I think <i>Rogue One</i> would’ve done fine without Vader’s presence, and indeed it’s the spin-off that, despite being a prequel, feels the most unique out of the entire franchise. Even people who didn’t like it generally concede that it’s doing some things that are very different from the traditional Star Wars…

With the irony being that <i>Rogue One</i> is, in terms of cast and tone and themes, probably the most unique Star Wars film to date.

And it’s like...who cares what those characters were doing before the original trilogy? If what they were doing was important, their first appearance wouldn’t have been in those movies.

One new major film every two years was plenty. The big problem with the “anthology” side of things is that they decided to chain it to the original trilogy, limiting what stories could be told and how they could be presented. They really should just not have even considered side movies unless some promising director…

If you enjoyed Dishonored, you should definitely play the DLC, which is very nearly the size of the main game. Despite there only being two numbered entries, it really does feel like there are actually four games in the series.

I'm also playing Forsaken, and it is indeed a blast. I haven't been this invested in Destiny in a long time, and I'm one of the people who didn't mind most of the changes from the first game.

As gorgeous as the first season was, I thought it was plodding and go-nowhere. If anything, it was too faithful to Gaiman’s material; as much as I enjoy seeing gay sex depicted in a piece of pop culture, the genie vignette didn’t progress anything in the book and didn’t progress anything in the show. I imagine that…

If they try to make a game out of that, they’d have a hard time getting the title past Bethesda’s lawyers.

Turtles are a recurring motif in the film, if you pay attention. Also, isn’t it described in the book more as being reminiscent of a turtle? That is, that it is called the Turtle because that’s the best way the characters can describe it, not because it is an honest-to-God turtle?

I’m doing the best I have yet in Into the Breach, having made it to the third island. The Rusty Hulks are fantastic.

I’ll be playing Destiny 2: Forsaken, which seems to be the shot in the arm that Destiny needed. Lots of things to do and some new approaches to their systems will hopefully quell the relentless complaining that dogs the game for a bit.

I don’t think that Ruth’s situation is about slipping between different realities; she’s “just” unmoored in time. I think the idea is that this superficially resembles Alzheimer’s, rendering her unable to actually explain what’s happening even as she’s trapped in a terrifying web of loops.

The Arkham games were far from perfect, but I’m going to be real irritated if a Spider-Man game gets a pass on doing all the same stuff because it somehow feels like a more natural fit for Spider-Man.

Dead Cells is indeed very good, although I can’t help but wish the barrier for some of its unlocks was considerably lower. 1000 cells to increase enchantment quality across the board? Fuck off with that noise.

I don’t get why the AV Club doesn’t cover this show in any way (other than this weird interview spread out over the course of weeks). It’s honestly really funny, and it gets TONS of guest stars.

Netflix would do itself a world of good if it insisted that episodes of shows be limited to strict increments. They don’t have commercials, which is great, but this “anything goes” attitude to episode length encourages bloat and tends to hurt pacing, especially for comedies.

I’ve been playing Unavowed, which was mentioned here last week. It’s really great, and I’d strongly recommend it to anyone who likes point-and-click adventures, and maybe even anyone who just wants a Bioware-y experience focused on party member interaction and semi-episodic questing.

Holy crap.

I’m not well-versed in the CW shows, but the best thing I ever saw on Supergirl was that guy who was basically Dirtbag Superman and used his handsomeness and powers to get laid and beat up people.

Allen Gregory was bad in part because it leaned into pointless, all-encompassing darkness. The only thing I remember actually being funny was Allen’s friend, a cheerful dimwit who perkily revealed harrowing details from his life, like how he had found his sister’s body in the woods behind his house.