Trying to download? this is just a taste of what’s to come on the launch day…. I would get the beta and hopefully it will simply UNLOCK the rest of the content when you make the purchase on launch day– but good luck there, the monkeypile has begun!
Author: littlemute
Cabin in the Woods!
Absolutely worth seeing. I can’t say a ton without spoiling quite a bit of it, but even those not a fan of the ‘teens in the woods having sex and being killed by stuff’ genre (Cabin Fever, Evil Dead, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc) will appreciate it. Like Inglorious Basterds, Cabin in the Woods is both an homage and a genre deconstructionist piece where one can no longer look at the other films in the genre the same way again. The climax of the film is just so well done, it’s worth paying the price of admission just for that. What’s more, the writers aren’t trying to hide anything– in fact you can pretty much figure out what the twists in the film are in the opening credits. Watching it play out, especially in scenes where the viewer knows what’s going to happen even though the characters do not, is pure joy. In some parts, all I could think about was Alan Moore’s crazy homage pastiches from Marshall Law and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
However, in the teens finger fuck in a remote area then die genre usually has some stupid characters– in fact it doesn’t work without some stupid ones– Cabin in the Woods contains characters that are all very smart and thinking almost all the time. When you see the film you will think to your self: “why didn’t they use IDIOTS instead?”
Zomboobies
A genre so tired and worn out, like a pair of old shoes and yet, sometimes films with zombies still tempt us to watch them. Boobs help, but can they carry something like this that looks, dare I say, SUB TROMA?
Anarchy Reigns: Bayonetta!
Platiunum games was being very coy not announcing that Bayonetta was in the upcoming punching game Anarchy Reigns, but they finally let the sexy cat out of the bag which means I get to make a post with a bunch of pictures of Bayonetta and her booty. I think you’ll agree this is a good thing. Like I said, this is going to be a SLEEPER hit if it’s anything like the amazing and astounding Urban Reign for the PS2. People won’t buy this until a year or so after release when all the copies go for 100$ or more, so get it right away when it comes out and you can see THAT ASS!
As an aside: I did throw down some (albeit single player) Urban Reign last night, Anarchy Reigns spiritual successor and it is still one of the best PS2 games there is. If you have a PS2 sitting around and want to find a use for it for a few weeks, Urban Reign is where it’s at.
4 player D3 Beta Hardcore run
I have to spoil it for everyone– no one died! For sure after this night there’s no possible way to deny the power D3 will wield over peoples across the lands; there are some confusing design choices (noted in the video again and again) but overall: fantastic. 24:26 pretty much sums up my emotions around the beta.
DarkSpored
it’s MAAAAAT day
to say the least.
Eclipsed!!
Lead Painter’s League Season 6
We all see the golden demon and all the GW stuff, Warmachine stuff, etc. Lead Painter’s League has a painting competition that includes everything from just about every category– and it’s just great to see bare breasted amazons painted up next to non-Warmachine/40K mechs, plus all the glorious historicals. Check out round 2 here.
And the obligatory picture:
Well crap, Winter’s over…
We went from the best snow we’ve had all season to NO snow in less than 6 hours here Tuesday and today it was 60 again–so there went any chance of snowboarding until next December without a 6+ hour drive.
That said, I did get some runs in here and there and went four times. Mostly, the snow was an icesheet barely covered by the machine made, graded snow from the night before, but there were two days where the snow was in the “OK for here” zone.
This was my year to go off some jumps and do some funboxes. Failed. I went off one jump and crashed and slammed my knees on the first funbox I tried. So, yeah– next year when hopefully Jack Frost won’t be such a cunter.