R Murphy

Honestly, I remember this from when I was a kid. Not the best animation and had some meh voice acting, but it was decently funny and had a good cast of characters. It even has some well-done cutaway gags.

IT'S SO CUTE!!!!! And honestly decently well written.

As an Ontarian with hockey player friends from the South, I relate to this on a personal level and it makes it all the better.

It's not perfect, but honestly, it's a good show that surprisingly develops the main cast pretty well for a comedy fantasy.

This is a genuine warning: I would give this lower than a one if possible. It's lazy and somehow makes Teenage Wasteland seem like a 9/10. Mostly just reused footage or poorly shot scenes, even for Direct to Video. This is a disservice to the original.

It has some jokes that land and is shot really well. The soundtrack is a banger too. Dinklage and Pike give pretty solid performances. Though I felt more compelled and sympathetic to Dinklage and even Macon's characters than I did Pike's. Marla Grayson feels like that character they want you to like and feel sorry for no matter what, but given her actions, it kinda kills the joy in her character and her villainy as well. We all like our villains with tragic causes, but this just feels like they force you to like her and see her as a character you've always liked. That being said, Pike did give a solid performance. Would I watch it if it's on: Yeah. But only if it was the only film on.

An amazingly made visual novel with an eerie art style, likeable characters that are well designed and quirky, even the often bland seeming mostly silent hero, Kazuo Yashiki, and reflect all sorts of different Japanese lifestyles and cultures, with each have one relatable aspect to them, and an enchanting OST with some occasional Victorian era vibes to it. The spirit variety ranges from sympathetic to unforgivable with horrifically epic art, and the ability to 'kill' the spirit or help release it leads to varying playthroughs that reflect whatever playstyle works best for you. Aksys' work with dungeon crawlers helps to give a clean and well design layout and UI. Aside from some annoying jump scares that are admittedly well-placed, my only gripe is that some more scenes added would be helpful to expand on the environment changing in certain scenarios, especially in the first chapter. Otherwise, this stands proudly along with the likes of other horror games and even visual novels like Danganronpa. (Played on Nintendo Switch)