*It was the next morning and Jin was in his bed sleeping before the alarm on his clock went off. With his eyes still closed, Jin grumbled and rolled over to his clock to turn off the alarm. Once the alarm was off Jin rolled back the other side to continue sleeping only for the […]
Author Archive: Nitsuj
Ranking the Octopath Travelers
Hey guys. Justin here and welcome to the Otaku Mind. JRPGs have come a long way. What was once considered an overlooked and underrated genre of video games has become a hot commodity. With excellent writing, characters, stories, themes, and graphics that get your attention and make you walk away with a new perspective on […]
Project #545: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai Part 3
Hello and welcome to Project. We’re still continuing our look into Dragon Quest the Adventures of Dai with part 3 of the anime. But first, another fun fact about Dragon Quest. The series was actually inspired by Western games. In 1982 Enix sponsored a video game programming contest where the winners would win a trip […]
Chapter 48: Take Back the Kingdom
*Emerging from a manhole on the other side of the kingdom is Dust, Sanada, Gael, Jin, Alita and Hibana’s drone* (Dust): Ahhh~. Smell that fresh air. Feels good to be out of the sewers. I told you we were going the right way. (Hibana): Oh yeah, we’re just about ten miles from where we entered […]
Record 24: The Seraphs
(Morrison): Throughout history there have been many heroic tales that have stood the test of time and inspired a whole generation. One group that takes these legends seriously are the Seraphs. Once thought to be its own race, the Seraphs are actually a brotherhood of skilled fighters who have come together to serve the greater […]
Project #544: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai Part 2
Hello and welcome to Project Nitsuj. Welcome to the second week of our look at Dragon Quest: The Adventures of Dai. Since this is going to be a long review, I figured I’d make things interesting and share some fun facts about Dragon Quest you may or may not know. Here’s one I found really […]
Chapter 47: Lost History
*One hour before power and communications could be restored to the kingdom, ten members of Blood Moon being led by Muta were walking up the steps to the museum. Muta walked up to the doors of the museum and ran his claw against them before turning back to the members of Blood Moon* (Muta): Break […]
Project #543: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai Part 1
Hello and welcome to Project Nitsuj. What can I say about Dragon Quest? Not much. I didn’t really get into it all that much and the game series never really took off here in the West. In Japan, it’s a different story. Remember when Banjo and Kazooie was announced for Smash and everyone in the […]
Chapter 46: Of Mice and Elves
*In the central communication tower of Brister the doors had been blasted open by explosions. The dead bodies of knights were on the ground and in the upper level overlooking the kingdom was the control room with staff members who were demihumans and elves being tied up. Human members of staff were left untied and […]
Record 23: The Legend of the Eight Heroes
(Morrison): Tristian, Ingrid, Aitanna, Malakai, Faye, Paige, Allister, and Caito. These eight names are known throughout the world far and wide from adults to children. Because these are the names of the eight warriors who once saved the world. Centuries ago the Eclipses once had a leader dubbed Perro, the king of the Eclipses. It […]