Expounded Universe 158 – Science Fair Volcano
Okay, here we go. If this one isn’t exciting I don’t know what will be. It’s Darth Maul, he’s in a gladiatorial mega-prison, and it’s by the guy who wrote […]
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System Mastery 191 – Boot Hill
Boot Hill is a colloquial term from the cowboy days for a cemetery. You might think there’s some sort of metaphor their for our opinions pertaining to the game, but […]
Movie Mastery – Hardcore Henry (2015)
We find out if a single gimmick stretched out over an hour and a half can in some way improve upon the action movie genre. Also, Sharlto Copley gets a […]
Expounded Universe 157 – It’s Always December 15, 2011 Somewhere
Several of you had questions, and we answered those questions. Then we announced that next book, and I gotta admit, I’m pretty excited to head somewhere and some time a […]
Expounded Universe 156 – Curse Your Plodding Yet Inevitable Betrayal
Wrap up time, I’d say we’re super proud of totally predicting this ending if there was much to have predicted. We cover up the last couple of super short chapters […]
System Mastery 190 – Interstitial – Our Hearts Intertwined
Have you not gotten your fill of Kingdom Hearts yet? Of course not, no one has. Not until someone bursts Nomura like a pinata and eats all the ideas that […]
Expounded Universe 155 – Don’t Go Chasing Holocrons
We’re there! We made it! We’re in the titular ruins of Dantooine! Oh, wait, I guess we’re leaving them immediately. Why is this book called this? Anyway, time to meet […]
System Mastery 189 – New Gods of Mankind
Now here’s some good old fashioned back to basics shit. Got to be, right? Name like that? Shirtless axe dude on the cover? Well, color us surprised because this thing […]
Movie Mastery – Eragon (2006)
When all the young adult novels were fighting to see who would come out on top, Eragon set itself apart by being written by a teen itself. A […]
Expounded Universe 154 – Awakened the Wrath of the Lizard
Another chapter, another session of opening up lootboxes on a shuttle. At least this time we finally make it to Dantooine, even if we don’t see much of the titular […]
Expounded Universe 153 – Hot Corellian Nights
The next thing we knew she was getting sexually excited by guns and manhands in the back of a freighter. I never thought it would happen to me. Oh also […]
System Mastery 188 – Star Crossed
Oh my, a game about the uncertain moments at the precipice of romance or disaster? Neat! Star Crossed is a 2018 game by Alex Roberts that creates tension and titillation […]
Expounded Universe 152 – LF1M Need Bioengineer
As the dread Captain Nym enters the story, we begin a short but fascinating era where this books is basically based on two video games at once! Our heroes leave […]
Expounded Universe 151 – In & Out Borgles
The pieces of this obvious romance novel fall into place as Dusque and Tendau head to the hard zone moon of Rori to do some boots on the ground bio-engineering. […]
System Mastery 187 – Marvel Universe Roleplaying
Out of the four Marvel RPGs that have happened over the years, this is one of them. Specifically, the 2003 diceless one made, inexplicably, by Marvel Comics themselves? Anyhow, it’s […]
Movie Mastery – Cherry 2000
In a future dystopia where relationships are no more than business contracts, one man has the romantic passion to fall in love with his sex robot. Now he has to […]
Expounded Universe 150 – You Would Not Believe the Darktrin I Pull in this Jumpsuit
As the book progresses, it begins to dawn on us… oh no, this is self-insert fanfic! Help! It’s official but that’s what it is! We watch as Dusque is pulled […]
System Mastery 186 – Supermegatopia
There’s nothing quite so exciting to find as a unique blend RPG. Here we see a blend of comedy, furry stuff, light breast expansion and pregnancy fetishes, and superheroes. I […]
Horrortoberfest ’20 Day 31 – Hungerford (2014)
Hoooooly crap. You know, this year’s Horrortoberfest crop was actually pretty good, all things considered. However, we are going to bookend this year with another super low budget found […]
Horrortoberfest ’20 Day 30 – Assimilate (2019)
Only two reviews left to do and I think I’m going to go for a mini-theme for these last ones that is best summed up as “something is wrong […]
