There are certain games from my childhood that still haunt my nightmares. Not because they were scary, mind you. Because of their brutality. As a small child, being faced with an insurmountable challenge that your tiny mind and smaller hands are incapable of overcoming can be scarring. Like being beaten over the head with a… Continue reading Castlevania (NES): An Unforgiving, Unfair Masterpiece
Category: Review
The Great Hunt: Building Momentum… Slowly
The first book in this classic fantasy epic didn't grab me. Let's see if book number two can sink its hooks into me. The Great Hunt, book two of the Wheel of Time series, begins a few months after the events of The Eye of the World. Now more trained in the sword and aware… Continue reading The Great Hunt: Building Momentum… Slowly
Bo Burnham’s New Special, Inside, Is a Must-Watch
It's hard to talk about a comedy special. Mostly because of how subjective comedy is. Most of the time, a review of a comedy special boils down to: was it funny? Yes or no. Not exactly something you can really write a compelling article about. But the thing about comedy: it kind of just... stopped… Continue reading Bo Burnham’s New Special, Inside, Is a Must-Watch
I Finally Watched Game of Thrones (Season 2)
The first season of Game of Thrones certainly lived up to the hype. It did a fantastic job adapting the material of the first book onto the screen. The question is: did season two do as well? Yes. Mostly. Season two is an adaptation of the second book of the Song of Ice and Fire… Continue reading I Finally Watched Game of Thrones (Season 2)
The Great One Piece Journey (Part 8): Little Garden
Not a week on the Grand Line, and the Straw Hats have become enveloped in a complex political plot that'll take them on their first truly insane adventure. This is literally the start of their time here. Only Luffy could manage something that crazy that quickly! Look at these mad lads! After picking up Vivi… Continue reading The Great One Piece Journey (Part 8): Little Garden
