Hey yo. I’ve been hit by a common-cold to headache to insomnia combo attack recently that has impaired me somewhat. I’m not at a hundred percent yet, but I am feeling much better and much more hospitable. Which means I can rant again. So here we are.
Last weekend, I have finally gotten my grubby little hands on a copy of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, the game all those CV freaks say happens to be the greatest ever devised. All I can say is that it’s alright… yes, I can see a whole bunch of SOTN worshippers practically screaming “Blasphemy” at that declaration, but that’s the way I see it. I have to admit, I was hooked on the game in the early going. I was amazed by what these guys managed to pull off in a 2D game. The idea of flipping all the game levels is an ingenious gimmick that few games have touched upon.
That being said, however, I have my gripes. The game tends to have a slowdown at certain points, and there are times when I feel I could easily breeze through major parts of the game in one sitting. Mind you, the Richter sidequest (when you beat the game the first time, you get a code that enables you to play as Richter Belmont, who is more limited in what he can do) is a good challenge that should have been openly available. Heck, maybe I’m just spoiled by old-school CVs to appreciate this.
Is it one of the greatest Castlevania games ever devised? Sure it is, especially since you have future ‘Vania games taking on the style of play SOTN presented, but as far as being the absolute best? No. That title, in my eyes, belongs to Dracula’s Curse. Yes, to all you Dracula X worshippers, send your flames here so I can immediately drag them to the trash.
By the way, I have heard the most atrocious thing to hit my ears. Click here to see what I mean. (Note: The site could down, but I’m not going to check again. My ears have suffered enough!)
Within a month’s time since first picking up my PS-One in early-August, I have accumulated about 12 games, all of them at good prices (as far living in Montreal goes, anyway). The best part was that most of them were brand-new; never used. If there is a better time to get PS-One software, now is the time. The system (if you don’t want to invest in a next-gen system) is pretty cheap (I imagine 40-50 bucks in the U.S.) and so are the games.
Now that I’ve settled down, I can do what’s more important as far as site operations goes… Power Rangers fanfiction. I officially start posting new material late-September, so I hope to have enough new stuff to post up by then. Of course, I have to figure out what the fuck I was writing before summer came along and drained me of any creative output. Oh well, I could write up another original Ranger team no one gives a fuck about… BWAH! HA! HA! HA! HA! THAT KILLS ME!
Ahem…
Power Rangers Ninja Storm should count their blessings. Not only have their recent episodes actually been better, but I have found another pathetic show to bash on… Teen Titans. This, the latest cartoon based upon a DC comic book, is just BAD. The anime-style animation is bad, the characters are terrible, and the storyline? The very first thing that opens this series up is an argument between Cyborg and Beast Boy over who lost the remote control for the TV. Ugh. Absolutely terrible drivel. I wouldn’t be surprised if they pulled a first-run Spider-Man Unlimited and cancel the bloody thing. The show is like a jumper cable to the groin!
Boy, Shane-o-Mac. Maybe you should invest in a sex change. So maybe Kane could jumpstart your cleavage and RAW would degrade from former wrestling show to wrestlecraps show. I agree with RD Reynolds… a five-year old kid could book a show better than this. And it shows… when your last show did 4.2 and then you drop down .6 points, something is most definitely wrong.
I read some time ago on 411mania.com that Triple H is looking for acting opportunities, but can’t seem to find any and seems to be perplexed as to why, since Hollywood accepted Steve Austin and the Rock. They’re probably afraid HHH won’t put over any big-name movie stars and thus do not want to associate themselves with him. You can click here for the report.
Speaking of which, Kevin Nash plays a random bodyguard in Marvel’s next movie, The Punisher. My advice to Frank Castle; don’t waste your bullets. Nash’ll probably break his leg just by trying to shout out orders.
And Hulk Hogan is reportedly close to signing a deal to wrestle in Japan. Not that I care.
You know what didn’t suck? The Lost Era, a series of Star Trek novels that fills the gap between Capt. Kirk’s trip through time in that Generations flick and the first episode of that Next Generation show. The first two books are kick-ass reads and I highly recommend… no, I demand that you read these good books. They are WORTH your cash!
You know what did sucked? Enterprise. Yes, that wretched show has started its third season. It’s got (no) action, it’s got (no) adventure, it’s got (more than enough) sex appeal. And oh yeah, it’s got a new theme song, which is the old theme song with an added guitar. Yeah, that happy-going theme REALLY fits the new tone of the series… which, when you think about it, is no more different than the old tone… Maybe it’ll get better, but they fucked up something as simple as the opening theme song.
What the fuck’s the matter with these dumb-asses? They had the whole summer to save this show from being a complete flop and they blew it. They had the chance to change the theme song (a song hated by most fans, but I particularly like) into something that fits with the series’ new direction and they blew it. If I wanted a sex scene on my television, I’d go watch porn.
And for this, I missed NWA-TNA’s one-cent PPV? Absolutely pathetic.
Smackdown was alright. I don’t know about you Yanks, but the Canadian version lasted the regular two-hours. Sure, they had to throw in Angle vs Lesnar from Summerslam to fill up thirty minutes (since SD! is only 90 minutes), but it was fine. I enjoyed the Eddie Guerrero/John Cena street fight. It was a good, bloody fight. As far as RAW goes (both of them), here is a fine example to all the would-be No. 2 promoters on how not to book a wrestling show.
Anywhoo, I’m outta here. See you Monday with a very special announcement.
dtm666 