Freelance film critic based in Taiwan since 2017. Also writes about video games. Been translating my works from zh-TW to English. Contact([email protected])
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For anyone wondering what the replies mean by cutscenes breaking I've made a video compilation of all the broken scenes on my recent playthrough. I put it together into a YouTube video with more detail. Feel free to check it out. Here's a short excerpt:
youtu.be/DHeCgF0NOY0?si=oylu…
Just saw Left Handed Girl (2025) by 鄒時擎(Shih-Ching Tsou). The film is so good that I was almost tempted to forgive Semaine for selecting Locust (2024) a year prior (almost).
I recently completed my first clear of Silent Hill 4: The Room(GOG)& was completely unaware some cutscenes were actually "broken." I've put together a SBS on my channel but here's a glimpse. I wasn't even mad cause it kind of became a creepier & more unique experience (🔗in reply
Within the game's horror aesthetic, could even be said there's some kind of "beauty" in it, which might be why it felt "intentional" at first glance. Also kind of funny that the credit theme became death metal after audio distortion(plus I got the worst ending which fits the tone
This is why when it comes to Bloodborne I'll always be on the side of NEVER ASK FOR A "REMAKE." Always ask for a "Port," at most a "Remastered." Never give Sony the idea that it can "Remake" Bloodborne. You'll regret it. Games are more vulnerable than films when it comes to this.
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I was deeply fortunate & humbled to be interviewed by Lukas Moreau from the French film critic website @Critikat this June, sharing some of my experience as a critic since I started writing in 2017 & the general landscape of film criticism & Taiwanese cinema as I see it...
Comment se porte et se pratique aujourd’hui la critique en dehors des frontières de l’Hexagone ? Troisième invité : le critique taïwanais Yang Chen Yuan.
critikat.com/panorama/entret…
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And recommend the series to all of you if you're interested.
"Critiques d'ailleurs" ("Critics from elsewhere")(Under "DOSSIERS"):
critikat.com/dossiers
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My part is titled "Yang Chen Yuan : « L’arrivée de ma génération correspond à un point de rupture dans la critique taïwanaise »" ("The Arrival of My Generation Corresponded to a Point of Rupture in Taiwanese Criticism"):
critikat.com/panorama/entret…
