Taken from a hodgepodge of surveys.
List your Top Ten All-Time Favorite Video Games:
1. Sonic Adventure (DC)
2. Dracula X: Rondo of Blood (PCE)
3. Pilotwings 64 (N64)
4. Soul Calibur (DC)
5. Dragon Quest VIII (PS2)
6. Snatcher (MCD)
7. Shenmue II (DC)
8. Ico (PS2)
9. Metal Gear Solid (PS)
10. Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram (DC)
Favorite male game character: Ashley Riot (Vagrant Story)
Favorite female game character: Azel (Panzer Dragoon Saga), Maria Renard (Castlevania: SOTN)
Favorite game company: Sega, SNK, Konami
Favorite game mascot: Sonic
Favorite game system: Sega Dreamcast
Four favorite game series: Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil, King of Fighters, Dragon Quest
Favorite fighting game: Soul Calibur
Favorite RPG: Dragon Quest VIII
Favorite adventure game: Snatcher
Favorite side-scroller: Dracula X: Rondo of Blood
Favorite party/multi-player game: Bomberman
Favorite racing game: OutRun 2
Favorite puzzle game: Mr. Driller: Drill Land
Favorite survival horror game: Resident Evil 3
Favorite game storyline: Dragon Quest V
Favorite game intro: Metal Gear Solid
Favorite game ending: Ico
Favorite game music/soundtrack: Chrono Cross, DKC2, Sonic Adventure 1 and 2
Favorite game song/tune: Theme of Laura from Silent Hill 2
Favorite game villain: Death from Castlevania
Favorite movie based on a game: Mortal Kombat
Favorite game for Xbox 360: Deathsmiles
Favorite game for PS3: Metal Gear Solid 4
Favorite game for Wii: Endless Ocean
Favorite PC game: StarCraft
Favorite Arcade game: Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 3
Game you're waiting for to release: Dragon Quest X
Did you own an original Gameboy? Yes, still have it too
Favorite Mario game: Super Mario World
Sony or Microsoft: I prefer neither over the other. Sega and SNK need to come back.
What do you think is the most over-rated game?: GTA, Bioshock
Game you'd like to see be made into a feature film (animated or live action): Animated: Xenogears, live action: Killer Instinct
Game series you want to continue: Starfox, Banjo
Game series you want to end: Call of Duty
Game series you want revived: Shenmue, Fatal Fury
Game you'd like to see rehashed with new graphics and features: Burning Rangers
Import game you wish was translated and released in your respective country: Sakura Taisen 2
Game you can play for hours, on end, without ever getting bored: Pilotwings 64
Game character you'd shag if he/she/it were real: Mai Shiranui
Game character you'd use as a punching bag if he/she/it were real: Kefka from FFVI
What do you think is the hardest game ever? Super Empire Strikes Back for Super NES
You're going to be sent to a remote island for six months, and you can only take one console and one game. What will you take? Sega Dreamcast with Sonic Adventure
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Feminism is bullshit.
Feminism is bullshit. It's brain poison. Run it into the ground as much as possible.
Feminists want "equality" with men. What kind? To what extent? Just where do you draw the line?
Let's say we make all sports gender-less, making all women play alongside men in football, rugby, hockey, the whole shebang. Would this be a satisfactory example of gender equality? If that's the case, I better not hear a feminist complain that their male opponents "hit the women too hard".
Feminists want equal pay with men. This is probably their biggest outcry, that women are discriminated against in the workplace. Really now? I've lost out in many job positions to young pretty women even though I was more than qualified, and I'm not complaining one bit. All in all, feminists are missing the big picture. Men are just biologically programmed to work more and make more money. Why? Because men do it for WOMEN'S sake. Yes, that's right feminists, women DO have some power.
Men and women will never be the same. EVER. Gender differences exist. Accept it. One gender isn't superior to the other, they're just biologically DISTINCT. The more people understand this, the better off we all would be. There will always be things that each gender is more adept at than the other. Feminism corrupts this natural order and does nothing but make the lives of both genders miserable.
Throw feminism in the gutter forever.
Feminists want "equality" with men. What kind? To what extent? Just where do you draw the line?
Let's say we make all sports gender-less, making all women play alongside men in football, rugby, hockey, the whole shebang. Would this be a satisfactory example of gender equality? If that's the case, I better not hear a feminist complain that their male opponents "hit the women too hard".
Feminists want equal pay with men. This is probably their biggest outcry, that women are discriminated against in the workplace. Really now? I've lost out in many job positions to young pretty women even though I was more than qualified, and I'm not complaining one bit. All in all, feminists are missing the big picture. Men are just biologically programmed to work more and make more money. Why? Because men do it for WOMEN'S sake. Yes, that's right feminists, women DO have some power.
Men and women will never be the same. EVER. Gender differences exist. Accept it. One gender isn't superior to the other, they're just biologically DISTINCT. The more people understand this, the better off we all would be. There will always be things that each gender is more adept at than the other. Feminism corrupts this natural order and does nothing but make the lives of both genders miserable.
Throw feminism in the gutter forever.
Monday, March 3, 2014
Movie Review: The Wind Rises (Kaze Tachinu)
I watched The Wind Rises on its first wide release day in the US. I've been looking forward to it for months and, having watched it finally, here's my review.
So how do I feel about it? Well I must say that Miyazaki has stretched out his message and themes as far as they could go. Therefore, this is the perfect going-out film for him, since it's the best time for Studio Ghibli to begin handing over its reigns to fresh directorial blood. The torch needs to be passed and now is time.
Okay, so the main character Jiro loves airplanes. It is his dream to design airplanes and is very much influenced by Italian aircraft and the pioneering designer/engineer Giovanni Caproni. Images and dream sequences of Caproni lurk inside Jiro's imagination throughout the film, acting as a mediating conscience as he navigates his life through turbulent times. While pursuing his dream of creating beautiful flying machines, Jiro is faced with a changing world with World War II on the horizon, calling for engineers to design fighter planes meant for killing and destruction.
Unavoidably there will be talk of politics and Japanese nationalism here and there, but Miyazaki has always been a neutralist and mediator. The main subject here is about love of aircraft and Japan's ability to design and fly them in a time when the nation was finding a way up. We see Jiro being the spearhead of Japan's first step out of squalor and into a prosperous future, but it must come with some sacrifices and influence from the West.
The movie is well-made, and has that familiar look and style we all know, but I wish it was more. I wish Miyazaki ventured out of familiarity for once and took more expressive risk with the animation medium (like Takahata has). But the main problem with the film for me was Jiro. I couldn't get into his character. The film spent a lot of time with Jiro and his obsession with airplanes, but it was hard for me to care or relate to him about it. In fact, it was difficult for me to get into any of the characters. The romance between Jiro and Naoko wasn't very believable. I was very interested in the Naoko character but unfortunately she was never fully developed as anything other than a slight distraction to Jiro's hard-ons for planes.
Also, those who know Ghibli's catalog quite well know that Miyazaki's movies are thematic retreads of each other in some way. The Wind Rises is no different. The themes in The Wind Rises have been done before in Porco Rosso and Howl's Moving Castle, just like how Nausicaa and Mononoke are thematically similar, as are Kiki and Spirited Away. I couldn't help but think of how great Porco Rosso was (my personal favorite Ghibli film) while watching The Wind Rises. Porco Rosso has a certain charm and mystique about flight that The Wind Rises lacks. I shouldn't be too surprised, as Miyazaki's films, in my opinion, have been going down in quality since Spirited Away (his magnum opus). After all, that's a tough film to try to outdo.
The best thing about the movie was its musical score (Jo Hisaishi is the man). Other than that, The Wind Rises is just a well-done animated film and a decent, modest swansong to Miyazaki's illustrious career. As a longtime fan, though, I wish Miyazaki would've gone out with something extraordinary instead of more of the same.
RATING: 6/10
So how do I feel about it? Well I must say that Miyazaki has stretched out his message and themes as far as they could go. Therefore, this is the perfect going-out film for him, since it's the best time for Studio Ghibli to begin handing over its reigns to fresh directorial blood. The torch needs to be passed and now is time.
Okay, so the main character Jiro loves airplanes. It is his dream to design airplanes and is very much influenced by Italian aircraft and the pioneering designer/engineer Giovanni Caproni. Images and dream sequences of Caproni lurk inside Jiro's imagination throughout the film, acting as a mediating conscience as he navigates his life through turbulent times. While pursuing his dream of creating beautiful flying machines, Jiro is faced with a changing world with World War II on the horizon, calling for engineers to design fighter planes meant for killing and destruction.
Unavoidably there will be talk of politics and Japanese nationalism here and there, but Miyazaki has always been a neutralist and mediator. The main subject here is about love of aircraft and Japan's ability to design and fly them in a time when the nation was finding a way up. We see Jiro being the spearhead of Japan's first step out of squalor and into a prosperous future, but it must come with some sacrifices and influence from the West.
The movie is well-made, and has that familiar look and style we all know, but I wish it was more. I wish Miyazaki ventured out of familiarity for once and took more expressive risk with the animation medium (like Takahata has). But the main problem with the film for me was Jiro. I couldn't get into his character. The film spent a lot of time with Jiro and his obsession with airplanes, but it was hard for me to care or relate to him about it. In fact, it was difficult for me to get into any of the characters. The romance between Jiro and Naoko wasn't very believable. I was very interested in the Naoko character but unfortunately she was never fully developed as anything other than a slight distraction to Jiro's hard-ons for planes.
Also, those who know Ghibli's catalog quite well know that Miyazaki's movies are thematic retreads of each other in some way. The Wind Rises is no different. The themes in The Wind Rises have been done before in Porco Rosso and Howl's Moving Castle, just like how Nausicaa and Mononoke are thematically similar, as are Kiki and Spirited Away. I couldn't help but think of how great Porco Rosso was (my personal favorite Ghibli film) while watching The Wind Rises. Porco Rosso has a certain charm and mystique about flight that The Wind Rises lacks. I shouldn't be too surprised, as Miyazaki's films, in my opinion, have been going down in quality since Spirited Away (his magnum opus). After all, that's a tough film to try to outdo.
The best thing about the movie was its musical score (Jo Hisaishi is the man). Other than that, The Wind Rises is just a well-done animated film and a decent, modest swansong to Miyazaki's illustrious career. As a longtime fan, though, I wish Miyazaki would've gone out with something extraordinary instead of more of the same.
RATING: 6/10
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