Some of you may remember in an earlier blog post how I was outraged at the alteration of card art for a game I backed on kickstarter. Outraged because I was under the impression that the art was changed due to Tristan Hall (the creator … Continue reading Revisiting the Sensitive Censorship Issue in Board Gaming.
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Sully review
Rating: 3/5 To get into the spirit of this Clint Eastwood directed film, it helps to be familiar with 3 previous films of his. Unforgiven. Flags of our Fathers. American Sniper. All of them have a central theme similar to the one in this film, the difference being this film is more optimistic in its … Continue reading Sully review
The Passion of the Christ Review
Rated: 4/5 Introduction When dealing with a subject matter like this it is important to draw a line at some point in what should and should not be shown. The Passion of the Christ doesn't just cross said line, it completely ignores the existence and for a good hour the audience is subjected to horrifying … Continue reading The Passion of the Christ Review
Obduction review
Rated: 4/5 I helped fund the kickstarter campaign, and I'm late to the party in reviewing it. I wanted to make a gameplay video first, showing my runthrough, but apparently it's never that simple. I used the Nvidia Geforce Experience Shadowplay Recorder. It tends to split the clips up into 15-20 minute increments, which didn't … Continue reading Obduction review
Hacksaw Ridge, Arrival, double feature review.
I've been drained of energy lately. The election has me all depressed. It's not who won that has me depressed, it's seeing all the reactions to who won that's got me depressed. Every single goddamn talk show is spewing bitchiness, bitterness, and hatred over the winner. People are rioting in the streets. Not that many … Continue reading Hacksaw Ridge, Arrival, double feature review.
Team America, and a rant about the post-election.
Rated: 4/5 "See, there's three kinds of people: dicks, pussies, and assholes. Pussies think everyone can get along, and dicks just want to fuck all the time without thinking it through. But then you got your assholes, Chuck. And all the assholes want us to shit all over everything! So, pussies may get mad at … Continue reading Team America, and a rant about the post-election.
Censorship!? Sensitivity!? A rant against both in Gloom of Kilforth
Update This has been revisited and addressed in the following article: Revisiting the Sensitive Censorship Issue in Board Gaming. I have a bit of apologizing to do. Introduction So, background. Gloom of Kilforth is a fantasy sword & sorcery setting board game designed by Tristan Hall, a project that was successfully funded on September 27, … Continue reading Censorship!? Sensitivity!? A rant against both in Gloom of Kilforth
Doom (2016) Review
Rating: 3/5 "It's a glorified arena shooter." This is a review of the single player campaign only. This review does not cover the multiplayer aspect. I played through this on Ultra Violence difficulty until I beat the game (about 12 hours), and played a couple more hours on Nightmare mode. What qualifies me to review … Continue reading Doom (2016) Review
Halloween (1978) Review
Rated: 3/5 Sorry, no new releases this week (wanted to watch and review The Accountant, but circumstances kept me either occupied or at home). So I'll review this old classic, while making a brief comparison to the Rob Zombie remake. I wish I had you all alone. Just the two of us. So first question. … Continue reading Halloween (1978) Review
Shin Godzilla (Resurgence) Review
Source (and no there aren't any EVAs in this movie) Rating: 3/5 I knew there was something wrong with Godzilla's frikkin face when I first saw the trailer. And now I've figured it out. Source He's a fuckface, which any hardcore Godzilla fan knows. First of all, his face is fucked up, as if … Continue reading Shin Godzilla (Resurgence) Review
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