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by | April 4, 2015 · 3:18 pm

Saturday Review: X-Men #14, #15, & #16

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X-Men #14, #15, #16 (Marvel)

Way back in the day, before they were Astonishing, Amazing, Xtreme, or even Uncanny they were just X-Men—five mutant students and their professor going out to save the world from evil mutants who threatened humanity and the dream of peaceful coexistence they shared with Professor X. But what happens when the mutants themselves become the target? X-Men #s 14, 15, and 16 address this idea with the introduction of the Sentinels, one of the greatest reoccurring villains the team has ever faced. Continue reading →

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by | January 26, 2015 · 7:56 pm

Editorial | Mobile Game Review: SimCity BuildIt

Nearly everyone who played PC games of any kind in the 1990s and early 2000s has played one of the iterations of SimCity.  My first introduction to the game was SimCity 3000, and I spent many happy hours creating multiple cities.  I learned pretty quickly that the key to “winning” that game was just to scrape by, barely making ends meet, until the city was old and populated enough to get a multiplex mall.  After that, the whole thing was a piece of cake.

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A promotional screen shot from EA’s SimCity Buildit website.

Now, EA Games has paired up with Track Twenty to create a mobile version of the game for both IOS and Android devices.  The promo picture reminded me a lot of the promos from the Sim games of my childhood (I was addicted to The Sims as well), so I was pretty excited to try this game out. Continue reading →

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by | December 20, 2014 · 1:40 pm

Saturday Reviews: Super-Ego

(photo via magnetic-press.com)

(photo via magnetic-press.com)

Super Ego (Magnetic Press)
Written and illustrated by Caio Oliviera
Colors by Lucas Marangon

Do super heroes go to psychotherapy?  Does their need to provide vigilante justice come from a psychological problem–perhaps a savior complex?  One would imagine that it would have to, given the violence and chaos heroes see every day and the way they return to their job over and over.  Super-Ego “Family Matters” answers the question of what super hero therapy looks like and what its end goal must be.  The title is, of course, taken from Freudian theory on the ID, the ego, and the super ego. I nearly always like the books from Magnetic Press, but this one really captured my attention and imagination.  It is straightforward, clear, clean story telling, with a compelling hook and likable characters. Continue reading →

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by | November 24, 2014 · 11:21 am

Video Game Review: Lords of the Fallen

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Lords of the Fallen is a third-person action/adventure game that is available for PS4, XBoxOne, and PC.  It is comparable in game-play to Dark Souls.  In fact, Lords of the Fallen has garnered a reputation as “Souls lite.”  Yes, they did a lot of heavy leaning on Dark Souls, but Deck 13 was clearly influenced by a smattering of other games that gave this game a different feel altogether. Some elements of the characters came from God of War, and the ornate weapons and armor are similar to designs in World of Warcraft or Diablo.  The castles and snowy mountain setting really reminded me of Skyrim, and the gauntlet pick-up and scattered audio logs that play without pausing the action hearken back to Dead Space. Continue reading →

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