Larke12

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A gamer/author/composer/artist/otaku. To sum it up, I'm a Nerdist, and a Computer Science Major (Creative Writing minor).
Published on 29 December 2023

Iconic Zelda Songs

While I agree with a lot of Zeltik’s choices and comments on “where songs originated”, I had two comments on what I didn’t agree with. First off is a bias with Links Awakening, where I’d say Tal Tal Mountain is a more widespread and iconic song. The bias is due to a remix of that […]

Published on 26 December 2023

Holiday Music

Every Christmas season over the last few years I’ve always looked forward to one compilation album: An Overclocked Christmas (AOCC). I grew up with my major Christmas music being Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and whatever 98 Rock would play Christmas mornings (some classics, a lot of Christmas-adjacent rock songs, and a number of comedic parody songs). Speaking […]

Published on 19 December 2023

DualSense

I recently got a PS5 slim, a console I’ve been looking forward to since the original PS5 was announced. It’s as fast, if not faster, than I expected and is a fun experience especially with PS4 games that are optimised for the new hardware. One thing I was really interested in was any load time […]

Published on 14 December 2023

Mario Kart 8

I’ve been a kart racer fan all my life since the launch of the original CTR, and MK8DX has been one of the very best kart racer entries. CTR:NF could have come close but it was too unpolished and the load times by the final patch absurd, which left me wanting for something better. Although […]

Published on 10 December 2023

TGA 2023

Aside from Alan Wake 2 taking some awards that other games deserved so much more, it was a good time. Could have let people speak longer, but at least the best part of 2022’s show returned: Flute Guy. Pedro Eustache is an amazing flutist, I’ll never forget how hard he went off for Xenoblade 3. […]

Published on 10 December 2023

Modern Insomniac

My selfish gift for this years Black Friday was to get the new PS5 Slim, $500 for a sleek console and a free copy of Spider Man 2. I figured I’d also get Miles Morales which was also like 50% off, which also came with the remastered version of the first game. And so I’ve […]

Published on 9 December 2023

Blogging in the micro scale

As Twitter burns to the ground and has burnt my ties to it, I’ve found myself for most of 2023 wishing I had something of which to throw my inner thoughts out and into the world. Log my thoughts on live events, post my shower thoughts, share things I like. So maybe with this post, […]

Published on 3 August 2020

SOL [03] | I am happy

The rain slammed into the metal roof of the building we sat within. The sounds echoing in our head, louder than our words, louder than our thoughts. She began to sing a song of which I’d never heard before. I wished to understand what she was saying, but my words did not reach her. The […]

Published on 27 July 2020

SOL [02] | I wish it would pour

The wet cotton clouds grew heavy and cast larger shadows on the land. A lofty farmhouse sat vacant next to the large open field of grass, clover, and wild daisies. She laughed as she looked across the large field. The awkward rays of sunlight illuminating the windblown field beneath the imposing dark clouds. It was […]

Published on 20 July 2020

SOL [01] | I want to go somewhere

My eyes wide open, I looked all around. To the left was an archway leading to a vacant forest. The sounds of various birds chirped in the distance. To the right was an archway leading to a bustling city with the sounds of various motors ringing in the air. The girl beside me looked to […]