The not-so-pro gaming blog
Hello dear readers and welcome back to Shoot the Rookie! Today is a special day for the blog as August 1st 2020 marks Shoot the Rookie’s 3 year anniversary! I hope you’ll join me for this little celebration while I recount some of the highs (and lows) of the last year!
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Hello dear readers and welcome to a very special post here on Shoot the Rookie! Why is it so special you ask? Well today marks the launch of The Great JRPG Character Face-Off – a community event devised by myself and the wonderful Winst0lf from The Winst0lf Portal. Why not read on to find out what this is all about and how to get involved!
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Hello dear readers and welcome to this week’s edition of Seriously Geeky Sundays. Today we’re talking about science fiction, a genre I am a huge fan of, so why not join me to find out all about my favourite sci-fi fandoms!
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Hello dear readers and welcome to Shoot the Rookie. Today I’m doing something I don’t think I’ve ever done before: I’m pitching a game to a developer. Yes, that developer is Atlus and yes I know they are not listening, but I think I’ve got a fantastic idea here and I’d really like to share it with you!
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Hello dear readers and welcome to this week’s Seriously Geeky Sundays post. This week we are looking at all things summertime so get that sunscreen ready as we plunge into the world of fictional summers!
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Hello dear readers and welcome to the latest edition of my occasional series, The Rookie Plays, in which I take an in-depth look at a game I’ve recently completed. This time around I am looking at a game so divisive it holds a Guinness World Record for being the Most Critically Polarizing Survival Horror Game (obviously that’s a thing…) and that game is none other than Deadly Premonition! Why not join me for a look at what this game has to offer.
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Dear readers! Hello! Welcome to another Seriously Geeky Sunday here on Shoot the Rookie. After sadly missing last week’s prompt I’m back with a vengeance to answer today’s questions which are all about romance. Why not join me in discussing one of my favourite topics?
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Hello dear readers and welcome to another Seriously Geeky Sunday. As today is Father’s Day, the topic for today’s questions is fathers and father figures. There are SO many to choose from across geeky fandoms so let’s go on and have a look at who I’ve picked.
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Hello dear readers and welcome to another Seriously Geeky Sunday. This week’s questions are all about Captains, and I’m thoroughly looking forward to chatting about some of my favourite Captains from various geeky universes, so why not join me to salute some of our fearless fictional leaders.
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Hello dear readers and welcome once again to a Seriously Geeky Sunday! This time around we are looking at things that make us smile so why not join me to find out what geeky things put a smile on my face!
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