It will come as no surprise that I criticize The Crones of Crookback Bog, some of the central villains of The Witcher 3. The reason I have a beef with them, is because they’re pretty much fulfilling every checkbox of the abject horrific feminine. In the confrontation between Ciri and the Crones on Bare Mountain,... Continue Reading →
Adjutants
Abject 1. (of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree. In Mass Effect 3: Omega, there's an enemy that tries very hard to live up to the previous success of the Banshee, but the Adjutant doesn't quite make it. The Adjutant is introduced in a similar manner to the Banshee. Darkness, crashing sounds... Continue Reading →
A Prisoner of the Abject
Sarah Kerrigan's Transformations throughout StarCraft. I want to preface this blog post with two things. 1. I'm only looking at Kerrigan through the games, not any of the surrounding media. 2. I'm probably wrong about all of this, so don't get too upset about anything I say. I've borrowed the title of this post from... Continue Reading →