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Dishonored 3: A Man Can Dream
With the closure of Arkane Austin (nice job Xbox… How about you excise the tumors in the executive chairs that made the stupid fucking...
May 23, 20247 min read


Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – The Comeback Kid
If you’ve read my original post on Cyberpunk 2077, you know that I’ve been pulling for this game since it first dropped. I saw what was –...
Dec 22, 20236 min read


Redfall: Biting Off More Than You Can Chew
If you’ve read my posts on Dishonored and Dishonored 2, you know that I’m something of an Arkane Studios fanboy. As someone who mostly...
May 12, 20234 min read


Elysium: An Introduction to Vella
Hello everyone! I know it's been a while since my last post. The good news is that it's because I've been hard at work on final...
Mar 24, 20232 min read


Serialization: Its Future and My Crossroads
So, it’s been a while since I’ve talked about anything that has to do with writing (the printed word at any rate), and I thought it was...
Oct 15, 20224 min read


Cyberpunk: Edgerunners — Like Father, Like Son
Alright, so the title may be a little disingenuous, but I had to get your attention somehow, right? If you’ve plumbed the shallows of my...
Sep 29, 20224 min read


The Case for New Game Plus: A Fun Feature or a Modern Necessity?
Back in the dark ages, when all it took was blowing on a game cartridge (or disc) to fix anything and everything that was wrong with it,...
Sep 17, 20224 min read


Dishonored 2: Everything a Sequel Should Be
If you’ve read my post on the first Dishonored, then you know I love this franchise. Its ability to blend stealth/action gameplay, RPG...
Jun 12, 202212 min read


Resident Evil Village: The Highlights
So I recently got my hands on a copy of Resident Evil Village (RE8). I know, I know, I’m late to the party, but it was a bitch getting my...
Apr 3, 20227 min read


God of War: Resurrection of an IP
Way back in 2005, a PlayStation exclusive hit the shelves, titled God of War. An ultra-violent hack-and-slash affair set against the...
Oct 3, 20213 min read


A Longing for Practical Effects
The big boulder in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the grotesqueries in John Carpenter’s The Thing, the sets of Event Horizon, the triceratops...
Oct 3, 20213 min read


Altered Carbon: Damn-Near Perfect
We’re going to be hitting both the book and the first season of the television show (more on the rest of that later…) here, so just be...
Oct 3, 20215 min read


MCU Discussion: Why Thanos *Could* Be Able to Wield Mjolnir
I can already hear you pounding furiously on the keys, but hear me out. This is simply a thought experiment that’s been kicking around...
Sep 26, 20215 min read


Dishonored: World-Building at Its Finest
The cold rain patters down on your hood, slick with oil and grimy with the soot of industry. In the distance, you can see the sparking of...
Sep 26, 20214 min read
Television Writing: The Sitcom Model, and Losing the Plot as a Natural Progression
First off, let me say this: Below, I’ll be exploring a lot of the same concepts as I have in my post on the miniseries. So go check that...
Jul 9, 20213 min read


Rosemary’s Baby: Classical Horror in an Era of Desensitization
Ask any writer, and they’ll tell you that one of the most important things you can do is read. It helps you decompress, it allows you to...
Jul 2, 20213 min read


Mass Effect Legendary Edition: Cashing in on Nostalgia
The year is 2007, two years after the launch of the Xbox 360. Game developers are starting to find their grove working with the new...
Jun 18, 20213 min read


J.R.R. Tolkien: Brilliant but Dry
Like a lot of people my age, I was introduced to J.R.R. Tolkien through school. The Hobbit was on the reading list for English class, so...
May 28, 20213 min read


Disneyland: … It’s the Most Magical Place on Earth
Like most humans, I know a little bit about Disney. The movies, the franchises, the characters, the merchandising (merchandising,...
May 14, 20214 min read


Pacific Rim: Knowing Exactly What You Want to Be
Pacific Rim, by today’s standards, is a movie that shouldn’t have worked. It’s big, it’s loud, the story is thin, and the acting is...
May 7, 20213 min read
