Breaking it all Down

Posted on February 18, 2023February 14, 2023 by Alexander Case

Book Review: Brightness Falls from the Air

Of the past few Sword & Laser picks, Brightness Falls from the Air, by James Tiptree Jr./Alice Sheldon ended up being a bit more of a controversial pick – and I definitely get why, as it gets into some squicky subject matter, and not necessarily in an elegant way.

Posted on February 17, 2023February 5, 2023 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP Part 306 Caldera Combat II

We clean out this fight without getting knocked into the lava.

Posted on February 16, 2023February 5, 2023 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Part 305 – Caldera Combat I

We fight way closer to some lava than would actually be safe.

Posted on February 15, 2023February 5, 2023 by Alexander Case

Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 131

We have another port of a PC first-person shooter to the N64.

Posted on February 14, 2023February 5, 2023 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Part 304 – Enter the Inferno II

We deal with enemies who have a height advantage.

Posted on February 13, 2023February 5, 2023 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Part 303 – Enter the Inferno I

We begin our run on the Fire Temple.

Posted on February 12, 2023February 10, 2023 by Alexander Case

Running a little behind – here are some photos!

So, I’m falling a little behind on my blogging – so instead I’d like to share a few photos I took.

Posted on February 11, 2023February 6, 2023 by Alexander Case

Elric of Melnibone: Book Review

Well, I need to get caught back up with where I was with the Sword & Laser Book Club, in terms of reviews – and that means it’s time to get back into the Elric Saga, with the pick that I ended up recommending (and which a lot of participants bounced off of) – with Elric of Melnibone, the chronologically first novel by Michael Moorcock in Elric’s saga.

There will be spoilers.

Posted on February 10, 2023January 22, 2023 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Part 302 – Ice Guardian

We take on the Ice Guardian, and equip the *one* weapon that dropped.

Posted on February 9, 2023January 22, 2023 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Part 301 – Three Bridges II

We manage to turn the enemies against each other (a little) and get cross the bridge.

Posted on February 8, 2023February 1, 2023 by Alexander Case

Vlog: Getting Up To Date On the OGL

Things changed a lot since I put my editorial on why the OGL matters – just two days after that video went live in fact. It’s time to go over what had changed, and what my thoughts on the changes are.

Posted on February 7, 2023January 22, 2023 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Part 300 – Three Bridges I

We have three bridges across a bottomless chasm with Medusae on the other side.

Posted on February 6, 2023January 22, 2023 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Part 299 – Flanked II

It turns out for that kind of flanking plan to work, you need people in the front position who are a little tankier.

Posted on February 5, 2023January 26, 2023 by Alexander Case

NextGen #32 (August 1997)

We are slowly – but surely – trying to get caught up with where we are in Nintendo Power magazine.

Posted on February 4, 2023January 25, 2023 by Alexander Case

Manga Review: Master Keaton

Naoki Urasawa’s Master Keaton is fascinating to read alongside his later series Monster. If Monster is an HBO prestige television series, Master Keaton feels much more like a syndicated TV series. Both are mysteries, but Monster pushes forward on a tightly plotted course toward its conclusion. At the same time, Master Keaton is willing to tell a collection of more episodic stories, often moving back to a particular status quo at the end of each episode. That’s not bad, it’s just a different approach.

Posted on February 3, 2023January 22, 2023 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Part 298 – Flanked I

We have a bunch of goons trying to hold us in place while we’re attacked from the side.

Posted on February 2, 2023January 22, 2023 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Part 297 – The Sniper In The Gallery

We demonstrate that having the High Ground is not a win condition.

Posted on February 1, 2023January 25, 2023 by Alexander Case

Vlog: Thoughts On My New Switch OLED

I updated my Switch to an OLED model, around Christmas, and I figure now’s a pretty good time to give my thoughts on the upgrade, having had an opportunity to drive it around for a while.

Posted on January 31, 2023January 13, 2023 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Part 296 – Pincered II

We clear out the opposition (and they still don’t drop weapons).

Posted on January 30, 2023January 13, 2023 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Part 295 – Pincered I

We end up between a bunch of Fusiliers & some monsters.

Posted on January 29, 2023January 28, 2023 by Alexander Case

Anime Explorations Episode 4: Thunderbolt Fantasy Season 1 + The Blade of Life & Death

This month, David, Tora and I are taking a look at the first season & film of Thunderbolt Fantasy for Lunar New Year.

Posted on January 28, 2023January 22, 2023 by Alexander Case

Manga Review: Naoki Urasawa’s Monster

Naoki Urasawa’s Monster was the series that got him on my radar when I learned (10 years ago) that Guillermo Del Toro was trying to get a live-action adaptation of the series made for HBO (which ultimately fell through). That was enough to get me to hunt down the manga and slowly, over time, read it through my local library system (impacted by books falling out of and then back into print). Well, at long last, I’ve finished reading it.

Posted on January 27, 2023January 13, 2023 by Alexander Case