So, it's been a pretty busy week for me personally (I literally just got off a twelve hour shift as I write this), and I have a lot I really want to talk about, but don't have a lot of stuff that I can write a full blog, so this is gonna be a quick grab bag of topics as they come to me, a few quick updates on some projects, and maybe some great discussion starters...we'll see.
Starting off, let's talk movies, specifically Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 and Captain America. Both are phenomenal, and if you haven't seen them, you should. HP7, parts 1 and 2, I will break the first rule of book adaptations into film by saying that it's actually better than the book (and I love Harry Potter and Book 7 a lot, so that's really hard to say). Captain America is the BEST superhero movie of the summer, and easily one of the top three best superhero films, and comic book films in general, out today (bumping out Scott Pilgrim; to put this in perspective, a blog about the Top Ten Comic Book Movies is coming out shortly).
Following that, Anime Blues Con recap is still in the works. I'm trying to get picture permissions for starters (I really want one of Cloud Strife, strip club janitor to make it in). I will say this though, going to an anime convention with the association I did is a lot of fun, especially since you have this monopoly on condom water balloons.
Another Free Gaming is on it's way out. I'm playing through a few of them again now, specifically, Cave Story at the moment. I've got one or two others to play through, but they shouldn't take too very long if work lets up some.
The Guild season 5 launches Tuesday and Red vs. Blue season 9 just started. Halo based web-series are generally funny (not a big fan of Arby n' the Chief, but that's just me I think) and any chance to have more Felicia Day content makes me happy.
I just got a free game on XBLA from Bing Rewards. That was nice of Microsoft, and since they're stealing content from Google, just as easy for me...makes an interesting little game in and of itself. For fifty searches, you receive ten points. Pick one thing, i.e. Captain America, and using only related searches, see where you get after the fifty searches are completed. Backtracking is the only changes allowed. I got to Garage Workshops through Burlesque Dancing and Crayons.
Brad/Unaware Steve is back on ScrewAttack? Awesome...haven't watched SideScrollers yet, but I'm hoping he's back for a while, though not at the expense of his music career. Five Times August is really good for when you're trying to relax and just write...kinda weird, I know, but the truth.
Comic Con was this week, and I'm really excited about the Avengers, but look at what Disney is doing with it's new Marvel Television branch...Cloak and Dagger, Hulk the TV series (2012), Jessica Jones, and...Mockingbird? As in Hawkeye's on again, off again love interest and occasional partner from SHIELD who turned costumed superheroine? Ok. My question is...does it all still take place in the shared universe? That would be amazing, to say the least.
Does anyone else miss the Legend of Zelda having a magic meter? I've been looking at the recent footage of the game, and you have a shield meter, a "activity" meter, and the standard hearts health meter, but no magic. That really bites...I liked being able to burn my enemies to a cinder, freeze them in place, or launch arrows of holy light at demons most foul. Am I alone in this? Twilight Princess did the same thing and it annoyed me quite a bit, and I'm hoping pieces I've seen are before you get the meter, similar to not getting it til after the second dungeon in Ocarina.
For Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom to be titled such, not a lot of Ultimate Marvel Characters being shown to be in it yet have there. Granted, there's not a lot of unique characters in it, but there were some redesigns which changed character powers...Ultimate Hulk for example has different powers that the original Marvel Universe Hulk. Ultimate Green Goblin is actually a better example of this even, as he gains much more than super strength and an added bit of crazy, transforming into the Goblin in that universe. Just a thought though. Also, Ultimate Nick Fury, Mega Man, Zangief, where are you three, already?
Anyway, I think that's enough ranting for now. Again, Free Gaming, part 2, Anime Blues Con, and Top Ten Comic Book Movies are coming as they're ready and my schedule allows
-Sara
Starting off, let's talk movies, specifically Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 and Captain America. Both are phenomenal, and if you haven't seen them, you should. HP7, parts 1 and 2, I will break the first rule of book adaptations into film by saying that it's actually better than the book (and I love Harry Potter and Book 7 a lot, so that's really hard to say). Captain America is the BEST superhero movie of the summer, and easily one of the top three best superhero films, and comic book films in general, out today (bumping out Scott Pilgrim; to put this in perspective, a blog about the Top Ten Comic Book Movies is coming out shortly).
Following that, Anime Blues Con recap is still in the works. I'm trying to get picture permissions for starters (I really want one of Cloud Strife, strip club janitor to make it in). I will say this though, going to an anime convention with the association I did is a lot of fun, especially since you have this monopoly on condom water balloons.
Another Free Gaming is on it's way out. I'm playing through a few of them again now, specifically, Cave Story at the moment. I've got one or two others to play through, but they shouldn't take too very long if work lets up some.
The Guild season 5 launches Tuesday and Red vs. Blue season 9 just started. Halo based web-series are generally funny (not a big fan of Arby n' the Chief, but that's just me I think) and any chance to have more Felicia Day content makes me happy.
I just got a free game on XBLA from Bing Rewards. That was nice of Microsoft, and since they're stealing content from Google, just as easy for me...makes an interesting little game in and of itself. For fifty searches, you receive ten points. Pick one thing, i.e. Captain America, and using only related searches, see where you get after the fifty searches are completed. Backtracking is the only changes allowed. I got to Garage Workshops through Burlesque Dancing and Crayons.
Brad/Unaware Steve is back on ScrewAttack? Awesome...haven't watched SideScrollers yet, but I'm hoping he's back for a while, though not at the expense of his music career. Five Times August is really good for when you're trying to relax and just write...kinda weird, I know, but the truth.
Comic Con was this week, and I'm really excited about the Avengers, but look at what Disney is doing with it's new Marvel Television branch...Cloak and Dagger, Hulk the TV series (2012), Jessica Jones, and...Mockingbird? As in Hawkeye's on again, off again love interest and occasional partner from SHIELD who turned costumed superheroine? Ok. My question is...does it all still take place in the shared universe? That would be amazing, to say the least.
Does anyone else miss the Legend of Zelda having a magic meter? I've been looking at the recent footage of the game, and you have a shield meter, a "activity" meter, and the standard hearts health meter, but no magic. That really bites...I liked being able to burn my enemies to a cinder, freeze them in place, or launch arrows of holy light at demons most foul. Am I alone in this? Twilight Princess did the same thing and it annoyed me quite a bit, and I'm hoping pieces I've seen are before you get the meter, similar to not getting it til after the second dungeon in Ocarina.
For Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom to be titled such, not a lot of Ultimate Marvel Characters being shown to be in it yet have there. Granted, there's not a lot of unique characters in it, but there were some redesigns which changed character powers...Ultimate Hulk for example has different powers that the original Marvel Universe Hulk. Ultimate Green Goblin is actually a better example of this even, as he gains much more than super strength and an added bit of crazy, transforming into the Goblin in that universe. Just a thought though. Also, Ultimate Nick Fury, Mega Man, Zangief, where are you three, already?
Anyway, I think that's enough ranting for now. Again, Free Gaming, part 2, Anime Blues Con, and Top Ten Comic Book Movies are coming as they're ready and my schedule allows
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