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Apparently I was in the mood for action games lately, so I downloaded a couple to try them out. The names and the CAPCOMness were a fucking coincidence I didn't notice after today. I played one or two hours of each.

♦ Devil May Cry. Okay, it wasn't bad, but the monsters that attack you, particularly the creepy giant marionettes, freaked me out a little because I'm such a pussy. I will admit I got this one because it was Hideki Kamiya's baby, and I kind of needed to hear the original "LET'S ROCK, BABY" line in all its cheesiness.

Weirdly enough, I do want to play Bayonetta more, when it comes out. Maybe because the title megane lady looks lots more badass than Dante. Though I guess it'll creep me out, too.

♦ ~~Devil Kings~~ Sengoku Basara. I know it's a lousy localization and all, but guys. The button mashing. I LOVED THAT BUTTON MASHING. It was such no-brainer fun, just hacking and slashing nameless samurai cronies. I went with ~~Azure Dragon lol~~ Date Masamune because I figured using a swordsman in my first play would be easier and he had more HP than ~~Scorpio lol~~ Sanada Yukimura. But anyway, this looks great for when I need to release aggressiveness, as long as I don't develop Carpal Tunnel.

Then I wondered what kind of anime would come from this kind of game, because at least the American version lacked plot and shit. So since they are only 12 episodes, I went ahead and watched the Sengoku Basara anime.

SO. MUCH. FUN. It's silly, hammy, full of lovable characters with impressive seiyuus. I wasn't asking much to it and it was a pleasant surprise. My favorite characters were Sasuke and Keiji, but Masamune and Yukimura are also love. The Shingen-Yukimura relationship is soooo adorable in all its dorkiness (OYAKATA-SAMAAA! YUKIMURAAA!). All the ~~punk~~ Date clan devotion won me over, too. Oh, and it took me three seconds of the anime to realize I somehow managed to play with precisely the token CAPCOM Engrish character!

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