Sean Akizuki's Fantasy Critic

The Street Fighter series wasn't officially launched as a hit game until Street Fighter II . I remembered the craze that it had with the release of the II series for the arcades and home consoles. Granted, I never had a Super Nintendo so I didn't really experience it that much. The Playstation which came during the late 90s for us brought me the Street Fighter 2 Collection disc and there was also Super Street Fighter II followed up with Turbo . I wonder what was in Capcom's head when they created the rehash of the II series. We never saw that for Mortal Kombat II being rehashed so often huh? MK3 which wasn't so popular had UMK3 and MK Trilogy as follow-ups that didn't do much either. I could remember these games to be what they are today - terribly imbalanced with the CPU that cheated you so often. The arcade machines were notoriously crazy. I remembered how it was so stupid that certain characters can do charge moves CONSECUTIVELY while you needed to charge back...

I remembered all the hype Marvel vs. Capcom 2 got WAY BACK in the 2000s. I don't want to deny that many people lined up to play the game. Three vs. three? Heavier hitter specials? Many endless possibilities? The game had a lot of potential to become a better game. However, the more I play it - the more I realized I may have been better off with some of the previous installments of the Marvel vs. Capcom series such as  X-Men vs. Street Fighter , Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter  or the first Marvel vs. Capcom game. I feel like paying extra credits to get the game's full edition, which wasn't available during the PS1 days. I remembered playing this game on the PlayStation 2 and before that - the arcade. It was a fun experience but fun while it lasted for a good reason. Three vs. three sounded fun. All the insane team-up hyper combo possibilities were there. I could remember how I started analyzing which beam-type supers would work together. It was pretty much a chees...

I'm so amazed at how Elizabeth Banks (who you may know is Rita Repulsa in the Power Rangers (2017) movie) is barking at the wrong tree. Blaming men for the movie's failure? Please, that's so stupid. I really hit my face on the desk just hearing about how Banks blames men for its failure. Somehow, with Banks on it, it was already predictable it was going to fail. That Power Rangers (2017)  movie really had it coming with the SJW stupidity (which sadly takes advantage of people with disabilities and identity crisis), boring plotlines, and annoying sob stories - the very same reason why Charlie's Angels (2019) just had it coming too. Better rename the movie to Charlie's Fallen Angels , right? Let's consider the fact that you may have women liking a movie with a male lead and men liking a movie with a female lead. As a guy, I usually don't mind the gender of the lead as long as he or she can do it right. Some of my favorite franchises have women protagonis...

There's no doubt that I'm a nostalgic gamer, I do tend to miss some old games but other old games are no longer worth revisiting. Okay, this is just an opinion so if you still pick this game then CHILL. However, I always feel my desire to rant my opinions, especially with some old school games. It's no secret that I no longer play all old school Mortal Kombat games before reboot - maybe except only Shaolin Monks which is an adventure spinoff. So pretty much let's begin in talking about what I think is probably one of the most overrated Mortal Kombat games ever. If you Google "MK Games Ranked" you may find Mortal Kombat II has a special place in the heart of the fans. I remembered how the 90s had MKII having more regard than MK3 . The popularity of the game no doubt influenced later installments such as Shaolin Monks and need I say the longest portion in Mortal Kombat 9's story mode is devoted to the Outworld tournament? It's true that it's...

I really hate to think of how Megaman X6 happens to be unfairly maligned. Maybe,  Megaman X7  is too though I happen to be one of the most passionate critics against it. Why do I think Megaman X6 is unfairly maligned? It's because after playing the game once or twice - it really isn't as HORRIBLE as some may think it is. I've played through all of the mainstream Megaman X games for the console (X1 to X8) and I could say X6 may not be the best but it's definitely NOT the worst! Its American import is kinda lazy if you ask me. Why aren't the Japanese voices removed? Then again, I'm not complaining because I get to hear better voices. There's also some erroneous spelling such as "overwrite" is written as "overwright". The game itself presents to be very hard. You can also miss a lot of rescuable Reploids if you're not fast enough. The game itself can be a challenge. Sometimes, you just need to punch in that Ultimate Armor code to he...

It's no doubt that Mortal Kombat Deception way back in 2004 won some recognition and awards. If you do some research - you will realize that the game was awarded Fighting Game of the Year by Spike Video Game Awards and  Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences . I was fascinated by the game during the PS2 era without thinking that Tekken 6 was just near. The game itself was transitioning the Mortal Kombat franchise into 3D. Many ideas sounded good but only good on paper. Multiple fighting styles per character? It sounds good to shift between fighting styles. 3D gameplay? Well, 2D seemed obsolete until you realize some good fighting games are in 2D! A new plot was unfolding namely the return of Outworld's previous ruler known as Onaga. It was discovered through the Gamecube version that Shao Kahn overthrew his previous master. Onaga is a menace that returned seeking revenge. The fact he was Shao Kahn's former master had plenty of room. Yet, there was one character th...

I remembered writing about Emperor Palpatine's sudden appearance in The Rise of Skywalker . Now, I heard Disney is retconning Palpatine as a figurehead which is WTF in contrast to the Lucas Canon. Palpatine himself under the strings of a woman? Why do I smell SJW stupidity again? Now, I want to consider the Mulan (2020) film which may actually be nothing more than a desperate bailout. So, they did get a less hot Princess Jasmine in Aladdin (2019) which did work in some way. Personally, I prefer the less attractive Jasmine. Though I still think Naomi Scott should've been Mother Guan Yin Though people know how much I yap and yap about how Belle in Beauty and the Beast (2017) was nowhere near as hot as Beauty and the Beast (1991). I just think Emma Watson was definitely not a good choice. Come on Disney, are you blind? I'd still consider this move a pathetic attempt at a bailout for Disney. So, I was wondering if they were thinking, "Okay, we didn't get a hotter Bel...