Published at The Game Chair
I finally have my first article publised at The Game Chair website. I cover the game "Indigo Prophecy" in a progressive review where you read along as I play through my first 6 hour session.I have two more coming as I make my way through to the end of the game, I'll make a link here as those are published as well.
Last night I saw "Ultraviolet", and let me save you a lot of time and money by telling you how craptacular it is. It's very craptacular, don't watch it. There, my public service duties are fulfilled.
One of the most annoying features is that there was a permanent "blur" filter applied to her face, no matter what. You could barely see her nose, I felt like the projector wasn't in focus or something.Just look at Rotten Tomatoes... they give it a 4% score. Is there anything more rotten than that?
A choice quote (of many): "The violence is presented in such a childish fashion, that it has all the impact of a Pokemon battle."
Don't even watch it for the action. Check out my summary of a representative action scene in the movie: Milla is surrounded by 20 cyber-ninjas clad in black, she is obviously out-numbered, and they all have their guns pointed at her head. The camera zooms in on her ear, and we hear a loud "snikkkt" noise. The camera zooms out, and all 20 ninjas are lying on the ground with bloody wounds. /golf-clap
I think the best way to tell if a movie sucks or not is to wait outside the movie theatre doors of the respective movie you wish to check out. When people leave, try to listen whether or not people are saying things like "I'll never get those 2 hours of my life back", because that's something I heard when people were leaving the movie last night.
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posted by Blight @ 2:36 PM
8 Comments:
Decent article... you definitely intrigued be with the game. It sounds cool... I think the article could have benefitted by relating more of your experience playing it.
I was curious about that Ultraviolet movie, but I'm not surprised that it sucked.
More later ...
Disappears in a flash of *BAMF*!
Congrats on the article!! First of many I presume.
I was walking a fine line between describing my experience without giving any spoilers, tough to do for that game I think.
Thanks for the critique.
That does sound like an interesting game. Though, the interface sounds complicated enough that it almost turns me off. However, you're review is very good. You get a good feel for the game, without spoiling any of the action.
I played the demo for the game, and couldn't help but find it very interesting. I love the split-screen aspect of the game. You really get a "Oh shit!!!" sence of urgency.
CAB - I'm done with mine, maybe I should hook you up. I have the european version (unlike the nudity-neutered american edition) so it'll be perfect for you.
Derelict - You're right, the controls did get a little frustrating but the story was so good that I played in spite of the controls for the most part.
I'm happy to see that plot-driven games are coming back into style...
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