Hoiman S. Yip
@hoiman.bsky.social
Novelist // Character designer // Movies // Amateur Pianist
After about a year of hiatus due to personal issues, my latest book, Divergia: Xrossing Fate, has resumed development. Been back at work on it for a few weeks now. It's requiring more work than I thought, but I'm still enjoying it. #DivergiaXrossingFate
February 13, 2026 at 1:42 PM
After about a year of hiatus due to personal issues, my latest book, Divergia: Xrossing Fate, has resumed development. Been back at work on it for a few weeks now. It's requiring more work than I thought, but I'm still enjoying it. #DivergiaXrossingFate
Watched this series (S1). Jayden is a strong protag and I enjoy his one-liners countering insults. Rest of the cast are either bland or underdeveloped right now. Story lacks direction and oomph, and final villain feels sudden/rushed. Duels are a little repetitive. Okay. #yugioh
February 6, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Watched this series (S1). Jayden is a strong protag and I enjoy his one-liners countering insults. Rest of the cast are either bland or underdeveloped right now. Story lacks direction and oomph, and final villain feels sudden/rushed. Duels are a little repetitive. Okay. #yugioh
Rewatched this movie. Some decent acting, and the fight scenes are ok. Setting and atmosphere don't feel like Doom to me, though. The FPS scene still holds up and is, hands down, the best moment. Not a great movie, but not awful, either. It's okay. #doom
January 28, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Rewatched this movie. Some decent acting, and the fight scenes are ok. Setting and atmosphere don't feel like Doom to me, though. The FPS scene still holds up and is, hands down, the best moment. Not a great movie, but not awful, either. It's okay. #doom
Beat this game. Some great visuals and fight choreography. Good OST. Great combat, but enemies take too long to defeat. Too many boss fights IMO. Kaser is bland/dull. Rough around the edges, and some parts feel unpolished/unfinished. Ending feels rushed. It's okay. #LostSoulAside
January 23, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Beat this game. Some great visuals and fight choreography. Good OST. Great combat, but enemies take too long to defeat. Too many boss fights IMO. Kaser is bland/dull. Rough around the edges, and some parts feel unpolished/unfinished. Ending feels rushed. It's okay. #LostSoulAside
Watched this movie. 1st half is slow and unlike the game, but 2nd half picks up with a lot of charm. Using random game footage for transitions is low-budget but effective. Camera motion around characters is a nice reference. Bad, but a fun watch. Enjoyed. #TheHouseOfTheDead
January 15, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Watched this movie. 1st half is slow and unlike the game, but 2nd half picks up with a lot of charm. Using random game footage for transitions is low-budget but effective. Camera motion around characters is a nice reference. Bad, but a fun watch. Enjoyed. #TheHouseOfTheDead
Watched this movie. Story ties in decently and is a good conclusion to the show, though the ending leaves some loose ends. Duel rules feel inconsistent and rush to the big monsters without explanations. Emotional. Animation quality is beautiful and detailed. It's alright. #yugioh
January 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Watched this movie. Story ties in decently and is a good conclusion to the show, though the ending leaves some loose ends. Duel rules feel inconsistent and rush to the big monsters without explanations. Emotional. Animation quality is beautiful and detailed. It's alright. #yugioh
Beat this game. Gameplay and level design are a bit dated, dungeons are repetitive and hard to navigate. OST is different, but still really good. Story is decent. Last dungeon tested my patience. Really needs a map. Blacksheeo if the series, but I still enjoyed it. Good. #Ys
January 11, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Beat this game. Gameplay and level design are a bit dated, dungeons are repetitive and hard to navigate. OST is different, but still really good. Story is decent. Last dungeon tested my patience. Really needs a map. Blacksheeo if the series, but I still enjoyed it. Good. #Ys
Watched this series (S5). Kaiba Land arc is ok with little value. Egypt arc has some retcons and a bit hard to follow, but very spectacular and different. The final duel is engaging, climactic, and emotional. But ends suddenly. Overall, I enjoyed the whole show. Great! #yugioh
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Watched this series (S5). Kaiba Land arc is ok with little value. Egypt arc has some retcons and a bit hard to follow, but very spectacular and different. The final duel is engaging, climactic, and emotional. But ends suddenly. Overall, I enjoyed the whole show. Great! #yugioh
Rewatched this movie. Story retcons some previous movies and doesn't continue well at all. Fight scenes aren't great. Camera cuts and stitches scenes together far too often that it got me a little dizzy. Just not very good, and an underwhelming end to the saga. #ResidentEvil
January 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Rewatched this movie. Story retcons some previous movies and doesn't continue well at all. Fight scenes aren't great. Camera cuts and stitches scenes together far too often that it got me a little dizzy. Just not very good, and an underwhelming end to the saga. #ResidentEvil
Beat this game. Gorgeous visuals and spectacles all around. Lots of love and passion put in. Simple/engaging story. Game plays itself a lot of the time. Plentyof content, but it doesn't feel like much at the same time. Controls are too simple. Good OST. It's only ok. #Kirby
December 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Beat this game. Gorgeous visuals and spectacles all around. Lots of love and passion put in. Simple/engaging story. Game plays itself a lot of the time. Plentyof content, but it doesn't feel like much at the same time. Controls are too simple. Good OST. It's only ok. #Kirby
Beat this game. Some gorgeous visuals all around, but some parts look dated and awful. Puzzles are more grounded and less frustrating than in previous games. Alright OST. Story develops Kate more, but less focus on Syberia. Story lost me a little towards the end. Okay. #Syberia
December 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Beat this game. Some gorgeous visuals all around, but some parts look dated and awful. Puzzles are more grounded and less frustrating than in previous games. Alright OST. Story develops Kate more, but less focus on Syberia. Story lost me a little towards the end. Okay. #Syberia
Rewatched this movie. Still very heartwarming that brings out the Christmas feeling within. The trap scenes are still funny and satisfying to watch. Good acting, but some parts are a little cringy now. A must-watch movie every Christmas. Great! #homealone
December 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Rewatched this movie. Still very heartwarming that brings out the Christmas feeling within. The trap scenes are still funny and satisfying to watch. Good acting, but some parts are a little cringy now. A must-watch movie every Christmas. Great! #homealone
Rewatched this movie. Way too much slowmotion moments, but the fight choreography and action scenes are decent until the last fight. Ada is decent, but Leon and Barry aren't represented well. Story feels all over the place. It's okay. #ResidentEvil
December 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Rewatched this movie. Way too much slowmotion moments, but the fight choreography and action scenes are decent until the last fight. Ada is decent, but Leon and Barry aren't represented well. Story feels all over the place. It's okay. #ResidentEvil
Beat this game. Chaotic, campy voice acting, explosive, engaging, carnage, all the EDF you expect is here. Story is way too repetitive, not much mission variety, plenty of new enemy variety, and OST is ok. Over the top fun. Enjoyed a lot. EDF! #EDF6
December 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Beat this game. Chaotic, campy voice acting, explosive, engaging, carnage, all the EDF you expect is here. Story is way too repetitive, not much mission variety, plenty of new enemy variety, and OST is ok. Over the top fun. Enjoyed a lot. EDF! #EDF6
Watched this movie. Very bleak, gloomy, and depressive. Tackles some serious real-life concepts. Has a decent cast, but just a dull and boring movie to sit through. My fave character dies halfway through, too :(. Not for me. #Outlaw
December 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Watched this movie. Very bleak, gloomy, and depressive. Tackles some serious real-life concepts. Has a decent cast, but just a dull and boring movie to sit through. My fave character dies halfway through, too :(. Not for me. #Outlaw
Watched this movie. Has an interesting setup, but becomes a generic action movie instead. Weird pacing, forgettable/unlikeable characters, and awful fight scenes. Bob is barely in it, too. Terrible. #Doomsday
December 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Watched this movie. Has an interesting setup, but becomes a generic action movie instead. Weird pacing, forgettable/unlikeable characters, and awful fight scenes. Bob is barely in it, too. Terrible. #Doomsday
Rewatched this movie. Too much slowmotion moments, and the fight choreography is awful and clunky. New characters aren't great, and zombies aren't the main focus. Better than the 3rd movie, but overall bad. #ResidentEvil
December 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Rewatched this movie. Too much slowmotion moments, and the fight choreography is awful and clunky. New characters aren't great, and zombies aren't the main focus. Better than the 3rd movie, but overall bad. #ResidentEvil
Watched this movie. The detective/mystery was a little hard to follow, but I do like the twist. The climax feels rushed and underwhelming. Bob's character is ny fave, but defo one of his more forgettable roles. It's okay. #shattered1991
December 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Watched this movie. The detective/mystery was a little hard to follow, but I do like the twist. The climax feels rushed and underwhelming. Bob's character is ny fave, but defo one of his more forgettable roles. It's okay. #shattered1991
Watched this movie. A rather charming story set in the 60s. Some scenes do fast forward a little with little room for emotions, but the characters are fun and entertaining. Bob looks incredible and is my fave character. I enjoyed it ok. #mermaid1990
December 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Watched this movie. A rather charming story set in the 60s. Some scenes do fast forward a little with little room for emotions, but the characters are fun and entertaining. Bob looks incredible and is my fave character. I enjoyed it ok. #mermaid1990
Watched this movie. Has a good story and dynamic for the characters, but maybe not executed fully well? Some scenes don't connect well or confuse me, and the conclusion is underwhelming. Bob's character is my fave, and he's a treat to watch as usual. Okay. #APrayerForTheDying
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Watched this movie. Has a good story and dynamic for the characters, but maybe not executed fully well? Some scenes don't connect well or confuse me, and the conclusion is underwhelming. Bob's character is my fave, and he's a treat to watch as usual. Okay. #APrayerForTheDying
Watched this movie. A little hard to understand and follow at first, but when I eventually pieced it together, I realised it's a rather heartbreaking story. I could feel George's emotions and thoughts as events unfolded, which means Bob performed amazingly. Enjoyed. #monalisa
December 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Watched this movie. A little hard to understand and follow at first, but when I eventually pieced it together, I realised it's a rather heartbreaking story. I could feel George's emotions and thoughts as events unfolded, which means Bob performed amazingly. Enjoyed. #monalisa
Watched this movie. Bit hard to follow and understand at times, but I don't like the protag. Characters are forgettable. The story does have some interesting dynamics. Bob Hoskins is my fave character by far and was a treat to watch. Mixed. #TheHonoraryConsul
December 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Watched this movie. Bit hard to follow and understand at times, but I don't like the protag. Characters are forgettable. The story does have some interesting dynamics. Bob Hoskins is my fave character by far and was a treat to watch. Mixed. #TheHonoraryConsul
Rewatched this movie. Picks up after the 2nd movie in a weird way, which makes the story incoherent and confusing. Alice seems way overpowered that it makes the villains not threatening. Action scenes aren't great, and it feels more like a Mad Max movie. Not great. #ResidentEvil
December 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Rewatched this movie. Picks up after the 2nd movie in a weird way, which makes the story incoherent and confusing. Alice seems way overpowered that it makes the villains not threatening. Action scenes aren't great, and it feels more like a Mad Max movie. Not great. #ResidentEvil
Watched this movie. Bit hard to follow and understand, but I do like the detective aspect. Characters are a little forgettable. Some great quotes and scenes, and I enjoyed the shower scene. Bob Hoskins performed greatly and was a real treat to watch. Enjoyed. #TheLongGoodFriday
December 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Watched this movie. Bit hard to follow and understand, but I do like the detective aspect. Characters are a little forgettable. Some great quotes and scenes, and I enjoyed the shower scene. Bob Hoskins performed greatly and was a real treat to watch. Enjoyed. #TheLongGoodFriday
Watched this movie. Good acting, but the characters and the whole story are weird and hard to understand. I don't really understand the point/meaning of this movie. Bob Hoskins steals the show and is my fave character, though. Kinda boring. #Inserts
December 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Watched this movie. Good acting, but the characters and the whole story are weird and hard to understand. I don't really understand the point/meaning of this movie. Bob Hoskins steals the show and is my fave character, though. Kinda boring. #Inserts