My top 10 games of 2015.

Another year gone, Another crap ton of games played and another intro to one of these I can never make sound un-cliché. Then Again I suppose the sheer concept of a top ten end of year list is cliché but that's an argument for another time.

 

 

As per most of these lists this is my opinion of the game I've played. Meaning some will agree and some won't and some of the games this year a lot of people loved like MGS5 and The Witcher 3 I never played so again keep that in mind. Again I suck at these intros so let's just charge right in.

 

 

Number 10: Soma

 

This was a weird one. I had never played the amnesia games but I was so excited to give this a shot being that it's made by the same developers and I'm a horror fan. The results? Well I had a review made up for this but I kind of realized I could not talk about this game without going on a titanic rant and flying well off the handle. I mean the sound design is incredible, the story is extremely interesting hell the beginning and end are scary as hell but the issue comes in two parts. One at least to me the level design is wonky. The game doesn't seem to know how to lead you to places and so much of the game is wandering around confused looking for where to go. Second They could have removed the horror elements and honestly the game would be better for it. It feels forced with the rest of the game and coming from frictional games the makers of Amnesia the dark descent I'm just kind of confused. Again it is on this list for a reason Mainly the story which is amazing but I just have issues.

 

 

Number 9: Five nights at Freddy's 3

 

Fnaf 3 above a spiritual successor to Amnesia. This is gonna cost me.

 

I think this game gets forgotten between the original two and the fourth and while my feelings have softened towards the franchise a bit from sheer exhaustion I do think that this game deserves credit. While the first game is definitely the most terrifying and the second game ramps up the gameplay. this one does the same by both using more unique and interesting game mechanics and introducing the only truly malicious enemy in the game. Springtrap. Maybe it's just the fact that this guy always kinda spooked me more then the other animatronics but I mean something just comes off more malevolent then even the exaggerated nightmare animatronics. Maybe that's just me but I did love this game for what it is.

 

Number 8: Resident evil Revalations 2

 

 

Putting a Resi game above both a frictional horror game and a fnaf game. THIS is gonna cost me.

 

In seriousness I never was as hard on the post RE4 games as most people. I still think Re5 and 6 are fine but even then this game is honestly pretty impressive. It's by no means as good as RE4 but even then It's entertaining and does some unique things with the series. A co-op mode that means a little more then two people shooting at crap instead of one being a good example (I always use the non shooter character in multiplayer. Mostly to annoy my friends by shining light in their eyes or poking them). But I did have fun with this and hell it did creep me out at points. Nothing massive but I mean I did have fun and that's kind of the bottom line convoluted story aside but what's new for RE?

 

 

Number 7 Dragonball Xenoverse.

 

 

My soma grudge aside this game probably has the most issues of any game on this list. Namely the ability to get your opponent into a (to quote a certain famous let's play of this game) "Fuckbox" and some issues with general polish. That being said it did enough that I was intrigued and enjoyed my time with it. The gameplay is enjoyable.The rpg elements were done well enough and again the ability to create your own character is defiantly cool so it's one of those things that while it does have quite a few issues I did enjoy it despite that.


Number 6 Arkham Knight.

On consoles of course since I'm not touching that can of worms

This game is a weird case. It's gotten a very rough review as of recently even aside from the pc version. A lot of people have come out saying that the story is awful or the batmobile sections are WAY too long and overused. I think that the issues are exaggerated. I will say the batmobile parts do take up too much space but they are enjoyable to me and as for the plot... Well Maybe it's my bias towards scarecrow but I still think he's amazingly done. Yes Jason todd is insanely obvious. (I'd say spoilers but really?) But I still really enjoyed so much of it I have to at least put it on the list and really fairly high up. I think it deserves it.


Number 5: Mortal Kombat X

This is one of the very few fighting games I've managed to get into. I still suck at it but I did get into it. A lot of people say it's a direct downgrade from 9 and I can see what they mean. That does not mean that this is a bad game however. I love how this game plays and hell I mained kano and I was honestly okay with him....I still suck online but again for me to even get into a fighter is impressive so that alone should say something. The game does play well. also the story is okay....for a fighting game.

Number 4: DanganRonpa Ultra Despair Girls

Okay....This is a weird fucking game. At one point I flat out had a moment of "Game what are you doing?....Game.....STAHP!!" Full on someone had severe issues during the writing of this game but that being said I do enjoy it for what it is. It's a decent enough 3rd person shooter but again much like the first two Danganronpa games the real meat is in the story. Again MASSIVE ISSUES but for what it is I really enjoyed it and hell it honestly made me enjoy one of my favourite characters from the franchise even more. That's Touko Fukawa and Genocide Jack of course. It also sets up well for three so while the game does have issues it's a good side story if you're into Danganronpa and ONLY if you're into danganronpa. Cause otherwise this game has some splainin' to do.

Number 3: Fallout 4

Why is it I end up defending massive successes this year?

It seems like this was another game that was a massive success and then the backlash hit it hard. People saying the Interactions were nerfed or that quite a few other things weren't a huge step up or even a step backwards. My thoughts? I think it's on par with fallout 3 and new vegas for better or worse. Yes it does have problems and yes some things are steps back but honestly It's still damn fun. Should it have been more? Yes. Is it still a shit tonne of fun? HELL YES. The companions are cool. The ideas they bring in are unique. And the missions are fun and have neat things in them. Just like the others. Again I get innovation but a fun game is a fun game. Now they do it again for fallout 5 okay then I may call bullcrap but right now Imma go get a deathclaw gauntlet and shove the fist of the north rawr down some neck holes.

Now we get to the number 2 spot......is what I'd be saying if we didn't have a tie. Yeah I went back and forth between these two titles for so damn long I couldn't keep my mind made up. I switched back and forth for a while and eventually just said screw it literally while I was writing this. It's just very difficult to choose between a new member in a well known family in the game bloodborne and a new rising star that I'm sure everyone has heard quite a lot of in Undertale.


Number 1: Bloodborne

This game when it was first announced I really didn't care all that much. I mean I loved dark souls 2 but I never really had my heart into the style as much as I do now. Suffice it to say this is what made me like this style. I adore this game. The difficulty is one of the things a lot of people know but it's more then that. It's the style, the story and the fact it's honestly one of the best horror games I've played in a while. It's horrifying when it wants to be and when it starts throwing mind fucks at you he game becomes quite the trip alongside great gameplay which keeps getting content. I'm not just talking about the dlc (which seems to be pretty awesome) around the same time they added a new covenant for free aside from the dlc. And as well the dlc adds in a lot of stuff that fixes the main issues of the main game. More strength weapons, more covenants, more bosses. Get the complete version If you can and you are in for a trip.


Number 1: Undertale

 
My first words when I had this game described to me were and I quote.

"Wow...That's some hipster bullshit right there"

It took me two months hearing the fanboys flipping out about how this is the greatest game ever made and it driving me bonkers for me to start looking at it different. What made me change my mind? I think a better question with the same answer should give you an idea.

Why did I pick the soundtrack cover for the image?

It took one listen of papyrus' theme "Bonetrousle" For me to start looking towards it and mother of god once I did everything started falling into place. The story is beautiful. The soundtrack is unreal. the Humor is amazing and just in general this game made by one guy Toby fox is just such an accomplishment. I won't say much about it to avoid spoilers but I will say this. Fans of the game. Take this as a sign from one of your own who has done the same....ahem....

SHUT THE FUCK UP!!

Seriously guys I know the game is great but there is a reason why It took me so long to get into it. The fanbase is so damn loud and obnoxious at times it builds so much into the minds of non fans that no matter how good the game is it'll be disappointing. Want Proof? How many people loved the last of us? How many people Thought it was meh because of the same reasons listed above? That's my point. Yes The writing, the design the characters, everything is brilliant about undertale and it is a great game. But think? Do you want people to remember the game or the fans? If you truly love the game then let it speak for itself. Thank you and see you all next year.

First Reaction The Husbands Of River Song

Click here for the most whiplashy christmas special in terms of mood compared to preceding season ever.

 

 

 

Also two things I want to say.

 

First I want to mention that I've been doing a bit of livestreaming using my ps4 and the results of which are up on my Youtube channel. I will say I am still working on my audio so it may sound a little off at points in them but I am working on it.

 

 

Second I just want to wish everyone a happy holidays.....and at this point literally an hour before dec 26th that means new years I think....apoligies if another holiday is coming up as well and I'm not aware of it but have a happy one whatever it is.

First Reaction Hell bent

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First Reaction Heaven sent

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First Reaction Face The Raven

Click here for a video guest starring my computer throwing notices at me twice....also holy crap THAT just happened

First Reaction Sleep no more

Click here to really want to rub your eyes for a while.

First Reaction The Zygon Inversion

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First Reaction The Zygon Invasion

Click her for the adventures of Doctor Funkenstein.....god help me that happened.

First Reaction The Woman who lived and kind of the first part

Click here if you're curious how long this two parter a thon will go on.

Top Ten Villains round 2. #1 The Ultimate Villain.

Yeah I know I'm being vague but work with me here.

Another end of the list and another big bad that I think takes the cake and before I reveal it I want to point something out. This one....This villain is something That I never wavered on being number one and I have no issue that between both lists and even among villains yet to come this hateful yet adorable contender is gonna be hard to take down. The comedic humor of Dr Nefarious. The Recklessness of The God of Revels Xenagos. The Ruthlessness of Medusa. The Arrogance of Handsome Jack. The Sheer intimidation and lack of humanity of Lucifer. The Size of Thanos. The Impact Of Ultron. The Insanity of The Master and The Cold methods of Scarecrow.

Who else But the True Ultimate Villain.

The Ultimate Despair.

 

 #1 Monokuma

TITANIC SPOILERS FOR THE WHOLE FRANCHISE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!

WHO the hell else was I going to put here? Johan Liebert? Well I'll get to him later. I mean really If you've played Any of the Danganronpa games you know as well as I do how massive this villain is. I mean his design is meant to be a mockery of mascot's like teddie but it does have the same iconic effect. It's simple and memorable. It is literally an icon.

Let me set the story for you.



A group of teenagers going to a school for the best at what they are. Wake up years later with their memories erased of what happened since they got here and the only thing they know is that they are barricaded into the school and a deranged mechanical teddy bear has forced them into a game. If they want out of the school then they have no choice but to murder someone and not be found guilty in the investigation. Throughout all of this he's keeping them fed and making sure they're not in danger of being hurt by anything except each other.

This of course includes things like throwing different motives at everyone to make them want to get out. Including showing them special videos more or less saying their loved ones are in severe danger, to making it seem like there's a traitor among them to literally just offering them a bribe to kill someone. The whole time though he's been broadcasting them killing each other to the world to prove that even the best of the best are mindless killers when pushed. So why aren't the police coming to rescue them? Well...

Well He kinda caused the apocalypse through a massive cult of despair, and I mean who wouldn't follow this guy? He's hilarious. Voiced by Brian Beacock (Takato from digimon tamers. Sorry for your loss of childhood) He brings an immense joy to the role and honestly it's like watching Mark Hamill perform the joker. It's one of the most joyful villain performances ever and it's a massive MASSIVE part of why he's this high on the list. It's an insane amount of fun to watch and you can tell he had a blast doing it. That being said there is another part to this.

For the record I already said massive spoilers so...you've been warned.

It's revealed that the Junko Enoshima from the beginning of the game that died was in fact Mukuro Ikusaba. Her twin sister who she killed effectively to take the pressure off of herself and so she could control monokuma without having to worry about anything else and knowing her for shits and giggles. Junko Enoshima is the woman who started the apocalypse and the despair uprising first at hope's peak and then across most of the world literally causing chaos and death and yes despair across the world. Well except for one place but I'll get to towa island.

She Is known as both the ultimate despair and the ultimate fashionista. This is something they don't bring up but I think that has more to do with this then some think. They never explain her motives other then she's bat squeak insane, but I think the fashionista thing has something to do with all of this. Her fame, the people who look up to her (again more on that in a minute) and her charisma is what allowed her to manipulate people into joining her cult and what caused the beginning of the disaster. Her charisma and manipulation is one thing but she's got one thing very unique to her.

SHE'S FUCKING INSANE!!

What I'm about to say is in the actual and original definition of literal. She gets bored of her personality. Dead serious she actually gets bored of how she acts to the point where she rapidly and constantly switches between very odd and distinct attitudes. One second she's a queen and acts very uppity. The next a Rockstar and swears every three seconds. The next She's hyper depressed sounding. The next A super adorable one. The thing that sticks? Her desire to spread despair and cause pain and misery. For obvious reasons she's very similar to monokuma in that she is Insanely fun to watch. Just wondering what personality is gonna come out next and what exactly is gonna come out of her mouth. Here's the kicker when she's found out and she's lost she doesn't try to cheat or freak out that's she's lost. She's starts drooling with giddiness and with the exact look on her face you see above she hits the execution button and....again take it away youtube.

That it not a sane nor good woman. Even in death and absolute failure she was delighted. Because she caused herself despair. Any little bit of misery added to the world even to herself is such joy to her. That is pure evil.

Well ladies and gen......Wait. Didn't I say something about towa city and people following her?

 Also #1 Monaca Towa

JESUS CHRIST What the hell is that!? O.O

That ladies and gentlemen is what happens after Junk dies and someone takes up the mantle of ultimate despair. For a character introduced in a side game not even Dangan ronpa 2 (which did feature more added to the story, a cyber junko and in my opinion a generally better experience if you played the first game) She is basically a continuation of Junko but again I'll start at the start.

She was born into the towa family. How rich and powerful are they. They have an island named after them. That rich and powerful. Anyway the father of the family cheated on his wife and as a result Monaca was born. Her real mother abandoned her and her father and brother took her in. They never really saw her as a person though. I Suspect The mother of the family left after the cheating incident and they took that anger out on monaca. Despite her smiling and joking she was miserable. She honestly felt like dying and this is why I understand monaca a bit more then junko and why I had to at least tie her with junko.

 After being physically beaten by her brother and father (Despair girls the dangan ronpa side game is FUCKING DARK!) She faked it being worse then it was and went around in a wheelchair pretending to be paralyzed and enjoyed the new attention and pity she was getting. That's when she met the others.

 

She met four kids at hope's peak elementary and basically well.....convinced them that herself and the other four should jump off the roof and kill themselves. she herself wouldn't but she wanted to prank them into killing themselves. Like I said. DARK. Anyway they are saved when of all people Junko saves them and basically raises them herself and convinces them to kill their own parents and join her. Monaca Knows she's being used but doesn't care as she now a major part of towa corp and manages to mass produce monokumas and weapons for the disaster while blackmailing the actual head of towa saying she'd expose to the world that while towa island was generally unaffected they were fueling the disaster the whole time alongside junko.

 

ARE YA STILL WITH ME!! Also my god I'm using caps lock a fuck ton on this one anyways.

 

After junko's death the "Warriors of hope" wanted revenge so they kidnapped Makoto's sister (Read main character of first game.....'s sister) and put her into their hunt. You see Monaca not only didn't care about revenge against adults, Revenge against Those who killed junko or even Just wanting to build a children's paradise like junko had told the kids and like the others believed. She wanted to become Junko Enoshima the second. To become her successor. To Take her place.

 

In this time and facing against both makoto's sister and toko fukawa from the first game her associates started dying off but with no witnesses sans the two aforementioned girls Monaca's allies didn't know it was the Monokumas taking them out not Komaru and toko. And of course only one person has control over the monokumas. Monaca. I'm guessing to prevent them from turning on her after defeat she figured "fuck 'em" and tried to kill them as they fell in combat. granted it is confirmed that they all survive til the end but still dick move. Dicker move still being how she manipulated some of them if they didn't listen. After the first two fell the third Kotoko had some doubts to which monaka responded by saying her trigger word causing her to go into a panic fit and BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF HER! When you're watching a girl with severe mental trauma getiing her ass kicked by a girl in a wheelchair you think two things. First What the hell is the problem of the one doing the beating? And second What issues were the writers trying to get out of their system?!

 

But that's not even it. Secondly she tried to seduce the 4th kid and by god it worked. I won't even get into that bag of confused and angry cats but that's not even the grand plan with her. Her idea as it was from the beginning was use the monokuma robots and children with Monokuma helmets who she convinced to join in the children's revolt. Her idea Was to cause all the children to kill their parents and have the remaining adults either kill the children or if they fail hell child army. What makes this even worse is that the Monokuma helmets on the kids are controlling them against their will. Strictly for the purpose of having the adults kill innocent children. And as the extra kick in the junk the controller that makes the robot assault monokuma's that have been attacking the citizens when broken will explode the helmets. Surprise she kept that to herself. And then when Komaru had the controller and wasn't going to break it. She showed her her dead parents and if it wasn't for toko The population of towa city would have shrunk drastically.

 

And let it be said this wasn't just to kill a bunch of kids for lolz. This was to start a war. She wanted to start a war between the one place unaffected by the disaster and the future foundation (aka the good guys) Let me be very clear on what I'm saying here with shitty ms paint.

 

 

First yes that took like five minutes and yes this is why I don't edit much. Second YES I WENT THERE!

 

Here's the thing I do agree the johan is a great villain but his main issue really is the fact that for all the massive evil manipulative things he does he does a lot of jack in that series too. He's kind of like kefka. Awesome while he's there but not there enough. As for Monaca she has a few cutscenes in each chapter of the game. Dangan ronpa has it's issues but the villains are not it. Monaca and Junko are both Incredible villains and both as well as Monokuma deserve positions At the top. And with Dangan Ronpa 3 on the way, Junko being an AI inside two robotic bears and Monaca possibly becoming the new main villain. Why Do I say this?

 

That's ominous.

First Reaction Before The Flood

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First Reaction Under The Lake

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First Reaction The Witches Familiar

Click here to find out how Moffatt Managed to pull this one off fairly well.

Top Ten Villains round 2 #2 Scarecrow

Spoilers for Arkham knight and possibly some other batman related stuff as well.

So....I started this countdown again because enough time had passed and between the first one and now that My opinions had changed fairly drastically and quite a few new villains had popped up. And of course one of the first things I did was mention how some of my choices from the first one were perhaps iffy compared to how I saw things then. One of those things was....Well trying to recall strictly from memory I think my words were

"Scarecrow? Really?"

 

Yeah rocksteady games decided to remind me why this villain has and still kicks a lot of ass.

 

First and foremost I thought arkham knight was pretty damn good but not without problems. I'd say second best in the series next to city myself but one of the highlights in the game was by a long shot the new portrayal of scarecrow who was last seen in the series being dragged into the sewers by killer croc. Suffice it to say...

 

 He took a few dings on the way down...and yes that IS his face.

 

So for those not in the know Scarecrow Aka Johnathan Crane is a former Psychologist who specializes in the field of fear. He became obsessed with fear to the point of bringing a gun into a classroom he was doing a lecture at to see people's reactions. People reacted badly. Suffice to say after that stunt money came hard and he decided to use his knowledge to commit robberies and a few years of fear toxin later he's bananas.

 

This version of scarecrow has more of a purpose. After his short lived hobby of crocodile wrestling he came back with a much different purpose. This time he's out to reveal batman's identity and show to the world he's just a person. Not some symbol. I honestly think the scarecrow teaser does the best possible job of really putting how at least I think they intended him to come out.

 

 

Think about what he just said.

 

"How many bones will you crush?

How many lives will you destroy in search of what you call justice?

You are the product of everything you fear.

Violence, Darkness, Helplessness"

 

Between his desire to Prove batman is a hoax and that line there is why I think this villain and this version is interesting. Hell even his design is interesting. Batman himself has his ethics but uses violence and let's be honest beating the tar out of people to make them stop being dicks. Scarecrow's design in this I really hope sticks. He's not only missing god knows how much of his skin from croc but even his bones are in bad shape. His leg has a harness with metal bracers. He couldn't hit someone if he tried. A nonviolent criminal and a violent hero.

 

I think this version of Scarecrow is intended to be the exact polar opposite of batman. Even more then The joker who in this series seems to represent his weakness. This is why I always say I prefer scarecrow to joker and always will. But there is one more reason. His Mission in Arkham Knight was to reveal batman's identity to the world. and he did.

 

The end of the game has batman seeing no other option but to give himself to scarecrow to see both Gordon and robin released and in doing so he is unmasked on live television. Scarecrow Won. Even if batman did end up using his own toxin to at least for the time turn crane into a man doing an impression of a rock (Ya know cause he's curled up in an assball....cause of the toxin and fear.....ya know..yeah) The toxin will more then likely wear off eventually and the world will still know batman is just a man. The story does end on a downer note with a massive ray of hope kind of deal but that's still something huge for the villain.

 

While I may not dislike the joker and in fact rather like him as a villain I still kinda think that Scarecrow can be better and Arkham Knight proves this to me.

 

Well that brings us to the number 1 spot. I've made a lot of changes to this list since I started it but there was always one thing constant. Number 1. There was always one thing I had to put at one. One certainty. The Ultimate Villain.



First Reaction: The Magician's Apprentice

Steven?......Mr Moffatt. You Evil....evil man you. Click here to find out why I'm saying this. Other then the obvious.

Top Ten Villains Round 2 #3: The Master

I'd say spoilers but it's a little late for that....plus it's close to a year screw you.

 

 

I had to bring at least one massive villain from Doctor Who and while I adore the daleks one massive thing has changed since the last list. The Master came back and dear sweet Christmas do I realize why They should have been number 1 last time.

 

Now don't get me wrong the daleks are incredible villains but the master has one thing above them and that's the ability to change and reform via regeneration to keep things fresh and while we haven't had much information about the role she'll play in season 9 if it's anything like she was in 8 I will gladly take it.

 

First off let's go through the basics about the master for those who don't know. The master is the literal opposition of the Doctor. The Doctor chose his name as the one who helps, heals, makes people better. The Master or in the case of this Incarnation The mistress or missy took the name as someone who controls, Who Takes, and Who rules. There are also some interesting concepts to taking the name "The Mistress" But I'm not touching that with a ten foot clown pole.

Formally a best friend of the doctor They became deranged after a rite of passage; staring into a rift in the time vortex gave them a permanent sound of drumming in their head. It drove them berserk and eventually after finding out the time lords were keeping an eye on them they went rogue and spent the rest of their existence trying to conquer everything in existence and make the doctor's life a living hell. Until the end of time where the master (at the time John simm) ended up trapped on gallifrey during the time war.


And then Missy happened.

At the end of the first episode of series 8 we met a character who seemed like some kind of guardian of heaven. She welcomed a dead character into what she called heaven and called herself missy. Also she referred to the doctor as her boyfriend.....again not getting into that cause it just feels very fanfictiony to me.

But throughout the season we got glimpses of her and theories went from a guardian of the underworld, to a robot, to yes a time lord. But when the episode finally dropped where her identity was revealed as the master most people pooed themselves.

To quote myself "When I find myself in times of trouble. Steven Moffatt fucks with me" followed by about twenty idiotic sounding "WHAT THE FUCK!?" 'S

But after that episode we had one week to realize something. How is this master going to compare to the others? Let me put it this way. This is my favourite version of the master and that is saying a LOT. Missy very quickly proved herself to be both exceptionally funny but damn scary at times.

I think there is one moment we all recall being just incredible and goddamn just terrifying. The death of Osgood.

One of the main things that came out of The 50 year anniversary special "The day of the doctor" was more Information about the new UNIT group; Namely a doctor fangirl named Osgood. In the movie she wore a 4th doctor scarf, and when dealing with missy she wore a bow tie. Like I said Fangirl. She was dorky, Had an inhaler, Whole nine yards. And She was also a pretty charming character so when thinking of ways to make The returning master more threatening and well nuts Osgood's death was number 1 on the list.

The Scene is a perfect example of why missy is such a great villain. She starts off singing "Hey Mickey" then goading Osgood into coming close to whisper "I'm going to kill you in a minute" and having the most giddy smile on her face afterwards. After slipping out of her cuffs and somehow getting them into Osgood's pocket she practically teleports behind her, Kills any guards in the room and after Osgood points out how missy could use her to get to the doctor to stall for time. Missy agrees....and then kills her anyway and grinds her glasses into the ground. THAT was the moment I knew that this may well be my favourite version of the master.

She may have only been in really one episode as the master but need I remind you this is still the master. Everything, Every act the master has committed missy is guilty of. At the time of me writing this series 9 of doctor who starts in exactly 8 days and it's confirmed that missy is returning. This was exactly what I needed to get pumped for this season. Not that I was excited after series 8 but that especially for me was exactly what I needed to hear.

Now last time I did one of these lists the master was at number 2. And The daleks aren't on this list so who the hell managed to hit number 2? Well let's just say I owe someone an apology.

First Reaction: Ant Man

Where do I begin?....My first laptop shite the bed and when I got my second one I forgot it didn't have Movie maker. So Surprise when I made the audio for this episode and then went on a month long search to find one. I'm an idiot...tra la la....also click on my rant to see the video....(cough)

Top Ten Villains Round 2 #4: Ultron

 SPOILERS!!

 

Yeah I wasn't kidding when I said that I'd have to defend this being over thanos but I stand by my choice here.

 

As I have said before This is my list. I'm aware that Thanos is more powerful and a bigger villain for the avengers (though that is debatable) but I just like Ultron more but I'll get more into that after I introduce you.

 

Henry Pym Or Ant Man ( or like twenty other names for that matter ) Created Ultron years ago and then things got kind of confusing. Ultron made him forget he made him and then Ultron wore a red cloak and made tony stark's butler evil but not really. Ultron has a weird past is my point.

 

 One of his past lives was also a hot water heater.

 

After that it's your basic AI created to protect the world decides it's easier if humans just kinda go away forever. It's fairly cliché now but back when he was created in 1968 it wasn't nearly as big of a cliché first and foremost and second he may have been one of the bigger influences to bring this idea to the mainstream. Much like Cybermen; Ultron is a huge influence on science fiction at least in my opinion.

 

But There are three main stories I want to quickly go over. Age of ultron,Rage of Ultron and Well....Age of ultron....the movie.

 

The Comic Book Age of Ultron is itself a pretty good read though slightly offput by one too many time shenanigans and would have been solved WAY earlier if wolverine wasn't a bloodthirsty dumbass but I digress.

 

There is one point I do want to take away from this comic though. Ultron Took over the world. That's the plot. Ultron Wins at the beginning of the book and is only really reversed by again time travel shenanigans. Now I don't know how many times or who else may have done something similar but from my admittedly minor knowledge of comics this is the only time I can think where an enemy wins and again only is reversed by time travel hoo haa. Well one other but I'll get to that later.

 

Well okay I'm sure that's happened lots of times in comics I mean I'm sure more psychotic stuff then that's happened.Need I say more then twin clones of hitler?

 

OF COURSE! Don't you know anything about obvious references to people who know more about comics then I do!?

 

The second again is rage of ultron. A more recent comic where Ultron is tricked and glued to a rocket and sent to Jupiter's moon titan. And we never saw him again.

 

Oh.....Right.

 

Yeah He took over the moon's tech systems or whatever was left after Number 5 had his fun. He then Decided he wanted to head back to earth since Ant-Man still owes him five bucks. Also the whole sending him to space thing. Also Evil.

 

I won't spoil the story but His dialogue as well as again Bringing an enormous moon and an even bigger army to earth is dedication to a whole new level and you tell me looking up and seeing that Jack o' lantern Grin coming from a moon that is barreling down on you in pretty damn impressive.

 

 And third we have the more recent movie Avengers: Age of Ultron.

 

 

It's no secret that the marvel cinematic universe while just has some great movies, could never really get the hang of the villains. I mean loki in the thor films was pretty damn good at times but he kinda borked it when it came to the avengers movie being more of a joke. Red skull was very well acted by Hugo Weaving and could be very threatening at times but he never really did THAT much really. Then the first age of ultron trailer hit and in the first twenty seconds with one sentence I was sold.

"I'm gonna show you something beautiful....everyone screaming...for mercy."

And Immediately I was intrigued and by god he was amazing in that movie. The movie itself was damn good. Had problems but still damn good and one of the biggest reasons being Ultron. James Spader did an incredible job of making both a very funny and threatening villain. Being made by Stark and not Hank Pym this time around he's got much more of a sense of humor but is still great with his threatening....er..ness. One particular scene where he claws a man's hand off and immediately starts to apologize. I honestly wasn't sure if this was meant for laughs, to be intimidating or both.

 

There is one point I want to get across with this villain you don't need to be the most powerful thing in existence to be a great villain. Granted I say this like ultron is weak he's gone toe to toe with the AVENGERS Dozens of times. My point is the power of a god isn't everything. Sometimes it's the mind as we'll see with the next villain....as come to think of it are the other two.



Top ten villains round 2: #5 Thanos

Here we see Thanos doing what he does best. Shitting on your couch.....also SPOILERS!

 

 

How in the world am I going to quickly sum up and explain how good of a villain Thanos is?

Well first of all if you've read comics I don't even need to explain either and you know why this guy is on the list. He's arguably the most powerful being in anything as long as he has the infinity gauntlet and even without he's insanely powerful and a genius as well. I'll mention two stories here to explain why thanos not only deserves a spot on this list but why he's one of my favourite comic book villains.


First off I'll start with his origins because it just makes sense. Thanos was born on Jupiter's moon Titan. He's a deviant which would take me forever to explain what that is so either look it up Here. Or just trust me that it's kind of like mutants or some kind of thing like that to keep it short. Thanos' Mother took one look at her son and attempted to commit the first case of murder on titan in millennia Either because she knew he would become the avatar of death or because THIS is what he looked like

Yeah the term "BURN IT WITH FIRE" came to my mind too.

She was immediately put into an asylum and Thanos' father looked after him. However his father A'Lars was always too busy with work and with his mother bat squeak insane he mostly grew up dependant on the other kids in school for human interaction. It's no surprise that due to his appearance he was shunned by the......wait...the other kids really liked him? Huh.....lost that bet. Go figure yeah he had no problem hanging out with the other kids despite his appearance and the fact he was a bookworm. Man This titan place sounds like paradise. No murders, Everyone gets along. why don't more people go visit this place?

Oh....Ultron became it.....well. Shit.

That was long after the planet died out though and I'll get to why it did a bit later.

So absent family and lots of friends. Doesn't sound awful. Well one of his friends a girl with black hair and white marks on her face started talking to him and she convinced him to take him and his friends to a nearby cave where all except thanos and her were murdered by lizards. Well that's an unfortunate accident (cough). Afterwards the same girl when thanos was talking to a lizard of the same species convinced him to go to the cave and slaughter the whole group of the lizards for revenge. Something very unheard of on the planet. Suffice to say this girl Is a wee bit demented because yes she did plan this and she did plan for him to become one of the greatest psychopaths. She led him to not only experiment on animals and eventually people but she kept leading him until he killed his own mother and long story short would basically destroy titan after becoming the leader of a group of raiders as an adult.

Also I should mention Thanos was the only one who could see her and her name...

May have been death.

Thanos became the avatar of death as he fell in love with her. This is one of the main reasons I love this guy. He has kind of an odd Shakespearean thing going on with him being one of the most horrible and destructive villains in comics but he's doing it because of love....eh kind of. In "Thanos Rising" It's implied now it's less love and more because he has nothing else to really shoot for and he himself can't die at least not easily so he just kinda ran with it.

As for the other story that would be "Infinity Quest" Where he learns of and gathers the infinity gems and becomes the most powerful being in existence. He hunts down each of these powerful cosmic entities and manages to trick them into getting their gem. The final gem he needed was held by a man named the grand master he was an expert on games of chance and skill and had a set up so that if Thanos either lost or tried to kill the grandmaster he would teleport the last gem into the middle of a wormhole. If he won the gem was Thanos' to keep. He competed in a virtual combat game. ( You can't say you didn't just picture him playing call of duty and getting whomped by an 8 year old.) When Thanos would lose due to the Grandmaster cheating and purposely giving thanos worse weapons and the Grandmaster would vaporize him. But Thanos made sure a clone played and thanos took the teleport device and killed him taking the gem.

Thanos is a genius. He is ruthless and unstoppable....except for the times he was stopped. Much like Lucifer the only reason he's this low on the list is really due to personal preference of the 4 ahead of him. And Believe me Once number 4 is unveiled Believe me that Is going into full effect.

Top 10 Villains Round 2: #6 Lucifer

SPOILERS!!

 

So uh yeah it's been a bit since I did one of these. Work and life has been getting pretty heavily in the way and As you may know if you saw my cliff-hanger from the handsome jack review this doesn't match the tease. Well in the time I was introduced to a HUGE amount of new villains and the original six; Arkham from DMC3 just didn't match. I hate changing the numbers mid list but I just could not keep some of them in. Sorry about that.

 

I just want to point out that when on a top ten list of villains when THE DEVIL is number 6, That brings a lot of hope towards number 5.

 

Ladies and gentlemen if you haven't seen Supernatural give it a shot....just ignore the cliff-hanger at the end of season 5 and assume the series ended cause after that things start going a little bit stupid. Suffice to say that eve will NOT be on this nor will she EVER!!...Sorry that gets me a little worked up. Where was I?

 

Right Supernatural. A good enough series has some issues but generally a good time. As the series went on they started going from general monsters. (vampires, werewolves, bloody mary myths legends that kind of stuff) to more religious things like demons and angels. After they went to that there was only one more villain they could really bring in and have massive presence.

 

They already signed Mark Sheppard so they went to the next best thing. The Devil.

 

At the end of season 4 Lucifer was unleashed and the first thing he needed to do is find a host. He finds a man down on his luck. A man named nick whose wife and child were murdered by an intruder and Lucifer suffice to say has a fun job of sticking his finger in the wound. Making him hallucinate seeing himself covered in blood, Seeing his dead wife and probably one of the big reasons he's on this list making him see his deceased child inside of it's crib and about in the same shape it was in last time he saw it.

 

I'll spare you the image of the crib pouring blood out of it.....mostly cause I can't find the image.

 

I know we're talking about the devil here but that scene immediately hit me upon re-watching the episode (might I add one of the first in the season if not the first) that they are not messing around with this guy and that they wanted to make sure they created a villain worthy of the name "Lucifer"

 

He pops up a fair amount of times during season 5 to keep thing interesting but he always has such a calm mocking tone to him except the few times either his angel brethren or the even fewer times he calms down and actually tries to reason with Michael. But his tone and his very arrogant but still oddly fun to watch performance is due to two people. Normally Mark Pellegrino and during the end of the series Jared Padalecki. Yes He is damn menacing, He does thing during the season and doesn't just bugger off somewhere (Cough Kefka Cough) and the main thing he wanted during the season was his true vessel he gets. He takes over the body of one of the main characters and honestly if it wasn't for one thing making sam take back his mind long enough to seal Lucifer he would've won and in some ways he did cause he essentially killed one of the main characters.

 

 

I CAN'T SEE YOU!! >.<

 

Seriously though yes I know that he came back but I'll be honest I call ass pull just to keep the series going.

 

So he does everything right, He's a perfect example of a villain and he in a sense wins. Why in gods name is he at number 6? Well two reasons. First This is my list and maybe some of the villains coming up may not be better done but I like the style or design better. Second Like I said the idea of him being in sam's body and sealed in the cage is one thing but sam then coming out with no soul then with a soul and Lucifer mentally hounding him was again an ass pull and even with Lucifer being once again quite sadistic it just doesn't hit the same note and honestly kind of sours it. At least in my opinion and very slight recollection of season 6 and 7.

 

Lucifer is a fantastic villain though. Everything hits the right note but again just some minor things and the odd resurrection later on just seems off. Again this is all my opinion and I know those things may seem minor but It's just how I see it. As for the next villain we have coming up...well Lucifer isn't the only villain aquatinted with death.



ISWT Review: Wolfenstein The Old Blood

SPOILERS!!

 

 

 

One of my favourite games of last year was Wolfenstein The new order. It was the first game I played on the PS4 and between the very classic yet still with a few quirks gameplay and the fantastic writing both comedic and dramatic made this an absolutely incredible experience. Now I only heard about this Stand alone DLC for it when it came out and I was resistant at first because for some reason I was convinced that it was A completely different genre all together. I admittedly have no idea why I thought that but I did decide after hearing it was similar to the original to get it. Was it more of the same or something of a whole new kettle of fish?

 

To start off for those who don't know Wolfenstein back in the day was one of the first FPS (first person shooter) games to exist alongside games like doom.

 

 

The franchise took place in an alternate WW2 where the Nazi's used less conventional weapons like the occult or robots. And yes the boss of one of the first games is Mecha Hitler.

Suffice to say these games are glorious.

But the past games are not what I'm here to talk about. Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is A prequel to New Order set in the mission immediately before the mission that started off New Order as we once again take control of B.J.Blascowicz (And yes that name is glorious) This time trying to find Information from a Nazi Commander who specializes in the occult. Now while They never advertise this there is one big thing in this game that alters how everything goes about 2/3 of the way into it. Before this one moment it's generally the same as the previous game if maybe a bit less interesting with the lack of the timeline idea and a solid villain. But Remember how I said this Nazi Commander specialized in Occult?

Now Before people start to sigh at the idea of Nazi zombies if there was one franchise that had a pass it's wolfenstein. Now that we have that out of the way yes this introduces zombie enemies into the game and they do behave a lot differently then any other enemy in the game. This does move the game in a different way then New Order. Before this again it was just more of New Order. Not that there is anything wrong with that or even close for that matter but this does make things interesting.

For example sometimes when you kill and enemy they'll turn immediately and since zombies will attack other Nazi's it does make things interesting. As well how you handle zombies is very different to normal soldiers. Suffice to say they do swarm as opposed to try and cover and shoot. It's a cool dynamic but is there enough with it to justify the price if you already have New order?

Old Blood costs $25.00 right now and for how long it is I'm honestly on the fence compared to New order. It's not nearly as fleshed out or as varied compared to New order but then again It's half the price and does feature some new ideas and the same great gameplay. I guess in the end it breaks even but because In the end Price doesn't matter as much if you already own them, To me New order is the better use of money but if you have the money go for Old blood.

Long story short the new wolfenstein games kick metric tonnes of ass and I really hope Bethesda announces a new one this year at E3.

First reaction Avengers 2 Age of Ultron

I'd say spoilers but well.....You've probably already seen this movie.

My Top 10 Games of 2014

Here we are again. Another year gone by more of my ranting on doctor who (and American horror story this year) gaming and so on. As per last year I am doing a top ten games this year. This Of course is all my opinion and much like last year there are games I have played that I have not beaten like last years Super mario 3d world and assassin's creed 4 which in hindsight I would have put on the last but for all I knew at the time They may have ended REALLY badly so While I have played Dragon age Inquisition and I do enjoy it I can't put it on the list.

I would say there is a rule of 1 game per slot but uh......Well we'll see later. On to number 10!


10 Infamous Second Son

I'll get to the main problem with this game right off the bat. It's too damn short. If this one thing was changed it would be much higher on the list but much like metal gear rising before it despite it's length it's an absolute thrill to play. While I've beaten the first and played some of the second Never really clicked as fast to an infamous game. Honestly I think a lot of it comes down to the main character. Cole was okay but Deslin is a much more interesting character. More charismatic and his VA is troy baker does a fantastic job of adding to his charisma. The gameplay is also a lot of fun nothing incredibly different from the past games sans the multiple powers which are very cool but it's still a damn good game. Just a shame about the length though.

9 Hyrule Warriors

It;s a Zelda game crossed with a Dynasty warriors game. In every sense this is the best review you'll ever see of it because if you've played both franchises you know what this is. This game is damn fun I honestly have to say but yes it is kind of something you have to know what you're getting into to decide whether you'd like it or not. For me it's enjoyable but the replay value is not high enough with adventure mode being kind of meh to me. Still I enjoyed it.

8 South Park The Stick of Truth

This much like Hyrule warriors is something that if you know what you're getting into is a blast. If you are a fan of south park this game is outstanding. You basically control an episode and it looks identical as such. The graphics are genius for what it is. The music is a lot of stuff from past episodes with some original stuff and it works beautifully. The only thing is while the gameplay is good is beyond easy and kind of short but not as out of nowhere as second son. Again myself being enough of a south park fan I did enjoy this. If you are not avoid this.

7 The Wolf among us

While I always enjoyed the concept of the walking dead games from telltale I am not and will barring a miracle probably not become one in the future. To be honest I'm just sick to death of zombies. THIS however takes that idea and refines it while having a very intriguing and cool story. The characters are enjoyable and the story is fun to progress through and the choices while don't make an enormous difference they make enough of one. to give you an idea the first walking dead episode features a choice where you can try to save one of two characters. No matter who you choose the same people live or die except for maybe two scenes one character will give you a stink eye. In the first episode of wolf among us you can tear a characters arm off. regardless of text differences THAT is a change and it made a big difference to which of these games I enjoy and while Walking dead is NOT a bad game Wolf among us just left an amazing impact with me.


6 The Binding of Isaac Rebirth

Fun fact I was going to do a review for the first game but Honestly I wasn't sure what to say really. I'm honestly in the same boat here but I will say that with controller support and being on the vita and ps4 considering my computer is absolute shit for most pc games (sans a few) It made me really get into it. Especially the Vita version since I played the HELL out of the Vita version. The portability combined with how much like gaming candy it is works beautifully. The game itself is hit or miss. Some people love how different each run is while others think it's entirely based on luck and getting a good item. My thoughts? A little of both. Skill can save a run but that only goes so far. Regardless I played this game and yes it has it's issues but man it's damn fun when used as it is. Gaming Candy.

5 Wolfenstein The New Order

Talk about a come out of nowhere game that blew me away. I'll start by say the negative of For me at least the gameplay wasn't anything special it was just a really good example of what it is; A FPS. Which is a genre I'm kinda of cool on really sans the odd TimeSplitters. That being said is the only real reason it's this low on the list. This game is a goddamn masterpiece and for anyone who does love first person shooters for a challenge and not just for multiplayer this game is beautiful. Hilarious at times and beautiful at others it's something I just can't ignore. Part of me wants to put it higher but the main reason It's not is just that the games ahead of it I played way more. Speaking of....

4 Dark souls 2

Between The Dark and very subtle story. The Sadomasochistic gameplay which while easier the the first game isn't saying a lot (And if you find it easy there are artificial and unique ways to increase it and get better rewards for it.) and while not amazing graphics the game still looks damn nice. All I really have to add to this is when the ps4 edition comes out If you see Raijin1026 has invaded come up....Expect Poison....LOTS.

3 Pokemon Alpha Sapphire (and Omega Ruby)

Last Year I said X and Y were great games and they are but they did quickly fade off my radar. These games on the other hand only really need a better variety in pokemon found in the wild and this would easily be my favorite games in the franchise. I've always liked the 3rd gen so I was one of the people who was pumped when this came out. And in honesty I really do think that this is exactly what I was expecting. An enjoyable and very fun game that brought me back to my childhood and hell what they brought to the franchise in the form of things like actually flying around on a pokemon was well done and pretty damn cool too. What's left to say but.....I swear I'm working on the Retrospective for this gen I just need the time T.T

2 Dangan Ronpa 1/2

Okay so i'm cheating twice here if you want to get technical. Yes these games are older then 2014 but they came out here in 2014 but obviously there are two games in one spot. Well Both games came out close enough and are similar enough that they do seem to want to share a spot. Also there is a combined version of the two in japan so shush. Anyways this is basically the vita's answer to phoenix wright in a more adult form. The game is everything that phoenix wright is but to the extreme. More Bizarre, More Energetic, More Psychotic, And it also features one of the Best Villains I have ever seen in Monokuma. The Plot is fascinating if maybe a bit anime cliche at times. The Soundtrack KICKS ASS! The Characters are awesome or at least really fun to hate (byakuya I'm looking at you. Though look at his sprite in the second game for kick ass karma) And hell even one of the better good characters in.....Well spoilers and Debatable about the "good" part. If you can get past the very Anime style of it this is incredible.

1 Five nights at Freddy's 2

First of all Consider the first game a Tie I just haven't beaten it mostly because well....my first run consisted of 5 minutes of me being a little bitch and hammering escape. For a horror game that is pretty high praise because I've wanted to stop playing some horror games before but not Actually doing it let alone Hammering the get me the fuck out of here button. Bravo there.

The second game is arguably less scary then the first but again that is not saying much cause this game is pretty nerve wrecking. The story is just as good as the first if not better when it comes to the details of the very hidden and dark story much like dark souls but even more hidden believe it or not. Seriously if you told me this year we'd all be freaked out by an animatronic bear singing teadora march.....I would say why hasn't this happened earlier that sounds fucking horrifying. This game....These games are amazing for anyone who enjoys horror and hell sans the occasional "this is just a jumpscare fest" Guy the fanbase is pretty damn good so if you enjoy horror go buy this game....and for gods sake show me up on my performance in the first game. Seriously five minutes.Fuck you bonnie....Just fuck you.