So, as if the title of my blog didn't give away my love for anime, music and games enough, this post will. I'm currently sitting here typing this while listening to one of my favorite metal bands, Underoath. When I first got their new album "Lost In The Sound of Separation", I didn't think much of it. Later, a few friends got me into some prog metal and I heard one of the UO songs while my music player was on shuffle and I realized that the reason I didn't like it was because they went very experimental. Now I would say this is one of my favorite albums, and definitely on par with Define the Great Line (UO's previous album).
And now for fairy tales. We all know the story of Little Red Riding Hood, but how many people have really thought about the fact that it's basically an early horror story. THEY GET EATEN. One independent game developer has realized this and they made a short game based on the tale. You can pick one of 6 Red sisters, and you have to take a basket to grandma's house. Along the way, you stray from the path, and get to explore this forest... eventually, of course, you meet a wolf, who attacks you, and you have to hobble to grandma's house where you die. And man, I so can't wait until I get my hands on this game. Unfortunately, due to circumstances that will probably be elaborated on in later blogs, it'll be a while.
Finally, anime... my great time waster. I'll make my first anime post about my all-time favorite, Serial Experiments: Lain. It is a very strange tale of a girl who encounters "the wired", which is a semi-futuristic form of the internet. Note that I say semi-futuristic because it actually takes place in modern times. Eventually, things start happening to where you aren't sure whether Lain's losing it or whether these things are actually happening. It is genuinely creepy at several points, but it is overall a masterpiece of anime. At least, as far as I'm concerned.
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