I vividly remember seeing Wonder Woman in the darkness of a movie theatre with a dear friend. I remember tears in my eyes as Diana climbed up the ladder and charged across the battlefield. I remember thinking “this is for me”, and how unused to seeing women as heroes I was. It wasn’t the first... Continue Reading →
One of those moments – Sovereign
NOTE: This post contains a spoiler in the video. I have this thing for honking large and sentient AIs who return from dark space once every 50.000 years in order to yeet any sentient organic races into their respective suns. I mean, I didn't use to, because oddly enough its not really seen as a... Continue Reading →
Boyfriend Dungeon
I don’t think I’ve enjoyed playing a somewhat corny game more than I’ve enjoyed playing Boyfriend Dungeon. From my perspective - and bear in mind that I am a white, cis, somewhat queer asexual person - Boyfriend Dungeon is a friendly, whimsical, and very respectful game, taking place in Verona Beach. Yes, I think the... Continue Reading →
One of those moments – Recipe secrets
Before I played Boyfriend Dungeon, I had a vague inkling of what vodka contained. Turns out I was COMPLETELY wrong. Turns out I was wrong about a lot of things. Like cupcakes. Apparently they contain plastic and sugar. I'm not entirely sure that I should trust the recipes in that game. It may lead to... Continue Reading →
Uneven playing fields
[..] for the purpose of this discussion I'm more interested in the kind of attitude that underlies and perpetuates mansplaining. And my answer, in short, is entitlement: entitlement of the epistemic variety, which relates to knowledge, beliefs, and the possession of information. - Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women, Kate Mann Raise your hand if... Continue Reading →
One of those moments – Kaidan is incredulous
One of my favourite reactions from Kaidan arrive in Mass Effect 3. It appears pretty early on and I think it depends on Shepard having been in a relationship with Kaidan previously. I totally do, almost every playthrough (except one memorable Renegade session where I played male Shepard and broke all the rules. Liara still... Continue Reading →