Nope, I wasn’t lucky enough to grab a Child of Light review code from whomever handles this stuff over at Ubisoft, but I don’t mind paying the $15 to play this game at all. My platform of choice will be the Wii U, as it’s a system that needs more love and it’s great that Ubisoft decided to bring this game to the console, although it’s no surprise given their support for it since its launch.
As you can see, reviews are indeed in from those who DID get codes early and yes, the game comes highly recommended. I’ll probably get to playing this early next week, as I’m working on a few things and my poor backlog is indeed killing me these days. I guess I can train a monkey or goat to play games and write about them, but that would cut into my budget something fierce (and the food? Yikes, I’d go broke with a pet here in NYC)…
OK, I’ll be out and about later at a more reliable connection, but since this new post window loaded fast this morning (yesterday was a TOTAL nightmare!), I’m going to try adding a post with an image and video (which was impossible to do on Tuesday for anything I attempted). Let’s see now… la, la, laaa… Whee, progress (he said, hitting himself in the head with a cast iron fry pan)! That really OLD photo above is there to scare you. Are you scared? No? Oh well, no refunds if you dropped a coin into that slot to read this. Video below, as it kind of fits the photo. Sort of. Okay, I like this song a lot, so you get to listen and watch and hopefully be very entertained even though it’s way out of season.
So, DAYLIGHT is here for your PC or PlayStation 4 from Atlus and developer Zombie Studios, but you should play it in the dark for best results. Granted, this short, scary as hell romp through a few creepy locations isn’t the deepest game on the planet, but it delivers the scares thanks to maps that are procedurally generated, meaning it’s a new experience each time you dive in. Now, I’m not a fan of the whole Slenderman thing (it’s so laaaaaaaaame and not a scary myth at all to me!), but this more ghostly take on that fad works better on a few fronts while delivering the jump scares horror fans crave. It’s too bad this wasn’t also made for the Vita, as I’d be playing it now and jumping out of a seat somewhere in public squealing like a bag of hungry mice. Eeeeeek!
Wow. Sloooooooooower than a dead snail going uphill! Less powerful than a pair of rusted tin cans with a broken string! Unable to upload even the smallest of images without locking up! Look up and scream “WHY?!” “It’s a turd!” “Who’s to blame?” Nope, it’s stupid, man! (AND HOW!)
Bleh, it must be the weather today or something, but the internet has been DEAD here to-day. I spent something like three hours trying to post stuff and between pages crashing or not loading when I try to save and do other stuff, I’m not a happy camper. Well, I think THIS post will go up, as it’s image-free. Let me see what happens and if it works, I’ll try getting a few more up. What a stupid day… otherwise, I’m pretty happy, thanks for asking.
It’s almost as if HBO wants to get you all spoiled if you’re not yet caught up on the show, so beware from this point onward:
I’d been thinking on and off about restarting my reading of the books (I didn’t get far into them years back thanks to too much to do and not enough time to read as much as I’d have liked), but I think I prefer waiting until the show is over and done with as I like where the arc is going. Granted, the White Walker reveal (see that episode for details!) might be a bit much in this extremely busy season.
Natalie Dormer looks like a cat. That is all I’ll say about that. Anyway, I think her character actually thought she was going to be the Queen and although it looks as if she’ll get a second shot at it, I say it’s not happening anytime soon unless Cersi is gone and not coming back. Of course, I’d say Cersi is too necessary to get killed off this season, but that’s a huge laugh if you think about it, Right George?
Oh, never mind. He’s still going on about that Purple Wedding incident, so I’ll let him talk. Hey, I bet anyone who tries to interrupt Mr. Martin ends up in a box at some point. Or just silenced for long enough that he gets his point across. Don’t mess withe author when he’s holding court or you may end up losing your head once he does…
And finally, here’s what’s coming next Sunday. I tend to only watch these teasers only once (after each episode) and try my best to forget about them afterwards. Why? As noted a few times, I prefer going in cold and having as few things spoiled as possible. That and I despise guessing which scene goes where and editing in trailers always makes it look as if stuff is happening that doesn’t (or won’t for a bit). Anyway, you know the drill – see you next Sunday, “same Bat time, Same Bat channel…”
Let’s see now: All NEW stories featuring Geof Darrow and Frank Miller’s Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse’s Resident Alien, Brendan McCarthy’s Dream Gang, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, and Andy Kuhn’s Wrestling with Demons, Damon Gentry and Aaron Conley’s Sabertooth Swordsman, and the return of David Mack’s Kabuki? Yup. 48 pages, five bucks. At a comic shop near you and most likely on Dark Horse Digital, too. Nice.
Spoilers galore! Or more like just a handful (if one is a “handful”, that means you have small hands). I was plenty ticked off at the end of last season when Donnie was revealed as Alison’s minder after all, so it’s great to see him getting his comeuppance slowly but surely starting in Episode 2 on Saturday and him not seeing it starting up. Hopefully, he’ll get what’s coming to him sooner than later, but we’ll see what happens as this season twists and turns. Well, next week’s show looks even more interesting, so you know where to find me next Saturday night…
Okay, still not done, but more complete. Sorry for the lack of more stuff to read today. I’m working on a quick freelance job which is just about done and I haven’t had the chance to post. If I’m done in an hour or so, I’ll add one or two quickies before I turn in for the night. “Alrighty, then!” back to fixing sentences for fun and profit.
I’d almost forgotten about the hot mess that was Sharknado and its upcoming (and guaranteed campier) sequel, Sharknado 2: The Second One, but Funko sure hasn’t, as it’s going to be releasing a Pop! vinyl figure in June for those of you who want a little reminder that SyFy is going to invade your television space on July 30, 2014 with that sequel.
Funko is also dropping eight (no, nine!) Pop! vinyls for Arrested Development, which is cool and all… but where the heck are the Bluth babes? That not hit but cult show wasn’t a total sausage-fest, you know, so I’m a tad ticked that the ladies aren’t getting Pop!-ed (yet). Or perhaps I’m missing something because I’m too busy (lazy!) to check the Funko site. Ah well, all is right in the world otherwise… Maeby!
Hmmm… perhaps this is one of Tobias Fünke’s ideas, as he’s the only one getting a rare “chase” figure? Aha. I see what’s going on here. Well, hopefully, this nefarious plan pans out better than anything Tobias ever did. That and if this DOES all work out, he’ll want to change the company name to Fünke-o… Hmmm… I dunno about that plan, mister man…
Okay, it’s just a few days old and not really “vintage”, but one has to be clever in disguising this sort of thing, you know. Anyway, I think I did this while waiting for yet another download to complete. Hey, a guy’s got to do SOMETHING with his hands that’s useful or creative, right? I guess this counts as one of those two (I hope)…
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