Less than two weeks now until the release of Arkham City, and I'm all preordered up and raring to go. The first game was one of my absolute favourites from the last few years, and this one promises to deliver the same magic, only... more of it.
Big draw for me is working the rest of Bats' rogues gallery in there; everyone from the Penguin and Mr Freeze to some completely unexpected surprises (Solomon Grundy? Really? Sweet!) Let's hope that after hyping it up in my head for so long, I won't be hideously disappointed.
Also, am currently embarking on a marathon readthrough of the original eighties run of Transformers, in honour of the new Classics trades being released. Join me, won't you, as I take a twisted look at the building blocks of my childhood; point your browser to the IDW forums, Transformers section, and look for the thread titled 'Boning up on the Classics.'








So far, the 'main' character, Sam, is attractively snarky n' spunky, and the fact that she adapts her magic (she's a wannabe street magician) to solve many of the puzzles is a neat idea. I'm REALLY impressed by the second character, Dr. David Styles, though; he's a brooding presence in a Phantom half-mask, unable to move past his wife's death. Every section with him just has this beautifully written sense of melancholy and despair, without ever pushing into emo territory.
More impressions as I play on...
And, heh! I've always loved Jensen's flair for research.
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I'll let you know if Jane's still got it, or whether she's lost the knack in the intervening years. Goin' on the first chapter, it's looking hopeful. Added bonus; this time the place she's obsessively researched is Oxford, which is about half an hour away. JENSEN SIGHTSEEING!
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Plays Hubcap in the #DeviantART-G1-Crew
Have a question about how to do things on DA? I'm willing to try to help.
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Plays Hubcap in the #DeviantART-G1-Crew
Have a question about how to do things on DA? I'm willing to try to help.
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CYBERTRON'S CORE: The ULTIMATE Transformers RPG site. Shoot anyone who says otherwise.
"Anybody remotely interesting is mad in some way." -The Doctor