Just put up a review for Scott Pilgrim vs The World the game. You can find it here or in the Reviews section. I know we have been lacking in review department and for this I apologize. Ill try and post them more often to keep you guys in the know. It just hard not to be lazy, ya know?
Before everyone freaks out, E-diots is not a porn site. Luis couldn’t finish this weeks strip due to work and the fact that he has to fly out tomorrow morning for a week long, work related conference. The strips material is actually a real life conversation we had while discussing what to do since the planned strip is unfinished. this is just a taste of the kind of random conversations we end up having on a daily basis. Hopefully this kind of thing won’t happen often. Not because we don’t love it, but because who knows what we would come up with next time. So there you go. Dildos.
This week we see the release of Metroid Other M. I always thought the game looked amazing ever since the first trailer was shown. Then at the end seeing that Nintendo AND Team Ninja were working on it, my excitement grew even more. I know Lu had and still has some worries about the game’s controls. I won’t lie, I also felt a tad hesitant as to how it would work out. So far most reviews are praising the game and the balls it took making such a huge change to a major Nintendo series. If you remember, Metroid already has had a major gameplay change with the FPS change in the Prime games. The only gripe that seems common is the controls. Now by no means are they game breaking, but I have been reading that its more of a nuisance than anything. The developers decided to limit both the 2D/3D and the FPS gameplays to the Wiimote. So while holding the ‘mote sideways you need to turn it around and point at the screen for the FP parts or gunplay. Now I haven’t tried it myself yet but I think that it could end up being annoying.I wish as gamers we would get more options as far as control customization goes. Not everyone likes to play the game the same.
Besides the minor control issues, I hear the game is very solid and most important of all, fun. So I am definitely excited. Ill post some impressions once I get some game time with it on Tuesday.
The strip might be a tad late today. Luis had a helluva week as far as work. Don’t worry it will be up tomorrow.
First off, I wanted to thank and welcome all of our new viewers. Don’t know how you found us, but we definitely appreciate the traffic. Hopefully you will stick around for a while longer.
This weeks strip pokes fun at Kane & Lynch 2′s censorship as far as graphic scenes is concerned. I actually enjoyed the censoring, it gave the game a distinct feel compared to other games. I ended up finishing it on Wednesday night. The game isn’t the best thing ever, but I think it had some fun gameplay and some real hectic shootouts. Hell the last few stages were insane. I really hope we see another entry in the series. I can’t get enough of the Kane and that crazy son of a bitch Lynch. There is something about them that I love.
There are a couple titles coming out this week I am interested in. Ill probably be picking up Mafia II after the demo impressed me with their progress when compared to the first. I also will be downloading Shank and Scott Pilgrim for Xbox360. Yes, I know. I already downloaded it for PS3. I want to have that amazing game on both systems so no matter what, I have access to the old school beat-em-up action. I am also crossing my fingers that the Xbox version will eventually get online play.
I also finished the Death of Captain America story arc this week. I know, I’m late on this one. Remember folks, I JUST got back into comics like 2 months ago. So I have been scrambling to catch up. Ed Brubaker is a man who knows how to write. I loved it from the beginning all the way to the end. It always kept me wanting to turn the page and find out what happened next. Now from what I understand I need to move on to the Reborn story arc. I still have a ton of other stuff on the shelf that I need to get to. I have about 36 graphic novels and have read 24 of them so far. I now literally end up spending time researching about what books are good, which authors are ones to look out for etc. I’m having a blast.
Until next time, keep reading out shit. Also, don’t forget about twitter and facebook. You can always follow us on there.
I picked up Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days yesterday and got a chance to put a few hours into the story. So far I am impressed with the direction the series is headed and the changes are nice. The biggest change would probably be the visual style. It’s as if someone was following the protagonists with a camcorder, you will see a grainy like view and also expect some shaky came effects. Think the show Cops, but with more a snuff film vibe. I really enjoy the style as its very different from what we have seen before.
I also need to add that the game is definitely not for kids (duh! It’s rated M people). There are a lot of graphic and emotional scenes in the game. In one part, one of the guys just literally breaks down and sobs his life out. He has lost everything and its just a chilling scene. The way the game presents is very real and emotional. So they nailed that aspect. Now the game is not without faults. I noticed a few AI problems and glitches. One time and important enemy I was chasing literally got stuck and would not move no matter what. I had to restart from a previous checkpoint. Honestly, it wasn’t that big of a deal but it kind of throws you out of the game world.
I am also hearing that the game is short. I know, I know you have played games that are short. From my understanding its anywhere from 3-5 hours. So far I put it maybe 2 last night and I can see that the game is nearing its finale. I honestly do not care, but I know some of you guys out there are so I figured I would mention it. I haven’t had a chance to play the online because I wanted to finish the story. Most of the achievements are based in the online portion so I am guessing that’s where most people will spend their time. Ill post some impressions once I get some time online. So far, as a fan of the first Kane and Lynch I am really enjoying the second. Ill let you know once I finish if that changes.
Well, my little holiday that I personally titled, “Scott Pilgrim Week”, is finally over. With me re-reading the books, the PSN game (which rocked all sorts of ass) and the movie itself, it was definitely all Pilgrim for me.
My girlfriend and I ended up going to the midnight release and we loved it. The movie was surprisingly spot on and did a hell of a job on staying faithful to the source material. They even captured all the wacky video game style fight sequences. The first half of the film was pretty much identical to the plot from the books. The second half told the same story but just in a different way. My only gripe is that I feel that a lot of the support characters were kind of left out and were never really fleshed out as much as I wanted (I mean what happened with Kim? She was a pretty important figure in Scott’s life). Don’t get me wrong, I loved the movie and you can blame my inner nerd for the petty complaints. So I could sit here and talk about every single detail that was left out, but it would not change the fact that the movie was awesome. I’m just glad that they stayed true to the plot, and not end up “Hollywood-izing” the story (Dragon Ball, I’m looking in your direction).
If you really do not follow or have read Scott Pilgrim, don’t let that deter you from watching a highly enjoyable movie last. I mean hell, my girlfriend loved it and she has never even touched any of the books.
So, I would really like to say, “wow”, and then followed by a big “thank you” to everyone who came on down last week to check out our Scott Pilgrim parody strip. Last week was, by far, our biggest freaking week when it comes to viewers, and for that, I thank you. It was monumental. Something like 1500 visitors for the entire week. That’s like, “woah”. New people coming by, yes, by this time there should have been a new comic up. More on that after the clickitty doodad.
Capcom vs Namco, Namco vs Capcom! How amazing would that have been if they stuck completely with all their cast of characters ala Marvel vs Capcom! This would have made many dreams come true, especially a match up of these epic proportions! Alas, it’s not meant to be, as Capcom and Namco announced it’s just a franchise crossover of Street Fighter x Tekken using the SFIV engine, and vice versa by Namco using the Tekken engine.
At least I finally get to beat down on that punk-ass Tekken cast, I suppose.
Comic’s up. But you may notice the site… bugging out the next few days. Something… happened, and I wish for once I had an immediate answer. Not sure whether to blame WordPress, ComicPress, or my hosting server at the time. Thankfully, it’s not completely destroying how the site works, but it broke it in some way, and I can’t have that. So, whilst I try and fix it, you may see shit here and there. For example, as you can see, the title and date underneath the comic is currently missing.
Yeah, I tried updating ComicPress. It ate up my previous changes somehow. I dunno. It’s too fucking late for this shit. Either way, ENJOY THE COMIC!
As promised, here are three different sizes for the wallpaper I spewed out last night.
Look! Another icon up at the top! Yes, friends, it’s a Facebook page. For those of you who just don’t care for Twitter, you can find us on Facebook now! And for those who don’t care for Facebook, you can find us on Twitter, too! And those of you who just don’t care for Twitter, you can find us on Facebook now! And for those who don’t care for Facebook, you can find us on Twitter, too!
Hm, deja vu.
Also: WALLPAPER! I’ll have more sizes later. I’m headed to sleep, er’body.
