Follow TV Tropes

Following

Context Blog / TheUnitedFederationOfCharles

Go To

1%%
2%% Adminstrivia/ZeroContextExamples have been commented out. Please do not uncomment without explaining how they fit the trope.
3%%
4
5The {{blog}} of science-fiction and RPG author Creator/CTPhipps (''Literature/TheSupervillainySaga'', ''Literature/CthulhuArmageddon'', ''Literature/LucifersStar'', ''Literature/RedRoom'', ''Literature/StraightOuttaFangton''). The United Federation of Charles chiefly reviews video games, science fiction novels, and media related to video games. The author is known for writing essays regarding video games' social relevance as well as discussing their subtext. Reviews tend to be positive and have many 10 out of 10 scores, which makes the exceptions all the more glaring.
6
7The blog has gone through a number of changes through the years, now being home to more Cthulhu Mythos, Fantasy, Grimdark, Horror, Post-Apocalyptic Fiction, Urban Fantasy, and Zombie-related media than Star Trek (which it was originally created to review).
8
9The blog can be read [[http://unitedfederationofcharles.blogspot.com/ here]].
10----
11!!This blog contains examples of:
12
13* AbortedArc: Attempted to read and review every piece of Assassin's Creed media. Got roughly halfway through before having to give up.
14* AccentuateTheNegative: Seems to do the opposite as he only likes to review books and games he enjoys.
15* AscendedFanboy: His grimdark reviews eventually got the author picked up as a reviewer for ''Grimdark Magazine.''
16* AuthorAppeal: Dark and gritty video games, heavily political analysis, and indie fantasy series. [[AndZoidberg Oh and Star Trek.]]
17* BerserkButton: ArtisticLicenseHistory is a Berserk Button for him. He went into a rant about Cole from ''VideoGame/LANoire'' saying the Japanese oil embargo was wrong. {{Justified|Trope}} as the blogger is a former history proffessor.
18* CosmicHorror: An extensive number of reviews deal with pastiches of H.P. Lovecraft by authors like Brian Lumley, David Niall Wilson, and David Hambling.
19* {{Cyberpunk}}: Another major subject of the website with a heavy focus on reviewing books with these themes. ''Altered Carbon'' gets heavily featured, starting with the books and moving to the series.
20* DarkFantasy: One of the primary things reviewed on the website with video games like ''Franchise/DragonAge'', ''Franchise/TheWitcher'', and the works of Joe Abercrombie being heavily featured.
21* DarkIsNotEvil: Is a peppy and cheery site with a ''Star Trek'' logo which primarily reviews dark fantasy, grimdark, post-apocalypse science fiction, and horror.
22* ExpandedUniverse: Has a whole section devoted to the extensive discussion of the Franchise/StarTrekExpandedUniverse and the Legends Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse.
23* {{Grimdark}}: One of the chief things reviewed on the website with a large number of essays dealing with the subject.
24* LovecraftLite: His Post-Lovecraftianism essay and discussion of how modern authors can draw from new political theories as well as fears without dabbling into the more troubling elements of HPL.
25* NiceGuy: His review style. The vast-vast majority of his reviews and essays are positive and talking about what he loved. Even criticisms tend to be framed in terms of how they could have been improved.
26* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: Claims this is the basis for his reviews as he is a ''casual gamer who isn't very casual.''
27* SelfDeprecation: Numerous reviews indicates he considers his reviews something no one reads.
28* SeriousBusiness: Often goes into elaborate and lengthy discussions of the politics of games like ''Deus Ex'', ''Vampire: The Masquerade'', and ''The Witcher''
29* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Discusses the best ways to do vampire novels as well as maintain the horror of the creature. One of the ways he discusses this is differentiating your vampires from others.
30* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Discusses the various ways the zombie has evolved as well as the best way to use them. He actually has an essay about how "slow shambling zombies" are more effective than runners.
31* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: In-universe. The "Essays" section that contain academic reviews of video games, vampires, zombies, horror, and comic books.
32

Top