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Legend review

March 22, 2023 | Reading time: ~1 minute

Legend is classic 80's heroic fantasy, full of epic fights, epic deeds, epic men. It has a lot of the same soul that makes characters like Conan so appealing; it's filled with heroism and masculinity and larger-than-life characters.

To Reign in Hell review

March 12, 2023 | Reading time: 2 minutes

I'm more familiar with Steven Brust through his Taltos novels, which I very much enjoy, but have had To Reign in Hell on my radar for some time now. I finally decided to give a read, and while it wasn't my favorite book - not even my favorite book dealing with this subject matter - it was an...

Dresden Files - The Law review

March 5, 2023 | Reading time: ~1 minute

When a series runs as long as the Dresden Files has, it's bound to move away from its roots at some point. We've definitely seen that with the Dresden Files: as the series has gone on we've moved away from the hardboiled detective, monster of the week theming into a much larger overarching plot...

Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe review

March 4, 2023 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Last week I gave my thoughts on Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe, a Switch port of a 2011 Wii game. I've now finished the game and my thoughts remain largely the same.

Excalibur review

February 28, 2023 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Excalibur is the conclusion to Bernard Cornwell's Arthurian trilogy, and is the best of the series. In Excalibur Cornwell masterfully brings to a conclusion plot points he's been weaving for hundreds of pages, and never once misses a step. Every character is given a satisfying - if bittersweet -...

A Way Out review

February 27, 2023 | Reading time: 2 minutes

A while ago I posted my initial thoughts on A Way Out, and now that I've finished the game I'd like to expand on them a bit. A way out is pretty unique, being co-op only, and that remains its biggest strength. Gameplay never really evolves past simple puzzles and QTEs, but this game isn't trying...

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My name's Mike, and this is the Lore Repository - my spot online where I can write out my thoughts on games, books, tech, movies, and anything else I find interesting.

My biggest project is my Game Library Project. I have a ton of games collected throughout the years, and have barely played any of them. Check out the linked post to learn more about the project, and click here to be taken to the category page where you can see all my posts for the project.

Another project I'm working on is my Pokemon Living Dex Challenge, where I try to obtain one of each available Pokemon and transfer them into Pokemon Home.

Yet another project I'm working on is my Old School RuneScape "Completionist" Quest, where I'm attempting to max out all skills and see everything the game has to offer as a completely new player.

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• Reviews, where I post longer-form review writeups
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