They said the Wilds could never be tamed. If only they could see us now. Here’s the tl;dr version of Bastion’s setting. You know how JRPG worlds often feel like medieval Europe and medieval-Europe-flavored fantasy run through a strange and colorful culture grinder? Bastion’s landscape is like that, except its raw materials largely come from [...]
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Bastion: a colorful lesson in American history
Posted by Pontifus on 28 May 2012
http://superfani.com/2012/05/28/bastion-a-colorful-lesson-in-american-history/
Being there, alone
Every once in a while Cuchlann mentions that he wants to write more about video games. And he has — over here. (Did you know he set up a new solo blog? Rather than talking about nerd stuff how he’d talk about classic literature, he talks about classic literature how he’d talk about nerd stuff. [...]
Posted by Pontifus on 28 January 2012
http://superfani.com/2012/01/28/being-there-alone/
On Cash Points and Video Game Money
I rarely harbor feelings of hate when I play video games. But when I do, I do it with audacity and intensity. So when the concept of incorporating Cash Points in modern gaming came into existence, I was furious. Why, you ask? Because the existence of Cash Points is the most horrific thing to happen in the [...]
Posted by Shance on 3 August 2011
http://superfani.com/2011/08/03/on-cash-points-and-video-game-money/
Adventures in Criticism: Otaku 2
Well, OGT warned me, but I didn’t think it would be that bad. The second chapter of Otaku is pretty epic. O_o It’s where most of the meat of the book lies, actually. So. Chapter two: “Database Animals.”
Posted by cuchlann on 16 August 2010
http://superfani.com/2010/08/16/adventures-in-criticism-otaku-2/
To Race Chocobos in the Shadow of Sin
I haven’t been watching much anime recently. I mean to post soon about the reason why, but the basic problem is that I’m doing something cool next semester that requires me to do a lot of advance reading over the summer. I have, however, been playing a lot of video games, mostly Oblivion and Chrono [...]
Posted by cuchlann on 27 June 2010
http://superfani.com/2010/06/27/to-race-chocobos/
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