We get these critters out of our way, and move on.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 228 – Even More Randos II
Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 227 – Even More Randos I
We have another random encounter on our way to a side-quest.
Read moreAnime Review: Engage Kiss
Engage Kiss is one of the lighter fanservice series from the Summer 2022 season – there were much (*ahem*) harder shows (like Slave Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World – which was borderline smut – and also leaned into some of the grosser elements of the isekai genre) – but Engage Kiss was more palatable about it. Even more, A-1 Pictures paired some of that fan-service with some gorgeously animated fight scenes, making for a series that, while flawed, was really enjoyable to watch. Some spoilers below the cut
Read moreBook Review: Amongst Our Weapons
Lies Sleeping, the seventh book in the Rivers of London series, left a lot of open questions about the world of the setting while it wrapped a bunch of the threads around the Faceless Man. Probably the biggest one was around the Sons of Weyland – a group of practitioners who were also powerful magical craftspeople – having made various battle staves, along with the magical wards in and around The Folly. On top of that – The October Man also built up some more groundwork for various magical practitioners and organizations outside of England. Well, Amongst Our Weapons decides to pick up both those threads and runs with them. There will be some minor spoilers below the cut.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 226 – Spell Shopping
We gear up a little bit, and train some party members on additional spells.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 225 – Afterlife Cocktail
We learn the full story of the Pirate’s Graveyard.
Read moreBreaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightquest – The Crusade Part 4
One more superpowered assassin this time, as Batman takes on the Rocket Roller-blade wearing ex-CIA super-assassin Mekros.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 224 – Dead Men Tell No Tales IV
We finally take out this dungeon’s final boss.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 223 – Dead Men Tell No Tales III
We manage to move some of the party up to the middle island.
Read moreAnime Review: Tokyo Mew Mew New
Tokyo Mew Mew was an oversight in my anime viewing when I was growing up. When I was a kid and watched cartoons with any degree of regularity on Cartoon Network or on Saturday Mornings, the main Magical Girl Show was Sailor Moon. When I got older, 4Kids picked up Tokyo Mew Mew as Mew Mew Power – but by that point I was familiar enough with anime, but immature enough when it came to my opinion of my own taste to dismiss almost anything licensed by 4Kids by reflex. Switch to this year, when we get a remake of Tokyo Mew Mew, appropriately titled Tokyo Mew Mew New, released a little bit after the passing of the original manga’s creator – Reiko Yoshida – and I figured now’s as good a time as any to look into what I missed.
Read moreAnime Review: Ranking of Kings
Ranking of Kings is a show that, frankly, I missed the boat on. It was a show that everyone on AniTwitter, everyone on the anime podcasts I listened to were praising to high heavens, but I pushed off watching it. Until now. Now I’ve finally watched it and it’s time to give the show the consideration it deserves.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 222 – Dead Men Tell No Tales II
We continue to contend with tricky map layouts and ranged attackers.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 221 – Dead Men Tell No Tales I
We reach the final guardian of this dungeon.
Read moreLegends of the Force: Episode 42 – The Black Fleet Crisis
We now come to the worst novels in the Star Wars Legends timeline we’ve covered so far.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 220 – Dark Seas V
We finally clear out the undead and open a path to the end of the dungeon.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 219 – Dark Seas IV
We finally turn the fight around, though we still have a Bewitched party member.
Read moreBook Review: Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons
Previously I have read and reviewed Playing at the World, the book about how Dungeons & Dragons came to be. Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons, is one of two follow up-books by Jon Peterson essentially about how Roleplaying Games went out of the hands of Gary Gygax & Dave Arneson. In the case of Game Wizards, it’s about how Gary & Dave lost their control over the game, through hubris and arrogance.
Read moreAnime Review: Barakamon
These have been a stressful few years, so certainly, now has been a great time for some nice healing anime, so among the ones I’ve been watching has been Barakamon – a very chill series about life in a rural Japanese town.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 218 – Dark Seas III
Faced with Bewitched party members, I move back to cheats.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 217 – Dark Seas II
The monsters close with the party, and unleash status effects.
Read moreVlog: I Had COVID
So, I had COVID-19, which is going to screw with my schedule, so I give some quick thoughts on my experiences.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 216 – Dark Seas I
This time (among the various critters), we face a Dagon-class monster.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 215 – Dragons Again IV
We finish off our next fight, opening the path to the next dungeon level.
Read moreQuick Update: Wildfire Season
So, the climate in Oregon is acting like it was 2 years ago when everything was on fire again – Portland General Electric is doing targeted power outages in some areas to prevent wildfires, and we are encountering wildfires on the edges of the Portland Metro area – as of this writing, there is a brush fire that recently started in Milo McIver State Park near Estacada, with Clackamas Community College serving as an evacuation site (CCC had previously been an evacuation site 2 years ago, before turning into a staging area and command post for fire fighters as the fire approached Oregon City).
So, this, combined with my recent bout of COVID-19, is really playing hell with my workflow, so expect some interruptions in terms of my post schedule. Also, if you’re in an area at risk for wildfires, please be safe, and if you can, besides any Ko-Fi donations, please consider donating money to the Red Cross.
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