• The Great One Piece Journey (Part 4): The Baratie

    This is the part where One Piece goes from ‘decent’ to ‘great’. Unfortunately, we’re not quite at ‘incredible’ yet. That’s not until Arlong Park. After acquiring the Merry Go, Luffy and the crew continue their adventures. Their journey takes them to the Baratie, a floating restaurant. Here, they meet Sanji, a playboy cook with some…

  • Someone Please Help Me Like Xenoblade Chronicles 2

    This one hurts me to write. Xenoblade Chronicles is my second favorite game of all time. I love everything about it. It’s a game I can go back to time and time again. Xenoblade Chronicles X is another game I love, though I don’t have the same affection for it as I do the first…

  • The Escalation Problem of Comedy Characters

    Comedy is an incredibly tricky genre to write. What people find funny is subjective enough. But then you factor in the story element, which is just as subjective. Meaning that you need to hook your audience not once, but twice. First with the story, second with the comedy within that story. But in the end,…

  • The Tower of Swallows: What is happening?

    Brain hurty, help me. I’ve loved this series so far. But I’m not gonna lie: this is the first Witcher book that I had a hard time getting through. It turned it around eventually, with one of the stronger endings in the series! But the journey to that ending was a confusing, convoluted one! The…

  • Gargoyle: Remember that old Gargoyles cartoon?

    That has nothing to do with the monster, I just couldn’t come up with a witty title. Of all the staple monsters in the fantasy genre, gargoyles are the ones I forget the most. They make for a fun bit of flair for a spooky castle, sure! But what happens when you’re story is taken…