It’s late on a Saturday and I’ve got a rant essay cooking but needs more time to really give it its due and it’s late on a Saturday and I don’t want to rush it, so in the meantime, here’s this one. Destiny 2 now has fishing. It’s one of the new activities this Season… Continue reading Fishing (Virtually) (In Space)
Author: Joshua Tong
Too Many Streams
I was an early supporter of Netflix streaming; I remember talking my family into signing up and being able to enjoy watching TV shows and movies online (without having to download them!). It wasn’t new, per se, I remember missing an episode of the 5th season of Lost and being able to watch it the… Continue reading Too Many Streams
Jedi Fantasy
I wasn’t super impressed with Jedi: Fallen Order when it came out a few years back. Sure, it was fun, but it felt clunky. The combat felt like a lesser Dark Souls, but got markedly better when turned down the difficulty — though I felt that the game lost that appeal of being able to… Continue reading Jedi Fantasy
Genre Is Dead, Long Live Genre
Genre is such a weird thing. Don’t get me wrong, I totally get why we need it: sometimes things need to be classified so we have an idea of what we’re getting into, and it helps. Knowing that Halo is a first-person shooter lets you know you’re not playing a role-playing game and calling Portal… Continue reading Genre Is Dead, Long Live Genre
Contradictions
There was a delightful irony to the world of Bionicle that drew me in when the toy line started back in 2001. Here was a tropical, tribal-looking island that drew a lot on Polynesian imagery populated with robots who could wield magical elemental powers. Well, technically biomechanical robots, but there was still this really cool… Continue reading Contradictions
Vacationing
I’m out of town this weekend, visiting a friend, so no real blog post this week. I probably could have written something earlier, but I’ve been busy with life stuff (which had also been interfering with Burning Shores time), so there’s that. Plus I’ve been trying to make a point of traveling without my laptop… Continue reading Vacationing
Not Quite Like Riding A Bike
A year after Horizon Forbidden West came out, the game’s finally gotten its DLC. A new chunk of story and adventures, called Burning Shores, was released this week. Owing to general business and the responsibilities of being an adult (with boring things like a job) I haven’t really had the chance to dive into it… Continue reading Not Quite Like Riding A Bike
Star Wars Sandbox
The sixth episode of The Mandalorian’s third season is classic sci-fi nonsense. The titular gunslinger finds himself on a planet where, through the judicious use of repurposed battle droids, the citizens are able to leave a life of luxury, directly participate in democracy, and live lives of recreation and ease. But all is not well;… Continue reading Star Wars Sandbox
Three Things
Having a weekend with people visiting and am making the effort to spend more time Doing The Thing and less time on the internet or in front of my computer. Call it the same rationale behind the whole messing with a film camera thing, call it trying to be in the moment. Whatever. In any… Continue reading Three Things
Verified Truth
Somehow, even after we all sounded the alarm bells, Twitter continues to truck on. It’s certainly diminished, with many people having left and somehow the advertising getting worse. Today had the potential to be another death knell: the website was going to do away with its verification system. The only way to get a blue… Continue reading Verified Truth
Essays, Not Rants! 