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Review: The Dragon’s Promise – Elizabeth Lim
Princess Shiori has promised that she would return the Dragon’s pearl to its rightful owner, which leads her on a dangerous journey. On her quest, she descends into the kingdom of Dragons, far under the ocean. Meanwhile, demons still threaten the kingdom of Kiata, and Shiori is the only one who can defeat them. As she navigates between worlds of Dragons, Humans and Demons, Shiori must also face the power of the corrupted Dragon’s Pearl itself. Can she return the pearl, which at times jumps to her aid, only to betray her the next minute? And can she defeat the demons that threaten her home?
Review: Green Mars – Kim Stanley Robinson
As the terraforming of Mars progresses and the population continues to grow, the influence of the big metanational corporations that control the earth is starting to grow as well. An ‘underground’ movement of early settlers and their children forms in response, seeking to channel the powers that be towards the political and climatological future for Mars as they envision it.
Review: Critical Role
Critical Role is a web series starring a bunch of nerdy-ass voice-actors who sit around and play Dungeons & Dragons, weave stories and aim to leave the world better than they found it.
The show follows the adventures of a group of unlikely heroes as they navigate a fantasy world, taking on quests and battling dangerous enemies. Led by Dungeon Master Matthew Mercer, the group’s engaging role-play and penchant for storytelling has gained them an audience of millions.
Review: Everything Everywhere All at Once – Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert
Evelyn Quan Wang is a tired Chinese American trying to run a shabby laundromat with her husband Waymond. Nothing is easy: Evelyn’s marriage is in shambles, and so is her relationship with her daughter.
When the business is audited by the IRS, Evelyn is suddenly thrust into an adventure beyond her wildest imagination.
Review: Inscryption – Devolver Digital
In this subversive rogue-like deck building point-and-click puzzle horror game (yes, all those descriptors apply!), you battle your way past various bosses, worlds, game mechanics, games interfaces, horror videos, puzzles, and your own sanity in an attempt to get to the other side of whatever it is you are trying to get to the other side of. Please don’t ask me to describe this game.
Review: Dragon Age: Inquisition – Bioware
Review of the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition. A giant explosion has destroyed the conclave at Haven, killing everyone inside – except you. They say you are the chosen one. The herald sent by holy Andraste herself to save the world of Thedas from the Breach in the sky that was created by the explosion. You are the only one who can close the tears in the veil that separates the world from the Fade – the world of spirits, and demons. You become the figurehead for the Inquisition, an organisation created to defend everyone against the forces of evil.
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Review: Fool’s Assassin – Robin Hobb
Fitz is slowly adapting to his new life at Withywoods.However, he still struggles to let go of old friends and the echoes of his past. When his wife Molly comes with a surprise announcement and a mysterious messenger appears, it becomes clear his former life still haunts him in more ways than he knows…
Review: The Last Wish – Andrzej Sapkowski
Geralt of Rivia is a Witcher, trained to fight monsters of all shapes and sizes. As Geralt travels the continent in search of bounties to earn his coin with, he is confronted with a difficult truth: some monsters are fairer than others, and some monsters are not even monsters at all.
Review: Oats Studios – Neill Blomkamp
This assembly of short (and some really short) films by Neill Blomkamp is not a series so much as an assemblage set of cinematographic thought experiments that gives some insights into what moves Blomkamp as an artist.
Review: Vampire Survivors – Luca Galante
This dirt cheap indie SHMUP has you control a little pixel-art vampire picking up weird and wondrous weapons and items as ever-increasing swarms of enemies try to get you.
Review: The Dragon and the Djinn – Choice of Games
Review of the interactive novel The Dragon and the Djinn.
You’re chasing your sister, who stole a magic sword you made because she claims to be a prophesied dragon-slayer. As you get mixed up in dangerous politics and the even more dangerous business of djinns, you soon discover that your sister’s destiny will also lead you to your own.
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