Author: jernahblunt
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ARCHIVE Day 37: Thirteen Reasons Why I Hate the Netflix Version
(Original Release: 4/4/18) Thirteen Reasons Why is a fine book. It’s solidly written, has good characters and tackles some seriously dark material. By all respects, it’s a solid piece of literature, and one that I’d strongly recommend everyone read. It’s relatable, depressing, and powerful. So why does the Netflix show suck so bad? If there…
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Day 160: Life is Strange 2 Trailer
Finally, after a three-part prequel and a one-part pseudo-sequel, we’re getting a follow up to the fantastic Life is Strange. And thanks to the new trailer released today, we know when we can finally get our first taste of it: that date being September 27th of this year. This follow up that we’ve all been…
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ARCHIVE Day 36: More like…
(Original Release: 4/3/18) SPOILERS FOR YOUR LIE IN APRIL IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED IT GET OFF YOUR ASS AND DO SO BEFORE READING THIS POST FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!! Your Lie in April? Ha! More like Your DIE in April! HA HA HA!! AH AH!! *weeps uncontrollably*
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Day 159: Best Classic Platformer… That You’ve Never Heard of.
In my honest opinion, I think that platformers are the most important games in the history of video games. Super Mario Bros completely saved the games industry, Sonic the Hedgehog revolutionized what Mario started, Mario 64 and Banjo Kazooie added a hugely addictive collection system and brought the genre into three dimensions. Ask anyone to name a…
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ARCHIVE Day 35: Put the Controller Down, Player One
Ready Player One’s movie adaptation just came out in theaters and… it’s okay. Not great, not terrible, just okay. It has some great visual effects, really exciting action scenes, and a genuinely interesting mystery (at least when they’re in the Oasis searching for Haladay’s Egg). But it suffers deeply from forgettable characters, poor dialogue, and…
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