You don't win the battle by doing what's right

Video games: the only thing that can both get me to dance like this and enjoy it.

Say what you like. I have fun with it.

I heard a while back that The Matrix: Path of Neo was an amazingly good video game adaptation, and I dutifully waited until I'd watched all the movies before renting it and trying it.

HOLY CRAP IT WAS SO GOOD

It actually uses movie scenes as cutscenes, has most if not all of the right actors as VAs, and the gameplay is like someone took the best parts of every open-world battle system and combined them into one awesome thing of amazing awesomeness. I can recognize a lot of the moves I pull off in battle as being directly from the films, and even those made up for the game are so well-coordinated, it's beautiful, and you can tell that they didn't skimp at all in any area of the game's development. Probably helped that the actual directors had a hand in making it.

It was released in 2005 for the PS2 and original XBox, so some of the graphics are a bit dated (although the couple pre-rendered cutscenes it had WERE SO GORGEOUS, I was very impressed), but after a few hours, I hardly noticed. There were times where I was scared out of my mind, high on adrenaline, verbally keyboardsmashing over awesome things I pulled off, or laughing like an idiot at my own fail or the unexpected randomness of certain levels, like when you seriously have to crawl through cubicles and down the office building while Morpheus guides you on the phone. SO. AWESOME.

Plus, the game CHANGED THE ENDING to something considerably more satisfactory than the canon ending, so that was a nice little bonus -- although I honestly burst out laughing when it played Queen's "WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ARE THE CHAAAAAMPIOOOOOONS" during the final scene/credits, because every time I hear that song, I either think of the Disney version where Goofy sings it, or this:



It also has a crapload of unlockable bonus items, a good number of featurettes, and if I didn't have to return the thing, I'd immediately go for a second playthrough on a higher difficulty level.

And I SWEAR, one of these days, I'll splurge and buy one of those things that let you record your gameplay directly to your computer so I can YouTube the entirety of my playthrough. |D Were I to record my voice as narration along with it, you'd all see what a total spazz I am, as most of my commentary was, honest to goodness, along the lines of

"AHAHAHA OH MY GOD THAT WAS AWESOME"

"GO NEO GO GO GO"

"/SHRIEKS"

"GET OFF MY ARM LET GO LET GO LET GO GET AWAAAAAAY"

"OH MY GOD SHUT UP MORPHEUS I AM TRYING"

"AHHHHHHH KILL ALL THE SMITHS"

"OH MY GOD THAT WAS SO AWESOME"

"RUN, LITTLE ASIAN DUDE!"

"AW YEAH POLE FIGHTING! AND IT'S NOT RETARDED LIKE IN BAYONETTA!"

"DUDE DUDE GUYS DID YOU SEE THAT IT WAS SO AWESOME"

"OH FREAKIN' A--"

"OH MY GOD I JUST OWNED FOUR SMITHS AT ONCE WITH A SWORD /strangling noises"

"STOP CLOSING THE FREAKING DOOR PLEASE HE IS GOING TO FOLLOW ME NO MATTER WHAT"

"/SCREAMS"

"NO! NO! NONONONONONONO!"

"THEY COME FOR YOU, NEO!"

And naturally, like any good game, I was humbled several times, such as the first time I acquired a grenade launcher.

Switch: "Is it a good idea to trust the grenade launcher to the rookie?"
Me: (Pfft, please, I've played Call of Duty and Resident Evil, among others. I think I can handle a grenade launcher.)
Bad guys: [appear!]
Me: [fires grenade, immediately kills myself and my three allies] "............"

And then there was the time I tried to kick down a door, only to also kick the high-pressure gas cylinder next to it, which then blew up in my face.

...Come to think of it, I think I'm just bad with explosives. Like all the times I blow myself up in RE5 and Revelations because I shoot a nearby gas barrel, having forgotten that I'm not playing RE4 and physics now actually matter.

Overall, I wish all movie-based games were even half this good. 8'( Sadly, 99% of the time they're just thrown together for a quick buck and are simply awful; this game, some of the Spidey games, and The Godfather are the only exceptions I'm aware of. WOE. If anyone has any recs that have slipped under my radar, do tell!

ALSO, I knew the creators of RE once admitted that Wesker's look and fighting style, especially in RE5, were influenced by The Matrix, but skdjfklsdfs DUDE, Rebecca's leather alternate outfit in RE0 is a nearly dead-on copy of what Trinity wears in The Animatrix. :|b And I know that there are only so many fighting styles out there, but I even thought one of Trinity's moves in Reloaded was the same as one that Jill pulled off in RE5, even shot at the same camera angle.

Possibly reading too much into it, but I thought it was an interesting string of similarities all the same. And if those similarities WERE intentional on RE's part... quite ironic, considering the games did it in such a cool manner, whereas the RE films totally failed in their blatant attempts to rip off The Matrix.

omg

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OH MAH GAWD



( BEWARE OF CAPSLOCK AND LARGE FONT AND RANTS AND FANGIRLING/FANGASMING AND RAMPANT GIFs AND GOODNESS KNOWS WHAT ELSE )

So. When my cell gets a text or email, it notifies me by roaring, "AVENGERS, ASSEMBLE!"

So when my phone goes off with such an announcement and I look down to see that the email I just received is a LJ reply from Tony Stark,

NGL, that made this geek's day.

|DDD

Even if I'm going WTF at the declaration that they're not releasing those pictures (wtf, administration), it's good to know others feel the same way I do. :Db

So this month's Nintendo Power had a hy00j Resident Evil Mercs spread that I love and can't stop staring at; they claim that there's a final roster of eight characters.

So I got to thinking.

Six have been OFFICIALLY revealed -- Chris, Jill, Claire, HUNK, Wesker, Krauser. That leaves two. Rebecca was recently leaked, and that is TOTES BARRY'S SHADOW IN THE OFFICIAL PROMO POSTER. So if NP is right and those are the only characters--

--I am going to die laughing. If Mr. Leon Poster-Boy Kennedy doesn't make it in? That is hilarious. And I'm a jerk and kind of glad because I am just SO SICK of all his fangirls and fanboys acting like he's the greatest creation evarrrrr. I love the dork myself, but come on. For every mention of RE, you get a hundred "ZOMG LEON ROXORZ!" gushings, and I am TIRED of it, and I just. Would find it downright hilarious and awesome if he got cut out of this game. Not gonna lie. HE HAS DAMNATION AND HIS RE4 RE-RELEASE, ANYWAY. Plus he's not dead. I'd just love to see the Internet have a conniption and explode over it, personally. But I WILL genuinely be sad if there's only eight characters total. I was hoping for Sheva and Billy. 8C And Carlos. I will take any of them over Leon, really. DLC PLZ BUT it's still awesome anyway.

Ahaaaaaa I'll just. Be over here snickering to myself and continuing to be a jerk.

THAT ASIDE, I'm keeping an eye on underworldwars because it is cool and I am still always craving action. :| <3 Don't know if I'll make a transition yet.

And while we finally got 100% of the Achievements in MvC3, I STILL have yet to get Jill's tenth mission but I'VE COME WITHIN THREE MOVES OF DOING SO AND GOSH DARN IT I WILL GET IT YET. >8|

( Day 4 - Your guilty pleasure game. )

Awwwwww yeah MvC3 review/thoughts/rant time. |3 Split into three groups depending on what you want to see/avoid.

( Gameplay/general stuff )

( Story modes; spoilers! )

( Little bonus comic book thing; kind of spoilers. )

And OH MY GOD THE NEW COSTUME DLC PACK--S.T.A.R.S. CHRIS FTMFW FOREVER. It's not just a recolor, either--it's a WHOLE NEW MODEL and lmao he SHAVED AND CUT HIS HAIR--IT'S CUTE!DORKEH!RE1!CHRIS. <33333333 I miss it. ;; Obviously, I will be getting this the day it hits. Even if Dante's just looks weird. Leave that look to your daddy, boy.

And nooooooooow I burn time until Jill is released. |D Her, Trish, and Felicia. LET'S ROLL. And sometimes Wesker.

its_game_time: Btwww, while Chris is screwing around with his amnesia, I'll just say that Jill just touched one of Solidus Snake's tentacles. 8>
its_game_time: I'll let him interpret that as he will.
its_game_time: Because I'm horrible.
starwolf333: Ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
its_game_time: |D
starwolf333: Chris is unamused.
its_game_time: I don't care. I'm amused.
its_game_time: <3
starwolf333: Hehe
its_game_time: I only hurt the ones I love, you know. It's only natural of a writer.


...And for the record, it was a FIGHT scene, I swear.

VERY DELAYED, but meme! :D

Pick 20 movies/anime/video games/comic books/literary works/television series and put their summaries from Better Than It Sounds and WITHOUT CHEATING have your friends guess.

1. Opinionated young woman meets snob and doesn't like him, until it turns out that she does.
2. Son of a demon kicks Satan's ass with style and confesses a desire to fill a soul WITH LIGHT. Devil May Cry starwolf333 
3. A semi-amnesiac scientist travels through time with his horny, invisible friend, who carries a computer disguised as a tetris cube (sometimes a calculator). Quantum Leap starwolf333 
4. You and your friends are surrounded by fast zombies and friendly fire is on. Left 4 Dead starwolf333 
5. A man who can't decide what sword he likes best and likes ripping up his shirt joins forces with the woman he kidnapped to save the world from a tuberculosis-suffering politician (who has recently changed political parties) after the man breaks a clock. All this is a story told by someone with an incredibly bad memory. Prince of Persia starwolf333 
6. Animals harass a fat man. Sonic the Hedgehog starwolf333 
7. Some kids go through worlds, kill God accidentally and discover they don't need Him in first place. And there's loads and loads of talking animals! Technically speaking. His Dark Materials starwolf333 
8. A famous actor must reinvent himself after the suprising discovery that he can't actually act. His girlfriend has a co-worker try to take credit for her work.
9. A man beats himself up. Lots of people think this is a good idea.
10. A group of FBI agents, including a socially awkward young genius with a schizophrenic mother, a really serious guy with family issues, and a former cop who likes to kick down doors, fly to different parts of the country in order to pretend that they are crazy people.
11. Crimefighter forgets abilites due to stress. Meanwhile nuclear physicist is possessed by his creation. Spider-Man 2 starwolf333 
12. Talking Animals perform a Beast Fable about racial integration in the movie industry. Oh, and the villain is an eight-year-old girl. Cats Don't Dance Mom X'D
13. Cops break into a house and kill everyone inside. onsoullessfeet 
14. Twenty Minutes Into The Future, nobody reads. Man starts to question his job.
15. The first recipient of a gorilla-human arm transplant punches his way through Africa with the support of a local in order to stop Neo from controlling worms. In the end, he fistfights a boulder in a volcano. Resident Evil 5 starwolf333 
16. Police officer earns emnity of embittered retiree who forces him to use swift-moving public transportation.
17. Evil billionaire rebuilds family heirloom on top of New York City skyscraper, unleashes Noble Demon creatures that really don't like to get up in the morning. tao_empress 
18. Same bartender pretends to be a guy in Renaissance Italy, who is on a twenty year quest to avenge the death of most of his family. Said quest ultimately leads him into a fistfight with the Pope. Assassin's Creed 2 starwolf333 
19. A mild mannered man has highly dysfunctional neighbors. He sells propane and propane accessories. King of the Hill starwolf333 
20. Young man suffers from mental illness, hallucinates, desecrates a grave, then murders his family. 

...I love #3. X'D

EDIT: IF I WEREN'T ALREADY ENGAGED TO starwolf333 , I WOULD BE NOW JUST FOR THE FACT THAT HE KNOWS QUANTUM LEAP /o/~~~~