Author Archives: Aonshix

My night watching competitive League of Legends

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Aonshix

As some of you may know, the Intel Extreme Masters tournament is on right now as part of CeBIT, in Hanover Germany. Having played League of Legends (hereafter LOL) for some time with a guy who likes watching competitive LOL, … Continue reading →

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If only the Skyrim Dragon killed the Loan Shark

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Aonshix

Some friends and I were playing Dungeons and Dragons the other night and we came across a fountain with water which glowed an eerie green, which the party ascertained had unknown magical properties. All in all, not unreminiscant of something you’d find in Rogue or Nethack. Or for … Continue reading →

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A Renaissance of the Dark Ages

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Aonshix

I’ve grown bored of Fantasy. I used to absolutely love it as a kid. I used to watch The Two Towers almost every night and just replay the Helm’s Deep sequence over and over again. Magician is probably still my favorite book ever, … Continue reading →

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Growing Old

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Aonshix

This post contains spoilers for all of Assassin’s Creed 2 and the first half of Brotherhood. You have been warned, in italics no less. It’s something you see all the time on forums such as NeoGAF.  People wondering if they’ve … Continue reading →

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Osada

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Aonshix

Amanita Design’s Osada is a totally nonsensical Western music video flash animation interactive thing.   I really dug the western themes, having gone through a big Sergio Leone stage a few months back, even though the western imagery and sounds were … Continue reading →

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The curious balance of Super Street Fighter IV 3D

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Aonshix

Gripped by a madness most peculiar, I awoke a few days ago with the irrepressible urge to purchase a  3DS and a yet another variant of Street Fighter 4. Continuing from their ‘simple’ controls scheme options in Marvel vs Capcom 3, SSF4 3D defaults … Continue reading →

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Slang of the North American Fighting Scene

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Aonshix

If you just watch Evo when it comes around every year, you’re missing out on the true joy of North America’s fighting game scene.  Seth Killian’s commentary is fantastic and it would be great if he had the time to … Continue reading →

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