As I'm sure many of you are aware the much anticipated Avengers film i on its way next year and marvel is wasting no time with the promotion.
After an explosive reaction to the clip and trailer that was shown at Comic Con this year Marvel has played this one safe and ensured nobody has snuck any footage out of the main hall. That being said the leaked audio from the trailer did provide some sort of sneak peak at some scenes we are to see from earths mightiest heroes.
UPDATE: Marvel have now officially released the trailer in full glorious HD. Its as awesome as you'd expect.
Forget Spidermans "gritty" reboot or the gruff Nolan Batman. This looks like it could bring the Marvel films into a fully mature audience. Lets face it the kids who went to see Iron Man when it came out have basically grown up with Marvels current generation of films and it will define what they class a superhero film to be.
All in all it looks like Joss Whedon is trying to make the Avengers films more than just a climax to a phase. The Avengers films are a global event that will have millions begging for just a bit more.
So what do you think? Are you excited about the trailer? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
As I'm sure many of you are aware by now i am not your usual kind of blogger who writes highly professional articles on hard hitting subjects or has inside know how on things people find fascinating. BUT! what i do have is a passion to share my weird little view on things with people and if i can entertain someone for 5 minutes with a silly blog post then job accomplished.
With this being said i am embarking on a new direction with my writing and its something completely new for me which i have no idea how I'm going to manage the new terrain but i like a challenge. I am going to start writing a book. Yes a real book. With a real story and characters and everything. Now I'm sure literally everyone who has read my previous posts is reading this with that sarcastic Internet voice in their head.
"UUGGHHH he can't write a book. He doesn't have the attention span or skill"
and to you delightful individuals i say "GO FUCK YOURSELF WITH SOMETHING HARD AND SAND PAPERY"
Now the actual details of the story are extremely thought provoking and after looking into this a bit further it doesn't appear anyone has done it before which gives me little flutters in my fat rolls. As i get more into the story ill be able to divulge more information and once I've managed to get some form of copyright on my idea and put a decent amount of pen to paper (well... fingers to keys) i will be looking for a way to get into the big world of publishing. This brings me to my biggest concern.
I have no idea how to move forward with this to help my idea get off the ground. I don't want to rush this and try to hand it off to anyone who will just put it to one side and not give it a glance. Which is where i need YOU! *Points finger enthusiastically*
I need advice and who better to ask then the people who i would want to share something I'm really passionate about who read my less than stellar work and deserve something decent that grips you and keeps you invested from page to page.
So I'm looking for someone who has published work or knows of the best ways to get my work out there where it actually stands a chance of being put out there for people to read.
If you can help out comment below with any advice or if you can provide and words of advice with how to proceed then get in touch with me through the contact me section of my blog.
With the recent remastered version of the game being re-released on the current generation of consoles i thought it would be a good time to pick up an old series of mine. Now Loading...
This is where i review classic games i played when i was younger that i really enojoyed and feel need a remake or even a whole new game foor the current consoles. With this being the case i decided to focus my first post on a recently remastered game. So lets get started.
Now Loading... Abe's Oddysee: Oddworld
This strange looking alien was a part of a lot of our childhoods and was
one of the first 3D side scrollers on the PlayStation. The story
follows a worker on "Rapture Farms" a food processing company that uses
slaves of Abe's race to work in their factories and dedicate their lives
to the corporation. One late night Abe stumbles upon a board meeting
and hears the company is losing sales so they need a new product called
New n Tasty which was made with a new secret ingredient. After listening
in some more Abe finds out the ingredient in question is his race, so
Abe finds himself on the run attempting to escape the factory and save
as many of his people along the way.
As you can see the intro graphics have stood the test of time well and
don't look outdated as much as other PlayStation games. The game was a
3D side scroller that used some interesting abilities that hadn't been
used much in other games. First off Abe had the ability to gather other
employees and order them about by simply saying "wait here" or "follow
me" this allowed players to check out areas ahead before running in with
3 followers and losing one because you couldn't turn around fast
enough. Another fun mechanic to the game was the ability to control the
guards. This ability gave the player the ability to go the gun toting
psycho and take out other guards or just run into a giant saw and take
him out that way.
Another neat point to Abe's Oddesee was the amount of cool immature
things you could do that gave the game a lot more playability. While you
tried to solve a puzzle you could pass the time by passing gas (
literally Abe would fart ) and the best part was if you had followers
they would all laugh at your impressive ability to fart on Que. Another
little neat thing i liked was if Abe runs into a wall rather than just
hit it and have no reaction Abe would fall on his ass and grunt as if he
was annoyed with himself ( Or the player )
All in all Abe provided players with an old style of playing and
Incorporated some new techniques to make it more interesting and
appealing to a wider audience. The game was fun and had a lot of serious
undertones that where not too obvious and didn't beat us over the head
like a lot of children's games and films do now.
So if you havent checked out Abe yet do so. Its currently on the Playstation 4 now as a direct download and is being released on PS3, PS Vita, PC, Mac and Linux it still is as enjoyable as a 22 year old as it was as a 9 year old.
So for those of you living in the US I'm sure your way ahead of us simple Brit's with the new series Fox has rolled out that gives us the origins of Gotham's most notorious and dangerous villains as well as one of the most bad ass superheroes ever.
With the series off the an explosive start in the US and being well received in the UK i decided to do a post about the series as its just starting out here and raise a few of my likes, dislikes and other views i have on the show so far.
Lets get started on a positive.
Likes
- Its awesome. No denying what fox have started is something that is easy to get into if your a lifelong resident of Gotham city or if your just visiting for the first time. The show gives us an origins for every big player in Gotham's future including a young Bruce Wayne and an even more cockney Alfred.
- The characters. The show writers have got the whole tone captured as to what they want to do with the characters and how they want to portray a pre supervillian Gotham that is struggling to keep afloat with its constant battle between the mobs and police and future big players.
- The City. They get the whole city covered and make great use of the locations they use to make the city have a larger feel to it and cover different locations from the lows of the slums to the luxury of Wayne manor.
Now for the less than stellar parts.
Dislikes
The Changes - Yes I'm aware this is being picky but fuck it the backstorys that have been established by the comics provide such great reasons for the characters becoming as twisted as they are when they come toe to toe to Batman. But this being said the new back story's do make the city feel more compact and gives more of a reason why they stay in Gotham and don't expand to other city's.
The Lack Of Suspense - With this being an origins story to the future of Gotham's biggest characters any feeling of suspense or danger has been thrown out the window. Whenever we see Gordon, Oswald and Bruce in any form of danger its safe to assume they'll make it out safely so putting any of them in front of a life or death situation isn't going to have anyone worried if their favourite character is in any real peril and this is the major setback of the show for me. With the Gordon being kidnapped and Oswald having to get shot in the first episode did make for entertaining viewing it was ruined by the inevitable outcome that they would make it out ok due to them being alive 20 odd years in the future.
What I Would Like To See
With the show being in the early stages its future hangs in the balance depending on if audiences respond well to the entire first series. With Fox green lighting a whole 22 episode series its looking positive so far. Arkham appears to be a big part later on in this series which could providing a social hub for all of Batmans future enemy's to develop their alter ego's.
With this being said the show can lose audiences depending on how the story progresses over this series. Obviously i have full confidence the people who write the show have a game plan for at least 2 series and i would be lying if i said i didn't want to see a backstory for the clown prince of crime himself and maybe a few other supporting characters *COUGH* Ra's Al Ghul *COUGH*
I cant wait to see how the show progresses and im a big fan of anything that includes the Dark Knight so bring on the rest of the series. Let me know what you think of Gotham in the comments below. Do you agree or disagree with anything? Will the caped crusader and his trusty sidekick make it out of this jam?
Tomorrow is the most important day for one individual on this planet. Their fate lies in our hands and they have an important decision to make that decides if they will live to see another day.
Xur we're looking at you.
For too long we Warlocks have been oppressed by your lack of Warlock gear you are providing us with the same Sunbreakers for 3 weeks on the run and no other gear for our superior class.
We know your secret Xur. We know you are also a Warlock and plan on hoarding all the best gear for yourself and sitting in your random spot with your little squid face all smug in the knowledge we are inferior to you.
NO MORE.
We will be swift. We will be Strong. WE WILL BE WARLOCKS!!
Well here we are again. For those of you who have no idea who i am and are visiting this page or seeing any of my stuff for the first time let me welcome you with a recap of my story so far.
The Origins Story
The details of my life are quite inconsequential.
Where do I begin? My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a fifteen year old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize, he would drink, he would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Some times he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy, the sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament.
My childhood was typical, summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds, pretty standard really. At the age of 12 I received my first scribe. At the age of fourteen, a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum, it's breathtaking, I suggest you try it... Wait.... No that's not right. Lets try again.
My main interests are playing games be them video or board. Collecting comics (which has recently taken a lull) and watching all the latest Films and TV shows that take my interest.
Ive previously had 2 blogs that where meant to be more professional and whilst there was enough content being provided and posts being uploaded we never took the next step and got an official website which eventually lead the the blog being shut down due to other commitments. Now I'm back and taking a more relaxed approach to this and you beautiful fuckers are here with me to witness the beginning of something i hope will be a regular thing.
What I am looking to do
Essentially what I'm looking to do is find somewhere i can post my opinions on things that i feel passionate about. Weather that is a relaxed review of the latest episode of Doctor Who or of whatever game i seem to be obsessed with at that moment.
I am also looking to get some videos put up at some point which may be lets plays in certain games or may be shows i think up from my deranged little mind. Vlogs and a podcast are also a possibility and maybe if i manage to rope her into it i may have a guest in some things i do to mix things up a bit.
What can I do to help?
Well I'm glad you asked Billy. All you need to do is keep coming back and checking up on me like an old relative that kid of smells like urine but nobody has the heart to tell them. The more views you give the more content i will upload and hopefully we can take the next step in our online relationship and maybe get our own place.
Wait, Whose Billy?
Enough asking questions and bookmark this page.
Thank you again for taking the time to read my ramblings. More will be on the way soon.
Or will they? You never know with this renegade space cowboy.
