Showing posts with label Bioshock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bioshock. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

The N00b Chronicles: Episode One - A Review

To my mind, Video Games are like Sports and Sex -  they are best experienced personally.  I think that's why I've never been much for Let's Play style videos.  With few exceptions, I'd much rather play the game than watch someone else in action.   Well, you can now add Jessica Mills' The N00b Chronicles to my list of exceptions.

What separates The N00b Chronicles from other Let's Play videos is its' focus on the player rather than the game.  Jessica is an inexperienced but enthusiastic console gamer, who is still finding her way around.  There's something amusing about watching her work her way through the introduction to a classic game - in this case, the original Bioshock - and commenting upon how unclear the objectives are while trying to figure out which items can be picked-up and manipulated, as we all do when we're playing a new game for the first time.

  

The late Roger Ebert once said that his greatest wish would be to watch his favorite movie of all time like he had never seen it before.  I think that same desire lies at the heart of what makes most geeks so open about sharing our favorites with other people and what makes The N00b Chronicles so enjoyable.  We may not be able to recreate that magic moment when something first captured our heart and imagination but we can remember the sensation as we see another going through the same experience for the first time.  Through Jessica's eyes, everything old is new again and that alone differentiates this from the common clay of Let's Play videos.  

Bottom Line: Check out The N00b Chronicles.  I loved it.  I think you will too.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Dallas Comic Con 2013 - Friday, Part One

The day didn't start off the best.  Nathan Fillion called in sick to the convention, which eliminated much of my plans for the day.  It also ruined a special day I had planned for a good friend who once waited in line a long time to get me the autograph of my favorite Firefly character's actor at a Con I couldn't attend and I planned to return the favor.  Still, once I took off my Dresden Duster (I lasted about five minutes wearing it in the line outside. Texas heat is worse when it's humid.) and got into the building, things improved.


My name is Harry Dresden. Conjure at your own risk.

I got through half my autograph list for the day - all the comics I wanted to sign. I had planned to get both Kevin Conroy and Adam Baldwin (the voices of Batman and Green Lantern: Hal Jordan respectively) to sign my copy of Injustice: Gods Among Us.  But when I tried going to both their tables, I managed to catch them while they were away doing a panel or a photo op or taking a break.  Oh well - something to do on Sunday.

Naturally, in between all the wandering around I too quite a few cosplay pictures...



A pair of Samuses. Samusi? Whatever you call the plural of Samus, there's two of them!
 


The Atom and Atom Smasher.
 


The Clock King. I was reportedly the 7th person all day to recognize him.
 


Codex from The Guild. She was with The Clock King. Reportedly, I was the 3rd person to recognize her.
 


Batgirl and a Little Sister from Bioshock. I thought she was American McGee's Alice. She was quite understanding about the confusion, thankfully.
 


Wonder Woman.
 


Princess Zelda from Glitzy Geek Girl.
 


Catwoman.
 


Wonder Girl - Cassandra Sandsmark.
 


Who is he? That's The Question!
 


The Question and Rorschach. Classic Coca Cola and New Coke.