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”
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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”
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?”
The current problems in the Star Wars franchise
So it goes without saying that if you are unable to differentiate a character from the actor or actress playing them, then you really shouldn’t be watching TV, reading a book or playing a computer game. Of course, this doesn’t seem to stop Star Wars ‘fans’, and I woke up several times in the lastContinue reading “The current problems in the Star Wars franchise”
Horus Heresy and the sage of marine gender
My thoughts on the latest warhammer social media row and the difficulties with marine gender.
Lord of the Rings and the danger of adapting books for TV and film
So this week the first screenshots of the Lord of the Rings adaptation Rings of Power have been released. Up to now we had only had teasers and little hints, but not really much to give an insight into the world that Amazon are creating. Now at this stage, there’s not a lot to goContinue reading “Lord of the Rings and the danger of adapting books for TV and film”
The halo series – where has it all gone wrong?
“Just one question. What if you miss? “I won’t” It’s an iconic line which confirms that the Master Chief is indeed the superhuman hero of humanity that the halo series had portrayed him as. It’s been clipped countless times and is one of the most popular moments in the halo game series which is unquestionablyContinue reading “The halo series – where has it all gone wrong?”
Indifference, ineptitude, introspection and intellectual property – a Cursed City novella
Disclaimer – I have no idea what is actually going on and these are just my views and opinions. So, here we are again. another new week starting and another crisis involving the hobby. Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past week you will have seen the noise which this time relatesContinue reading “Indifference, ineptitude, introspection and intellectual property – a Cursed City novella”
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