Kakushigoto (2020): Final Thoughts

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Kakushigoto

Source: Anime Lab

By the end of its run Kakushigoto was an acrobatic mix of comedy, drama, and tragedy, which is an extremely difficult story to get right

And then Kakushigoto damned well stuck the landing with a near perfect dismount.

There were tears, and then there was massive laughter at the final punchline.

At Least Asmodee Listens To Their Players

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board games, business analysis, games, User Experience, UX

Sometime back I ranted about a recent upgrade to Asmodee Games’ Ticket to Ride app, specifically a non-modal “It’s Your Turn” banner that introduced a risk of significant errors because of the way it was implemented.

It turns out that I wasn’t the only player unhappy with it and, to their credit, Asmodee Games responded fairly promptly with the following commitment to remove the banner:

RPGs in the Covid-19 Era: Meditations on Roll20

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COVID-19, games, gaming, Role Playing, RuneQuest, RuneQuest: Canberra, RuneQuest: Perth, RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha

Roll20 Logo

Dealing with COVID-19 has, of necessity, forced me and several other gamesmasters I know to adopt Roll20[1] as an online platform for table-top roleplaying games.

So, having done so for the last couple of months, what are my general thoughts on Roll20, and are those thoughts extendable to other platforms[2]?

Why would you do this to us Ticket to Ride? Why?

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Board game, business analysis, games, User Experience, UX

Recently the otherwise excellent Ticket to Ride app on the iPad had an “upgrade”. The most noticeable change was this:

The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?: First Episode(s) Impressions

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My Next Life As A Villainess, The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me?

Source: CrunchyRoll

Ah, another anime season, another overpowered[1] Isekai harem[2] hero.

At least The 8^th Son? Are You Kidding Me? has a genuine sense of humour and some none-too-subtle commentary on what primogeniture does to the younger sons of a noble but poor family.

A former salaryman in Tokyo gets reincarnated into the body of Wendelin as a child during his second eldest brother’s wedding. Initially he thinks he’s landed in wealth because of the fabulous clothes, and the superb feast. Being the 2^nd or 3^rd son doesn’t really bother him at this point.