Let’s begin this review with a caveat: there are times in this anime that the characters speak English and some of those dialogues are wince worthy bad. I watched the UK premier at Scotland Loves Anime and I very much hope the studio can dub over these sections before a general release. I really enjoyed […]
Archives for October 2015
Legend of the Lich Lord trailer
Legend of the Lich Lord was described to me as “D&D meets Lord of the Rings and shot in the style of The Office”. I had to check out it out. The trailer above is the teaser for the second season, which is due to start airing this month. The first series, “One Hit Die“, […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #1 More Instant Polygons
There’s a tradition at Geek Native to count down the days to Halloween by sharing a mask. It’s like an advent calendar except opening a door to reveal something; we’re putting a mask on to hide something. Last year we ended with some downloadable masks from Etsy. Left your costume until the last minute? Print […]
Are we doomed? A review of Attack on Titan live action movie
This was always going to be a challenging movie to make. For a start there are legion of manga and anime fans who really want this movie to bring to life this incredible story and then there’s task of bringing the towering titans to life. People laughed at this horror movie. I was able to […]
Learning to RPG: The D&D PowerPoint
Alex Farr made and shared this PowerPoint designed to help players learn D&D. Some important lessons in here, don’t you think?
Amazing Samurai slices baseball in two
In the past we’ve wondered whether we’ve had archery all wrong with demonstrations of how old styles were both quick and powerful. There’s never been a suggestion we’ve underplayed the skill of swordsmanship in RPGs, though. We know that some of the high action stunts we see on TV are appropriate to cinematic style RPGs […]
Which side would you pick? A review of Expelled From Paradise
Expelled From Paradise begins with a metric ton of fan service. A sexy woman in the sort of strappy swimsuit that’ll sure to provoke a reaction – even if it’s the roll of the eyes – is lazing around on a beach when she’s approached by a hunky guy in budgie smugglers. The action picks […]
Wizards vs Science: A review of a Certain Magical Index
I knew the light novel series A Certain Magical Index is very popular and so I was quite interested to see what the anime has to offer. It’s a wise choice from the still new but experienced Animatsu team who are responsible for buying the license and bringing the title to the UK. The series […]
Can the ninja survive? The Ninja Crusade 2nd edition heads to Kickstarter
The Naruto: Shippuden inspiration, I think, is clear and that’s no bad thing. Third Eye Games have moved the timeline on as the Empire’s army clashes on the battlefield against the allied Ninja villages. There’s more information on the official Kickstarter page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eloylasanta/the-ninja-crusade-2nd-edition [Back this Campaign] The campaign is asking for $12,000 and with 20 […]
Women aren’t so hot on life as a masked crime fighter
If you had all the training needed would you become a masked hero? Would you stalk the streets to protect the weak and the innocent? Would you fight crime? Over 80% of men would but women were less keen. Geek Native asked this question back in April in a competition to give away a copy […]
