While Sherv covered Final Fantasy XIII in his earlier review, I thought I might chime in some other thoughts that I had, since I recently finished the game up myself. As you may recall, Sherv concluded that, though he liked the battle system, some of the character/enemy design, the marks, and the visuals, he felt [...]
Concert: The M3 Rock Festival: 6/19/10Contributed by Chris Morgan. Several months ago I was browsing through the City Paper for upcoming events of interest, and saw an ad for the M3 Rock Festival in the “Concerts” section. Since my girlfriend and Muppet co-conspirator is a Scorpions enthusiast (and I have also been known to hum along with “No One Like [...]
Human Centipede (First Sequence)Human Centipede (First Sequence) could easily be the title of some horrible Sci-fi movie that has a low budget and brings in has-been talent to hopefully lure in an audience. However, this film is something completely different. The plot revolves around a surgeon who wants to use his skills to create one creature using three [...]
Conan O’Brien: Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television TourSunday night, I decided to head to Atlantic City to catch Conan’s live tour, as I’ve been a big fan of his for ages, and months of no Coco on tv had left me really looking forward to what he could do with a live show. I’m very glad to say that not only did [...]
Hero’s Saga: Laevatein TacticsLaevatein Tactics (LT) seemed like an good purchase. I was about to return to China and wanted to get a strategy RPG to occupy some of my time. After visiting the local game emporium I decided to get Hero’s Sage Laevatein Tactics. The cover features some armor clad warriors and some evil looking dudes in [...]
Final Fantasy XIIIAfter recently beating the Final Fantasy XIII, I came away with some rather mixed emotions that I know won’t jibe with a lot of people who have also played it. I thought it best to break it down into the Good and the Bad with handy bullet points:
Jeanne d’ArcIf you enjoy a good tactical RPG in the vein of Final Fantasy Tactics then Jeanne d’Arc shouldn’t be passed up. While the graphics and gameplay won’t win any awards, the way the story intertwines actual events with fantasy is something to be experienced. History doesn’t often play a part in video games. There are [...]
Date NightDate Night is a forgettable movie through and through. It’s got a great cast full of actors I like, but the execution just isn’t there.
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed KingThe RPG genre can grow old and tired quickly. Think back to all the RPGs you have ever played. How many of those games stand out as being overall spectacular? Refrain from including RPGs that lack imagination or failed to outshine their competition in anyway. I’m talking about the cream of the crop in terms [...]
de BlobIt will be a likely be a great discussion in a few years as to what the Wii produced that wasn’t made by Nintendo that was truly worth your time. Because while the cliche with the last few Nintendo consoles has been “grab the Nintendo titles, don’t wade through the dreck around it”, there’s always [...]