• Best Boss Battles: The End (Metal Gear Solid 3)

    Best Boss Battles: The End (Metal Gear Solid 3)

    It’s time to talk about another of the greatest boss fights in the history of video games. Metal Gear Solid has an odd sort of tradition in regard to sniper boss battles. There are more than a few examples of these. Sniper Wolf from MGS1. Quiet from MGSV. And of course, the hottest sniper waifu…

  • Big Mom: One Piece’s Most Terrifying Villain

    Big Mom: One Piece’s Most Terrifying Villain

    The sheer number of villains occupying the pages of One Piece put every other shounen series to shame. That’s to be expected, with the length of the series. But the sheer quality of each and every one of them is something to be admired. Almost all of these bad guys are unique and interesting, and…

  • Towers of Midnight: Tying Up Loose Ends

    Two left. We’ve only got two books left to review. Then we’re finally done with this series. Which feels just as sad as it does triumphant. Yes, I know ‘New Spring’ exists. But prequels don’t count. Has Star Wars taught us nothing? The Wheel of Time turns and ages come and pass. Rand has reached…

  • Manticore: A True Freak of Nature

    Manticores love the taste of human flesh. That’s why, on trips through the mountains, I always travel with human guards. Marthok Uldarr, dwarf copper merchant That could actually be a fun basis for an encounter. Hopefully that one little blurb doesn’t completely overshadow the actual lore. Lore: A Wicked Predator Manticores are among the most…

  • The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies Is Depressingly Bad

    The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies Is Depressingly Bad

    Here we are. The last movie. The worst of the whole trilogy and one of the most disappointing films I have ever seen. During his attack on Laketown, the dragon Smaug is struck down by the hero Bard. Now, the Lonely Mountain is free of the beast’s tyranny again. But Bilbo and his friends can’t…