Downloading a Vacation

I don’t often buy and/or play extra downloaded content for games. Basically, I’m cheap. I don’t want to pay any more than I already have. More usually it’s a matter of having spent upward of 150 hours exploring the world and being done. I want to move on to the next game. I also haveContinueContinue reading “Downloading a Vacation”

My Favourite Things: 2015

I always wait until the last possible moment to write this post because, in the last two years, I’ve had to update a couple of the entries as I go to one last movie or find the book I couldn’t have made it through my life without reading. This year, the delay again proved worthwhileContinueContinue reading “My Favourite Things: 2015”

My Six Months of Piracy

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is the sixth game in an epic series combining three story arcs—one from history, one from a near future setting and one that transcends time. There are so many things to love about these games: the richly rendered settings, the historical detail and the gameplay mechanisms. But it’s the storyContinueContinue reading “My Six Months of Piracy”

Review: The Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski

  Not quite the epic journey of the first collection, but perhaps a little more heart. The Sword Of Destiny is the second collection of stories by Andrzej Sapkowski following the adventures of the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia. The release of this volume has been highly anticipated, not just because there will never be enoughContinueContinue reading “Review: The Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski”

My Favourite Things: 2014

It’s time to collect all my favourite things and play show and tell! Highlighted entries point to reviews and rambles on this blog. Books I read 292 books this year. That’s a lot. Consequently, I awarded many five-star ratings. 72, to be exact. Narrowing down a list of favourites that wouldn’t make your eyes bleed was really,ContinueContinue reading “My Favourite Things: 2014”