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John Stevenson
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  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Review

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Review

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a thing that exists and that alone is a miracle. After everyone rushed to pile awards at the feet of Dragon Age: Inquisition, a game that was mediocre in every sense of the word, I was beginning to feel like no one gave a damn about stories anymore. After spending… Read more

  • What’s Wrong with Sansa’s Wedding

    What’s Wrong with Sansa’s Wedding

    Sorry it’s been so long since my last post but this new job has been hell. You know what  I have to do? I have to go into work and sit at a computer all day! So I haven’t had time to play through any other games yet, though I’m currently working on Witcher 3… Read more

  • All That Matters is the Ending: Pillars of Eternity

    All That Matters is the Ending: Pillars of Eternity

    Pillars of Eternity surprised me, but not in the ways I expected. I’ve always had a soft spot for Obsidian because their games are exactly how I would expect mine to be if I ever made one: an amazing story stuck in a lair of bugs. So I was surprised when Pillars of Eternity ended… Read more

  • Cortana and the Great Left Handed Writing Experiment

    So it’s not exactly been a great time for the Great Left Handed Story Experiment. Last week I began a new job, a boring and yet somehow fascinating job transcribing audio records. Currently the company I work for is being contracted to transcribe people’s interactions with the new Cortana assistant that will be featured with… Read more

  • The Great Left-Handed Writing Experiment: Days 5-8

    So I’ve fallen a bit behind on my writing experiment. I’m starting a new job next week, I’m currently playing Pillars of Eternity so I can review it, and my parent’s are moving into a new house. So there’s a lot of stuff going on. But mostly I’ve fallen behind because I’m just embarrassed by… Read more

  • The Great Left-Handed Story Experiment: Days 3 and 4

    So yesterday I missed a day, but here are days 3 and 4! And it gets dark this time:  The girl emerged  from the building, her face nearly black from the soot. Her eyes were even redder than before, two strips of of clean white skin carving through the filth on her cheeks. In her… Read more