Author: jernahblunt

  • Rise of the Tomb Raider: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

    Rise of the Tomb Raider: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

    Fun fact: this was the first Tomb Raider game I played. I borrowed it from a roommate a while back. And by borrowed, I mean she basically forced it upon me. That was the closest thing to a nice deed she ever did for me. Rise of the Tomb Raider is an odd game. It…

  • Why Hinata Shoyo is the Best Shounen Protagonist

    Why Hinata Shoyo is the Best Shounen Protagonist

    When it comes to Shounen protagonists, they’re all pretty cookie-cutter. Just take Goku’s personality, come up with a different but distinct design and power set, and you’re pretty much done. Luffy, Naruto, Tanjiro, all of these characters are similar in many ways. Haikyu!!’s Hinata Shoyo is yet another of these characters. He’s a friendly kid…

  • Visual Novels: Video Games and Books, Except Not Really

    I’ve debated with myself for a long time whether to talk about these as books or as video games. Ultimately, I decided they’d be best placed in the Wednesday slot. Cause in my experience, these things can hardly be considered video games. Visual novels are like the cockroaches of my Steam page. No matter how…

  • Devils FINALE: Spinagon, the Spined Devil (Best of the Bestiary)

    Devils FINALE: Spinagon, the Spined Devil (Best of the Bestiary)

    Fly, my pretties, fly! Fly! -Fierna, Archduchess of Phlegethos, commanding her Spined Devil legions At last! I’m done! From Demons to Devils, I’m finally done! I get to talk about dinosaurs after this shit! But first, I need to talk about the last denizen of the Nine Hells: the Spined Devil. These devils are smaller…

  • Doctor Who Specials: Last Bridge Before Season Five

    Doctor Who Specials: Last Bridge Before Season Five

    This one should hopefully not take too long. There are only four episodes to talk about. Granted, they’re long episodes! They’re basically movies! But that hasn’t stopped me before! To be fair, I haven’t done it before, but we’ll see how it goes! There was a long gap between seasons four and five. One that my small-child self felt…