• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is Barely a Game

    Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is Barely a Game

    Metal Gear Solid 1-3 are among the greatest games of all time. Imaginative, unforgettable, and wildly fun to play (most of the time), it’s a rock solid trilogy. One with a highly devout fan base. Perhaps even too devout. Because they really wanted an MGS4. Problem is: Kojima and his team didn’t want to make…

  • Main Character in Another World: Ainz Ooal Gown AKA Momonga

    Main Character in Another World: Ainz Ooal Gown AKA Momonga

    It’s weird to think that isekai used to be intertwined with video game anime. A few years back, every isekai show was just trying to be SAO. Honestly, I like the change. Truck-kun is far more charismatic than Headset-chan. MMOs are home to some pretty lively communities. You’ve got casual players, friendly players, hardcore PVP…

  • Poirot Mysteries: The Adventure of the Clapham Cook

    Poirot Mysteries: The Adventure of the Clapham Cook

    Oh, there you are Hastings. Where were you last time? You missed some wild stuff! The Adventure of the Clapham Cook is your standard Poirot affair. Just more entertaining. It’s one of his better shorts by quite a bit. The story… about Poirot looking for a cook. While on the hunt for his next country-shaking…

  • Water Weird: Rising Tide

    Before you drink from a fountain or pool, toss a copper coin into it. It’s a small price to pay for your life. X the Mystic’s 2nd Rule of Dungeon Survival Lore: The Shade of Water This serpentine creature is a guardian elemental, bound to a body of water to protect its summoner. It strikes…

  • Ranking All the X-Men Movies

    Ranking All the X-Men Movies

    Oh, wow, I just remembered that I’ve already done this before! But I hadn’t seen New Mutants – I don’t think it was out at that point – so this is fine. Besides, my opinions on the series have changed quite a bit. The Fox X-Men series was one helluva rollercoaster. You’ve got amazing films,…