We start to clear the path to our next big side quest.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 267 – Parts of a Puzzle I
Top 5 Favorite Games Announced at The Game Awards (2022)
The Game Awards have happened, and there were some fun performances (including a 63-year-old flutist from Venezuela, Pedro Eustache, who stole the show), and other great moments (Christopher Judge getting an award for Best Performance presented by Al Pacino – something that you usually don’t get outside of the Oscars or Emmys). Also, as always, there were a whole bunch of trailers and new game announcements. So, rather than picking apart the winners and who did or did not get robbed, I figure I can talk about some of the new games we got to see, and was excited about. As always, these are in no particular order.
Read moreNextGen #30: June 1997
We’ve fallen a few issues behind when it comes to our NextGen magazine recaps, compared to where we’re at in Nintendo Power magazine. It’s time to try to catch up some.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 266 – King of the Hill IV
I clear out the fort’s defenders and start to put together a plan for this side-quest.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 265 – King of the Hill III
We start to make our way to the top of the fortress.
Read moreBook Review: Rivers of London Books 8 & 9
It’s time to give my thoughts on the remaining 2 novels in the Rivers of London series.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 264 – King of the Hill II
We face a bunch of healers entrenched at the top of the fortress.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 263 – King of the Hill I
No propane here, just supporters of the late Heirophant who want Denam dead.
Read moreNotes on a minor car repair
My car is a 2008 Hyundai Accent, which I got when it was brand new. Over this time I’ve managed to avoid a significant number of car mishaps that could happen to a car owner, but a few weeks ago I had a minor incident occur, which I’ve finally gotten fixed, and which I figured I might as well blog about.
Read moreMurderbot Diaries To Date (2022): Book Review
I’ve finally gotten caught up on the Murderbot Diaries series of novellas (and one novel), by Martha Wells – after taking far too long to read them. Frankly, I honestly think I should have read the books much sooner.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 262 – Master Trainer II
We manage to beat the monster trainer, and end up recruiting him.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 261 – Master Trainer I
We run into one of our old opponents – the skeevy bounty-hunting monster trainer.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 129
We have come to Nintendo Power’s 100th issue.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 260 – Keelhaul The Pirates III
We finish off this fight, with a couple more side-quests to go.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 259 – Keelhaul The Pirates II
We make some progress in cleaning these scallywags out.
Read moreAnime Explorations Episode 2: Boogiepop & Others (2019)
This month, David, Tora, and I look at the 2019 adaptation of some of the Boogiepop light novels – Boogiepop & Others.
Read moreWhat Makes This Book So Great: Book Review
A while back, I was pleasantly surprised to see Jo Walton, the author of Among Others, a wonderful book about the power of books and reading and how that can help us when we’re in a tough space, done through a magical realist lens (and which won a Hugo Award) had gotten a book commentary column on Tor.com, and I was equally pleased to see a bunch of her columns collected into a book – What Makes This Book So Great – which I have finally gotten around to reading.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 258 – Keelhaul The Pirates I
We encounter another group of pirates we have to clear out.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 257 – Stupid Clients III
We save our “client” and now have a fusilier.
Read moreKumoricon 2022 Con Report
Kumoricon 2022 has come and gone, and I’ve done a panel for the first time! So, it’s time for a con report!
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 256 – Stupid Clients II
Oddly enough, the person we’re trying to protect is competent at defending themselves, so it’s not too hard to keep them alive.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 255 – Stupid Clients I
We try to save our first fusilier, and end up seeing them rush headlong into an enemy formation.
Read moreTwitter Is Dying – Where Can You Find Me?
As the title says, Twitter is on the brink of death, which leads to the question, where can you find me now on social media – should Twitter follow Myspace and Google+ into virtual oblivion? Well, there are a few options.
Read moreKumoricon 2022 Cosplay Photos
As always at Kumoricon, I took a few cosplay photos – not as much as normal, unfortunately, but I did take a handful.
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