I could lie and say these are the only books I took notes on, but I’m pretty sure this is everything I read in 2019. Still, it’s a good mix for anyone of a curious disposition: fantasy, sci-fi, classics and essays – and most of them blissfully short.
Category: Blather
Inane drivel
Fantasy Premier League Guide 18/19
Oh football, how we’ve missed you. A trudging World Cup can dull any sense of anticipation for the upcoming league season, but this one has done anything but. One of the greatest tournaments in living memory is now an aperitif for a new Premier League campaign which, with the greatest array of managers ever assembled,… Continue reading Fantasy Premier League Guide 18/19
dead man writin’
A 350 word review of House of the Dead 3, which I did for a thing. Recent complaints about short games ring a little hollow in the presence of 2003’s The House of the Dead 3. Arcade conversions have a proud history of failing to mask their meagre content, but this lesser exclusive in Sega’s… Continue reading dead man writin’
Beginnings
It was a science fiction RTS, of that much I’m certain. An opening mission on a rocky outcrop, and laser fences, those were important. The marines were stout staples of Warhammer design, comically chunky in that way early polygonal games often were; the watchtowers hulking and triangular. Yet every unit would glide along, and the… Continue reading Beginnings
An FTL limerick
There once was a crystal cruiser On normal she was a bruiser But on hard her shields failed As the pirates assailed If you suck, you can’t just abuse her~
72 reasons why Xbox 720 is doomed to fail
Following the possibly spurious but seemingly well-substantiated rumours about the next Xbox (and the next Playstation), I decided to provide a thoughtful breakdown and assessment of what all that information meant. I then decided that was too much effort. I may be numerically illiterate, but seeing as 72 X(box) 0 is zero, I’m actually overcompensating.