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15 February, 20194 February, 2019 Geoff Scaplehorn

Are we ready for a TIE Fighter remake?

Articles, Gaming

It’s been 25 years since TIE Fighter was released, and it is still arguably the best Star Wars game ever released. Is it time that Disney returned to the space sim classic?

7 February, 20196 February, 2019 Geoff Scaplehorn

The true cost of Marvel Unlimited

Comics, Reviews

Marvel Unlimited as a piece of functionality is fundamentally crap. It has a UX that is at best outdated and at worst actually broken. For anyone who does not have an encyclopaedic knowledge of Marvel’s back catalogue, navigating it is a terrifying mess. But $69 gives you access to 20,000 comics stretching all the way back through Marvel’s history.

1 February, 20191 February, 2019 Geoff Scaplehorn

Buying your first bow: part 2

Archery, How to..., Online Writing

You’ve decided to take the plunge and get your first bow. Well done! But what do you need to buy? Modern recurves are modular, so there are choices to make around each part of the bow. Some of this is based on your physique and skill (how big should the bow be? How powerful?), but much of it will be around personal preference and what type of shooting you enjoy.

28 January, 201922 January, 2019 Geoff Scaplehorn

The problem with long games

Articles, Game Design, Gaming

Mechanically, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time is almost perfectly balanced. It is artistically beautiful, at least by the standards of 2003. The puzzles are an intrinsic part of the world, and the time travel is perfectly pitched into the world and the combat. The story melds into every system flawlessly, including the pause menu. And it is short.

22 January, 201922 January, 2019 Geoff Scaplehorn

Why there’s a buzz about Bumblebee

Articles, Films, Reviews

I’ve been thinking about the new Bumblebee movie. Bumblebee is not an especially thought-provoking film. It’s a film about a giant robot who fights other giant robots, and about how he loses his memory and makes friends with a girl who helps him get it back again. Somehow, though, Bumblebee works.

10 January, 201922 January, 2019 Geoff Scaplehorn

Buying your first bow: part 1

Archery, How to..., Online Writing

The 2 most likely questions for a budding archer to ask immediately after their first lesson are: “How much does a bow cost?” and “Where can I buy one?”. I generally recommend that any aspiring archer holds off buying a bow until they’ve been shooting regularly at a club for a while (6 months or more), but sooner or later we all hear the siren call of shiny new archery equipment.