3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Three, Episode One (Episode Twenty-Seven)

  Series Breakdown Rating: Characters and Character Development: 7 Aesthetics and Style: 7 Creativity: 7 Overall Plot: 5 Dialogue: 4 Sum: 30/50   Spoilers: Yes Audience Assumptions: None   Season Three Episode One: Interlude Party - *   Part One: Skip This Episode Yeah, so this is the worst episode of the series. If there are people…

3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Two, Episode Twelve (Episode Twenty-Six)

Heads up on this one, I’m going to be taking a break on the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood review series during August. This is a long series and I think it would be good to take a break between seasons*, lest they consume my brain and my site. I’ll resume them in September. Series Breakdown Rating: Characters…

The Deserts We Make of Ourselves – Scott Pilgrim, Book One

  The world is a cold place. Life takes a lot out of you, even when the stakes are as low as they can get. This series is about a lot of things. It changes as you get older and see new ways to interpret its subjects. It’s more than it appears on its surface.…

3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Two, Episode Eleven (Episode Twenty-Five)

Series Breakdown Rating: Characters and Character Development: 7 Aesthetics and Style: 7 Creativity: 7 Overall Plot: 5 Dialogue: 4 Sum: 30/50   Spoilers: Yes Audience Assumptions: None   Season Two Episode Eleven: Doorway of Darkness - ****   Part One: This Would Make a Great Video Game Level The majority of this episode, as its name suggests,…

3P Reviews: Return of the Obra Dinn

Breakdown Rating: Characters and Character Development: 7 Aesthetics and Style: 6 Creativity: 8 Plot: 6 Gameplay: 8 Sum: 35/50   Spoilers: Yes (you might want to heed the warning this time) Audience Assumptions: None   Part One: BOATS! Games are not known for their storytelling capabilities, which is a shame because they can be the best medium…

3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Two, Episode Ten (Episode Twenty-Four)

Series Breakdown Rating: Characters and Character Development: 7 Aesthetics and Style: 7 Creativity: 7 Overall Plot: 5 Dialogue: 4 Sum: 30/50   Spoilers: Yes Audience Assumptions: None   Season Two Episode Ten: Inside the Belly - ****   Part One: Way to Ruin the Surprise, Marcoh For an episode framed around an action setpiece -- and an…

Lessons in Adaptation: The Harry Potter Film Series

Update 9/23/2020: I wrote this a while back, but since then a certain author has fully outed herself (See? Pronouns aren't that difficult, Rowling, you crybaby) as a misogynistic, transphobic asshat. I feel like if I'm going to be talking about her work, I ought to use the space to promote something more useful, so…

3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Two, Episode Nine (Episode Twenty-Three)

Series Breakdown Rating: Characters and Character Development: 7 Aesthetics and Style: 7 Creativity: 7 Overall Plot: 5 Dialogue: 4 Sum: 30/50   Spoilers: Yes Audience Assumptions: None   Season Two Episode Nine: Girl on the Battlefield - ***   Part One: Hey, That's Actually Kinda Clever The protagonists' efforts to capture a homunculus last about a full…

3P Reviews: Niche – A Genetics Survival Game

Breakdown Rating: Usability: 9 Aesthetics and Style: 8 Creativity: 8 Polish: 8 Depth: 7 Sum: 40/50 Spoilers: I guess? It's not really spoilerable... Audience Assumptions: None.   Niche - A Genetics Survival Game Part One: It is What it Says it is Rarely do I find a game that is truly innovative in its concept and…

3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Two, Episode Eight (Episode Twenty-Two)

Series Breakdown Rating: Characters and Character Development: 7 Aesthetics and Style: 7 Creativity: 7 Overall Plot: 5 Dialogue: 4 Sum: 30/50   Spoilers: Yes Audience Assumptions: None   Season Two Episode Eight: Backs in the Distance - ***   Part One: Visual Obsolescence This episode, more than almost any other, has me torn. I don't really like…