I’m taking a bit of a break this week from the Let’s Play because this week is Desert Bus For Hope – the annual stream-a-thon by LoadingReadyRun and company to support Child’s Play, which helps kids who are in extended hospital care and in domestic violence shelters. Go watch the stream, because they’re funny, and donate at DesertBus.org to help kids!
Kumoricon 2021 Con Report
After being an online convention for 2020, Kumoricon 2021 returned to being an in-person convention. Certainly, part of this is undoubtedly related to not having an order from the City of Portland or the Governor that would prevent the convention from being held in person, and in the process setting off the Force Majure clause of their contract. That said, Otakon 2021 was also held in person and managed to be held without a significant COVID-19 outbreak, which was a positive sign. Further, the Oregon Convention Center had its air filtration system upgraded part due to the outbreak (both because of being a vaccination site and possible field hospital last year) and also because of being an evacuation site due to the wildfires last year, I felt safe enough to attend the convention in person, so it’s time for some thoughts.
Read moreEvangelion 3.0+1.01 Anime Review
I have, at long last, watched the (to date) final Evangelion film, Evangelion 3.0+1.01: Thrice Upon A Time. I have some considerable thoughts about this – and I’d like to talk about them with spoilers, so the entirety of my review will be below the cut.
Read moreMy Hero Academia Season 5: Anime Review
From the discussions I’ve seen online as the season went on, My Hero Academia Season 5 is probably the most divisive season of the show thus far, between those who have been reading the manga, and those who have been watching the show, and a lot of that comes down to the decisions made around the final arc of the season, the My Villain Academia arc. It’s not that the season is bad, it’s that the narrative decisions that were made about where they would include that arc in the season was very controversial.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 48 – Refuge II
We try to soften up the boss while contending with his support units.
Read moreRobin #9 Recap
We’re continuing the epilogue of the Knightfall Saga, with Robin.
Read moreRobin #8 Recap
We’ve come to the midpoint of Knightsend.
Read moreDetective Comics #674 Recap
We have a mini-arc that ended up running headlong into Abattoir’s death.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 2 – Bad Plan
Our heroes decide to attack some passing knights, and end up recruiting them instead.
Read moreEditorial: Pokemon Card Bubble
Note – This video was originally done as an intended test to see how well my recording and editing software on my computer handled upscaling to 4K, as a lead-in for subsequent video game reviews and capture. After the render times for this video at 4K ended up taking too long, I decided to go forward with the video anyway at a 1080p render.
I give my thoughts on the really stupid Pokemon Card Bubble, and how this garbage is serving as a barrier for younger, casual players who could be serious participants in the hobby.
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 moreUpdate on Knightfall, Cyberpunk 2077 Coverage
A few quick updates on Breaking Down The Knightfall Saga, and how I intend to cover Cyberpunk 2077.
Read more2020 Holiday Greeting
This year has been nuts, and so it’s time to kick back and enjoy a nice hot, minty beverage.
Read moreThoughts on the Year of the Virtual Convention: Editorial
2020 is the year where Virtual Conventions very much became a big thing, and I give my thoughts based on my experiences as an attendee, and from what I’ve heard from people hosting panels. Hopefully we’ll be able to all meet in person in 2021.
Read moreReviewing Works From Problematic Creators: Editorial
In the past I have reviewed several works from creators who are problematic, whether having previously committed sexual assault (David Eddings), or who have said very racist things and have endorsed genocide by a totalitarian dictatorship (Cixin Liu and the Chinese government’s oppression of Uyghurs), so it’s time for me to have something of a discussion of what goes into decisions of what I’m reviewing going forward, and my policies for reviewing works from problematic creators.
Also, for the record, Trans Rights are Human Rights. Black Lives Matter.
Read moreHow Do You Hide a Debt Crisis from Shareholders?
It’s interesting how different aspects of geekdom’s failure to interact can lead to people grabbing into smaller parts of a larger, more interesting picture. (Note – this started as a series of tweets that I’ve tweaked somewhat)
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 35 – A Taste Of What’s To Come
We manage to take a quick jump to B4 and explore for a little.
Read moreA Week Of Listening
This week I’m stepping away from my Let’s Play, my Reviews, and my Blog Posts to encourage you to likewise step away from the normal voices you listen to (which are statistically likely to be predominantly White). Instead, I’d like you to take this moment to actively seek voices of people of color, of Black people, on YouTube, on Twitch, in the podcasts you listen to, the books you read, the roleplaying games you play.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 17 – Brains!~
We have our first battle with the undead.
Read moreA Quick Update
I spent the past few days rebuilding my computer – the new computer is now online, and I’ll be able to return to my regular schedule soon.
Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 97
The Best of the Rest for Nintendo Power Year 7 continues with another 10 games.
Read moreAttending Kumoricon 2019!
This weekend I am going to be attending Kumoricon 2019, so I’m going to be a little laid back on the Let’s Plays for this weekend, both in terms of streaming and in terms of video uploading. So I’m doing a blog post today with something of the panels that I have of interest. If you’re going and there’s a panel you’re interested in checking out, or if you’re reading this after the convention and there’s a panel you really liked, go ahead and post that in the comments! Panel descriptions can be found in the Kumoricon Program book, at the events page.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 4 – On the Ropes
Another settlement is under attack by The Swarm, so it’s up to our heroes – and Fahz – to come to the rescue.
Read moreLet’s Play Halo 5: Guardians – Part 9: A Rescue and a Kidnapping
Osiris extracts the Arbiter and heads off to kidnap a Promethean Repair Bot.
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