Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 250 – Randos’ Ruins II

We get a fairly long random encounter this time.

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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 249 – Randos’ Ruins I

Our third random encounter of the session – now in some ruins.

Alexander CaseNovember 10, 2022October 30, 2022Leave a comment

Books

Book Review: Rivers of London Books 1-7

I’ve kinda fallen behind on the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch (at least as far as the video reviews are concerned), so it’s time to get caught up.

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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 248 – Chilly Randos I

Another random encounter – this time on a mountain.

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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 247 – Desert Randos I

We get a random encounter on the way to the next side quest.

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Books

The Jasmine Throne: Book Review

With The Jasmine Throne, by Tasha Suri, I’m finally getting back to being caught up with the Sword & Laser Book Club picks – more or less (November’s pick is Six Wakes, which I read a while back, so I’m using this month to catch up on some other books). While I liked the novel, my thoughts on The Jasmine Throne are complicated in ways that somewhat intersect with my views on She Who Became The Sun, and in ways that don’t.

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Anime

Fuuto PI: Anime Review

We’ve been getting a fair amount of anime and manga spinoffs of Tokusatsu series lately. The main ones I’ve covered have been the Ultraman manga series and its anime spinoff on Netflix, and Studio Trigger’s Gridman universe series – Gridman and Dynazenon – in addition to ones I haven’t gotten to yet, like the Garo spinoff anime series. This fall’s Fuuto PI (or Fuuto Tantei) is another of those – this time tying in with Kamen Rider W.

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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 246 – Poison Swamp III

We clear out this fight, and now can go to the Palace of the Dead whenever we want.

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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 245 – Poison Swamp II

One dragon down, two to go.

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Books

Book Review: She Who Became The Sun

It’s time to review the last of the Hugo Nominees that were on my shortlist – She Who Became The Sun By Shelly Parker-Chan

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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 244 – Poison Swamp I

We have one more fight to do in order to clear the path to the Palace of the Dead.

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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 243 – Son of the Necromancer III

We finally lay into the Necroprentice – but are we too late?

Alexander CaseOctober 31, 2022October 9, 2022Leave a comment

Anime, Podcast

Anime Explorations Episode 1: Keep Your Hands off Eizouken

We have the inaugural episode of the Anime Explorations Podcast! I and my friends David and Tora take a look at Masami Yuasa’s 2020 adaptation of the manga Keep Your Hands off Eizouken!

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film

Deep Red: Movie Review

A few years ago, I reviewed the first film in Dario Argento’s “Three Mothers” trilogy – Suspiria. This time I’m looking at the first film he worked on with Goblin – Deep Red. As this is an over 30-year-old-movie, there will be some spoilers below the cut.

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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 242 – Son of the Necromancer II

We attempt to push through the undead defenders to aid this new guest character.

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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 241 – Son of the Necromancer I

We finally take on this new Necroprentise, and attempt to save the village’s last survivor.

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Video games, Where I Read

Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 128

We finally have our review of Goldeneye 007.

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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 240 – Undead Sentries II

We mop up the last few of this fairly small force, so we can get into the castle.

Alexander CaseOctober 25, 2022October 9, 2022Leave a comment

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Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 239 – Undead Sentries I

We now have to get through the handful of undead guards.

Alexander CaseOctober 24, 2022October 9, 2022Leave a comment

film

Film Review: The House That Dripped Blood

It’s not October without a review of an Amicus film, and this year I’ve got another Amicus Anthology here – the one with the title that grabbed my attention the most – The House That Dripped Blood. Unfortunately, it’s also probably the most disappointing I’ve seen to date.

Alexander CaseOctober 23, 2022October 22, 2022Leave a comment

Books

Book Review: Vampire Hunter D, Vol. 1

For the Spooky Season, I decided to do something a little different from my usual string of horror films – having picked up the Vampire Hunter D audiobooks from Audible, and since I have a commute again, I decided to get started listening to those on my way to work – and having finished re-reading the first one, it would be appropriate to give my thoughts.

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