Here's the Thing The Immersive Nature of Tedium By Rob Rich • November 12th, 2021 Rob talks about why he often enjoys tedium in videogames, and how it can make them feel more immersive.
Here's the Thing Here’s The Thing: Separating the Artist From Art By Rob Rich • October 5th, 2021 An artist is not their work, and Rob thinks it’s astonishing that some people don’t seem to understand this.
Here's the Thing How She-Ra Helped Me (Seriously) By Rob Rich • August 13th, 2021 Rob talks about how, of all things, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power helped him figure out how to address his pandemic-related anxiety.
Here's the Thing Resident Evil 8 and the Refinement of RE7 By Rob Rich • July 8th, 2021 Rob reflects on the evolution (mutation?) of Resident Evil’s latest iteration.
Here's the Thing Gonzo The Great and the Artistic Struggle By Rob Rich • June 1st, 2021 Gonzo has always been known “the weirdo” of the Muppets cast, but Rob is more interested in how he’s a fuzzy blue representation of how difficult it is to be an artist in modern times.
Here's the Thing The Glorious Slow Burn of Godzilla (2014) By Rob Rich • May 12th, 2021 Sometimes, the best thing isn’t seeing.
Here's the Thing Getting Back to Gunpla By Rob Rich • March 29th, 2021 I really like building and customizing Gundam model kits.
Here's the Thing FLCL, 17 Years Later By Rob Rich • March 5th, 2021 Rob takes another look at FLCL, a brief anime series he used to love, and reflects on how different the whole thing feels almost two decades later.
Here's the Thing No Man’s Sky vs. Cyberpunk 2077 By Rob Rich • February 2nd, 2021 The edgelords never get what they want, do they?
Here's the Thing Why I’m Leaving YouTube By Rob Rich • January 13th, 2021 After almost five years and hundreds of videos, Rob’s calling it quits and it’s all YouTube’s fault.
Here's the Thing It’s Okay To Let Stuff End By Rob Rich • December 8th, 2020 Rob posits that, in a lot of instances, it’s better to let the stories and characters we love end rather than drag things out so long they become boring or just plain bad.
Here's the Thing On The Legend of Korra and Imperfection By Rob Rich • November 4th, 2020 Korra’s way of bringing some particularly significant character flaws to light through the eyes of their children makes them feel even more like human beings.
Here's the Thing Alone in Duskers By Rob Rich • October 8th, 2020 Rob reminisces about his favorite roguelike, which is also one of his favorite horror games.
Here's the Thing That $70 Sword of Damocles By Rob Rich • September 14th, 2020 With an impeding ninth video game console generation looming on the horizon, people have begun buzzing (read: arguing) about a proposed game MSRP of $70. Now Rob wants to weigh in.
Here's the Thing Missing Mission Europa By Rob Rich • August 13th, 2020 Rob’s favorite mobile game is something barely anyone has heard of and, due to Apple’s failure to support older software, it basically doesn’t exist anymore.
Here's the Thing Three Quick Ones By Rob Rich • July 14th, 2020 Rob dives into how two series took a step forward in their decades-spanning gameplay formula this year, albeit to varying success.
Here's the Thing Difficulty is Hard By Rob Rich • June 11th, 2020 A lot of people who play games love a challenge, but Rob posits that designing a good challenge is a challenge in and of itself.
Here's the Thing The Weird and Disturbing World of Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends By Rob Rich • May 12th, 2020 Rob remembers one of his favorite cartoon shows, about a foster home for imaginary friends, and realizes that it’s kiiiiiiiiiinda disturbing when thinking about the details.
Here's the Thing I Hope the FFVII Remake Changes My Mind By Rob Rich • April 10th, 2020 Rob isn’t the biggest fan of Final Fantasy VII (to put it lightly) but he’s hoping that the upcoming remake will change that.
Here's the Thing Avatar and the Importance of the Mundane By Rob Rich • March 10th, 2020 Rob takes a look at one of the most well-loved episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender and posits that it’s mundane slice-of-life moments that truly draw us in to stories about people with superhuman abilities.
Here's the Thing Enough With G1 Already! By Rob Rich • January 31st, 2020 Hasbro and Takara have been giving fans and collectors G1-inspired homages for years, and while it was neat at first, it’s getting pretty of stale
Here's the Thing An Ode to the Fan Mode By Rob Rich • January 11th, 2020 It took some time, but Rob has realized that sometimes the best way to “fix” a toy is to stop following the instructions.
Here's the Thing I’m Terrified of Disney+ By Rob Rich • December 11th, 2019 Streaming services have been A thing for several years now, with more and more companies trying their hand at it. Even Disney. But Rob’s a bit nervous about the massive entertainment corporation’s efforts.
Here's the Thing Futurama and Faith By Rob Rich • November 14th, 2019 Rob takes a look at how Futurama (of all things) has managed to approach religious concepts and faith with a surprising amount of profundity.
Here's the Thing Rebooting Saturday Mornings with Netflix By Rob Rich • October 12th, 2019 It’s been decades since Rob has set aside time for Saturday morning cartoons, but Netflix has brought that very specific brand of nostalgia back with a number of unexpectedly clever reboots.
Here's the Thing The Last Unicron By Rob Rich • September 11th, 2019 With the recent announcement of a crowdfunding campaign to create a new, massive Transformers Unicron toy, Rob ponders the reactions and possible reasoning behind it all.
Here's the Thing Let’s Talk About Mitch Hedberg By Rob Rich • August 2nd, 2019 Rob ruminates on one of his favorite comedians and how, despite appearances, they’re still a shining example of how jokes can be hilarious without being mean.
Here's the Thing I Gave Up on Dark Souls to Play Dragon’s Dogma By Rob Rich • July 11th, 2019 Rob has always had a love/hate relationship Dark Souls, but it wasn’t until recently playing Dragon’s Dogma again that he realized why.
Here's the Thing The Joys of Animal Companions in Videogames By Rob Rich • June 12th, 2019 Rob waxes nostalgic about the different videogame animal companions he’s met over the years.
Here's the Thing The Significance of Context By Rob Rich • May 7th, 2019 Context isn’t always necessary, but Rob posits that it can and will affect how we think about something – consciously or not.
Here's the Thing What the Resident Evil 2 Remake Got Wrong By Rob Rich • April 6th, 2019 The recent remake of Resident Evil 2 is fantastic, but Rob feels like its biggest fumble is being ignored.
Here's the Thing Resident Evil Outbreak Was Good, Actually By Rob Rich • March 9th, 2019 With a remake of Resident Evil 2 finally becoming a reality, Rob thinks back on one of the more underrated (and extremely under-appreciated) games in the series.
Here's the Thing Marvel’s Offshoots Are Way Better Than Their Big Films By Rob Rich • February 7th, 2019 The biggest budget Marvel movies often pale in comparison to their smaller side-story counterparts, and Rob has a theory as to why.
Here's the Thing The Near Miss By Rob Rich • January 10th, 2019 The over-reliance of CG in movies bothers just about everybody these days, but to Rob, “The Near Miss” is one of the most egregious offenses.
Here's the Thing No, Shut Up, Brutal Legend is Great By Rob Rich • November 29th, 2018 People loved to dump on Brutal Legend when it released, but Rob stubbornly maintains that it was (and still is) a great game.
The Scariest Book I’ve Ever Read in My Life By Rob Rich • October 26th, 2018 Rob Rich opens up about the scariest book he’s ever read, why it’s so terrifying, and how it came from a very unlikely source.
Here's The Thing I Hate My Dream Job By Rob Rich • October 4th, 2018 After years of dreaming of getting paid to review videogames, Rob finally got that chance. Then, after almost a decade, he realized that he hated it.
Here's the Thing Cut Hasbro Some Slack By Rob Rich • September 6th, 2018 So many toy collectors complain about how “cheap” Transformers toys have become, and blame it on Hasbro’s (and Takara’s) laziness. Rob thinks that’s bullshit.
Here's The Thing Superman’s Disguise isn’t as Silly as You Think By Rob Rich • August 9th, 2018 Everyone always makes fun of the absurdity of Superman’s “Clark Kent” disguise, but Rob thinks it’s a lot more plausible than people give it credit for.
Here's The Thing Getting Lost in Lost in Space By Rob Rich • July 16th, 2018 Is the new Lost in Space yet another shining example of a classic franchise reboot that works? Hell yeah it is!
