• Yugoloths Part 1: Lore

    Here we are. The penultimate entry in Best of the Bestiary. One with so much going on that it’s gotta be split into not two, but three parts! Lore: Fiends For a Fine Inhabiting the planes of Acheron, Gehenna, Hades, and Carceri, yugoloths are fickle mercenaries that embody avarice. Legends claim that they were first…

  • Is The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Any Good?

    Is The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Any Good?

    So long, Egypt. We’re tired of your dead people. It’s time to desecrate ancient Chinese burial grounds! I was honestly kinda excited going into this one. What would the movie do with this change in location? Maybe they’d take inspiration from Xin Zhui or Lady Dai. This could have been an amazing change of pace!…

  • Mushoku Tensei Season 2 (Cour 1): Rejection and Reunion

    Mushoku Tensei Season 2 (Cour 1): Rejection and Reunion

    Man, I got caught up right on time, huh? Season one of Mushoku Tensei really took me by surprise. I’d heard the hype, but I mostly assumed that was because the animation was really good. When it came to the actual writing, I didn’t have exceptionally high expectations. How good could an isekai be? Very…

  • Baldur’s Gate 3 is a Masterpiece

    Baldur’s Gate 3 is a Masterpiece

    2023 has been a crazy good year for gaming. Hi-Fi Rush, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Street Fighter 6, Tears of the Kingdom, Pikmin 4, Armored Core VI, Lies of P, Payday 3, Dead Space Remake, Sea of Stars, Final Fantasy XVI, and the upcoming Spider-Man 2, it’s legitimately insane how many incredible games we’ve been…

  • Main Character in Another World: Naofumi Iwatani (Shield Hero)

    Main Character in Another World: Naofumi Iwatani (Shield Hero)

    Most isekai protagonists are given the red carpet treatment upon their arrival in the other world. Godly powers, unwarranted respect from everyone, a harem, etc. You know the drill by now. Naofumi Iwatani was not given such treatment. Just the opposite, in fact. ‘Rising of the Shield Hero’ does something interesting with the isekai formula.…