You ask a lot of interesting questions and there are definitely some issues surrounding this release that people have a right to feel a bit miffed about.

Eh, I loved the original, but DQB2 just felt like a slog to me. I put like 15 hours in and then got sick of it and moved on. 

Before I got married, my buddy brought over a six pack and we watched Starship Troopers. Much more to my tastes. 

As a humongous Homeworld fan, these feel like a must-have. Unfortunately, my children also need to eat, so I’ll have to file this away in my ever growing list of “when I get rich someday” products.

The original essay raises some legitimate points. Conan, his stories and his world definitely have grounding in outdated standards and fantasies. I would posit that there several powerful female characters (both good and evil) and some examples of positive non-white characters, but there’s little getting around the…