Breaking it all Down

Posted on June 27, 2026June 3, 2026 by Alexander Case

Book Review: Stone & Sky

Having gotten caught up on the Rivers of London novellas, it’s time to get around to the next proper novel, Stone & Sky – with Peter Grant and company going to Scotland.

Posted on June 26, 2026June 13, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 25: There Are Some Bad Dogs

I then have a boss fight with Cereberus.

Music:
“The Witching Hour”
Performed & Arranged by OceansAndrew
Based on “Dracula’s Castle”, “Dungeon – Main Theme”
Composed by akiropito, Jeff Lorber, Michiru Yamane, Rika Muranaka, Tomoko Sano, Tony Haynes
https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04313

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Posted on June 25, 2026June 13, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 24: Dream Sequence

I get into a fight with a succubus.

Posted on June 24, 2026June 7, 2026 by Alexander Case

Book Review: Rivers of London Novellas

I’m almost caught up on the Rivers of London books for reviews, so it’s time to talk about the Novellas.

Books Covered (Affiliate Link):

‘Solecism’ by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

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Posted on June 23, 2026June 7, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 23: On to the Next Area

With a couple new traversal abilities, I head to the first save point in the next area.

Posted on June 22, 2026June 7, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 22: Skree!

I finally get the Echo of the Bat.

Posted on June 21, 2026May 31, 2026 by Alexander Case

Film Review: Duel

It might be a universal thing about Car Culture, especially in places that lend themselves to having big trucks haul things from docks or rail hubs, to be scared to death of cars that are larger than yours. So, that makes for how well Steven Spielberg’s second film (after the pilot film of Colombo), Duel, has held up over the years.

Posted on June 20, 2026May 10, 2026 by Alexander Case

Film Review: Emmanuelle (2024)

When I heard that the Emmanuelle series, after a long gap, was getting basically a reboot, with the setting changed to the present day, I was curious about what form it would take. On the one hand, our current period of Intimacy Consultants, and understanding the idea that a sex scene in a film can itself tell a story, could make for actually better depictions of sex and sexuality than Just Jaekin did in the original film. On the other hand, there is a degree of puritanism going on in modern film where even if a film has nudity and sex, it tends to be judgemental about it (and a generation of Gen-Zs who have had Puriteen propaganda shoved at them leading to distressingly more of that generation than I’d like – though anything greater than zero is more than I’d like – going conservative, anti-proshipper and TERF aren’t helping), which could make the film miss the point. The question is – which is it?

Posted on June 19, 2026June 7, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 21: Not Saying It Was Easy

I said last boss fight, not last boss fight attempt.

Posted on June 18, 2026June 7, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 20: Bad Dinner Guest

I start the last boss fight of this session.

Posted on June 17, 2026May 31, 2026 by Alexander Case

Vlog: Other RPG Campaigns I Have In The Oven

My upcoming Shadowrun/Cities Without Number Campaign isn’t the only game I pitched to my players – here are the others.

‘Solecism’ by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

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Posted on June 16, 2026June 7, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 19: Two Bosses Down

I finish the arena fight and the Demon fight.

Posted on June 15, 2026June 7, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 18: Are You Not Entertained?

I do a run back to the arena.

Posted on June 14, 2026May 31, 2026 by Alexander Case

Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen Part 20: Burning Down The House

Big combat session this time.

Posted on June 13, 2026May 10, 2026 by Alexander Case

Video Game Review: Final Fantasy XVI

For the past few months, I’ve been playing through Final Fantasy XVI and have been streaming my play sessions. Having beaten the game, it’s time to put down my thoughts for people who don’t want to wait over 200+ parts of a Let’s Play.

Posted on June 12, 2026June 7, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 17: Mind Whammied

I run into Richter, but something is off.

Posted on June 11, 2026June 7, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 16: Time Waits For No Damphir

I begin exploring some new areas with the double jump.

Posted on June 10, 2026May 25, 2026 by Alexander Case

Anime Video Review: Sk8 The Infinity

This week I’m taking a look at a skateboarding anime from 2021 which probably is worth another look.

You can find where Sk8 The Infinity is currently available for streaming on JustWatch

Crunchyroll

Flat

Crunchyroll Amazon Channel

‘Solecism’ by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

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Posted on June 9, 2026May 10, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 15: Double Jump

I finally get the Double Jump.

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Posted on June 8, 2026May 10, 2026 by Alexander Case

Where I Play Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Movement 14: Finally Beat The Boss

As the title says, I finally beat the boss.

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Posted on June 7, 2026May 10, 2026 by Alexander Case

TV Review: Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power (Seasons 1 & 2)

Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power was a series that was heavily panned during its first season, and ultimately got saddled with some pretty negative baggage z which persists to this day. However, with some distance from the show’s original release, I feel like I can fairly evaluate the show free of the overall Discourse.

Posted on June 6, 2026May 7, 2026 by Alexander Case

Book Review: The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles

A while back I read The Mimicking of Known Successes, the first Mossa and Pleiti mystery, enjoyed it, and stated my intention to get around to the later books as they came out. Then I lost track and never got around to them – until now. I’ve finally gotten back to the series with the second novella, The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles. I’m not going to binge the rest of them, but also I’m not going to wait 3 years before getting to the next book.

Posted on June 5, 2026May 10, 2026 by Alexander Case