Monster Hunter’s 4th generation was in an odd position. On the one hand, the series had taken off again in the West, bringing in a new stream of revenue, and Tri was exceedingly popular. On the other, the series new… Continue Reading
With the first Monster Hunter a massive success in Japan, a sequel was inevitable. This game made Monster Hunter a lot more recognizable in its modern form, adding a lot of staple weapons and some of the most popular monsters… Continue Reading
So I love Monster Hunter. A game series could not focus more totally upon monsters. Every (good) mission you undertake focuses on finding a new monster and learning its powers, patterns, and weaknesses to effectively fight it. DLC and… Continue Reading
One of the great things about a long-running series is you get to see how monster designs were changed over time to fit the themes and styles being used in that entry. However, in Doom’s case, there is another, entirely… Continue Reading
Doom doesn’t require much introduction. One of the major popularizers of the FPS genre, Doom is mostly talked about for its incredible gameplay, introducing many things we take for granted in our FPS games now, along with its unique fast-paced… Continue Reading
So a few months ago, I was in [REGION REDACTED] for [TASK REDACTED]. I decided to check out the local Fred Meyer because I hadn’t been to one in years and wanted to see if it was like I remembered.… Continue Reading
I love Legend of Zelda. My first exposure to the series was Twilight Princess on the Wii, which is a good entry point because even people who are terrible at video games like me could handle it with a guide.… Continue Reading
So when we last looked at frogs, we didn’t look at a whole lot of them. That’s because our last frog of D&D is incredibly complex, basically forming an entire category of its own. These are the slaadi, slaad singular.… Continue Reading
Welcome back to the most important thing you’ll read this year: Me gushing about all the wonderful, squishy, sapient frogs of Dungeons and Dragons. Last time, we explored the frogs of the material plane, but we never really explained what… Continue Reading
Ah, Dungeons and Dragons. Never have I played it, but long have I admired the vast array of imaginative monsters that decorate its dungeons, of which there are presumably a lot because it’s named after them. My favorite thing about… Continue Reading