Review: Continuum: Zero Hour
“Zero Hour” is also the title of one of my favourite Star Trek episodes. This “Zero Hour” isn’t quite as good as that “Zero Hour,” but it’s still another strong showing from Continuum. Eschewing the...
View ArticleReview: The Chaoswar Saga, Book Three: Magician’s End
The cover for Magician’s End declares it to be the final book in Raymond E. Feist’s Riftwar Cycle, the very last book set in Midkemia. This came as rather a surprise to me — this series has basically...
View ArticleReview: Continuum, “The Desperate Hours”
One of the most interesting and underutilized types of plot, in my opinion, is having a protagonist’s plans fail. I don’t mean just a setback. I mean an utter, spectacular, catastrophic failure. To...
View ArticleReview: The War Against the Assholes
Have you ever thought to yourself, “Gee, you know what would make a great story? Harry Potter crossed with the movie Snatch.” I’m guessing probably not. Unless you’re author Sam Munson, in which case...
View ArticleReview: Continuum, “Final Hour” (Series Finale)
And so we come to the end. After just six episodes, the fourth season of Continuum has concluded, and with it one of the best science fiction television series of recent memory — perhaps of all time....
View ArticleWoW: The Curious Case of the Pandarian Nostalgia + Patch 6.2.3
It won’t seem that way to readers, but this post is in some ways the first after a long hiatus from blogging. Now, I have been doing my TV reviews, but those pretty much write themselves, and aside...
View ArticleDefiance Cancelled
I’m way overdue to post a free chapter of Rage of the Old Gods, but some sad news has come up that I do want to cover briefly. I suppose the title of this post is something of a giveaway, but yes,...
View ArticleRage of the Old Gods, Chapter Twenty-two: Something Higher
We’re now closing in on the end as we come to the twenty-second chapter of Rage of the Old Gods, the first book of my epic science fantasy trilogy the World Spectrum. In the coming weeks, I will be...
View ArticleReview: Life Is Strange
I don’t consider myself an especially skilled or “leet” gamer, yet I have overcome some impressive challenges in my time. I beat both StarCraft II campaigns on brutal. I soloed the Girl Who Kicked the...
View ArticleBlizzCon 2015 Wishlist/Predictions
We’re now just a couple weeks away from this years BlizzCon, and as has become my tradition, I will now put together a list of what news I expect to see at the convention, as well as what I hope to...
View ArticleRetro Review: Once Upon a Time, Season Three: Episodes 13-17
I continue my Netflix binge watch of Once Upon a Time’s third season. After the brilliance of the Peter Pan arc, the series has unfortunately taken a much less interesting turn as the story focuses on...
View ArticleReview: The Park + Halloween in The Secret World
I’m not normally very keen on horror games, or horror in general, really. But as anyone who reads this blog knows, I adore The Secret World, so I absolutely had to buy its spin-off, The Park, as soon...
View ArticleHow Guild Wars 2 Lost Me, Perhaps Forever
I don’t like doing purely negative posts, as a rule. I tend to be a believer in the principle that if you can’t say anything nice, you shouldn’t say anything at all. Even my endless rants about World...
View ArticleReview: World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
As has become my tradition, I will now offer my collected thoughts on the most recent World of Warcraft expansion as it winds to an end. Do I even need to say this will be a giant rant? Out of left...
View ArticleReview: Sword Coast Legends
I don’t normally get caught up in hype. I may get excited when it comes to upcoming games, but it’s usually based on my own opinion of whether or not it looks interesting, not communal buzz or...
View ArticleBlizzCon 2015: Warcraft Trailer, StarCraft DLC, and Other News
BlizzCon is upon us once again, bringing a tidal wave of news and reveals for Blizzard’s many franchises. I don’t wish to waste any time, so let’s get to it! The Warcraft trailer: The biggest reveal...
View ArticleBlizzCon 2015: Overwatch’s Story, Diablo’s Patch, WoW News, and More
The second day of BlizzCon 2015 is coming to a close, and while the big reveals were reserved for yesterday, there’s still more than a few interesting tidbits to discuss. Overwatch story panel: Comics,...
View ArticleRage of the Old Gods, Chapter Twenty-three: For Humanity
We now come to the twenty-third chapter of Rage of the Old Gods, the first book of my epic science fantasy trilogy the World Spectrum. In the coming weeks, I will be posting the entire book for free on...
View ArticleRetro Review: Once Upon a Time, Season Three: Episodes 18-22
I now reach the end of Once Upon a Time’s third season, and it goes out not with a bang, but a whimper, leaving me to wonder if this show is still worth my time. “Bleeding Through”: It’s seance time!...
View ArticleReview: StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
It’s been a long time coming. As StarCraft fans, we waited over ten years for a follow-up to Brood War, and as a Protoss fan, I had to wait even longer for the expansion that would at last put my...
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