https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oWBMDII2pE I like the pro/con format so it prevents me from only focusing on the negative. A review of Steam Whistle Alley by Joshua Mason. Tl;dr: 4 stars out of 5. This is a YMMV novel because so many things it gets right and wrong will sway how you feel about it, depending on personal… Continue reading Review of Steam Whistle Alley by Joshua Mason
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Anime Quick Reviews: Re-evaluating How Not To Summon a Demon Lord and Overlord
Housekeeping news: I routinely troll Jeff Hays of narratorial fame with requests for him to read explicitly bad books, known as "Cringe Theater". And the cringe is strong in the series: Troll: The First Three Books. Described by Jenny Nicholson as "The worst book ever written", it's chock-full of cringe at every moment, worse than… Continue reading Anime Quick Reviews: Re-evaluating How Not To Summon a Demon Lord and Overlord
When Yes, you plagiarized
So the first bit is a bit of housekeeping news. I haven't published anything since WordPress switched to its Gutenberg editor. The UI is a huge improvement, but it sucks at the things I need WordPress to do like: Add Media content Save progress as I'm working on an article Allow me to publish an… Continue reading When Yes, you plagiarized
Short Reviews, GameLit Anime
This is just a few short reviews on some GameLit anime that I've watched recently. Most of these are based on light novels or manga series, I have no idea how faithfully they follow the plotline of their original series. Re: Zero The first one up is Re: Zero. This is the iffiest of the GameLit… Continue reading Short Reviews, GameLit Anime
The Escapist and criticism
I wrote about the art of criticism with the distinction between emotivism and criticism. This one deals with criticism and politics. The impetus is the Escapist, which just came under new/old leadership. One of their ex-employees left the company in 2011, and came back to it in 2017. He wrote that when he came back,… Continue reading The Escapist and criticism
Geek Dad reviews “The Land” and Lazy Worldbuilding
This article starts off with this review: Geek Dad Reviews The Land I enjoyed the land a lot more than he did, but his review hits most of the same complaints that I had with it. Needless prompts and redundant information. Some of the later books give you the same information back to back to back.… Continue reading Geek Dad reviews “The Land” and Lazy Worldbuilding
Dungeon Lord: The Wraith’s Haunt by Hugo Huesca
Dungeon Lord (The Wraith's Haunt - A litRPG series Book 1) Tl;dr: 4.5 stars. Great setup to a new series with some caveats. This is not a dungeon core or monster core novel, and some of the initial setup doesn't have a direct payoff in this novel. Sub-genre: Creamy Action/Adventure LitRPG with small dungeon building.… Continue reading Dungeon Lord: The Wraith’s Haunt by Hugo Huesca
Domino Finn: Afterlife, Black Hat
Tl;dr: 4 stars. There's a lot of things Domino Finn does that are very interesting and unique in this book. However, the first part is antithetical to the character developed in the first book. The "turn" from the first part of the book is easy to spot, and it does lose some of its feel… Continue reading Domino Finn: Afterlife, Black Hat
GameLit Review: Everybody Loves Large Chests
Tl;dr: Not my cup of tea in general, but it's also not a harbinger of the end of times or remotely the worst LitRPG that I've read. Most of my criticisms are the general criticisms of Dungeon-Core books in general. As a first impression, it's a 3.5 stars. I was asked to review this book,… Continue reading GameLit Review: Everybody Loves Large Chests
Apocalypse 2020, by James Witherspoon
I was given a copy of this book in advance, so my review may not be 100% accurate if he's changed anything. Tl;dr: 3.5 stars. The book has potential, but it does take awhile to build up to see where things are going. I.e. the game mechanics seem fairly dull at first, until you see… Continue reading Apocalypse 2020, by James Witherspoon
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