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Posted on February 16, 2021February 6, 2021 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 126 – The Butcher’s Work

We get the bits for another Vellum before going for another run.

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Posted on February 15, 2021January 29, 2021 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 125 – Preparing to Advance

We finish checking around the stairs down to B9, before warping back to town to wrap the session.

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Posted on February 12, 2021January 29, 2021 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 124 – Farewell

We meet up with Sophita, find the truth about her, and the town, before bidding her farewell.

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Posted on February 11, 2021January 29, 2021 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 123 – Keymaster

We go for another push, and manage to reach the B8 Key!

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Posted on February 10, 2021January 23, 2021 by Alexander Case

Ghost of Tsushima: Video Review

This week I’m giving my thoughts on the last game I beat in 2020, and get into how Orientalism and lazy research can lead to a perpetuation of fascist perspectives of the past.

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Posted on February 9, 2021January 29, 2021 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 122 – Lord of Ninja

We return to B8, and run into some really tough opposition.

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Posted on February 8, 2021January 29, 2021 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 121 – Re-Equip

With the new class, it’s time to change up Durgan’s gear, before going for our next push.

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Posted on February 5, 2021January 29, 2021 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 120 – Retraining

We go visit Kasta, and get a Knight Orb to retrain Durgan to Knight.

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Posted on February 4, 2021January 23, 2021 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 119 – Leveling Up

After returning to town, we level up and prepare for the next run.

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Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 118 – Butterfingers

We end up flubbing disarming some traps, and then have to flee an encounter before returning to town.

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Posted on February 1, 2021January 22, 2021 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 117 – End of the World (As We Know It)

We reach the Third Crystal and learn how the Flash happened.

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Posted on January 29, 2021January 22, 2021 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 116 – Childhood Trauma

We reach the second crystal and learn Durgan’s backstory.

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Posted on January 28, 2021January 22, 2021 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 115 – Trail of the Past

We continue on our way to the second Memory Crystal.

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Posted on January 27, 2021January 16, 2021 by Alexander Case

Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 110

We have almost finished Year 8 of Nintendo Power, with a fairly lean issue.

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Posted on January 26, 2021January 22, 2021 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 114 – …It’s Gone Now

We fight an optional boss to open up a portal back down to B8.

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Posted on January 25, 2021January 22, 2021 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 113 – There Was A Lake Here…

We return to the waterfall level to investigate an area we unlocked.

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Posted on January 19, 2021January 16, 2021 by Alexander Case

Ghost of Tsushima: Video Game Review

Ghost of Tsushima was the last game I beat in 2020 – I completed the game on New Year’s Eve on a launch PS4, and in spite of that console’s age, Tsushima is a title that looks and plays beautifully.

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Posted on January 11, 2021December 29, 2020 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 112 – Fast Retreat

We start to make our way to the next memory crystal, but get ambushed and have to fall back to town.

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Posted on January 8, 2021December 29, 2020 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 111 – Homebrew God

The party gets some exposition on the history of Duhan.

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Posted on January 7, 2021December 29, 2020 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 110 – Continued Exploration

We continue through B8 to our next story objective.

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Posted on January 5, 2021December 29, 2020 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 109 – In the Door

We finally get out of the lobby and start exploring the East wing of B8.

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Posted on January 4, 2021December 29, 2020 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 108 – Crowded Foyer

We return to B8 and encounter a bunch of monsters in the level’s “foyer”

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Posted on December 30, 2020December 19, 2020 by Alexander Case

Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 109

Another light issue, but we get our first dedicated coverage of a third party N64 game.

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Posted on December 25, 2020January 1, 2021 by Alexander Case

GBP – Azure Bonds #9: Pit of Moander

I’ve talked a bit in this series about encounter design. The Pit of Moander works well for it’s lack of encounter design. Or, rather, a designed lack of encounters – specifically random encounters.

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