Umm well Kylar is boring hero sometimes and Vi kinda lost all interesting components in book 3 but cant think of anyone id label as one of the worst characters everGizmo1990 said:
Things you love that no one else seems to have played/seen/read
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He's a fairly prolific writer, he has a lot of series under his belt, so you've probably seen his books before. Which makes it even more amazing when nobody has heard of him aaah.iwinatlife said:
To spam more really good fantasy authors: David Eddings. He is soley responsible for getting me interested in fantasy again (I'd grown out of children's fantasy and teen fantasy is... quite frankly incredibly shit so I fell out of the genre for a while). Adrian Tchaikovsky of "Shadows of the Apt" fame is also very good, it's like clock/steampunk and fantasy and a sort of industrial age... with bugs. At first I was like "no" but then I actually read it and I was like "YESSSS".
i rave constantly about the dark tower series by stephen king but no one else i know has even heard about it, never mind getting excited abouth the (apparently-happening) film/telly adaptation
The Ys Series, developed by Falcom I believe....published by XSEED. The most underrated RPG series I have ever seen in my life, and yet it is just soooo good. If you have played Ys Seven for the PSP, most people would understand. Ys Seven was what got me into the entire series. Until that time, I had no idea the Ys series even existed.
I know I'm not the only person on here whose played it, I'm really disappointed by how there are only 2 Otogi games when there are about 7 Onimusha games, 5 or so Devil May Cry, 5 or 6 God of War and countless other games that emulate those. Yet Otogi...well I guess it didn't have a lot of western appeal especially once the Anime Bubble burst (anime is still relevant but not nearly as big as it was back in the early 2000's I think...I'm right, aren't I?) What I love about Otogi when compared to other spectacle fighters is how organic the fighting engine is and how the environments are destructible. The best example of what I mean can be seen in just about any video showing the boss fight between Raikou and, The Crimson King.
Like I said; I know I'm not the only person who loves the two Otogi games but I hate how they never made the leap into the last generation and I'm afraid of what may come from a reboot.
Like I said; I know I'm not the only person who loves the two Otogi games but I hate how they never made the leap into the last generation and I'm afraid of what may come from a reboot.
now i just need a massive amount of money to go and buy all these books lol and pfftt being happy that the characters you wanted to get together get together just makes sense and Steampunk fantasy sounds amazingsolemnwar said:
Sure, while I'm sleeping they all come out of the woodworks. >.>solemnwar said:
And Cold, the band? They're pretty neat. I've noticed a lot of people don't really like the whole grunge/post-grunge genre as a whole just because of... I dunno, the generally gritty vocals and repetitive lyrical content? Nobody I know has ever heard of the band Hourcast.
Gaming forums can feel like an isolating place when you thoroughly enjoyed Deus Ex: Invisible War...
I liked the book "A Crystal Age" by W.H.Hudson. I can't recommend you read it, as I don't think it caters to the majority. It's short but tough little read, I would like to say that is because it's so old but it's more likely to do with my grasp of language than anything else.
Not quite the same, but I watched the Matrix revolutions last night and enjoyed that much more than expected. Have to watch number 2 as I think that's the one that gets the most hate.(?)
EDIT: I am starting to enjoy Punk music, which is really bizarre in some aspects. As I have tried listening to it before and found it crude and messy (for lack of a better word). Now however the winds are changing and I am starting to divulge more and more punk.
(Most the music I like has roots in punk, but in the past I didn't really see/hear that, I guess)
I liked the book "A Crystal Age" by W.H.Hudson. I can't recommend you read it, as I don't think it caters to the majority. It's short but tough little read, I would like to say that is because it's so old but it's more likely to do with my grasp of language than anything else.
Not quite the same, but I watched the Matrix revolutions last night and enjoyed that much more than expected. Have to watch number 2 as I think that's the one that gets the most hate.(?)
EDIT: I am starting to enjoy Punk music, which is really bizarre in some aspects. As I have tried listening to it before and found it crude and messy (for lack of a better word). Now however the winds are changing and I am starting to divulge more and more punk.
(Most the music I like has roots in punk, but in the past I didn't really see/hear that, I guess)
Oh i forgot about music! ive never met anyone who has head of Dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip, which is the only non-parody rap ill listen to willingly, and the videos are hilarious if nothing else because you're watching a British guy with a massive beard rap with an amazing vocabulary
Im gona throw in a comic book.
Gladstone's School for World Conquerors is a great read.
Think Teen Titans meets Hairy Potter and they are all bad guys.
Even better, you can read the first print here. http://www.popguncomics.com/gladstonesboingboing.pdf
Enjoy!
Also. It is an indi comic. They just broke away from image to attempt self publishing. If you like it, keep an eye out for the kickstarter that will drop in a few months.
Gladstone's School for World Conquerors is a great read.
Think Teen Titans meets Hairy Potter and they are all bad guys.
Even better, you can read the first print here. http://www.popguncomics.com/gladstonesboingboing.pdf
Enjoy!
Also. It is an indi comic. They just broke away from image to attempt self publishing. If you like it, keep an eye out for the kickstarter that will drop in a few months.
Dammit, all my choices have been ninja'd! I love the Seventh Tower series and the Night Angel trilogy! I've only read the Black Prism however, not the second one yet.iwinatlife said:
I say the Chronicles of Prydain series by Lloyd Alexander... most people have heard of the 2nd book: the Black Cauldron, but I don't know anyone besides me who has read all 5 books
I am very Interested in this now as Harry Dresden is awesome! I must check this series out now... damn you for suggesting it to me!Gizmo1990 said:
Oh You Should DEFINITELY Read the blinding knife as good as the black prism was Blinding knife is distinctly betterkyuzo3567 said:
On the plus side the series is finished unlike Dresden which just keeps getting better and better but bring bigger and bigger clifhangerskyuzo3567 said:
Some advice use Wikipedia to find out the names of the books. Depending on what country you are in the books were either released in sets of 2 or seperatly. I live in the uk so the first 8 were released in 4 omnibus books and the others I had to get individualy.
The book Cloud Atlas. Come to think of it, not many people seem to have seen the (inferior) movie either.
The game Oni. One of my few childhood favourites that has managed to cling on to its little corner of my heart.
The book (and series) Tomorrow When the War Began. Some of the best youth fiction I've ever red. Think Red Dawn, but set in Australia with better characters and with all the glorification and yank-wank removed.
The movie Kingdom of Heaven. So damn pretty. Also quite charming, if a bit cheesy at times.
The game Oni. One of my few childhood favourites that has managed to cling on to its little corner of my heart.
The book (and series) Tomorrow When the War Began. Some of the best youth fiction I've ever red. Think Red Dawn, but set in Australia with better characters and with all the glorification and yank-wank removed.
The movie Kingdom of Heaven. So damn pretty. Also quite charming, if a bit cheesy at times.
The book Only Revolutions, i suppose. It's the history of the United States told as a poem about two lovers. And it's absolutely beautiful.