Video Games

It's fair to say I have played the various games of the Mass Effect series multiple times.

There are certain characters, settings, and properties that just feel tailor-made for a video game, especially when the industry is capable of turning major media into surprisingly good experiences like Guardians of the Galaxy — heck, even Oswald the Lucky Rabbit has gotten a game.

The subtitle to this post could just be and why is it Arcane because Arcane is one of, if not the, best video game tie-in stories I've ever seen Yes, even better than The Last Guardian, my previous favorite. The Last Guardian is one of the best novels ever set in a game world, which may not be a surprise as it features characters like Medivh and Khadgar and is written by Jeff Grubb, longtime AD&D designer and author of the Azure Bonds tie-in novel, which introduced Dragonbait the Saurial and yes I admit it I loved that book because it made dinosaur people canon in D&D.

It's the dawn of a new year, a time of renewed perspectives and expectations.

Sometimes our games -- the ones we play, that become part of our lives -- can actually get under our skin.

It's a Beholder, isn't it?

I know that's assuming you picked any up -- I actually didn't, myself, but I have been playing a lot of games this Holiday season.

As 2021 draws to a close, fans of Blizzard games are left wondering what the next year is going to hold for them.

I am an ardent believer that not only is it fun to play a wide variety of TTRPGs, it can also improve your skill as a player or game master in every system you play.

With people traveling everywhere right about now, I am struck by two thoughts.