good god…I’m a first comment?!? I’m actually not like 80 down??

this is of course absolutely meaningless but everyone else jumps up and down like a chipmunk on crystal meth when they do it…so…I guess it’s my turn then…

COMMENCE TA’ JIGGLIN’ !!!!

How about less VLOG’s and more reviews :). Love ya.
/Dennis

by the way, i was so caught up being a complete and total douchetard about getting first post for once…which is as i said, absolutely meaningless and gains me nothing at all except perhaps people shaking there heads at me going “good god what a dipshit…oy”

…what was i saying? oh yeah…what post do you mention austrian death machine in before this? i totally have no reccollection of this at all and i think i would have taken notice of a metal band that based it’s ENTIRE existance around ah-nuld movies, characters, and quotes…

…you can’t make shit like that up…i mean you could…but why would you?

Nice, three new vlogs at the same time!

Spoony’s reviews are awesome, but even just listening to him rant about stuff is pretty nice.

I loved everything about Brutal Legend but the sudden end was kinda mehh

I loved everything about Brutal Legend but the sudden end was kinda mehh

I liked the prequels, but the clone war is a travesty. the hand drawn asoka-less version set up 3 nicely, but this cheap cg shit makes no sense. Jaba’s son no, Anakins apprentice no, epic fail.

Dang, stayed up, and I get 3 spoony vids. This is a good way to start a week.

Dang, stayed up, and I get 3 spoony vids. This is a good way to start a week.

I spent most of the vlog just staring at that wonderful shirt of yours.

TOBLERONE!!

yeah computer is a cheating bitch on civ

yeah computer is a cheating bitch on civ

Astro Boy comes out this week for you guys, we were unfortunate enough to get it a week early in Aus D:

aww yeah smash tv was pretty boss man

aww yeah smash tv was pretty boss man

Zombieland! Go see it, it’s amazing.

You should definitely read Uzumaki. Junji Ito is one of my favorite mangaka’s when it comes to horror. Uzumaki is one of his best works. I would be in the camp that just thinks that Uzumaki the movie is okay. It’s at least better than what they did with his other works turn movie like the Tomie series. The manga is more episodic in the tales of describing the effects of these sinister spirals in different aspects of the town until you get to the end. The movie tried to fit too many references from the manga all at once near the end without info pacing it that it ruined it for me. Also the movie uses a different reason for the effects of the spiral than in the manga. I at least think you’ll enjoy the manga at least.

Your comment on Manowar surely surprised me. I also love their cheesiness and all those “we’ll crush you with thunder and metal” lyrics, love ‘em much. High five Spoony!

Your comment on Manowar surely surprised me. I also love their cheesiness and all those “we’ll crush you with thunder and metal” lyrics, love ‘em much. High five Spoony!

Man, i would totally play that game with you. I actually bought it for myself, but have yet to play it. Wish I could help out :D

I think the PS3 has had some great SRPGs… Disgaea 3 and Valkyria Chronicle come to mind

I’d rent the latter, as the former is REALLY too long for your kind of schedule. Either way, it’s a must play for the PS3, it is really upsetting on how it’s slipped under the radar.

the majority of my PS3 games are either fighting games or RPGs. About the closest thing i have to a shooter is Fallout 3, I haven’t gotten into a real shooter since Golden Eye for the N64 >.>

I think the PS3 has had some great SRPGs… Disgaea 3 and Valkyria Chronicle come to mind

I’d rent the latter, as the former is REALLY too long for your kind of schedule. Either way, it’s a must play for the PS3, it is really upsetting on how it’s slipped under the radar.

the majority of my PS3 games are either fighting games or RPGs. About the closest thing i have to a shooter is Fallout 3, I haven’t gotten into a real shooter since Golden Eye for the N64 >.>

Your V-LOGS are just the thing to wake up to, kudos.

You know, what you got to do before starting to write is let go of the idea of editing it while you write. Write first, edit after. Trust me, makes stuff lots easier and stops writers block dead in its tracks.

And Saw is dead as Jigsaw is now. They should have stopped with the third film. It’s just people squeezing the last bit of money out of it now.

Simply wondering if you had seen the UGE Hamlet reference in Brutal Legend Spoony… the thing about Ophelia… there is a uge paalel with the Ophelia of the game and of the piece

You know, what you got to do before starting to write is let go of the idea of editing it while you write. Write first, edit after. Trust me, makes stuff lots easier and stops writers block dead in its tracks.

And Saw is dead as Jigsaw is now. They should have stopped with the third film. It’s just people squeezing the last bit of money out of it now.

I live near Mesa, so I’d be happy to help with the Battlestar Galactica game.

I’m a bit surprised to hear such high praise for Uncharted. (I’m not sure why, but I’ve just been really unsure about whether to check it out, even though I have a friend who also swears to its awesomeness)

Damn it, Spoony. You’re so great even involuntary comedy is awesome; you would “do” it with your brother and 4-5 other guys ? I laughed my ass off through that entire segment.

Anyway, keep up the good work.

I live near Mesa, so I’d be happy to help with the Battlestar Galactica game.

I’m a bit surprised to hear such high praise for Uncharted. (I’m not sure why, but I’ve just been really unsure about whether to check it out, even though I have a friend who also swears to its awesomeness)

Oh, and you should play Shiny’s Sacrifice, if you didn’t already. Brütal Legend reminded me much of it. And it’s about one of the most awesome games ever made.

So technically Brutal Legend hasn’t broken the rule if a game almost got canceled or unpublished it means it’s probably a crappy game or and ordinary one. I’m not saying Brutal Legend is crap because I knew it was an adventure game and it had RTS elements like GIANTS CITIZEN KABUTO but the length of it and the originality in gameplay suffers allot. It has cool artwork and cool voice work and awesome music but that sums it all although I’m still going to rent it sometime. Interesting Spoony that you say Uncharted 2 is almost like Uncharted in gameplay department but still the story I think was more epic than the first and most other games this year and also the graphics and animation was improved. Well now I know how Yahtzee’s review will be like Uncharted 2 = Uncharted. The Saw series I’ll keep watching for the traps and to see how the story ends and maybe I’ll get the recent game. Also I’d love to see you do the Battle Star Galactica board game, maybe you cold do it if you ever get together again with the Channel Awesome/ TGWTG team. Yeah I think Republic Heroes is one of the most disappointing game of this year just because it’s sheer balls to have the same name of other cool Star Wars games an it attracts fans of the recent series. I just rented it and got annoyed after the 20th failed jump at the first level with Anakin and I’ll never play that crap again. I mean come on I’ve been playing NES, SNES, MegaDrive games without emulation, I beat Batman for the NES in 4 days when I was a kid, Alien 3, Robocop 3, Super Mario Bros and recent 3D hardcore games like Ys: The Oath in Felghana but that piece of crap I’ll never touch again. Oh and you didn’t get penalized for dying but the game kept count of how many times you died in a statistics option that really angered me. Still I’ve been a fan of the Original and Recent trilogy and liked them and I would recommend you Noah to give the new 3D series a chance and I would really recommend you to see the episodes Cloak of Darkness and The Lair of General Grievous. Can’t wait to see how you top this year your Phantasmagoria 2 review/ Let’s Play of last year.

So technically Brutal Legend hasn’t broken the rule if a game almost got canceled or unpublished it means it’s probably a crappy game or and ordinary one. I’m not saying Brutal Legend is crap because I knew it was an adventure game and it had RTS elements like GIANTS CITIZEN KABUTO but the length of it and the originality in gameplay suffers allot. It has cool artwork and cool voice work and awesome music but that sums it all although I’m still going to rent it sometime. Interesting Spoony that you say Uncharted 2 is almost like Uncharted in gameplay department but still the story I think was more epic than the first and most other games this year and also the graphics and animation was improved. Well now I know how Yahtzee’s review will be like Uncharted 2 = Uncharted. The Saw series I’ll keep watching for the traps and to see how the story ends and maybe I’ll get the recent game. Also I’d love to see you do the Battle Star Galactica board game, maybe you cold do it if you ever get together again with the Channel Awesome/ TGWTG team. Yeah I think Republic Heroes is one of the most disappointing game of this year just because it’s sheer balls to have the same name of other cool Star Wars games an it attracts fans of the recent series. I just rented it and got annoyed after the 20th failed jump at the first level with Anakin and I’ll never play that crap again. I mean come on I’ve been playing NES, SNES, MegaDrive games without emulation, I beat Batman for the NES in 4 days when I was a kid, Alien 3, Robocop 3, Super Mario Bros and recent 3D hardcore games like Ys: The Oath in Felghana but that piece of crap I’ll never touch again. Oh and you didn’t get penalized for dying but the game kept count of how many times you died in a statistics option that really angered me. Still I’ve been a fan of the Original and Recent trilogy and liked them and I would recommend you Noah to give the new 3D series a chance and I would really recommend you to see the episodes Cloak of Darkness and The Lair of General Grievous. Can’t wait to see how you top this year your Phantasmagoria 2 review/ Let’s Play of last year.

Pigeon-chucking? Pfft.

Now a Pigeon-CANNON. That, my friend, would be epic.

I never played the original Uncharted or the second but I think I’ll pick the second one up after hearing all of the things people have said about it. I’ve been spending most of my time lately playing Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders after picking it back up from Gamestop but I’m getting Risen today so Uncharted will be a while probably. As always great vids Spoony and keep them coming. Oh and you have my vote.

I never played the original Uncharted or the second but I think I’ll pick the second one up after hearing all of the things people have said about it. I’ve been spending most of my time lately playing Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders after picking it back up from Gamestop but I’m getting Risen today so Uncharted will be a while probably. As always great vids Spoony and keep them coming. Oh and you have my vote.

Noah, there were lots of subtle changes to the gameplay mechanics in Uncharted 2 compared to Uncharted 1. Tossing grenades no longer requires the lame SIXAXIS controls and it’s easier to aim with ther analog controls. The melee combat is more button mashy compared to the first one where you had to be super precise with the timing so it’s easier and more fun in the sequel. The enemies also no longer soak up a bunch of bullets like in the first game. Naughty Dog listened to complaints and made the enemies in the sequel die from a few shots instead of a whole clip this time. Play the first one again and you’ll see the differences.

Once again, great vlogs. I nominated you for the internet award thing.

btw, i agree, Uncharted 2 is excellent. it’s pretty awesome from start to finish.

btw, i agree, Uncharted 2 is excellent. it’s pretty awesome from start to finish.

Hey Spoony. just finished the first part of these three new V-logs, and decided to comment on your mentioning the Civilizations. I play Civ3 Conquests(or Civ 3 Complete as the Complete Set is now called) alone or with a friend, it rocks in many ways but Computer really is a cheater in that one.
For instance most of the time(even on low dificulties) it seems to focus its aggression to you, its like a homing missile on Worms and any human player is its target.
Too often a civilization, controlled by CP walks through a massive continent, over other CP civ’s borders(without the other complaining) and attacks you, even if you are stronger and the CP would have easier time fighting the other Civs controlled by the CP.
Also Cultural Conversions are a bitch. Usually if you have them on, a city that you have just captured from the enemy defects back to the enemy the very next second, even worse when it defects it takes your troops with it(how the hell does a small town with A FUCKING PANZER DIVISION IN IT defect like that?). This is really a shame because the idea of Cultural Conversion is really cool, but the CP abuses the fuck out of it. I’m told that in Civ 4 cities seized in a war cannot convert, at least not that easily(perhaps you can verify?) if that is true its great, atleast you can enjoy some of the cool new features.
Anyway, back to bitching my heart out. To make matters worse if a deal is broken(peace treaty, right of passage Military alliance, or some other) the computer ALWAYS acts as if YOU broke it. I can’t even count how many times a computer controlled civilization has digitally sodomized my friend and I, by breaking a deal, only for us to turn around and see that all the other computer civs blame us for it!
Well thats all I can remember right now, not sure if there’s more. Still even with those fractions I really love Civ3
But its easy for me to love a game. I love FF8 too (you’re gonna send me Anthrax for that aren’t you?)

Spoony, you should really watch Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon. It’s probably the only movie that I’ve ever watched that retains a bit of fear even though it actively tries to make fun of horror and not to be scary. It is by far my favourite “horror” classed movie, and well worth your time. Highly recomend it.

Spoony, you should really watch Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon. It’s probably the only movie that I’ve ever watched that retains a bit of fear even though it actively tries to make fun of horror and not to be scary. It is by far my favourite “horror” classed movie, and well worth your time. Highly recomend it.

I have to say “Crab on people” is one of my favorite things you’ve said. I dunno why.

I am a big RPG (tabletop) fan, and I just love hearing your stuff on those topics… Which you didn’t do this time, but I really didn’t have anything to add to the “crab on people” comment, and I thought my comment was a bit insubstantial.

Try The Last Broadcast.

Try The Last Broadcast.

I tried to watch one of the Saw flicks on SyFy and they’re just… not scary. I’m supposed to be on the edge of my seat because I’m watching Satan and Rube Goldberg’s lovechild kill people that A) they fail to make me care about and B) always falling back on the soft music MUSICAL STING tired-ass tactic. I just don’t get them, but I think this might mean I’m at peace with my soul.

The computer in Brutal Legend isn’t cheating, the Tainted Coil simply have the ability to summon units, usually from the units they already have.

The computer in Brutal Legend isn’t cheating, the Tainted Coil simply have the ability to summon units, usually from the units they already have.

Hey, sounds like too much hype on brutal…although it looks cool im probably gonna play it ten years from now when i can afford the ps3…or the 360

omg! read uzumaki much much much better than that sucky movie hahaha nah the movie tried to summarise all the stories in one hour and a half…but the manga has all the stories starts creepy and when you finished it you are like wtf! awsome shit! really great horror…

eagerly waiting for more nightmare stuff

When I heard about the “Awesome Thing of the Week” continuing, I had a little voice in my head that was repeatedly saying “If it isn’t Double Brutal, he has lost his mind.” But hearing about you liking Manowar was a big shock. Can’t say I expected it. If you liked Austrian Death Machine and Manowar, try Psychostick. Absolutely hilarious metal. (For those looking for Metal suggestions, look me up on Zune. My tag is Mr Zankantou. And I’m DoktorInsomnia on Last.fm.)

Keep playing Uncharted 2 it gets even awesomer.

Keep playing Uncharted 2 it gets even awesomer.

I really enjoyed Brutal Legend :) If you didn’t like it then your entitled to your opinion. I stopped listening just so I didn’t have any reason to rage on you :)

My dad and I do feel obligated to watch every Saw movie that comes out on DVD just to follow the story and enjoy the torture scenes. It’s almost like we’re cursed to watch them until the very end!

Get ready, because in the next year, Saw VII will come at you…in 3-D!!!

My dad and I do feel obligated to watch every Saw movie that comes out on DVD just to follow the story and enjoy the torture scenes. It’s almost like we’re cursed to watch them until the very end!

Get ready, because in the next year, Saw VII will come at you…in 3-D!!!

Yes! Shitty day at school, come home, see Spoony videos -> I’m happy again!

I should probably comment on these actually very good VLOGs, but I can’t, because there’s a A BETTER TOMORROW POSTER ON YOUR WALL!! Fuck YEAH!

Wasn’t very interested in Brutal Legend, but when I heard Manowar’s music was featured, my interest was peaked. I grew up not far from where they came from (they’re from Upstate New York).

Wasn’t very interested in Brutal Legend, but when I heard Manowar’s music was featured, my interest was peaked. I grew up not far from where they came from (they’re from Upstate New York).

Ah, yes there were some small changes to Uncharted 2 that have been mentioned and multiplayer is a good distraction from the story. I’m thinking of getting Brutal Legend later on since I’ll probably have enough rewards points from BestBuy to get it cheep, who else is gonna give Borderlands a try?

Manowar is a quality band, but this explains why the new Guitar Hero track listing. You simply are not down with the new sounds. Keep up the good work though, and I am now suffering similar sinus hell. No wonder you had to chill for a bit. This shit sucks.

Manowar is a quality band, but this explains why the new Guitar Hero track listing. You simply are not down with the new sounds. Keep up the good work though, and I am now suffering similar sinus hell. No wonder you had to chill for a bit. This shit sucks.

Apparently the original Clone Wars cartoon was actually quite good. I know the bit I’ve seen- the one that actually makes Dave Grevious seem like a credible threat by treating him more like a slasher film monster than anything else- was pretty cool.

But then that just serves to make Episode III seem even worse by turning Dave into a complete pussy. But hey, what do I know.

Too bad you didn’t like Noroi – The Curse. I’ll admit the aluminum guy was cheesy as hell, he’s also bothered me, but I did like it. Still tastes differ I guess :)
Uzumaki, Living Hell and Kairo I also like though.

Since you like comic btw.. I’m wondering if you’ve ever read Sam Kieth’s The Maxx. It’s very weird and dark and has a lot of psychological shit and black comedy mixed in. You might like it :)

Anyway fun VLOGs as always :) *goes to vote for ya*

Too bad you didn’t like Noroi – The Curse. I’ll admit the aluminum guy was cheesy as hell, he’s also bothered me, but I did like it. Still tastes differ I guess :)
Uzumaki, Living Hell and Kairo I also like though.

Since you like comic btw.. I’m wondering if you’ve ever read Sam Kieth’s The Maxx. It’s very weird and dark and has a lot of psychological shit and black comedy mixed in. You might like it :)

Anyway fun VLOGs as always :) *goes to vote for ya*

I think Brutal Legend is more of a hybrid RTS-action adventure game, because you can do both, to their strengths, and in some cases you have to do both. Double teaming with your units works majorly to your advantage, and it’s a ton of fun multiplayer. I’d almost say give it another shot and try to play it a bit more action oriented, like you’re part of the squad, like you’re one of the hero units in Warcraft 3. I’ve been playing it on PS3, which although there’s not many people playing (Everyone’s off playing Demon’s Soul or Uncharted 2) it’s still tons of fun when you find a match.

Anyway, that’s all I really wanted to say. I’m glad you seemed to like it, for the most part, as most people seem to hate it. I think if you replayed it, you’d see that they were guiding you towards what you would be doing in the RTS stuff right from the beginning, because they have to explain how you can fight on your own in the RTS elements first, and then explain how you team up with the various units as you’re saving them and recruiting them to your side, and so on, before throwing you into the RTS stuff, where you will end up doing all that same stuff.

I do agree the shift was a shock, I even knew that a majority of the game was the RTS-y stuff (Tim Schafer actually said that’s where the game started development, and that’s all the multiplayer is and such.) Speaking of which, the other factions that you can play as in Multiplayer play very differently, which adds to the depth of the multiplayer. Tainted Coil in specific almost feels exactly like the Zerg. It’s actually surprisingly deep for this strange hybrid mash-up. I like it better than most RTS games because I feel like I can assist in the flow of battle to my favor more than clicking and hoping my force doesn’t die. Because now I can jump in with my units, hack away at the enemies, double team with my units, or use a solo to change the environment effects in my favor, or buff my troops, or y’know, the best thing of all, melt people’s faces off.

I really would suggest you rent it again and give the multiplayer a try, I think you may end up liking it more than you think.

I’m glad you like Uncharted 2. At first I was kind of anxious because I thought you were going to tear it apart.
Like you said, I haven’t noticed too much different. However, don’t fix what isn’t broken. They have added some new weapons and features, like the riot shield, the multiplayer and online co-op is a HUGE new feature, (it works well, too) and even if the the gameplay doesn’t bring anything new to the table, the storyline and cinematic quality of the game is one of it’s major draws. It hasn’t gotten such great reviews for nothing. I don’t know if it completely deserves all of the praise it has gotten, but it is a very good game.

I’m glad you like Uncharted 2. At first I was kind of anxious because I thought you were going to tear it apart.
Like you said, I haven’t noticed too much different. However, don’t fix what isn’t broken. They have added some new weapons and features, like the riot shield, the multiplayer and online co-op is a HUGE new feature, (it works well, too) and even if the the gameplay doesn’t bring anything new to the table, the storyline and cinematic quality of the game is one of it’s major draws. It hasn’t gotten such great reviews for nothing. I don’t know if it completely deserves all of the praise it has gotten, but it is a very good game.

Augh! I forgot, in the single player you -really- should find all the Artifacts of Legend, that’s one of the best parts. It gives you the entire back story of the world, which is both cheesy and interesting. There’s only 13 of them and they’re relatively easy to find.

Even though it’s not a horror movie, I would suggest you check out “They Call Me Bruce” it’s pretty much a parody of all the Brucesploitation films. Fair warning it is extremely cheesey and campy, but it still manages to have some charm. Glad to see you’re feeling better, can’t wait for the new reviews!

Even though it’s not a horror movie, I would suggest you check out “They Call Me Bruce” it’s pretty much a parody of all the Brucesploitation films. Fair warning it is extremely cheesey and campy, but it still manages to have some charm. Glad to see you’re feeling better, can’t wait for the new reviews!

Ah, yes there were some small changes to Uncharted 2 that have been mentioned and multiplayer is a good distraction from the story. I’m thinking of getting Brutal Legend later on since I’ll probably have enough rewards points from BestBuy to get it cheep, who else is gonna give Borderlands a try? If you have a psn and want to be friends send me a message at: Zmbepnk.

there has yet to be a Saw movie that didn’t advance the plot, and the last two movies occurred within days of Jigsaw’s death, so it still makes sense that he’d be influencing their plots. to the films’ credit, about half the deaths are of characters who have been around for at least one previous film and given a decent amount of development, and subtle ties to all previous movies have been important in every installment (excluding the first, obviously). granted, Jigsaw’s near-omniscience has proven itself ridiculous, though still possible, and at this point in the films, virtually everyone of value is dead, so i wouldn’t be surprised if the upcoming film is a cash-in that contributes nothing to anything, but i insist that it is the first Saw film to do so. personally, it bothers me when people haven’t seen all the films or even all the important films (Saw 2 is easily the most negligible in the series) and have still decided that the sequels are a waste simply because each film has taken only one year to make. i’d be interested to see how Saw would be received today had it been a TV series as opposed to a film series. i suspect that its willingness to take risks and continued quality after so long would garner a great deal of praise. oh well.

there has yet to be a Saw movie that didn’t advance the plot, and the last two movies occurred within days of Jigsaw’s death, so it still makes sense that he’d be influencing their plots. to the films’ credit, about half the deaths are of characters who have been around for at least one previous film and given a decent amount of development, and subtle ties to all previous movies have been important in every installment (excluding the first, obviously). granted, Jigsaw’s near-omniscience has proven itself ridiculous, though still possible, and at this point in the films, virtually everyone of value is dead, so i wouldn’t be surprised if the upcoming film is a cash-in that contributes nothing to anything, but i insist that it is the first Saw film to do so. personally, it bothers me when people haven’t seen all the films or even all the important films (Saw 2 is easily the most negligible in the series) and have still decided that the sequels are a waste simply because each film has taken only one year to make. i’d be interested to see how Saw would be received today had it been a TV series as opposed to a film series. i suspect that its willingness to take risks and continued quality after so long would garner a great deal of praise. oh well.

Dear Spoony,

Commenting after only a few minutes into your first Vlog, I’d just like to say I greatly appreciate your work ethic and how hard you work at writing intos and outros to your reviews. I know you could just say, ‘this game sucks and lemme tell ya why’, but that wouldn’t be as professional as what you do now. And this thing you do is a profession; there are goods and bads, and if you look at the goods – Yahtzee, NC, AVGN – they all have some semblance of an intro (and in most cases an outro) at the end of their videos. So please, Spoony, keep up the great work, and keep those intros coming. Look forward to Pumpkinhead whenever it may come out.

You should try Demon’s Souls if you like action RPGs. I’ve played it 30 hours in the past 3 days and it is the best PS3 exclusive in my opinion ;P
Definitely the most addicting thing I’ve ever played.

You should try Demon’s Souls if you like action RPGs. I’ve played it 30 hours in the past 3 days and it is the best PS3 exclusive in my opinion ;P
Definitely the most addicting thing I’ve ever played.

You should give Halo Wars a shot.

It’s a really good console RTS.

The only time I noted the computer flat out cheating in Brutal Legend was in the final fight. It was a really easy fight other than that, and it was only one time, so I didn’t really mind.

I’ve really enjoyed the RTS mechanics overall. I’ve played 16 or so multiplayer matches and have been having a lot of fun. The game was definitely mismarketed, leading to some negative player reviews, but it’s worth playing for sure unless you have a intense hatred for any kind of strategy.

The only time I noted the computer flat out cheating in Brutal Legend was in the final fight. It was a really easy fight other than that, and it was only one time, so I didn’t really mind.

I’ve really enjoyed the RTS mechanics overall. I’ve played 16 or so multiplayer matches and have been having a lot of fun. The game was definitely mismarketed, leading to some negative player reviews, but it’s worth playing for sure unless you have a intense hatred for any kind of strategy.

I looked into the production of Uncharted 2. The animation and voice acting work together very well because the voice actors recorded their dialog while performing the motion capture for their cutscenes. That blew my mind, I’m use to seeing production of an athletic guy wearing the motion capture suite doing exaggerated movements. Having real actors doing their motion capture and voice work in one take, that does sound exactly like how movies are made.

If it’s any consolation (regarding the first few minutes of your first vlog), I don’t think your reviews are hard to watch in a random order even if they do kind of lead into eachother. The intro/outro plots aren’t so complex that you can’t just sort of gloss over them if you wanted to and still enjoy the meat of the review. However, I do sometimes wonder if people just visiting your site for the first time and decide to watch your latest review would get some of the references.

I’m going to guess something like Dr. Insano is pretty universal. You may not know his backstory, but the idea of a over-the-top mad scientist isn’t hard to wrap your head around. It’s more of the little things, like (iirc) one of the character’s skronking in the last review. If they didn’t watch the Warrior review a few months back, they might not know what that means. Also, new people might not get it when you play a clip from Phantasmagoria 2.

That being said, little references like that are not a big deal. If you don’t get the joke, you just shrug it off and keep watching the review. I don’t think it’s something to worry about or try not to do.

If it’s any consolation (regarding the first few minutes of your first vlog), I don’t think your reviews are hard to watch in a random order even if they do kind of lead into eachother. The intro/outro plots aren’t so complex that you can’t just sort of gloss over them if you wanted to and still enjoy the meat of the review. However, I do sometimes wonder if people just visiting your site for the first time and decide to watch your latest review would get some of the references.

I’m going to guess something like Dr. Insano is pretty universal. You may not know his backstory, but the idea of a over-the-top mad scientist isn’t hard to wrap your head around. It’s more of the little things, like (iirc) one of the character’s skronking in the last review. If they didn’t watch the Warrior review a few months back, they might not know what that means. Also, new people might not get it when you play a clip from Phantasmagoria 2.

That being said, little references like that are not a big deal. If you don’t get the joke, you just shrug it off and keep watching the review. I don’t think it’s something to worry about or try not to do.

@Stack: I personally believe that’s how video games should be made, generally. It definitely improves the caliber of the performance.

@Spoony: holy shit Austrian Death Machine is SO AWESOME. Thank you for introducing me to such a wonderful band.

Also yes, Manowar is the most metal band.

With the sheer amount of vlogs and review’s that you do, it’s no wonder with how busy you are. I commend your hard work and effort!

I was particularly drawn into these vlogs with your mentioning of Brutal Legend and Austrian Death Machine. I don’t mean to sound pretentious or at all critical of a person’s taste in music, but Austrian Death Machine was beyond awful. A joke band like that could have potential, but I’m very particular with the metal I enjoy, and metal-core is one of the metal sub-genres that never fails to annoy me and realize that the intense fan base of it shows that good metal really is dying. After I noticed that it was a side project of one of the guys from ‘As I Lay Dying’, it completed my opinion. I can understand how a band who focuses on jokes about Arnold would seem golden, and I agree that it would, but it doesn’t help that they’re just bad. That’s just my opinion. Give the band Powerglove a listen if you want a ‘joke’ band; one that makes metal covers of videogame themes, but one that’s actually really good. Their live performance is to be noted as well.

As for Brutal Legend, I haven’t played it, partially because I don’t own a PS3 or a 360, but also because I’m very biased towards it. Again surfacing the pretentious fan within, I was disappointed to hear about a form of media that was going to market off the cliche stereotypes regarding the metal culture. It’s the stereotypes in general, which also seem to be explicitly focused on in Brutal Legend, that have actually made me feel a bit ashamed to be a fan of the genre, and take minor offense when considered a ‘metal-head’. Well, it’s not like someone can make something to please everyone, I’m just too picky, and even if given the chance to play Brutal Legend, I wouldn’t imagine it being worth any more than a rental or to borrow from a friend since it seem much too gimmicky.

That’s the end of my pointless rant, haha.

As for impressions on the game, I was pretty sure it was going to be a beat-em up action adventure, but RTS? Seriously? Now that I was not expecting in the least!

With the sheer amount of vlogs and review’s that you do, it’s no wonder with how busy you are. I commend your hard work and effort!

I was particularly drawn into these vlogs with your mentioning of Brutal Legend and Austrian Death Machine. I don’t mean to sound pretentious or at all critical of a person’s taste in music, but Austrian Death Machine was beyond awful. A joke band like that could have potential, but I’m very particular with the metal I enjoy, and metal-core is one of the metal sub-genres that never fails to annoy me and realize that the intense fan base of it shows that good metal really is dying. After I noticed that it was a side project of one of the guys from ‘As I Lay Dying’, it completed my opinion. I can understand how a band who focuses on jokes about Arnold would seem golden, and I agree that it would, but it doesn’t help that they’re just bad. That’s just my opinion. Give the band Powerglove a listen if you want a ‘joke’ band; one that makes metal covers of videogame themes, but one that’s actually really good. Their live performance is to be noted as well.

As for Brutal Legend, I haven’t played it, partially because I don’t own a PS3 or a 360, but also because I’m very biased towards it. Again surfacing the pretentious fan within, I was disappointed to hear about a form of media that was going to market off the cliche stereotypes regarding the metal culture. It’s the stereotypes in general, which also seem to be explicitly focused on in Brutal Legend, that have actually made me feel a bit ashamed to be a fan of the genre, and take minor offense when considered a ‘metal-head’. Well, it’s not like someone can make something to please everyone, I’m just too picky, and even if given the chance to play Brutal Legend, I wouldn’t imagine it being worth any more than a rental or to borrow from a friend since it seem much too gimmicky.

That’s the end of my pointless rant, haha.

As for impressions on the game, I was pretty sure it was going to be a beat-em up action adventure, but RTS? Seriously? Now that I was not expecting in the least!

A BETTER TOMORROW POSTER!

SWEET.

I did a huge paper on it back in college. You should do something on it too.

Good V-Log, but You Forgot Metal Gear Solid 4 to the Must play on the PS3

Good V-Log, but You Forgot Metal Gear Solid 4 to the Must play on the PS3

This was a little different than what I’ve seen you do before spoony. You are right, there are a lot of stuff to review this week. But then again its better, I think, to choose a single direction and to stick with a few rather than having a broad spectrum because its a little hard to keep focused on what you are talking about. First it was Brutal Legend I think, no the competition, and then brutal. No first the competition and then the credentials and then brutal. See my point? Its not that it isn’t interesting to hear what you have to say its just that more than often the way you review can be tied together nicely but this was a little to mixed up for my taste.

All in all it was enjoyable! Thank you for working so hard for us, your fans!

” Good V-Log, but You Forgot Metal Gear Solid 4 to the Must play on the PS3 ”

A plauge on your house my good man….

Hey Spoony. I just want to say I like your reviews. And this is to your first vlog. I really like Uncharted 2, in fact, it really stands out as one of the best PS3 games so far this year. But then you said you’ve only played 2 PS3 games. What about Resistance 1 and 2, haven’t you played those games yet? I know there hasn’t been much PS3 exclusive titles but you should definitely give them a try some of them. Anyway, yes the game did feel the same, but that didn’t really bother me that much and actually the difference is the graphics look a lot better than the first one. Bye, hope to see terror trax soon

Hey Spoony. I just want to say I like your reviews. And this is to your first vlog. I really like Uncharted 2, in fact, it really stands out as one of the best PS3 games so far this year. But then you said you’ve only played 2 PS3 games. What about Resistance 1 and 2, haven’t you played those games yet? I know there hasn’t been much PS3 exclusive titles but you should definitely give them a try some of them. Anyway, yes the game did feel the same, but that didn’t really bother me that much and actually the difference is the graphics look a lot better than the first one. Bye, hope to see terror trax soon

If you want to play a good Clone Wars game, i suggest you play Republic Commando.
It’s better then Swat 4 and has very good gameplay. You feel with your team members whom you will actually call ‘Brothers’

Hey Spoony, you can find lots of J-Horror and other asian movies at hkdvdstore.com. There is a ton of stuff you can get through them that you can’t get in the US and the majority of their stuff is region free. Anywho, love your stuff and look foward to your Pumpkinhead stuff.

I’ve never watched the movie, but I really like the Uzumaki manga.
…Actually, speaking of manga, I really recommend 20th Century Boys. http://www.mangafox.com/manga/20th_century_boys/
It’s as complex as Watchmen, and is easily my favorite manga ever.

I’ve never watched the movie, but I really like the Uzumaki manga.
…Actually, speaking of manga, I really recommend 20th Century Boys. http://www.mangafox.com/manga/20th_century_boys/
It’s as complex as Watchmen, and is easily my favorite manga ever.

Can you please do another V-Log as a catch-up on Uncharted 2, i’d love you to talk about more than just the first 5 chapters. The game is 26 chapters long, so your less than 1/5 through. And the first 1/5 is one of the weaker sections too.

I feel the same way about Uncharted 2. When I was playing it last night I was like damn this is a game Spoony would love! Being an old adventure game fanatic I really find the whole story, presentation, bsically the whole cinematic experience that just keeps me wanting to play forward. While there is barely anything new in this game when compared to Uncharted that is definitely not a bad thing. Gears of War 2 got a little boring as it was very much the same as the first and it lacked the story and immersion of Uncharted 2 so I haven’t felt *compelled* to finish it the same way I have with Uncharted 2.

Oh and if you are on chapter 5 it only gets better. The train level is one of the most fun, gorgeous immersive balls-to-the-wall action set-pieces for any game I have ever played. Hell they should make a Machinima out of Uncharted 2 cutscenes and gameplay and it would kick Indy IV’s ass as a motion-picture.

And thanks for the review on Brutal Legend, I was considering it but I had no idea it had RTS elements. I am guessing it is the same type that they had in the Overlord games. I have never really warmed to the concept of FPS and RTS on consoles. Although they can be designed well I still get frustrated playing them as I know they would be that much better on a PC. Guess I am a bit of a PC snob :P

Great reviews, I feel sorry for you that you need to spread yourself thin and can’t just play/see/do what you want but I for one love all the shit you do, even D&D where I haven’t got much of a clue what you’re talking about :D

I feel the same way about Uncharted 2. When I was playing it last night I was like damn this is a game Spoony would love! Being an old adventure game fanatic I really find the whole story, presentation, bsically the whole cinematic experience that just keeps me wanting to play forward. While there is barely anything new in this game when compared to Uncharted that is definitely not a bad thing. Gears of War 2 got a little boring as it was very much the same as the first and it lacked the story and immersion of Uncharted 2 so I haven’t felt *compelled* to finish it the same way I have with Uncharted 2.

Oh and if you are on chapter 5 it only gets better. The train level is one of the most fun, gorgeous immersive balls-to-the-wall action set-pieces for any game I have ever played. Hell they should make a Machinima out of Uncharted 2 cutscenes and gameplay and it would kick Indy IV’s ass as a motion-picture.

And thanks for the review on Brutal Legend, I was considering it but I had no idea it had RTS elements. I am guessing it is the same type that they had in the Overlord games. I have never really warmed to the concept of FPS and RTS on consoles. Although they can be designed well I still get frustrated playing them as I know they would be that much better on a PC. Guess I am a bit of a PC snob :P

Great reviews, I feel sorry for you that you need to spread yourself thin and can’t just play/see/do what you want but I for one love all the shit you do, even D&D where I haven’t got much of a clue what you’re talking about :D

He shocked Santa’s Balls!

good job with your temura morrison accent

good job with your temura morrison accent

Manowar!

peace out dude :)

(@Spoony)

peace out dude :)

(@Spoony)

Just when I think Spoony can’t get any better he goes and reveals his Manowar fandom.

Warriors unite!

Spoony, based on your glowing review of the Battlestar Galactica game I actually went out and bought it. My friend’s and I have thus far played it three times and it is utterly amazing, but harder than a petrified piece of million-year-old granite let me tell you. The humans have won only the first of our three games. I’m looking forward to getting the expansion pack to hopefully balance the equation a bit more.

Spoony, based on your glowing review of the Battlestar Galactica game I actually went out and bought it. My friend’s and I have thus far played it three times and it is utterly amazing, but harder than a petrified piece of million-year-old granite let me tell you. The humans have won only the first of our three games. I’m looking forward to getting the expansion pack to hopefully balance the equation a bit more.

Saturn,

AVGN is more popular than the Spoonyone I believe, and he wouldn’t be that bad if he quit the annoying poop jokes. His review of The Legend of Zelda’s timeline is very entertaining and the subject itself is geekier than anything I’ve seen here. I would like to say that Nostalgia Critic is funny. He has done a lot of memorable reviews, including reviewing Alone in the Dark while voiceless. He and the Spoony One are partners. Each of those reviewers you cited have their own memes. It comes down to which one you prefer.

RTS on the console. I’ve played Command and Conquer on Playstation, specifically the original, Red Alert, & Retaliation. And then I played them on the PC when I had a PC that could actually handle these types of games (Man was my first computer shit). The difference in difficulty is just insane. Half the difficulty on Playstation is just grappling with the controls, which are just not meant to deal with an RTS, especially with the sidebar menu needing its own buttons. After playing it on PC I vowed to not play another RTS on a home console again.

As for RTS AIs and cheating, I am currently playing Starcraft: Brood War in Chapter VI as the Zerg and I got my ass kicked by like five Terran armies in Mission Three. Army 1 sends waves of Marines/Goliaths/Siege Tanks, Army 2 sends the same unit, but also uses Dropships to establish surprise attacks from the back of your base, Army 3 sends Marines/Goliaths and Wraiths, Army 4 sends Wraiths and Battelcruisers, and Army 5 sends Wraiths and Marines/Firebats backing up ghosts armed with nuclear weapons. (There is a sixth Army that gets wiped out by your initial forces so that you can steal their base location even.) To help out the ghosts, Army 5 uses its Science Vessels Irradiate power to kill your Overlords so that you have no spotters to find the ghosts who are nuking you or the wraiths who are attacking in waves. Not only are you supposed to accumulate 10,000 minerals, you have to do it while dealing with these five armies, and optionally infesting up to five Terran Command Centers, which means taking them all on and destroying their bases except for the command center. I finally somehow did that, and in Mission Four I am now taking on a combined Zerg/Terran force which is sending units of Ultralisks/Zerglings/Hydralisks and Marines/Firebats/Medics and Goliaths/Siege Tanks/Marines or Battlecruisers/Wraiths at me in waves, with Ultralisks starting at like the second minute of the mission (Which is bullshit since the Tech structure requires a Hive and an Ultralisk Den, requiring at least three upgrades, impossible in two minutes). The worst part is how smart the AI is, which will attack you whenever you are attacking to distract you, will test your defenses, and seems surprisingly quick to learn about where your new bases and their weak points are, and it seems like they have infinite resources, where you do not and are limited by the number of resource points on the map. The worst part comes when you get to a point where you cannot get anymore resources and you simply run out of gas (I took out the first Terran army and the Zerg base, but simply did not have enough resources left to take on the huge final Terran base). Both of these missions had me cursing at my monitor they were so hair pulling frustrating, and even more so since there is at least four more afterward. I decided to take two days off from the game as a result.

As for playing through a bad game for its story and character elements, there is Final Fantasy X-2 for me. Barely a game, it is nothing but minigames strung together, and a bunch of fanservice dressspheres. However, its story serves as a good epilogue to the characters and story of FFX, even the minor characters get a lot of exposition, except for the resurrection/reincarnation of Tidus bullshit that completely screws up FFX’s ending. I feel like Final Fantasy XII is exacly the opposite. Extremely bland characters and story, I can barely stand talking to people in town, as they are uninteresting NPCs, but extremely fun and fast gameplay. The only side quests are the Hunts, and a few NPC quests, and completely optional. The first FF in a long time to not have some shitty card game or other minigame, since Final Fantasy VI (Final Fantasy VII has the Snowboarding and Bike Attack minigames embedded into the story, otherwise it would be the call here. Final Fantasy VIII practically requires you to play its Triple Triad aggrevation complete with the worst music ever. Final Fantasy IX’s card game was even worse, what kind of crap is it when the game won’t explain how its garbage minigame even works, and even puts it into the plot to add insult to injury. Final Fantasy X, Blitzball, required if you want to max out Wakka, Final Fantasy X-2, Sphere Break is awful and even required in the plot to get a dresssphere/% completion points). The basic truth is that FFX-2 fails in every way at its primary function as a game and would have been easier done as a movie (But Square has already shown how they can screw that up too, see The Spirits Within and Advent Children as proof, but don’t actually watch them), whereas Final Fantasy XII is an awesome game, but terrible at the story and character elements. Hi I am Vaan and I am Penelo, we are completely superfluous to this game’s plot.

As for Star Wars, Episode I and Episode II are simply unwatchable. I slept through half of the second one, actually it just bored me to death. I actually liked Episode III a lot, since the bad guys simply win, and I hated all the supposed good guys, so good riddance. There is nothing worse than a platforming game that has ridiculously tough platforming and no penalty for falling. My horror story example is the last mission of Armored Core on Playstation. In this mission, there is an all up part where you must jump or boost up from platform to platform that are moving up and down while enemy mechs are attacking you and gun implacements placed under the platforms are shooting at you. You get knocked down and fall back to the bottom of the pit a lot. And it is just rinse and repeat until you finally memorize all the patterns of the various platforms and get to the top. It was gaming hell. I don’t know how many times I died friom the ridiculous amounts of guns and enemies. And then to top it off, the top of the place has a couple of final bosses who have already bled you of half your armor (health) already. Or the autojump in Zelda: The Ocarina of Time that when combined with the awkward N64 controller made it completely unplayable to me, despite otherwise being a good game. As for Star Wars games, the only two I have played recently are Star Wars: Battlefront I and II. Each side starts with a certain number of troops in combat and you can play as either the Republic/Clone factions or the Rebel/Empire factions. Every time you die, you respawn and your side loses a replacement point. Your goal is to take over the planet in the FPS missions by taking over command points (you have to stay at a location and control it while destroying nearby enemy forces) or destroying the enemy fleet in the RTS/shooting stage missions. You mostly play as grunts with a profession such as trooper, engineer, sniper, heavy weapons, pilot, etc. Get enough hero points and it unlocks the play of hero characters such as Jedi or Sith. The shooting stages feature fighters, fighter bombers, bombers, and troop carriers. Single player campaigns, galaxy conquest, and even a two-player split screen multiplayer. I had an absolute blast in the single player modes and the two-player multiplayer until I got bored of it from overplaying.

RTS on the console. I’ve played Command and Conquer on Playstation, specifically the original, Red Alert, & Retaliation. And then I played them on the PC when I had a PC that could actually handle these types of games (Man was my first computer shit). The difference in difficulty is just insane. Half the difficulty on Playstation is just grappling with the controls, which are just not meant to deal with an RTS, especially with the sidebar menu needing its own buttons. After playing it on PC I vowed to not play another RTS on a home console again.

As for RTS AIs and cheating, I am currently playing Starcraft: Brood War in Chapter VI as the Zerg and I got my ass kicked by like five Terran armies in Mission Three. Army 1 sends waves of Marines/Goliaths/Siege Tanks, Army 2 sends the same unit, but also uses Dropships to establish surprise attacks from the back of your base, Army 3 sends Marines/Goliaths and Wraiths, Army 4 sends Wraiths and Battelcruisers, and Army 5 sends Wraiths and Marines/Firebats backing up ghosts armed with nuclear weapons. (There is a sixth Army that gets wiped out by your initial forces so that you can steal their base location even.) To help out the ghosts, Army 5 uses its Science Vessels Irradiate power to kill your Overlords so that you have no spotters to find the ghosts who are nuking you or the wraiths who are attacking in waves. Not only are you supposed to accumulate 10,000 minerals, you have to do it while dealing with these five armies, and optionally infesting up to five Terran Command Centers, which means taking them all on and destroying their bases except for the command center. I finally somehow did that, and in Mission Four I am now taking on a combined Zerg/Terran force which is sending units of Ultralisks/Zerglings/Hydralisks and Marines/Firebats/Medics and Goliaths/Siege Tanks/Marines or Battlecruisers/Wraiths at me in waves, with Ultralisks starting at like the second minute of the mission (Which is bullshit since the Tech structure requires a Hive and an Ultralisk Den, requiring at least three upgrades, impossible in two minutes). The worst part is how smart the AI is, which will attack you whenever you are attacking to distract you, will test your defenses, and seems surprisingly quick to learn about where your new bases and their weak points are, and it seems like they have infinite resources, where you do not and are limited by the number of resource points on the map. The worst part comes when you get to a point where you cannot get anymore resources and you simply run out of gas (I took out the first Terran army and the Zerg base, but simply did not have enough resources left to take on the huge final Terran base). Both of these missions had me cursing at my monitor they were so hair pulling frustrating, and even more so since there is at least four more afterward. I decided to take two days off from the game as a result.

As for playing through a bad game for its story and character elements, there is Final Fantasy X-2 for me. Barely a game, it is nothing but minigames strung together, and a bunch of fanservice dressspheres. However, its story serves as a good epilogue to the characters and story of FFX, even the minor characters get a lot of exposition, except for the resurrection/reincarnation of Tidus bullshit that completely screws up FFX’s ending. I feel like Final Fantasy XII is exacly the opposite. Extremely bland characters and story, I can barely stand talking to people in town, as they are uninteresting NPCs, but extremely fun and fast gameplay. The only side quests are the Hunts, and a few NPC quests, and completely optional. The first FF in a long time to not have some shitty card game or other minigame, since Final Fantasy VI (Final Fantasy VII has the Snowboarding and Bike Attack minigames embedded into the story, otherwise it would be the call here. Final Fantasy VIII practically requires you to play its Triple Triad aggrevation complete with the worst music ever. Final Fantasy IX’s card game was even worse, what kind of crap is it when the game won’t explain how its garbage minigame even works, and even puts it into the plot to add insult to injury. Final Fantasy X, Blitzball, required if you want to max out Wakka, Final Fantasy X-2, Sphere Break is awful and even required in the plot to get a dresssphere/% completion points). The basic truth is that FFX-2 fails in every way at its primary function as a game and would have been easier done as a movie (But Square has already shown how they can screw that up too, see The Spirits Within and Advent Children as proof, but don’t actually watch them), whereas Final Fantasy XII is an awesome game, but terrible at the story and character elements. Hi I am Vaan and I am Penelo, we are completely superfluous to this game’s plot.

As for Star Wars, Episode I and Episode II are simply unwatchable. I slept through half of the second one, actually it just bored me to death. I actually liked Episode III a lot, since the bad guys simply win, and I hated all the supposed good guys, so good riddance. There is nothing worse than a platforming game that has ridiculously tough platforming and no penalty for falling. My horror story example is the last mission of Armored Core on Playstation. In this mission, there is an all up part where you must jump or boost up from platform to platform that are moving up and down while enemy mechs are attacking you and gun implacements placed under the platforms are shooting at you. You get knocked down and fall back to the bottom of the pit a lot. And it is just rinse and repeat until you finally memorize all the patterns of the various platforms and get to the top. It was gaming hell. I don’t know how many times I died friom the ridiculous amounts of guns and enemies. And then to top it off, the top of the place has a couple of final bosses who have already bled you of half your armor (health) already. Or the autojump in Zelda: The Ocarina of Time that when combined with the awkward N64 controller made it completely unplayable to me, despite otherwise being a good game. As for Star Wars games, the only two I have played recently are Star Wars: Battlefront I and II. Each side starts with a certain number of troops in combat and you can play as either the Republic/Clone factions or the Rebel/Empire factions. Every time you die, you respawn and your side loses a replacement point. Your goal is to take over the planet in the FPS missions by taking over command points (you have to stay at a location and control it while destroying nearby enemy forces) or destroying the enemy fleet in the RTS/shooting stage missions. You mostly play as grunts with a profession such as trooper, engineer, sniper, heavy weapons, pilot, etc. Get enough hero points and it unlocks the play of hero characters such as Jedi or Sith. The shooting stages feature fighters, fighter bombers, bombers, and troop carriers. Single player campaigns, galaxy conquest, and even a two-player split screen multiplayer. I had an absolute blast in the single player modes and the two-player multiplayer until I got bored of it from overplaying.

I too liked Sahara

Hated you a liiiittle for bashing SAW, but loved you after hearing your thoughts on Brütal Legend.
Keep it up, dude! :)

Hated you a liiiittle for bashing SAW, but loved you after hearing your thoughts on Brütal Legend.
Keep it up, dude! :)

I really, really like your vlogs. I’m enjoying them more than your professional reviews (not saying that they’re bad or anything).

Manowar and Uzumaki? How did you get access to my cabinet of guilty pleasures?

Yeah, Spirit Horse of the Cherokee makes all the bad feelings go away.

Manowar and Uzumaki? How did you get access to my cabinet of guilty pleasures?

Yeah, Spirit Horse of the Cherokee makes all the bad feelings go away.

I watched Saw 3 this weekend on SyFy, it was.. interesting. Not bad but not great.

I watched Saw 3 this weekend on SyFy, it was.. interesting. Not bad but not great.

Uncharted 2 does start out a lot like the original, but if you are only in chapter 5 you haven’t seen anything yet. You owe it to yourself to finish the game and give it a real review, game is improved from the original, it’s a lot of minor control changes, like MUCH better grenade usage and a larger variety of weapons. Also no more of those god of war quick time events during the game, there’s still a few of the “press triangle fast” type things though.

Uncharted 2 does start out a lot like the original, but if you are only in chapter 5 you haven’t seen anything yet. You owe it to yourself to finish the game and give it a real review, game is improved from the original, it’s a lot of minor control changes, like MUCH better grenade usage and a larger variety of weapons. Also no more of those god of war quick time events during the game, there’s still a few of the “press triangle fast” type things though.

Oh ya, I hate when computers cheat.

RTS sometimes have this problem but in reality the genre that cheats the most are Fighters. It’s why I HATE fighter genres. Terrible cheating games

Bah sorry for multiposts but I’ve been watching these sporadically… anyways

MANOWAR!! They’re so fucking awesome. I love Defender with fucking ORSON WELLS! So awesome

If you are looking for a good PS3 game, I heard Valkyria Chronicles is good.

If you are looking for a good PS3 game, I heard Valkyria Chronicles is good.

A Serious Man, I think you mean. I saw it and it’s frickin brilliant, though it was only playing in one theater in the entire Twin Cities.

Also, A Better Tomorrow kicks ass but I like the second one even more.

Why would you think Brutal Legend was an RPG? I got a negative connotation when I heard it had “RTS sections”, but I think that’s misleading, it’s really more like squad-based commands within the usual hack and slash action in my view. The story really does dominate the game though.

Hey Spoonyman,

Your old buddy ObieWan will join you for a game of BSG. I’m teh suck at bored games but I’m well with the snarky ways =P Hit me back you lazy bugger =p

Why would you think Brutal Legend was an RPG? I got a negative connotation when I heard it had “RTS sections”, but I think that’s misleading, it’s really more like squad-based commands within the usual hack and slash action in my view. The story really does dominate the game though.

That latest Coen Bros. movie you were referring to is called “A Serious Man.” I think one of the reasons it mainly fell under the radar so quickly is because there is no A-listers in the movie. It’s really quite sad because it’s a brilliant piece of dark comedy in true Coen Bros. style, and is one of their absolute best to date. Find a theater and check it out!!

On another note, you gave a really great review on those games. I was really wondering about Brutal Legend. I saw the trailers for the game on TV and wasn’t sure what to expect of it, but you really put it into perspective for me. Thanks!

Also, in reference to your little rant on the “Saw” movies, I’m one of those people that more or less feel obligated to watch it, mainly just to see what’s gonna happen now. I mean, they’ve done just about EVERYTHING in the past five series, there’s gonna be one point where it’s gonna be a total bore! I only enjoyed the first film as it was original and effectively scary, then like any other horror movie, spawned worthless sequels. In fact, whenever I watch a latest “Saw” movie, I don’t even remember why those characters are here, what they’re doing, or how they got themselves into it. That’s how much I forget after watching the previous entries. THEY’RE RUBBISH!!

That latest Coen Bros. movie you were referring to is called “A Serious Man.” I think one of the reasons it mainly fell under the radar so quickly is because there is no A-listers in the movie. It’s really quite sad because it’s a brilliant piece of dark comedy in true Coen Bros. style, and is one of their absolute best to date. Find a theater and check it out!!

On another note, you gave a really great review on those games. I was really wondering about Brutal Legend. I saw the trailers for the game on TV and wasn’t sure what to expect of it, but you really put it into perspective for me. Thanks!

Also, in reference to your little rant on the “Saw” movies, I’m one of those people that more or less feel obligated to watch it, mainly just to see what’s gonna happen now. I mean, they’ve done just about EVERYTHING in the past five series, there’s gonna be one point where it’s gonna be a total bore! I only enjoyed the first film as it was original and effectively scary, then like any other horror movie, spawned worthless sequels. In fact, whenever I watch a latest “Saw” movie, I don’t even remember why those characters are here, what they’re doing, or how they got themselves into it. That’s how much I forget after watching the previous entries. THEY’RE RUBBISH!!

Some more crap (this time I’ve made it in a text file and posted when finished with all the videos lol):
Aww what do you mean only two games for the PS3? I mean, Uncharted, Resistance Fall of Man (second one’s ok but I’m sick of the cookie cutter two guns, regenerating health, etc bullshit of FPSs), Valkyria Chronicles, Guns of the Patriot, Infamous for PS3 only. Then there’s games which are both PS3 and 360 that are good lol. 360 has Lost Odyssey, Halo 3, Fable 2. Both systems have great games, tsk tsk Noah, need to expand your game library for both systems (or at least the PS3 lol).

As for movies, I can’t wait to see Paranormal Activity and Where The Wild Things Are. My friend said it was alright but could have used a better flow/story he thinks. So I’ll see what I think, I’ll see if this girl wants to go lol.

As for star wars, I heard it was terrible and Lego Star Wars is far FAR better. I honestly lost all respect for Star Wars over the years. The first three movies created (Episode 4 to 6) were great, I enjoyed em (even if he stole from a ton of people). The Lego toys when I was younger were fun, but after the prequels and the games over the years.. just so bad. Only Knights of the Old Republic and Lego Star Wars were fun. 2 out of a billion isn’t good :\ lol As for a boss fight you can’t lose, can be good if you do it right. I.E. a story driven boss fight (much to FF7′s final fight with Sephiroth). But that’s not REALLY a boss fight I guess.

And did you seriously think star wars would have a good plot anymore? It’s so bad… just.. so bad

Anyways, that should be it from me lol, sorry for the few posts if they were annoying. Hope you find people for the board game reviews!

u never mentioned u like uncharted spoony! its great that u love it but cod u do a second vlog to go a bit more in-depth after u completed it? also i wod just like to point out that stealth works alot better in the new one and thats pretty significant tell us wat u think.

Read the Uzumaki Manga! I’m a horrible judge of quality, so I don’t know if it’s actually good, but it creeped me out to a degree that I’ve never been creeped out before. It can do things that would be impossible in a live action format (at least not without a massive CGI budget) and it generally unnerves me. If you enjoyed the movie, you should enjoy the manga, so give it a read when you have some time.

there is a lot of difference in uncharted 1 and 2 really, it’s a lot easier to shoot people down, where in the last one it took like 20 shots, there are a lot of stealth elements to it now, and you can clear out a whole area silently and not have to fight extra guys if you do so, but the plot and mythical enemies did get copied, i’d like to discuss more but it’s tough to on here with no responses hah

I personally enjoyed the hell out of Noroi, but I can understand why someone wouldn’t. It is very drawn out and slow moving, but I found myself getting swept up into the creepy atmosphere.

I personally enjoyed the hell out of Noroi, but I can understand why someone wouldn’t. It is very drawn out and slow moving, but I found myself getting swept up into the creepy atmosphere.

I don’t understand how a franchise, such as Star Wars, which was so revered by fans; treated as the Holy Grail of all things Sci-Fi, can be broken down as being a running joke, or as seen as child’s play in the eye’s of most people. How can that happen? Well, simple really. When a franchise loses focus of what it once was the end result is never good, which saddens me.

As an adult I still have that fascination of the Force and of the Jedi training. I want to learn more about the saga in detail; the lore. However, whenever I look at the novels, the Clone Wars cartoon, and movie, quickly come to mind. Then I realize that what I once loved, what I held dear to my heart, has abandoned me. It is now replaced by grade school kids. So in short it is time for me to move on to something new. Something with substance. And that new something is called Fringe. What JJ Abrams touches, amazingly, turns to gold.

Oh, and Flashforward, which I’m reading now, isn’t bad either.

Lol I dunno about the funniest man on the internest ,probably are though knowing most people on the internet, but you are most DEFININTLY the hardest working funniest guy on the internet.

Lol I dunno about the funniest man on the internest ,probably are though knowing most people on the internet, but you are most DEFININTLY the hardest working funniest guy on the internet.

Hey,

I sugest reading the Uzumaki manga because it is one of my favorites. I really like Junji ito’s work. Gyo is good too if only for the fact of how insane the premiss is. Thats actually why uzumaki is so good. It’s really just awsome to see how crazy he gets with trying to work in the whole spiral them. I enjoyed the movie too. Mainly because i liked the manga so much and seeing it in live action was really entertaining. I do know why people that liked the manga hated the movie though. It’s not really all that faithful to the story and the ending just kinda seems like they ran out of time and money and was just like “fuck it, slide show ending.” But it’s still an entertaining watch if, once again, only for how insane it is. So yeah, pick up the uzumaki manga and really any thing else by Junji Ito cause horror manga dosn’t get more awsome than that. I originally read my brothers graphic novels but the originals are about impossable to find anymore. I own the new re-release of it so i would look for those. At ten dollars a book it’s well worth the money.

MANOWAR! MADE OF STEEL NOT CLAY!

MANOWAR! MADE OF STEEL NOT CLAY!

wow, i did not look that post over before i did it. sorry about the many spelling errors.

Uncharted 2 does add more stealth parts later in the game and has a kick a part when you jump for car to car.

Also if you like RTS games, you should play Valkyria Chronicles.

Uncharted 2 does add more stealth parts later in the game and has a kick a part when you jump for car to car.

Also if you like RTS games, you should play Valkyria Chronicles.

1.) I can definitely understand your views on Brutal Legends. It’s alright, but I would have much preferred it if they had flat out said ‘This is an RTS’… I don’t do too well on those games. I haven’t finished it yet (school, work, other games… taking care of abandoned kittens, who, btw, are huddled next to my computer. They must love your voice or something.) I also need to finish the first Uncharted… shameful, I know. I could never do video game reviews, I take such long hiatus.

2.) You really do great Arnold impersonations. There should have been a song from that album in Brutal Legend. Battlestar Galactica game… wutttt? If I had enough money to take a flight I’d play with you! “I will take a stungun to your nuts” should be your next t-shirt design. Your view of Noroi sounds like me with the Korean(??) film “Tale of Two Sisters”. It’s highly acclaimed, yet I was extremely bored with it. Even the twist was kind of ‘meh’… can’t say that around my friends, though. They’d kill me. XD

3,) If you hate the game, don’t watch the show. Snorefest… and hey, General Ackbar head makes the game pretty awesome. Nah, not even that makes it enjoyable I’m sure. Can’t wait for Terror TRAX.

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Spoony says ” anal bum cover”.

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Spoony says ” anal bum cover”.

Spoonster if you like Japanese horror movies I highly suggest the movie Battle Royal. Its about a bunch of teenagers that are all put on an island then must kill each other till only one is left.

wasn’t it better when lucas arts wasn’t fucking us up the ass with these shitty star wars game and instead delivering epics like grim fandago and monkey island?

Nice Review Spoony Now its Official That Will Get Uncharted 2 Since Its “Spoony Approved” XD

Other possible ADM songs: 1. Come Bennet Lets Party. 2. I’ve seen you before your the asshole on tv. 3. How bout a light? or What a hot head.

Kudos to you for recommending Kairo, which I fucking loved and is one of the most underappreciated horror films ever; I also recommend the other movies by its director, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, such as Cure and Seance. Also, another little-known but excellent film is Jacob’s Ladder; if you’ve played Silent Hill or seen the movie, everything they ever did was lifted practically wholesale from that movie, and it shows, so check that out.

Sahara was a pretty decent adaptation of the book. But I highly recommend reading that, as well as other Clive Cussler works, specifically Dragon and Nightprobe. The latter of us has us squaring of against…the Canadians! Trust me, you’ll be on the edge of your seat wondering what those crazy canucks will think of next. hehe

Star wars games can be good/excellent, they just didn’t care this time.

The only Japanese horror I’ve experienced was when I read Gyo and The Enigma of Amigara Fault.

oh sure, bash on ODST for being similar to the other games in the series, then turn around and praise uncharted 2 for being the same and uncharted.
You’re just like Jeremy Clarkson; totally biased but damn entertaining

If you like SWAT 4 and shooting things as a clone trooper I recommend Star Wars Republic Commando. I know you probably got several suggestions for it before, but hey, it’s a good game.

If you like SWAT 4 and shooting things as a clone trooper I recommend Star Wars Republic Commando. I know you probably got several suggestions for it before, but hey, it’s a good game.

I think Saw could surprise you with how I expect it to work out its continuity and how the series has gone on after Jigsaw’s death.

a couple of thing i forgot to put on the first comment there should be an edit thingy…

double brutal rocks! xD

sahara was nice

uncharted looks like a really cool game

and strongly recommend 20th century boys manga..for when you have the time there are like 20 volumes…

take care

I just had to force myself to stop playing Uncharted 2 (I need my sleep), but the further I get, the more awesom..er…est it gets! Glad you enjoy it as much as I do! Keep playing and tell us, what you think of it in terms of innovation etc after you finished the game! Drake is the man!

you should definately check out the korean horror film called A Tale of Two Sisters ( the american remake is called The Uninvited, which I havent seen yet and have no desire to). Its by far my favorite movie of all time, and its what got me into foreign films in the first place :P

hey spoony, i don’t like RTS’s on a console either. really SawVI, he’s no batman.
Uncharted kicks butt. and Sahara is good, too.

Where’s the Beatles rockband review

hey spoony, i don’t like RTS’s on a console either. really SawVI, he’s no batman.
Uncharted kicks butt. and Sahara is good, too.

Where’s the Beatles rockband review

Yes spoony, watch battle royale I want to see you rip that stupid movie a new hole.
seriously the movie sucks, and it’s not even worth for the gore, because the gore is just the characters with ketchup on their bodies without any kind of injury, its worse than thos Tomie movies.

I didn’t mind the prequels, which is ironic, since that’s like the best praise you’ll ever hear from it from most places, but I’m really curious to see what you thought of Republic Commando, Spoony. It seems like a game that kind of just happened and then everyone forgot about it, but I had some fun with it. It might be a prequel thing you could enjoy. Other than that… uh. I dunno. I love the whole Clone Wars idea but the execution was meh.

Actually (I should have known this sooner), the guy who made the Uzumaki manga also made the previously mentioned Gyo and The Enigma of Amigara Fault. I just started Uzumaki and I’d have to say, it’s creepier.

. . .and there are waffles, and you can jump on them and waffle on them, and there are toasters, and. . .

I just completed Uncharted 2….OMFG……My eyes it’s too awesome!!

Clone troopers are always better gameplay mechanics.

They should’ve gone back to Republic Commando instead of some obviously crap attempt at kid friendly. Republic Commando was great fun and ended on a cliffhanger that’s lasted about five years now.

Hey Spoony, if you want a good PS3 game, I would recommend Valkyria Chronicles. Although the game does have an anime look to it, and I know you’re not a big anime guy, you really should at least give it a look. It’s a fantastic hybrid of action, RPG and strategy based gameplay, with beautiful graphics, a very well-written story, and great music. I’d give it a look.

Noah, I can’t thank you enough for your recommendation of Paranormal Activity in your previous video. I went to see it today, and quite honestly, it was absolutely frightening. Even more so when I remembered that I had gone to see it… in the middle of the afternoon (to beat the ticket price of night showings). I have never, NEVER been scared at a theater like I was with Paranormal. Let alone during daylight hours.

Your suggestion to see it in the theaters is deeply founded. There is no rivaling the uncomfortability that coincides with a theater viewing; due to that lack of familiarity–one found at home. The acting was crisp, balanced, and believable; and the pacing was pitch-perfect.

Uncharted 2′s pretty good, though I think it’s weird how much more badass than Indiana Jones, Nathan seems to be. That intro alone had so much “badassery” crammed in that I thought my biceps would explode just from exposure. Still, some of the most precise platforming I’ve ever encountered; and very smooth combat mechanics round it out.

I still suck at finding those treasures…

Have you played Demon’s Souls yet? If so, kindly provide a review? I’m curious to hear your thoughts on this one.

Ah, a couple of recommendations for you, movie-wise:

The Burning Moon: A splatter flick by Olaf Ittenbach that showcases three “stories” filled with some of the most gut-wrenching gore scenes I’ve ever seen. While pretty lame, plot-wise; it’s the special effects, and ending that really make this movie one to watch and own

Sûîto Homu: Translated: Sweet Home; Sûîto Homu is a movie that was released alongside an NES game of the same name. 5 people enter a haunted mansion to photograph valuable frescoes, only to be picked off by the spirit of the slain matriarch of the mansion. This game actually inspired the later Japanese release: Biohazard/Resident Evil

Battle Royale (The first one): Contrary to what “Juan” says, the first Battle Royale movie was a deeply inspired metaphor for the social mindset of Japan in terms of competitiveness, and “Darwinistic” values. The acting in the movie is definitely above par; the story is quite intriguing, and original (shock!); and the production values are excellent. I’d recommend this movie above all others, simply because of how impressive it is; how good it is; and… well, I could gush for hours. Feh. It’s better to just see it.

Tokyo Gore Police: Pure schlocky exploitation at its best. Eihi Shiina (Audition) is just top-notch in this movie; and it really shows off a deep level of creativity (and depravity) in terms of “movie monsters”. Not so much the “Godzilla” kind of “movie monster”, but more along the lines of “Funny Games” in terms of dark humour and violence. The commercial segments alone in this movie make it worth watching.

I’d join you when it came to the Battle Star Galatica game. That sounds like fun. Too bad I’m in Prescott and not Mesa. Wait. How long would it even take to get to Mesa anyway? Hm…

I know it aint horror, but if you are looking for a film that presents the plot from a documentary style (and is not trying to be a mockumentary) then I recommand Man Bites Dog, its mostly a black comedy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Bites_Dog_%28film%29)

LEAVE THE BRONX. I bloody love it. I felt like such a MSTie noticing that shirt…where’d you get it?

Great, keep the good work, you should at least do a mini review of Demon´s Souls, is a great game….

As someone that didn’t particularly care for Uncharted 1, I can detail some of the things that I found better/improved. First, stealth is a more reasonable option now. I found myself able to take out entire camps a couple of times, but even like, half the camp is a big help in breaking up the gunplay-climb stuff-gunplay-climb stuff-goto 10 pacing that made 1 kind of a grind at points. Yes, Uncharted 1 had stealth, but you’d kill like, 1 guy and that’d alert the entire camp, like they’re psychics or have x-ray telescope sight. Which brings us to second, telescope sight. I was so annoyed with Uncharted 1 in that. Especially one of the earliest bits from 1, where you were fighting a huge camp where guys would have ridiculous accuracy from ridiculous range with just the AK or whatever machine guns and hand guns existed at that point in the game. It was like, after the beginning U-boat and stuff, the second part of the game, the crash site. Huge camp and guys could see you a mile off and shoot you right between the eyes, and you could only stealth kill maybe the very first guy. I find much less of that occurring, either the camps are less sizeable, or guys are worse shots, or at the very least, have weapons that justify them kicking your ass. Also, your sidekicks are smarter and more useful. I guess if you loved the original and these sorts of things never bothered you, then you wouldn’t really notice much change, but I found that this sort of tweaks really made it a much more enjoyable experience for me.

After watching this Vlog entry, I cannot explain the sheer amount of glee I felt when you held up Issue #27 of Planetary. The last issue came out, what, two (PLUS) years ago? Here I am, hearing your thoughts on Brutal Legend and then, BAM, you hold up a NEW issue of Planetary and I find that I’m picking myself up off the floor.

Always glad to see that there are Planetary fans out there. Pick up trade volumes 3 and 4 of this series as soon as you can! Your missing out on some more great moments in this one of a kind comic series.

You bought Republic Heroes and expected it to be good? I knew it was utter shit the second I saw the commercial on TV.

“My brother would probably play Battle Star Galactica with me…”

Still sounds dirty.

May your sword stay wet like a young girl in her prime. Hold your hammers high.
Blood and death are waiting like a raven in the sky. I forgot the rest…
Mawowar is true metal!!

Are you going to do a full Uncharted 2 review? That’ll be pretty cool. It’s an awesome game.

Star Wars… It just keeps going downhill… I remember having a game on floppies “Star Wars: TIE Fighter”, I really liked it, but few games have ever been as great as that one. Because honestly, it’s boring to play as a Jedi, and I have played so many SW games, and have no game I like where you play as a Jedi, and it’s also disappointing that I can find no other SW games that include -space-, and which aren’t total SW: TIE Fighter remakes/ripoffs/wanna-be’s.

—Although, there is this one game that came out quite recently; Star Wars: Republic Commando, which is based on the UnrealEngine! You don’t get to play as jedi, and it’s basicly a shooter, set in the Star Wars universe, can hardly get any more awesome than that. Gawd I love Unreal Tournament.

There is two Clone Wars cartoons

Star Wars: Clone Wars which ran on awesome and Star War THE Clone War which is less awesome but still good (and got rip of Karen Traviss) and people really show watch it some time like “Rookies” or anything with Cade Bane it insanly family unfriendly. You got the Droids being all goofy, while they hunt down esape pods and rip them open sending the people inside to there slow deaths. You got people getting stab on screen with lightsabers, you got Palpatine kidnapping jedi babies so he turn them to the dark side with a prosegur that’s has a 90% change of killing him (which he states that “If it works I have plained the Seeds of the Dark Side in the Jedi, and if they die then I have lost nothing”) ect.

There is two Clone Wars cartoons

Star Wars: Clone Wars which ran on awesome and Star War THE Clone War which is less awesome but still good (and got rip of Karen Traviss) and people really show watch it some time like “Rookies” or anything with Cade Bane it insanly family unfriendly. You got the Droids being all goofy, while they hunt down esape pods and rip them open sending the people inside to there slow deaths. You got people getting stab on screen with lightsabers, you got Palpatine kidnapping jedi babies so he turn them to the dark side with a prosegur that’s has a 90% change of killing him (which he states that “If it works I have plained the Seeds of the Dark Side in the Jedi, and if they die then I have lost nothing”) ect.

Hey! I recommended Noroi! Were you talking about me? XD

YAY! I was just bitching about not having more posts and you wip out 3 more, lol.

I’m a fan of Uzumaki manga and I loved the movie too. Manga fans should not snob this movie. It’s not like it’s not true to the manga. It’s pretty entertaining.

Hey Spoony, since we share very similar tastes in comics, may I ask you about your opinion on The Exterminators?

THANK YOU SPOONY FOR RAGGING ON SAW. Finally, someone important putting this piece of shiat series in it’s place.

F_ck Saw. It wasn’t worth seeing past the 1st movie.

Oh yeah, Spoony. To make up for Noroi, I have another mockumentary recommendation. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon. Hilarious slasher comedy about a film crew following an up and coming slasher in a world where murderers like Freddy, Jason, and Myers exist. You might’ve seen it already, it’s fairly popular, but it’s damn good movie if you’re in the right mood for it. Seeing all the preparation that goes into the one night of slaughter seen in so many Friday the 13ths and Halloweens is just awesome in itself.

I totally bought Austrian Death Machines: Double Brutal today, and holy shit it rules. They better have taken your advice man, you are a mad pimp. You’re the best Spoony.

According to IMDB, the ending of Paranormal Activity was changed at the request anyone have a link or know of the original ending? I did not like the ending of PA because it was too blatant in my opinion.

crap, I meant to say “At the request of Spielberg” damn alcohol.

Two really good, well one awesome and the other is HILARIOUS, J-Horrors Are Kairo (the Japanese Pulse) and the Happieness of the Katakuras

Kairo is pantsshittinly scary, or atleast I think so. I am not one to cover my eyes during a movie, but not only did I cover them I also shouted at the TV toward the end. I MST3K movies alot and this one made me shut up and watch, kind of boring but amazingly scary if thats what your into.

The Happieness of teh Katakuras though, is a J-horror musical with claymation scenes in it, about a family owned inn where people keep dying. One of the opening lines is a woman screaming “Oh god my uvula” It was at that line I was hooked. Its wierd and the claymation is CREEPY, but its good, clean, campy fun.

wow, now that i finally finished all three of these, i had to say, you constantly surprise me. i can’t believe there is another human being (apparently several judging by the comments) that has heard of manOwar and actually doesn’t hate it. I LOVE that overdramatic balls ass silly but with a deadly straight face fantasy hardcore metal shit. it’s just so…so…METAL. and you’re absolutely right about the album covers being rediculously gay. they are like the village people if they got sucked into a conan like fanstasy world like john candy as din in that heavy metal cartoon from the 80s. yeah, they are definately better heard, but not seen, hahaha

also, you said you liked brubaker and that he was very adept at pulling series up by the collar out of the shitter. well i would reccomend to you “the Marvels project”. despite the name, it has nothing to do with alex ross’ “marvels” though it does have a similar setting and theme, but other than that, completely different animal. it’s one of the only things from mainstream marvel that has caught my attention in a while. and that’s in no small measure to having no goddamn marvel zombies (god it was cute once…GO AWAY) or those damn dark avengers, most of all, wolverine’s utterly insufferable kid Daiken (also…GO THE HELL AWAY YOU EMO damn you know it’s bad when i’m like “hey X-23…you can stick around sweetie…you’re not so bad…you’re so much cooler than dark wolverine”) anyway, it’s a very interesting little piece discussing the birth of the marvel universe and i think it’s one of the best things they’ve done in a while. and they stomp nazis…who doesn’t love that?

oh and you’re right about saw. not only is just “what the hell? i saw the others” sending people to the theatre (thank god i had the strength to not give a rats ass about the first one, so i never got sucked in and saw any of the other travesties) it’s almost true of the filmmakers themselves. they actually admitted, they’ve come far enough now, that their goal is to make as many as, then surpass both friday the 13th and nightmare on elm street as franchises by sheer volume alone, and they don’t care what they have to do or how shitty it has to be to get there….that’s just sad

and about the clone wars…oy…i mean…jeez. just one more nail in the coffin i guess. how much more blood does lucas expect to squeeze from that particular stone anymore? i mean i know the expanded universe got kind of out of control before, but i swear…these damn prequels… the gap between episodes 2 and 4 just keeps getting wider and wider. Lucas is obsessed with telling stories that take place BETWEEN other stories he wrote. and none of them matter. that’s sort of the problem with the whole prequel phenomenon. every single character is not interesting because A) we already know what becomes of them in ep. 4 and beyond and this is all basically filler, as it never adds any depth to the character, just different outfits to make alternate action figures and B) new characters that we don’t care what happens to them because either they have to die before the opening credits of ep. 4 or just fade away into obscurity and never do anything of any importance in the great galactic war. cough cough JEDI COUNCIL cough. I mean seriously, how many goddamn apprentices does anakin have? and how many of them just…wander off somewhere never to be heard from again? I’m telling you, that orange bitch otsuka (or atsuka…or atsooka, i don’t fuckin know, lucas names these characters with yahtzee dice anyway) better bite it before that clone wars show ends cause we know damn well she doesn’t do ONE DAMN IMPORTANT THING for the next oh…40 or so years so the only thing she can do of any consequence is…die. he writes himself into corners upon corners. it’s rediculous

all the prequels (and by proxy the series and games) do is cheapen what we liked about the originals. no matter how much fun stuff obi wan (arguably the ONLY worthwhile character in the prequels) does, we know he bows out in a second act mentor requisite death in ep. 4 not really accomplishing all that much (oh after hiding like a pussy for decades). they’ve completely RUINED darth vader, arguably one of the greatest villains of all time, and made you only see a whiny self important emo douchemonkey with a sick fetish for reverse pedophilia (thanks a load george) and generally cheapened or outright destroyed everything that shone so brightly in the first trilogy. i didn;t think it was possible, but he has shit up his new stuff so bad, that i actually cant look at the original stuff the same way, i see all the flaws i do in the new ones, just in a less developed state. i see the seeds he planted that grew into the disgusting thorny fungus covered tree that is emo anakin…

and NOW he wants indiana jones…oh like hell you fat kermit sounding midget loving bizarro carebear…oh it’s ON!!!

I’m sorry…what was i saying?

anyway, good to see you back in business spoony. great reviews as always…now go find some shitty movies to go all METAL on and “KILL WITH POWER!!!!”

it seems noah really likes his joke/novelty metal bands.

Hey there Spoony

You wanted to know if there was any real Saw fan? I can say that i am one of them. The funny thing is, I only discovered the Saw Franchise about 1-2 years ago, by accident. What keeps my interest in this series is to see how well planned Jigsaw’s plans are and see what else he could have seen that we didn’t ?

The Saw Series or TSS as i like to call them (No i don’t) brings out a powerful message. Cherish your life. It is true that not all people cherish their lives enough in the real world and this story could easily happen in real life (Hopefully not). But …. with saw 7-8-9 already announced, and the next one being in 3-d … i keep telling myself, how far can they go with this story until we go in space lol.

Oh and you should look out for Borderlands, a PC Xbox and PS3 game that is coming out today. A FPS – RPG game that looks promising. Look it up, the reviews give it a good 8/10 score and here in canada, the game is 40$ instead of the usual 70$ for it’s launch date (Future Shop / wallmart)

Take care !

I hated episode 1 only for the fact that the little kid essentially saved the day on freakin accident. He can’t tie his shoes but can fly an effin star fighter and hit on Natalie Portman?

Episode 2 was not too bad and all around fun

Episode 3 was really well done if not depressing.

The clone wars movie was fun but not complex, the CGI series that followed it started well and has gotten progressively better and better.

If they make a new KOTOR I might play it crippled hands be damned

@ godofplague

Aren’t they working on a KOTOR MMO RPG ?

Manowar, hell yeah!!!

Spoony I’d like to hear your full impressions of Uncharted 2 after you’ve beaten the whole game and tried the multiplayer and co-op. Probably got a lot of work on your hands, but I think you’ll like the game enough to cover it a second time as a whole. Uncharted 2 doesn’t make the original obsolete, but it does improve upon it in every aspect offering even more ridiculously awesome scripted sequences and amazing graphics to accompany linear yet polished platforming and puzzle segments. The sequel’s superiority is made more apparent as you progress through the next couple chapters, ending in the most epic train level of any videogame (yes, it even beats Final Fantasy VIII’s Zombie President) And after that you still have a good 4-5 hours left in the game which I won’t elaborate upon for spoilers sake.

I just accuired my copy of Double Brutal. I can’t stop listening to it because it kicks so much ass it has to wipe it’s boots with toilet paper.

…and yes. I am illiterate!

Other bands play, Manowar kills.

I nominated “The Spoony Bard” instead of “The Spoony One” by accident lol. Hopefully they’ll know what I mean

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Not only has Spoony seen The Rise of Leslie Vernon,he did a text review of it a while back.

It’s great to know I’m not the only one who thought that there will be Saw in Space, or in my case “Saw 12: Saws in SPACE!”

WILD THINGS OUT THIS FRIDAY!! LUCKY!!!

It comes out Dec 11th for us in England! And i really wanna see it!!

Just wondering if you’re gonna be reviewing AC2 or Dragon ages origins, these are the two im realllly look forward to! =]

Dear Mr Spoony,

I would like to thank you for letting me know about Austrian Death Machine. It is the most awesome thing I have ever heard. For that, I wish you a long, healthy, and joyful life.

Even though I’m adoring Brutal Legend, I can’t say I disagree entirely with your analysis.

I basically bought BL for two reasons: Tim Schafer and metal. I’m one of those guys who is willing to forgive a game’s faults if it has a good story and a nice world to explore, and BL, like Psychonauts before it, has that in spades. Aces of Spades. *crowd throws tomatoes at horrid pun* I wasn’t really hoping for a particularly involved combat engine or whatever, but it works fairly well (though I can’t understand why Eddie can’t jump: Raz could jump!) The main story was also far too short, which is an unfortunate trend many games have nowadays. There was also too little customisation for the Deuce, the axe, the guitar and such considering the scope of what was possible.

However, I just loved the character designs: Eddie, Kill Master, Doviculus, Ophelia, Lionwhyte (having him voiced by Halford and depicted with glam-metal hair so lush he uses it to FLY was the icing on the cake), down to the basic units like the Ironheades and Bouncers (“I’m helping!”), I felt very attached to them. Though I don’t think the story was quite as sublime as Psychonauts or Full Throttle, it was involving and enthralling in its own right. The design of the landscape with metal paraphernalia and metal-inspired wildlife was also just fantastic to explore while listening to Sabbath/Priest/Brocas Helm/ManOwar blaring from the radio.

Overall, I wasn’t disappointed, but I could see a LOT of room for improvement: more variety in side missions, more customization options, a couple new songs (no Grave Digger, Blind Guardian, Helloween, Jag Panzer, Sabaton OR Manilla Road makes me sad, and no Iron Maiden or Metallica makes me WTF?), more in-depth action portion like including bloody jumps, and a longer story. Maybe we’ll get Brutal Legend 2: it’d be awesome getting a sequel, maybe seeing how the land changed after Eddie, or perhaps go back thousands of years earlier just after the world was formed.

And speaking of Manowar, I’m very glad you like them. I know an awful lot of particularly stuck-up, pretentious metal listeners who consider Manowar a blight on the face of metal by perpetuating stereotypes and being a form of ridicule. I can see their point of view, but they can get terribly precious about their chosen genre, and given the choice I’d side with Manowar over those pretentious prats. Although I’m not what you’d call a “Manowarrior”, I do think the band is very talented, and their early stuff is exceptional (everything up to “Sign of the Hammer” and maybe “Kings of Metal”, after that is kind of just variations on a theme). Even so, they are worthy of respect, since for all the accusations of cheese and ironic comedy that can be gained, these guys really believe in the lifestyle and music, and are utterly sincere in their love for it all. It’s hard not to respect them for that honesty.

And Star Wars. Truth be told, I never got into Star Wars until I finally saw the re-releases in 1997 (don’t kill me!), but after that I finally got what the fuss was about. Then I bought Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II and I was utterly obsessed with Star Wars based games for a while. It’s infuriating that we’re stuck with these useless Clone-era games when there’s still not been a game actually based on the original movies. What’s up with that?

Brütal Legend was kind of expected different by each person. I wanted a more Banjo-Kazooie mix between platforming and easy-weezy combat. Platforming is the thing that I miss the most. I liked much about BL, though, however, it was SO short. The climax was not a climax AT ALL. I thought we’d just come to half of the story when it suddenly ended. Bitter-sweet IMO. Liked the main twist in the game, though, AND the humor of course.

Uncharted 2, as we all know, is SO good. I can’t stop playing it. The multiplayer is really addictive when playing with friends. There is so much that has been done right in this game.

Brütal Legend was kind of expected different by each person. I wanted a more Banjo-Kazooie mix between platforming and easy-weezy combat. Platforming is the thing that I miss the most. I liked much about BL, though, however, it was SO short. The climax was not a climax AT ALL. I thought we’d just come to half of the story when it suddenly ended. Bitter-sweet IMO. Liked the main twist in the game, though, AND the humor of course.

Uncharted 2, as we all know, is SO good. I can’t stop playing it. The multiplayer is really addictive when playing with friends. There is so much that has been done right in this game.

Spoony likes Manowar, who would have thought?

Hail and kill, brother.

Btw, something I really didn’t like about BL was that each time you went away from the car so that the radio stopped playing music, or something else ended it, you would start from the beginning on that (or another) song. It would been awesome to be able to continue listening from where you stopped.

@Scott ‘Zeus’ Christian
don’t make me laugh, the story was that of a shallow love interest that spawned out of nothing in such an eviorment, the book and manga are superior, the acting is awful, is even wors than you avergae japanese bad acting because is japanese Teenagers bad acting, just imagine that, the things are rushed, all the characters are bland, and the director or writer seems to have a position of pro-terrorism, more notable in the sequel, not anti Bush or pro Irak, no it practicaly says people that blow up building with civilians inside are the good guys. The characters of Mitsuko and Kiriyama are deprived of any kind of past, they are acting all sadistic because…….. someone has to do so I guess, they don’t even succumb slowly or anything, they just are.

I have been sitting on the fence over Brutal Legends for a while now, and thank God you told me about the RTS elements. Brutal Legends is now officially a rent title for me, even though the demo was pretty bitchin’.

Uncharted 2 – You NEED to do a full review on Uncharted 2. I’m about half-way through the game as well, and it is already friggin’ fantastic. Give the Multi-player mode a go, it’s pretty sweet though nothing utterly revolutionary like the Single Player mode.

Spoony, you’ve probably already heard of this, and may not even read this, but there’s a new D&D thing that’s coming out:

http://vimeo.com/7132858?hd=1

i can’t stop playing multiplayer uncharted 2 you need to get one with a few friends who know what they are doing and run some people over in rank matches.

I would agree that the gameplay in Brutal Legend isn’t so good but the RTS stuff is pretty simple and easy to play with and the references to Heavy Metal makes it a good rent to anyone who likes that type of music.

Uncharted 2 is by far one of the best games I played in my life. The look of the game, the great controls, the actions and acting just fit so well.

I don’t really listen to metal anymore, but if you wanna hear the most METAL band, check out Japan’s Terror Squad, in particular their album The Wild Stream of Eternal Sin. The most metal thing I’d ever heard before I dropped that whole metal thing.

E.g., http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0B3Xp81Sj8

You’re the first person I know who has seen Noroi. Such an overlooked flick.

I want to know why they never capitalized on the awesomeness of Darth Maul. I mean SERIOUSLY, he was one of the only good things about the prequels (except maybe the priceless shot right before Anakin decides to go ape-shit on the young ones). They could have called it “Darth Maul: Killing Shit” for all I care, as long as they did it with style (the gameplay, I mean). At least when they made Battlefront 2 they were intelligent enough to use Maul (in all his badass glory).

i feel the protomen’s 2nd album ACTII: father of death is something awesome that has been overlooked recently. i mean a dark rock opera based on the megaman series what more awesome than that???

I never really understood why Nintendo never had or used the realization ‘Hey, this thing has all the functions of a mouse and then some we can carve out a niche with potential quality console RTSs’; it would still be lacking the full functionality of the keyboard but the control scheme could come pretty close (and maybe through in a few extra Wii touches). As for the PS3 and 360: Sony and Microsoft could have easily release and official mouse and keyboard (wireless with some sort of mouse pad meant to sit on the arm of a chair or couch) for the respective systems and just allow developers the option of using those for controls.

Hey Noah speaking of mockumentary style movies you should check out The Last Broadcast. It has a great style, i would not say its a scary movie but there is a lot of suspense and build-up it probably has the worst ending of any movie in its genera that totally ruins the entire film in my opinion but it still gives an interesting style and is worth taking a look at

Wait…you can shove your lightsaber into a droideka and ride it around? What the flying fuck? That would cut the thing in two as it rolled along the ground…that doesn’t make one shred of sense. What a stupid game.

As for all this clone shit…well, the FIRST Clone Wars series that was on Cartoon Network a few years ago (you know, the cartoon animated by Genndy Tartakovsky) was really good. But damn, the way they keep dragging this shit out, it’s starting to get a little boring. Still, I can’t help but love Clone Troopers to death, I have a huge obsession with collecting figures of them.

Hey, I’m sure its been mentioned already but I don’t feel like sifting through 200 comments, but the computer y wasn’t cheating at the end of Brutal Legend. If you play the multiplayer and play as the main antagonist’s faction, you’ll see that his faction has the ability to summon units from anywhere on the battlefield. He can only create three different unit types – Battlenun, Warfather and Overblesser – from the stage, after that he has to find an available Battlenun, Warfather or Overblesser and use them to summon his troops. Wherever they are currently standing will be where the troops are summoned to.

There have been two Clone Wars series’ Spoony.

1. The actual cartoon Samurai Jack-style one, which had two Seasons. That was awesome.
2. The 3D animated one, which is now in its second Season. It’s also awesome, but with some caveats.

The Clone Wars movie was actually the first three episodes of the first Season and it was a disjointed mess. The first third made no sense. The second third dragged (though the vertical battle was awesome) and the last third was pretty good. The series itself has been getting better and better each week (for the most part – they still insist on Jar Jar being in the odd episode) but the show’s main problem is that it is schizophrenic – it can’t work out if its a kids show or a show for adults.

In one episode they’ll have Jar Jar befriending a huge underwater caterpillar and then a few episodes later have a Bounty Hunter execute an unarmed senator in cold blood only moments after snapping a senate guard’s neck in screen. Hell, in the episode before the last one they tortured a Jedi to death, on screen, not cutting away – just electrocuted him until he died from it. Some weeks you have General Grievous running away almost saying ‘I’ll get you next time Anakin – Next time!’ ala Dr. Claw, and then at the end of last season half the episode was dedicated to Asoka’s grief over seeing her entire fighter squadron killed before her eyes. I mean WTF? This shit will mess up some kids as much as Optimus dying in the Transformers movie did!

And this is annoying as it means you get a few episodes of awesome, and then a two or three parter filled with stuff you might see on kiddy Saturday morning cartoons. The show cannot make up its mind about what it is.

Later this season we’re getting the Mandalorians entering the story, which sounds cool, but then it’ll be one of two things – them being defeated at the last moment and a good happy ending for the kiddies, or them actually cracking some skulls and killing some Jedi in a more brutal fashion, putting the kiddies into therapy.

BYE

Love your videos.

I don’t like Saw, but I own them, I watch them, I Wiki them, I will see 6, and 7, and 8.

I put in too much time not to have this evolve.

And no matter the movie, Cary Elwes is win.

Wow, I must be tired, I meant to type RESOLVE.

It may be a bit sadistic of me but about 3/4 of the way through noroi, when the psychic chick was groaning in the back seat of the car right when mr. tin foil hat and the narrator were discovering the shrine, I noticed while she was groaning that she wasn’t wearing her seatbelt. At that point, after the cameraman asked 15 times if she was ok, I had this thought in my head that maybe, just maybe, he should just hit the brakes moderately hard so I could see her head bounce off of the passenger side headrest. I was dying of laughter at that thought for the rest of the damn movie with the help of mr crackhead scratching himself.

I don’t get why austrian death machine is thought good. I listened to them they play guitar riffs pretty similiar and its pretty mediocre. I will admit the novelty value is hilarious.

Battle Royale may be overhyped, but it’s certainly not as bad as Juan makes it out to be. I’d check it out.
The sequel is terrible though.

I simply could not beat Brutal Legend. Not because it was difficult, but because the section where you trap the Metal Beasts is fucking impossible to do.

For more Paranormal Activity/Blair Witch Project similarity, check out “The Last Broadcast”…it has the best ending!

ADM friggin’ rulez! As always great show, Spoony :)

BUT!…no offense, it would please the eye more, if you tinkered a bit with the camera’s white balance. Don’t tell me you’ve got beige walls. :P

On the topic of topic of Austrian Death Machine, you ever listened to Arnocorps?

Similar execution & concept, but even funnier. Highly recommended

Brutal Legend was too short, yea. I was expecting there would at least be a march back to Bladehenge to topple whatever demonic monolith would be constructed over the remains of the Halford settlement instead of just recycling the Sea of Black Tears level again

Spoony is right on the mark again, the new Austrian Death Machine completely rocks! Thanks dude! I am currently in the process of cleaning the other post-docs out of my office with it…..muh wa ha ha ha ha!

I have been saying for the longest time that Saw in Space was coming! It’s going to happen!

Hey Spoony, I just watched ‘Paranormal Activity’ online and was wondering what you and your brother meant by the movie ‘winks’ at the audience at the end? I was kind of waiting to see if I could spot it but wasn’t able to notice anything that seemed as a ‘wink’ to the audience. Besides that I really enjoyed it, even on a 15” laptop it was creepy….

It’s funny about your shirt, I actually just saw MST3K’s Escape 2000 episode. Probably my favorite one in a good while. Sorry bout the off-topic comment, just liked that reference I saw

Oh yeah, The Last Broadcast! You might find it boring, Spoony, because it is really slow, but give it a try. But I say turn it off ten minutes from the end. The ending makes no fucking sense whatsoever. Just imagine that they were maulled to death to by the Jersey Devil and you’ll be satisfied.

Hey Spoony, love your stuff. If you want more movies like Paranormal Activity / Blair Witch, there’s a fairly obscure movie called The St. Francisville Experiment that came out about a year after Blair Witch. It’s pretty bad, but I will admit it’s a guilty pleasure for me. I would say check it out. Even if you hate it, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Take care, bro.

The player on this site is fucking shit, get it changed to a more stable one you fucking prick… lol

Thanks for teaching me the click your finger to remember trick, it really helps me :]

hey have you seen this guys parodies of you on youtube ?

http://www.youtube.com/user/HypomaniaMan#p/c/5AEF06D3A36A7DE5

Hey Spoony, just wanted to thank you for telling me to go see Paranormal Activity in the theaters and not wait for the DVD. You were so right about the atmosphere, there were 30 to 40 people in the room, and the screams of the girls right next to me, made the whole thing a great experience, I really hope to go see it again. The movie itself, was really good, not the scariest thing I’ve seen, but very compelling, and I really liked the characters as well. Thanks again.

To the saw question. YES. Yes, I watch the movies, and the video game, just to see how the story ends.

Hey Spoony,you should complete Uncharted 2 before thinking it’s pretty much the same as before.It is similar,but aren’t all sequels supposed to carry the same feel as the original.Anyways,since you’re only till chapter 5,I guess you haven’t really got to the really mind-blowing parts which happen later in the game.I can guarantee that you will have trouble putting down the controller.

Huh, so you got a ps3? :-) I was wondering if you would add me on PSN (but i guess not…), well my nick is Roiser, so anyone else here can do it too. And about U2- till chapter 5 i was a little dissapointed, as you said it’s basically the same as U1, but after chapter 5 it gets much better when u can actually use stealth in a really great ways.

you tought brutal legend was going to be a turn based rpg? wow i tought it was going to be a beat em up just like emm well every other beat em up nothing more to add or anything lol

LOL I just found that austrian metal band like a couple weeks or ago if I remember correctly. I should probably check out that album.

If I was in the area I’d definitely play that board game. From what you said about it before it sounds like it would be a LOT of fun.

Oh and one other japanese movie you should check out is Visitor Q. Crazy stuff.

There was actually a game on ps2 that’s in the same vain as Blair Witch/Paranormal Activity called Michigan, where you played the cameraman working on a news crew. The crew gets caught in a monster invasion, but rather than becoming a typical survival horror you stay almost totally detached; recording events as they happen. It’s not a great game by any stretch but it does have a brilliant conceit in that your given moral choices throughout the game. For example, at one point you come across a character whose fallen onto the rail tracks when a train is approaching. You can help him up, or knowing that this’ll give you some great footage you can just leave the guy there while he moans and begs you to save him (you’ve lost Karma!).

Or you can just film the ladies boobs. There’s a specific ending depending on how you play (good, evil, perv).

Have you seen *Beware! Children at Play* if yes then you don’t have to continue reading if no keep going!

Beware! Children at Play, is a movie my friends just told me not to watch… but I will its on the intent watch for Netflix which is how they watched it. oh and its a Troma Movie, ah 1980′s horror… the HORROR!
Spoony, this is to good to miss! I’m going to watch it when I get some free time because just listen to the description
“Parents in a small town quickly begin to panic when their children start disappearing … and returning as cannibals!” that right there is the shit CANNIBAL CHILDREN!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beware!_Children_at_Play

freakin rights love “man o war”, so badass that you enjoy it to their song “gods of war” is the shit great stuff that you’ve recovered from being sick lookin forward to the reviews

I don’t understand that idiot on Youtube doing the parodies. It’s one thing to do a parody as a tribute to Spoony but this guys stuff seems really bitter and spiteful like he as some kind of vendetta against Spoony and the site. I’m thinking he was banned from Spoony’s forums and is pissed about it as this video insinuates:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hJ2lUCobIk&feature=player_profilepage

Hey Spoony, have you heard of the show Lost Tapes? It’s on Animal Planet & each episode is like a little mini movie, where they have “recovered tapes,” very Blair Witch style, and each episode is about a different cryptid, it’s pretty cool & frequently pretty scary, I think you should check it out!

After watching this video, I went to a Comic Store and was sifting through some cheap, $1 back issues, and found Ed Brubaker’s Criminal #1 for the first story, Coward, in NM condition.

I also bought a lot more issues of Criminal, a few of Sleeper, and some Incognito today. Couldn’t find Incognito #1 in 1st print yet, though, but I found the other 5.

“The Poughkeepsie Tapes” is another great fake documentary. It’s about few tapes from a serial killer’s home movie collection. Not that scary, but it has a few shocking moments. If you like silence of the lamb, etc then it’s a must.

I’m also very interested in how the series plays out. I love the theme of Saw that so many people, the makers included, seem to miss: It isn’t how much blood you will spill to stay alive, it is how much of someone else’s blood you would spill to save your life. From Doctor Gordon refusing to kill Adam in the first movie, to the elaborate group trials in the second and fifth movies, Saw is all about helping one another. Even if you have no reason to care for the person across from you.

That is why I liked the fifth movie so much. It was not only a return to the theme of the first two movies, but there were at last survivors. Two people got what they deserved.

Has anyone recommended Diary of the Dead yet? Because that is right up this alley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MdqNr0gN4Y

why did you say guns of the patriots was a game worth having/playing on the ps3 while you bashed it in a review earlier?

Regarding Paranormal Activity ending:

(SPOILERS!)

I just watched this movie last night and loved it. But while I agree with almost everything you’ve said about it, Spoony, I still don’t think the ending was very well done compared to the rest of the movie, and it really did seem to cheapen the experience a bit. The explanation that the “money shot” was a wink to the boyfriend is okay, but that’s already been achieved in a much more effective and realistic sense when she throws his body into the camera; that *alone* perfectly illustrates the demon’s contempt for his experiment.

The girl lunging at the camera afterward really jerked me out of the reality which the movie had tried so hard (successfully) to set up, and really didn’t satisfy the sense of despair that builds throughout the rest of the film. I would have liked to see something much more subtle, maybe just her shadowy figure in the background after she threw the body, a few feet back from the door, maybe on the stairs, and then the door slams suddenly, then the fade out. As they did it, that soft rumbling blackness that the screen stays on after the movie should have been a perfect cap to the sense of despair that fills the last quarter or so of the movie, but the money shot kind of ruined the effect.

Aside from that, though, the movie was great. Thanks for recommending it, Spoony.

Spoons!!

I think you missed out on the the funnest part of Brutal Legend (IMO, of course)…the side quests and the collecting/finding!! I had a lot of fun just cruising around the different themed lands looking for solos and the other items, running over random enemies and troops of badies while listening to the kick ass soundtrack. I liked the story but the RTS portion of the game really turned me off (the final battle in particular).

if you can`t find guys to play with you Battlestar Galactica, here`s a suggestion:
get AVGN and Motherfucker Mike – they do reviews of board games to,
add to this your brother, Linkara and Nostalgia Critic – and you will have the dream team…
surely there will be an opportunity in the future to do this
:)

Once again, someone trashes the Star Wars prequels even though they give no real reason and the last time the reason was Jar Jar Binks even though he’s not in much of the second two, and he puts all the three films together into an instant judgment without giving them a look as individual films, even though he said he found Episode 3 entertaining and the best one.

And he’s made fun of them in the Star Trek review, FF8 review, Transformers 2 review, even though they are old now and have already been shredded to pieces years ago in such a way that even the original “holy” trilogy without thinking of them as individual films wouldn’t stand up.

One other reviewer I saw has said bad things about them in pretty much every video, even though they are old, and he’s already shredded them to piece.

Starting to drive me insane, are people going to stop attacking the Star Wars prequels when yet another 1500 days have passed since they’ve finished? I think we get it, you didn’t like them.

I really thought the Clone Wars “microseries” (I’m fairly sure that’s what they called it) that was made by the same guy who did Samurai Jack was good and I liked it a lot despite not being a Star Wars fan at all. It followed a continuity that linked up to the movies. It had Anakin having just enough of a crazy edge to him that one might actually believe he’d one day snap and turn into Vader. The story made sense and the animation was good.
This Clone Wars series doesn’t have any of that, which is too bad. The Star Wars universe and concept has a lot of potential, but the way it’s written is awful. If you ever watch an episode of the Clone Wars cartoon on now you’ll see that nearly every episode doesn’t have a smooth ending. It just feels like they got tired of writing or animating and they cut it and rolled the credits. It’s always sudden and abrupt. It’s like the Lucas trademark. It pisses me off.

I’ve only seen a few minutes of the show, I sat through The Clone Wars film, it didn’t make me that upset, but I just don’t think the show is worth much time, yeah, more Clone Wars, more betrayal and stuff and on and on.

KOTOR was one of my fav games.

There is a reason why Star Wars – Republic Commando was such a good game.

It didnt go over all the same crap as as the films and what you saw was cynical, dark and funny.

Brutal Legend isn’t an RTS. It’s an Action RTS. Different genre.

I just saw Paranormal Activity, and damn, that was some freaky shit. If there’s one thing that worries me, it’s total hopelessness.

SPOILERS
The demon picks the girl totally at random, and proceeds to terrify her in the most potent ways possible before killing both her and her boyfriend, and there’s not a damn thing that they can do about it. I think if I were in that situation I’d spend every moment in public places, sleeping only at night on a bus, but that probably still wouldn’t do anything against a demon that potent. I can tell you, I’m not gonna be able to sleep tonight without worrying that I’m going to be dragged away.

Saw VII is in pre-production (which will be in 3D) and Saw VIII has been confirmed.

Am I the only one who does not like Uzumaki? The movie wasn't really that effective and the manga only worked for the first volume in a half. Eventually they try to use, and I kid you not, a guy on a spring (like a jack-in-the-box without the box). It was just silly. I'd love to find a horror manga I can like but so far nothing seems special all the while Junji Ito is considered the patron saint. He wrote Gyo, which is about zombie fish with legs. That's all I need to say to rid him of any credibility.

I have to say that I kinda disagree with your thought’s on Noroi , I must say it’s one of the better horror movies I have seen in this decade^^ Sure it was not that scary but the story soled me on this one, and bits at the end I must say:D I’m not a big fan of american horror movies and never will be since hollywood is all bullshit when it comes to horror :P Wasn’t a fan of paranormal what’s his name movie :P I felt that Noroi was kinda more intense then paranormal , but that’s just me ranting on the movie. Everbody has their point of view on this ,but I highly reccomend this movie for anybody who likes J-horror movies or any type of horror ……people just watch it :D It gave me chills to my spine ^^

I know you early in the game, but you were really wrong on there being nothing new in Uncharted 2. The grenade controls have been completely re done to the point where you can actually use them, the controls are all tighter, there’s stealth elements acting more variety to the way you play the game. The level design is better almost because of the AI because in the first one it was pretty much, clear out the guys, clear out the guys, climb, clear out the guys clear out the guys, Uncharted 2 steps more away from that basic formulae and is a lot more memorable, like the bit on the train or the jumping cars bit, and the different environments really shake things up. And the obvious MASSIVE, awesome addition of the really good online mode makes it miles ahead of the first one for me. Awesome games

I know you early in the game, but you were really wrong on there being nothing new in Uncharted 2. The grenade controls have been completely re done to the point where you can actually use them, the controls are all tighter, there’s stealth elements acting more variety to the way you play the game. The level design is better almost because of the AI because in the first one it was pretty much, clear out the guys, clear out the guys, climb, clear out the guys clear out the guys, Uncharted 2 steps more away from that basic formulae and is a lot more memorable, like the bit on the train or the jumping cars bit, and the different environments really shake things up. And the obvious MASSIVE, awesome addition of the really good online mode makes it miles ahead of the first one for me. Awesome games