Recent content by Zen Bard

I've been writing and submitting short stories for awhile. While some of gotten published, mnay have gotten rejected. And the number one reason the editors have given me is that my narrative isn't strong enough. Oftentimes, I tend to use my characters as vehicles to explore a cool idea. So I...

I guess I'd just hang out in Renaissance Italy and take up a trade...maybe a blacksmith or a tailor or something. Then I could make my fortune selling all my wares to a charming rakish nobleman suspiciously dressed in all white and armed to the teeth.

Recently discovered these guys and was completely blown away! This is some great straight ahead riff rock! And as a guitarist, I appreciate Mike Kerr's innovation with the bass, its tuning and signal processing. Also started following this guy. He's one of the most creative young...

Of ALL TIME? Space Invaders. That was the game that started it all. Now look at it...languishing in obscurity. Forgotten by all you Millennials who never had to schelp uphill in the snow both ways to the arcade and shell out a quarter for one-and-a-half minutes of pure electronic bliss...

See...that's why I peruse multiple sites. So I'll look at USAToday, Fox and CNN...Left, Right and Center (despite what "many people" say) and draw my own conclusions from the biases presented. It's fascinating to see what's covered by each and how. Recently, I've started looking at BBC...

This is a perfect summary. And the stuff in bold should go on the Escapist Masthead...

Christopher Lambert as "Raiden" in the first Mortal Combat movie. The movie was crap, the dialogue was awful and the fight scenes were barely mediocre. But he was so cool in the role. I mean, come on! He's the freakin' Highlander!

I disagree with you slightly. Because if it's done right, it can be pretty goddamn effective. Take Game of Thrones, for example. George R. R. Martin has said that he wanted the reader (or viewer in the case of the show), to feel that none of the characters are safe. Anything can happen to...

I had pretty much the same reaction, OP. The concept seemed pretty cool and everybody was raving about it, so I gave it a shot. Got about halfway through the first season before I gave up. It was basically four hours of obnoxious teens standing around and yelling at each other. Then it...

Oh the Allosaurus will always win. Unless...

American Gods has a built in fan base because of the cult status of the book. It's a pretty original concept with some interesting characters and ideas. Plus it's just a fun read. Hell, I reread that sucker every few years. But I can understand how it may not be appealing to everyone. To...

This could be interesting. Seems like they've actually made the gameplay interesting and different instead of just heaping on more cumbersome mechanics. But pleeeease tell me escort missions are gone!

The game itself doesn't look too bad. The RPG elements (leveling, looting, etc...)could work. I'll probably check out the Standard Edition. As for the other SIX editions, hope Ubisoft is ready to lose money! Even die hard fans of the series aren't going to shell out $100 much less $800 for...

Yeah. I'm with you. I remember enjoying the hell out of Vice City back in the day. But I was also taking regular business trips to Miami. So the real world definitely colored my appreciation for the digital one. From a gameplay standpoint, it's probably a lot more of a slog than I remember...

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