Denam is reunited with his father, and learns the truth about Catuia.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 143 – Tearful Reunion
Let’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 142 – Ambush Again II
We take out the enemy commander, cutting the fight short.
Read moreBakemonogatari: Anime Review
Bakemonogatari is my first introduction to Nisioisin and to Shaft as an anime studio. I had tried to watch the show in fansubs when it first came out, as it hadn’t been licensed, and I remember being struck by the visuals of the series and the level of visual style – I could tell that the show was doing something – but I couldn’t tell yet, and I ultimately decided that I’d get around to it once the show had finished. And then I forgot about it entirely until this past year, when I decided it was time to finally get around to watching the damn thing – and I’m glad I finally have.
Read moreSanto & The Treasure of Dracula: Film Review
I have a soft spot for the El Santo movies. They are corny and campy, but universally sincere. No one in the films has any doubt that El Santo has the Doc Savage skill set he demonstrates over the series. There is no question that a professional wrestler can be a detective, an occultist, and a science hero. That said, the films are not without their flaws, and sadly Santo & the Treasure of Dracula is no exception.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 141 – Ambush Again I
We are ambushed on our way to our negotiations.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 140 – New Status Quo
We check out the state of the world in Act 4 before we proceed.
Read moreThe Anime Appendix N: Sidebar 1
For the first Anime Appendix N Sidebar episode, I take a look at what use a “Recommended Works” section provides to an RPG, to GMs, and to Players, and how you can use one to help prepare players for your own game.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 139 – Win The Battle, Lose The War
We get the chapter break, and on the other side we find we’re not in a great spot.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 138 – Well, Crap IV
We take down Ozma, but Catuia is still with Lodis.
Read moreGuns of Navarone: Film Review
It’s interesting looking at Guns of Navarone in the context of the World War 2 genre of films. It’s contemporaneous with movies like The Longest Day, which I mentioned in my review of that movie that it’s something of a last hurrah of old Hollywood. Guns of Navarone feels like a middle ground. On the one hand, most of the film’s cast fit in that general age range (and also has Gregory Peck). On the other hand, it’s a little more cynical than that film – but it is not as cynical as a Bridge Too Far was (and considering the historical context, than this film could be). However, it still makes for a very solid film.
Read moreTekkonkinkreet: Anime Review
Tekkonkinkreet is an anime that I’ve been meaning to watch for years, but just never gotten around to it. It’s a film from Studio 4*C and fits a sort of middle ground between their more art-for-art’s sake films like the Genius Party anthologies and Mind Game, and the more clear-cut adaptations like their Berserk trilogy. It’s also an outlier in that it’s an anime film that is directed by an American (and not a Japanese American either) who didn’t come up through the industry.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 137 – Well, Crap III
Ozma lays into the party, as we try to take her down.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 136 – Well, Crap II
Bad RNG and the Stun effect have made the party all thumbs.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 122
Another slow issue this month – but this time we’ve got our first N64 first person shooter, with Turok. (Doom 64 will have to wait until next issue).
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 135 – Well, Crap I
So, we found out how Catuia is doing. That’s good. Turns out she’s been gaslit by the Dark Knight Lanselot. That’s bad.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 134 – High Road III
Thankfully, the Gatehouse commander has no sense of self-preservation.
Read moreThe Princess Bride: Film Review
When re-watching a beloved childhood film as an adult, there is a worry that the film won’t stand up. That characters you loved will actually be grating, a story you thought was deep was paper-thin, dialog you thought was clever was trite. What you saw as a lake turns out with time to have only been a puddle. I will say upfront, before getting into the meat of the review, The Princess Bride does not have this problem.
Read moreLegend of Vox Machina: Season 1 Review
Season 1 of the Critical Role animated series, Legend of Vox Machina, has finished airing on Amazon Prime, and I have seen all of it. So, I’d like to give my thoughts – in the interest of full disclosure, I did back the series on Kickstarter.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 133 – High Road II
We end up getting stuck in with a bunch of Golems.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 132 – High Road I
We attempt to storm the gatehouse.
Read moreBreaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightquest – The Search Pt. 1
We start off Knightquest with Bruce Wayne, Bronze Tiger, Green Arrow, and Gypsy trying to rescue Dr. Kinsolving and Jack Drake in Santa Prisca.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 131 – Hasty Action
In the Wake of the Duke’s Demise, we launch a hasty assault.
Read moreLet’s Play Tactics Ogre PSP: Ep. 130 – Chickens Come Home To Roost
Things go very, very wrong for Duke Ronwey.
Read moreUQ Holder: Complete Manga Review
Ken Akamatsu’s most recent (and likely last for a while) shonen battle manga, UQ Holder, has come to a conclusion. So, having previously discussed it the last time I got caught up, now is a good time to give my thoughts on the series.
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