Went out ‘black Friday’ shopping today and picked this up for myself:
It’s the brand new commemorative Zelda 3DS bundle! Here’s a closer look at the 3DS itself, with the Zelda logo lithographed onto it:
So I have 3DS now! I have exactly 2 games, including Ocarina Of Time, but probably won’t play them for a while since I’m currently playing Skyward Sword on Wii (which is great, btw).
Expect a blog post about the 3DS soon…
I have successful defended my thesis and earned my PhD.
Although my title is now technically ‘Doctor’, I humbly request that I be referred to as ‘The Doctor’ 😉
You may have guessed, but the lack of recent updates has been mostly because I’m worked ragged getting ready for my Thesis defense on Tuesday.
Assuming all goes well, I have big plans for this blog in December. So stay tuned.
Until then, this song is a bit like how I feel right now…
I upgraded 🙂
I’ve become an Aegis otaku. Who’s Aegis? This is Aegis:
Stunning piece of character art isn’t it? Aegis is a (relatively minor) character from the PS2/PSP game Persona 3 that ended up running away with the hearts of male players everywhere. She’s an emotionless android learning to be human, and here’s a shot of how she looks in the game:
She’s got the whole “cute, shy Commander Data” thing going on, but frankly if her personality was that of a crazed, genocidal dog-loving cannibal it would matter because LOOK AT HER!
And look at her the figure companies did, and a wave of impressive Aegis figures did roll forth from such luminaries as Bandai…
Resinya…
Alter…
Dimension Diver…
Garage kit makers…
And Figma.
That last one, by Figma, is the only one I have. I passed on the Bandai one at comic-con because it was a bit pricey and the others are just bankbreakingly expensive (not that I’d buy them anyway, I’m happy with my Figma!)
Oh, and don’t forget about the Aegis UFO Catcher prize:
Or the cosplayers…
I love how she did the gold bits.
Aegis isn’t going away any time soon. Although, as I said, her role in Persona 3 was minor, Atlus recognizes a bankable character when they see one and she’s soon to be in her own mobile game, is rumoured to have a major role in the (unannounced) Persona 4, and is a playable character in the upcoming Persona fighting game:
And of course she will continue to have the devotion of her fans. “Devotion?” you ask? Yes, devotion. I mean how many other characters out there in the wide world of otaku could move a man to a display of skill as astonishingly astonishing as this Aegis home-made papercraft:
Yes it’s real. And one of the most amazing pieces of papercraft I have ever seen!