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Big Terry Is Done For

I was ecstatic when the all-dominating Avatar lost out to the relatively miniscule by comparison The Hurt Locker on a slew of awards at the 2010 Oscars. Not because I particularly disliked Avatar or enjoyed The Hurt Locker, but because there’s a lot to be said for real acting and real directing, just as there is to be said for Tattoo removal if you have a big fat one on your forehead; after all, with it being almost entirely CGI, how can a film like Avatar be considered a film by traditional standards?

Recently I had this debate in the pub. There was my Hurt Locker representing team on one side—small and comprising of only my friend and I—and a whole pub-full of people. The situation, I felt, accurately reflected the status of the two films: over the course of that evening my friend and I bought about four drinks, and the rest of the pub bought about 60.

Their collective argument was this: “It must have been a nightmare to direct, that Avatar, what with so much going on. That’s why it should have beaten your tiny film with ease!” And our argument went like this, and was, I felt, approximately 3000% more solid: “Yes, but The Hurt Locker was a real film, and the award was for best director–all the awards were about real film–therefore it had to win, don’t you see?”

They didn’t see, and we didn’t desire to make them see (big Terry wasn’t on our team and could get pretty het-up over film debates). But in the end the dust settled and we won: at least in my mind that is. Here’s the thing: real film should be awarded for its hard work. As good as CGI can be, it’s no substitute for some good old-fashioned acting.

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Review: God of War III

God of War III offers some of the best visuals seen on a video game. It is brilliant artistically as well as technically leaving you feeling Kratos’ plight (and bloodlust) throughout.

The cut-scenes specifically are stunning to watch, and usually centre on Kratos’ hatred of his father Zeus, who in the last instalment of the game banished him. And vengeance is indeed what he gets. However, at the beginning of the game, the cut-scenes seem repetitive: Kratos is stopped on his quest for Zeus by numerous foes that get in his way.

But the game begins to open up in later in the game. We start to see more to Kratos than just his bloodlust and hatred of his father, so we get to see another side.

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Not A Girl

I am not a girl, but I can certainly see the appeal of being one. After all, girls have many advantages over their cumbersome, clumsy, non multi-tasking male counterparts: for example, they can dance as ridiculously as they want and get away with it, which is good enough on its own, and they can also get almost anything they want just by batting their eye-lashes and standing in a strategic position. If I was a girl then I know one thing: I’d probably enjoy checking out the following web-site.

If girls in beach party dresses are your thing, and you also love online gaming websites more than almost anything else, then this site could be for you. It has a large variety on the home-page to choose from, and even better your girlfriend won’t hassle you if you spend an inordinate amount of time looking at them all. Why won’t she? Well, no promises, but this site has a lot of girly stuff which will keep her happy, too. There are also articles on all kinds of things, so there’s something for everyone.

But best of all, this site is just packed with games stuff, period. You’ll find all the old classics here, plus tons of new ones which are dying to be played! In fact, there are so many games—quite a few of them for the female of the species—that you may find your girlfriend uses this site more than you. Which could become an issue. But don’t say I didn’t warn you.

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Final Fantasy XIII

As we enter the month of March, the gaming world prepares itself for some of 2010’s, and arguably the Playstation 3’s, biggest releases. With God of War III coming out mid-way through this month and Heavy Rain having been released already, what more could possibly be coming out in the same month?

Well, I think it’s safe to say that there is one more game whose release will eclipse even that of God of War III, and that is the latest in a long running, highly successful and incredibly popular series of games. Final Fantasy XIII (13) is finally hitting our stores.

This will be the first Final Fantasy game to be released on the Playstation 3, despite it being nearly four years since the PS3 came out. We heard about Final Fantasy 13 during its production stages a couple of years ago and we have been waiting patiently for its release for a long time.

The great thing about a lengthy production time is that hopefully, the creators have made a fantastic game which is devoid of flaws. They aren’t simply rushing out a game they know would sell to make some quick cash, they want this to be amazing.

From the trailers and from what we have been told, it looks like this game is going to be amazing. The graphics are stunning, and could be the best we have seen on the PS3 yet. The game will certainly give you value for money, as do all Final Fantasy games, with lengthy play times. The storyline will be just as epic as always and the action will be fast and energetic with the introduction of a new battle system.

The world’s patient wait is over as Final Fantasy XIII is released on March 9th.

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