It’s interesting how different aspects of geekdom’s failure to interact can lead to people grabbing into smaller parts of a larger, more interesting picture. (Note – this started as a series of tweets that I’ve tweaked somewhat)
Read moreWe return to B4, and run into a member of the Royal Guard, who recognizes us.
Read moreThis time we encounter a couple villains with really stupid costumes.
Read moreDaniel the Thief plays us for a fool, before we finally get the B4 key and unlock the shortcut, so we hopefully never have to go through B3 ever again.
Read moreWe discover a quest giver wasn’t who he seemed to be.
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I love martial arts films – particularly those from South East Asia (starting with Hong Kong but expanding over time to Thailand, Korea, and Malaysia), thanks to role-playing games – with two, in particular, starting me down this path.
The first was Dragon Fist by Chris Pramas, which seeded my love for wuxia. The other was Feng Shui, which expanded my love to the entire Ur-genre. However, when trying to sell people on Feng Shui, I had to downplay why the game had that title – the concept of a variety of factions from through history, past and future, doing battle over “Feng Shui Sites” – places of great magical power where those who hold them can shape the flow of destiny. If I had seen Bury Me High, I would have had a lot more confidence and just told people to watch this instead.
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When I saw The Lego Movie, I was impressed with how the film gave me a false impression of stop motion with 3D animation, and I enjoyed the comedy of the film. While I felt that Lord & Miller’s particular flavor off comedy wouldn’t work for Solo, but when I learned they were doing a Spider-Man movie, my interest was piqued, but I didn’t get around to watching Into The Spider-Verse until Covid-19.
Read moreAt long last, we finally reach the stairs down to B4.
Read moreThe slog exploration continues as the developer uses randomly generated dungeon levels to pad out the game.
After covering Count Brass, this time I’m taking a look at how best to read the Elric novels.
Read moreWe fall back to town to level up some spells, before starting the second run.
Read moreThe exploration continues, as we figure out how the room tiles are structured.
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When I reviewed Come Drink With Me on the blog, I described it as a “Wuxia Western,” as the initial plot of the film – with Golden Swallow going to rescue her brother from bandits holed up in a monastery – could easily be the plot of a western. It is only with the introduction of Drunken Cat’s plot that the wuxia elements come to the fore. Dragon Inn, by comparison, maintains a better balance of the concepts, melding them together to make a cohesive whole.
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In 2019 we lost Neil Peart, one of the greatest drummers of all time, and part of one of my favorite bands – Rush. So, when Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage came up on my Netflix recommendations, I figured it was time to check it out.
Read moreWe start our next run through B3.
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We collect our Dragon Hearts and return to town to turn in the quest.
Read moreWe have a new Mario game this issue!
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We now come to the final issue of Knightfall (but not the Knightfall Saga), and the unveiling of Azrael-Batman (or AzBat).
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In the Detective Comics’ Issue of the Beast, sacrifice isn’t going on tonight – but hell and fire are sworn to be released.
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Annmarie expresses her disappointment with our party, and we shrug it off to do another run.
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We continue in the wake of Jack Drake and Chandra Kinsolving being kidnapped.
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The exploration continues until another party member goes down and we return to town.
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We start the wrap up of the first act of the Knightfall Saga – in terms of Knightfall itself – as Jean-Paul Valley/Batman II gets ready to take on Bane.
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Healing anime come in all shapes and sizes, from shows about sitting down to a home cooked meal to moving out to the country. So, why not a show about going on an Antarctic expedition, with A Place Further Than The Universe?
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