Champions…Champions…Champions…
Nothing can be said in this roundup unless it starts with Champions Online. I’ve been crazy playing this since it went live earlier this month. As much as I want to get out of the perma-newbie mold I had playing City of Heroes… I still find it addicting to create new characters. Even so… I do have my old mainstay, Warcat. He’s been growing in levels and is trudging along.
One of my weaknesses in this style of game (MMORPG) is that I shun achievement, which these games are primarily geared toward. I goof. I wander. I pick meaningless fights. Leveling is a surprise when it happens. I read of my cohorts in Champions of Akalabeth, some of whom are zooming through levels toward this mythical beast called “End Game”.
The one thing that will keep me playing this is that it is well built to use the 360 controller. I’ve been having some shoulder stress that mouse use has aggravated, and the controller totally mitigates that issue. For an action/RPG hybrid that wants you to play for hours, this is a God Send!
Supernatural is back!
The Winchester Boys return for Season 5 of this really kick ass show. The SheGan and I have been chomping at the bit for this since we finished the last episode of season 4. We got insanely hooked on the show and watched every episode one after the other over a two month period. Glad to have that back on our radar again.
A Basestar full of Naked Boomers
I recently got SheGan into Battlestar Galactica. To my surprise, she has dived straight into it. She’s never been about the Geekly Arts, so this is a delight. She’s even started to yell “Frak!!!” in good context. Delightful.
I Fear Bats. It’s time my enemy shares my dread.
I have…obtained… a copy of the Batman Arkham Asylum game for the PC. This is one of the best ports I’ve ever played. The graphics are stunning and very smooth, even on my subpar Pentium D processor. True, I have a good Video card… but even so… it plays as good as I see it being played on the console.
District 9
I got a chance to see District 9, and I concur with the direction of Tholan thoughtful review. However, I was put off by the over the top nature of the inhumanity. The movie is produced by Peter (let’s make a 9 hour movie about gay midgets walking) Jackson and directed by Neill Blomkamp, and there is an air of “Meet the Feebles” and “Dead Alive” in how the Aliens and Humans are portrayed. Unlike those two bad movie classics, this film is a serious film and a competently made social commentary on apartheid. I recommend it, but it was not a mind blowing experience for me. Could of been my mode going into it though.