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?
Sometimes when I’m cooking a big meal for the work week, I make a big trip to the grocery store and grab a little bit of everything that'll go well together in a pot. Bell peppers, mushrooms, ground turkey, beans and tomatoes ... Walking through Safeway, I start constructing the ultimate pot of chili in … Continue reading Spore: A tasty mess
At the end of my review of Rise of the Tomb Raider, I expressed my disappointment in the direction the series chose to go. It leaned hard into the combat side of the series, which felt uninspired at best, and the story left me bored and wishing for the end. The final entry in this … Continue reading Shadow of the Tomb Raider review
This week on the Cinnamon Post Brunch Club, the three friends discuss this year's E3 announcements and what they are most excited for. They also take the time to dunk on Todd Howard, as is E3 law. Games mentioned: Superliminal, Terraria: Journey's End, Minecraft Dungeons, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker … Continue reading CPBC #17 – E3 2019 Recap Conversation
E3 was last week (yes, I'm still talking about it because yes, I'm still exhausted) which means I bought some video games on sale. One of these games was the highly lauded Celeste, a platformer which released last year on all consoles, but was highly successful on the Nintendo Switch in a year where Nintendo … Continue reading Celeste review
It's a Friday night, and you've got some friends over to hang out and kill a few hours. You've got a PC or game console hooked up and someone suggests playing something. You could put on a fun party game, like a Jackbox party pack, or a competitive mainstay like Smash Bros. Maybe you have … Continue reading Games to impress and disturb your friends
This week on the Cinnamon Post Brunch Club, the three friends discuss their experiences with coming of age films and other stories, and how they have been shaped by them over the years. Not a lot of jokes in this summary, just good friend bonding vibes. Media mentioned: Digimon, Pokemon, Edge of Seventeen, Donnie Darko, … Continue reading CPBC #16 – Coming of Age Stories
I'm a Pokemon kid. Despite not even owning a console until the DS, I found myself playing each of the original four generations of games. I was never a power gamer, barely knowing the difference between a physical and special attack (let along IVs) and picking teams based on which pokemon I thought were the … Continue reading Pokemon Let’s Go
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)
