Month: December 2020
TAY: Open Forum – Optimization
Eleven months down, one more to go, and we can all put a lid on this horrendous year. We can do it!! So, my main train of thought today comes from this recent video by cosplayer Ginny Di about the merits of building one’s player character in Dungeons & Dragons the “wrong,” i.e. nonoptimal, way. … Read more
Welcome Back Commander: A C&C Retrospective – Mods and Life After Death
Nior ends the C&C Retrospective with a look at some of the best mods the community has to offer!
Optional’s Backlog Blitz pt. 4
Welcome to another round of the Optional Objectives backlog blitz! As usual, I have five capsule game reviews to share. Up on deck this week are thoughts on Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Dishonored 2, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, R-Type Dimensions, and Binary Domain. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze DKC:TF is the game everyone says … Read more
The Anime Playlist of 2019 – Aether’s Greatest Hits Vol 2
Welcome back to another edition of my Anime Playlist — your short guide into some of the best anime openings, endings, and original soundtracks along with some brief anime impressions! I’m mostly caught up at this point with archives, but rather than just upload 4 old playlists to Medium (which are now up!), I’m curating some of … Read more
Tay Open forum – The future ahead
Hey Tay! An college of mine asked me the other day ”So what are your plans for the future?” . This stuck with me more than it should. It was like he saw right through me and intentionally asked the question of biggest impact. It might not help that he is kinda my boss. I … Read more
Six Games That Fully realized What Super Mario Sunshine Wanted To Do
Okay, first post on the new blog. Why not start things out by playing to the algorithm and talking about a… let’s say “flawed” Nintendo game? Now now, don’t get your panties in a bunch. While Super Mario Sunshine is what I’d call a “not good” game, I wouldn’t call it an outright bad one … Read more