• Let’s Talk About Video Game Achievements

    The concept of an achievement isn’t a bad one. Did you do something cool or difficult? Here’s a little digital trophy for your efforts! It’s basically just a tiny shot of dopamine and a bragging rights certificate. Despite how innocent these are, achievement hunting has garnered its own little subculture among gamers. I used to…

  • The Perfectly Timed Return of X-Men ’97

    The Perfectly Timed Return of X-Men ’97

    The original 1997 show, ‘X-Men: The Animated Series’ is one of the all-time greats of super hero cartoons. Sure, it was only the second best comic book show on the air, but when first place was ‘Batman: The Animated Series’, second place is nothing to sneeze at. Unlike Batman, however, X-Men didn’t spawn an entire…

  • The Republic of Thieves: A Bastard’s First Love

    It’s time at last to catch up with our good friends, the Gentleman Bastards. Boy, I can’t wait to see Locke and Jean again! I sure hope they’re doing good! Oh, right. Poison. Forgot about that. I’ll be honest: I was kinda sad going into this one. The first two books in the Gentleman Bastards…

  • Starship Troopers: The Only Good Bug is a Dead Bug!

    Starship Troopers: The Only Good Bug is a Dead Bug!

    I’ve been playing a lot of ‘Helldivers II’ recently. What can I say? I love spreading Democracy and blowing up bots! I’m basically addicted to what is essentially a ‘Starship Troopers’ simulator. But I must confess: I’ve never actually seen ‘Starship Troopers.’ Not all the way through, at least. I saw a portion of it…

  • Berserk Manga Review: War Cry of the Wind

    Berserk Manga Review: War Cry of the Wind

    As much as I love this saga, the title is just ridiculous. ‘Falcon of the Millennium Empire.’ It’s an amazing title, don’t get me wrong, but it doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. So, from henceforth, we’re gonna abbreviate it to FotME. Because that’s such a dramatic improvement… Today, we’re covering the following FotME chapters:…