A short post for you but my Tumblr is mostly about awful depression feelings I have poured out like an emo poetry slam, so it goes here. No videos/images, sorry America. GUESS WHAT THERE'S A VIDEO I FOUND ONE FUCK YEAH Anyhow, Patrick Miller made a blog post today called "Fighting games aren't just about competition"… Continue reading On Competition
Tag: He Won’t Shut Up About It
Fabula Spoilers Crystallis
So I wrapped up Lightning Returns and in the process I had some thoughts about how the history of the FF13 meta-series has gone down. Thus I just sort of sat down and poured them onto the page. In the absence of having any new or interesting critical commentary to post, I figured I'd just throw… Continue reading Fabula Spoilers Crystallis
Me and Bobby l’Cie
So earlier today on Twitter, Denis Farr and I were discussing how mages in the Dragon Age universe have a lot of queer readings, especially in the sense of political queerness in the 70s/80s. In the process I mentioned that I got a similar vibe from the much-maligned cast of Final Fantasy 13, specifically the relationship between "fal'Cie" (power… Continue reading Me and Bobby l’Cie
Dress for Success
Alright I promised I'd leave this alone but someone made a really great comment on that last post and I'm somewhat afraid that it might not get read. Plus it's actually a somewhat different line of thinking from the "FF is dead (to me and only me)" line of thinking. Plus it's a reason for… Continue reading Dress for Success
Musica Mundana — Victory Themes For Real This Time
So as a very brief, quick followup to last night's post on battle music, I'm going to put up a little bit about the way victory fanfares are constructed (in my view) as well. It's not a long post but many YouTube example links, so brave the cut... if you dare. Alright. So victory themes.… Continue reading Musica Mundana — Victory Themes For Real This Time