The Lore Depository

The Social Network (2010) review

September 14, 2025 | Reading time: ~1 minute

I joined Facebook "late" - back in 2009. I had always been aware of this movie, but thought it was more of a biopic of Mark Zuckerberg, rather than a pretty funny, witty, and entertaining story of the founding and first year of Facebook.

Master of Battle review

September 14, 2025 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Another excellent entry, as we continue exploring the life of El Cid through the eyes of Antonio Perez. Fun characters, hectic battles, and the colorful political backdrop of early Medieval Spain make this a quick and entertaining read.

Guards! Guards! review

September 3, 2025 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Perhaps the last major fantasy "legend" I've yet to read is Terry Pratchett. I've read Tolkien, Lewis, Martin, Abercrombie, Moorcock, Vance, and many, many more, but Pratchett's Discworld is one that's always eluded me.

Baldur's Gate 3

September 2, 2025 | Reading time: ~1 minute

The last thing I needed was to pick up another huge RPG. But Baldur's Gate 3 was on sale, and it never is, and I had some Steam credit, so what the hell. I wasn't sure if it was going to be my thing, because I'm not super into tactical RPGs, but I'm liking it so far.

Isles of Sea and Sky

September 1, 2025 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Isles of Sea and Sky is a block-pushing game with a really cool theme and beautiful Gameboy-style graphics. It's been on my radar for years, and I picked it up recently on sale.

Her (2013) review

August 31, 2025 | Reading time: 2 minutes

In my circle, when Her came out it was "that movie where the guy falls in the love with the computer" and as such, I skipped it. I was never a big moviegoer and something "weird" wouldn't have been on my radar. But here in 2025, in the age of frighteningly realistic chatbots and AI companions, Her...

About

My name's Mike, and this is the Lore Depository - my spot online where I can write out my thoughts on games, books, tech, movies, and anything else I find interesting.

My biggest project is my Game Library Project. I have a ton of games collected throughout the years, and have barely played any of them. Check out the linked post to learn more about the project, and click here to be taken to the category page where you can see all my posts for the project.

Another project I'm working on is my Pokemon Living Dex Challenge, where I try to obtain one of each available Pokemon and transfer them into Pokemon Home.

Yet another project I'm working on is my Old School RuneScape "Completionist" Quest, where I'm attempting to max out all skills and see everything the game has to offer as a completely new player.

Other content comes mainly in 3 forms:
• Reviews, where I post longer-form review writeups
• Thoughts, short & quick first impressions posts
• Guides, detailed how-tos and walkthroughs

Click the links to go to each category's page, filtered by newest post.