Show notes: Continue reading ⟩⟩ “Diecast #175: Doctor Strange, Titanfall 2, Overwatch”
We’re back at the MacLure farmstead. We come upon their worn, doorless, barely-furnished farmhouse.
Just inside we see a young girl on the verge of womanhood. Her face is downcast. He eyes are reddened from tears. She paces around the room fitfully. Norman sees her and nudges me with his foot. “This right here,” he whispers, “This is our big chance to help! Mother always says that when it comes to doing good, helping the poor is second only to punishing bad people.”
I sigh and reply with a shrug. Whatever. Let’s get this over with.
Norman knocks, introduces himself, and skirts around the question of why he has a two-foot-tall (but astoundingly fearsome) demon by his side. The girl introduces herself as Maybell Maclure.
Continue reading ⟩⟩ “Shamus Plays WoW #8: Lazy, Star-Crossed Lovers”
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At the end of the episode the good doctor gives a psych test. From the standpoint of scientific rigor, it’s about as useful as a “What kind of lover are you?” quiz from the pages of Cosmo. But let me answer them anyway:
Continue reading ⟩⟩ “Until Dawn EP3: Girlfriend Arguments”
So I spawn here, weak and tired
Another gulf of lava beckons
Once again, yours truly reckons
Soon I’ll be in daedra mired
And again, be Battlespire’d
Shake the handle off death’s rattle
Then, once more, my zig-zag hustle
One more time, a stupid puzzle
Listen to an end-boss prattle
Shuffle to the final battle
Continue reading ⟩⟩ “Ruts vs. Battlespire CH33: Versed in Strategy”
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Since I don’t know anything more than you do about where this story is going, I can’t offer much additional commentary. BUT! I can embrace some of the digressions that wouldn’t fit in the show. So let’s do that…
Continue reading ⟩⟩ “Until Dawn EP2: Haunted Exposition!”
In the belly of Sin, Tidus at last comes face-to-face with his father. This is… strange. Jecht became Sin, but then we find Jecht is also inside of Sin? That’s like Optimus Prime transforming into a truck, but then you look in the driver’s seat and Optimus Prime is behind the wheel. That’s confusing.
It’s an awkward conversation when Tidus confronts his father. The last time they saw each other, Tidus was a different person. They both were. They didn’t understand each other before and nothing in the last ten years has corrected that.
Eventually Jecht urges them to get on with it. He’s about to lose himself again and become the rampaging beast again. Which means he’s about to turn into a boss monster. So six-foot Jecht turns into a fifty-foot aeon which is inside of stadium-sized Sin, and all three are supposedly Jecht. That’s even more confusing.
After the fight, Tidus runs to his father’s side and they talk a bit more. Tidus ends the conversation by saying, “I hate you.”
Continue reading ⟩⟩ “Final Fantasy X Part 20: Finale Fantasy”
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I was all in favor of covering this game until this very moment, when I realized I had to write this post and didn’t have anything to say that I didn’t already say on the show. I have a PS4. I could get this game and play through it now. But I’m way too busy as it is. I’m not sure what I’ll put in these entries as the series goes on.
If you’re wondering why I reacted so strongly to the threat of David Cage, it’s because I played this.
No, self-aware robots aren't going to turn on us, Skynet-style. Not unless we designed them to.
My picks for what was important, awesome, or worth talking about in 2017.
Everyone hates Black Friday sales. Even retailers! So why does it exist?
His problem isn't that he's dumb, the problem is that he bends the world he inhabits.
Ever wondered what's in all those quest boxes you've never bothered to read? Get ready: They're more insane than you might expect.
From the company that brought us Fallout 76 comes a storefront / Steam competitor. It's a work of perfect awfulness. This is a monument to un-usability and anti-features.
Which would you rather be: A king in the middle ages, or a lower-income laborer in the 21st century?
What makes this borderline indie title so much better than the AAA juggernauts that came before?
Team Cap or Team Iron Man? More importantly, what basis would you use for making that decision?
A horrible, railroading, stupid, contrived, and painfully ill-conceived roleplaying campaign. All in good fun.
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