Here at IBNttT we like to break out of our routines and mix it up with multi-part features. Here’s a listing of all the features we’ve done on the site along with a short description and links to each of the parts.
All-Stars By Dan
The All-Stars series was written during my final semester at Cornell which, for reasons I won’t go into here, was during the summer, which meant that most of my fellow classmates had already graduated and skipped town leaving me with plenty of alone time to sit and write. As the first major feature of IBNttT, it was also a test to myself, 50 posts in, that I could start a multi-part feature and see it through to its conclusion.
The feature itself represents what I feel are the top video games from each era and specific category. I’m quite happy with the way it turned out, even if I might not pick the exact same games today.
8-Bit All-Stars 8-Bit Runner-Up 16-Bit All-Stars 16-Bit Runner-Ups Part 1 16-Bit Runner-Ups Part 2 16-Bit Runner-Ups Part 3 Post 16-Bit, Pre-Current Gen All-Stars Post 16-Bit, Pre-Current Gen All-Stars Part 1 Post 16-Bit, Pre-Current Gen All-Stars Runner-Up: RPG Edition Post 16-Bit, Pre-Current Gen All-Stars Part 2 Pre-Current Gen PC All-Stars Pre-Current Gen PC All-Stars Runner-Up Current Gen All-Stars Villains of Final Fantasy By: Dan
For my second feature I thought that I would do something more akin to the mainstream video game sites and rank my favorite aspect of a game series. The natural candidate was one of my favorite series of games, Final Fantasy, but I didn’t want to do the usual spotlight on the protagonists. Instead I chose to focus on and rate the villains who motivate them (a real stretch of logic, I know) to try and teach the world that Sephiroth is so lame compared to Kefka.
Final Fantasy I Final Fantasy II Final Fantasy III Final Fantasy IV Final Fantasy V Final Fantasy VI Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy VIII Final Fantasy IX Final Fantasy X Final Fantasy X-2 Final Fantasy XI Final Fantasy XII Dragon Questing V By: Dan
I’m a little embarrassed to say that I’ve yet to complete this feature (heck, I forget that I started it every other day nowadays), but I aim to get back to it soon. This is an analysis of the game mechanics and story of Dragon Quest V through a critical eye as I try to examine what makes this game the masterpiece that it is.
Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V Part VI Part VII Part VIII Part IX Part X Part XI Part XII Part XIII Part XIV Part XV Super Ichiban Travel Blog By: Dan
In 2009 I took a trip to Japan with the ambitious goal of seeing every ballpark in the country. This is my story. It’s sometimes funny, sometimes too serious and contemplative, but it’s always got that wonderful central theme of baseball to tie it together. It’s also my first attempt at a travelogue, something that I intend to continue to do on future trips around the world.
Part I - Preface Part II - Journey to the East Part III - Play Ball! Part IV - In Which Our Heroes Depart Tokyo for Kyoto Part V - Temples, Taxis, and the (Hiroshima) Toyo Carp Part VI - Baseball Off-Day Part VII - i believe lions Part VIII - Tokyo Drift Part IX - It’s a Small World Part X - Boredom on the Orient Express Part XI - “That’s my wife. You no touch.” Part XII - The Curse of the Colonel Part XIII - Beware the Ninth Ward Part XIV - The One Where We Miss Darvish Part XV - Someone’s Got To Be The Worst Part XVI - Unstoppable Force, Meet Immovable Object Part XVII - In Which Our Hero Casually Greets Professional Players Part XVIII - Homeward Bound Part XIX - Epilogue Bonus: Jersey Special Best of the Decade By: Dan
A self-explanatory one here. This is what I felt to be the best examples of X in the years 2000-2009.
Bands/Albums/Musical Concepts TV Shows Movies Video Games Heroes of Final Fantasy By: Dan
The most popular posts on my site, by far, are in the Villains of Final Fantasy series. Since I like traffic and pleasing the fans, I decided to go ahead and spotlight the heroes working to save their respective worlds.