and an American dub for the NTSC release. This remaster initially only had the latter but the British dub did come back with a patch later down the line. The cover variant for this release is rather using as they managed to get Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano to make the cover art which was so bizarre that I wanted it.
#07: Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition
A few years ago I downloaded the digital version for Cyberpunk 2077 and I held off due to my backlog but also to make sure the patches were pretty much sorted so that I can get the best experience. Eventually they released a physical version which for the PlayStation 5 release has a digital code for the Phantom Liberty expansion (whilst Xbox owners have the expansion on the disc), so I picked it up during Amazon's Black Friday sale.
#08: Heart of Dragon, Peacock King & Rosa
88 Films have been releasing more Asian Cinema titles each month and here is another batch from Terracotta Store. Two of these were released during the month of October whilst one was released for November.
Starting off with Heart of Dragon (龍的心), Sammo Hung & Fruit Chan's 1985 film starring Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Emily Chu Bo-Yee, Lam Ching-Ying and more. This was one of the first Jackie Chan titles that 88 Films released on Blu-ray in their nicer packaging format and now it returns for the 4K Ultra HD format. The same on-disc content from before is here with the Hong Kong theatrical cut and extended Japanese cut available to choose from.
Next we have Peacock King (孔雀王子), Lam Nai-Choi's 1988 film starring Yuen Biao, Hiroshi Mikami, Gloria Yip Wan-Yee, Pauline Wong, Gordon Liu Chia-Hui and more. Lam Nai-Choi is a mad director as his films are filled with insane body horror fantasy action and what's interesting about this film is that it's also based on the manga series of the same name by Makoto Ogino. A sequel film was also made which 88 Films will be releasing very soon.
We also have Rosa (神勇雙響炮續集), Joe Cheung's 1986 film starring Yuen Biao, Lowell Lo Koon-Ting, Lu Hsiao-Fen, Kara Wai Ying-Hung, Paul Chun Pui, James Tien Chun, Charlie Cho Cha-Lee and more. Another action film with Yuen Biao in the main lead once again but this film's cover has a bright style to it that reminded me of Police Story so I'm also intrigued here. Both Peacock King and Rosa were packaged as deluxe collector's edition Blu-ray sets with slipcovers, booklets and a double-sided card.
Starting off with Heart of Dragon (龍的心), Sammo Hung & Fruit Chan's 1985 film starring Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Emily Chu Bo-Yee, Lam Ching-Ying and more. This was one of the first Jackie Chan titles that 88 Films released on Blu-ray in their nicer packaging format and now it returns for the 4K Ultra HD format. The same on-disc content from before is here with the Hong Kong theatrical cut and extended Japanese cut available to choose from.
Next we have Peacock King (孔雀王子), Lam Nai-Choi's 1988 film starring Yuen Biao, Hiroshi Mikami, Gloria Yip Wan-Yee, Pauline Wong, Gordon Liu Chia-Hui and more. Lam Nai-Choi is a mad director as his films are filled with insane body horror fantasy action and what's interesting about this film is that it's also based on the manga series of the same name by Makoto Ogino. A sequel film was also made which 88 Films will be releasing very soon.
We also have Rosa (神勇雙響炮續集), Joe Cheung's 1986 film starring Yuen Biao, Lowell Lo Koon-Ting, Lu Hsiao-Fen, Kara Wai Ying-Hung, Paul Chun Pui, James Tien Chun, Charlie Cho Cha-Lee and more. Another action film with Yuen Biao in the main lead once again but this film's cover has a bright style to it that reminded me of Police Story so I'm also intrigued here. Both Peacock King and Rosa were packaged as deluxe collector's edition Blu-ray sets with slipcovers, booklets and a double-sided card.
#09: Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 10 Laptop
So yes we have a rather big purchase here but for good reason. It's been seven years since I last received a new laptop which was the HP Omen 15 back in October 2018. That laptop has been solid for the majority of its journey but the signs started to become clear when last year the battery went funny at one point and also the Q key stopped functioning.
Then fast-forward to the past month more keys also started to stop functioning as well, like the M key, L key, O key, 9 key and even the Down key. It was getting ridiculous combined with random freezes here and there which prevented me from multi-tasking a lot. The keys issue was escalating further the past couple of weeks so I made the decision to invest in a new laptop right away. It took a while to decide which one I wanted to go for but the reviews from various sources pointed me towards Lenovo.
Lenovo's Legion Pro model offered enough intrigue and the price range was enough for me to pick one up. So what are the differences in specs between my previous laptop and the current one? For starters the processor has jumped from an Intel Core i7-8750H CPU @ 2.20GHz, 2208 Mhz, 6 Core(s) & 12 Logical Processors to an AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX with Radeon Graphics, 3601 Mhz, 8 Core(s) & 16 Logical Processors. The RAM has jumped from 8GB to 32GB because I am a madman. The graphics card is still with NVIDIA GeForce but we've upgraded from GTX 1050 Ti to RTX™ 5060 GDDR7. The hard drive layout is also similar but instead of having an HDD & SSD (which was 1TB & 128GB respectively), the new laptop has two 1TB SSDs which is perfect so I can have one focused on the programs and performance, and the other for the files and other stuff I could store on there if needed. The only other ones left to mention is the screen is now OLED with HDR support and 2.5K resolution, whilst the original was a standard 1080p HD LCD screen.
This is not a cheap product and I purchased one directly from Lenovo's website which was originally slated to be delivered in mid-December but ended up arriving in about a week with a pretty fast speed thanks to UPS. But the specs here should keep me going for a long time and also ensure my performance is strong given the big companies are padding content all over the browsers and updates which eat up the RAM and storage fairly easily. New laptop also means I can install GOG Galaxy and play more modern games which is handy.
Then fast-forward to the past month more keys also started to stop functioning as well, like the M key, L key, O key, 9 key and even the Down key. It was getting ridiculous combined with random freezes here and there which prevented me from multi-tasking a lot. The keys issue was escalating further the past couple of weeks so I made the decision to invest in a new laptop right away. It took a while to decide which one I wanted to go for but the reviews from various sources pointed me towards Lenovo.
Lenovo's Legion Pro model offered enough intrigue and the price range was enough for me to pick one up. So what are the differences in specs between my previous laptop and the current one? For starters the processor has jumped from an Intel Core i7-8750H CPU @ 2.20GHz, 2208 Mhz, 6 Core(s) & 12 Logical Processors to an AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX with Radeon Graphics, 3601 Mhz, 8 Core(s) & 16 Logical Processors. The RAM has jumped from 8GB to 32GB because I am a madman. The graphics card is still with NVIDIA GeForce but we've upgraded from GTX 1050 Ti to RTX™ 5060 GDDR7. The hard drive layout is also similar but instead of having an HDD & SSD (which was 1TB & 128GB respectively), the new laptop has two 1TB SSDs which is perfect so I can have one focused on the programs and performance, and the other for the files and other stuff I could store on there if needed. The only other ones left to mention is the screen is now OLED with HDR support and 2.5K resolution, whilst the original was a standard 1080p HD LCD screen.
This is not a cheap product and I purchased one directly from Lenovo's website which was originally slated to be delivered in mid-December but ended up arriving in about a week with a pretty fast speed thanks to UPS. But the specs here should keep me going for a long time and also ensure my performance is strong given the big companies are padding content all over the browsers and updates which eat up the RAM and storage fairly easily. New laptop also means I can install GOG Galaxy and play more modern games which is handy.
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Girls with Guns
Shinki
I finally received my fourth and final AoT steelbook yesterday, so I've done the typical photo spread of the stacked steelbook and a pic of all 4 AoT steels inside a Crunchyroll SteelNook. I've taken the shrinkwrap off of the steelbook and placed it in a steelbook protector in the first two photos:
Attack on Titan Final Season Steelbook
I also received my 4 replacement discs for the Dirty Pair Kickstarter set today - no need for a photo of those.
Attack on Titan Final Season Steelbook
I also received my 4 replacement discs for the Dirty Pair Kickstarter set today - no need for a photo of those.
Some Black Friday items:
From HMV.
From Amazon.
Plus this boxset, also from Amazon that was priced £30 less than RRP.
I have a growing Stackry haul which takes advantage of some US-based deals as well as the Shout! Factory storefront closure sale for which my haul is predominantly Shaw Bros focused.
From HMV.
From Amazon.
Plus this boxset, also from Amazon that was priced £30 less than RRP.
I have a growing Stackry haul which takes advantage of some US-based deals as well as the Shout! Factory storefront closure sale for which my haul is predominantly Shaw Bros focused.
Invisible Crane
Straw Hat Pirate
Its from The Boss from Metal Gear Solid 3 herself Lori Alan. She's also Pearl Krabs in Spongebob Squarepants and was Diane Simmons in Family Guy. Other shows shes worked on include the 1990s Fantastic Four series, The Kids From Room 402, the second season of SWAT Kats and Pokemon Concierge
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2025 HAUL - NOVEMBER v5
As mentioned before I had to use up my annual leave so I had yesterday and today off work, which is handy since I'll need to work this weekend. In the meantime, Black Friday and a trip to town (plus I watched Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery which is really good by the way) increased the number of new arrivals.
#10: Crunchyroll UK Black Friday Haul
#11: J-Stars Victory Vs.+
#12: Blade Runner: The Final Cut, DOOM & Megalopolis
#13: Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack
As mentioned before I had to use up my annual leave so I had yesterday and today off work, which is handy since I'll need to work this weekend. In the meantime, Black Friday and a trip to town (plus I watched Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery which is really good by the way) increased the number of new arrivals.
#10: Crunchyroll UK Black Friday Haul
I've been waiting for a moment like this for the Crunchyroll UK catalogue and finally we had prices that were lowered for a number of their newer releases! I had planned to watch these on the streaming site itself but I prefer Blu-rays whenever possible due to using the home video versions and no hassle with resolution dips.
We have two isekai shows with Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers, aired in Spring 2024 by studio J.C.Staff (DanMachi) and No Longer Allowed in Another World, aired in Summer 2024 by studio Atelier Pontdarc (Uncle from Another World).
We also have two fantasy (non-isekai) shows with The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible, aired in Summer 2024 by studio Yumeta Company (Record of Ragnarok II & III), and The Unwanted Undead Adventurer, aired in Winter 2024 by studio Connect (Ayakashi Triangle).
We have two isekai shows with Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers, aired in Spring 2024 by studio J.C.Staff (DanMachi) and No Longer Allowed in Another World, aired in Summer 2024 by studio Atelier Pontdarc (Uncle from Another World).
We also have two fantasy (non-isekai) shows with The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible, aired in Summer 2024 by studio Yumeta Company (Record of Ragnarok II & III), and The Unwanted Undead Adventurer, aired in Winter 2024 by studio Connect (Ayakashi Triangle).
#11: J-Stars Victory Vs.+
In April 2014 I bought the Japanese version of J-Stars Victory Vs. on the PlayStation 3 and loved it. It's not a complicated fighting game but fun enough to get people on-board and the people at my anime society had a great time with it as well, which is a big deal because this wasn't released outside Japan back then.
Then a few years later, Bandai Namco in a surprise move, brought the over to the west for PlayStation 4 and Vita (skipping the PS3 version) as J-Stars Victory Vs.+ and I didn't bother because I already had the PS3 version. As time went by, the English release eventually delisted from digital storefronts because of licensing (which happens because there's a lot of IPs in this game). Fast-forward to 2024 and it caught be by surprise to find a copy of the PlayStation 4 in CeX for £10 and in really solid condition. Even though I said that I had the PS3 version, I figured it was long enough that I would get the English version and re-experience the game sometime especially with having more knowledge of the characters and IPs featured in the game.
If you didn't like JUMP FORCE, I think you'll enjoy this game a lot more as there's tons of characters and fun supporting characters in the roster. It's a great game and celebration of the Shonen Jump magazine to which even if a character can't fight they can at least show up in some form, hence why you have Haikyuu!!, Kuroko's Basketball, Nisekoi, SKET Dance (from Witch Watch creator) and To Love-Ru featured alongside Assassination Classroom, Bleach, Hunter x Hunter, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, One Piece and many more.
I believe the main difference between the Japanese PS3 version and English PS4 releases is that this release includes gameplay adjustments and an Arcade mode.
Then a few years later, Bandai Namco in a surprise move, brought the over to the west for PlayStation 4 and Vita (skipping the PS3 version) as J-Stars Victory Vs.+ and I didn't bother because I already had the PS3 version. As time went by, the English release eventually delisted from digital storefronts because of licensing (which happens because there's a lot of IPs in this game). Fast-forward to 2024 and it caught be by surprise to find a copy of the PlayStation 4 in CeX for £10 and in really solid condition. Even though I said that I had the PS3 version, I figured it was long enough that I would get the English version and re-experience the game sometime especially with having more knowledge of the characters and IPs featured in the game.
If you didn't like JUMP FORCE, I think you'll enjoy this game a lot more as there's tons of characters and fun supporting characters in the roster. It's a great game and celebration of the Shonen Jump magazine to which even if a character can't fight they can at least show up in some form, hence why you have Haikyuu!!, Kuroko's Basketball, Nisekoi, SKET Dance (from Witch Watch creator) and To Love-Ru featured alongside Assassination Classroom, Bleach, Hunter x Hunter, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, One Piece and many more.
I believe the main difference between the Japanese PS3 version and English PS4 releases is that this release includes gameplay adjustments and an Arcade mode.
#12: Blade Runner: The Final Cut, DOOM & Megalopolis
After watching Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery there was enough time in the day to take a quick trip to HMV before the store would close for the day, and I will admit their 4K selection was pretty limited in what I want to get and I also checked the anime section which had titles like Boochi the Rock and Ningen Fushin but neither were on offer even though they should (the HMV York store is weird with this).
Anywho for the 4K section I picked up three films that were part of the 3 for £50 offer. The first is Ridley Scott's 1982 film Blade Runner: The Final Cut. This cyberpunk sci-fi noir classic I first watched a decade ago when I picked up the Blu-ray version, but after watching The Running Man I was reminded of this film and wanted to pick up the 4K Ultra HD version. I know there was a special edition that included all of the different cuts to the film but that's long out of print.
Next we have Andrzej Bartkowiak's 2005 film DOOM, based on id Software's classic first-person shooter. This is an interesting film because it's mainly taking inspiration from DOOM 3 whilst also being its own thing and I figured I'll give it another watch sometime especially with the cast involved like Karl Urban (The Boys), Dwayne Johnson (The Smashing Machine) and Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl).
And going back to the club we have Francis Ford Coppola's 2024 film Megalopolis, a film that has baffled many for what it is. It's been in development hell for a long time and we have an ensemble cast including Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman), Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), Shia LaBeouf (Transformers), Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix) and many more. The 4K release does not include HDR which is a surprise but at least it's in 4K.
Anywho for the 4K section I picked up three films that were part of the 3 for £50 offer. The first is Ridley Scott's 1982 film Blade Runner: The Final Cut. This cyberpunk sci-fi noir classic I first watched a decade ago when I picked up the Blu-ray version, but after watching The Running Man I was reminded of this film and wanted to pick up the 4K Ultra HD version. I know there was a special edition that included all of the different cuts to the film but that's long out of print.
Next we have Andrzej Bartkowiak's 2005 film DOOM, based on id Software's classic first-person shooter. This is an interesting film because it's mainly taking inspiration from DOOM 3 whilst also being its own thing and I figured I'll give it another watch sometime especially with the cast involved like Karl Urban (The Boys), Dwayne Johnson (The Smashing Machine) and Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl).
And going back to the club we have Francis Ford Coppola's 2024 film Megalopolis, a film that has baffled many for what it is. It's been in development hell for a long time and we have an ensemble cast including Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman), Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), Shia LaBeouf (Transformers), Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix) and many more. The 4K release does not include HDR which is a surprise but at least it's in 4K.
#13: Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack
I finally add Atelier to my collection which I'm surprised has taken this long. With various instalments released over the years, this trilogy seemed to be the most newcomer trilogy of the bunch. Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack features three games that developer Gust worked on between 2019 to 2023 and as I had predicted they eventually released a deluxe version which is what this edition offers.
DX versions have been pretty common with the Atelier franchise. They were mainly for moving the games onto the Vita back in the seventh generation but have since been brought over to other platforms namely the Switch. For this trilogy we have extra playable characters, more costumes and since they're on PlayStation 5 better performance for the gameplay. I know lots of people went with the Nintendo Switch version but I just couldn't accept the performance and graphic issues it had and portability isn't a strong argument when I don't play on the go.
Anyway, this release comes from Koei Tecmo Taiwan because they aren't releasing these in physical editions outside Asia. Of the three games released in this trilogy; Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout, Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy and Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key, the first game was only released on PlayStation 4 & Switch while the second game added PlayStation 4 but only for digital formats, then the third game included PlayStation 5 for physical with the rest. So this deluxe release (which the games are also available to pickup separately) is the best way to own all three games physically on the PlayStation 5 format.
DX versions have been pretty common with the Atelier franchise. They were mainly for moving the games onto the Vita back in the seventh generation but have since been brought over to other platforms namely the Switch. For this trilogy we have extra playable characters, more costumes and since they're on PlayStation 5 better performance for the gameplay. I know lots of people went with the Nintendo Switch version but I just couldn't accept the performance and graphic issues it had and portability isn't a strong argument when I don't play on the go.
Anyway, this release comes from Koei Tecmo Taiwan because they aren't releasing these in physical editions outside Asia. Of the three games released in this trilogy; Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout, Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy and Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key, the first game was only released on PlayStation 4 & Switch while the second game added PlayStation 4 but only for digital formats, then the third game included PlayStation 5 for physical with the rest. So this deluxe release (which the games are also available to pickup separately) is the best way to own all three games physically on the PlayStation 5 format.