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A bit of an update; I still live!!

So, bar my last post you may have noticed I have not been posting much lately (and if you haven’t noticed then how dare you not!! I jest of course). Being honest my mental health has not been, and continues not to be. the best this last two months. Am not going to go intoContinue reading “A bit of an update; I still live!!”

Babel – as emotionless as the Empire it portrays

So I will be completely honest. Of late, I have avoided buying pretty much any new books in the sci fi and fantasy genres for the simple reason that they have become unsubtle social justice commentaries with the allegorical subtlety of a brick falling down the stairs. The current trend towards revisionist views and applyingContinue reading “Babel – as emotionless as the Empire it portrays”

A little hobby update

Been a while since I did an update on what I have been painting which is a bit embarrassing given that this is primarily a table top gaming page. In my defence I have been recovering from minor surgery to remove a cyst and this has left me pretty tired a lot of the timeContinue reading “A little hobby update”

SAO progressive vol 8 – crashing into the wall

As long time followers of this blog will know I am a huge fan of Sword Art Online but I have felt recently that things seem to be running out of steam a bit. The last book of the Unital Ring arc was, in my opinion, a lot of filler and added nothing and theContinue reading “SAO progressive vol 8 – crashing into the wall”

Anger, bikes and dogs; a week of GW reveals

Well it would appear that GW have been extremely busy behind the scenes of late if the reveal show is anything to go by; and the ‘I hate GW but they make me sweet clickbait money’ crowd have been equally busy. I really don’t understand what goes through their minds but that’s probably a blogContinue reading “Anger, bikes and dogs; a week of GW reveals”

Lisbeth statue unboxing

As I have said before on this blog I am a big fan of Sword Art Online. Yes it has its flaws but I still don’t think it deserves a lot of the hate thrown its way. Anyway, one criticism I do agree with is the way that secondary characters are largely neglected and itContinue reading “Lisbeth statue unboxing”

The psychological tricks of game design

So, after a rather successful launch and a massive amount of vitriol; the noise around Diablo immortal has started to die down. Not the hatred of it by any means, but the endless coverage on social media Twitch and YouTube has finally started to subside. Though the recent delay of it’s China release may bringContinue reading “The psychological tricks of game design”

Crypto and NFT. Why?

If you have any interest in gaming then it is impossible to avoid mention of crypto and NFTs these days. Games are being built with built in crypto farming and NFT (though I do use the term game loosely in reference to things like Earth2) whilst big studios like Square Enix are open in admittingContinue reading “Crypto and NFT. Why?”

Warhammer Underworlds Online; is it worth a go?

So warhammer games. There have been loads of them and if I am honest most have been pretty dire, especially those released as mobile games or souless reskinned shooters. There are honourable exceptions and in recent years the quality has generally improved; though there does remain the odd train wreck such as necromunda. Now IContinue reading “Warhammer Underworlds Online; is it worth a go?”