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Month: July 2019

Zero Two

July 27, 2019 Joshua TongLeave a comment

When I got my Game Boy Advance SP many years ago as a wee tween I was very excited about some of the games I could play. Obviously, there was Pokémon Ruby because, c’mon, you gotta catch ‘em all. Then there were the new slew of Mega Man games, like the Battle Network series, an… Continue reading Zero Two →

Tagged Mega Man, Mega Man Zero, Video Games

Cinnamon Tography

July 20, 2019 Joshua TongLeave a comment

We live in a time that I’ve seen described as Peak TV, where there are these major shows that edge into cultural phenomena. Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Black Mirror. Those shows that you’ve definitely watched or you certainly know people who have watched. There’s an almost cultish fanaticism to the whole thing; half the… Continue reading Cinnamon Tography →

Tagged Corporate, satire, tv

Aegean Aexploration

July 13, 2019 Joshua TongLeave a comment

Somehow, I’ve managed to clock in upwards of ninety hours in Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey since I started playing it a couple months ago. I’m nowhere near done with the story; heck, I’m not even too sure I’m that far into it. This isn’t so much a case of my having lost the thread as it… Continue reading Aegean Aexploration →

Tagged Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Video Games

Delicious Stakes

July 6, 2019July 6, 2019 Joshua TongLeave a comment

There’s a common maxim in storytelling stating something to the effect of how you should always raise the stakes. Don’t make it just a friend at risk, make it a sibling. Instead of it just being the neighborhood affected, have it be the town. If you’re gonna have to save a city, it oughta be a… Continue reading Delicious Stakes →

Tagged Ant-Man and The Wasp, But also food?, Movies, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Stakes
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