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Link to all the games is here. This looks so perfectly D & D. The cover looks amateurish, but it conveys genre and style perfectly. It is 100% consistent with the writing, which is deliberately cliched. Heh. It took me five minutes to die on my first go. Ooh, I think I died even fasterContinue reading “IF Comp: Arram’s Tomb”

The first pic is not showing up. Possibly because I’m using Safari? Gorgeous cover. Atmospheric and intriguing. Screams “dark fantasy/adventure” which is right on. You can play it by clicking through to the full list of games here. And, I know I said I’d skip the 15 minute ones. I just… didn’t find many thatContinue reading “IF Comp: Lucerne”

How long it actually took me to play: 15 minutes (the author estimated half an hour but I’m a very fast reader) The opening of this story was really intriguing: The main character (a child—their gender is never specified) comes to consciousness having washed up on a beach, where they immediately meet a magical creatureContinue reading “IF Comp: Valand/The Island”

I looked forward to entering IF Comp all of this year, as my reward for finishing an unexpectedly difficult story (due at the end of August). I’d done a bit of research and written the opening. The first week of September I did barely anything. I was utterly exhausted—and besides, I had two months toContinue reading “IF Comp”

See? I can do blindingly obvious clickbait too! But I do legitimately want to explore my feelings about these two beautiful films, so here we are. OBVIOUSLY team Wonder Woman and team Captain Marvel are all just one big ball of love and congratulations. And the fan art of the two superheroines is glorious. DoContinue reading “Captain Marvel vs Wonder Woman”

  I’m really serious about this spoiler warning, okay? I’m gonna tell you who dies. Something unusual happened immediately after the final credits: people were talking. There was no relief, no certainty—and a whole lot that needs talking about. In a minute I’ll do my own emotional/talky response-analysis thing. This post is basically just aContinue reading “Avengers: Infinity War (spoilers for those who wanna know in advance)”

Overwhelmed. Yes, that is a good word. Stuff happened. The Marvel universe will never be the same. It’s going to be a long wait until the next Avengers film (a year, I believe). It’s such a very Marvel movie. Funny, tragic, epic, spectacular. It IS rushed. It has to be. The elegance of character introductionsContinue reading “I’ve Seen Infinity War. Here’s What You Want to Know Going In (spoiler free)”

That is a truly fine book. I wrote last week about Sandy Fussell’s “Samurai Kids” series, which sparkles with wit and warmth on every page. “Pride and Prejudice” is like that – brimming with brilliant one-liners and clever observations. The only other series that I think hits the “every page” rule so well is theContinue reading ““Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen”

You know what it’s like in late Winter, when it feels like the sun will never return – and then it does? That feeling of light and warmth is exactly the feeling you get when reading a Sandy Fussell book. The rest of this review has been moved to Comfy Chair.

This is not an Artemis Fowl book – it’s a continuation of the Hitch-hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. As a rule I flinch when I hear about any writer doing any reboot (gritty or otherwise) of someone else’s work – Arthurian myths, vampires (sparkly or otherwise), elves versus dwarves, etc. But I KNOW Colfer isContinue reading ““And Another Thing. . .” by Eoin Colfer”