Monthly Archives: September 2015

Castlevania

Castlevania is a gaming series which has been around for a long time. It’s renowned for its use of gothic horror imagery and use of characters and creatures from literature and mythology. Most specifically, they tend to focus on Dracula. … Continue reading

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Returning to Writing

I know that for some people, once they’ve gone a little while without writing, it gets harder and harder for them to get back into the habit. It’s kind of like getting into the habit of not writing and then, … Continue reading

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Eating Food

Lately I’ve found that I don’t have quite as much of an appetite as I used to. But having said that, now that I work in Bath, I get to eat out a lot more often. Eating out is expensive, … Continue reading

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Super Paper Mario

Super Paper Mario was the third game in the excellent Paper Mario series, which takes the characters from the Super Mario series and presents them in a ‘paper cut out’ kind of art style while also telling much deeper stories … Continue reading

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Bad People in Writing

I have a strange problem when it comes to writing bad people in fiction. When I first write them, I’ll make them despicable and totally unlikeable. But the problem is, I eventually start to enjoy writing as them and the … Continue reading

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Empathy

One thing that I have noticed a lot recently is a lot people who have an upsetting lack empathy. When I am riding on the bus during my daily commute, I’ve recently seen somebody shouting angrily at the bus driver … Continue reading

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Punch-Out!!

Back in the early days of their video game creations Nintendo made a couple of boxing games for arcades. These boxing games were called Punch-Out!! and Super Punch-Out!! and they had you fighting against all kinds of comedic and strange … Continue reading

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Video Games and Creativity

I’m just writing a super quick blog post because it is quite late and I need to get to bed. Why is it so late? Well, you see, I was playing the new game Super Mario Maker. I absolutely love … Continue reading

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf

After being a little underwhelmed by the third Animal Crossing game, I was a little cautious about this, the fourth in the series. I thought to myself that Animal Crossing might be one of those series which are always pretty … Continue reading

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Animal Crossing: Let’s Go to the City

I absolutely loved the first two Animal Crossing games and so it should be no surprise that I got myself pretty excited for the third game which was due for release on the Wii. I got the game and I … Continue reading

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