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The Price of Fun

A frequent complaint you hear from gamers these days is the rising cost of games - especially when you factor in the scummy DLC and games-as-service models. But a running theme of this blog is putting current events in historical perspective. So it must be asked: Are video games that…
February 10, 202314 Comments
Geek Gab's Back

Geek Gab Is Back

If you're a loyal reader, you're aware of the special relationship between this blog and the Geek Gab live stream. The mastermind behind the mic, Daddy Warpig, was gracious enough to give me a co-hosting spot back when I was first breaking onto the scene. It gave me the chance…
January 9, 20236 Comments
Hayter Hate

Hayter Hate

Let the above image serve to remind you that the people behind the product you consume hate you. The Death Cultists responsible for your beloved childhood IPs hold you in contempt and seek to use your attachment to convert you. Put away childish things. Put on the armor of God.…
October 20, 202212 Comments
RPG Test Demo

CFXS RPG Test Demo

Over the weekend, I downloaded OBS which is the most popular live streaming software out there. I'd been meaning to test it out on a full-fledged Combat Frame XSeed Roleplaying Game demo, and while chatting online with a couple of friends last night, one thing led to another, and we…
February 21, 20223 Comments
FF Tactics Retro-Spective

Retro-Spective Returns

Just a quick reminder that Geek Gab Retro-Spective returns with an all-new series on the cult hit tactical RPG Final Fantasy Tactics. And we'll be playing this classic game the way it was meant to be played: on a Play Station (technically a PS2 - remember reverse compatibility?) running the…
December 8, 20211 Comment
Shooting Up

Shooting Up

A striking phenomenon increasingly on display as the generation raised by Nickelodeon turns 40 is the redirection of man's natural religious impulse to pop culture artifacts. A while back, I termed those who make idols of action figures, comics, and video games the Pop Cult. The reason Generation Y is…
October 29, 202124 Comments
World of Darkness

World of Darkness

Those who've followed my writings for a while know I'm an avid tabletop gamer. I even made my own role-playing system for Combat Frame XSeed. Unlike many in the #PulpRev and adjacent literary movements, I didn't cut my teeth on old-school D&D. My induction into the hobby came in high…
October 28, 20217 Comments
LinksAwakening

Link’s Awakening

My last full game review dropped over a month ago, and it's high time for another. The game in question probably isn't a surprise, since I've been telegraphing it for a while now. I've just finished my decades-delayed first playthrough, so this post will be written while the experience is…
October 26, 202130 Comments
Pop Culture Time Slippage

Pop Culture Time Slippage

About fifteen years ago I started noticing a curious phenomenon--a sort of jump-cutting in time. The effect wasn't internally consistent, like when I sit down to write at 7 PM, get into a groove, and suddenly it's midnight. The temporal anomaly I'm referring to is oddly selective. What happens is…
October 12, 202116 Comments
The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls

The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls

One of my recent posts on the last great age of 2D gaming put me in a mood to revisit the tragically poorly served classic Link's Awakening. I'm still savoring this playthrough, so a full review will have to wait. In the meantime, here's an intriguing tidbit from retro gaming…
September 24, 202112 Comments