Blaugust #20: It’s Good to be Bad

It is known that the best bad guys are mirror reflections of the good guys. Batman and the Joker. Superman and Darkseid. Wonder Woman and Cheetah. Captain Marvel* and Black Adam. I imagine the same holds true with the Marvel heroes, but I’m not very familiar with them. They should make some movies, get some … Read more

Banner of the Maid doesn’t want me to sleep.

I was initially a little unsure about playing Banner of the Maid. It has a lot of things in it that I like — deeply tactical gameplay a la Final Fantasy Tactics and Fire Emblem Houses. It’s set in a sort of alternate French Revolution era which isn’t all that familiar to me, though I’m … Read more

Blaugust #19: Defend Your Life

I’m not really sure how to respond to today’s Blaugust Promptapalooza prompt, which is from Solarayo of Ace Asunder: Tell us about some of your hobbies outside of the realm of your specific niche. What even is my “specific niche”? Is gaming a “niche” hobby that I really need to develop interests outside of? Maybe … Read more

Does Crafting have any place in modern MMOs?

This is going to be a little Twitter-heavy, and I apologize for that. The @PantheonCrafter account, posted a survey today about crafting: Would you prefer the crafting mechanics for @PantheonMMO to be turn-based (like Vanguard or FFXIV), real-time (like EQ2), or Click-to-Craft (like WoW)? Feel free to reply and say more! #mmocrafting — Pantheon Crafters … Read more

Blaugust #18: The Island of Unfinished Games

Sorry, I just spent the last half hour looking for exactly the best song I remembered from Martin Mull which was… perfect for this writing prompt. And that took me down a rabbit hole with Martin jamming with Glen Campbell (awesome!), and then I got to watching more YouTube and now it’s forty minutes until … Read more