Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is a movie I've been looking forward to for a while, being a fan of both the director and the source material. While Frankenstein deviates from the source, it's a creative, engaging re-imagination of the tale and well worth a watch.
After reading David Gemmell's Troy trilogy set in Ancient Greece, I was excited to get more into his work. The Troy series was classic heroic fantasy, full of larger-than-life characters and plots. The Rigante is no different, and Sword in the Storm was a nice start to a series.
A huge game with all the Bethesda trappings that somehow manages to feel really small. This is Bethesda's biggest game to date, with a thousand planets and hundreds of named characters and quest. All the marketing pointed to there being an entire universe full of interesting things to explore. The...
Sinnoh is far from my favorite Pokemon region, ranking firmly behind Kanto, Hoenn, and Unova. That said, Platinum is the best way to play gen 4 by fay, and it moves the series forward in ways that have had longstanding effects on the series.
Ilium is one of the more ambitious books I've read. It's got just about everything: A retelling of the Iliad set in the far future on Mars, observed by a 21st century scholar. Humans, still on Earth, live for 100 years of ignorant bliss before ascending to the "rings" in Earth orbit to live in...
Of Blood and Fire wears its influences on its sleeve, and it's not shy about. This is one of the most trope-filled modern books I've ever read.We've got traditional dwarves that live underground and carve stone, elves hidden in their forests, Orcs, dragons, and a resistance group going up against...
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.
Other content comes mainly in 3 forms:
• Reviews, where I post longer-form 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.