Played it over the week. One word. Epic.
The cinematic is great, puts you there and then in the heat of the battle. Great soundtrack to complement. No frame lags or areas of obstructed views from rocks or overlying cliffs. Fluid game-play and giving you full control of the graceful slaughtering. Ruthless. Satisfying. And there is even a parry function for realistic battles.
Yes, your combos do get blocked, and trying to hide behind your shield all the time does not save your skin, pushing the need to parry.
The game does well in making one thing clear. Though you are Legend, the Ghost of Sparta, Champion of the Gods, God of War.... you are still but a slave of the Gods. Small, in comparison to the epic nature of your foes and surroundings.
And what is a God of War, without its perks?
Must say that I love the design of the candle stick holder, and the way the hot wax spray all over it =P
And yes, I have it saved on my psp.
Currently tackling the challenges of hades and God mode, which makes the game ever more epic.
The only downside is that, at best, it provides 7 hours of solid game-play. A tad short, but it was a satisfying ride. Love how the game brings out the puns in the title, the chains of atlas - cursed to carry the world on his shoulders for eternity, and the chains binding Kratos - cursed to forever lose his humanity for the power to change his fate.
Storyline: 2/3
(Revolving around their escape, the storyline is unexpected in its twists and turns. Although at times, the twists do disrupt the flow and making it abrupt and unbelievable. But hey, it's a comedy :p)
Effects/Music: 1/2
(Not a very impressive soundtrack, but it fits the mood. Effects are not fantastic, but ample to raise the tension.
Emotional/Tension: 1/2
(The wisecracks at the expense of the minority doesn't really drive home the emotional message. Watch, laugh and in a week, forget. The tensions derived from the twists though are sufficient to jolt one out of his seat more than once.)
Humour: 1/1
(Crude, Vulgar, Lame. But hey, the low-shots crack you up. Just felt the wit was alittle lacking in the wise-cracks.)
Chemistry: 1/1
(Just the right balance between Harold and Kumar, spontaneous and complementing.)
Hotness: 1/1
(Girls might find John Cho like-able in the movie, while the guys can ogle at the constant flow of hot play-mates.)
OveraLL: 7/10
Good movie for a good laugh. Have not seen an english comedy like it since Eurotrip. Rises well above the Scary Movie saga and its spoofs. Definitely worth Catching over the weekend.
Neat little game which I stumbled upon. Borrowing ideas from Crayon Physics, Alejandro really did a nice job with Magic Pen
Guide the red ball to the flag. The catch? Well, you gotta draw your way, drawing objects to push, slide, smack, roll the ball to the flag.
Sounds simple? Gravity, friction and inertia applies. Sounds a tad trickier ain't it =P
Quite disappointed with Bleach 168.
After that fight with GrimmJow, the tempo is really stepped down a notch. Guess its time for fillers again :(
Sad. The previous opening sequence promised more action from Hitsugaya. Oh well. *hmph*
On a side note, Rukia is looking cute in her new dress at the new opening song.
At least the new sword unveiled looks cool :) more shikai and bankai!! :p
Super Pii Pii Brothers. Interactive Pee Game from Nintendo Wii.
Complete with "strap on" for holding your Wii.
Women: Experience the pleasure of spraying all over the place standing up. With no worries of clean-up.
Men: Duel with your mate/wife/gf , in the 2 player mode. Brings back memories of those long metal line-up public urinals. May the force be with you =P
If only if were true... Happy beltated April fool prank from Think geek. Though it might come true in the near near future =P *shudder*
Digital Speed Painting by Nico Di Mattia .
Amazing usage of Photoshop. I really love the lips.
*Dreamy* Am so inspired to look more into it =P