In middle school, I wrote nearly 50 chapters of serial Pokémon fan fiction, which I published to an Internet forum that my friend and I ran. It wasn’t a story about a Pokémon trainer — no, this project, which reached nearly 20,000 words by its end, had the Pokémon themselves as the principle characters. It … Continue reading Pokémon fan fiction taught me to write
Buckle up y'all because I'm throwing down some god-damn analysis for this one. Don't the the fact that I used references fool you though, this is mainly an introspective think piece of my own experiences with "Role Playing Games" and the pieces which make them (good or bad). Ron Edwards described the building blocks of … Continue reading What’s in a Role?
It's our first E3 without Reggie, and his absence is definitely felt. Doug Bowser is here, and he seems nice enough, but is his body ready? There's only one way to find out: let's get into the announcements. New Smash Character Announcements - At the start of the Direct, The Hero from Dragon Quest 11 … Continue reading E3 2019: Nintendo Direct Recap (Day 4 – Tuesday)
Who knew that sitting in your living room watching live streams all day long could be so tiring? Certainly not me. Well, anyway, we have a lot to cover before we close out Day 3 of E3 presentations, so let's get started. INSIDE XBOX Inside Xbox was kind of a two hour long advertisement for … Continue reading E3 2019: Inside Xbox, KF Games Showcase, and Square Enix Recap (Day 3 – Monday)
Ubisoft is usually boring and predictable, and while I won't say that is completely untrue here, there were definitely some curveballs thrown our way that I really appreciated. We're gonna split this up into a few different categories: Not Games, Tom Clancy titles, Other Games, and Watch Dogs. NOT GAMES Assassin's Creed Symphony - Nope, … Continue reading E3 2019 – Ubisoft Conference (Day 3 – Monday)
Let me just make something clear really fast. I don't own a PC. I know, I know, it's probably the most accessible form of gaming machine out there but, I just don't have one! I live in a tiny apartment and I don't have the space to dedicate to a desktop computer. However, my very … Continue reading E3 2019 – PC Gaming Show Recap (Day 3 – Monday)
This afternoon was weird. We had some strange conferences, with Bethesda being forced to win their audiences back after a lackluster year, and Devolver Digital going full on crazy. Let's get into it. Bethesda was in a pretty interesting spot entering E3 2019, after releasing maybe the worst quality game of all of 2018 (and … Continue reading E3 2019: Bethesda and Devolver Digital Conference Recap (Day 2 – Sunday)
Celia's back with more gaming news, and she is definitely not burned out after only a single day. Look, nobody warned me that Microsoft's conference would be a full 1.5 hours. They covered a lot between giving us sneak peeks at 60 new games and revealing some loose details about their next console. To make … Continue reading E3 2019: Microsoft Conference Recap (Day 2 – Sunday)
It is everyone's favorite time of year: E3 baby. Rumor has it, this is the first year that absolutely no one will be disappointed and the hype will be at the exact correct level. I am your friendly neighborhood gamer girl, dedicating my weekend to catalog all the updates thrown our way. Today, the 8th … Continue reading E3 2019: EA Play Recap (Day 1 – Saturday)
I love fanservice in my video games. I’m a fan, it’s a service to me, I love it! Goofy off the wall DLC, looks at alternate universe possibilities where I get to see my favorite characters in new settings, fun silly and sexy costumes for my characters, wild and overpowered weapons that allow me to … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Sex. More Specifically, Let’s Talk About Fanservice
