Homefront: The Voice of Freedom by John Milius & Raymond Benson [Book Review]

In my Homefront review, I complained that it didn’t seem very feasible that it was the North Koreans that attacked the USA instead of China. However, the prequel book Homefront: The Voice of Freedom goes into much more detail on the reasons why and how. It makes the idea of North Korea attacking a USA that is on its last legs way more plausible. I was admittedly impressed by how much the book focuses on this aspect, as in building up why things are as they are. Everything from geopolitics to the economics of the world, and the new scary tech within it. While it doesn’t reach the style of Tom Clancy fully, it gave me strong vibes of it.

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Chris Avellone on Fallout, part deux

Oh boy. If Avellone showed mercy in his first article about the Fallout show, he sure as hell didn’t show much in part 2 of his critique. He keeps talking about the show as providing entertainment. He also mentions minor things he liked, but I get the sense it’s more out of politeness and professionalism than anything else, especially when he essentially calls it shoddy craftsmanship at the end. Oof! It’s a good read, and I recommend you all head over to his site and take a gander. However, if you like the show, there might be a few hard “truths” to swallow.

Chris Avellone’s thoughts on the Fallout show

Chris Avellone, one of the writers who worked on Fallout 2 and Fallout: New Vegas finally gives his opinion on the Fallout TV show with an article named Fallout Apocrypha: TV Series Review Part 1. What is interesting here, on top of this legendary writer giving his thoughts on the show is that it’s supposed to work as a continuation of the Fallout Bible – the ultimate lore compendium, written by the man himself.

He is far more lenient on the show than I ever was, but it’s still an interesting take on it, especially since it’s coming from him – without the fear of ruining any prospect gigs with Bethesda. I highly recommend giving it a read.

Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy is a go!

Oh yeah, baby! I’m a bit late to the party, but it seems the AtomTeam made it. Swordhaven is fully financed through Kickstarter with about 67 hours to go from the posting of this article. I noticed that they already managed to hit one stretch goal – a player base. Not sure how excited I am about that particular addition since most RPGs that have some kind of home usually feel a bit undercooked. However, I’m glad to see they are making a few more bucks on top of what they wanted. Now to see if they can reach the next stretch goal – Cursed City. Which I have to admit sounds much more enticing, maybe because I live in one in real life. Who knows? Anyway, I’m happy to see they made it. Now the eternal wait begins.