The Soccor Match

Wondering why I'm back to Who stuff??? Well the Christmas episode has sent me back to where I began... so, Enjoy!

The Field

Five is displeased that Cricket wasn't the game of choice

I don't think reversing the Polarity will work this time Doctor

The opposition falls over themselves as Eleven lines up the shot

Nine down on the job as Four stands by

Eleven lines up the shot

And it's good. Reaching never was Seven's strong suit.

Doctor Who Figure Party - Fishing Trip

Here is a slide show from the trip and below are some stills:

Picture time

Had a slight problem with my new Doctor Who figures... well... just watch:

Sub Par Gaming - Alone in the Dark 2008

Another week another video, this time I turn on the lights in Alone in the Dark:

2 Minute Grab : Slacker Movies

A 2 Minute Grab on my thoughts on the style of film known as the Slaker Movie.

Introductions - The Gamer

Here is the promised introduction about what the hell is going on.

Next week, Sub-Par gaming reviews Alone in the Dark 2008

Review: Star Wars; The Force Unleashed II

Here is my review for the Force Unleashed II ... I found it ... Well see below for the madness.

You are in the game!

Reading this the other day I envisioned that once the dream outlined below comes true Steve Jobs will stand in front of a group of self important tossers and say:

"Hi everyone. Look, I just wanted to come out here and apologise, the whole Ipad thing was a bit of a rip off and in the end was a step backwards for the business. Seriously though, you try coming up with a new way to 'advance the way we view technology' every couple of years and tell me how well you do. So with that out of the way, lets talk about how we're going to let you kill each other."

Bearing all that in mind, lets talk about the new patent Apple has submitted in the US, “Interactive Gaming with Co-Located, Networked Direction and Location Awareness.” Or as I'm going to call it from now on, 'The Hunter'. What is this thing you might ask, and rightly you should, well looking into the future Apple have seen that with the rise of 'interactive gaming' there is a lucrative market that they haven't been taping into and have thus decided to make the bold leap towards it.

But wait! I hear you say (and yes you're voice is pink in this) How does that work? The Iphone is made to play games on the go, you can't exactly attach a waving remote to it and control it like that can you?

Well lets get down to the nitty gritty. The Hunter would be a mass interaction network where you would all connect to each other over a large GPS network so you would be able to locate each other and see where you are in compass reference to each other. So how does that affect gaming, it seems like it should be more of a possessive parent app? Well here is my idea:

1. Give each icon for the people a drop down menu, this can list things that we may need to know about them (I'll come back to this in a second)

2. Release a laser tag style game system where by people have shirts that have a sensor array in the centre as well as a 'gun' they can use. because what I'm envisioning would be playable in a major city centre these 'guns' could take the form of a sonic screwdriver or even a wand.

3. Back to the drop down menu, you could give a list of weapons as well as a status, which would be avalible depending which game one was playing.

So what has this all been leading to?? A gigantic and structured game of either Humans vs Zombies or Assassins. Call me mad, but this is my new dream.


SUCK IT MOTION CONTROLS!

My Peace With Bay

I think the title explains it all.... enjoy?

Trailer Knife 3D

This week I take the Knives to some trailers for upcoming 3D movies and we'll see the good, the bad and the downright wrist splittingly ugly.

FurtherNote: This video is hosted on Blip TV purely because of the size, so if people have any trouble with this format let me know and I'll put a split part version up on Youtube.

What else is coming in November?

So thats whats going on in films, but how about the video games? Well...

Studio: Treyarch
Preceded by: Modern Warfare 2 (or World at War for the Purists)
Genre: First Person Action Shooter
Release Date: 9th of November 2010
What did I think it was about:
Well you see, rather than thinking this was something else, I just misread the title, you see I thought it was Black Opps. So I thought this was just a press release addressing the fact that while there was cultural diversity in the American team for Modern Warfare, they were now apologising for the fact that they were in no other team and that no other races were present.
What is it really about:
Call of Duty: Black Ops takes place during the Cold War. The player mainly controls two characters: Alex Mason and Jason Hudson who are Studies and Observations Group operatives on missions behind enemy lines, in locations such as the Ural Mountains, Laos, Cuba, and Vietnam.
Why will it be good:
Call of Duty as a series has never been much more than random encounters in different locations and a focus on multiplayer, but it does it so well what more could you ask for? Hell when we're bored my brother and I will even pull out MW2 and just shoot each other, no co-op, just shooting one another. Thats how well these games do this job This will get hours of play over X-box live and Playstation Network.

Why will it suck:
There is a problem with this idea though, the game hasn't been made by Infinity Ward... so whether these new jokers can transfer across the fun and excitment that was captured in the Modern Warfare games, or whether this will be another World at War, remains to be seen.The other thing that pisses me off about this is simple... It's set in the goddamn cold war again! I spoke on this in my Salt Review, the Cold war is fast becoming a tired and overused Trope that holds no true fright or scare for your target audience any more because they didn't have to live through it. Yes I'm sure for people who hid in their basements for days on end during the Cuban missile crisis would find this subject material tense and interesting, but for someone who was a glint in the eye when the Berlin wall was coming down, I don't find this the least bit compelling.
Anticipation:

Studio:Team Sonic
Preceded by: Every god damn shitty new Sonic game that diverts from the old formula
Genre: Fantasy adventure (sports?) game
Release Date: 18th of November 2010
What did I think it was about:
Sonic is transported back to the 1700s and must teach the people he meets about racial tolerance. The final scene has him running rings around a giant KK Klansman and eventually using the power of love to destroy it.(By the way I promise this is the last race joke for a while)
What is it really about:
After apparently developing a sense of remorse for his past indiscretions, Dr. Eggman supposedly turns a new leaf and builds an intergalactic amusement park up in space, made up of several planet sized attractions. However, the true purpose of this amusement park is to capture the alien inhabitants of these planets, known as Wisps, and harness their colored energy for his nefarious plans. A Wisp named Yacker informs Sonic who, accompanied by Tails, embarks on a journey to Dr. Eggman's amusement park to free the imprisoned Wisps inhabiting each planet and thwart Dr. Eggman's plans.
Why will it be good:
 Umm... aaahhh... It will have some of the old fashioned running aspects?
Why will it suck:
Okay this one is a lot easier. The sonic franchise as a whole has never particularly interested me, the originals games with their running jumpy fun was supposed to be a more ramped up and extreme version of the classic Mario run across screen bit, but it still felt like something that I would pick up and rush through once and then never replay. considering you could finish these games in an hour this wasn't a good thing. But I guess I can't hang my hat on that I mean the gameplay also includes these whisp powers that unlock new areas and wi... Hang on isn't this just an attempt to slow us down and detract from the boredom of running fast repetitively. While this is admirable they seem to have forgotten the reason anyone liked/played your series was because it was just fast running, so stopping and slowing  down will probably only aggravate people.
Anticipation:

Studio: Microsoft Studios
Preceded by: Dignity (But they gave that up to make this)
Genre: "Casual Gaming"
Release Date: 18th of November 2010
What did I think it was about:
Selling as many of these damn little motion sensors so that Microsoft might steal some of  Nintendo's market.
What is it really about:
Creating a new and innovative game experience through the use of a controller less system in order to .... sell as many of these damn little motion sensors so that Microsoft might steal some of  Nintendo's market (huh what do you know I got it right)
Why will it be good:
As much as I think moving into this area is selling out the games for gamers ideals that Microsoft started with, I have to admit that this concept does make me think we are getting closer to that dystopia future everyone is always making films about (finally). So basically I think it is the good thing that this is a valiant step towards the machine apocalypse.
Why will it suck:
Sellout Sellout SELLOUT!!!! Seriously I get that Microsoft and Sony lose thousands of dollars in console sales every year through the Nintendo wrist exerciser, but I would have thought the the dedicated fans who buy pretty much every game that comes out was better than having a lot of fickle fans who only buy from you every couple of months? The other reason this may suck, and I'm only saying this as a possibly rather than a definite, is that the device may not be as solid as thy say it is, I mean at the moment the Nintendo waggle stick is the best motion device and in all honesty it isn't nearly as responsive as it needs to be for any sort of serious gameplay.
Anticipation:

Studio: Ubisoft
Preceded by: Assassin's Creed 2
Genre: Stealth Action Adventure
Release Date: 18th of November 2010
What did I think it was about:
Purely a Multiplayer port for AC2
What is it really about:
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood will keep its sandbox style gameplay in an open world of Italy. Like the previous installments, the gameplay's core mechanics are based on parkour movements, crowd-blending stealth, assassinations and melee fighting system. However for the first time in the series, the game offers a multiplayer mode alongside 15 hours of singleplayer campaign
Why will it be good:
For those who don't know, I have University exams up until the 18th of November. On the 18th of November I plan to do 2 things following the end of my exam. 1. Go out and buy Force Unleashed 2. 2. Go out and by Brotherhood.  This game looks seriously kick ass. While Ubisoft maintain this is a separate entry to the Creed series rather than the third in the trilogy, and while it is the continuation of Ezio story there are also parts of Desmond for people, like me, who enjoy his story. As well as that this is the first AC game to feature a Multiplayer where you run around assassinating each other... Thats... Freaking... AWESOME! And finally it has all the usual running and jumping that is a staple of this superb series.
Why will it suck:
If I wake up and this is all a dream
Anticipation:

Dear Hollywood ..... WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You know its a funny thing, over the many months that I've had this blog and bitched and moaned about people who make the things I like I've never taken a crack at Uwe Boll. It's surprising really because most people call him a cinematic Hitler and you'd think he'd be one of the first people whoes nuts I'd want to stick in a blender and then force feed him the result. I guess its mostly because he has lacked the wide enough reach to get himself onto an Australian screen and I can't be assed to go and find a dvd of his films. Bot now there has been some brief information released that has pushed my annoyance meter into high gear.

So here's what I found out (Presented with a STOP at each point I had to stop reading for fear of self harm):

Poster:

STOP

Uwe Boll's next film will be called Blubberella

STOP

It's about an Obese superheroine who "will kick major ass - with her major ass."

STOP

So thats where my first source of information ran out and I managed to put down the kitchen knife before I did something rash. But then, because I'm a sucker for torture, I went and had a look on line and found this quote from Boll:

"The cast includes Michael Paré, Clint Howard, Steggan Mennekes and me…I play Hitler"

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I just want to repeat that for everyone. Uwe Boll is going to play the role of Adolf 'Friggin' Hitler in his next movie, which by extention means that Adolf ' Genocidal Maniac' Hitler will be in Uwe 'As if this guy has any sense of subtlty and respect when dealing with a topic like this' Boll's next film.

SLITS WRISTS

So in summary, this will suck and I'm not actually the Gentleman but his first clone Gentleman 2, but please just call me Gentleman, it'll be easier that way.

The Death of The Doctor

 

Okay, I will not be able to get to reviewing The Death Of the doctor for at least 2 weeks... but to tide you over let me give you my first thoughts and that pic above:

"Damn you Davis, where do you get off taking something bad and making it good?"