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Wednesday 23 March 2016

Tom Clancy's The Division Review

Tom Clancy's The Division
The Division is finally here after a series of delays it is here and it is awesome. The Division retains whatever formula Tom Clancy's games have and it's evident in the top to bottom structure of the game.

Content
The Division is about the breakout of an enhanced small pox virus which has riddled New York, Manhattan to be exact, into chaos. Without hope to spare the task of saving New York is put in the hands of secret agents, hence the name The Division, these agents exist amongst us and are only called upon when such events occur, where the government power fails, they fill the vacuum before paramilitary or a gang boss steps in, because you know; everyone thinks they can take advantage of a power vacuum and step up to the mantle, I digress, anyway the job of these agents is to restore order by any means necessary, and you happen to be in control of one

Pros
Despite possessing a lot of characteristics that Destiny does, The Division is still it's own game on its own. The rendering of one of the most realistic depictions of New York and all in it (the fictitious brands and all the graffiti), the game rewards exploration, going into abandoned buildings and breaking into apartments to find loot, traversing the Dark Zone joining random people or betraying your teammates, matchmaking and playing with people online is much more efficient than in Destiny but that too needs a bit fixing.

Cons
The story is weak and easily forgettable, the graphics may look a little bit lower than what we have become accustomed to, but it is still capable of 1080p and 60fps runs, let's not even talk about the character creation in the beginning of the game - it was limited and uninventful, The Division sadly gets boring after sometime both because of the repetitiveness and or the nature of the game; it's basically just about shooting down enemies and there's less fun playing alone.

Verdict: 7/10



Daredevil Season 2 Review

Netflix's Daredevil Season 2
Marvel just did again! They've put another handful of sand in DC's food. Taking whatever worked in season 1 and spicing it up to produce a masterpiece. 

Content
Daredevil Season 2 continues the story of daytime lawyer, nighttime crime fighting Matt Murdock a.k.a. Daredevil, in his personal vendetta of relieving Hell's Kitchen, New York of crime. This time he goes down a road that questions his very resolve; keeps trying to do right and everything gets undone, questioning his morality; when he comes across The Punisher who's methods are more "effective" and also questioning where his heart truly is;?when he comes across Elektra Natchio, his longtime girlfriend from college. It's a whirlwind for Matthew in every episode trying to balance it all and find peace within himself as well, with his "Guilt."

Pros
To simply put it, it is awesome! Everything about it ticks, in addition, it revels in making references to Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and hints on Iron Fist (Danny Rand). It was an all round hoot from every main character, both old and new, with returning characters reinforcing their previous performances and new characters picking up from the new standard being set.

Cons
Firstly, I didn't see enough of The Punisher, it's a personal observation as I wanted to see more of Jon Bernthal continue in a beautiful performance of The Punisher,
 I tend to find the inconsistencies in Matt Murdock's blindness and the specific drop in pace of the opponents whenever they approached Stick

Verdict: It is absolute fun! 8/10


Wednesday 2 March 2016

March Madness

Beach yourself for March Madness, not the college sports not bands, am talking about the massive binge watching to come in March via Netflix.

Netflix is going to release both the fourth season of House of Cards on the second season of Daredevil on the 4th of March and the 18th of March respectively. Over the past few weeks, proper marketing with the use of posters and artworks have been every where, I have managed to snag a few, I am pumped and cannot wait to not sleep in order to be the first to finish the complete season before my friends.

I remember a few months back, Netflix proud of their success were vociferous enough to point out that they would like to double the amount of episodes, Better Call Saul just returned and unlike other Netflix Original Series it comes out weekly and not at once so one is yet to note if they have actually been doubled.

So mark your calendars and get prepared to be sucked in, better catch all your sleep now for even after March is the epic return of Game of Thrones.





Tuesday 1 March 2016

Games Coming March

Tom Clancy's The Division
Tuesday, March 1
Deponia Doomsday (PC)
Far Cry Primal (PC)
Heavy Rain (PS4)
Ironcast (PS4)
McDroid (Xbox One, PS4)
Mortal Kombat XL (Xbox One, PS4)
Return to Popolocrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale (3DS)
Screencheat (Xbox One, PS4)
Square Heroes (PS4)
Trulon: The Shadow Engine (PC)
The Witch and the Hundred Knight: Revival Edition (PS4)

Wednesday, March 2
Blazblue: Chronophantasma Extended (PC)
Crazy Pixel Streaker (PC)
Gunscape (Xbox One, PS4, PC)

Thursday, March 3
Black Desert Online (PC)
Blue Rider (PC)
E.T. Armies (PC)

Friday, March 4
Into the Stars (PC)
Ironcast (Xbox One)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD (Wii U)
Path of Exile: Ascendancy (PC)
Ultimate Chicken Horse

Tuesday, March 8
Blast ;em Bunnies (Xbox One, PS4, PS Vita, 3DS)
Tom Clancy's The Division (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
Jump Tanks (PC)
Kholat (PS4)
Shardlight (PC)

Thursday, March 10
Deathsmiles (PC)
The Guest (PC)
Upwards, Lonely Robot (PC)

Friday, March 11
Beat da Beat (PC)
Hitman (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
WWE 2K16 (PC)

Monday, March 14
htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary (PC)

Mortal Kombat: XL

Tuesday, March 15
EA Sports UFC 2(Xbox One, PS4)
Marvel Battlegrounds (Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3, Wii U, PC)
Need For  Speed (PC)
Samurai Warriors 4 Empires (PS4, PS3, PS Vita)
Sebastian Loeb Rally EVO (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
Senran Kagura: Estival Versus (PS4, PS Vita)

Friday, March 18
Pokken Tournament (Wii U)
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (Xbox One)

Tuesday, March 22
101 Ways to Die (PC)
Lichdom: Battlemage (Xbox One, PS4)
Nelly Cootalot: The Flow Fleet (PC, Mac, Linux)
Republique (PS4)
Trackmania Turbo (Xbox One, PS4, PC)

Wednesday, March 23
101 Ways to Die (PS4)

Thursday, March 24
101 Ways to Die (Xbox One)
The Descendant (PC)
Samarost 3 (PC)
Slain (PC)

Friday, March 25
Hyrule Warriors: Legends (3DS)

Monday, March 28
Adrift (Rift, PC)
Bank Limit: advanced Battle Racing (Rift)

Tuesday, March 29
Forced Showdown (PC)
MLB The Show 16 (PS4, PS3)
Nights of Azure (PS4)
Resident Evil 6 (Xbox One, PS4)
Trillion: God of Destruction (PS Vita)

Wednesday, March 30
Epistory (PC, Mac, Linux)

Hitman

Source: Game Informer

Movies Coming March

London Has Fallen
Friday, March 4
London Has Fallen
Zootopia
The Other Side of the Door
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
The Wave
The Final Project
The Boy and The Beast
Ava's Possessions
Me Him Her
Road Games
Camino
Knight of Cups
Cemetery of Splendor

Saturday, March 5
The Met: Manon Lescaut

Zootopia

Friday, March 11
10 Cloverfield Lane
The Brothers Grimsby
The Young Messiah
The Perfect Match
Rise of the Legend
Hello My Name is Doris
Eye in the Sky
The Lobster
Backtrack
Admiral
Remember
City of Gold
About Scout
Lolo
Hyena Road
River of Grass
Backgammon
Marguerite
The Automatic Hate
Creative Control
Talent has Hunger

Tuesday, March 15
PSYCH-PASS: The Movie

Wednesday, March 16
Miracles from Heaven

Friday, March 18
The Divergent Series: Allegiant
The Little Prince
Pee-Wee's Big Holiday
The Channel
Sweet Bean
Midnight Special
The Confirmation
Ktown Cowboys
The Program
The Preppie Connection
My Golden Days
Krisha
The Bronze

Tuesday, March 22
Easter Mysteries

Friday, March 25
Batman V Superman; Dawn of Justice
My Big Fat Geek Wedding 2
The Disappointments Room
Get A Job
Seve: The Movie
Baskin
Identicals
I Saw the Light
Born to Be Blue
Mia Madre

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice

Source: Movies Insider