#nerd chat

[thelostkelpie]

So I recently became a Critter almost by accident! Someone on Tumblr compared a character I like in a very different kind of show to Scanlan in the Legend of Vox Machina. So I looked that up and thought it seemed awesome so I gave it a watch!

Hey and Scanlan was voiced by the guy who voiced 2003 Donatello, who was my favourite version of Donatello to date and the only version where I loved him more than Raphael instead of close second. Great stuff!

I then found out that the show was based on an online D&D campaign and it just seemed such a strange and unlikely but brilliant origin so I had to check that out. I'm not really a D&D player myself but I did try to get into it in early lockdown but my DM got sick and the campaign was abandoned early on.

I started to watch the Critical Role videos out of curiosity and just fell in love with the entire cast and all their characters. Obviously I am not up to date as that will take years! I've approached it in a chaotic fashion from every direction so far but may go back and try to get fully versed on C3 at least.

Added bonus is that I mentioned this in the secret nerd chat we set up at work in lockdown and found two other Critters and a whole bunch who want to play D&D and one of them is a DM herself. Now we're just trying to find a date we can all get together to play. So thank you, Critical Role!

[earthschampion]

EPISODE #53. FUTURE STATE WITH JEDIJOSH

Our latest episode is here! You can find it by clicking the Spotify link, or wherever you may listen to your podcasts!

The Owlets are joined by their good friend of the show JediJosh - from the Youtube channel Nerd Chat Comics & Culture - to discuss the end of DC Future State and what it means for the rest of the DC Universe!

#53. Future State with JediJosh!

Listen to this episode from Court of Owlets on Spotify. With DC Future State finally over and DC Comics titles now starting up again, the Ow

[earthschampion]

EPISODE #57. Golden Age with JediJosh!

The Owlets are once again joined by JediJosh (NerdChat Comics & Culture), this time to hear about some of the Golden Age comics before they start going back to their weekly comic reviews!

#57. Golden Age with JediJosh!

Listen to this episode from Court of Owlets on Spotify. Between DC Future State and Zack Snyder’s Justice League, the Owlets wanted to take

You can find more of JediJosh on his Youtube channel, Nerd Chat Comics & Culture

[sp4cekadet]

Fellow enjoyer of algebra!!! Have you proven trig identities? I enjoy the process of puzzle solving with it (I'm so bad at it).

I believe I may have at some point in my life, but the process has gone from me now. But!! I am taking Linear Algebra this semester!!! I am so excited about it I really enjoy playing with row operations and matrices it's so fun heheheheeee

[altrice]

20 & 26?

20. mulan, bi awakening

26. SO funny story i cannot feel spice. like. at all. i found this out when my dad gave me a ghost pepper candy as a joke and i didnt feel anything and he was standing there flabbergasted. so really good ig

[missy-kitten]

Nerd Chat:Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome

Type: Visual Novel

Rating: 18+ OR All Ages

The steam game does have a patch for 18+ that is available for free. 

Buy it here or here

Price: $24.99

I’m honestly surprised I liked this as much as I did. It has comedy, voice acting and a fun premise. 

There are many references to popular culture and memes. The humor does tend toward the more adult side of things at times. It also tends toward humor that is a tad more ridiculous in nature. The all ages version isn’t really all ages in my veiw. It still skews fairly adult. 

Sidenote: There is some body negativity going on in this game. If this concerns you this isn’t going to be an enjoyable game for you. 

Graphics

The artwork is decent. It’s generally consistent too. It has an anime style to it. The CGs are a bit weak in comparison to other games of a similar value. There were a few CGs were the proportions seemed off (Saito and the MC sitting on the stairs for example). The chibi style atwork was humour and a good match for the game. 

Voice Acting

The voice acting was in Japanese (of course). The voice acting in this was pretty great. The MC wasn’t as fun because she had a high pitched voice that I found grating (luckily you can turn down each characters volume separately). The romanceable characters each had a distinct voice and personality that shone through. The background characters were also voiced solidly. 

MC

The MC is an awkward social outcast at her school. She has no idea how the real world works and has never been in love. She isn’t that unusual for an MC. However, the levels of ridiculous that she reaches are a bit beyond anything I’ve ever played before which ended up endearing her to me. 

Romanceable Characters

Miki is a bit of a goof. He is intensely emotional, creative and loving. 

Saito is more rude and temperamental. His scenes were more fun for me as a reader because his personality was more abrasive which I enjoy in otome games (not in real life though :P)

Overall

I do think if you like the artwork shown, think the premise looks good and like otome games you’ll probably like this one. I grabbed my copy for $20 and have no regrets. It falls into the guilty pleasure category for me. It has some problematic elements and is pretty heavy on the tropes. 

[missy-kitten]

Nerd Chat: My Time At Portia

Genre: RPG, Casual

Price: $19.99

Hours Logged: 30

Do you like Stardew Valley? If so, you’ll probably love My Time At Portia. 

This game is so well done for an early access game. It has voice acting, tons of quests, beautiful graphics and a customizable protagonist. Plus they have issued multiple patches since the game release onto early access. The creators seem very invested in the success of this game and it shows. 

They provided a demo which offers plenty of gameplay and will give you a good taste of what My Time At Portia has on offer. I easily logged 8 hours on the demo alone. And within two days of the release I logged an additional 12 on the game itself. 

There is so much to do in the game: crafting, fishing, farming, dating, fighting, and exploring. The beginning of the game offers just enough of a challenge that you’ll feel pushed, but not punished. As you go along new quests and challenges will open up to your character- some quests will be on a time limit and others you can do at your own pace. There is a huge cast of characters with which to date or befriend. Befriending different characters comes with a variety of perks (like discounts on purchases from their business). You slowly gain access to new areas as you go along. I really can’t wait to see what their final product looks like because this is a lot of game for a cheap price. Worth a looksee for sure!