We continue to explore, finding a very well guarded Kett installation, and our first encounter with a Kett minefield. Read more
Video Game Review: Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (DS)
A while back, in the Nintendo Power Retrospectives, I covered Dragon Quest IV for the NES. Prior to that, I had picked up the DS version of the game and had been playing it off and on. Having now beaten the game, I wanted to give my quick thoughts. Read more
Wrestling Review: NXT Takeover – Orlando
So, with some of my reviews, I’ve been adapting them to videos on my YouTube channel. This won’t be one of them, for a large part because wrestling videos tend to get Content ID strikes, and I don’t want to get any more of those.
Anyway, NXT, the WWE’s developmental promotion, has been doing a series of major events in conjunction with the WWE’s big Pay-Per-Views of the year – the Royal Rumble, Wrestlemania, Summerslam, and occasionally Survivor Series. In conjunction with this year’s Wrestlemania in Orlando, we got a NXT supercard to go with it. Spoilers below. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 25 – Echo Base
We move up to reach the third Resistance base.
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Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 24 – Jailbreak
We attack a Kett labor camp and free a bunch of inmates. Read more
Random Raw Thoughts for Raw of 5/8/2017
So, storyline wise, I wonder what’s going on with Miz and Bray Wyatt? The two times he’s come out to interfere was to protect The Miz, plus taking on Ambrose at Miz’ behest. Wyatt didn’t come for the save against Balor again, though, and when Miz went down in the ring to beat down Ambrose some more, he seemed very wary of Bray, attempting to actively give him a wide berth.
It doesn’t feel like they’re planning to have Miz join the Wyatt family. Considering Bray’s promo he cut before Payback and after the Shakeup, had him talking about his plan for Raw, having Bray be Miz’s enforcer would be an unfortunate step down from that. Also, considering how Miz is making a big thing in his promos about the style of an Intercontinental Champion, having Miz go with the grungy swamp Cthulhu cultist as his gun-for-hire seems like a poor fit (which, admittedly, is nothing new for the WWE).
Other than that, I like the feud they’re building with Sheamus and Cesaro vs. the Hardys, and the promo with Golden Truth (which I read about from Scott Keith as it was cut from the Hulu Replay), hopefully will lead to another storyline with the Tag Division outside of the title hunt.
Movie Vlog Review: Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2
This past weekend the latest installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has come out, and I’m giving my thoughts on the film. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 23 – US Outpost 31
We reach the next Resistance outpost.
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Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 22 – Lost Planet 4
We land on planet Voeld, and it turns out to have mechanics shockingly close to a previous game I’ve done a LP of. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 21 – I’m With The Resistance
We chat with the leader of the Angaran resistance, and get our final party member. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 20 – Meeting the Neighbors
We have another run-in with the Kett (almost literally) before making first contact with another alien race. Read more
New Patreon Support Levels!
I’m making some updates to the Patreon campaign! Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 19 – Securing a Foothold
We return to Eos to do a little business and secure the system further. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 18 – Colony Corporation
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. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 17 – Earth^2
We head back to Eos to finally get the colony set up. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 16 – Back to the Nexus
We return to the Nexus to deal with a few side quests. Read more
Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 66
This time we’re covering issue # 49 of Nintendo Power for June of 1993 Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 15 – A Little More Exploration
We have one sector we haven’t explored yet, so let’s check that out before we return to the Nexus. Read more
Let’s Play Mass Effect Andromeda: Part 14 – Busy Work
We deal with a little bit of crap aboard the ship before returning to the Nexus for a brief stint. Read more
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. Read more