Monday, January 9, 2023

Media Watched / Read / Played in 2023

Continuing from past years 2015-2022... as a point of reference for myself to return to, an ongoing list of media I've watched, read, or played throughout 2023:


Past Years:
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Later Years:
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2023 List:
(first time watched)

Films: (...)
The Far Country (1954) (dir. Anthony Mann) *
Track of the Cat (1954) (dir. William A. Wellman) *
The Tall Men (1955) (dir. Raoul Walsh) *
Day of the Outlaw (1959) (dir. Andre De Toth) *
Ride the High Country (1962) (dir. Sam Peckinpah) *
The Great Silence (Il grande silenzio) (1968) (dir. Sergio Corbucci) *
Little Big Man (1970) (dir. Arthur Penn) *
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) (dir. Robert Altman) *
Dead Man (1995) (Criterion) (dir. Jim Jarmusch)
Ravenous (1999) (dir. Antonia Bird) *
The Hateful Eight (2015) (dir. Quentin Tarantino)
Christine (1983) (dir. John Carpenter) *
My Name Is Gulpilil (2021) (dir. Molly Reynolds) *
Mad Dog Morgan (1976) (dir. Philippe Mora) *
Mimi (2002) (dir. Warwick Thornton) *
The Tracker (2002) (dir. Rolf de Heer) *
Ten Canoes (2006) (dir. Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr) *
Charlie's Country (2013) (dir. Rolf de Heer) *
Another Country (2015) (dir. Molly Reynolds) *
Gamera: The Showa Era (Arrow Video)
     Gamera vs. Giant Devil Beast Jiger (Gamera tai Daimaju Jaiga) (1970) (dir. Noriaki Yuasa, Shigeo Tanaka) *
     Gamera vs. Deep-Sea Monster Zigra (Gamera tai shinkai kaiju Jigura) (1971) (dir. Noriaki Yuasa) *
     Space Monster Gamera (Uchu kaiju Gamera) (1980) (dir. Noriaki Yuasa, Shigeo Tanaka) *
Mortal Kombat (2021) (dir. Simon McQuoid) *
The Man from Toronto (2022) (dir. Patrick Hughes) *
Suicide Squad (2021) (dir. James Gunn) *
Dressed to Kill (1980) (dir. Brian De Palma)
Body Heat (1981) (dir. Lawrence Kasdan)

Animated Films: (...)
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Series:
The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022) *
Wednesday (2022) *
Resident Evil (2022)
Sweet Tooth (2021)
Space Force (2020)
Better Call Saul (2015)

(BACKLOG)
Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
The Expanse (2015)
Beyond Evil (Gwimul) (2021)
12 Monkeys (2015)
Locke & Key (2020)

Animated Series:
Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021)
Bee and PuppyCat (2013)
Inside Job (2021) *
Dead End: Paranormal Park (2022) *

(BACKLOG)
Transformers (1984)
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1983)
Japan Sinks (2020)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Kokaku kidotai: Stand Alone Complex) (2002)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019)
Naruto: Shippuden (2007)
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)

Shows/Performances/Events:
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Books:
The Time of Contempt (Andrzej Sapkowski)
Diamonds are Forever (Ian Fleming)

(BACKLOG)
Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein (Author - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Illustrator - Bernie Wrightson)
The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre (H.P. Lovecraft)
Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life (Ray Harryhausen, Tony Dalton)

Comics:
Dark Knights: Death Metal: Deluxe Edition (Author - Scott Snyder, Illustrator - Greg Capullo)
DC Comics: Generations
Future State Batman: Dark Detective (Author - Mariko Tamaki, Illustrator - Various)
Infinite Frontier (Author - Joshua Williamson, Illustrator - Various)
Astro City Metrobook Vol.1-3 (Author - Kurt Busiek, Illustrator - Various)
Suicide Squad: Blaze (Author - Simon Spurrier, Illustrator - Aaron Campbell)
The Terminator Omnibus Vol.1-2
Friday, Book Two: On a Cold Winter's Night (Author - Ed Brubaker, Illustrator - Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente)
Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Dracula (Koren Shadmi)
Best of 2000 AD Vol.2
Dune: The Waters of Kanly (Author - Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Illustrator - Francesco Mortarino)
Batman: The Dark Knight Detective Vol.7 (Author - Dennis O'Neil, Illustrator - Jim Aparo)
Norse Mythology Vol.3
The Nice House on the Lake Vol.2 (2021) (Author - James Tynion, Illustrator - Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire)
Judge Dredd: Regicide
The Last Days of Black Hammer (Author - Jeff Lemire, Illustrator - Stefano Simeone)
Batman Vol.1 (2022)
The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country Vol.1 (Author - James Tynion IV, Illustrator - Lisandro Estherren)
The Unbelievable Unteens (Author - Jeff Lemire, Illustrator - Tyler Crook)
The British Paranormal Society: Time Out of Mind
Batman: Detective Comics Vol.4 (2021)
Predator Vol.1 (2022) (Author - Ed Brisson, Illustrator - Kev Walker)
Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda
Battle Angel Alita (Deluxe Edition) Vol.2-5 (Yukito Kishiro)
Battle Angel Alita: Holy Night and Other Stories (Deluxe Edition) (Yukito Kishiro)
Legends of the Dark Knight: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Alien Vol.3 (2022) (Author - Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Illustrator - Julius Ohta)

Games:
Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn (PS5) (dev. Square Enix)
     Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
     Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood
     Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
     Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
Splatoon 3 (Switch) (dev. Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development)
Triangle Strategy (Switch) (dev. Artdink, Square Enix)
Tactics Ogre: Reborn (PS5) (dev. Square Enix)
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut (PS5) (dev. ZA/UM)
Citizen Sleeper (PC-Cloud) (dev. Jump Over The Age)
Return to Monkey Island (PC-Cloud) (dev. Ron Gilbert, Terrible Toybox)
F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch (PS5) (dev. TiGames)
Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion (PS5) (dev. Square Enix)
Sonic Frontiers (PS5) (dev. Sonic Team)
Pupperazzi (PC-Cloud) (dev. Sundae Month)
High on Life (PC) (dev. Squanch Games)
Donut County (PC-Cloud & PS4/PS5) (dev. Ben Esposito)
Deathloop (PS5) (dev. Arkane Studios)
Pokemon Violet (Switch) (dev. Game Freak)
Hi-Fi RUSH (PC-Cloud) (dev. Tango Gameworks)
Record of Lodoss War -Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth- (PS5) (dev. Team Ladybug)
Infernax (PC-Cloud) (dev. Berzerk Studio)
Metroid Prime Remastered (Switch) (dev. Nintendo, Retro Studios)
TOEM (PS5) (dev. Something We Made)
Hoa (PS5) (dev. Skrollcat Studio)
Summer in Mara (PS4) (dev. Chibig)
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line (PS4) (dev. Square Enix Creative Business Unit I, indieszero)
Hogwarts Legacy (PS5) (dev. Avalanche Software)
Tentacular (PS5-PSVR2) (dev. Firepunchd Games UG)
PowerWash Simulator (PC-Cloud & PS5) (dev. FuturLab)
Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Ryu ga Gotoku Ishin!) (PS5) (dev. Ryu Ga Gotuku Studio)
Resident Evil 4 (2023) (PS5) (dev. Capcom)
Tetris 99 (Switch) (dev. Arika)
Pacman 99 (Switch) (dev. Arika)
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (PC) (dev. Sega)
Tetris Effect Connected (PS5) (dev. Monstars, Resonair, Stage Games)
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (PS5) (dev. Team Ninja, Square Enix)
Gran Turismo 7 (PS5) (dev. Polyphony Digital)
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Switch) (dev. HAL Laboratory)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch) (dev. Nintendo) 

(WIP - BACKLOG)
Halo: The Master Chief Collection (PC-Cloud) (dev. 343 Industries)
     Halo 3: ODST
Aliens: Fireteam Elite (PS5) (dev. Cold Iron Studios)
     Pathogen Expansion
Gears of War 2 (PC-Cloud) (dev. Epic Games)
Castlevania Advance Collection (PS5) (Konami Digital Entertainment)
     Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
     Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
     Castlevania: Dracula X
Ring Fit Adventure (Switch) (dev. Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development)
Tunic (PS5) (dev. Andrew Shouldice, TUNIC Team)
LEGO Harry Potter Collection (PS4/PS5) (dev. Traveller's Tales)
Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Switch) (dev. Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development)
     Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)
     Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
Capcom Arcade Stadium (PS4/PS5) (dev. Capcom)
Motorstorm: RC (PS3/PS5-Cloud) (dev. Evolution Studios)
Motorstorm: Apocalypse (PS3/PS5-Cloud) (dev. Evolution Studios)
The Pedestrian (PC-Cloud) (dev. Shookum Arts)
Final Fantasy (NES Classic Edition) (dev. Square)
Ape Escape (PS5) (dev. Japan Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Batman: Return to Arkham (PS4/PS5) (dev. Rocksteady Studios, Virtuos)
Minecraft Dungeons (PC-Cloud) (dev. Mojang Studios, Xbox Game Studios, Double Eleven)
Hitman 3 (PS5) (dev. IO Interactive)
Resident Evil Re:Verse (PS4/PS5) (dev. Capcom)
The Swords of Ditto: Mormo's Curse (PS4/PS5) (dev. Onebitbeyond)
Signalis (PC-Cloud) (dev. rose-engine)
Theatryhthm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call (3DS) (dev. Square Enix 1st Production Department, indieszero)
Persona 5 Strikers (Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers) (PS4/PS5) (dev. Omega Force, P-Studio)
Persona Dancing: Endless Night Collection (PS4)
     Persona 4: Dancing All Night (PS4) (dev. P-Studio, Dingo Inc.)
     Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight (PS4) (dev. P-Studio)
New Pokemon Snap (Switch) (dev. BANDAI NAMCO Studios, HAL Laboratory)
CrossCode (PS4) (dev. Radical Fish Games)
Resident Evil: Revelations (PS4) (dev. Capcom)
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 (PS4) (dev. Capcom)
Bravely Default 2 (Switch) (dev. Claytechworks)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (Switch) (dev. Nintendo, Monolith Soft, Tantalus)
Eastward (Switch) (dev. Pixpil)
Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Switch) (dev. Intelligent Systems, Koei Tecmo Games)
The Touryst (Switch) (dev. Shin-en Multimedia)
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age (PS4) (dev. Square Enix)
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (Switch) (dev. Monolith Soft, Monster Games)
Paper Mario: The Origami King (Switch) (dev. Intelligent Systems)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (PS4) (dev. Nihon Falcom)
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Switch) (dev. Koei Tecmo, Omega Force)
Spiritfarer (PS4) (dev. Thunder Lotus Games, Thunder Lotus)