The Mask of Norro

You people have converted me to the dark side. Just downloaded a copy for Mac, planning to purchase the full version soon as I can. This game has been everywhere lately and I've been getting more and more interested in it, so chances are I'll be mining away soon enough.

If you're complaining about it being OTT then you can just get out If they were trying to sell this as anything else, then the sentiments would be justified. If they were trying to do with this what they did with Legends, it would be ridiculous and stupid. But this is them trying to reimagine and capture the magic of those old WWF arcade games into today and damn it, it looks lovely. Apparently there's even going to be an Arcade Stick for it and everything-- at least, according to our reserve list at GameStop. Had a customer ask about this yesterday actually, so yeah, if you were questioning whether or not this was really what they were trying to do... it is.

Yeah, I'm hating having to wait so long. It sucks I suppose having it near the end of the year though is better for them with their standing on television or something-- keeps them fresh in people's heads at the end of the year or something. I don't know. I just don't like it.

Full Seasons 1 and 2, Season 3 won't be up 'til November. Though I'm fairly surprised that with the show not taking off immediately for you, it was Episode 3 that did the trick. Granted I liked the episode and all, it's just I wouldn't expect that one to be the episode that won someone over to the show. But hey, regardless, welcome aboard the Misfits love train (Y)

So yeah, I finished Season 2 last night. So damn good. SO DAMN GOOD. I hate that now I have to wait until the end of this year to get more Misfits because damn it, I want the third season right now

Nathan and Simon are my favorites as well. Right now I'm waiting to watch Episode 5 of Season 2, going out to a friends for the day but when we get back Lorina and I are probably going to watch it. She's already finished Season 2-- like I said she's the one that got me into it-- but through her second viewing of them she's picking up things I guess she didn't the first time through.

Anyone else following this series? Lorina got me into it and I've pretty much been hooked since the first episode. It's funny as hell, it's an excellent mix of different television genres all-around, and I was surprised to note that it wasn't being talked about all that much around here. Definitely my favorite live-action series at the moment though, I'm only partway through Season Two at the moment but I've loved every episode thus far. Speaking of, the episodes are roughly 40 some minutes long, and damn do they pack a lot of content into one. If you haven't gotten into the series, I'd strongly recommend giving it a try. I'd explain what it's about, but I was pretty much brought into the first episode blind and not knowing what to expect, and pretty much enjoyed it more because of it. It's a UK Television series though so you may need to do some digging to try and watch it, but it's well worth it (Y)

God, as much as I really absolutely spectacularly love Kirby's Epic Yarn, those train levels... those fucking train levels.

Time your counter-kills in the middle of a kill. I know it sounds odd, but if you time it right Ezio speeds up a bit to push away the guy he just shanked and he turns to answer the attack of the guy behind him. You just have to be fast, because if you mess up the timing on it you'll get hit and the whole thing gets fucked up. They're not that difficult really, it's the fucking tank mission being "take no damage" that's outright bullshit. Despise whoever thought that'd be a good idea.

I loved Assassin's Creed 1 for the story, but it really was repetitive as hell. I was able to beat it and play through it because, again, fell in love with the story for it and all... but yeah. The fighting mechanics weren't nearly as polished. Parkour was still great though.

The tank isn't disappointing, it's just that getting 100% sync with it is next to fucking impossible. Still, I absolutely adore this game. Got the Collector's Edition, worth every penny. Haven't touched the multiplayer yet but will when I beat the game and 100% it like I usually do with Assassin's Creed. Very easily my personal game of the year right now.

Right. To do her justice. We got that. For her justice.

This is awful, but man, what a life and what an awesome actor. RIP Leslie

I'm cool with a request popping up in a thread like this, but just letting you guys know there's always the Request Subforum to conduct them in. Plus, if you're up for the additional practice and workload it'd give you, Kirkland, we're always more than happy to see threads started up in there by designers looking to fulfill people's requests. That being said: I like your work! It needs a lot of improvement, granted, to stand out on their own as designs, as right now they definitely do show their "learning the ropes" colors. That said, they remind me a lot of some of my old work when I was starting to come into my own as a designer on EWB a long time ago. You're showing a lot of potential, just never be afraid to push your boundaries and work outside your comfort zone. Try some tutorials to get some more abstract design experience in, that's what got me moving in the right direction. Whether or not you'd consider design as an eventual profession or just a small-time hobby, the fact is that it's definitely fun to create and I could see you going further with this in time and with lots of practice. Keep it up!

Big rumor right now is that Tom Hardy will be cast as Hugo Strange in the flick as the primary villain. Not sure how I feel about it if it's true, but... we'll see, I suppose. Still just rumors so it's not like it's anything solid. http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/11/21/batman-3-rumor-tom-hardy-evolution/ I mean hell, it's Entertainment Weekly. I'll take what they give with a grain of salt.

So without going into too much dialogue on it because it's late and I'm tired, I'll just go ahead and make my anime recommendation for... well, whatever week or month we're on now since my last one. Angel Beats. It's 13 episodes long, but it's easily the most fulfilling anime I've ever watched with such a small number of episodes. This anime had everything you'd want somehow neatly packed into 13 episodes without feeling too rushed, without leaving out anything overly important, yet still somehow mixing such a wonderful blend of comedy, action, drama, character development, and so much more. Seriously, just... it was so damn good. I absolutely cannot recommend it enough. So yeah. Watch it. I'm telling you people, if you skip out on seeing it you're missing out on a very, very good anime. I'd leave a general run-down of the story and all but truth be told, episode one breaks things down almost immediately. I'd just dive right in to be honest.

So Lorina introduced me to a new slice-of-life style anime that's been coming out as of late called Kuragehime. Reminds me of the Wallflower meets Ouran meets, well, I don't really know. It's just awesome. The cast so far has been charming and well-developed, albeit very... well, very different. So far there's only two episodes out, but it's amusing enough that I think we'll be following it as it comes out each week.