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Avenger’s Game

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This game has been on my wishlist since I learned of its existence. I was disappointed when the release date was pushed back from May as I was planning on getting it for myself as a birthday present. This past weekend there was an open beta and so I tried the game out and I’m so glad I did.

It’s bad.

Like I’m the target audience for this game probably. I’m not very critical because I’m pretty useless at games and I love Marvel. Getting to play as my favourite characters = instant success, right? Well normally but with this game? Yeah not so much.

Ok so why do I think it’s bad?

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Watching Sanctuary and Daniel just showed up with a belly pouch like Teal’c 😂 I loved his crack about her hair because obviously Sam was blonde.

Obviously it’s not Daniel it’s Michael Shanks but it amused me.

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I just watched 2×01 – The Adventures of Supergirl.

OMG.

Like I swear it just oozed fun. Introducing Superman on screen was a stroke of genius. I loved watching them save the day together, I loved watching them be Clark and Kara, I loved Kara teasing him about changing his diapers. Then there was Clark and Cat Grant (I remember from Lois and Clark that Cat had a crush on him).

But but Lena Luthor.

Can I just say that it bodes well that Kara figured out what she wanted to do – her calling – because of Lena? Like I know this ship isn’t canon, I know I’m in for pain, but I’m a massive Bering and Wells shipper guys I don’t need no stinking canon. I need little moments that I can twist to mean things.

Oh and I absolutely loved Alex badass fight with Corbyn.

Also weirdly I liked that Superman and J’onn are at odds even though they are on the same side. It shows that not everything is black and white. I mean J’onn is right there were hostile Kryptonions – a bunch just tried to destroy the world with myriad – so holding onto a weapon which could combat their abilities makes sense. I can see Clark’s POV too though, probably reinforced by Cadmus and General Lane’s attitude, which is that he’s only ever one incident away from being declared an enemy. He doesn’t even have to do anything, the mood changes one day, or somebody new comes to power, and boom. I don’t think he’d mind so much if J’onn had it stashed somewhere secret because J’onn is a guy of integrity who would only use it against him if he did go rogue – it’s the government basically and can’t blame Clark for that!

If I remember rightly Supergirl switched networks so this shakeup in season 2 makes sense. The DEO office has changed, the Kara/James ship has been dropped etc. Plus I know Cat Grant is leaving. I am quite sad about the last one but overall if this premiere is any indication then I’d say the show is looking good.

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I have now finished Supergirl season 1!

Seeing as I wound up buying Supergirl season 1-3 because of all the SuperCorp on my dash reading that Lena Luthor is going to be in the season 2 premiere makes me wish it wasn’t raid night 🙂

It’ll probably be Thursday before I can watch it. Oh well something to look forward to I guess.

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So apparently channel 4 doesn’t have the rights to Agents of Shield season 7 after all…

No clue who does have them for the UK.

Just put it on Disney+ already I really want to watch!

It’s the final season, I love this show so much, just *screams*

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Assassin’s Creed Update!

(not using the title because that seems way too announcey)

A couple of weeks ago I rambled about AC Origins (and Odyssey) which I had got in the Steam summer sale. I said I’d mostly played Origins because that came first but I was enjoying it. I had a few gripes about aiming and the camera but for the most point it was a thumbs up.

Anyway I was enjoying it and the sale was still going on so I kinda … maybe *cough* bought Syndicate and Black Flag as well. I did restrain myself because I was tempted to get AC II, Brotherhood and Rogue as well. I didn’t because I wasn’t sure how the graphics would hold up these days and also I figured I had enough game with the 4 I already had to last me until next years steam summer sale!

I couldn’t resist Syndicate because it’s Warehouse 12 era (they even have a grappler gun!) and Black Flag is pirates. Those themes were just *grabby hands*. Now I haven’t booted Black Flag yet but I’ve played a few hours of Syndicate, so how is it different from Origins?

Well 1) the combat is a bit easier for me. I find I can see when to block etc. a lot easier. 2) the camera behaves! I can adjust it no problem with the controller which is how it should be (seriously that is the #1 thing that annoys me the most about Origins and otherwise I love that game).

There’s a lot of things that are the same which makes sense as it’s a franchise game. It’s comfortable in the familiarity and I like that. It’s not as open world as Origins with the sequences and I’m still not sure whether the bonus objectives are important or not. I’ve mostly been playing as Evie which is cool.

There seems to be more story in Syndicate around the whole “assassin’s creed” thing with pieces of Eden and more modern day stuff. I’m a little bit confused but that’s what google is for so if I have questions I’m sure I can find answers 🙂

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Just watched The Old Guard.

Got to be honest I was drawn in by that look

(you know the one)

but while the fight scenes were excellent it wasn’t all about the battle. There was some thought-provoking stuff about immortality and the burden it can be. It’s something I’ve thought a lot about as while we all wish for more time, spending eternity losing everyone would suck.

I hope they do another one. They were certainly setting something up with those final two scenes, especially the teaser closer scene. I was a bit concerned about that possibility given … well something (#NoSpoilers) but on reflection they showed us how they could deal with that in the last act so it could work.

Recommend.

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Usually blu-rays are a lot more expensive than DVDs. The price of them and of the player is why I have never converted and stick with DVDs.

Weirdly on this occasion the blu-ray was probably less than a 1/3rd of the price of the DVD which led me to discover that my computer’s drive is actually blu-ray haha. I must have ticked that when I bought it and promptly forgot all about it. Watching on the PC isn’t as comfortable but for the price I couldn’t opt otherwise.

Anyway, all you people that keep reblogging Supergirl on my dash have just been making me think about it. I watched the first 15 episodes I think? of season 1 a while back because I had a one month free pass to NowTV and I liked it. However, NowTV is stupid expensive (seriously I don’t understand why anyone actually pays for it, it’s about 3x the price of netflix just for TV as they have separate passes for TV and movies).

I didn’t really want to buy it because I don’t know if I’m that into it but it was £5 per season (season 1-3) which is pretty good and now I won’t be frustrated wanting to watch it anymore.

Thanks tumblr hehe

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So I picked up Assassin’s Creed Origins and Odyssey in the Steam Summer sale. I’ve been interested for a while ever since I saw a trailer on the TV. Seemed like just my kind of game being third person (first person makes me motion sick) and with the strong story. But they were so expensive that I wasn’t willing to chance it. Well 80% off persuaded me to have a go.

I’m utterly terrible at gaming.

I actually finished Jedi Fallen Order and got about 93% complete, (I keep meaning to go back and finish it off to actually 100% a game), but I did it on Story Mode and I still had trouble on occasion. I don’t know if it’s because I didn’t grow up with controller games but I struggle to remember the buttons. I am the textbook definition of button masher. It’s a bit weird as I manage Warcraft ok but that’s a keyboard/mouse I guess.

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I’m watching the Vegas Lie to Me episode 🙁

Pro:

– Foster looks amazing

– Vegas is a cool town (on TV)

Cons:

– everything else

I hate roulette lady, I hate how awkward everything becomes between Foster and Lightman. I hate what Lightman does. I get that we’re not always supposed to like what characters do but I still don’t like it because he disappoints Foster. It fits his character to do it because he pushes boundaries like that but I still hate it.

I like it when they are friends and supportive of one another and this pain is just going to continue as quite rightfully Foster is pissed for ages.

‘Tis sad.