It’s time to have a rematch with Nybeth.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 104 – Return of the Necromancer I
Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 120
We finally have come to Shadows of the Empire, and the start of 1997.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 103 – Daughter of Darkness
We take down the third Necroprentice.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 102 – Mother
It turns out Nybeth had more Necroprentices.
Read moreThe Green Knight: Film Review
The Green Knight is the perfect re-imaging of this particular part of the Arthurian legend. It is dark, but not without hope. It presents honor & chivalry, but not without flexibility. It presents Gawain as, perhaps, the perfect Millennial knight.
Read moreGuardians of the Galaxy (2021): Video Game Review
Square’s last game using the Marvel license, Marvel’s Avengers, was a live-service game that did not fare well. Last year, however, they put out a different video game take on some of Marvel’s characters – The Guardians of the Galaxy – which focuses on the spacefaring team of heroes, and it pulls of the concept much, much better.
Read moreThe Anime Appendix N: Fantasy (Part 2)
Now that I’ve gotten the larger scope spectrum of fantasy anime out of the way, it’s time to get into some specifics for three different anime and manga series and what GMs and DMs can take from them.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 101 – Re: Your Brains II
We clear out the zombies, and learn they’re caused by a loose end.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 100 – Re: Your Brains I
We stumble into the middle of a zombie movie.
Read moreRumble Garanndoll: Anime Review
If AMAIM: Warrior at the Borderline was the mecha anime series from this season that was trying to sell hesitant viewers on Japanese conservative talking points in an anime context, Rumble Garanndoll feels much more like a move in the opposite direction. It’s a mecha anime series, leaning more towards the super robot side of things, which also feels like it’s more overtly anti-fascist, but with a more comedic, otaku-focused take.
Read moreAMAIM: Warrior at the Borderline (Season 1): Anime Review
AMAIM: Warrior on the Borderline was an anime series from Sunrise Beyond (formerly XEBEC), which touted itself as being a mecha series that continued with having fully hand-drawn mecha, instead of ones created using CG. Unfortunately, it ended up trying to surf into some politically awkward waters, in terms of its plot, and while it may have navigated them successfully, it didn’t try to do anything interesting either.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 99 – Funny Thing Happened… II
We finish off these goons, so we can continue on our way.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep 98 – Funny Thing Happened… I
We have our first random encounter in a while!
Read moreBreaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Bloodlines Part 1
This time we change things up a bit with the big tie-in event that was happening in parallel with Knightfall and Knightquest.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 97 – Rescue Mission III
I love it when a plan comes together…
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 96 – Rescue Mission II
We prepare to finish off this boss, by putting everything in place for our masterstroke. (Pompous enough?)
Read moreMy Senpai Is Annoying: Anime Review
Of the fall 2021 anime, one of the two main romantic comedy anime series for me was My Senpai Is Annoying, a workplace comedy series with a nice healthy dose of romantic comedy that worked very well for me, as a Geriatric Millennial.
Read moreThe Black Fleet Crisis: Before the Storm – Book Review
After a long hiatus, it’s time to return to the Legends timeline.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 95 – Rescue Mission I
We learn some fellow resistance members are in need of rescue, so we take a detour to save them.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 94 – Blasting Off Again II
We manage to beat this trainer again, though, alas, Arycelle still hates us.
Read moreAurora Rising: Book (Video) Review
Let’s start off 2022 with a book review, this time of my first book by Alastair Reynolds that I’ve read, Aurora Rising (also published as The Prefect)
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 93 – Blasting Off Again I
We start heading for the next town, only to run into one of the late Heirophant’s goons.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 92 – Skewed Priorities
We report back in after the last mission and get an odd reaction from the duke.
Read moreSakugan: Anime Review
We have a trio of mecha anime that I watched this past year – the first of which to finish was Sakugan, something of an underdark exploration anime, combined with some Gurren Lagann-esque hot-bloodedness, and a well-done father-daughter dynamic with the leads.
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