• The Risks and Rewards of Long Form Storytelling

    Good things come to those who wait. A truly great story doesn’t waste your time. It gets right to the point. No appetizers, it just goes straight to the meat and potatoes. Which is good. Time is the only resource you can never get back, so it shouldn’t be wasted. But not every story follows…

  • Xorn: Maw of the Earth

    Keep a few gems in your pocket. A hungry xorn is a helpful xorn. X the Mystic’s 6th Rule of Dungeon Survival Lore: Delicious Diamonds Native to the Elemental Plane of Earth, and sometimes residing within the Underdark on the Material Plane, xorns devour treasure and precious gemstones. A well-fed xorn is relatively docile, while…

  • I Was Wrong About Live Action One Piece

    I Was Wrong About Live Action One Piece

    Most people hate being wrong. Me? I love being wrong about things. Being a pessimist, only good things can come about of me being wrong. Netflix has a downright historic catalogue of failed live action anime adaptations. Death Note, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Cowboy Bebop just to name a few. People keep screaming at them to…

  • Berserk Manga Review: Conviction (Part 5)

    Berserk Manga Review: Conviction (Part 5)

    Onwards we go. Towards the Tower. Towards the edge of insanity. Today, we’re covering: Luca follows Nina to her cult’s secret orgy, inadvertently bringing Casca and her curse into contact with the cultists. Guts’ journey towards the Tower is met with not one, but two fateful meetings. All the while, Farnese and Serpico struggle with…

  • Stop Paying for Online Multiplayer

    Stop Paying for Online Multiplayer

    Inflation has been getting worse these last few years. Things ain’t cheap these days and they certainly ain’t getting cheaper. It makes managing money an even more stressful task than it already was. Luckily, video games are still around to help relieve the stress. Had a bad day at work? Boot up Call of Duty,…