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I bought Uncharted 2 and finished it in a few days. I just wanted to get on here and gush about what a fantastic game I thought it was (don't worry no spoilers). Without doubt this is my game of the year (sure I know we've still got a few good releases before the years end, but it's doubtful any of them are going to better Uncharted 2 Among Thieves for story, characterization or overall gameplay content).
If you have a PS3 and you don't yet have Uncharted 2, what the hell are you thinking? After the utter disappointment with Halo 3: ODST in which the female character was laughable in her role as 'leader' (cough cough!) Uncharted 2 features two of the coolest female characters in any video game.
Yeah that's a big call to make, but you know what, it's made. Chloe and Elena rock out despite being still aligned as the peripheral love interest for the main male lead. Naught Dog somehow manage to tread the fine line between doing the peripheral female, but make them both so frakkin awesome it doesn't matter.
Maybe the boys club at Bungie and MS should take a trip to Naughty Dog studios and see how it's done properly, so that we don't have another pathetic excuse for a female leader as they did with Dare in Halo: ODST.
Well done Naughty Dog, awesome game, great characters, great story.
If you're a regular here you'll know I am a massive BSG (Battlestar Galactica) fangirl. It was with great anticipation then that I looked forward to Battlestar Galactica The Plan. This was to answer loads of questions and fill quite a few holes in the series. It was going to be so great it was said (by cast and crew) that it would make me want to watch the entire series from the beginning after its viewing.
It has to be said that all this hype has meant nothing in reality because The Plan was a bit of a bore and it answered nothing I hadn't already worked out for myself. All it did was make me less sympathetic to the cylons than I had felt by series end. The Plan was yet again too much Cavill whining and not enough of the interesting characters. The introduction of brand new characters or in-depth stories about cylons like Simon who we never overly knew in the series seemed a waste of exposition that could have been spent better on characters of interest.
Add to this many of our favorite characters not even appearing (unless briefly in flashback) and what you have is a disappointing foray into what happens when you make a TV movie about all the characters you didn't overly care for in the series and mix it with a bunch of overly convoluted garbage filling out the stories of character so distasteful you just wish someone would airlock them sooner to give you some peace. (yeah I know... loooong sentence.. but so perfect at expressing what I wanted to).
Absolutely gutted Battlestar Galactica The Plan didn't come close to living up to what was promised. That said I'll still be purchasing the Bluray to round out my collection.
Bungie and Microsoft love the Halo franchise, but what both companies seem to be ignoring is that despite the macho imagery within the game itself, some of us female gamers love the Halo franchise also. Prior to Halo ODST being officially shown I had fingers crossed that both MS and Bungie would actually include a female playable character in Halo ODST, but they didn't, the main Rookie character is a guy. Now given the armor clad nature of Halo ODST it has to be asked just how hard it would be to have changed up the voicework a little to include both genders so the player could choose their gender before starting a game? A little extra work yes, but not a huge amount. Bungie and MS seem to be trying to appease the female gamer community by once more including what can only be termed as peripheral story aiding characters, such as Dare, the female commander. Judging from the clips thus far released however, Dare is not treated as a commanding officer, but rather undermined by those she commands. There's an entire thesis on gender politics here, but the upshot of it seems to be that MS and Bungie are being sexist, given the futuristic setting of the game. We can cross fingers that perhaps one of those flashback levels we've heard about will feature Dare as a playable character, but given the latest live action advertising campaign for Halo ODST from MS, it looks like it's going to be one big grunt fest, with not a single female soldier seen in the advert, odd given Halo does feature female combat troops. Looks like whoever was in charge of putting that ad together needs a little slap.
I've been watching a fair bit of Warehouse 13 and though it is a good show, I don't think it's a great show. So why is it that Warehouse 13 has managed to break pretty much all the viewing figures presently held by the SyFy Channel? Perhaps you're a fan of the show and can point out some of this inherent magic that appears to have people glued to screens?
If you're a fan of Firefly or Serenity and you're an Xbox 360 owner you're probably going to implode when you read this. More than one of the crew is set to appear in Halo 3: ODST. Nathan Fillion will be voicing Sgt. Buck in Halo 3: ODST and we've all known this for awhile, but more Firefly crew are popping up. Adam Baldwin is now being credited with the voice of Dutch in Halo 3: ODST. Alan Tudyk is rumored to be voicing Mickey in the game and Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer voices Dare. Quite the sci-fi extravaganza.
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If you're a fan of Firefly or Serenity and you're an Xbox 360 owner you're probably going to implode when you read this. More than one of the crew is set to appear in Halo 3: ODST. Nathan Fillion will be voicing Sgt. Buck in Halo 3: ODST and we've all known this for awhile, but more Firefly crew are popping up. Adam Baldwin is now being credited with the voice of Dutch in Halo 3: ODST. Alan Tudyk is rumored to be voicing Mickey in the game and Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer voices Dare. Quite the sci-fi extravaganza.
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Jambo Safari is coming to the Wii and DS, color me happy. This is a game I've loved in the arcades for a long time and often wondered why the heck no one was releasing it on home console. I'm just sad it's not getting an Xbo 360 or PS3 release as I rarely use my Wii these days (now there's a sentence I never thought I'd write, for a couple of reasons lol).
Jambo Safari is a Sega title that sees you driving a jeep and lassoing animals on safari to look after them. It's all very cool. Here's hoping it transfers well to Wii and DS.
I've been a fan of "V" for a long time, yes I'm old enough to have seen the original series air and remember it well, I even own the DVD. Needless to say I am more than a little stoked to see the series getting the updated treatment and it's looking pretty darn good.
Elizabeth Mitchell from Lost stars as a resistance fighter going up again those seemingly nice - but really evil reptilian - aliens and she kicks some major ass in doing so
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It's a question, not a suggestion. I've noticed my handheld gaming habits have taken a recent turn and its a turn away from the Nintendo DS toward the iPhone. I used to play the DS all the time, it was definitely used way more than my PSP, but I haven't played it in over a month because the iPhone is sating my handheld gaming.
The App store is so easy to use and there are some really great little games on the iPhone that are superb for pick up and play. I got to wondering whether this is a common trend, or whether other people have also seen this swing in their habits
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Well it's all over for Battlestar Galactica - The Plan excluded. This post will cover a few thoughts about the finale as well as overall thoughts about the series as a whole. If you haven't seen the finale - why on earth not! - then probably best you don't read on as it will contain spoilers.
So the end came and it was astounding. I know a lot of people seem to be hung up on the non resolution for Starbuck, but I think there was only so much that could be done and the writers did it well. It never hurts to have a few niggling questions hanging
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Comment by GeekGrrl
on The Last Starfighter
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I LOVED this movie and had it on VHS and now DVD and if it appears on Bluray you bet your ass I'll be buying it. I'm a huge gamer so this film ticked all the right boxes for me as a teen and I still love it now, cheesy though it may be.
Cool post Jarrah.