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May 1

the Taranui Sword

When I was seven, a brick fell on my head. Rather, a hefty cinderblock. This memory is one of those that sears into you like a brand, hissing the heat. I remember the ramp being tall, two perhaps three blocks high, and I remember my brother beside me, just out…

Non Fiction

6 min read


Apr 23

Racing to Talk About Elden Ring

There’s a Reddit post connecting Elden Ring’s Scarlet Rot to mushrooms. User The_Mura explains that mushrooms work to release spores in search of fertile ground and then digest it all with acid. Eating dead and dying matter, it’s a process that’ll continue until there is nothing left to consume. And…

Gaming

6 min read

Racing to Talk About Elden Ring
Racing to Talk About Elden Ring

Apr 21

Destiny 2’s Grasp of Avarice Dungeon is a Contradiction

My eyes are raw and red. I’m deep in the belly of what was first a cave and then an old factory station littered with pressure-sensitive traps. Then there was a giant skull made of crystal, a few treasure chests, and then a pirate ship captained by a four-armed alien…

Destiny

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Destiny 2’s Grasp of Avarice Dungeon is a Contradiction
Destiny 2’s Grasp of Avarice Dungeon is a Contradiction

Apr 16

on the Danger of Overlevelling in Elden Ring

spoilers, probably. Starscourge Radahn is just a blur of red and gold. In an arena of sand and spears spiked into the ground, skeletons old and forgotten, he’s a demigod wandering under the weight of Elden Ring’s Scarlet Rot. Starscourge Radahn is mad and ravenous, literally hungry for flesh. But…

Elden Ring

5 min read

on the Danger of Overlevelling in Elden Ring
on the Danger of Overlevelling in Elden Ring

Apr 13

A Soldier in Elden Ring Ran Away From Me, and Now I’m Hooked

There are three gold-plated soldiers standing atop stairs before a very large door. Carrying great bows that dig into the ground, they each launch equally-enormous arrows upon approach. The trick here is to either single them out or approach from behind. The typical strategy to overcome a FromSoft game. However…

Elden Ring

4 min read

A Soldier in Elden Ring Ran Away From Me, and Now I’m Hooked
A Soldier in Elden Ring Ran Away From Me, and Now I’m Hooked
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