The Professional Gamer - April 6, 2018
/Hi, short article this week, because I had a meeting tonight. Let's talk about this past week.
Read MoreThe Professional Gamer - March 30, 2018
/I may be getting older. Convention recovery has moved from a one day affair to an almost week long malaise. I'm finally getting back into the normal routine of life and work now. I'm going to do a write up on Colorado Anime Fest soon. Later, I'll start editing the podcasts in order to post them starting next week. For now, let's talk about what I've been doing in my recovery free time.
Read MoreThe Professional Gamer - February 23, 2018
/Everything was going along swimmingly, until I got sick this week. Before that, I spent a lot of time playing Diablo III before that. I also had a couple of long days in the field this week. Given my current level of fatigue, I'm going to keep the post short this week.
Read MoreThe Professional Gamer - January 19, 2018
/Hello and welcome again! Unfortunately, I find myself at the end of another week without a lot of geekiness to show for it. I have read a little bit of comics and watched some anime, so let's get into the discussion.
Read MoreThe Professional Gamer - January 15, 2018
/This week has been crammed full of after work meetings that kept me from doing very much fun stuff. This post is going to be short, so let's get to it.
In the world of seasonal anime, I'm continuing to watch Ancient Magus' Bride. It remains the best true fantasy series that I've seen for awhile. Much of the genre has, lately, been dominated by alternate world and RPG influenced shows, like Konosuba and Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash. A series where the viewer is learning about the magic aspects of the world at the same pace as the main character has been lacking for several years. At least one with the polish and cohesive world-building of Ancient Magus' Bride. I have not read any of the manga at this point; and I don't think I'm likely to do so. I enjoy discovering the story on a weekly basis, rather than waiting several months between manga volumes.
I also watched the premier of Pop Team Epic, and I'm not really sure how I feel about the show. I think its funny, but feels like it could end up going into a reference hole, where it has not humor of its own, but depends entirely on people recognizing things from it. I'll give it the customary 3 episode trial before I pass judgement on it.
It doesn't bother me...
After watching the latest Nintendo Direct, Crystal decided to download the Dragon Warrior Builders demo. I gave it a try as well, and thought it was reasonably fun. I've never been huge on Minecraft, so i didn't have a lot of expectations about the game. It took me a little while to get comfortable with the camera controls and I also had some trouble in some cases getting my buildings to end up where I want them. The game could be improved by adding a way to lock the character in place so that you can spin and more easily select specific squares. The humor is fun, and the characters interact well with each other. Crystal is planning to buy the full game when it is released for the Nintendo Switch, and I'll give it a further try then.
That's all I have for this week. Being one of the lucky few to have today off, means that I'll get to spend more time enjoying myself this weekend. Which is also convenient since my wedding anniversary is also this weekend; I've been married to Crystal for 11 years now, and I'm still enjoying every day more than the last. As for you, have a great week and game on.
The Professional Gamer - December 11, 2017
/Hello, and welcome to the Professional Gamer, where I talk about how I try to have fun around my job and other "adult" obligations.
Read MoreThe Professional Gamer - December 4, 2017
/Hi all! Feels like its been a bit of a short week here. Let's jump straight into talking about anime.
Read MoreThe Professional Gamer - November 20, 2017
/Daku Con last week was a lot of fun. You can find all of our coverage here. After finishing the convention, I spent the rest of the week reading some manga, watching anime, and (this is a surprise) playing a video game. Let's talk about some geeky stuff.
Read MoreThe Professional Gamer - November 6, 2017
/Hi readers! It's been another fun week in the world of seasonal anime. I didn't find any time to play video games this week because I spent most of the week assembling IKEA furniture. Our collection of books and DVD's have grown to such a point that my old shelves could no longer contain them. I'm now the proud owner of 4 full-sized and 2 narrow Billy bookcases. Everything looks a lot more organized now, and its a lot easier for me to find comics to read. On that note, let's talk about what I've been doing this week.
Read MoreThe Professional Gamer - October 23, 2017
/Hello everyone, and welcome to another week of The Professional Gamer. This week I've mostly been away from home, but I have had an opportunity to keep up with the Fall seasonal anime that I've found interesting so far. Let's talk a bit about that and the little bit of video gaming that I have done this week as well.
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