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An Update on TheThirdMedium
Hiya! Things have been a little crazy this past month. With the launch of my YouTube channel, TheThirdMedium has gone from a written blog to a multi-media web project—and that’s not all. I’m also finishing up my Undergraduate degree this semester by taking a course on video game writing! As I workshop my scripts and…
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A Eulogy for a Fellowship
The Uruk-hai are creatures of evil that conceal their disfigured bulk under thick armour and broad shields. With pointed cleavers in meaty hands, the Uruk-hai work toward their singular purpose: to destroy the World of Men. Yet, an Uruk happens to be most terrifying when you’re not a man, but a ten-year-old boy. That’s how…
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Channel Launch & My Issue with Baldur’s Gate 3: Where’s the Party?
Hi there! It’s been a slightly longer wait than usual between posts, for which I apologize, but the delay was only there because I’ve been working on something special. Not only am I going to explain why I only got a third of the way through the newest RPG darling Baldur’s Gate 3, but I’ll…
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Adaptive Mechanics, Part Two: Freezing Time
In my last post, I talked about how CDProjektRed tinkered with a plotline from The Witcher books as they created their adaptations; I concluded they made this change so that, in the games, the player would have as many options as possible when it came to the question of Ciri’s future. Put more broadly, I’d…
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