This week’s post is not about spine-chilling terror or the existential monsters that live within us all. It’s about game mechanics. Anyone who has played an unhealthy number of Nintendo games (like myself) will recognize this little bastard. Maybe you recognize Lakitu as “that jerk who says I’m going the wrong way in Mario Kart” or […]
Monster of the Week: Spiders
I keep a file with short reactions to books I’ve read. It’s not complete, but when I remember I try to put down something that will jog my memory. Like this gem that I skimmed past yesterday: didn’t like it. but there was that funny scene where he’s having sex but he’s internally panicking because there’s a […]
Monster of the Week: The Dungeon Master
(Or substitute writer, game designer, director, murder mystery dinner theatre master of ceremonies, cat, etc…) We’ve all been there. Despite the title, I’m not just talking about Dungeons and Dragons. Whether it was a game, a book, a movie, or what-have-you, we all know the feeling of a ruthless plot twist. At worst, you’ve thrown […]