The old Star Wars Expanded Universe wrapped up, now that I think about it, several years ago – being set aside in favor of a new EU which would tie more closely to the new Star Wars films. The Old EU got a lot of crap – some justified (Jedi Academy Trilogy), some maybe less so. Thus, I’ve decided to go through the old EU, in order of publication, to see how things evolved, and whether the good parts hold up, or if the bad parts have any redeeming qualities. Continue reading
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 27 – Shocking, Positively Shocking
This time we’ve gotten a new upgrade for our Rig, and fight an earlier boss using the rig.
Movie Review: X-Men – First Class
X-Men: First Class is a film that is almost perfect, but has a few notes that just don’t quite work for me. It’s a combinations of factors Some characters are under-utilized, some characters feel mis-written, and there are some issues with tone, combined with some frustrating story choices. Continue reading
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 26 – Hail To the King (Crab)
Wherein we fight another very large crustacean. Continue reading
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 25 – Robot Fighting Drudgery
Wherein we learn that sometimes even fighting alien monsters in a giant robot can become a monotonous slog. Continue reading
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 24 – Drill, Baby, Drill
This time we get to try out our Rig’s new drill… which turns it into a Drilling Rig. Continue reading
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 23 – Closure
This time we finish hunting down memorabilia and audio logs, and deliver them to the leader of The Forgotten. Continue reading
Movie Review: Damnation Alley
I’m a fan of the Fallout series. I love the world those games build, and consequently when I discover a work that is formulative to that universe, it tends to give that work a little extra appeal for me. It’s part of the reason why I like some of the later portions of The Martian Chronicles and why I enjoyed A Boy and his Dog, which is a review for another time. Damnation Alley is a little less known portion of the sub-genre, but is still a remarkably enjoyable film. Continue reading
Video Review: The Yakuza Papers Part 4 – Police Tactics
This time we continue with “The Yakuza Papers” with Part 4 – “Police Tactics” Continue reading
Film Review: Kingdom of Heaven – Director’s Cut
Ridley Scott is a director who is fantastic at building worlds. In Blade Runner it was the future of Los Angeles. In Gladiator it was Imperial Rome. In Kingdom of Heaven, it’s 14th century Jerusalem and Palestine. Continue reading
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 22 – Retap
This time we’re retreading some old ground in an attempt to get the last collectables. Continue reading
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 21 – Bad Science
This time we have to save Coronis Base from a badly written scientist. Continue reading
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 20 – Remembrances
This time we go looking for a handful of collectables for the leader of The Forgotten. Continue reading
Movie Review – Edge of Sanity (1989)
Edge of Sanity is an interesting, but flawed film, taking the Jack the Ripper case, and combining it with Robert Lewis Stephenson’s classic work of Victorian horror – The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Continue reading
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 19 – Enough of that Crap
Where we turn the difficulty down to Easy so we can get through this bullcrap, and move on with the story. Continue reading
Let’s Play Lost Planet 3: Part 18 – Yet Another Crappy Survival Sequence
Just when I thought I was doing fine with the game’s levels, I find another level that’s like banging your head against a wall. Continue reading
Editorial: 2 Months After #WTFU
Two months after my #WTFU Video, I give my thoughts on recent (as of 4/30/2016) developments on the YouTube-Fair Use front, and further actions to be taken to improve the state of Fair Use online. Continue reading
Nintendo Power Retrospectives – Part 55
This time we’re covering Issue #39 for August of 1992, featuring another major title for the SNES.
Video Review: The Yakuza Papers Part 3 – Proxy War
This time we continue with “The Yakuza Papers” with Part 2 – “Proxy War” Continue reading
Video Review: The Yakuza Papers Part 2 – Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
This time we continue with “The Yakuza Papers” with Part 2 – “Deadly Fight in Hiroshima” Continue reading
Video Review: The Yakuza Papers – Part 1
After my written reviews of the Yakuza Papers series, I’ve adapted them into a series of video reviews. Continue reading
Film Review: Captain America – Civil War
Civil War, as a Comic Event, was something of a spectacular failure. I haven’t been good at doing video posts on my blog the past few weeks (something I’ll try to fix shortly), but this past week I did a video post on YouTube about Civil War, the comics, event, and how that could have been fixed.
The film version of Civil War has none of those problems. Instead, it’s one of the top films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date. There will be some minor spoilers in this review (below the cut if you’re reading this on my blog). Continue reading
Anime Review: Megazone 23 – Part III
Megazone 23 – Part 3 is probably the most Cyberpunk part of the Megazone 23 series. The other installments had artificial intelligences and rebelling against the man. However, Part 3 has more hacking, human cybernetic augmentation, and dealing with human society’s relationship with the planet. It’s also the weakest part of the series. Continue reading
Movie Review: Megazone 23 – Part II (and a little Part I)
Megazone 23: Part II is a more violent film than its predecessor, but it does a good job of providing closure to the franchise – which is almost unfortunate because three years after this film came out we got part III.