We take down Ozma, but Catuia is still with Lodis.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 138 – Well, Crap IV
Guns of Navarone: Film Review
It’s interesting looking at Guns of Navarone in the context of the World War 2 genre of films. It’s contemporaneous with movies like The Longest Day, which I mentioned in my review of that movie that it’s something of a last hurrah of old Hollywood. Guns of Navarone feels like a middle ground. On the one hand, most of the film’s cast fit in that general age range (and also has Gregory Peck). On the other hand, it’s a little more cynical than that film – but it is not as cynical as a Bridge Too Far was (and considering the historical context, than this film could be). However, it still makes for a very solid film.
Read moreTekkonkinkreet: Anime Review
Tekkonkinkreet is an anime that I’ve been meaning to watch for years, but just never gotten around to it. It’s a film from Studio 4*C and fits a sort of middle ground between their more art-for-art’s sake films like the Genius Party anthologies and Mind Game, and the more clear-cut adaptations like their Berserk trilogy. It’s also an outlier in that it’s an anime film that is directed by an American (and not a Japanese American either) who didn’t come up through the industry.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 137 – Well, Crap III
Ozma lays into the party, as we try to take her down.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 136 – Well, Crap II
Bad RNG and the Stun effect have made the party all thumbs.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 122
Another slow issue this month – but this time we’ve got our first N64 first person shooter, with Turok. (Doom 64 will have to wait until next issue).
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 135 – Well, Crap I
So, we found out how Catuia is doing. That’s good. Turns out she’s been gaslit by the Dark Knight Lanselot. That’s bad.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 134 – High Road III
Thankfully, the Gatehouse commander has no sense of self-preservation.
Read moreThe Princess Bride: Film Review
When re-watching a beloved childhood film as an adult, there is a worry that the film won’t stand up. That characters you loved will actually be grating, a story you thought was deep was paper-thin, dialog you thought was clever was trite. What you saw as a lake turns out with time to have only been a puddle. I will say upfront, before getting into the meat of the review, The Princess Bride does not have this problem.
Read moreLegend of Vox Machina: Season 1 Review
Season 1 of the Critical Role animated series, Legend of Vox Machina, has finished airing on Amazon Prime, and I have seen all of it. So, I’d like to give my thoughts – in the interest of full disclosure, I did back the series on Kickstarter.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 133 – High Road II
We end up getting stuck in with a bunch of Golems.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 132 – High Road I
We attempt to storm the gatehouse.
Read moreBreaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightquest – The Search Pt. 1
We start off Knightquest with Bruce Wayne, Bronze Tiger, Green Arrow, and Gypsy trying to rescue Dr. Kinsolving and Jack Drake in Santa Prisca.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 131 – Hasty Action
In the Wake of the Duke’s Demise, we launch a hasty assault.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 130 – Chickens Come Home To Roost
Things go very, very wrong for Duke Ronwey.
Read moreUQ Holder: Complete Manga Review
Ken Akamatsu’s most recent (and likely last for a while) shonen battle manga, UQ Holder, has come to a conclusion. So, having previously discussed it the last time I got caught up, now is a good time to give my thoughts on the series.
Read moreBook of Boba Fett: TV Series Review
The Book of Boba Fett, when it was set up at the conclusion of the second season of The Mandalorian, was intriguing. The lead-in was setting up the idea of Boba Fett becoming the new crime boss of Tatooine. The final product, however, has left many underwhelmed, and it’s worth talking about why.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 129 – Romanes Eunt Domus IV
We finish mopping up the Lodis troops.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 128 – Romanes Eunt Domus III
We continue to make some progress pushing through the Lodis troops.
Read moreBook (Video) Review: The CRPG Book
I’m taking a look at my first book from Bitmap Books, as I look at their rundown of various CRPGs.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 127 – Romanes Eunt Domus II
We get stuck in right in the middle of the map.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 126 – Romanes Eunt Domus I
We take on the Lodis forces to liberate another city from occupation.
Read moreNextGen #25: January 1997
We are starting 1997 in NextGen magazine – typically a slow time for game releases.
Read moreNextGen #24: December 1996
Getting ever closer to getting caught up with where we’re at in Nintendo Power, as we wrap up 1996.
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