Recent content by Synigma

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    Geostorm - I Await the Sweet Release of Death

    Yeah... I got dragged to this because I have a friend who loves disaster movies. I tried to enjoy it by just not thinking about it but it was so stupid it kept pushing the reset button in my brain. Like: "we have a self destruct to prevent the whole station from crashing into earth" ...
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    8 Video Games That Deserve Movie Adaptations

    The mistake would be copying any of the existing stories. They should just use the world and write a unique story, tie it in with a few of the supporting characters if you really have to. Deus Ex's world could make for a great action movie + film noir if done properly. Advertise the flashy...
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    Poll: What Do you Know About Autism

    I've actually learned a lot about dinosaurs from looking into how evolution worked.... so yeah way more than Autism. With all the mentions about Autism starting a few years ago (before it became the new insult) I figured I'd just pick some of it up like I learned about the Diabeetus. But...
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    The Nintendo Switch Emulator That's Going Around is a Scam, Says the FTC

    It should be obvious, even just given how long it usually takes for a good emulator to come out for any console... but hey, some people need that warning label.
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    Mark Hamill Says it Was a "Missed Opportunity" Not Having Luke, Leia and Han Reunite

    I'm torn on what to think about this. He will definitely start disillusioned and from everything we've seen he seems to stay disillusioned and that is likely what Hamill had a problem with. That being said it would be huge case of blue balls to have the whole first movie be about finding him...
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    There's Not Much Role-Playing in Role-Playing Games These Days

    I think you nailed it on the head with that example; The characters weren't predictable and the way they reacted gave them all depth. Morrigan hated her mother so of course she can sympathize if you hated yours. But if you told her you loved your mother you got to see a glimpse into her...
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    There's Not Much Role-Playing in Role-Playing Games These Days

    Also: Do you want AI? Because this is how you get AI!
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    There's Not Much Role-Playing in Role-Playing Games These Days

    An aspect to old Bioware games I'm sorry they moved away from: You used to be able to lose characters if you pissed them off or just acted against their interests too many times. This reminded me of one of the reasons I loved Dragon Age Origins. Each character had a like/dislike bar that...
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    Joss Whedon to Direct Batgirl Movie

    Yeah I understand that. I mean it's a sex joke about a feminist, I can see how one would jump to that assumption. And yeah there wasn't much context outside of it being in reference to his inserting powerful women into all his works (which again, I can see how that could be taken as a sexist...
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    Why doesn't Reddit have the same bad rep Tumblr has?

    This sums it up. It's almost like no matter how you divide people up there is going to be a sub-group of shitty, tribal ones.
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    Joss Whedon to Direct Batgirl Movie

    First off, it was a joke. Secondly, Yes I would joke about any writer who keeps inserting the exact same trope character into all their writing. And finally, you're projecting all over this because frankly you're the one inserting the male thing; I would have made the same joke regardless of...
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    Joss Whedon to Direct Batgirl Movie

    Yeah... at this point I feel like we're getting a little too deep a look into his fetish...
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    Justice League Official Trailer.

    Here is what I think the problem with the DCEU is and this trailer follows along: People who want the high-octane action have to sit through the brooding bullshit and the people who want a good storyline have to sit through half a movie of just computer generated smashy-smashy. No ones gets a...
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    Joss Whedon to Direct Batgirl Movie

    I've heard it said, "when you declare yourself ideologically you kill yourself artistically" (actually it might even have been Joss saying it). So in that regard Joss is already comfy in his coffin. But he's good at what he does and he has a large enough fanbase still so he's not done yet...
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    New Spider-Man - Homecoming Trailer Spoils Most of Movie

    It doesn't full out spoil the movie but it does give us way too much information. You know where it starts, you know where it ends, and you know one of the central conflicts in the middle. Part of the fun with movies like this is trying to predict the story line they are going to follow...