Author Archives: JC

Appendix N Review

Posted on January 19, 2025 by JC

APPENDIX N: The Literary History of Dungeons & Dragons by Jeffro Johnson, Castalia House, June 28th, 2017  This is a book that I’ve been meaning to get to for a while though I’m not necessarily the target audience. I have … Continue reading →

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Review

Posted on January 14, 2025 by JC

In 2014, a new Swedish studio called MachineGames released a new entry in the Wolfenstein series titled Wolfenstein: The New Order and it was fantastic. Unfortunately, after a decent standalone expansion, they followed up with two very poor sequels and … Continue reading →

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The Games of 2024

Posted on January 7, 2025 by JC

It was always going to be hard to top 2023 but 2024 didn’t even come close in my opinion. Naturally, I don’t play everything that comes out but there also wasn’t a lot I was really interested in. Probably the … Continue reading →

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Lucy Pulls Away the Football Again

Posted on December 31, 2024 by JC

The main problem with conservatives is they don’t conserve anything. That’s all you really need to know as that alone makes all their political posturing utterly worthless. Another problem, and what will be the subject of this post, is that … Continue reading →

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The Broken Author

Posted on December 24, 2024 by JC

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin, Orbit, August 4th, 2015 The Fifth Season is the first book in N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth Trilogy which scored a hat trick of Hugo Award wins in 2016, 17 & 18. Before getting into the … Continue reading →

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Do people realise Ghostbusters was a comedy?

Posted on December 15, 2024 by JC

One of the early posts on my blog was some brief commentary on the trailer for the all female Ghostbusters reboot from 2016. I’ve still not seen the film but by most accounts, it was as bad as I expected … Continue reading →

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Top Gun: Maverick – A Worthy Sequel

Posted on December 8, 2024 by JC

In my review of the original Top Gun a few years ago, I briefly mentioned the then upcoming sequel and described it as “probably unnecessary”. This cautious cynicism is a result of how often sequels coming years after, if not … Continue reading →

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Jagged Alliance 2 Book Review

Posted on November 30, 2024 by JC

Jagged Alliance 2 by Darius Kazemi, Boss Fight Books, August 25th, 2014 This is a book I had long been interested in but held off buying despite it being dedicated to one of my favourite games of all time. It … Continue reading →

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Borderlands: A Barren Wasteland

Posted on November 24, 2024 by JC

I have rather fond memories of the original Borderlands which released in 2009. I got a copy for PlayStation 3 along with a small group of friends and a number of fun multiplayer sessions followed for some months afterwards. It … Continue reading →

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Beyond a Gaffe

Posted on November 17, 2024 by JC

gaffe (noun) 1. A social or diplomatic blunder Merriam-Webster The other day I noticed an article concerning a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly referring to AI (artificial intelligence) as “A-One” for an entire speech presented to the National Tech … Continue reading →

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