2017 has come and gone... ...another year chock full of heavy metal, rock n' roll, and mosh pit-induced concussions. So let's celebrate and lament a ton of it by going through my favorite records and biggest disappointments of the year! Hail Satan and such. This year was a weird one for me. Many of my most anticipated releases turned out to be duds, or at least disappointing enough to make way...
Video game movies are a hell of a thing, and admittedly, being the "best" among them isn't exactly a tall order. Films based on actual game franchises have a traditionally disastrous track record. At best, they stick somewhat close to the source material and can be fun without being great; Silent Hill is usually the first to come to mind for me. At worst, they completely misinterpret the spirit...
Phew...another year in the can. And what a year it was! Gaming kicked ass in 2015, you guys. We finally saw the new consoles come into their own. Big AAA games were bigger and AAA-er than ever before, and indie games took their rightfully prominent place right alongside them. I don't do much PC gaming, and the only current console I have is a PS4, so my experience is fairly limited, but the fac...
As much as I have truly enjoyed the first five of the James Bond flicks, I’m very ready to start treading some new territory. As a newcomer to the early installments of the franchise, Sean Connery made a lasting impression on me, as he fully embodied everything I came to understand of both the character and the series. He was suave, handsome, bad ass, a womanizing rapist pig, and undeniably coo...
Episode 1: Dr. No and From Russia With Love Episode 2: Goldfinger Episode 3: Thunderball So it's come to You Only Live Twice, Connery’s last in his original run of Bond pictures, and another movie I had no expectations for, except for that it's one of the more divisive in the franchise It seems to be either near the bottom or the top for a lot of folks. And the reasons they don’t like it sounde...
Episode 1: Dr. No and From Russia With Love Episode 2: Goldfinger After the brilliant and cacophonous circus act that was Goldfinger, I was more than ready to charge head-first into more crazy Bond adventures. I really knew next to nothing about the next few films going in. Thunderball and You Only Live Twice are talked about relatively little compared to the first three. I suppose there’s a go...
Episode 1: Dr. No and FRWL After thoroughly enjoying the first two of Bond’s outings in Dr. No and From Russia With Love, I was eagerly ready to see the legendary Goldfinger. No, definitely not the 90s skater punk band. I’m talking double oh muthafuckin’ SEVEN. Prior to watching, my dad told me that this was where he really felt like the series started to come into its own and develop into what...
Look at this beauty. Take it all in. Maybe even touch yourself to it. This past Father's Day, I was finally able to give my dad the essential gift that every son should give their father. No, I'm not talking about making him proud by becoming highly successful, buying a new house and marrying a beautiful woman. He'll be waiting awhile for that. I am, of course, talking about the James Bond blu-...
I don't know about anyone else, but my 2014 kinda sucked. Heartbreak, betrayal, mistakes I'll never be able to forgive myself for... ya know, THAT kind of year. But video games were there for me! Surely, at the very least, 2014 for video games was stellar, right?! Well...not exactly. For myself and many others, a lot of the year's biggest releases turned out to be let-downs. When games are cont...
I can count on one hand the times I've discussed Brave Fencer Musashi with someone. It's sad, really. I figured if there was one place anyone would have any reverence for this game, it would be Giant Bomb. Much to my dismay, I was apparently wrong. COME ON, GUYS. Where is the love? It wouldn't bother me as much if it wasn't such a fantastic game, but it is. So leave it to me, because I'm going...
2013 was an excellent year for music for me. I'm a metalhead at heart, but over the last few years I've been trying to expand my horizons and discover new artists and new sounds I wouldn't normally listen to, and so far I think I've been pretty successful. Some of them even managed to make my "Top 10" for the year, which, for someone who loves music as much as I do, is pleasing. At the same tim...
Here we are again, friends. The end of the year is upon us, and thus, it is time for me to reflect on my favorite games of 2013. Had it not been for these 10 offerings (and a few others that didn't make the cut), this year would've been completely fucking awful, instead of just kind of fucking awful like it was. Games are always there to pick up the slack and make things a little better, thankf...
So here we are, nearing the end of what seems like a never-ending console generation. The longest one so far, actually. It's undoubtedly been a wild ride, full of excitement, surprises, disappointments, innovation, and tedium. This generation has yielded its fair share of both instant classics that will likely go down as some of the greatest of all time and steaming shitburgers that were forgot...
I would like to take the time today to talk about one of my favorite games of all time, Parasite Eve II. Now I know the original Parasite Eve is generally held in higher regard than its sequel, but you know what I say to that? FUCK THAT SHIT. Parasite Eve II is where it's at, baby. You may be wondering "why the hell is this game one of this clown's favorites?". Well first of all, fuck you for c...
Yesterday did not go according to plan. I came home to a horrible piece of news that totally blindsided me. The unthinkable happened. I'm still having trouble wrapping my brain around Ryan's death. It's really weird that this made me realize how much I cared about Ryan, and care about everyone at GB, really. For the past 4 years, they've been my primary source of entertainment, laughter, and al...
So 2012 is just about done, and while it is only a matter of hours until we are all undoubtedly eradicated by whatever cruel fate the Mayans predicted for us over a hundred years ago, I thought "What better time than this to jot down what matters most?" Obviously, it would be my top 10 video games released this year! Now I wouldn't exactly call this a stellar year for gaming, as least for me pe...