Recent content by RiseUp

Being a huge Guillermo del Toro fan, I can't wait to see Crimson Peak.

Downtime. Little mundane stretches where you have very little to do other than move or complete a procedural task while soaking in your environment. I think I'm one of the few people in the world that liked the sailing aspect of the Wind Waker for this exact reason. It's calming and, yes, a...

I disagree. I think that like Eastwood's similarly bad "J. Edgar", not having any theme or point to make outside of simply presenting the beats of a story can lead to inconsistent presentation and a film that lacks any effect on its audience. Producing a film simply to retell a story without...

This is like asking if film reached its peak by the mid-1930's, or even that it has since or ever will. It's impossible to nail down the objective quality of an entire art form, but I will say that games have a lot of room to grow, and that we should see better and more ambitious games outside...

Actually I think that kid of physics interaction serves a great purpose: it makes it seem like each of your actions affects the world around you. Everything feels more organic, even when it's scripted. Take for example the gate that you have to knock open in the riverboat section. It's a...

Normally I don't worry about it too much, but I make sure to double check that my car is locked whenever I go farther downtown. I'll lock it once after I get out, and then once again for good measure just as I'm about to lose sight of it. I see why that might annoy some people, but I'd rather be...

Huh, I find that a little weird. Not bad, just a bit strange, probably because the Zelda series is what really got me into gaming in the first place. If you're ever looking to get into the series, I'd recommend Twilight Princess or The Wind Waker. They're both great games that actually might be...

Here's my main issue with GamerGate in general (because of course it has to come up somewhere in a thread about industry bullshit): they target the wrong people. There is corruption within the industry, but it's not at all driven by the sinister, self-promoting intent they assume of people in...

I disagree, it can be very helpful to have reviews published before release date, so long as publishers don't get to mandate where reviews are focused. Giving out pre-release copies well before the release date can give critics time to play any given game thoroughly, and thus write about either...

Before you ask, yes I did read the full post, I chose this section in particular because it sums up the rest perfectly. These two films aren't cut from the same cloth, despite both being big, dumb action movies about robots. Using a similar analogy, I'd argue that they're similar-looking shirts...

I can deal with all that and more when they serve a point, but I tire easily when movies use extreme gore and/or gross-out scenarios as their sole selling point. It bores me to death, and makes me think how much effort was wasted in making a movie that only hopes to keep you engaged with the...

Is there any civilized country that even allows harm to animals for film production? It seems like the possibility that real animals were harmed in production is what turns a lot of people away from the concept of violence against animals in film, but I don't know of anywhere that's actually...

As for the people that take issue with harm to animals in movies, does that include The Thing, where an alien assumes the image of a dog? If so I feel you're missing out, it's personally my favorite horror movie. Then again, seeing as it eats several actual dogs, I get why that might upset you...

The way the stamina system in Demon's/Dark Souls works, if you deplete the bar completely, you can't initiate another action until it starts to auto-refill. It's independent of health, but it rules almost every other action, from attacks to blocking to dodging to sprinting. I was actually...

That fits your avatar so well. OP, I have no idea who you are, but you're free to come visit the University of Dayton if you need to take your mind off things. Our students are friendly, our campus is beautiful, and our parties are the stuff of legend