The Medieval World and Medievalism
Many of the blog posts I have coming up will interact with the idea of medievalism and the medieval. Because not many people are familiar with what I mean when I talk about the medieval, I figured I could give…
Jason’s Video Game Review: Lost Judgment
Full review The second entry in the Judgment subseries had a lot of expectations riding on it. With Yakuza: Like a Dragon moving the main franchise into a turn-based RPG (with mostly successful results), it’s fallen to the Judgment subseries to…
Book Review: Blood of Elves by Andrej Sapkowski
Summary Humans, dwarves, gnomes, and elves have lived together in relative peace for over a century. But times have changed, the uneasy peace is over, and now the races are fighting again. The only good elf, it seems, is a…
International Games Week 2021
Calling all teen gamers! The most fun, exciting, challenging week of the year is almost here: International Games Week! Join us November 8–13 for action-packed tournaments, gaming and prizes. All events listed are for teens in grades 6–12. So You…
Fall Fandom Fest (October 2021)
We’re dedicating the month of October to all things fandom: the books, the movies, the TV shows, the comics and most importantly, the fun. Don’t miss out on this epic celebration for all ages! For Adults & Teens: Teen Fandom…
Jason’s Video Game Review: Yakuza: Like A Dragon Review
System: I played on PS4 Slim Completed: Yes, I completed the main story and a moderate amount of extra content on normal difficulty in about 65 hours. Most of the extra content I completed was sub-stories, a fair bit of…
Jason’s Video Game Review: Persona 5 Strikers
System: Played on PS4 Slim Completed: Yes, with most incidental side content, in just under 45 hours In a hurry? Here’s the gist: Persona 5 Strikers is an excellent action RPG, and a proper sequel to Persona 5. It’s a…
Jack’s Video Game Review: MLB The Show 21
Our Outreach team recently welcomed our new Bookmobile. If you visit us on the Bookmobile, in addition to the most popular books and DVDs for children, teens and adults, you will also be able to check out video games, such…
Movie Review: Mortal Kombat (2021)
Short on time? Here’s the gist: Mortal Kombat (2021), currently available on HBO Max (available on our Rokus) and in theaters, is a satisfying adaptation that disregards large elements of the source material but captures its spirit very well. Great…
Catching up with Animal Crossing
It has been a year since Animal Crossing: New Horizons was released on the Nintendo Switch, and not only was it one of my favorite games last year, it was a lot of people’s favorite. In fact, we’ve written about it before on…