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Well, I finally got around to making my first, full length video review. And what better movie to be reviewed than The Dark Knight? Anyway, here it is, so watch and enjoy. Be sure to keep checking back, as I plan to do more video reviews in the future as well.
Now that E3 is over, we have finally been presented some answers to a number of questions that most of us have been pondering for awhile. One of those questions happen to be: “In the new Mortal Kombat game, are their going to be fatalities?” And my answer is this: Yes. There will be.
In case you haven’t heard, the newest Mortal Kombat game (which is to be released for the Xbox 360 and the PS3), is to feature not only a number of Mortal Kombat characters, but also a handful of characters from the DC comics realm. Now as weird as this seems, let’s not forget that Capcom did the very same thing with Streetfighter vs. Marvel, and we all know how well that turned out.
However, along with the addition of DC also came the mandatory “T” ESRB rating for the game as well. Initially, most fans assumed that without the “M” rating, there would certainly be no fatalities in game, but I am here to tell you that simply is just not the case. Fatalities have been confirmed, however they have also been indefinitely toned down.
Along with this a few new additions to the gameplay have been added, one of those which includes something entitled “Free Fall Kombat”. Free Fall Kombat is a sequence that is initiated during a battle when one character throws or knocks another player off a level, thus resulting in both characters starting a free fall. During the fall, bother characters can still fight, and as they land consecutive blows, it charges a “super meter”, which when fully charged allows each character to do a unique, special move. Another addition to gameplay is the “Klose Kombat” system which is a mode you can enter during a fight, causing the characters to lock with each other and the perspective to change to a close-up of the two, to make for an interval of close-quarters fighting (much like in boxing games).
Finally, at least two new mini games have also been confirmed for the new Mortal Kombat, and online play has also been confirmed for both systems.
As of now, the full character roster is still a mystery, but a number of characters have been shown. Those characters include: Scorpion, Sub Zero, Shang Tsung, Sonya Blade, Liu Kang, Superman, Batman, Catwoman, The Flash, and Captain Marvel. All I can say is that having a battle between Scorpion and Batman is sure to prove entertaining at the very least.
Here’s a trailer for those of you that are interested.
lol. Well, I just got finished watching both Nintendo and Sony’s briefing conference, and all I can really say is “Meh.” Nintendo literally had one of the absolute worst, if not THE worst showings I have ever seen at E3. The only game of remote interest that they unveiled was a new (but rehashed), Animal Crossings for the Wii. Talk about a disappointment, especially for a guy that was expecting to see a new Zelda game, and possibly a new Nintendo handheld. What a bunch of crap.
On a side note however, Nintendo has said that they would for sure be showing a new Kirby, and a new Wario game some time during E3, so I will be sure to preview that when I hear about it.
Sony had a better time with their showcase, although for the most part it sucked too. Basically, the only real games worth mentioning are a new 256 online shooter entitled MAG (Massive Action Game), an interesting third person, post apocalyptic game called Infamous, and a 20 second teaser trailer for God of War 2. The rest of the show talked about features the Xbox 360 already has, as well as taking time out to talk about the “old gray haired”, PS2. I crap you not. Sony literally took time out to talk about games for the PS2.
More or less, those are the updates at this time. Overall, it’s been a pretty pathetic E3. What at one time use to be the ultimate showcases in things to come, has relegated to a two hour long commercial about how great so and so’s company is. It’s inexcusable in my opinion.
Oh well. I’ll update again if I find out any more information. Until then, I will have to find something to keep myself occupied until the 18th, aka official release for The Dark Knight (woot).
Well it’s that time of year again. The time where all of the major companies in console and PC gaming get together and unveil their newest creations. So, for those of you that are too busy, or too lazy to actually look around and see all the new stuff that is happening, I figured I would make a quick update for you.
Yesterday marked the first day for E3, and more specifically it was Microsoft’s press conference as well as unveiling. Overall, they had a decent show, which included a lot of great info about Gears 2, including a new multiplayer mode called Horde, that enables a group of four players to team up against an onslaught of opposing enemies. Unfortunately, 4 player co-op has been left out of the game once again.
Other important game news included Fallout 3, with actual hands on demonstrations which can be viewed here: http://www.g4tv.com/e32008/videos/26939/Hands_On_Fallout_3.html
Needless to say, the game looks awesome. I’m really glad to see a console port of this game, so more people will be able to enjoy the greatness that is Fallout.
A nice long trailer of Resident Evil 5 was released, and all I can say is that it looks stunning. Capcom seems to be doing a nice job keeping all the things that made RE4 so great, and building upon it for an even better game. Also, (I just literally read this) but the newest Resident Evil will finally for the first time ever, have cooperative play. Eff yeah.
Microsoft unveiled a completely new dashboard and system layout that will be out some time this fall, along with revealing a new “Avatar” system, much like that of the Wii’s “Mii’s”. Personally, I think this is kind of a lame attempt at trying to appeal to a more casual audience (especially when 360 is pretty casual as it is), and on top of that the new dashboard just looks play awful. Here’s a quick picture of what the avatars and dashboard are probably going to look like.
And lastly (but certainly not least), Microsoft revealed, to the horror of Sony fanboys everywhere, that Final Fantasy XII would in fact be available on the 360 as well as the PS3. Sony fanboys have literally been raging all day as a result of this. Honestly, I am still really shocked about this. A lot of people are saying this is the final nail to be hammered into Sony’s coffin. Myself, I am not willing to go as far as to say that, however I will say it definitely will hurt the already bad sales of the PS3. Oh well. At least I will now have a chance to play the new Final Fantasy without spending an extra 500 plus dollars.
Thats all the news I have for now. The Nintendo conference will be starting very shortly, so expect another update from me soon.
Just last weekend I went with some friends to go and see the most recent Will Smith movie, Hancock. Before seeing the movie I had managed to stumble on the actual first edition of the screenplay (formerly titled, “Tonight He Comes”. please hold your laughter to a minimum), and from what I had read, it seemed that Hancock would have been a much better film if it would had stuck closer to the original screenplay.
Well, for starters, in case you don’t know, Hancock tells the story of a super hero that isn’t exactly all that super, or heroic for that matter. Will Smith plays Hancock (obviously), an alchoholic, homeless guy who possesses almost all of the same traits as Super Man, with the exception of having the same “heroic convictions”. Along the way Hancock meets a Public Relations manager (Jason Bateman), who tries to help Hancock acquire a more noble image amongst the city people. Also starring is Charlize Theron who plays Bateman’s wife.
As far as the acting goes, it isn’t amazing, nor is it bad. I would classify it just above average. Smith certainly does a good job as Hancock, and the rest of the cast is decent as well. With that being said however, the acting portraying Hancock’s villains are generic at best. More on this in a minute.
The first half of Hancock, in my opinion, was pretty good. It had enough humor in it to keep me entertained, while at the same time it seemed to flesh out personalities of its main characters. However, somewhere around the half way point, the entire film started to lose a lot of its “humorous feel”, and started to become a serious film. Now I understand why the film did this, but it really seems to put the entire film into a caddywhompus of sorts. The rest of the movie at this point really becomes bogged down by an underlined overtone of redemption, as well as trying to give the viewer a half arsed attempt at some sort of backstory for Hancock.
I guess maybe that’s my biggest problem with Hancock. It’s simply the fact that their really isn’t enough information to go on when a completely new super hero with no forehand knowledge is introduced. I really love the original idea of Hancock being a complete a-hole, and the idea of what it would be like to be a modern day super hero. Unfortunately, halfway through the film 
Hancock really turns out to be nothing more than an average, cookie cutter character. I really would have like to seen this movie kept with the original idea of Hancock being a jerk throughout the whole film. I think it really would have been a fresh outlook on the superhero genre as a whole.
Another thing that this film seriously lacks is a real villain. The (main) villains throughout the movie are really nothing more than thugs with guns. Yeah I know, the main battle is suppose to be about Hancock overcoming his own personal demons, but that still doesn’t excuse the complete lack of creativity concerning the bad guys. I mean just think about it. A super hero is really only as good as his villains. Batman has Joker. Super Man has Lex Luthor. Spider-Man has Green Goblin. Who does Hancock have? Three (clumsy) guys with guns, that remind me of the burglars from Home Alone? Pleaaaase.
Overall, Hancock is your basic summer popcorn movie at its best. It’s loud, fast moving, has humorous moments here and there, and special effects up the butt. Unfortunately though, as a result of the complete lack of decent villains, a pretty lame character back story, the fact that the movie takes itself to serious by the end of the film, and Hollywood’s complete bastardization of an original screenplay, keeps Hancock from being anything other than “ordinary”.
6.5/ 10
Uhh, wow. I guess it has been awhile since my last post. Well, in case you haven’t guessed it, I decided to take a little break from my vigorous once or twice a week posting schedule. Also, I ended up going on vacation, and was feeling way to lazy to actually get around to writing something on a computer. But anyway, I am back now, and I plan on putting up a new review tomorrow, along with a preview (as well as a bunch of other crap I still have to do).
On another note, I finally got around to acquiring the technology that allows me to do video reviews, so hopefully I can get around to doing that soon too.
Finally, in case you were hoping to find something rather amusing from this post, I have decided to put up a video showing one of the adventures I had while on vacation. It’s a video of me and my friends swimming at a pool. Yes. I know. It sounds way too exciting for any one person to actually sit through, but give it a watch anyway. You might just be surprised.
Meh… I rate this video a -5/ 10 for crappy editing, and gayness resembling that of Brokeback Mountain.
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