Archive for March, 2009

House Season 5: Locked In

{ March 31, 2009 @ 9:36 pm } · { TV Shows }
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House finds a case after getting into a motorcycle accident. Mos Def plays a patient who has lost control of his body because of a bicycle accident which has injured his spinal cord. While the case is interesting, and House is his usual odd self, the most interesting part of this episode is the way it’s shot. Mostly from the first person perspective of Mos Def’s character as he stares into oblivion waiting to see who exactly is talking to him. The show takes an interesting turn, the story telling has gone slightly down hill. But the still seem to be willing to take some risks. Overall an interesting episode with some interesting character developments but nothing deep happening. I’d give this episode a 7 out of 10, good solid and interesting enough, just not enough of what once made house great.

MadWorld

{ March 20, 2009 @ 12:06 am } · { Video Games }
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If you like artistic games, that have almost no story and are brawlers, well your in for a treat. MadWorld is a fun fast paced brawler that takes violence to a whole new level. It’s crazy insane and at times gruesome, but not in a bad way. It’s short, clocking in a finishing time around 5 hours, but for this type of game it feels right to have such a short play through. You play this type of game for too long it gets boring and repetitive, and you just get tired of it. It’s interesting enough without a story line, and if your looking to let off a little stress this game helps. It’s artistic style makes the game stand out from all other games, consisting mainly of three colors. Black, White and Red. It certainly creates an interesting look playing through. The game isn’t entirely original, but then again no brawler every is except for say the first one. The story what little there is to it, could use some fleshing out, and leaves the door wide open for a sequel should this game sell enough. The one major complaint I have of the game is a the camera, it can at some times flat out suck, to put it nicely. And while the game can get a little frustrating at times, in the end it seems worth the 50 dollars spent for a couple of hours of enjoyment. I feel there is plenty of room for improvement should a sequel be made, it’s a good solid fun game. I give it an 8 out of 10.

House M.D. Season 5: Here Kitty

{ March 17, 2009 @ 6:58 pm } · { TV Shows }
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House is out to prove that coincidences do happen, and that a cat can’t predict who is going to die. All because a patient says shes going to die because a cat slept next to her. Taub who believes she’s just a fake, goes off on a little adventure of his own with an old high school buddy. House starts terrorizing his team because Taub is threatening to leave, and Kutner is as superstitious as the patient. The case it’s self isn’t as interesting as the cat that the case revolves around, and Wilson’s obsession with House’s obsession over the cat. It’s an interesting episode, not the greatest but interesting enough to make you want to watch to see what happens. I’d give it an 8 out 10.

House Season 5: The Social Contract

{ March 10, 2009 @ 7:42 pm } · { TV Shows }
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A man who says what he wants, but doesn’t mean to, should be at least an interesting case. And for a while at least it’s amusing, with House shoving it in everyones face. But the case plays second fiddle to House and Wilsons war of lies. Wilson attempts to cover what he’s doing, and House chases down his lies. Wilson has found his brother who ran away, and doesn’t want House to no for fear of what he’ll say. An interesting episode but not for  the actual case, but rather for House and Wilsons interaction with one another. And Hugh Laurie and Robert Sean Leonards great acting. I’d give this episode an 8 out of 10.

Fable 2

{ March 2, 2009 @ 5:08 am } · { Video Games }
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I didn’t go into Fable 2 with high expectations. It is what it is, and for the most part it’s a lot of fun and interesting. But it’s short and if you played the original Fable, you’ve pretty much played Fable 2 except that Fable 2 has guns. Which isn’t a bad thing, but makes the game feel a bit like a retread. It is solid action game with slight RPG elements put into it. The voice acting is well done, and it’s hard to fault it for doing what it does. At the same time I can’t praise the game for going over the same ground as the last game. The story is interesting but rather bland, though not cliche as the first. The game does have a good sense of humor though. The ending is very anticlimactic and just uninteresting. A good solid game that has a few things going for it and is probably better off as a rental rather then a buy. I’d give it a 7 out of 10.