Digimon Story: Time Stranger Was Enjoyable

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The last time I ever consumed a piece of Digimon media was watching the third season of the Digimon anime (Digimon Tamers) when I was a child. After this, I grew out of doing anything Digimon related, whether it is watching the anime or playing the Digimon trading card game. I have never played a Digimon video game until I picked up Digimon Story: Time Stranger on a whim and some promising reviews. I finished playing the main story, and I have some quick thoughts about my experience.

An Autumn Morning At Montmorency Falls

One of the main reasons why I wanted to check out Quebec City is that I wanted to see the Montmorency Falls, which is the towering waterfall just outside the city. After an uneventful bus ride, I entered the park with the ticket I bought online. The Montmorency Falls is just a part of the overall park which loops around the waterfall. There are several activities at this park including ziplining across the waterfall, and a cable car between the top and bottom of the park itself.

The Views from Quebec City's Tallest Building

I went to L'Observatoire de la Capitale atop the Marie-Guyart building, which is the tallest building in Quebec City. This attraction offers a 360-degree view of the city and beyond, and I thought it would be worth checking out for an affordable $15 admission ticket (that you can only buy online). I went on a rainy and cloudy afternoon so I could not see far beyond the thickness of the clouds, but regardless, I would be seeing some spectacular views.

A Rainy Morning At La Citadelle de Québec

On one of the mornings while I was staying in Quebec City, I went for a tour of La Citadelle, which is a fortress that is sitting on the highest point of the city at Cap Diamant. I want to point out that this was not the first Citadel-style structure in Canada that I went to, as I also went to the Halifax Citadel last year. I was able to freely explore the Halifax Citadel at my own pace, but I would not have this luxury at La Citadelle, as La Citadelle de Quebec is still an active military base. I had to go on a guided tour of the fortress, which was fine with me.

Quick Thoughts: Canada vs. Ecuador

I went to the international friendly between Canada and Ecuador at BMO Field last Thursday, which ended in a 0-0 draw where Canada played down a man since the 6th minute of the match. If you are looking for tactical analysis, look elsewhere, as I will talk about my observations with the stadium, the crowd, and the general atmosphere and vibe of the match in general.

Pokemon Legends: Z-A Is Terrible Value

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I have been playing through Pokémon Legends: Z-A on the Nintendo Switch 2, and I want to tell you my thoughts on the game. Prior to obtaining this game, I think I have heard every kind of extreme opinion where I have heard unnecessary praise, as well as unnecessary hatred of Pokémon Legends: Z-A. The truth is, Pokémon Legends: Z-A falls somewhere in the middle of these two extremes. I have already talked at length about Game Freak's (lack of) role in the development of this game, so I am just going to focus on what I liked and did not like about the game.

Quebec's Museum of Civilization (And Another Titanic Exhibit)

I visited the Quebec Museum of Civilization in Quebec City (which already gives you a clue about where the next batch of travel posts are going to come from), and their premier exhibition going on at the time was a Titanic exhibition called "Titanic. The Human Story". I already went to a Titanic exhibition in Toronto back in August, but I was curious to see what things were the same in both exhibitions and what was different. I promise that this blog is not going to be a Titanic repository of items and experiences, but bear with me as I go through a second round of experiencing the fateful maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic, as well as check out the rest of the exhibits in the museum.

Trails In the Sky: 1st Chapter Is An Excellent Remake

I have always wanted to get into the Trails video game series, but I always found it difficult to start due to the sheer number of main entries in the series (13 main entries since 2004), as well as the outdated combat in the earlier games. Thankfully, there is a new Trails game that is a remake of the first Trails game released back in 2004. Trails In the Sky: 1st Chapter is the remake of the 2004 game The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky and this was a great jump off point for me to check out this game and this series once and for all.

October 2025 Update

Hello!

I do not have a blog post this week, because I will be travelling to a destination where I will be staying for a few days. I have many things planned for this trip so you will definitely see new posts from now until the end of the year. I am surprised to have done quite a bit of travelling this year, and all of it was within Canada from the west coast to the Maritimes. There is one more Canadian destination where I will be going to this year that I have never been to.

A lot has happened this year and things are going to continue to be busy for me going forward, but I am going to try to keep with the schedule of a new blog post every Monday. I'm excited to share what happened on my upcoming trip and talk about everything else that has been going on.

Watch this space!

Trying To Belong Somewhere

I am in one of those rare moments where I think I am in a good place in my life right now. I have a steady job where I can work from home and make a decent living. Because of my decent living, I can save up and go on trips to places where I would have not been able to go to (with another trip coming up soon). The only other question that I have in my life is how my life is on a social level. This is what I want to address in this post.

Black Myth: Wukong - One Big Boss Rush

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Black Myth: Wukong is a 2024 action RPG developed and published by Chinese game studio Game Science. Black Myth: Wukong is (as far as I know) the first big-budget video game release to western audiences from China. This game has always piqued my interest but I was hesitant to play the game because I erroneously thought Black Myth: Wukong was a “souls-type” game, like the Dark Souls series and Elden Ring. I do not enjoy playing “souls-like” games, but I decided to bite the bullet and play through Black Myth: Wukong.

Everything Else I Did In Prince Edward Island

You know the drill. Here are all the other things I saw and did on my trip to Prince Edward Island that I did not already cover in my previous PEI posts, but first, I have some general thoughts about the province.

Prince Edward Island is a windy place, considering the island is just off the ocean. Every time I would get out of my car to go see a lighthouse, the constant gust of wind hits my body. In many of the videos I share on my PEI posts, there is always this howling wind that muffles any sound. Also, Prince Edward Island is a mostly rural place. The few cities on this island are not particularly big, and most of the island is hills and farmland. The drives were mostly boring and not as fun as driving in Nova Scotia.

PEI's Beach And Lighthouse Tour

On my Prince Edward Island vacation, I spent much of my time driving around visiting different beaches and lighthouses. Although I did not visit every single beach and lighthouse on the island, I visited enough of them where I could detail it all in a blog post. I did not realize there were so many lighthouses on the island, and I want to show you what I found.

Remembering The Simpsons: Hit & Run

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The Simpsons have had a weird history with video games. The first Simpsons video game was the arcade game in the early 1990s, and then there were many mediocre releases throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. As I was growing up, I managed to play a couple of these bad games at the turn of the millennium. I remember The Simpsons Wrestling on the PS1, which was horrible to play. I also played a bit of The Simpsons: Road Rage, which was a Crazy Taxi clone. The game was not terrible, but I would not call the game good at all. 

It Was A Rainy Day In Charlottetown

While I was in Prince Edward Island, I stayed in Downtown Charlottetown, and I want to dedicate a post to my wanderings in this place. Charlottetown is not actually a town, but rather a city, and wandering around this city felt like walking through a small city in Ontario, such as Kitchener or St. Catharines. I still got that small-town feel from the city with its historic buildings and waterfront. I walked around Charlottetown at varying lengths on each day of my stay. I had rain on the first two days of my stay while I had clear weather on the remaining days. Anyways, here are my pics from my time in Charlottetown in Prince Edward Island.

P.E.I.'s Local Roadside Car Museum

On my last day in Prince Edward Island, I was supposed to check out Fort Amherst, but before heading over there, I found out that the attraction was not open. I needed to find an alternative attraction in the south side of the island to kill some time before my flight back to Toronto later that evening. While feverishly looking through Google Maps, I found a car museum not too far from my location called the Car Life Museum, and it was on the way back to Charlottetown. It seemed interesting enough, and I like cars, so I thought I would check it out. The Car Life Museum is a family-owned museum featuring restored antique and classic cars by the family, as well as tractors and other farm equipment. The feature car is an old Cadillac DeVille once owned by Elvis Presley.

I Climbed Up PEI’s Tallest Lighthouse

The West Point Lighthouse is Prince Edward Island’s tallest lighthouse, sitting on the westernmost coast of the island. As part of my random driving around on the west side of the island, I drove to this isolated lighthouse, which was also an inn and a campground. It had been raining on the day I visited the lighthouse, so I had the lighthouse all to myself because there were no other tourists.

Remembering Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

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I am continuing my series on talking about games from my childhood, and one memorable game that I had on the Nintendo 64 when I was a child was Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. I previously mentioned in my review of Kirby and the Forgotten Land that I played a few Kirby games in my childhood. Most Kirby games are not worth talking about in a blog post because they are all the same sort of 2D platformer. However, Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards is just different enough that I need to talk about it.

The Travelling RMS Titanic Exhibition

There was a Titanic exhibition in Toronto going on, and I did not have anything to do on a Sunday, so I went to check it out. I only had a passive interest in learning about the RMS Titanic and its fateful sinking on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1912, but there were real-life artifacts on display due to salvaging efforts of the sunken ship. At the core of my being, I am a history buff, so I went to see what this exhibition had to offer.

The Canadian Potato Museum - The Temple Of Tubers

One of the things that Prince Edward Island is known for is growing potatoes, and so it is not surprising that there is a Potato Museum on the island, in the village of O’Leary, dedicated to the spud. The potato is certainly one of my favourite vegetables, and so I went to check out the Canadian museum of its namesake.