We land on planet Voeld, and it turns out to have mechanics shockingly close to a previous game I’ve done a LP of. Continue reading
Book Review: Storm Front
Jim Butcher’s Harry Dresden series kicked off something of a new renaissance of Urban Fantasy. The genre had existed before – authors such as Emma Bull and Mercedes Lackey had written works in the genre, but what made Harry Dresden distinctive is how well it combined the Urban Fantasy genre with the hard-boiled detective novel. I had previously read Storm Front, and several of the later books, but hadn’t read any further books in a while. So, I figured now was as good a time as any to revisit the series beginning. Continue reading
Anime Review: Soul Eater
Shounen fight anime and manga, in the past few decades, has developed a very definite style from Dragonball (and Dragonball Z) on – no matter the tone, the series tend to have a bright color palette for both characters and for the overall visual style of the series. Things might get dark and stormy in bits with narrative and tonal weight, but the colors for the characters themselves will maintain that color. You’re never going to see Naruto, for example, putting on an all black traditional ninja outfit for a really serious or dramatic mission. This gives Soul Eater a visual edge that really makes it stand out from the pack. Continue reading
We chat with the leader of the Angaran resistance, and get our final party member. Continue reading
We have another run-in with the Kett (almost literally) before making first contact with another alien race. Continue reading
I’m making some updates to the Patreon campaign! Continue reading
We return to Eos to do a little business and secure the system further. Continue reading
With the colony up and running, we head back to the Nexus one more time for some side quests, to figure out our next destination, and to unlock a new game mechanic. Continue reading
Book Review: Aetna Adrift
Disclosure: I received this book for free from the author for purposes of review.
When I received Aetna Adrift from the author, Erik Wecks, at OryCon last year, I saw that the book was a prequel to another series of books that he’d put out – his Pax Imperium series. Before I accepted the book, I asked if he considered the book to be a decent jumping point to this series. He said it was. I was a little unsure, but I accepted the book anyway. The good news is that the book is. It starts on a rough foot, but once it really gets going, it makes for an enjoyable read. Continue reading
Puzzle Quest Rundown!
Puzzle Quest for the DS, PSP, and Consoles was a game that changed how the match-three puzzle game worked considerably by making it competitive – leading to a variety of clones that took that framework and attached various licenses to it, and released the games on Steam, Mobile, or both as free-to-play titles. I’ve had an opportunity to play two of the licensed Puzzle Quest games, and one clone, so here’s an opportunity to give my thoughts on Marvel Puzzle Quest, Magic Puzzle Quest, and WWE Champions. Continue reading
We head back to Eos to finally get the colony set up. Continue reading
We return to the Nexus to deal with a few side quests. Continue reading
Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 66
This time we’re covering issue # 49 of Nintendo Power for June of 1993 Continue reading
We have one sector we haven’t explored yet, so let’s check that out before we return to the Nexus. Continue reading
We deal with a little bit of crap aboard the ship before returning to the Nexus for a brief stint. Continue reading
Anime Review: Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya (Season 1)
The Fate universe has, in the works I’ve reviewed thus far, has generally formed a cohesive narrative whole – with the exception of clear comedic side-stories that are deliberately intended to be outside continuity like Carnival Phantasm. Others have adapted alternate routes of the visual novels that are part of Type-Moon’s Nasuverse (like Fate/Stay Night mostly adapting the Fate route and Unlimited Blade Works adapting that route). Fate/Prisma Illya is a true alternate take on the Fate Universe. Continue reading
We’ve unlocked the first vault of the game, on Eos. It’s time to learn more about the Remnant. Continue reading
We reach the last of the three relays on Eos, and bring it online. Continue reading
This time I’m taking a look at (chronologically) the first book in the Fafhrd and Grey Mouser series – Swords & Deviltry. Continue reading
We’ve completed the second beacon, and gotten the remaining components of the experiment, so let’s cash in that quest. Continue reading
We go through the codex a little bit, and hunt down components of the research project. Continue reading
Movie Review: Samurai Cop
It would be reductive to say that Samurai Cop was is what you should expect from a film from the late ’80s, and early ’90s titled Samurai Cop. Reductive, and not entirely accurate. Not because the film is better than that description would imply – but because the film is actually worse. Continue reading
We learn the Eos installation was researching some critter, and accidentally let it loose. Sadly, it doesn’t help us fight the Kett. My apologies for the lack of commentary, I’m getting over a cold. Continue reading
We find another Remnant construct on Eos, and may be able to use this to improve the atmosphere. My apologies for the lack of commentary, I’m getting over a cold. Continue reading