Month: October 2018

Life is Strange 2 (PS4) – With Great Power In Trump’s America

The latest installment of Square Enix and DONTNOD’s gaming universe, Life is Strange 2, released on September 27th, 2018. Preceded by Life is Strange, Before the Storm, and Captain Spirit, these games take players through the eyes of unique individuals with super human abilities. Even though characters are capable of time travel and telekinesis, the true…

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Review – Super Mario Party (Switch)

A Decade Of Partying Back in the heyday of the Nintendo 64 when couch co-op reigned supreme, a party game was released. It featured classic Nintendo characters and board-game style gameplay interspersed with mini-games. On December 18th, 1998, Mario Party became the first in a long-running series that would inspire joy and frustration among countless…

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Triumphs and Seals in Destiny 2: Forsaken

The Destiny 2 2.0 update, which deployed a week before the Forsaken expansion, brought a plethora of quality of life improvements to the game. One of those improvements was the addition of Triumphs. The new Triumphs tab in the menu serves to track your accomplishments across the last 4 years of Destiny 1 & 2….

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Venom – EP58

Welcome to Episode 58 of Nerd On! The Podcast – Venom The first chapter of Sony Universe of Marvel Characters brings us the anti hero WE’VE been waiting for. This week WE talk about VENOM! From the star studded cast, to source material adaptation, WE analyze our favorite parts and the cracks in middle. How…

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Episode 113: Venom Review

This week, join the Crusaders for their review of Sony’s latest comic book movie attempt, Venom! The good, the bad, and the moist are all fair game, and there may be a little too much tongue. Be sure to subscribe and follow the show for all future posts… Twitter – @thecapelessones Instagram – @thecapelesscrusaders Facebook…

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Otome Games: A Good Option for Women in These Trying Times

Japan is known for putting out a variety of games that range from amazing to morally questionable. One genre that is growing in popularity is otome, which literally translates to “maiden game”. This genre is targeted towards women with a focus on developing a romantic relationship with one of the many male characters. In the…

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Tools of the Trade: Krita

The last Tools of the Trade article focused on Paint Tool SAI and its usability. The past month was spent testing out the next program, Krita. It can not only be used for creating standalone images, but animations too. Krita is a free, open source software program designed to help illustrators and animations create a wide variety…

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The Energy Crisis in Destiny 2: Forsaken

After a year of consistent community feedback, Destiny 2: Forsaken ushered in a revamped weapon system, freeing up the slots and drastically improving your damage output potential. I outlined this a couple months ago, but essentially, all Sniper Rifles, Fusions, Shotguns, and Breech Grenade Launchers, moved from the Power slot into the Kinetic and Energy…

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Hocus Pocus – EP57

Welcome to Episode 57 of Nerd On! The Podcast – Hocus Pocus 300 hundred years ago (and some change) The Sanderson Sisters were ousted from Salem. Today they have returned! Yes, the Nerds take on the cult classic of our childhood Hocus Pocus! From the pages of BoooooOOk, we go deep into the development of…

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Review – Hilda

The month of October brings about thoughts of witches, goblins, and ghouls. These creatures would be terrifying, but if you’ve seen Hilda you might have a different perspective. This animated series cropped up in its entirety on September 21st as a Netflix binge-able, er- original. It has enough magic and whimsy to whisk any watcher…

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