Alright, the blog is up and running as intended. I figured before I go straight into previews, reviews, and all that jazz I should give out some parameters to the way I do things. Five beards, it's simple and keeps reviews from conflicting. Five beards equals the best possible rating, one is the worst. I'm just one person so I won't be reviewing certain media (movies and games) on time as often as I'd like. For the most part I'll talk about a game's graphics, mechanics, sound design, story, and multiplayer. For movies, TV, and books I'll simply tell you what I liked and what I didn't like...I'm no expert so bare with me. My reviews are by no means a final say on anything, it's just an opinion to consider. That being said, I plan on having my first video game review up as soon as I get the game from Gamefly. It'll be Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution for the Xbox 360. And again, please don't think my review or opinion on something can't be argued. The one thing I don't need is someone yelling at me for not liking a game as much as they do. In this day in age anyone can be a "reviewer", so don't take things so seriously. With that said...let's do this thang!
TV: Alright September 22, 2008 the first episode of the new series of Heroes! Dear god, if the writers focused half as much on the dialogue as they did on making the events as obscure as possible the show might be perfect. Don't get me wrong, the show is spectacular, but the weak dialogue can bring it down a notch, especially when there is a tense moment or exciting scene. But the dialogue is really the only negative I could find in these two episodes, you heard me right, TWO EPISODES! As if one hour of skull opening, brain feeling, random pyrokinesising wasn't enough! The show opened up as if everything was alright, quickly the viewer is treated to the darkness that is going to be a staple in this season of Heroes. And what way to make the audience get excited and scared all at once than with a disturbing scene with our favorite badass...Sylar. Yeah ok, towards the end of the previous season Sylar was getting back into the swing of kicking some serious booty, but his newest power brings him to a whole new level of evil. That's right, our favorite cheerleader has been mind raped for her healing ability.
So now Sylar is invincible, although he always seemed to be anyway. This leads people to believe that the new season of Heroes is going to be much more violent. If he doesnt't have to worry about being killed then there is nothing to make him stop.
Hiro is being his dumb self, trying to save the world and constantly failing. Although the newest member in Hiro's storyline, a "speedster" named Daphne, is making his segments worth while. And yes the special effects that I experienced when Hiro froze time after Daphne ran off blew my mind. So overall it seemed to be normal old Heroes. Sylar was killing peeps, Pete was screwed, Nathan is crazy, Hiro is useless, and Claire isn't important anymore. Oh and the doctor got a power...but hopefully he will die soon.
But, just when you thought your favorite hero filled show couldn't get any better...VILLAINS! Sylar is tough enough on his own, but after an explosion at a maximum security villain holding cell he has some competition. So to list this all out, we have Jesse Murphy (who's body is currently taken over by Peter) who can manipulate sound to his whim. This basically means he can scream as loud as he wants and burst the eardrums, and probably brains, of everyone around him. There is Benjamin Knox, who has a dumb name, who is able to sense fear easily from people and gain strength from their fear...scary! There is also Flint, who is the aforementioned pyrokenetic (shoots fire). And finally there is the German, a guy with a real mean streak who has the ability to control metal COUGHmagnetoCOUGH! And that's that for Heroes this week, good show boys!
Video Games: Well no reviews just yet, but I'll go into what I've been playing as of late. For the most part my time has been split between two games. First off is Crysis Warhead for the PC, a thirty dollar game that is a side story to Crysis. Side story meaning that it happens parallel to the events of Crysis. In this game you play as Psycho, a pissed off Brit in a high tech nano suit. I haven't played too much yet but as of now I may just be in love. With only maybe an hour played I've seen a huge arsenal of weapons, vehicles, and nano suit powers. The game is considered a "sandbox" shooter. This basically means that you can play the game, and approach any situation however you want. For instance, a camp ahead of me was giving me trouble so I decided to jump in a nearby truck and drive it straight into said camp. I immediately got out, turned up the strength on my suit, and started beating down Koreans with my bare hands. Your suit comes in four flavors; strength, speed, armor, and stealth. All four can be used at your leisure for any given gun fight. If you want to cloak your way through a camp to get a good tactical position then go for it. But you can also turn up the armor and bring the pain to those evil bastards!
Next up on my recently played list is Battlefield Bad Company for the Xbox 360. For the most part I've been playing the single player in this game and have loved every second. Similar to Crysis Warhead the arsenal of weapons give the game a great feeling of longevity. Oh yeah I almost forgot...everything can blow up! It's not like in some games where certain barrels will go boom, no, everything goes boom. Throw a grenade into a window and in three seconds the entire wall will come down. This leads to a new way to run and gun. Instead of hiding and picking off enemies at a distance you want to run up to the wall, strike it down, and wipe out the guys who used to be hiding. Almost every gun comes with a grenade attachment on the bottom, simply tap a button and you've got yourself a grenade launching party. The dialogue is phenomenal as well. Great, if a bit silly, lines flow from your four squad mates. I haven't played too much of the multiplayer but I defiantly plan on going back to it as soon as I'm done with the single player.
Alrighty then, look for my first review sometime next week hopefully. Please spread the word about this blog to anyone you think will be interested, whether it's friends, family, random encounters at night clubs...yeah. The more the merrier.
Fisco
Oh yeah, this came out...so for the first time in a long time I will own a phone that isn't eight years old.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Hey There!
Alright, my first official blog! Let's make this a keeper, shall we?
When I was around ten years old I started reading magazines about video games so I could see which ones were good (i.e which ones to buy). From there it continued on and on. I kept reading, and eventually it became more than a hobby. Writing became sort of a knack of mine, and I decided that it was what I wanted to do when I finally got going on a career path. Writing has always intrigued me, I'm not sure why but it's just something that comes naturally to me. Writing is the one thing that keeps me happy no matter how many times I do it. So I decided to mold my two loves, video games and writing, and go for it. Something about writing about the thing I love most just feels right to me. However, it's never good to leave yourself in a position where you are blocked off from other ideas. Since my journalism epiphany I decided to open my horizons. Movies, TV, books, and whatever else I feel like writing about. I just spend some time with the topic and start writing, and that's how this blog was started.
I mentioned on this blog that this is a way for me to get my "talent" out to potential job offers and colleges, and that is true. They see it as a writer taking it upon himself to get his work out there in the public. If anyone else plans on writing as a career choice I highly recommend a blog, as it will help you later on. For now this will be a place I can come to when I feel like writing whatever, whether it's a review, random bull, or just stuff that happened in my life.
Feel free to read, or not read the blog... doesn't make a difference to me. If you feel like arguing, go for it, all I ask is that you don't be immature about my writing. I'd rather get "Your writing could use some editing." instead of pointless comments.
So look to this blog for stuff I find interesting, and hopefully you do too. I'm not trying to convert people to my way of thought...just trying to get my thoughts out there. Pass on this blog to people you think might be interested, every little bit counts.
Fisco
When I was around ten years old I started reading magazines about video games so I could see which ones were good (i.e which ones to buy). From there it continued on and on. I kept reading, and eventually it became more than a hobby. Writing became sort of a knack of mine, and I decided that it was what I wanted to do when I finally got going on a career path. Writing has always intrigued me, I'm not sure why but it's just something that comes naturally to me. Writing is the one thing that keeps me happy no matter how many times I do it. So I decided to mold my two loves, video games and writing, and go for it. Something about writing about the thing I love most just feels right to me. However, it's never good to leave yourself in a position where you are blocked off from other ideas. Since my journalism epiphany I decided to open my horizons. Movies, TV, books, and whatever else I feel like writing about. I just spend some time with the topic and start writing, and that's how this blog was started.
I mentioned on this blog that this is a way for me to get my "talent" out to potential job offers and colleges, and that is true. They see it as a writer taking it upon himself to get his work out there in the public. If anyone else plans on writing as a career choice I highly recommend a blog, as it will help you later on. For now this will be a place I can come to when I feel like writing whatever, whether it's a review, random bull, or just stuff that happened in my life.
Feel free to read, or not read the blog... doesn't make a difference to me. If you feel like arguing, go for it, all I ask is that you don't be immature about my writing. I'd rather get "Your writing could use some editing." instead of pointless comments.
So look to this blog for stuff I find interesting, and hopefully you do too. I'm not trying to convert people to my way of thought...just trying to get my thoughts out there. Pass on this blog to people you think might be interested, every little bit counts.
Fisco
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