Summary:
Hi, my name is Denis. I originally started this blog over at Blogger in July 2008. I tend to write a lot about videogames, and have made various rounds of the web. Was formerly a staff writer for both GayGamer and The Border House. This blog serves to explicate my thoughts on any number of issues, not solely focused on videogames anymore (though they still make up the majority).Search:
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Savagely Raging
N.B. This will include spoilers for Final Fantasy XIV’s Dawntrail expansion. Among the habits I picked up during the COVID-19 pandemic was playing Final Fantasy XIV with my partner and a close friend of mine. During the initial months, another … Continue reading
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Tagged Dawntrail, ffxiv, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIV, MMO, Raiding
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Queer Characters: BioShock
N.B. I originally wrote this for GayGamer on March 24, 2011. GayGamer has since ceased to exist, so I am republishing this here, and will also do so with a few other pieces over the next few months. Rapture is … Continue reading
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Tagged BioShock, Sander Cohen
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2016: Persona 4 Thoughts
I recall an IRC exchange with Matthew Gallant when Persona 4 released. This was during perhaps the more prolific part of my writing about games career, and I was covering a lot about sexuality. His excitement was that Kanji seemed … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, gender, informal review, Kanji, Naoto, Persona 4, sexuality
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Queer In Marvel Heroes
My boyfriend and I have found a game into which we can settle for now: Marvel Heroes 2015. For me this is an amusing turn of events: it’s been within the last handful of years that I have become rather … Continue reading
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2013 Into 2014
I’m not writing as much as I once did. This is partly because 2013 has been a transitional year for me (having a job that pays well and has regular hours, many different circles of friends, and a boyfriend), and … Continue reading
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Politics of Localization: Mein Kampf
I have been participating in a weekly trivia for a few weeks now. It meets on Wednesdays at a local Pub/Pizzeria place in downtown Knoxville, and has been intriguing to highlight what I don’t know anything at all about (sports, … Continue reading
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Tagged Hitler, literature, Localization, Mein Kampf, Translation
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RuPaul’s Drag U, Season 3, Episode 2
Dear Drag U, What happened? I know last week I praised you for having a bit less focus on the drag queens of your show, and how you highlighted the struggles of the women who were on your show. This … Continue reading
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Need More XP
I fell off the blogging bandwagon for a bit, largely because I relocated to Berlin, and have since found myself not being able to fully settle (yet, I’m hoping to do so in the coming months, though it may mean … Continue reading
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Wabash Made Me
If you’ll forgive me, this has nothing much to do with videogames. However, I saw this video of Michael Abbott discussing Wabash College’s environment, and wanted to post my own feelings about it; since I feel my Tumblr would not … Continue reading
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Trigger warnings: Penny Arcade (read: rape and rape apologism) I’ve been watching this Penny Arcade business with some interest. After all, I wrote about it for The Border House way back in August. August, mind you. Many, many people have … Continue reading
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Vorpal Bunny Ranch 