An essay of mine on Star Wars has been published on a website...
Hey fans,As the title says, a essay of mine has been published on a website I love called 1138.http://eleven-thirtyeight.com/2013/10/continuity-vs-accessibility-the-struggle-of-star-wars-writers/It's...
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The Wolf Among Us: Episode 1: Faith review
The Wolf Among Us is a Point and Click game available for Xbox Live and via download from the Telltale website. There will be a PSS version available in the United States on October 15th with a...
View ArticleWife broke her foot, please send vibes-prayers-best wishes.
Yesterday, the wife broke her foot in two places. We spent the entire night waiting in the emergency room and it'll be a couple of days before a specialist can see her. It's a really cruddy situation....
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion review
The Elder Scrolls began with the game, Arena, and eventually moved on to become a number of successful spin-offs. I joined the series with Skyrim and have been working my way back through the...
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Flying Swords of Dragon Gate review
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate is a half-remake/half-sequel to New Dragon Inn, which was much the same to another similarly titled movie. The premise of all three movies boils down to the same basic...
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Exalted (comic) review
Exalted is my favorite RPG setting of all time. For those of you unfamiliar with the game, it basically is a combination of wuxia and ancient mythology that deconstructs a lot of the assumptions of...
View ArticleUpdate - November is my lost month
Hey folks,People who know me may wonder what I've been up to for the past month as I've been more or less incommunicado for much of the month. Unfortunately, that's because this month has out-and-out...
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Assassin's Creed: Forsaken review
I was a huge-huge fan of Assassin's Creed 3. Of the seven main games in the series, it is my favorite. As much as I loved Ezio, I felt he'd worn out his welcome by Revelations and the cartoonishly...
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Assassin's Creed: Black Flag review
I'm going to admit, I was actually prepared to hate this game. After being incredibly excited about Assassin's Creed 3, I was bitterly disappointed to discover the sequel would not star Conner...
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Assassin's Creed 3 vs. Assassin's Creed 4: Which is better?
Prior to Assassin's Creed 4, I thought Assassin's Creed 3 was the best of the series. After the cartoon villainy of the Borgias and the horrific disappointment of Assassin's Creed: Revelations,...
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Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag: Freedom Cry DLC review
Assassin's Creed 4 is, as I've mentioned earlier on my blog, my favorite of the series. I felt it managed to inject a large amount of audacious fun and carefree joy into the narrative, something...
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Assassin's Creed: The Fall (Deluxe Edition) review
It's a simple fact most adaptations of works from one media to another suck. Video games made out of movies stink, novelizations of movies are as bad as the reverse, and comic books made out of...
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Assassin's Creed: Black Flag (Novelization) review
I recently read (and reviewed) Asassin's Creed: Forsaken and enjoyed the novel tremendously. While I was hoping for a review of Connor Kenway's adventures, what I got was even better with the...
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The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition review
I never was much of a PC gamer. I think my experience was limited to Wing Commander, TIE Fighter, and Knights of the Old Republic. As a result, I missed out on the entire adventure game phenomenon...
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Far Cry 3 review (Revised)
It's been over a year since my original Far Cry 3 review. I wasn't very flattering to the game and considered it to be nihilistic, racist, and exploitative. I had the nagging question in the back...
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Grand Theft Auto V review *LONG*
The Grand Theft Auto series is the most successful video game series of all time, surpassing Mario and Pacman for importance to the medium. Grand Theft Auto V has made over a billion dollars since...
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Grand Theft Auto V and its treatment of women
Warning - this essay will contain spoilers for Grand Theft Auto V. Grand Theft Auto is a series which is no stranger to accusations of sexism and misogyny. The original "prostitute refund"...
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The Vampire Count of Monte Cristo review
Literary Mash-ups are a genre which was popularized by Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. It's since gone on to become something of a new minor sensation, inspiring many aspiring authors to...
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Man of Steel review
The story of a troubled young man who, after suffering a terrible loss, travels the world learning to cope with it. Eventually, he decides to become an incorruptible symbol that he turns against the...
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Thor: The Dark World review
Bland but kind of entertaining. Kind of. Thor: The Dark World is a sequel that's technically competent, reasonably well-acted, and filled with fun action. There's also oodles of Marvel...
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