Andrew Moore's Blog, page 71
October 28, 2023
Reverse: 1999 Review
They called it that because everyone who plays it reverses 1,999 degrees and moonwalks away.
October 27, 2023
The Main Problem With Space Battles
Spaceships don't scream in anguish when they're hit. Sure, space dragons and space whales do, but that's pretty one-sided, you know?
October 26, 2023
Addendum
You might think the mecha genre is about mechs, but it's actually defined by opponents yelling at each other during the battle.
October 25, 2023
The Freshest Genre Classification
There are three types of stories:
1) Opponents talk to each other before the fight
B) Opponents talk to each other during the fight
Gamma) Opponents don't talk to each other
As for stories without fights, they simply aren't worth categorizing or reading.
1) Opponents talk to each other before the fight
B) Opponents talk to each other during the fight
Gamma) Opponents don't talk to each other
As for stories without fights, they simply aren't worth categorizing or reading.
October 23, 2023
Nautical Advice
If you want to write a submarine story, make sure to give it little legs or wings. I know you think you have enough ideas for underwater stuff, but you don't. Keep your options open.
The Tyranny of the Arcane Killjoys
"Magic isn't as fun since they got good at it."
Everyone agreed, including the people who got good at it, but what was to be done? Efficiency beat pizzazz whenever they clashed.But one man dared to challenge the consensus. He was a genius. Veterans struggled not to show the awe they had at his talent, but he knew. Against the standing orthodoxy, he developed his own methods. The consistent methods became inconsistent under his assaults. Admirers praised his triumphs and imitators went over the details again and again.
After overthrowing every standard and unseating every established authority, the man looked around. He beheld the wreck of the old ways and the crowds cheering his name, and he wept, for he realized they would be the new arcane killjoys.
Finis
Everyone agreed, including the people who got good at it, but what was to be done? Efficiency beat pizzazz whenever they clashed.But one man dared to challenge the consensus. He was a genius. Veterans struggled not to show the awe they had at his talent, but he knew. Against the standing orthodoxy, he developed his own methods. The consistent methods became inconsistent under his assaults. Admirers praised his triumphs and imitators went over the details again and again.
After overthrowing every standard and unseating every established authority, the man looked around. He beheld the wreck of the old ways and the crowds cheering his name, and he wept, for he realized they would be the new arcane killjoys.
Finis
October 22, 2023
Addendum
One wacky robot is trying to learn magic. Is such a thing possible for robots? Do robots have souls? Questions about existence will be suggested.
October 21, 2023
Fantasy Apocalypse
The survivors have to live in their boring science fiction universe without magic or anything, just space elevators and wacky robots. How horrifying.
October 20, 2023
Addendum
A C thug is worth one battle clue, R 2, SR 4, and SSR 7. So get your wallets out, fellas.
October 19, 2023
How Do We Bridge the Gap Between Action and Mystery?
Battle clues. Figure out the rest on your own. I don't know why you want that bridge in the first place. Can't sit still for a mystery? Come on.
