One of the many collectibles in Jedi: Survivor are seeds. Some plants around the central planet of Koboh have seeds that you can collect and bring back to your cantina's garden. Me being me, I've been running around the planet and getting all the collectibles as I head toward the end of the game. So,… Continue reading Gardening With a Lightsaber
I’ve Been Here Before
There’s a bit in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor where you end up raiding a crashed Lucrehulk’s command sphere. You know, one of those big Trade Federation ships in Episode I. It’s a great time — and you get to fight a bunch of B1 Battle Droids which is always a highlight. Before long, you make… Continue reading I’ve Been Here Before
Barbenheimer
9:30 AM There are two movies coming out this weekend that are very different. They also make a great double feature because of how different they are. At last, it’s time for Barbenheimer 10:15 AM I’m starting my day off with Oppenheimer. I’m a big fan of Nolan so I’m really curious about this movie.… Continue reading Barbenheimer
Different Fantasy
I’m a good chunk into Final Fantasy XVI, continuing this major Final Fantasy kick I’ve been on lately by playing a brand new one right when it’s come out. The game’s fun! Combat’s a delight and the world and story are excellently realized. It’s super different from prior games, but then, what Final Fantasy isn’t,… Continue reading Different Fantasy
Breaking Spider-Canon
Heads up: Spoilers for Across The Spider-Verse in this one. One thing I really like about Into The Spider-Verse is how it tackles the identity of Spider-Man. Miles Morales is bitten by a radioactive spider around when his world’s Peter Parker dies. So Miles takes up the mantle of Spider-Man and, under the tutelage of… Continue reading Breaking Spider-Canon
Flight of Fancy
I feel like world-building is something that can often be overwrought. Plenty of fantasy/science-fiction writing resources offer guides and rubrics where you can figure out language, cultural histories, religions, foods, and political systems; creating a world with a Tolkien-esque detail for your story to play in. It’s Hemingway’s iceberg theory: for everything on the page… Continue reading Flight of Fancy
Another Week
Oh man, it’s Saturday already? And I’ve gotta get something else on this blog? Maybe I’ll phone it in this week, since I did post a whole-ass essay last week. Truth be told, I’m noodling on another, though this one’s gonna be less Tolkien and more MSN. Which is a weird sentence to write, but… Continue reading Another Week
Wars And The War of the Ring
One of the (many) things I love about The Lord of the Rings is how remarkably anti-war it is. It feels like a counterintuitive concept; the book stands triumphant in the canon of the fantasy genre, a genre known for its swords and war-making. Even The Lord of the Rings is built around the precipice… Continue reading Wars And The War of the Ring
Interim
Huh, this week got away from me. Turns out planning for an overseas trip while working overtime doesn’t give you too much time to work on that essay you had planned about The Lord of The Rings and war. Especially when that essay starts getting longer than usual. But it’s coming. Honest. I do realize… Continue reading Interim
Fishing (Virtually) (In Space)
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)
Essays, Not Rants! 