Roles We Play

“Hello, my name is Michael,” the doctor said, sitting down beside me in the waiting room. As he described the procedure – a lumbar puncture (otherwise known as a spinal tap) – his young, rounded face held the shadow of a smile. He asked whether I was happy to go ahead, to which I responded with sarcastic, bitter banter, as seems to be my preferred means of dealing with medical maladies. I wonder if anyone is ever happy being needled in the spine?

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest (3DS) – Challenging Assumptions

I almost never played this. After beating the standard questline of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (subsequently referred to as OoT), I told myself that a mirrored game world, with a few room changes and double-damage dealing enemies, did not justify another playthrough. In making this judgment, based on a vague notion of what Master Quest is, I nearly denied myself a fresh, intense Zelda experience.