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Author: Orrin Grey

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A cropped image of the box art for Warhammer Doomseeker with those words in stylized text over a huge and ornate double-bladed ax

Death is Not the End: How to Win and Die Trying in Doomseeker

By Orrin Grey • February 2nd, 2024

This is a game where it actually does pay to die, if you can do it when you mean to.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
A crop from the cover for Ni no Kuni 2 the board game, with the title text laid over a cartoon image of a long dragon soaring through a partly cloudy sky over a quaint city below

A Question of Influence: Building Your Kingdom in Ni no Kuni II: The Board Game

By Orrin Grey • January 9th, 2024

In some ways, however, the simplicity of Ni no Kuni II: The Board Game is also part of its strength. It’s a game that’s easy to learn and quick to play. In a world full of overly complex titles packed with fiddly little tokens and pieces, it almost feels old-fashioned.

A screenshot from the trailer for It's a Wonderful Knife featuring Justin Long and his halloween spirit teeth

This Town Needs Me: It’s a Wonderful Knife (2023)

By Orrin Grey • December 20th, 2023

This is a film where the plot and performances are more stylized than the shooting and, as a result, is a disjointed, tonal mess.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
A crop of the box cover for Runebound, with a dragon's wing behind the logo for the game

Rune Bound: Exploring the Realms of Terrinoth

By Orrin Grey • December 11th, 2023

Terrinoth lacks any attempt at gritty realism, reaching instead for the classic familiarity of a video game version of your standard high fantasy.

A screenshot from Godzilla Minus One with close up of the big chomper's teeth and maybe even the dangling thing at the back of the throat as he roars

A Scene That Defies Belief: Godzilla Minus One (2023)

By Orrin Grey • December 5th, 2023

As with Shin Godzilla, this is an attempt to return to Godzilla’s roots as a purely destructive force. There is no way in which this Godzilla is a “good guy,” even as roundaboutly as the one from the MonsterVerse films.

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We Need to Talk About the Warrens

By Orrin Grey • November 21st, 2023

There is plenty of evidence that the Warrens were hucksters who exploited vulnerable people for their own profit.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
Milton Bradley's Vampire Hunter, featuring a large glowing tower in the center of the game board.

What You See in the Dark: Night and Day in Vampire Hunter

By Orrin Grey • November 15th, 2023

Vampire Hunter is a fairly straightforward board game with one exception – you play it in the dark.

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