Dudes, chill.
It took me over a week to get the scores in, because IRL kicked my ass.
Wata's got other things to deal with now.
Now then, for a timely distraction...
*Digs around*
Behold!
My chefly review of 'Purifying Flame'!
Now, then. I tend not to like War Hammer 40,000. The constant use of grimdark makes it all seem very bitter to me. In addition, the hundreds of ingredients available to use in it, tend to make it very easy to spoil. This, I find, stands out.
The grimdark, whilst present, isn't overbearing, like it is in some pieces I've sampled. It's applied properly, adding a nice tone to the entire course.
We start off with nothing too interesting. It certainly seems ordinary enough. But, once we bite into it, and you can taste the bitterness that grimdark is famous for.
The use of the ingredient, fire, is immense in the first dish. It's nothing we haven't seen before, but it is certainly applied gratuitously.
But, what gets me, is the twist that the use of the psyker brings out of the inquisitor. I was expecting maybe a sorrowful center. I was instead shocked by the use of satisfaction, not to mention the 'Sword and Fire' bit. What seemed like a normal, borderline bland piece, if properly prepared, and incredibly airy seeming, is suddenly an extremely dark and thick piece. The use of light grimdark, instead of distracting like it normally would if applied heavily, only seems to exaggerate the amount that it seems to stand out.
The twist meshes perfectly with what I've come to expect from 40k dishes. While it stands out, it doeesn't serve to completely alienate all the other tastes and ingredients used.
A very good dish. I look forward to sampling the future fruits of your labor, Grunt.
This was actually done on time. It just never ended up posted because of the fact that the scores for the other entry weren't done at the time.
I'm going to work on getting one done for every IRONfic.