Showing posts with label 2014. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2014. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Broken Age: Act One Review (PC) (2014)


Double Fine's Broken Age was the first to allude to me the wondrous internet project proposition funding site, known as KickStarter. In 2012 it became the largest crowd-funded video game of all time. Double Fine asked for $400,000 to make a proper point-click adventure game. Fans second the notion of Double Fine head honcho Tim Schafer behind the reigns of a genre he is known for and as such, Double Fine received $3.45 Million. Broken Age: Act One is the first half of the project and was well worth every dollar.

When you choose to start the game as either Vella; leaning up against an Oak asleep. Or as Shay, asleep in his space bunker. You will straight away notice how aesthetically please Broken Age is; the art is stunning to say the least. So stunning, like a cartoon I wish I had as a kid that when my Girlfriend walked in to me playing it, it wasn't until I moved the mouse to clock on something she proclaimed; "Oh you're playing a game."

Monday, February 3, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street Review (2014)



Jordan Belfort was a con man who manipulated the stock market using 'rat holes.' These rat holes were people who held stock for Belfort, where it would otherwise be illegal for him to hold in his name. Burt if you're taking the name of the film as a literal interpretation - you'll be quite disappointed. The Wolf of Wall Street couldn't be further from an Oliver Stone film.

Monday, January 27, 2014

August: Osage County Review (2014)



John Wells brings to you August: Osage County from Tracy Letts who re-wrote his stage play for the screen. Easily the most melodramatic thing I've seen in 2014 thus far and compared to 2013 also.



Friday, January 24, 2014

Justice League: War Review (2014)


Based upon the series Justice League: Origin by Geoff Johns & Jim Lee, Justice League: War is the first DC Universe Animated Original Movie to delve into the New 52 Universe and materiel. In chronology it takes place after the events of The Flashpoint Paradox and as such Superman is young and arrogant and humanity is not accepting of heroes yet as they have only just began to pop up.