All in Opinions
Star Wars: The Last Jedi has taken over the box office. While the critics and fans are still fighting over it, I’d like to discuss what the hell happened in the writers room. And by discuss I mean list everything wrong that prevented me from enjoying what should have been an easy ride.
Unlike its current open-world competitors, the latest Bioware epic is catching some pretty heavy flak for a myriad of reasons. Considering how the hype preceding the release; is it all justified?
The short answer; depends on what were your expectations.
E3 being behind us almost a full month I'm late to the coverage party, yet I feel compelled to express my excitement for certain titles that were re-introduced or announced. Most of the following won't be much of a surprise for anyone who knows me, but don't fret an indie title made its way in there!
I bet psychoanalysts are having a blast with this Netflix original. Bojack Horseman is back since July 17th and it picked up exactly where it left; a fun, ambiguous mix of dark comedy and drama. I’ve conveyed my thoughts on the show’s first season last year and had high expectations for the follow-up. I’m glad to say it doesn’t disappoint.
Jurassic World is a fantastic movie if your only expectations are that it will contain dinosaurs, action scenes and won’t take itself seriously. If you were looking for originality, cleverness and visual spectacles akin to the first title you will have a bad time. Don’t get me wrong, the movie is still entertaining and it will certainly gain traction with the younger end of the target audience (or your inner 9 years old as would say Jorge), but I can’t get over how Michael Bay-esque the second half feels. Here's my CinemaSins take on it.
The latest Christopher Nolan was released today on Blu-Ray and DVD (time to update your setup, fellow geek) and I can’t wait to have my second viewing. While I patiently way for the UPS guy to deliver my copy, I thought it’d be nice to detail why you should probably watch this amazing film, if you haven’t already. If you have, just do it a second time for awareness’ sake.
What a glorious era to be alive… and be a fan of space simulation games. It has been quite a while since we were able to satisfy our hunger for interstellar destruction. In my opinion, the last great space sim was Freespace 2, released back in 1999. After a drought of many years in which publishers steered away from releasing anything descent (the pun was worth the voluntary typo) in the genre, we will soon be attacked from all fronts with releases like Elite: Dangerous, No Man’s Sky and Star Citizen but the one that has me excited the most is Eve Valkyrie. Continue reading to find out why.
Earlier this week CD Projekt Red, probably my favorite game developer at the moment, has announced they would delay the release of the highly anticipated Witcher 3. It is not the first time this occurs and as the polish company is known for, they are very open about their reasoning behind the need for additional development time. This kind of news is not new to this industry but unfortunately it is received negatively by the gamers who perceive this as failure to deliver. Here’s my analysis of why I believe this is actually a great step forward for the triple-A games market that’s been in decline for the past few years.
