Scotto Moore’s Wild Massive was on my list of the most anticipated books of 2023 due in large part to its absolutely bonkers concept: an infinitely tall skyscraper exists at the center of the multiverse, and each floor is a self-contained world. People use teleporting elevators to travel between floors and spend their leisure time in gigantic theme parks that use a blend of magic and technology. Suffice to say, the bonker concept never solidified for me. Some readers might appreciate the book’s gonzo ride, during which Moore hurls one idea after another for you, but I just found overwhelming… and not in a good way. Did not finish.
My Cultural Diet
I was almost half-way through this Netflix series when I realized several things. First, I didn’t care one whit about these characters or what happened to them. Second, this “action comedy” had elicited, at most, four mild chuckles. Third, if I want to see Arnold Schwarzenegger star as a secret agent who has to juggle his secret life with his family life, then I should really just watch True Lies again. And fourth, I’m all for gun safety and believe that modern visual effects have removed the need to have real guns on a set. But for heaven’s sake, make sure sure that your gun-related visual effects (e.g., muzzle flashes, blood splatter) don’t look as cheap or rushed as they do in FUBAR. It actually made me feel bad for Schwarzenegger that, despite being one of the greatest action stars of all time, he starred in a series with such poorly executed action. Did not finish.
Drew McWeeny said it best: “it looks both wildly expensive and oddly cheap.” There was no reason for this to be made, other than so someone could finally say that they made a Halo TV series. It adds nothing to the franchise. Did not finish. Could not finish.
I loved so much about this game’s aesthetic (design, soundtrack), but unfortunately, it was nigh unplayable on my poor ol’ Xbox One S. The lag was so bad it gave me headaches. Did not finish.
I didn’t finish this one, so I don’t feel like I can rate it, but what little I played was really intriguing and suitably mysterious.
I’m pretty sure this novel about the world’s greatest assassin (and lover) is supposed to be a parody of the genre, but I found it tedious and pretentious. Did not finish.
I thought this would be right up my alley, but it never clicked for me. Did not finish.
As much I want them to be, I just don’t think that Souls-like games are my cup of tea. Did not finish.