Yearly Archives: 2013
Hobbit Sequel Trailer Hits the Web! The Desolation of Smaug!
Enough video game trailers already, let’s check out The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug! Also, do we really need the word ‘the’ to appear twice? Kind of awkward. Just sayin’.
I’m happy to at least report that this film will have infinity more dragons than the last movie, so that’s a plus. The trailer seems pretty alright to me. Nothing too bone-chillingly cool, but generally energized. Apparently the dwarves are going to ride down a river in barrels? That looks like fun. And Legolas shows up for no discernible reason.
I imagine I’m going to enjoy this movie equally to how much I enjoyed the first Hobbit, which is good enough for me.
Wanna Know a Good Game? The Witcher.
Last year, a friend of mine convinced me to try The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, an RPG on the PC that was getting good word-of-mouth. I took a chance and absolutely loved the game! It’s got gorgeous graphics, a cool, mature storyline, and great real-time combat for an RPG. I was not disappointed.
So hooray! The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is coming!
I put the full weight of my hopefully sterling reputation behind The Witcher games. I never played the first one, but the sequel was a fantastic single-player RPG. Plus I didn’t really need to know the first game’s story to catch up. I can only hope the threequel will be even better, with improved graphics, an open world and no doubt other forms of awesomeness. If you’re looking for a good, solid RPG with character choices, fun magic, great combat and some mature storytelling, I highly recommend The Witcher 2.
Plus it’s been out for awhile, so I bet it’s cheap these days.
Even Newer South Park: The Stick of Truth Trailer!
E3 continues to rattle on without me there, because I guess someone forgot to send an invite out to the lone, independent blogger who sometimes writes about video games. There are a ton of trailers coming out, but I’m going to stick to the games I’m super excited about. Yesterday we had Batman, now we have South Park: The Stick of Truth!
Sweet!
Even Newer Batman: Arkham Origins Trailer!
The video game conference E3 is in full swing, and the first bit of news I’ve snagged is a new trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins. It purports to show a little gameplay, but it’s so stylized there’s not much to see. Mostly it’s just cool new footage and story beats.
Plus the Joker. Joker is definitely in the game.
I like the trailer, but it just feels like there’s something off about the whole thing. I don’t know what, though. Possibly the fact that Rocksteady isn’t the one making the game. That leaves a sour taste in my mouth. But perhaps I’m just being pessimistic. All indications are that this will be another awesome chapter in this franchise…only without Robin.
It’s a Superman Thing
Man of Steel comes out this week, and what better way to prepare than with this awesome Superman shield collection! The infographic was made by Kate Willaert for Halloweencostumes.com. Really? Halloweencostumes.com is into this kind of thing? I have grossly underestimated them. Click the jump to see the whole thing.
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