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by Romaneck on Sat Oct 05, 2013 5:53 pm
Crap I dont think I can recall them all but Ill give it a shot, besides while there might be some things I have missed up and I like (say game of thrones) if someone throws shit at them I donāt flip like a madman⦠if someone disregards the following example though⦠I get irrational in my defensive zeal
Books
-Black Company: GOOD GOD, if there is a chance for me to talk to anyone about this great saga then I probably will.
Featuring sympathetic characters who are more characters tan they are archetypes or tropes, a refreshing take on fantasy that brings the humanity (or lack of thereof) from the company something that you can buy and swallow, you get that they only want to get their job done get paid and get out.
Also it makes you wonder just who really is the bad guy here? Is the Lady the evil overlord that the rebel makes her out to be? Are the rebels who torture, rape, pillage, burn and brainwash a beacon of hope or are they just as bad as the wizard they seem to dethrone?
And the books of the glittering stone, o god I could write an essay on Mogaba“s awesome character arc, starts as a good guy, becomes the blackest of betrayers⦠and gets to live off some 10 years with his choices as it chews him up inside⦠not only that he forsakes keeping up the fight because in the end he realizes that even if he could stop the company from acquiring its goals, the only thing that would truly lose in that scenario is the city that he has grown to love and call home.
And nobody is safe, people die left and right the last 2 books arenāt called āThe many deaths of the Black Companyā because it had a good ring to it, it comes as a shock and with little foreshadowing, characters that were protagonistic get dropped in a short sentence giving little time to their demise.
Also it helps that the company isnāt dumb, noā A Song of Ice and Fireā Ned starkĀ“s or StanniĀ“s humongous idiocity, no, as the narrator of the books of the north says āMy dumb brothers died youngā people realize when something is amiss, they know the game even if they donāt see the players
I cant give this saga enough high praise.
- Robert E. Howard/Conan
The adventurous writer who captivated the imagination of many males with his power fantasies, there is something primal about Conan, he is a barbarian that keeps his personal honor and always comes on top through wits and strength.
Not only was that but Robert E. also a great horror writer, speaking of horror
- Lovecraft/ Cthulhu mythos
When science gets a treatment that makes it come off as something terrifying, man“s ignorance and insignificance in a universe that would shatter the rules of logic we so desperately try to cling to
-Northern Frights
A Canadian compilation of horror books, but it is so small that I donāt think it constitutes a fandom
- Lord of the Rings
I am not ashamed to admit that I first heard of lotr via the movies, but later on when the chance presented itself I turned to the books and well, one has to understand that it is a product of its time and might be seen as idealistic and naïve⦠but there is something so noble about the whole struggle against the pure men of the west against the wretched hordes of Sauron that, makes it all look so simple and righteous in their fight
Videogames:
-Dark Souls
While I am not going to throw excrement to the Elder Scrolls, I have to say that the Dark Souls game is one full of moments of great successes that shine over a large sea of failure and shame.
The atmosphere is great, it could be labeled as a horror game under the right circumstances, yet quick reflexes and technique will see the worthy trough.
Altough often overlooked, I find how the lore presents itself as something of a bonus as well, few things are rarely ever stated and there are a lot of implications that allow for all sorts of interpretations (Gwyn“s firstborn = Solaire? Velka is the crow? Dark Lord ending is the good ending? Etc)
-Persona
Japanese highschoolers have to save the world as they form bonds between themselves and overcome their personal issues, all while you interact in what can be summed up as a dating sim.
When you spell it out like that, it sounds generic, bland and stereotypical as it can get, once you actually play it the character quirks and their interactions make you realize why these kind of things work, and much to my dismay I canāt deny that there is something immeasurably sweet about winning a character portraitĀ“s blush with your affective social choices
Ill stop here since I donāt think you guys want to keep up with more videogames, movies and music
Extra music:
If someone says anything negative about Neko Case in my presence there will be blood!

"Incessant wind sweeps the plain. It murmurs on across grey stone, carrying dust from far climes to nibble eternally at the memorial pillars. There are a few shadows out there still but they are the weak and the timid and the hopelessly lost.
It is immortality of a sort.
Memory is immortality of a sort.
In the night, when the wind dies and silence rules the place of glittering stone, I remember. And they all live again."
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