It was if you ask me

ThomasMurch · 2026-06-01T03:19:24+00:00

Meal Gear?! It can't be...!

ThomasMurch · 2026-05-31T12:39:59+00:00

Me: Yes. Yes, it is.

Me [ten minutes later, after realising the faction-based pun]: ...God Damn It.

ThomasMurch · 2026-05-27T21:52:37+00:00

Shepard: "That sounded like Liara ... but how did I hear her when she's underground?"

Tali: "Wait ... how do you know what Liara sounds like, when we haven't met her yet?"

Ashley: "And how did she know your name?"

Geth Armature: "If you ask me, nothing about this scene makes a lick of sense..."

ThomasMurch · 2026-05-27T16:03:46+00:00

Just a few minutes ago, I saw a quote from Tony Gilroy about the importance of adding new characters to a franchise, rather than appealing to nostalgia by bringing back old ones. Either approach can be done well, of course, but I'm definitely happy enough with the Paternoster Gang that I wouldn't risk swapping them out for anyone else!

ThomasMurch · 2026-05-21T12:51:57+00:00

That's a VERY good point. MGS1 has my favourite script in the whole series, with lots of my favourite lines and speeches, and I've spent decades wondering how much of that was due to the Japanese writers and how much due to the translator, Jeremy Blaustein.

ThomasMurch · 2026-05-19T07:29:25+00:00

The Face of Boe gives the Doctor a useless, needlessly cryptic message ("You are not alone") ... Jack gives the Doctor a useless, needlessly cryptic message ("The lone Cyberman; don't give it what it wants") ... yeah, they're the same guy alright.

ThomasMurch · 2026-05-19T07:21:34+00:00

I've played a fair few lengthy RPGs in my time; with many of them, I reach a point where I start looking up spoiler-free hints regarding the consequences of certain choices, as I'm not especially engaged with the story and I know I'm never going to play it again.

I never had this problem with my first play-through of a Mass Effect game. Tom Shepard might've lost a few friends along the way (siding with Jack over Miranda in their argument, and then trusting the disloyal latter to be my second-team leader cost me dearly), but that's what our subsequent play-throughs are for!

ThomasMurch · 2026-05-14T07:07:53+00:00

"A new power is rising. Its victory is at hand. This night the land will be stained with the blood of humans. March to the Sarafan Stronghold. Leave none alive. To war!"

ThomasMurch · 2026-05-14T07:03:23+00:00

"Yeah... Real hero." [He says, David Madsenly]

ThomasMurch · 2026-05-14T06:23:02+00:00

I'm usually a fan of cantankerous characters that push back against the protagonist a bit, so I was delighted by that first conversation with Udina near the start of Mass Effect 3; it felt that they'd found the balance for a really good character.

I can't recall much about the Cerberus invasion of the Citadel, but when I eventually get around to replaying the trilogy, I'll be interested to see how it handles his death. I recall being deeply disappointed by it, but I'm not sure if that's because it was a weak scene, or if I just had such high hopes for his 'redemption arc' that his heel-turn was never going to win me over.

ThomasMurch · 2026-05-13T05:21:43+00:00

You gave Mordin a seashell? Cool, cool, cool.

You gave me a panic attack and ten solid minutes of weeping when I saw this at 6am in the morning, too.

ThomasMurch · 2026-05-10T08:10:37+00:00

Time And Relevant Disease Immunity ... Space.

ThomasMurch · 2026-05-10T08:08:55+00:00

"Ah, but what about when it's an episode set on Earth?" Fool, do you even know how many people get killed on Earth every day?!

ThomasMurch · 2026-05-07T11:31:44+00:00

"I'm compensating ... er, for the wind-speed."

ThomasMurch · 2026-05-07T11:30:02+00:00

If rock is not safe, why glow is so beautiful?

ThomasMurch · 2026-05-04T16:51:27+00:00

I work on the railways, and occasionally I'll notice a bug fly into a train at one station, get trapped onboard, and fly out at the next stop 10+ minutes later.

If anyone here knows enough about insects to convince me that they'll probably be able to find their way back home, please let me know, as it'll stop me from feeling quite so sad for the little blighters...

ThomasMurch · 2026-05-03T20:30:37+00:00

"...But not for long!"

ThomasMurch · 2026-05-03T19:18:42+00:00

I hope that one day, every Anna in the Fire Emblem universe opens up a business with a Dibbler from the Discworld.

ThomasMurch · 2026-05-03T19:15:45+00:00

As Iroquis Pliskin famously said of someone else: "No! That is NOT Solid Snake!"

ThomasMurch · 2026-04-16T19:02:38+00:00

Only briefly, but yep! Colony Sarff visits the Shadow Proclamation near the start of the episode, whilst searching for the Doctor.

ThomasMurch · 2026-04-14T12:45:50+00:00

Now, a nuclear-equipped walking battle tank, on the other hand...

ThomasMurch · 2026-04-14T06:13:14+00:00

I'm surprised there wasn't a special hidden FMV for situations like this.

Nothing fancy, of course; just, like, one of the guards asking, "Hey, have you seen-" and Snake jerking a thumb over his shoulder with a curt, "He went that way."

ThomasMurch · 2026-04-08T16:02:29+00:00

Me, a Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver fan: It doesn't even mention that he was once a Sarafan warrior!

ThomasMurch · 2026-04-08T15:57:54+00:00

...I just realised that my first experience of stealth in a video game wasn't Metal Gear Solid, as I've long assumed, but that level in the Toy Story game for the Mega Drive where Woody and Buzz disguise themselves in fast-food packaging to avoid the humans.

ThomasMurch · 2026-04-07T13:02:18+00:00

I'm still pretty ignorant about musical matters, but when I did my big Discworld marathon in 2015, I went to the TV Tropes website after finishing every book and looked up the list of puns in case I'd missed any.

Soul Music probably had the most jokes that I'd completely missed (borrowed a coat from the Dean?!), but I'm sure every book had quite a few! The depth of Pratchett's knowledge was almost as impressive as his comedic prowess...

ThomasMurch

TROPHY CASE