Sunday, September 12, 2021

2021 PlayStation Showcase: What's Your Most Anticipated Game?

Did you watch the 2021 PlayStation Showcase event? I didn't catch the livestream but I did watched the video that they uploaded later and I must say, what a fantastic line-up of games!

There are altogether 18 games that were showcased but I'm going to pick half of it that I find interesting. Find out my list down below and you can click on the links to be directed to the individual game trailer on YouTube.


This is a nice surprise. We see so little of it and yet it looks so good and promising. There are quite a few X-Men games before but I only ever play fighting games when it comes to X-Men characters. This game will probably be more focused and character-driven on the aforementioned title character based on the title. I wonder if it will have an original story, or adapted from a comic book series or movies?


There are two things that stood out for me during the video for this game; one is the hand movement of the player character when in combat which looks very cool; and second the ghost design that the player will be fighting that reminiscent the ghosts from Japanese folklore and urban legend, which is also very cool. It seems to be very action-heavy but still have that horror element to it.



This is a very cute game. The island setting looks very gorgeous and inviting. I'm not sure how the gameplay works, at first I thought it was just an exploration game where players can inhabit other creatures but as the video continue, it seems to have combat as well together with a very curious story. I'm intrigued.


This is another nice surprise, it was announced out of nowhere. I'm sure people have so many questions regarding this game but as it is schedule to be released in 2023, I don't think we will get much answer yet for now. This and Wolverine are being develop by Insomniac Games.


To be honest, I don't know anything about the classic game that they are remaking but I hear so many good things about it, and read the excitement from people who had played the original game, that I am in turn become excited too. If the original game is as excellent as people claim it is, then this remake will be a special one for a lot of people.



Stylish character and stylish combat. The robot companion and the enemies' attacks reminded me of Nier: Automata while the character's combat styles reminded me of Devil May Cry series. Overall, this looks good.


The visuals for this game is just amazing. The open world, the enemies, the main character's design and most importantly, the power display that the main character is projecting. Not sure what's the story about other than the main character who got sucked into an unknown world and was asked to defeat a powerful...witch? Square Enix, the publisher of the game, described it as a "narrative-driven adventure" and it will focus on speed and fluidity travel of the open world. Sounds exciting!


I always wanted to play this game and it seems now I have a chance! For someone who cannot afford to buy multiple consoles, this news is indeed a blessing. The remastered will have general improvements, support 4k resolutions, will include both DLCs and additionally will include a new commentary track by Sam Lake.



I think most of the people watching the showcase will have this game as their most wanted game. The footage that they showed finally revealed some of the characters that will appear as well as the gameplay, which looks oddly familiar but at the same time feels updated and refreshing. This is going to be an amazing and emotional adventure for Kratos, Atreus and us (the players!) who will accompany them on yet another soon-to-be epic journey.

Which of the showcased games are you most excited about? If you missed the rest of the games revealed at the event, you can check them out below.

Sunday, September 5, 2021

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is available now on HBO GO

Did you guys know that the 3rd Conjuring film, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is available now on HBO GO? I'm not sure for other countries but if you are in Malaysia and you are subscribed to HBO GO, you can already watch it! It's out on the platform on 27th August 2021 but I'm not sure for how long. If I'm not mistaken, new movies only available for one month in the US on HBO Max so I'm not sure if HBO GO will follow in the same direction.

By the way, just in case you don't know this, if you're already subscribed to the movie package with ASTRO subscription (which include HBO channel), you automatically get access to the platform by using your Astro ID.

This really is a nice surprise. We're still partly in lockdown and cinemas are still not open here so to get this movie technically for free is awesome. Another new movie that is recently available on the platform as well is Space Jam: A New Legacy. Isn't that great? I'm not sure if there will be any other movie released to the platform. We are expecting cinemas to open in October here so I think chances on any other new movie releasing on HBO GO are slim.

I haven't watch Space Jam yet but I did already watched The Conjuring 3 and I loved it! If you have access to HBO GO, go watch it and I hope you will like it too.

Monday, August 16, 2021

My 2020 Top 60 Songs: The Best From K-pop Female Groups ~ No. 40 - No. 31

Here's Part 3! Here are my favourite songs for 2020 from female K-pop groups, and in this part, I will be revealing songs at number 40 until 31. Let's go!




It's from their summer special album 'Hello Summer' so the upbeat and high energy of the song together with the sunny, fun and chilling-by-the-beach concept of the music video really oozed summer vibe. It's kind of catchy too.




Saturday is really an underrated group, I mean, seriously all of their title tracks before this were really good. I don't think there is any one that I don't like before, and D.B.D.B.DIB is another cute song from them. It's fun, catchy, the music video is humorous and the girls look gorgeous. They really deserve more attention than what they are getting now.




I have to be honest, this is one of my least favourite songs from the group, but still, it's a catchy, upbeat, full of energy song that makes you want to get up and dance. The song also has a very curious title which begged me to google for its meaning, and my finding? Well, I have to apologize because I'm not exactly sure what it means. Anyone else care to explain it?

Sunday, July 25, 2021

My 2020 Top 60 Songs: The Best From K-pop Female Groups ~ No. 50 - No. 41

Welcome to Part 2! Let's jump straight in. These are my favourite songs for 2020 from female K-pop groups.

Here are the songs from number 50 until 41.




Yes, it's just a project group but with a fabulous song like this, how can I not included it in my list? Four very charismatic singers band together to form a super group, it's like a dream team come true. The song and the fierce concept suit them very much. If you could form your own dream group, who would the members be?




It's an english song, and it's a really cool song! (no pun intended) You should check out the music video too, it's simple but creative and funny to watch. I don't think this was promoted in music shows because it was just a new music project from their company, but still it's a really nice song to listen to.




This is the second entry from Girlkind. Another one of their song, Psycho4U, charted at number 60 in my list. This is another dreamy and futuristic sound from them, kind of similar to Psycho4U. It's a very unique-sounding song with a cool concept. I think they might be experimenting with their songs and image for this comeback because this surely isn't your typical K-pop song.

Monday, June 21, 2021

God of War (2018) ~ video game review

Title - God of War
Played on PlayStation 4


God of War is a video game from Santa Monica studio published in 2018 by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It's the sequel to God of War III but also somewhat of a reboot to the franchise. Different settings, different mythology, different antagonists, but same old Kratos, the fallen Greek God of War, now with a son and a new journey awaits him.

2020 is the year that I went back into console gaming and this game is the first game that I've completed story-wise. I feel like it's the perfect introduction for me to the games of this generation; it won a lot of awards, highly praised by critics and beloved by fans. Well, it also came free with the console bundle that I bought so yes, it make sense for this to be one of the first game that I played.

Although I have enjoyed a lot of playthrough of the games in the franchise on YouTube, my experience in playing the games myself is not much, I've only played the first God of War game on PlayStation 2 which I must say was an amazing experience, I love that game. But the franchise has evolved throughout the years and with the 2018 God of War, a lot has changed not just in gameplay but narrative-wise as well.