This week I’m taking a look at China Mieville’s speculative fiction hardboiled murder mystery “The City & The City”
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 4: They Have a Gigas
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 3: Chance to Show His Quality
Video Game Review: Judgement
The fourth of my 2025 New Year’s Resolution games – Judgement – has finally been beaten. It took me about 40 hours of playtime – so now it comes to the question of what did I think about the game?
Read moreFilm Review: Abbot & Costello Meet Frankenstein
Abbot & Costello Meet Frankenstein is a film I knew – erroneously – by a presumed reputation. It was credited as the film that ended the long-running Universal Monsters series. Allegedly, it took the wind out of the monsters and made it so no one could take them seriously anymore. Having, at long last, seen the film, I feel like I can say with a degree of confidence that at as far as the film’s intent is concerned, nothing is further from the truth.
Read moreWhere I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 2: Tutorial
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 1: Opening Kaiju Fight
Anime (Video) Review: Frieren – Beyond Journey’s End
The show is now available on Netflix, and it’s a pick for the bonus episodes on the Axe of the Blood God Podcast, so it’s time to cover the show here, on my YouTube channel, instead of just on my blog.
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Read moreWhere I Play Super Mario World Part 23: Against Bowser
It’s time to take on the big Dragon Turtle himself.
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Where I Play Super Mario World Part 22: Through the Valley of Bowser
Dragonlance: Shadows of the Dragon Queen Part 8: Foraging Party
Another moderately short session, but things will be picking up soon.
Read moreBook Review: The City And The City
The City and The City is a weird book. On the one hand, it’s a hard-boiled police procedural novel, in a line that most readers would be familiar with. On the other, there is a core element of the story about perception of reality, and what we see and choose not to see, that requires the reader twist their brain some.
Read moreWhere I Play Super Mario World Part 21: Into the Valley of Bowser
Where I Play Super Mario World Part 20: Chocolate Island IV
Vlog: Nintendo Switch 2 Direct Thoughts
I give my thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct… and then add an addendum from the edit bay regarding the (as of 4/5/2025) lack of a pre-order date and the potential change in the price.
Where I Play Super Mario World Part 19: Chocolate Island III
Where I Play Super Mario World Part 18: Chocolate Island II
Anime Explorations Episode 31: The Helpful Fox Senko-San
Before getting into The Helpful Fox Senko-San, we discuss the nominees for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards.
Ameku MD: Doctor Detective: Anime Review
Ameku MD wears the legacy of House MD on the sleeve of its scrubs. It’s a show where, in the first episode, someone suggests Lupus while working on our first case, only for it to be dismissed. It generally does an interesting job with its characters and mysteries, but I’m not sure why I don’t like it.
Read moreDragonlance: Shadows of the Dragon Queen Part 7: Coming Out Of The Woodwork
This was a slightly shorter session this time, as we’re in more of a general development section of the chapter.
Read moreWhere I Play Super Mario World Part 17: Chocolate Island I
Where I Play Super Mario World Part 16: Forest of Illusion IV
I take out the next castle.
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Vlog: Watching Sports (on Streaming or TV) in PDX
Inspired by an episode of one of Waypoint’s spinoff podcasts, I’m taking a look at the ways to watch sports in Portland, Oregon, and how good (or not so good) they are for the Timbers, the Trail Blazers, and the Seattle Mariners.
Where I Play Super Mario World Part 15: Forest of Illusion III
Turns out I took the wrong exit from the Ghost House.
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