Warning – this post has spoilers for the post-Sanctum raid cinematic in WoW, some light discussion of Grimoire of the Shadowlands, and some spoilers for Final Fantasy… Read more “The Nature of “Retcons” And The Way World of Warcraft Tells Stories”
Tag: lore
The Journey Towards Redemption Becomes Ever Clearer – Sylvanas and Her Fable
This week, Wowhead had an interesting post about the contents of a new WoW book – Folks & Fairytales. The book is interesting in that much like… Read more “The Journey Towards Redemption Becomes Ever Clearer – Sylvanas and Her Fable”
A Much Friendlier WoW Lore Post – The Actually-Good Execution of Jaina’s Post-Wrath of the Lich King Story Arc
The last time I wrote here, it was a long, ranty affair about how Sylvanas Windrunner’s character arc in World of Warcraft is…not great! Stylistically, I’m not… Read more “A Much Friendlier WoW Lore Post – The Actually-Good Execution of Jaina’s Post-Wrath of the Lich King Story Arc”
The Long-Form Storytelling of World of Warcraft and Where it Fails – My Definitive Sylvanas Redemption Rant
WoW is trying to be a lot of things to a lot of people at this point in time. It wants to remain the pre-eminent PvE MMO,… Read more “The Long-Form Storytelling of World of Warcraft and Where it Fails – My Definitive Sylvanas Redemption Rant”
Rampant Speculation On The Future of Shadowlands Part 3 – The Remaining Lore After This
In part 1 of this series, we focused in on the expectations and speculation of what I predict we’ll see in 9.2 and 9.3. In part 2,… Read more “Rampant Speculation On The Future of Shadowlands Part 3 – The Remaining Lore After This”
Rampant Speculation On The Future of Shadowlands Part 1 – My Boss Speculations for 9.2 And 9.3
One of my favorite pastimes on this blog is to engage in rampant speculation. Armed with a little bit of understanding about what is currently happening in… Read more “Rampant Speculation On The Future of Shadowlands Part 1 – My Boss Speculations for 9.2 And 9.3”
WoW At Blizzconline Part 2 – Shadowlands and the Chains of Domination
In Part 1 of this 2-part series, we broke down WoW Classic’s announcement of The Burning Crusade Classic and what concerns exist for that and the shape… Read more “WoW At Blizzconline Part 2 – Shadowlands and the Chains of Domination”
WoW Predictions Pre-Blizzconline Part 1 – The Lore Characters That Remain
As a fun feature for the week, with Blizzconline on Friday, I thought it would be an interesting exercise to roam through what remains of the current… Read more “WoW Predictions Pre-Blizzconline Part 1 – The Lore Characters That Remain”
How To Tell Stories of Peace and the Consequences of War – Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.4
Spoiler alert – this post has spoilers for the content of patch 5.4 in Final Fantasy XIV, and some speculation about where the story goes from here.… Read more “How To Tell Stories of Peace and the Consequences of War – Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.4”
Shadowlands, 9.1, and What To Expect For Gameplay – My Predictions
WoW’s patch cycle has one bit of predictability, which is this – the x.1 patch for an expansion is, generally, an extension of the ideas present in… Read more “Shadowlands, 9.1, and What To Expect For Gameplay – My Predictions”
