The Interview
Stupidity to the max but also incredibly entertaining.In this movie James Franco is a really stupid yet semi successful entertainment show host who attributes most of his success to his slightly less...
View ArticleToday I Smiled: Second Wind
Sorry for the post frequency slow down, that last daily run really burned through my prepped content (and me) but don't worry, it will probably be back to that in a few weeks when I catch my breath....
View ArticleDesign: Empty / Scaled Maps
[Part of my MMO Design folder.]Do you like empty maps? I have a quick test for you all! Picture yourself running through a large zone in one of your games. Of the two versions below, which do you...
View ArticleNameless: Punishment
[This is part of my Creative Writing Experiment.]The three gladiatrices tried to keep under the shade of the nearby plateau as they continued their journey towards the first batch of bandits Drisana...
View ArticleAmerican Sniper
50% Sniping, 50% PTSD.The film follows the life of Chris Kyle (played by a believable Bradley Cooper), from his youth to when he becomes "the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history" and how it...
View ArticleDynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends
The eighth iteration of the same game. Personally, the last one I played I think was Dynasty Warriors 3 a long time ago. While the graphics are better it is pretty much the same action game as that one...
View ArticleMMO Design: Vindictus Quest Structure
[Part of my MMO Design folder.]Most MMO's I've played have the quest structured similar to this:NPC Person has Obvious Marker (?/!) that they have a quest for youTalk to NPC Person to pick up questDo...
View ArticleFrozen (and) Tangled
Two Disney movies that can get you stuck to your seat.Frozen is the story of two sisters, the elder being locked away (by choice) from society to hide her ice-themed magic. Tangled is the story of a...
View ArticleAmbitious Dynasty
Welcome to my play through story of Ambition Mode in Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends. I'll be adding in chapters to this post as they appear so that they are easy to find later on. :)Chapters:Who...
View ArticleAmbitious Dynasty: Who are You, Xu Shu?
[Part of my Dynasty Warriors 8: Ambition Mode story.]The land is in chaos and the Emperor, being the strong willed person he is, has fled into hiding leaving local warlords decide among themselves the...
View ArticleAmbitious Dynasty: This Place is a Dump!
[Part of my Dynasty Warriors 8: Ambition Mode story.]Before I can do anything else I have to go gather materials out in some ruined village because no one sells that stuff around here. I soon encounter...
View ArticleMMO Design: Idle Hands
[Part of my MMO Design folder.]I read this article on MMOFallOut where Bungie is going to start punishing people habitually "idle" in group content in Destiny. I've never played that game but I do wish...
View ArticleAmbitious Dynasty: Strange Recruitment
[Part of my Dynasty Warriors 8: Ambition Mode story.]On my next material gathering outing in the shadows of yet another ruined castle my group runs into the ever ambitious Cao Cao, managing to defeat...
View ArticleAmbitious Dynasty: Two Heads are Better
[Part of my Dynasty Warriors 8: Ambition Mode story.]While scavenging on some plains we ran into our most difficult adversaries yet. I was surprised to see siege weapons such as ballistas and...
View ArticleThe Passion of the Christ
I hope you like blood and subtitles. For anyone that celebrated Easter for the other reason beside chocolates, this movie basically follows the Stations of the Cross starting from the garden of...
View ArticleAmbitious Dynasty: Expanding Wizardry
[Part of my Dynasty Warriors 8: Ambition Mode story.]Back at base, things are going well as I trade weapon materials for facility materials at a 1:2 ratio to speed up the upgrading of my buildings,...
View ArticleNeverwinter Online: Beyond Elemental Evil
Neverwinter Online: Module 6 (aka "Elemental Evil") is out and it increases the level cap to 70. While there isn't a "campaign" (that I can see anyway), there are new adventure zones to level up in...
View ArticleAmbitious Dynasty: Warrior Families
[Part of my Dynasty Warriors 8: Ambition Mode story.]More rival forces were in the vicinity this time around so I went for the easy prey on the fields first which was led by the "Blue Knights":...
View ArticleExodus: Gods and Kings & Prince of Egypt (1998)
A tale of two Moses?Continuing from my previous religious movie review, these two stories follow the life of Moses - adapted son of the pharaoh who learns of his past, goes away for a bit and due to an...
View ArticleAmbitious Dynasty: Pretty Spry
[Part of my Dynasty Warriors 8: Ambition Mode story.]With construction for a training ground finally completed, I set out to subdue recruit the new neighbors, Sun Shiansang and her full-bossomed...
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