Menitta's Daily Yapping

When I was set to graduate college, I was planning a gift to myself by traveling to Japan for 2 weeks. It was an ideal time in life. I was still living with my parent and I had enough savings to spend for that kind of trip. Unfortunately, I graduated college in 2020, so obviously that did not happen.  Fast forward to now, I'm 5 years into my career, and I'm not getting any younger. I figure I might as well finally do it. The catalyst for this decision actually stems from work. In June of this year, I am required to travel to Munich, Germany for a week. This will be the very first time I travel outside of the continental United States. Since I will have experience with international travel, I decided to finally make this trip I've wanted to make for years now.  My plan at the moment is to only go for a week and to only visit Tokyo. From what I've read, for the first time visiting Japan, it's good to limit the places you visit. There's so much to see, ...

Announced in 2019 during an E3 show, I really had no expectations for Pragmata. I certainly didn't expect a faster paced Resident Evil game with a Yakuza 0 disco mini game style hacking element. Nonetheless, I was thoroughly surprised and happy with how this game turned out. It's been a long time since announcement and we all know how those games can vary wildly in quality. Fortunately this landed as what I anticipate becoming a modern classic.  I was hesitant on the game when we first saw gameplay. The amount of things on screen with the hacking and shooting, it all looked so cumbersome. I was excited to try the demo though because with Capcom's recent output, I was at least willing to give the game a try. Once I did, it immediately became my most anticipated video game of 2026.  The way it combines RE style 3rd person shooting and the hacking mini game makes for a wildly unique and engaging flow of gameplay. If I were to offer up only one criticism with the co...