Remnant: from the Ashes - The Undying King
[Part of our Remnant from the Ashes story]We finally made it to this damn tower!The Undying King is a chatty fellow who once nuked this planet to eliminate the Root from it. He offers us a key to the...
View ArticleCastlevania (TV Series)
Because a whip is the best weapon against vampires.Based on the video game series this four season adult animated series primarily follows the adventures of Trevor Belmont against the regular...
View ArticleAdventures in Black Desert Online
I'm finally trying out this game (the "Remastered" version) after seeing the trailers years ago (now that I can play it for free). Character wise I'm starting with a Musa, since sword and bow is my jam...
View ArticleBDO: Cheap Adventurers
[Part of my Adventures in Black Desert Online]Since the excavation team really made a mess of things I was part of the many cheap adventurers (noobs) hired for protection against the literal army of...
View ArticleBDO: Hired Muscle
[Part of my Adventures in Black Desert Online]With not much else to do at Velia I headed on South to the next city of Heidel and find representatives of two merchant factions having an argument over...
View ArticleBDO: Cure All
[Part of my Adventures in Black Desert Online]Since I did such a good job last time, Isobelle lets me take a short vacation to take in the sights at the quiet village of Olvia which seems to be a...
View ArticleMay 2021 Review: Ten Years
Black Desert Online continues to be the highlight of my solo game time and Remnants: From the Ashes has taken the place of GTFO as our Friday night co-op since Rundown 5 has introduced connectivity...
View ArticleRemnant: from the Ashes - Queen of the Butts
[Part of our Remnant from the Ashes story]Using the King's Key, we are able to unlock the other doors in the labyrinth and the first one we step through puts us on a swamp that has corrosive bug...
View ArticleRemnant: from the Ashes - Zombie Onslaught
[Part of our Remnant from the Ashes story]Learning that the founder has been kidnapped by the Empress of this world (not the Queen of the Butts) we go exploring to fight more of these shock based...
View ArticleBDO: Attack on Calpheon
[Part of my Adventures in Black Desert Online]While waiting for the Shais to complete the cure I take a short adventure to the nearby Bree Tree ruins where the excavation team from the beginning is now...
View ArticleBDO: Into the Leight
[Part of my Adventures in Black Desert Online]Calpheon City is ridiculously huge and hosts many people: from the protesters in the slums, merchants in the artisan districts and finally the nobles,...
View ArticleBDO: Isobelle and Elina
[Part of my Adventures in Black Desert Online]Elina next sends me to the mining village of Keplan to try secure a trade agreement. The miners are hesitant to agree so I first foster some good will by...
View ArticleBDO: Nella's Quest
[Part of my Adventures in Black Desert Online]As a free agent again, I find work assisting the local military in suppressing enemies at the border in the form of Rhutum orcs, always nicely grouped...
View ArticleRemnant: from the Ashes - Flaming Totem
[Part of our Remnant from the Ashes story]Thrown by the dead end, it takes a bit of exploring the forest before finding a way up into the tree top villages of the satyrs whose main defender is an...
View ArticleRemnant: from the Ashes - Sweet Dreams Mothra
[Part of our Remnant from the Ashes story]The dreamer (who looks like Doc Ock or a Matrix squiddy) likes summoning Root to defend him but they are the least of our concerns as he has some nice attacks...
View ArticleBDO: The White Witch
[Part of my Adventures in Black Desert Online]The forbidden tome sheds some pretty damning light on the Church of Elion, which is reluctantly confirmed by the head priest at a local monastery when...
View ArticleBDO: A Song of Barbarians
[Part of my Adventures in Black Desert Online]The road East is long and the first stop is by a small elven sanctuary, who claim something is happening underground which is causing trouble for their...
View ArticleBDO: Shen Rising
[Part of my Adventures in Black Desert Online]The arena battle is pretty cool as the death knight is the only enemy so far that can out pace me, but with potions and good dodging I still manage to kill...
View ArticleBDO: You need to Train
[Part of my Adventures in Black Desert Online]It's tricky to reach the excavation team this time as there are some deadly golems in the way which requires some nice footwork. They agree to help quell...
View ArticleBDO: Sword on a Stick
[Part of my Adventures in Black Desert Online]Since I've plateaued a bit with my sword skills, I decide to learn a new weapon: the glaive Crescent Blade (aka Sword on a Stick) and it is pretty awesome...
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