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Kenshi Sandbox RPG Review and Artwork

Kenshi Sandbox RPG Review and Artwork #kenshi #sandbox #rpg #lofi #lofigames #openworld #review #gameart #fanart

Originally posted on Armdog Reviews and Amdall Gallery. Links: https://armdogreviews.com/kenshi/https://jonamdall.com/2020/03/22/video-game-sketch-inspired-by-kenshi/ Armdog Reviews provides a review of the game, pros and cons, and scores across various categories. Amdall Gallery provides a more detailed discussion along with some fan…

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Dragons Dogma Review and Artwork

Dragons Dogma Review and Artwork @amdallgallery @armdogreviews #dragonsdogma #capcom #games #rpg

Originally posted on Armdog Reviews and Amdall Gallery. Links: https://armdogreviews.com/dragons-dogma-dark-arisen/https://jonamdall.com/2018/05/27/tribute-to-dragons-dogma-my-favorite-game/ Armdog Reviews provides a review of the game, pros and cons, and scores across various categories. Amdall Gallery provides a more detailed discussion along with some fan…

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Amazon Buttoned Down Classic Fit Dress Shirt

Amazon Buttoned Down Classic Fit Dress Shirt review. #buttoneddown #dressshirt #shirt #work #amazon #amazonbrand #buttoncollar #dress #professional #clothes #clothing #mens #mensclothes #jcrew #vanheusen #croftandbarrow

Months ago, I was in the market to stock up on dress shirts. First, I searched around for my usual go-to dress shirt brands Croft & Barrow, J Crew, and Van Heusen. I bounced to the usual retailer sites, but couldn’t really find any good deals. Eventually, I found myself on Amazon browsing through what was on offer there. I came across Amazon’s “Buttoned Down” brand of dress clothes, and was…

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Tommy Hilfiger Performance Bomber Jacket

Tommy Hilfiger Performance Bomber Jacket review. #bomberjacket #jacket #coat #tommyhilfiger #performance #fourpocket #windbreaker #militaryjacket #performancejacket #wintercoat #warm #review #tommyjacket

About 10 years ago, I had a jacket that I absolutely loved that has long since been discontinued. It was a four pocket, medium thickness, vaguely bomber/military style jacket that was mostly a polyester outer shell with some cotton styling around the collar, sleeves, and bottom. Somewhat recently, I went on a quest to find something comparable. I tried quite a few jackets, and eventually found…

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Hanes Men's Sweatpants

Hanes Men's Sweatpants review. #sweatpants #pants #comfy #comfyclothes #hanes #jogger #sweatpant #relax #joggingpants #houseclothes #housewear #mens #clothes #clothing

Recently, I decided to start sharing clothing reviews on on this site in addition to the game, gadgets, and other items. As with the other items, I think I have a unique perspective I can provide, as someone who sometimes struggles to find a good fit. Given all the staying at home we’re doing, I couldn’t think of a better first clothing review than a nice pair of sweat pants! My number one…

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Lamicall Flexible Arm Gooseneck Phone Mount

Lamicall Flexible Arm Gooseneck Phone Mount. @lamicalldirect #lamicall #phonemount #gooseneck #mount #smartphonemount #flexible #amazon #amazonfinds #productreview #amazonreview #review #youtubeequipment

As I’ve mentioned in a few other reviews, my primary hobby is drawing colored pencil portraits. For years, I shared still images looped together as .gif files to show drawing progressions. Eventually, I decided to get with the times and created a YouTube channel to share these progressions through video instead. Figuring out how to capture artwork video has been a learning process; at the start,…

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Nogent Super Kim Safety Can Opener

Nogent Super Kim Safety Can Opener. #canopener #nogent #portable #productreview #review #superkim #safetycanopener #leftie #kitchen #kitchentools #justworks #nogentsuperkim #gooddesign

If you spend some time browsing through Amazon reviews for the most popular can openers, you might be surprised to discover there is apparently an ongoing crisis in the world of can openers. With most product types, after enough digging, you can usually separate the high-quality products from the problematic ones. From reviews for can openers though, it sounds like within the last decade, the…

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Maileg Mouse in a Box

Maileg Mouse in a Box. #maileg #mailegmouse #toy #mouseinabox #mousetoy #toyreview #productreview #review maileglittlesister

Not long ago, my sister bought one of my kids a Maileg Matchbox Mouse. This was a surprisingly big hit at that year’s Christmas. Due to limited stock, we’ve had to substitute a similar item at times for the kids (Foothill Toys Matchbox Mouse). Both the Maileg and Foothill versions basically consist of a little toy mouse with a matchbook bed; they come with a pillow, blanket, and a mattress. The…

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Steam Controller

Steam Controller review. Better late than never? Hopefully Valve brings this amazing controller back someday. #steam #valve #steamcontroller #controller #controllerreview #review #techreview #gadgetreview #gaming

Right off the top, I just have to say: This is probably going to be a frustrating review to read. The reason is that I’m going to review the somewhat recently discontinued Steam Controller by Valve. So, yeah…reviewing something that is hard to buy now is one thing. But the other frustrating thing is that the Steam Controller is amazing. In fact, for me, it’s actually so good that it’s an…

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Car Backseat Organizer

Car Backseat Organizer. #review #productreview #amazon #amazonreview #carorganizer #carorganization #kids #storage #cleancar #backseat #tabletstorage #drinkholder

We originally bought this car backseat organizer for our primary family travel car to hold the kids’ tablets during long car rides. It does work well for that, but it’s turned into a much more useful storage solution. the kids now store various car ride treasures, sunglasses, snack bags, drinks, etc. It’s become far more useful than we initially thought it would be. In fact, we even purchased…

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Colored Pencil Extenders

Colored Pencil Extenders review, discussing both the official Prismacolor and Art-n-Play brands. #prismacolor #pencil #coloredpencil #pencilextender #pencilreview #artsupply #artnfly #prismacolorpremier

In my other online lifeoutside of writing reviews, I’m actually an amateur portrait artist. One of the best inexpensive purchases I’ve made in that art world has been these pencil extenders. The product itself is fairly simple; they are hard plastic tubes topped with metal caps. You can insert a pencil of any length, tighten the metal cap, and the tube holds the pencil in place. Even with a tiny…

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Spigen Thin Fit Smartphone Case

Spigen Thin Fit Smartphone Case review. Mostly about the Samsung Galaxy S20 version, but also about other Spigen Thin Fits I've used. #case #phonecase #spigen #thincase #thinfit #slimcase #galaxy #samsung #galaxycase @SpigenWorld @Spigen

This review is broadly about Spigen’s “Thin Fit” smartphone case series, but I will also discuss the Samsung Galaxy S20 Thin Fit specifically. From the top I’ll say this to help you see how much I like these cases; by default, I use a Spigen Thin Fit for every phone. I originally started using one with my Google Nexus 5 like six years ago. With every new phone, I try other cases and always end up…

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Book Safe with Combination Lock

Book Safe with Combination Lock review. #booksafe #safe #Kyodoled #Jssmst #fakebook #combosafe #hiddensafe #diversionsafe #combinationsafe #fakebooksafe #lockbox

I had this combination lock book safe on my Amazon Wish List for a long time; it’s one of those things that I don’t really need, but still thought was sort of cool. Pretty standard “gadget” type interest for me. My wife bought me one last Christmas, so I finally had a chance to try it out. The verdict is: It’s fine. Not amazing, but it works and seems a good value for the money.

My version of…

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Cadbury British Chocolate Bars

Cadbury British Chocolate Bars - a review about how amazing chocolate is in the U.K. compared to the U.S. #chocolate #british #cadbury #candy #uk #britishchocolate #candybar #chocolatebar

I’ve only been to the United Kingdom once; I went with my wife as part of our honeymoon. She had visited London before and told me about how amazing the chocolate is. I believed her, but just assumed it was “better.” Once we got there and I tried some, I realized “better” is not quite correct. Chocolate overseas almost isn’t the same product; it’s creamy and incredibly flavorful. By comparison,…

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Persona 4 Golden

Persona 4 Golden review. One of the best turn-based RPGs I've played. #persona #persona4 #fanatical #steam #persona4golden #P4G @Atlus_West #P4 #atlus

I grew up playing turn-based RPGs, starting with the original Final Fantasy on the NES. I’ve always had a nostalgic fondness for the genre. I’ve found over time though, the specific turn-based combat style has not held up well compared to action (ex. Dragon Age) and strategic (ex. Pillars of Eternity) RPGs. Very few modern turn-based RPGs are able to hold my interest; one exception though is the…

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Axloie Portable Bluetooth Speaker

Axloie Portable Bluetooth Speaker review. #axloie @AxloieOfficial #bluetooth #speaker #bluetoothspeaker #portablespeaker #speakerreview #techreview #review #axloiespeaker #axloiereview

My kids and I have been spending a lot of time outside lately. A couple months ago, I decided it would be nice to have a portable bluetooth speaker for when we’re out there playing. After some research, I came across the extremely well-reviewed Axloie bluetooth speaker.

For a roughly $25 speaker, this is a really impressive device. It has surprisingly good volume and I wasn’t expecting such…

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Apple Smart Keyboard Folio 12.9 Inch

Apple Smart Keyboard Folio 12.9 Inch review. #apple #applefolio #ipadcase #ipad #ipadfolio #keyboardfolio #keyboardcase #case #folio #keyboard #appleipad #ipadpro #ipadprocase #ipadkeyboard

When I decided to purchase a new iPad Pro, I had some pretty extensive internal debate as to which keyboard case to use. I watched quite a few YouTube videos on the subject, and ultimately it came down to a decision between the original Apple Smart Keyboard Folio and the newer Apple Magic Keyboard. I pretty quickly discarded the idea of a less expensive 3rd party keyboard due to less convenient…