The Body as Temple of CarnageThis is not a kompetition, this is Mortal Kombat.Jan 29, 2019Jan 29, 2019
Published inOptional AsidesA House is a Machine for Eating PeopleSpoilers from the start for the Netflix series The Haunting of Hill HouseNov 14, 2018Nov 14, 2018
Published inOptional AsidesFictionalise MeElric wasn’t the first fictional me, but he was one of the hardest hitting.Nov 6, 2018Nov 6, 2018
Published inOptional AsidesOne Hour Game Crit: The Map is not the TerritoryXCOM 2 is harder than XCOM: Enemy Unknown, or even Enemy Within, because there are more variables. It turns out that enemies are not what…Jul 17, 2018Jul 17, 2018
A Manifesto for a Criticism of Imaginary ObjectsIt is self-evident that the world as it is is neither perfect nor is it ideal. A perfect world could not get better, nor could it change…Aug 11, 2016Aug 11, 2016
Published inOptional AsidesFlat HorrorIt is possible to get a train from London to Reading and never really leave the city. Just as one conurbation finally peters out, the…Jul 5, 2016Jul 5, 2016
Published inOptional AsidesI am the Good Shepherd. I am War.What is a Space Marine? A glorious little pile of violent death.Feb 18, 2016Feb 18, 2016
Published inOptional AsidesWhat I liked in 20152015 wasn’t as terrible as I might have made out in my last post. I have even enjoyed some of it. I built and painted a citadel giant…Dec 13, 2015Dec 13, 2015
Published inOptional AsidesOne Hour Games Crit: The Mario-Industrial ComplexMario Maker is a game about learning how to be an effective leader in the traditional military model of the non-commissioned officer. It is…Nov 24, 2015Nov 24, 2015