Game of Thrones (game)

If there's any TV show that I think is overrated and completely stupid, it's Game of Thrones. Although my voice probably won't be heard over the tonnes of fanboys screaming that it's the best TV show ever made, I HATE THIS SHOW! People always say it's an epic fantasy world, but really, it's light on actual lore and story. As opposed to a tense conflict human drama and the unweaving of conspiracies, it's a tale of "warring families fight for throne in boring fantasy land" The characters are so forgettable and boring and the plot twists and turns are simple. Also, the production value, camera work and set/costume/sound design are low as well as the worst turn of events ever where a freaking teenager becomes king and marries the daughter of the father whose head he chopped off after the girl betrayed him to the evil family. But the absolute best thing about the series is the scene were the "tension" builds up and there's about to be a huge battle, but then the protagonist is knocked out and all of a sudden would you look at that; war's over! Despite all this crap, everyone loves the show. Why? INCEST! 


So what better way to celebrate a terrible TV series is to make a terrible game. Awful graphics? Yep. Crap voice acting? Yep. Gameplay where you choose what attacks to use at the start of the fight and then sit back and wait? Yep. Behold: Game of thrones in all it's crap!

AMAZING!!!

Bunch of Reviews

Here we go;

Mass Effect 2 is the excellent sequel to the first in the trilogy. It features more great storytelling and characters as well as some epic choices. The best thing about this game in my opinion is that it carries over all your decisions from the first game and completely changes your experience. As far as new gameplay goes, it's amazing. The shooting mechanics have been tightened and powers are much more useful. However, they removed a lot of the RPG elements that were present in the first game, which I kind of missed, but overall, the game is much better than the first and even the resource collecting plant minigame is fun. 

Transformers War fot Cybertron takes place in the official Transformers cannon universe, before the Transformers land on Earth. It has a strong story that spans an Autobot and Decpticon campaign. The graphics are great, especially because the game in built across an entirely robotic planet. The story is perfect. It has all the characters you want, with just the right voice acting you crave. Also, the plot is crafted so well it could be ripped out of the original TV series. War for Cybertron is a third Person shooter that doesn't employ cover. This may seem odd, but I think it's a good choice. Players should feel like powerful robots, not like guys who need to duck every time they get shot at. There are plenty of weapons and grenades to play with and transforming is seamless. The boss fights are awesome, with the exception that some have 1 hit kill moves. The only real problem is that the characters (the whole lot of them) don't really feel all that different. They each have a rechargeable power and an energon power, but aside from that, they're all pretty much the same. Luckily, that problem should be ironed out in the sequel. (Note: I didn't test multiplayer)

E3 overview

The Electronic Entertainment Exopsition. An event for all gamers to watch and marvel at the spectacle of gaming. 
This year however, I can't shake something. I was underwhelmed. Not overwhelmed or just whelmed, but underwhelmed. Some of the title at E3 will no doubt be great like Halo 4, New Super Mario Bros 2 and U, Pikmin 3, Bioshock 3, Crysis 3, Darksiders 2 and various others, but where are the new things?
All these best looking titles had numbers on the end. Is it truly that hard to think of something new and interesting? The Last of Us, Watchdogs and Dishonoured all look refreshing, that's a puddle compared to an ocean. Games which puke out sequels like the industry depends on it seem to be the way of the future (Call of Duty Black Ops 2/ COD9...Assassin's Creed 3/ AC5) which is a shame. Overall, E3 was fun because we got to see some more footage of some old favourites. It was boring because so few was new.

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes is awesome. Awesome movies. Awesome TV series. Awesome books. SO PLEASE, PLEASE VIDEO GAMES! DO NOT RUIN HOLMES FOR ME! I know now there is a Sherlock Holmes video game which will be unveiled at E3, but I have so many doubts. For one, releasing a game on the height of a character's popularity is akin to making a movie tie in game. Cashing in on something while it's being talked about. I loved the Sherlock Holmes movies and BBC TV series, so this had better now ruin him now. If the gameplay is something like L.A. Noire, then it might be impressive, but if it turns out like one of those CSI games, then fond memories of Sherlock Holmes will evaporate. So...video games...I'm asking you nicely. Please don't kill him.

Harley Quinn's revenge Idea

K, so the new trailer for Harley Quinn's revenge is out, but I won't put it up as it has spoilers for those who haven't beaten Arkham City. Anyway, it involves Batman being shot in the chest. I had an idea. What if they killed off Batman? Not only would it come to the player as a massive shock, but it would open up for the Scarecrow in the next game. The two previous Arkham games have been about Batman and the Joker, but with Mark Hamill saying the Arkham City was the last time he would take the role of the clown prince of crime, the new villain for the next game is most likely Scarecrow (as hinted through Arkham City) So what better way to set up a new story than by killing off Bruce Wayne and making Nightwing the new Batman. The voice actor must be Bruce Greenwood from Batman: Under the Red Hood and the fantastic TV show Young Justice. 

Mass Effect Review

Mass Effect is the first game of the now famous trilogy and boy is it something. It blends some amazing storytelling and cutscenes with fun shooting and RPG elements to create something awesome. Flawed, but awesome.

The story in Mass Effect is amazing. You'll want to keep playing just to find out what happens next. It also helps that the story is one that you create. Choice is a very important aspect of Mass Effect as you can dictate the way the story goes and weather to save or kill certain people. Some of the BIG decisions you make you know will have consequences later in the trilogy, even in the small things. The characters are all wonderfully done with enough back story and emotion behind them to make them feel real. The setting is in the future where humans and aliens live together in peace and harmony across galaxies. Mostly. Humans have not yet fully been accepted by the council and must prove themselves. You play as Commander Shepard of the Galactic alliance. The great thing about this is that he/she is your shepard. You can make him/her heroic or ruthless, and choose how he/she looks. I chose male Shepard, but found his voice acting really dull and boring, so I switched to female Shepard and found she was much better. 
The graphics are strong, even for a game of this age which really speaks about how much effort Bioware's put into this game. The game has this whole feeling of being cinematic and epic, which is one of the few times I actually was truly engaged in cutscenes and felt as though I was watching a movie. The voice acting is generally great, except for the Asari who seem to all have the universal power of sounding WEAK!!


Gameplay wise, Mass Effect is a blend of Third Person Shooting and RPG. You can upgrade and change gear anytime with equipment you buy or find around the world and can spend points on talents on specific trees like the power of a weapons or one of you specific talents. At the beginning of the game you choose between a soldier, a biotic, an engineer, an infiltrator, a sentinel or a vanguard, each has different powers and skills. The cover system is good, but there's no button to go into it, so you have to press yourself agains the wall and that takes you in. This works, but it's clunky. Same with activating your powers and changing weapons. You pause the whole game and activate them. As with before, it's a bit clunky, but it functions. Teammates however are beyond frustrating. They rarely listen to your commands, and take cover in inappropriate places and shoot walls. The enemies do this as well, but not as often.
On top of shooting, upgrading and getting new weapons, there are also driving sections which are fun and an interesting distraction. These involve little of the levelling up skills you've used and put the action mainly into shooting and exploration. Overall, combat's fun, but a little awkward. You also have dialogue trees when talking to people to change the outcome of the story and character relationships. This is really fun, and these talks can influence the whole game. Sometimes, it'll be a small thing such as deciding to be nice or mean to a character, or at others, who lives and who dies. You can tell Bioware put a lot of effort into this game with all the different story branches and lines. Some things won't affect the story now, but you know they will in later games. 


Mass Effect is a great game with some flaws the keep it from being amazing. While combat is a tad clunky, so rarely do we see a game with such a movie like experience in every moment. If you want to start the Mass Effect Trilogy, then start with this and you'll have a great time.