Saturday, May 27, 2023

On De-Powered Endings

 So! Yesterday I finished BOTH The Last Enchantment AND Horizon Forbidden West, so already the weekend’s off to a good start. Not sure what I’ll do next in terms of games, but I have a few comics and Dead Man’s Hand to read for now.


Getting hyped for Assassin’s Creed: Mirage too!


Anyhow.


Saturday, May 20, 2023

On Love Triangles

 I think that I’m almost at the end of Horizon Forbidden West (can’t get the DLC because it didn’t come out on PS4), which means I’ll probably spend a bit of time grinding to upgrade my armor before doing the final story mission. I’m not terribly fond of the crafting/upgrade system–there are a butt ton of things I’d rather be doing than hunting down random materials for crafting–but if you make them into little quests, it isn’t so bad.

My gut has been acting up a little for the past week, but I suspect it’ll right itself in a few days, as it usually does. 


Anyhow, I’ve been reading a lot of YA fiction lately, and I’ve thought about this a little. It was this or another Greek mythology Note.


Saturday, May 13, 2023

Unalaq Makes No Sense

 I strongly suspect that I’m getting close to the end of Horizon Forbidden West, after which… I don’t know! Will I pick up a new game? Will I try an old game for the first time? Will I replay another game? We shall see.


I thought about continuing ‘themed’ Saturday Notes, but I couldn’t think of anything for Mother’s Day. I COULD think about this though, because I’ve been re-watching Legend of Korra on Netflix and this is bothering me. I realized while writing this though that my issues with religious fanatic villains? I touched a little on this in my last sporking chapter.


Also Justice League and Justice League Unlimited are back on Netflix now? Worth looking into, if you haven’t already. I still hold that the Cadmus Arc is better writing (though not flawless) than the Marvel Cinematic Universe.


Saturday, May 6, 2023

Star Wars Musings

 Dracula Daily’s started, so I’m getting that along with Dante Weekly and letters from Watson. I also signed up for a Three Musketeers thing, I think? That hasn’t started yet.


I don’t want to always dunk on modern Star Wars, but this week includes Star Wars Day, and today is Revenge of the Sixth. So it kind of makes sense to do a SW-themed Saturday Note. I think I touched a little on this in another essay. I did also think about doing a Note about the Dark Side but I don’t know if I have enough material to work with. It would amount to, “The Dark Side sucks, good guys shouldn’t use it,” if you’re curious.