Huh, I never noticed that before.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
I had the Strangest Dream...
I had a weird dream last night and I thought I'd share it with you. As with all dreams, I don't remember most of it, but what I DO remember...
I was hanging out with the character Snap from that oldish cartoon Chalk Zone. We were walking around a city for some reason. Then we were talking to Julia Gillard who sent us on a mission to do exactly what we were doing anyway. Except she looked different. In fact its safe to say the only physical characteristic they shared was being female and having red hair. She has red hair, right? Also I think she may have been partially chibi. She was very polite and mentorish. She gave us hugs and possibly a cookie. Then she flew off into the sky and punched a missile away from the city. Wow, the Prime Minister is badass!
So then we went into what I think must have been Mos Eisley Cantina and went crawling around in the walls. Then we died, but Julia Gillard reset the world and we tried again. I'm almost certain that we died again. Then I woke up, but I remember she also punched some dude at some stage.
And that was the dream I had last night, now if you excuse me I think I need a therapist. Or possibly to start supporting Julia Gillard. This is ThatKidWithTheSideburns, Sideburning off.
PS. I would definatley vote for a Prime Minister if they could fly and gave people cookies.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Awesome Incarnate.
First of all I'd like to apologise for not having an actual picture, but I don't really have time to ask permission, so here goes a Sim.
The woman this Sims is based off, known on the internet as RayRay Shippe, is more awesome than anything I have put on this blog, including herself! Things haven't been going her way much latley, so I decided I needed to let everyone who reads this blog (all six of you) aware of this fact. Here are five things that make her awesome.
* Very good writer.
* Warped sense of humour.
* Likes Deadpool and MST3K.
* Very beautiful.
* I said so.
If you disagree you are instantly sentenced to Double Hell, which is like regular Hell except instead of lava it's really hot water dyed red.
The woman this Sims is based off, known on the internet as RayRay Shippe, is more awesome than anything I have put on this blog, including herself! Things haven't been going her way much latley, so I decided I needed to let everyone who reads this blog (all six of you) aware of this fact. Here are five things that make her awesome.
* Very good writer.
* Warped sense of humour.
* Likes Deadpool and MST3K.
* Very beautiful.
* I said so.
If you disagree you are instantly sentenced to Double Hell, which is like regular Hell except instead of lava it's really hot water dyed red.
Doctor Who Season Finale
Technically the season hasn't ended yet, but I just want to share my thoughts on what I've seen so far in the first episode. How to sum it up in a single word...
Does Almost-Disappointing-But-Not-Quite count if it's hyphenated?
Okay, I speak for many when I say my all time favourite DW villains are the Daleks, but we can admit that they're being a bit overused. And even though the Mighty Morphin' Dalek Rangers were hilarious, but that episode was a massive Missed Oppertunity of Awesome. I suppose I don't mind a single story per season as in season 3, but maybe a whole season break would be nice. You need to make us want to see them again, not make us want to watch Power Rangers.
Back on track, the image of all those DW villains in one room was kind of cool, but in the end it felt much more like they just emptied out the costume shed. I decided upon that the moment I saw the Hoix from Love & Monsters. It also felt so damn simplistic. Why not just call them the Legion of Doom? The whole thing could have simply been solved with an immense group of brand new villains, but no, we had to save us some cash.
The Pandorica twist was pretty clever I'll admit. It hit me that it would open and the Doctor would step out, but the end result was much better. As was the image of thousands of ships hovering above the planet. But then again lets compare this story to the previous season finals. Here we have the Doctor being locked inside Pandora's Box by his greatest enemies to prevent the destruction of the universe, which is apparently going to be ripped apart by the actions of the Doctor.
Season 1 had the Doctor uncover a mass invasion of Daleks in a time where homicide is mere entertainment for the human race, with the only option to save the universe is to destroy the Earth, and his companion briefly becomes a god.
Season 2 saw the new Doctor captured by Torchwood, with Cyber-Men passing through to our side, greeted with open arms, as the Daleks lay in waiting to unleash thousands of their numbers into the fray.
Season 3 saw the Master become the bloody Prime Minister, then SUCCEED in taking over the world and weakening the Doctor using his own TARDIS and a hoard of Galactic Refugees he had recently rescued.
Season 4 had the Daleks steal entire planets to exterminate the entire universe, forcing all the different shows spun off from Doctor Who to team up, and included Daleks speaking German at one point.
Quite frankly I'd have to say that in comparison, this one has much to improve upon. But of course that's simply because of how great the other ones were. Don't get me started on the awesome End of Time, or The Next Doctor. This one would just simply be the weakest out of the bunch.
Also, River Song. Good god. I know she's supposed to be this way because of how the Doctor supposedly interacts with her in the future, but she annoys the hell out of me. She's so full of herself and plays the Magnificent Bastard card to impressive effect, but I'm supposed to be on her side? That's my opinion, and I suppose its a minority, but that's how I feel.
This season on a whole hasn't been the best. It's not a terrible season at all, it just hasn't been as good as others. The Weeping Angels were much scarier before we learnt all that stuff about them. I thought they were much cooler when they killed you in the most polite way possible, sending you back in time, now that they snap your neck they've degraded into a more basic enemy.
Also irritating is the Vincent Van Gogh episode. I don't mind meeting one historical figure each season, but why is it that every companion has a sophisticated side. Keep in mind I missed the Agatha Christy episode. The monster was a bloody giant chicken, how am I supposed to take that seriously, let alone be afraid of it? And not only that but it was invisible. Kind of cool, but it felt like they were just saving money. I guess it would have felt less that way if it didn't look like a goddamn chicken!
Also, I rather liked Rory, so why do you keep killing him? You did it in Amy's Choice, technically twice, and that episode is already strange apart from trying to make old people scary (it didn't work) and having a heavily pregnant woman kill herself (technically dosn't cross the line as it was a dream, and they knew it was a dream, and its not exactly shown, but still). You killed him in the next story, and now that he's an Auton its likley that he'll die again. Running Gags like that only work if they're played for laughs, not tragedy.
I'd hate it if this was the season that killed the show. Matt Smith is rather enjoyable as the Doctor. He's a bit too much like Tennant but he's brought a good dose of his own deleriousness into the character to stand on his own (though you can pretty much give half of his good quotes to Tennant and not notice the difference). He seems much more ditached from humanity than any previous incarnation I've seen as well.
I guess I can't really complain until I've seen the whole thing, but so far the series has been a bit odd, so hears hoping things pick up next time.
One more thing. I understand that the idea is that the universal destruction is so horrifying even they tremble at the thought, but how can the Daleks team up with the others? I don't think this sort of thing has ever bothered them before.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Friday, July 2, 2010
Super Mario Galaxy 2...Again.
Alright FINE!
I don't actually own a Wii, but I consider it better than the other consoles in a number of ways. I will admit that the graphics aren't as good as the others, but I have to say most of the time it's more fun. While other consoles scream out, "Get your ass up, we need to save the world!" The Wii sort of says, "Hey, do you wanna play a game?" which is much more welcoming.
Now I didn't play the game that much, moreso I watched my friend Blake and his sister play it. This was by choice, mind you. When I did play it, I really enjoyed it.
First of all lets talk about the gameplay. This aspect is very important when making a game, so its good when they get it right. I can't really say they did wrong, but in my opinion it's much easier to press a button to attack rather than shaking the controller. I guess this helps make Mario seem more like a regular guy as opposed to an unstoppable war machine. You still feel that way at times, but maybe that's just because the Koopa Clan is incompetant. Part of the reason I didn't play it too much is because it would probably take too long to get used to the controls, and I only had a day. Blake and his sister had both finished Super Mario Galaxy One, so they were able to jump right into it.
The game starts in a Story Book where a handsome Prince must climb to the highest room on the tallest tower to waaait a minute...Where Mario is going to a festival, but to find large crystals reigning down from the sky like meteors. More shockingly, he discovers Bowser has turned into Godzilla and is kidnapping Princess Peach (again) and taking her into space. Mario pursues and eventually comes across some Luma (Star thingies) in possession of a ship. They decide to help Mario and shape the ship into his head (as you do).
Let's just take aa moment to talk about Bowser.
For many gamers he's one of teh biggest baddies around. However some might argue that the Koopa King has gone through severe Villain Decay. The once terrifying turtle beast would kidnap Princess Peach every game and hold her hostage while Mario fought through his evil hoards to rescue her. Then he...did the exact same thing. Over and over again. Nowadays he's more of just a jerk considering he will often go Go-Karting with Mario and usually team up with him in the Paper Mario series. And many people also point out how incompetant he is considering his plan is always the same with minor adjustments. These people fail to realise that there is nothing harmless about kidnapping the ruler of an entire world as a hobby.
The game also allows you to occasionally play as Luigi. This dosn't really change anything, but just suggesting that this will be available in the next Mario game will send people into a frenzy of joy. This is mostly because Luigi has always been second banana to Mario, to the point where it's actually part of his character. In Super Paper Mario: The Thousnd Year Door Luigi will occasionally show up to tell you about all the kickass adventures he has been on, and at one point you are mistaken for the 'Famous Luigi' by a detective. Obviously this detective never learned to read.
Also, riding Yoshi. That's awesome no matter what, really.
I should point out how simple and fun the game can be at times. The Spaceship Mario (or Faceship as they like to call it) has a very nice feel to it, so just walking around should be a treat. Unfortunatley there isn't much to do, but it should be fun while it lasts.
There are also these other things called Trickster Comets. If one approaches as you enter a level, it will add something to it. For a example, you can only get hit by a boss once, or maybe even instead of going through the entire level, just kill thirty enemies in a time limit in the first section of it.
I'd tell you more, but I haven't really seen that much. All I can tell you is that it pretty much lives up to the hype.
Just quickly, Mario, you have reminded us that jumping on people is cool. Peace out.
I don't actually own a Wii, but I consider it better than the other consoles in a number of ways. I will admit that the graphics aren't as good as the others, but I have to say most of the time it's more fun. While other consoles scream out, "Get your ass up, we need to save the world!" The Wii sort of says, "Hey, do you wanna play a game?" which is much more welcoming.
Now I didn't play the game that much, moreso I watched my friend Blake and his sister play it. This was by choice, mind you. When I did play it, I really enjoyed it.
First of all lets talk about the gameplay. This aspect is very important when making a game, so its good when they get it right. I can't really say they did wrong, but in my opinion it's much easier to press a button to attack rather than shaking the controller. I guess this helps make Mario seem more like a regular guy as opposed to an unstoppable war machine. You still feel that way at times, but maybe that's just because the Koopa Clan is incompetant. Part of the reason I didn't play it too much is because it would probably take too long to get used to the controls, and I only had a day. Blake and his sister had both finished Super Mario Galaxy One, so they were able to jump right into it.
The game starts in a Story Book where a handsome Prince must climb to the highest room on the tallest tower to waaait a minute...Where Mario is going to a festival, but to find large crystals reigning down from the sky like meteors. More shockingly, he discovers Bowser has turned into Godzilla and is kidnapping Princess Peach (again) and taking her into space. Mario pursues and eventually comes across some Luma (Star thingies) in possession of a ship. They decide to help Mario and shape the ship into his head (as you do).
Let's just take aa moment to talk about Bowser.
For many gamers he's one of teh biggest baddies around. However some might argue that the Koopa King has gone through severe Villain Decay. The once terrifying turtle beast would kidnap Princess Peach every game and hold her hostage while Mario fought through his evil hoards to rescue her. Then he...did the exact same thing. Over and over again. Nowadays he's more of just a jerk considering he will often go Go-Karting with Mario and usually team up with him in the Paper Mario series. And many people also point out how incompetant he is considering his plan is always the same with minor adjustments. These people fail to realise that there is nothing harmless about kidnapping the ruler of an entire world as a hobby.The game also allows you to occasionally play as Luigi. This dosn't really change anything, but just suggesting that this will be available in the next Mario game will send people into a frenzy of joy. This is mostly because Luigi has always been second banana to Mario, to the point where it's actually part of his character. In Super Paper Mario: The Thousnd Year Door Luigi will occasionally show up to tell you about all the kickass adventures he has been on, and at one point you are mistaken for the 'Famous Luigi' by a detective. Obviously this detective never learned to read.
Also, riding Yoshi. That's awesome no matter what, really.
I should point out how simple and fun the game can be at times. The Spaceship Mario (or Faceship as they like to call it) has a very nice feel to it, so just walking around should be a treat. Unfortunatley there isn't much to do, but it should be fun while it lasts.
There are also these other things called Trickster Comets. If one approaches as you enter a level, it will add something to it. For a example, you can only get hit by a boss once, or maybe even instead of going through the entire level, just kill thirty enemies in a time limit in the first section of it.
I'd tell you more, but I haven't really seen that much. All I can tell you is that it pretty much lives up to the hype.
Just quickly, Mario, you have reminded us that jumping on people is cool. Peace out.
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