Nintendo’s getting antsy about who talks about their games and how, so Nintendo Power retrospectives is going to take some time off until Nintendo settles down.
Dragonlance: Shadows of the Dragon Queen: Pt 2 – Summoned to Tourney
Session 2 of the game had the same player lineup as before – I am looking for some additional players, and I do want to keep some spots available for some of our usual group members once they are able to return.
Continue readingI’ve had a busy week so I’ve fallen behind on getting blog posts prepped, so here are my photos from when I went to see Iron Maiden and The Hu at the Moda Center. Iron Maiden puts on a really good show, and The Hu had a great set and I look forward to having an opportunity to see them live on their own at some point in the future.
Photos from Iron Maiden and The Hu at the Moda Center
I give my thoughts on how Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2024 went, and discuss my Con Field Test of my new Bag of Holding.
Anime Review: The Elusive Samurai
The Elusive Samurai is an anime series based on a manga from the creator of Assassination Classroom. That series was one that skewered the Japanese educational system through the context of a Shonen Fight manga – so I was interested to see how The Elusive Samurai handles Japanese history.
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Anime Reviews: A Trio of Summer 2024 Rom-Coms
This weekend I’m quickly bop through a bit of a trio of romantic comedies from the Summer Season, which might not necessarily bear a full-length review, but are worth at least a bit of conversation. Specifically – I’m reviewing the second season of Cafe Terrace and Its’ Goddesses, Pseudo Harem, and Days With My Stepsister.
Continue readingAfter some comments about Hasbro’s CEO about AI and D&D moved in my head and started living there rent-free, I needed to get those out in the form of a comedic rant. (With apologies to Lewis Black).
Anime Review: Spice & Wolf (2024)
I absolutely missed the boat on Spice & Wolf when it first aired – which probably may have worked out for the best, since the main series of novels was still ongoing at the time, so the original TV adaptation was never quite able to provide an adaptation of the big emotional climax of the story and its core romance. Fortunately, the series is back with a reboot, with much of the original cast returning, making for a good time to jump on board and see the story told once again.
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Anime Review: Dead Dead Demon’s DeDeDeDe Destruction
I have heard very good things for quite some time about mangaka Inio Asano’s work – and I’ve also heard it’s tremendously bleak to the point of absolute nihilism, so for a while, I’ve been hesitant to read his stuff. When I learned his manga Dead Dead Demon’s DeDeDeDe Destruction (henceforth DeDeDeDe) was getting an anime adaptation and that it was one of his more… approachable works, I figured I would give the show a watch. The resulting show is interesting and messy – messy in some intentional ways, and some ways that may not be (and if those other ways are intentional it doesn’t reflect well on him).
Continue readingThis week I’m stepping into the TTRPG space (something I normally save for August, but slacked off on this year), to cover a documentary film about the life of Gary Gygax.