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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, Akuya or: Purgatory, when a game is designed to not be a game 3 years, 1 month ago

    Confession: after I play one of these Dumpster-worthy games, I generally open Word and immediately begin the rampant onslaught of angry words.  I clack on the keyboard furiously, so soon after consuming the […]

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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, 8-bit indie fantasy land: Mender’s Strife review 3 years, 2 months ago

    Power up your SNES Classic (or, if you’re older, your actual SNES) and pop in Final Fantasy 3 (or, if you live in North America, Final Fantasy 6).  Look at those pixels.  Absorb their finite glory, and gorge on […]

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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, Hot Steam-ing dumpster dives: GASP-ing for air 3 years, 3 months ago

    I might have found it: my nemesis.
    How many times am I going to say that before I die?  A lot, I’m sure.  My most hated game ever made is still The Last Remnant, but games my classmates have “created” in school […]

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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, Hot Steam-ing dumpster dives: Climbing The Tower 3 years, 4 months ago

    There is a line, an incredibly nuanced and often hard-to-see line, that separates the “so bad it’s good” from the “just plain bad.”  Most people know this, and acknowledge it, specifically for film.  And yet…..t […]

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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, Getting your Indie studio’s butt in gear: An interview with Took 2 Long Productions 3 years, 5 months ago

    I was first introduced to Mender’s Strife as a judge for the Seattle Indies Expo.  I was delighted by the aesthetic, which very deliberately stayed 8-bit throughout.  Cracking into the admittedly zany humor mad […]

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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, Where to start as an Indie Game developer: An interview with Meow Wars’ Adrian Sotomayor 3 years, 5 months ago

    I was a judge for the Seattle Indies this past July, and I got to experience a lot of games.  Some really stuck in my head, for better or for worse (play a video game that totally rattles your perception of […]

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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, Pokemon myths: Making a splash, a la Magikarp 3 years, 6 months ago

    How many times have you looked at a Pokémon and wondered, “What kind of tweaked out psychopath came up with that monstrosity”?  Maybe it’s not even weird, just dumb, like the literal bag of trash, Trubbis […]

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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, XOXOXO: An unlove letter to Bethesda and EA 3 years, 7 months ago

    Disclaimer: The following article is a rant, friends.  Disagree as much as you want, that’s the beauty of having different brains.  We all love and hate in different ways (check out the current state of Ame […]

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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, E3 reactions: Sony = remakes, Inc. 3 years, 8 months ago

    Sony is a strange beast, aren’t they?  During their conference, you felt something; they’ve always been good at giving you a show, a presentation of something really cool.  Watching the show in person, you becom […]

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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, E3 reactions: PC gaming hits the snooze button 3 years, 8 months ago

    And here we are.  The start of the descent into mediocrity and then horrifying torture.  We’re not at EA yet, don’t’ worry.  You’re still safe here.  But soon you’ll be rocking back and forth and muttering “pa […]

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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, E3 reactions: Nintendo, short and sweet (but ignoring the 3DS is NOT ok) 3 years, 8 months ago

    Please do not look away during the reading of this article, because you might miss something.  That’s not because everything is great; it’s because the Nintendo press conference was a blink-and-you-miss-it 30 minu […]

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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, E3 reactions: Ubisoft surprises (but actually in a good way) 3 years, 9 months ago

    I actually didn’t take notes for Ubisoft, because frankly, I didn’t care.  What could they show me?  Assassin’s Creed?  Thanks, I’ll pass.  I’m about as done as I can get with your poor use of bastardized h […]

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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, E3 reactions: Microsoft reigns supreme 3 years, 9 months ago

    Full disclosure: I love Microsoft.  I’m prone to hyperbole, so when I say that I quite honestly would pray at an idol of the Master Chief and would sacrifice goats and virgins to appease the almighty Phil Sp […]

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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, E3 reaction: ¯_(ツ)_/¯ 3 years, 9 months ago

    E3 exists in its own weird alternate hype universe. Each year, it is born into the world, blissful and baby soft, representing all of our greatest hopes and wildest dreams.  It grows, and disappoints us, and […]

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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, Hedgehog labor laws 3 years, 10 months ago

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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, Cosplay: Wear it, work it, own it 3 years, 11 months ago

    It’s Business Time!
    Take a small, tiny break, and give yourself a hand. Your cosplay is ready for its grand debut, and you get to be the belle of this ball. Believe me, it will indeed be a ball. Just a little bit […]

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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, Cosplay: If you build it, the nerds will come 3 years, 11 months ago

    Cosplay: We can build this *#$@!
    You are excited and eager, and why wouldn’t you be?  You bought tons of supplies, have enough pictures to start a fan site, and you’re desperate to justify the money you spen […]

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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, Cosplay: What is it, and how do I jump in? 3 years, 11 months ago

    What the heck is cosplay?
    Perhaps you’ve been walking around the downtown area of some city and, suddenly, seen someone dressed in what you’d immediately call a costume.  These people aren’t just your gard […]

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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, Classified leaks 4 years ago

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    Ash Rivas wrote a new post, Nintendo Switch: Some glitches, lots of awesome 4 years, 1 month ago

    The Nintendo Switch has been out for a little under two weeks now.  Mine got a lovely little pep talk when we took it home.  I told it that it’s got a lot on its tiny little Joy-Con shoulders.  People are wait […]

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