Three weeks ago, on the morning of the 31st July, my beautiful daughter, Amber, came into the world. I would like to say that I was hit by a wave of gratitude and awe at the sight of her, but in truth I was so zombified after the traumatic, sleepless preceding night, that I struggledContinue reading “Ready Player Two”
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Why We Need to See Ni No Kuni 2’s Kingdom Building Mechanic in More Games
I’ve just popped back to the idyllic ship-building town of Capstan-upon-Hull to see if any juicy new quests have become available. Sure enough, I spot a telltale ‘I’ on my minimap. A young lady asks for my help tracking down her father. He’s gone missing, but somehow she can pinpoint the exact location where heContinue reading “Why We Need to See Ni No Kuni 2’s Kingdom Building Mechanic in More Games”
In Someone Else’s Shoes
Do you commute into work on the train? If not, you should do. It really is an eye-opening experience: the rush-hour train is a microcosm of contemporary society. The other day, the morning train I usually catch was cancelled. This in itself isn’t a rare event. More unusually, every subsequent train in both directions wasContinue reading “In Someone Else’s Shoes”
The Alternative Travel Guide: Bruges
I’ll admit up front that the very concept of this blog series is fundamentally flawed. I travel so infrequently that writing travel guides makes about as much sense as a video game critic only reviewing top Xbox exclusives. Many thumbs will be twiddled. But I feel obliged to share my travel experiences; to provide anContinue reading “The Alternative Travel Guide: Bruges”
‘Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty’
There are a handful of luminaries who I happily follow on Twitter with zero chance that they’ll ever follow me back. One of Pixar’s leading directors and screenwriters, Andrew Stanton, is one of those people. The other day, I saw one of Stanton’s tweets commenting on a TED talk that he conducted back in 2012.Continue reading “‘Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty’”