Andrew Moore's Blog, page 123

The New Word to Use

Be sure to include the word "irksome" so that we know you're one of us. You wouldn't want to be on the wrong side.

Lessons to Learn from Tales of Luminaria

I don't know. I can't figure out why they made it in the first place. They already had Rays going as a mobile game with typical Talesy combat. Make a tower defense game or something. Tales music game. Come on.

Tales of Luminaria

If only Cassandra had predicted Tales of Luminaria would shut down, everybody would have believed her and we could have avoided all this.

Addendum

Don't you dare talk to me about plumbatae. Not if you value your smile and hope.

The Legacy of the Sword

"No army in the world ever relied on the sword," Roger said. He meant it, too.
Every single person Alex consulted said the same. He came to doubt. Was he wrong? Tromping along cold streets in the lonely night, he wondered. Had he sold his sanity to buy pleasantly superior thoughts of a history only he could know?
"Can't be," he thought. Then he said it. "It can't be. The Romans were real. Everyone knows that. What's going on?" His voice rose. "Rome was real!"
"Not for long." The fog swirled, blown about by an unseen power, but then one seen. A figure stepped forth and confronted Alex. "That dead people exists only in memory. Memories I have erased. Yours are the last, and I do not think you will keep them long. Hmph." The ghost of Hannibal raised his spectral sword, a cleaver of thoughts, a destroyer of minds.
Alex reached into his pocket and spoke the words.
Finis

Addendum

"Hm, the next generation of devices is out. Time to go through surgery to upgrade!" - A crazy person.

Something Less Cool in Science Fiction

Implants. Some stories figure everyone will want all their technology in implant form, but instead we invented smartphones and tablets to get watches even farther away from our skin.

Addendum

"This combat data is over 1,000 megabytes! No computer in the Terrestrial Alliance can process it!"

The Coolest Thing in Science Fiction

Computers that aren't nearly as good as the one used to write this post.

The Rules of Science Fiction

1. Spaceships are awesome
2. Guns are lame, but future guns are sick
3. Psychic powers rule
4. Aliens are endlessly compelling
5. Suns are the most beautiful right before they destroy the planets orbiting them