Monthly Archive:: August 2018
Aug 30 2018
The Cramped, Chaotic Kitchen of Overcooked! 2 Delivers Delicious Cooperative Fun
There are a lot of things I like to do with my friends: seeing movies, going on trips, shopping, and playing games, just to name a few. But after a few hours of playing Overcooked! 2, I can safely say I don’t want to work in a kitchen with them anytime soon. Even though it destroyed my dreams of opening…
Aug 29 2018
Channel A: The Anime Pitch Party Game Is a Delight for Anime Fans of All Levels
The more I think back on my life as a gamer, the more I realize how much that identity has interacted with—and even informed—my other hobbies. Even as recently as when I discovered Call to Adventure (which I wrote about earlier this month), my excitement and anticipation from that game has rekindled…
Aug 28 2018
#1 Comic Issues I’m Picking Up the Week of August 29, 2018
Below are the new series and miniseries (plus a bonus one-shot) I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic store the week of August 29, 2018.Adventure Van
Publisher: Golden Apple Books
Words/Story: Michael McMillian
Art/Colors: Ryan Cody
“Corey Biggs’ life is going nowhere until…
Aug 28 2018
Wolf Children Is a Bittersweet Tale of Love, Loss, and the Unbreakable Link between the Two
In the midst of the end-of-summer busyness that has crept up on me as it always does, I found myself wanting to check out something from my anime to-be-watched list—but I knew it had to be something relatively short and digestible. Trying to pack in the last bit of summer goofing off takes time, after all!…
Aug 27 2018
The Happytime Murders Is a Colorful Nosedive into the Gutter
When I watched animated shows as a kid, I really enjoyed the parody cartoons that riffed on familiar tropes from their long-form cinema cousins but never took them too seriously. Bugs Bunny was always going to be a rascally rabbit regardless of what genre he was lampooning or using for very bare-bones…
Aug 26 2018
This Week in Geek 8/27/18–9/2/18
Welcome to This Week in Geek, your guide to events of interest to the Minnesota geek community for the week of Monday, August 27th to Sunday, September 2nd.
Minnesota State Fair
What: Community, Family, Food & Drink, Music
When: Monday, August 27th through Monday, September 3rd
Where: Minnesota…
Aug 24 2018
2001: A Space Odyssey Marks 50 Years with a Limited IMAX Run
It is the 50th anniversary of one of the most influential films ever made: Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece (no, really), 2001: A Space Odyssey. Lucky for film buffs, hardcore sci-fi fans, recreational drug users, and Pink Floyd enthusiasts, Odyssey has received a limited one-week theatrical…
Aug 24 2018
The Twin Cities’ New Alamo Drafthouse Is a Full-Blown Cinema Experience
Full disclosure: I’m the friend in the friend group who doesn’t always get the appeal of going out to the movies. That’s not a negative against the industry or anything—it’s just not high on my priority list. It usually takes a special kind of movie to get me to leave the house, spring for tickets and popcorn,…
Aug 21 2018
#1 Comic Issues I’m Picking Up the Week of August 22, 2018
Below are the new series and miniseries I’m looking forward to seeing at my local comic store the week of August 22, 2018.Beasts of Burden: Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men
Publisher: Dark Horse
Words/Story: Evan Dorkin
Art/Colors: Benjamin Dewey
“A heroic pack of canines known as the Wise Dogs set…
Aug 21 2018
Observer Is a Visual Delight but Falls Short on Gameplay
Cyberpunk has been undergoing a renaissance for some time now across every medium, including some recent high-profile releases like Blade Runner 2049 and Detroit: Become Human. Bloober Team’s latest release, Observer, is yet one more title riding the cyberpunk wave.
Observer (stylized as >observer_…