We return to Eos to do a little business and secure the system further. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 18 – Colony Corporation
With the colony up and running, we head back to the Nexus one more time for some side quests, to figure out our next destination, and to unlock a new game mechanic. Read more
Book Review: Aetna Adrift
Disclosure: I received this book for free from the author for purposes of review.
When I received Aetna Adrift from the author, Erik Wecks, at OryCon last year, I saw that the book was a prequel to another series of books that he’d put out – his Pax Imperium series. Before I accepted the book, I asked if he considered the book to be a decent jumping point to this series. He said it was. I was a little unsure, but I accepted the book anyway. The good news is that the book is. It starts on a rough foot, but once it really gets going, it makes for an enjoyable read. Read more
Puzzle Quest Rundown!
Puzzle Quest for the DS, PSP, and Consoles was a game that changed how the match-three puzzle game worked considerably by making it competitive – leading to a variety of clones that took that framework and attached various licenses to it, and released the games on Steam, Mobile, or both as free-to-play titles. I’ve had an opportunity to play two of the licensed Puzzle Quest games, and one clone, so here’s an opportunity to give my thoughts on Marvel Puzzle Quest, Magic Puzzle Quest, and WWE Champions. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 17 – Earth^2
We head back to Eos to finally get the colony set up. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 16 – Back to the Nexus
We return to the Nexus to deal with a few side quests. Read more
Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 66
This time we’re covering issue # 49 of Nintendo Power for June of 1993 Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 15 – A Little More Exploration
We have one sector we haven’t explored yet, so let’s check that out before we return to the Nexus. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 14 – Busy Work
We deal with a little bit of crap aboard the ship before returning to the Nexus for a brief stint. Read more
Anime Review: Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya (Season 1)
The Fate universe has, in the works I’ve reviewed thus far, has generally formed a cohesive narrative whole – with the exception of clear comedic side-stories that are deliberately intended to be outside continuity like Carnival Phantasm. Others have adapted alternate routes of the visual novels that are part of Type-Moon’s Nasuverse (like Fate/Stay Night mostly adapting the Fate route and Unlimited Blade Works adapting that route). Fate/Prisma Illya is a true alternate take on the Fate Universe. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 13 – Eos Vault
We’ve unlocked the first vault of the game, on Eos. It’s time to learn more about the Remnant. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 12 – Last Relay (Eos)
We reach the last of the three relays on Eos, and bring it online. Read more
Book Review: Swords & Deviltry
This time I’m taking a look at (chronologically) the first book in the Fafhrd and Grey Mouser series – Swords & Deviltry. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 11 – For Science?
We’ve completed the second beacon, and gotten the remaining components of the experiment, so let’s cash in that quest. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 10 – Info Mining
We go through the codex a little bit, and hunt down components of the research project. Read more
Movie Review: Samurai Cop
It would be reductive to say that Samurai Cop was is what you should expect from a film from the late ’80s, and early ’90s titled Samurai Cop. Reductive, and not entirely accurate. Not because the film is better than that description would imply – but because the film is actually worse. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 9 – Bug Eyed Monster
We learn the Eos installation was researching some critter, and accidentally let it loose. Sadly, it doesn’t help us fight the Kett. My apologies for the lack of commentary, I’m getting over a cold. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 8 – Big Dumb Object
We find another Remnant construct on Eos, and may be able to use this to improve the atmosphere. My apologies for the lack of commentary, I’m getting over a cold. Read more
Legends of the Force: Part VII – The Dark Times
This time we’re taking a brief look at the West End Games RPG – and the times between the original novels and comics, and the more familiar era. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 7 – Stationfall
We land on Eos, and things might be worse than we anticipated. My apologies for the lack of commentary, I’m getting over a cold. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 6 – Stellar Cartography
We begin our exploration of the Andromeda Galaxy. My apologies for the lack of commentary, I’m getting over a cold. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 5 – Meet the Bridge Crew
We get to know most of the crew of our ship. My apologies for the lack of commentary, I’m getting over a cold. Read more
Anime Review: The Garden of Sinners (Kara no Kyokai)
Before Kinoko Nasu created Tsukihime or Fate/Stay Night, he put out a light novel series titled “Garden of Sinners” (or Kara no Kyokai). The books set up some concepts that would be folded into to the collection of series that is generally known as the “Nasuverse” – though the series aren’t exactly in direct continuity with each other. In the mid-to-late 2000s, they were adapted into a series of animated films by Ufotable, prior to them getting the gig for Fate/Zero and Unlimited Blade Works. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Episode 4 – Fastest Hunk of Junk in the Galaxy
We do some more side-quests, and we get our ship. Read more