John Farrell

John Farrell is an affordable housing attorney living in West Chester Pennsylvania. He once travelled the weird west as Carrie A. Nation in Joker's Wild at: https://jokerswildpodcast.weebly.com/

Monster Train 2 review — a monstrous leap forward for turn based deck builders

Shiny Shoe develops their game into a strategic powerhouse I could not have predicted

By John Farrell

/ 21 May 2025

Monster Train 2 review — a monstrous leap forward for turn based deck builders

Re-Animator 4k UHD standard edition review — Ignite breathes new life into an old classic

Time can't keep Jeffrey Combs down

By John Farrell

/ 20 May 2025

Re-Animator 4k UHD standard edition review — Ignite breathes new life into an old classic

The Job on Backerkit: a boxset heist RPG from Games Omniverous and Exalted Funeral

Twelve scenes, one box, many resources

By John Farrell

/ 13 May 2025

The Job on Backerkit: a boxset heist RPG from Games Omniverous and Exalted Funeral

Let us Build a Tower Review — mythic adventure, legendary quality

Ascend the Tower of Babel, seek godhood, try to stay sane

By John Farrell

/ 13 May 2025

Let us Build a Tower Review — mythic adventure, legendary quality

Black Powder and Brimstone review — desperately needs an editor

However much I appreciate the approach, this musket-fueled gothic horror misfires because of poor writing and organization

By John Farrell

/ 25 Apr 2025

Black Powder and Brimstone review — desperately needs an editor

The Bondsman review — missing its potential, thematically and diagetically

A show that starts out strong but never gets going

By John Farrell

/ 8 Apr 2025

The Bondsman review — missing its potential, thematically and diagetically

Defy the Gods preview - exploring queerness and chaos in this Sword & Sorcery TTRPG

Defy the Gods is out to critically examine Sword & Sorcery stories

By John Farrell

/ 6 Apr 2025

Defy the Gods preview - exploring queerness and chaos in this Sword & Sorcery TTRPG

Urban Shadows 2nd Edition review — feeling the weight of ambition

A streamlined experience replete with horrors and grand schemes

By John Farrell

/ 3 Apr 2025

Urban Shadows 2nd Edition review — feeling the weight of ambition

Hands-on with Frosthaven's PC adaptation

Following in Gloomhaven's footsteps, the epic board game prepares its jump to digital

By John Farrell

/ 20 Mar 2025

Hands-on with Frosthaven's PC adaptation

Armed review — somber yet gory action satire that's step away from greatness

The soul of 90s B movies but the production quality of modern cinema

By John Farrell

/ 4 Mar 2025

Armed review — somber yet gory action satire that's step away from greatness

Cyberpunk RED launches Demiplane character tools

The Nexus includes the core rules, Edgerunners: Mission Kit, and Black Chrome, as well as free DLCS in the form of introductory Easy Mode and Night City Weather to provide atmosphere for the interface.

By John Farrell

/ 13 Feb 2025

Cyberpunk RED launches Demiplane character tools

Memories of a lifetime in indie film — Flying in: My Adventures in Filmmaking with Gretchen McGowan

Flying In: My Adventures in Filmmaking was a thoughtful, refreshing look at the state of independent filmmaking, and in no way what I was expecting. When I first heard of

By John Farrell

/ 30 Jan 2025

Memories of a lifetime in indie film — Flying in: My Adventures in Filmmaking with Gretchen McGowan