Ten Things I Dont Like About Nolan’s Batman

So as many know we are two months away from the new Batman movie. I loved the other movies but they are far from perfect much like the Arkham games. Here is 10 things I dont like about Nolan’s movies.

1. The Falcone family: Truthfully how is this mob family so powerful in Gotham beside wasting money bribing everyone.

2. Scarecrow: I love the actor and the mask but his portrayal in the films were so weak. He could have carried the film himself if done properly.

3. Nolan’s Batman timeline: Its odd how much time passes inbetween films. What is even more odd is how much things change and not change between the films.

4. Batman\Bruce body size: I feel his size was just right in Begins. However, in the 2nd and 3rd film he is slimmer which bugged me but only a little.

5. Batman’s Gagets: besides the cape, grapple gun, and baterangs his gagets have been some what  lame.

6. The last 30 mins of Dark Knight: I enjoyed it as much as anyone but it would been better for the 3rd film.

7. Rachel Daws: A worthless character that deserved to die.

8. The Bat: At first I thought it was a new tumbler only later to see it was an air assult craft. Its not well designed.

9. Bane’s mouth piece: Im happy with Bane in the new film but the mouth piece is so big its a distraction.

10. The Dark Knight Rises
This title never sat well with me. Its possible after I see the film I will think differently but till then I feel it should be Knight Falls or The Dark Knight Returns

10 Ways Arkham City Could Be Better

Just when you thought I was finished with Arkham City, Rocksteady announces Harley Quinns Revenge DLC. This is good and bad in my opinion. But for now let me give you my 10 things that would have made AC even better. As most of you know I found the game overall an excellent sequel yet disappointing. Here is what I wanted to have changed, added, or deleted.

1. Less Riddler challenges: I was seen way too much green and neon painted question mark signs all over to the point where I felt I was playing Riddle vile instead of Arkham City

2. First encounter with Ras Al Gaul taken out: Your first encounter of Ras Al Gaul was so out of place because for me it killed the Strange story ending it would have had a much better impact if the first time you see him would be at the end of Strange`s story.
3. Tyger guards hunting Batman: This come from Hugo Strange`s trailer were I had the impression that the police were after Batman for an unknown reason. It would have added a much needed variety in the enemies list as well as more strength in the second half of the games main story when Protocol 10 starts.

4. More story ark for Penguin and Two-Face: You find out early on that these guys are fighting for territory in Arkham City, however it does not go anywhere. You fight Two-Face, then Penguin and that is it. That`s it! It could have been made into much more for the main story and proof of the use of Protocol 10 if we got to see the gangs fight each other in a big sand box fight fest.
5. More villian gangs and territory: I thought we have more than Penguin, Two-Face, and Joker having gangs and territories. What about Ivy? Bane? Scarecrow? Should these villains also have their own piece of the Arkham City Pie?
6. Remove the lame Batman villians: Why did the developers bother with villains like Deadshot and Mad Hatter? They could have done more with Hush, Calendar man and Azrel instead.
7. Surprisingly more Robin and Nightwing: I am all about Batman being a loner but I must say as Batman gets older it would be appropriate for others to come to Gotham to take on the fight. I always have said Robin should be a separate hero from Batman. So I like the set up that Robin and Nightwing come to help and I found their looks and personality to be  a welcome addition. Now give us some dame story dlc for these Bat wannabes.
8. Turn Bane into his comic persona: I dont know why writers and designers keep making Bane into a big, strong, lumbering idiot. In the Knightfall comics Bane broke the Batman because he studied him and waited for the right moment to confront the dark knight at his weakest resulting in Batman being out of the city for over a year. Why cant he be like that?
9. Better gadgets: The electro gun and freeze grenade were just not enough for me. And the disruptor is practically worthless. So we needed more gadgets that really helped the caped crusader like floor spikes, or paint markers.
10. Continued DLC Story/Side missions: Its all too common that developers give gamers some DLC then quit because of other projects. I would loveRocksteady to keep the DLC flowing until Arkham Wastland comes out. But I want to see more Story and Side missions no more Challenge maps unless they are new locations like the Batcave.

REVIEW: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Fine alright! I get it, everyone has been as thinking me how can I name Skyrim my other Game of the Year when I had not even reviewed it yet? Easy answer is I was too dame busy with work, family, Dark Souls and Arkham City so Skyrim time was a bit short.

Less we forget my fine gaming amigos, I don’t rate game sequels as their own between other games. I review game sequels based on its comparison with its predecessor. Only after a short time I did spend with the game was enough to make me not want to play Oblivion anymore.

However, now I completed the game and he is an in depth review…..enjoy!

POSITIVES

• 3rd person is much better
• the majority of quests are good
• Leveling is easier and interwoven
• Using in-game items to improve skills
• Landscapes and dungeons
• NPC interactions
• And DRAGONS showing up anytime!

NEGATIVES

• Getting lost during quests
• accidental death of allies
• no access to items, enemies, quests etc. based on character level
• game ending glitches

CONCLUSION

As you can see Skyrim is a huge game that demands 100s of hours of your time and its all worth it which makes this game worth more than 59.99. Hell if they sold this game for 98.99 I still pay for it. This game gives more to a player than any other RPG out on the market. I am earger to see what expansion are coming out for this game. If you love Adventure, RPGs then in the mortal words of Angry Joe “You buy now, yes?”

 

 

Piss Me Off: Trilogies?

You know what is pissing me off now? Fake trilogies! Yeah that is correct! Fake trilogies, is when a a single property is either turned into a trilogy or the property goes far beyond the original trilogy. For example, The Matrix was really never intended to be a trilogy. Sure, it had an open ending but, the sequels were such a departure from what made the original films good. Another example is Prince of Persia Sands of Time. The games story was satisfying enough to be its own game. However, developers and publishers decided to turn it into a trilogy to cash in on the single games success.

Lets move on to the other version of fake trilogies. I talking about when franchises announce the third game will be the final game in the series only to have gamers finish the third game only to realize the secret ending or trailer that hints to the next installment. What the fuck is the point of telling gamers its going to be the final game if your already planing another one? Two big winners for this goes to Mass Effect 3 and God of War 3.

We were told many times these games would end the franchise. But guess what they both had hints or teases for the next game. So I guess that means they are not trilogies so why are they selling trilogy box sets? I swear if these publishers are gonna jerk me off like this at the least they can do is give me more incentive like bonus material and features with a bare bones price. Whats the point of me buying the HD versions of GOW and GOW2 if its the same game?

As Lethal Weapons Leo Getts puts it; “They fuck you, they fuck you, they fuck you!”

Impressions: Dragons Dogma

Ok, guys, girls and ghouls! I finished the demo for Dragons Dogma and seems pretty good to me. Its not Skyrim and its not Dark Souls, however you can see the inspirations from both games in Dogma. I’m fully aware of Capcoms business practices so I will wait 6 months after Dogmas release. But, I do want to play lots more! Try the demo and send comments here

Do Game Endings Ruin Games?

Hello again all you guys, girls and ghouls! Its been awhile and I know you all are waiting like crazy for my next post. Here it is…

This is a insight on just how important a story is to some games. Let me start at the beginning, Since the release of Mass Effect 3 most fans have been very disappointed with the ending to a popular franchise. Because of how either the developers or publishers wanted the game to end fanboys (and maybe a few women) are upset for the reason that the story in their minds did not come to a logical conclusion.

Now with all the press given to the game the question is how important is an ending to a game? To answer this you have to ask how driven is the story for the games full experience? An example is the original Super Mario Bros. The game didn’t really have much of a story so the end was a few words after you rescue the princess and fans were happy. Now on the other hand a game like Metal Gear Solid 3 the games story was just as important as its gameplay.

Some games such as the ones from the Final Fantasy games the story is very important yet at some point in the game the story fails making the gamers motivation slim to non existing.  I can tell you a few games I played that the endings made me never played again.Here is my five games I never played again because of the ending, Final Fantasy VIII, Ninja Gaiden, Rogue Galaxy, Tenchu 4, and Final Fantasy X-2.  So has their been games with story driven plots  that was ruined because of its ending let me know.

PISS ME OFF: On Disc DLC

Ok, I know its been awhile since my last post. Its been kinda slow in the game world (insert sarcasum).
Anyways time to get to something that pisses not only me but, many gamers on a fixed income. See in recent years publishers like EA, Capcom and WB have been abusing the consumer demand for DLC.

DLC exsists because we as consumers want new content to the games we love to play. However, companies are either holding content in order to use as DLC or they decide to lock content on the disc only to have gamers pay to unlock that content on the disc  you paid for.

Now that is where I draw the line!
If I paid for something for full price then why charge me more for something I own. In the law of consumers and businesses any item that the customer had paid for is by law the property of the consumer.
Its ethiclly wrong to charge money for something you own. Thats like buying a remote control and being charged later to use all its functions.

I feel gamers should complain and banned any products of any kind from a company that practices these kinds of statigies.

SEGA Shits On Its Franchises

Hello again all you guys girls and ghouls! Welcome back for another
insightful and delightful words from yours truly.
So after the announcement of Sonic 4 episode 2 (It title is so stupid by the way), I come to the realization that the reason SEGA lost the 2nd console race was because of how it treated its franchises.
I can remember so many good games on the Genisis.
Sonic 1-3, Shinobi 2-4, Altered Beast, Out Run, Streets of Rage 2, Golden Axe. Now that 11 games.
However, Sonic is the only franchise left beside Virtual Fighter.
They didn,t create more new franchise for Dreamcast, and games like Virtual Fighter, and Shinobi were MIA. Sure we got those games later but they were not all that great. No real care was given to Golden Axe or Shinobi. And Virtual Fighter had nothing to separate its self from other fighting games. Hell! Look at Sonic now!? The once titled “Mario Killer”, is now reduced to remaking/rebooting old games to try to make a new one. Maybe all is not lost? If Nintendo can make millions from milking its franchises So can Sega they just new blood and more new franchises then every Sega fan will see A Dreamcast 2 or Sega Revelation.

Thoughts On: Resident Evil 6

Hello, all you guys, girls and, ghouls. Gamer K is back with a break from my life to give you my
thoughts on RE6!
First off I loved RE1,3, 4 and Outbreak. Not to forget the nice remake on Gamecube. So Im a fan, but I was so disappointed with RE5.
Its no suprise that RE5 was gonna barrow gameplay from the last game. However, it shows they took
too much and placed an annoying shared enventory system.
Now I didnt want a 6th game but after seeing the trailer Im getting
excited, more characters, more zombies, gameplay expansions.
As long as there is no super human
Wesker or over stylized characters
this could be a great sequel.

GAME OF THE YEAR 2011

Hello again all you guys, girls, and ghouls! Time to announce the winners for goty for 2011. I will say this was a tough choice. Their have been many good, decent games that came out making a single choice for this year winner difficult. In any case, I will now give out the award (if I had one) and the winners are. . .

These games are both winners! Why? MK was a great reboot and had a great blend of gameplay and content that other fighting games seem to miss ala Street Fighter 4, Blaze Blue, and upcoming Soul Claibur 5.
Skyrim wins because of its consistence to make improvement to a winning formula. Unlike Zelda Skyward Sword, The Elder Scroll games get better and better. Skyrim made both minor and some major improvements that made the game a real departure from past installments and gives it self identity.