Author: cary

The Horror that Surrounds: Why Does the Glowing Sea Glow?

I feel like the answer to that question is “you know even if you don’t know.” Given what we know about nuclear weaponry, I’ll refrain from being too cheeky about the vast, devastated, irradiated landscape known as “The Glowing Sea” in Fallout 4. Its story hits close to our past, and, hopefully, does not portend…

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The Horror that Surrounds: Into the Dark of The Depths

Fear of the unknown is a powerful motivator to, well…stand still. Very, very still. That’s the first thing I did upon entering The Depths in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. As Link, I just stood there, surveying the empty sea of seemingly nothing that lay beyond the lit circle of “safety” where…

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The Horror that Surrounds: The Tragedy of Oakvale

In the first Fable game, the village of Oakvale is the home of the game’s hero. It’s a small but lively town with all the amenities any family might need. One fateful date, the village was ransacked by bandits, and only a few residents survived, including a young boy who would go on to shape…

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Spooktober: The Horror that Surrounds

Fellow readers, writers, and players, one and all, we’ve made it. We’ve finally made it to the best month of the year. It’s that month when we finally know that summer is behind us, and a chill starts to set in. That month when the orange sun peers through autumn leaves as a restless fog…

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100% Complete, or Close

A couple weeks ago, I started playing Hogwarts Legacy. Adding the title to my routine occurred after learning that a sequel to it might be in the works, news that had fans stirring. Not that I’m a Hogwarts fan – I know of the universe thanks to the related Harry Potter movies, and that’s about…

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