We fit a couple more dialog triggers in leading up to the next boss fight, before we hit another wall and have to retreat.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 138 – Dialog & Monsters
Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 137 – Missteps
I screw up some button inputs and have to cut my run short.
Read moreFar Cry 4 and First Person Driving In Video Games
Driving a car in first person in a video game is, to me, the anti-fun. Far Cry 4 is a game that manages to make that experience worse, and ruins the enjoyment of the game.
Read moreNextGen #16: April 1996
We continue ever close to the launch of the N64.
Read moreUQ Holder Vol. 1-17 Manga Review
Negima, Ken Akamatsu’s previous manga, was one that Akamatsu wanted to make as a battle manga, his publisher wanted to make as a fanservice-heavy rom-com, and ended up being both. UQ Holder, Akamatsu’s current manga, starts as a battle manga and has, to date, stayed that way, with plenty of fanservice and some rom-com hi-jinks scattered through the series.
Read moreWolfenstein: The New Colossus: Video Game Review
It’s weird for a game to become topical after the fact. That feels like the case though for Wolfenstein: The New Colossus.
Read moreBreaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightfall, Act 3
This time, we get the unholy alliance of The Joker and Scarecrow…
Read moreHayate the Combat Butler Vol. 37 Review
If you were expecting the Manga Contest to come to some sort of a head this volume, expect disappointment.
Read moreKnights of Sidonia Vol. 12-13 Manga Review
These volumes of Knights of Sidonia are the lead-in for the big climax of the story. Tanijiro picks his romantic interest in these volumes, and the Sidonia gets ready for their big final assault on the Greater Cluster Ship, only for a new wrinkle to potentially ruin their plans – and the ship.
Read moreGunhed: Movie Review
Gunhed is a film that I remember seeing often on TV schedules for the SCI-Fi channel back in the day, but never got around to watching in its entirety. I was impressed by the film’s effects work, but I was never really able to watch enough of the film to really get the plot. At long last, though, I’ve finally gotten around to watching the movie in is entirety.
Read moreThe Fold: Book Review
I’ve been following the Sword & Laser podcast for a while, but I never really had gotten around to reading along with any of their book picks until this year, with The Fold.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 136 – Interrupted Cutscene
We attempt to push through to the next boss fight, only to run into some unexpected game design choices.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 135 – Promotion
We head back to B5 to recruit another party member and get another party member a class change.
Read moreDragon Inn (1967): Movie Video Review
This week I’m getting back into reviewing some Wuxia with one of King Hu’s first film after his move to Taiwan – Dragon Inn.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 134 – Alas Poor Villain
We learn the fate of the Duke, and chat with Virgo before returning to town to level up.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 133 – Boss Rush
We fight our way through a bunch of former boss monsters on our second attempt.
Read moreCatwoman #7: Comic Recap
It’s time to wrap up Jean-Paul’s first big crossover.
Read moreBatman #504: Comic Recap
When we last left off, Batman was in hot pursuit of Catwoman.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 132 – Almost There
We almost make it to the next cutscene trigger before running into a hard time.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 131 – Regroup
We turn in a quest, and restock on Transfer Potions.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 111
We’ve reached the end of Nintendo Power’s 8th year, and with it the 8th Nintendo Power Award winners!
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 130 – Ripcord
We do another go, and run into a really tough enemy and have to pull the ripcord and return to town.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 129 – Thunderstruck
We start to make our way to the exit, before running into a monster that makes us fall back to town.
Read moreBatman #503: Comic Recap
Batman’s crossover with Catwoman continues in Batman’s own book.
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