Today I stumbled across some rather impressive pieces of fan film on YouTube. Purely by coincidence, they were all centred around one particular game, Minecraft. For the uninitiated, Minecraft is a video game for the pc. The player finds themselves stranded on an uninhabited island (alone or with friends) tasked only with keeping themselves alive. Creativity and exploration are encouraged as the player is able to provide themselves with the tools needed to build or destroy almost anything.
Here is the OFFICAL trailer. As far as I can guess:
When I say Mincraft is good, I suppose it should be considered an understatement. In one day alone, the game reportedly managed to rake in $350,000 through digital distribution in one day. That's made all the more impressive considering that the game isn't even in final build yet, it's still being Beta tested!
And here are the wonderful fan films. To say I prefer them to the amusing yet short/mildly disturbing official trailer is an understatement:
I saved the super-geeky video 'til last. Behold Minecraft LARP comedy in all its glory:
Saturday 19 February 2011
Thursday 17 February 2011
Die Hipster!
That's not an order, it's a game. Honest.
It's pretty funny too. I guess:
http://www.thathipster.com
UPDATE.
I almost urge you not to play this now. If only for the sake of your own sanity. The controls are terrible, the game is confusing and the music is driving me insane. 'Die Hipster' is only really redeemed by the tweets your character sends as he's standing idle. If you DO play it though, check the LED display in the Hall of Legends (or whatever they call it) if you get stuck. Just a little hint. OH, and the instructional images in the first section should ALL be useful, including the last.
I did find this looking for a walkthrough, so not all is lost:
Yes I looked for a walkthrough. Wanted to know just how much was left to play. DON'T JUDGE ME
It's pretty funny too. I guess:
http://www.thathipster.com
UPDATE.
I almost urge you not to play this now. If only for the sake of your own sanity. The controls are terrible, the game is confusing and the music is driving me insane. 'Die Hipster' is only really redeemed by the tweets your character sends as he's standing idle. If you DO play it though, check the LED display in the Hall of Legends (or whatever they call it) if you get stuck. Just a little hint. OH, and the instructional images in the first section should ALL be useful, including the last.
I did find this looking for a walkthrough, so not all is lost:
Yes I looked for a walkthrough. Wanted to know just how much was left to play. DON'T JUDGE ME
Sunday 23 January 2011
Long ago in a distant land..
How annoying. I just finished Watching Samurai Jack from start to finish and really hated the lack of closure. I'm absolutely dying to know what happens next. Does Jack succeed in his quest, return to the past and defeat Aku? Does he defeat Aku but remain in the future? Could Aku actually win? Surely this wonderful story couldn't end on an episode so detached from Jack's main quest. So off I went on a quest of my own; searching for an answer, combing the internet for any viable piece of information.
There appears to be both good news and bad news. What's the bad news? Samurai Jack was cancelled, there is no officially announced conclusion and it is unlikely to return. The man behind the show, Genndy Tartakovsky, is no longer part of Cartoon Network. Even more unfortunately, the voice actor for Aku, Makoto Iwamatsu, passed away in 2006.
The good news? Back in 2007, former Hanna-Barbera president Fred Seiber, announced on his blog that together with J.J Abrams and the guidance of Tartakovsky, a Samurai Jack feature film was to be produced. Seibert's company, Frederator Films, now owns the rights to the series and apparently has a $20 million budget for the production. A press release from late 2009 reported that the film is in development at Paramount Pictures with Bad Robot Productions. News appears to have slowed recently but there is no news of cancellation and IMDb still hints at a 2011 release. Fingers crossed!
The best fan-made teaser I could find.
There appears to be both good news and bad news. What's the bad news? Samurai Jack was cancelled, there is no officially announced conclusion and it is unlikely to return. The man behind the show, Genndy Tartakovsky, is no longer part of Cartoon Network. Even more unfortunately, the voice actor for Aku, Makoto Iwamatsu, passed away in 2006.
The good news? Back in 2007, former Hanna-Barbera president Fred Seiber, announced on his blog that together with J.J Abrams and the guidance of Tartakovsky, a Samurai Jack feature film was to be produced. Seibert's company, Frederator Films, now owns the rights to the series and apparently has a $20 million budget for the production. A press release from late 2009 reported that the film is in development at Paramount Pictures with Bad Robot Productions. News appears to have slowed recently but there is no news of cancellation and IMDb still hints at a 2011 release. Fingers crossed!
The best fan-made teaser I could find.
Saturday 22 January 2011
Sorry..you lost me.
So I was watching this video. Strange Japanese gameshow? ok. Funny costumes? alright. Dancing? I follow.
Wait...Does that man have tape on his eyes?
And why are that man's trousers around his ankles?
I'll never question anything again. Even this looks normal now:
Wait...Does that man have tape on his eyes?
And why are that man's trousers around his ankles?
I'll never question anything again. Even this looks normal now:
Wednesday 19 January 2011
Tuesday 18 January 2011
Suuuper Meeaat Booooy! :D
I finally got round to buying Super Meat Boy. They told me the game was hard, I didn't listen. The videos SHOWED me the game was hard, I didn't listen. After all, it couldn't be that hard. How very naive of me.
This game is BALLS hard.
The point of the game is to save Meat Boy's girlfriend, Bandage Girl. She's constantly being kidnapped by the games antagonist, Dr. Fetus who apparently puts Meat Boy through countless gory deaths just because he has no friends.
There are no lives in this game. You die, the level at hand is reset. All progress within the level is lost, forcing you to complete each level in one take. On harder levels Meat Boy will die a lot, patience will wither and you will probably rage quit, time and time again. The only thing more likely to cause your fingers to bleed than a hard level, is the challenge of retrieving its level specific bandage. Bandages are used to unlock new characters each with their own powers, making your life a little easier but putting you through a lot of pain first.
It's not often I get stuck on the second section of a game. SMB has me struggling so soon though. The second boss, cutesy as he looks, is a soul-destroying invoker of frustration. This really isn't as easy as it looks:
Meet the cause of my agony, CHAD.
The greatest reward to mastering levels that hard? Going back to older levels and flying through. This game can provide amazing amounts of bragging rights, providing you don't give up first. Seeing the look on your friends face as you speed through boss levels in one take is hard to beat.
SMB may sound like a pain in the ass, it is, but that's how it's meant to be. Is it worth the (countless amounts of) blood, sweat and tears? Yes. Very much yes. It's a solid platformer with tight controls, plenty of humour value and a lovely graphical style. With more updates on the way, including a community friendly level editor, Super Meat Boy still has plenty more to offer than it already does.
Buy it, play it, love it and then hate it. Put your friends' skills to shame and then love it again. Definitely worth a look.
This game is BALLS hard.
The point of the game is to save Meat Boy's girlfriend, Bandage Girl. She's constantly being kidnapped by the games antagonist, Dr. Fetus who apparently puts Meat Boy through countless gory deaths just because he has no friends.
There are no lives in this game. You die, the level at hand is reset. All progress within the level is lost, forcing you to complete each level in one take. On harder levels Meat Boy will die a lot, patience will wither and you will probably rage quit, time and time again. The only thing more likely to cause your fingers to bleed than a hard level, is the challenge of retrieving its level specific bandage. Bandages are used to unlock new characters each with their own powers, making your life a little easier but putting you through a lot of pain first.
It's not often I get stuck on the second section of a game. SMB has me struggling so soon though. The second boss, cutesy as he looks, is a soul-destroying invoker of frustration. This really isn't as easy as it looks:
The greatest reward to mastering levels that hard? Going back to older levels and flying through. This game can provide amazing amounts of bragging rights, providing you don't give up first. Seeing the look on your friends face as you speed through boss levels in one take is hard to beat.
SMB may sound like a pain in the ass, it is, but that's how it's meant to be. Is it worth the (countless amounts of) blood, sweat and tears? Yes. Very much yes. It's a solid platformer with tight controls, plenty of humour value and a lovely graphical style. With more updates on the way, including a community friendly level editor, Super Meat Boy still has plenty more to offer than it already does.
Buy it, play it, love it and then hate it. Put your friends' skills to shame and then love it again. Definitely worth a look.
Friday 7 January 2011
They say revenge is best served cold, so it's useless to bother with these guys.
Funny thing happened the other night. I've been writing essays solid for a week, usually working until the early hours in the morning. Night before last I was in a world of my own, it was about 6 in the morning and something dragged me out of concentration. I could hear an ice cream van....at 6 in the morning!? Anyway, a few hours passed, there were no more ice cream disturbances and I finished the essay. Before going to bed, I noticed a police van over the other side of the road. "Funny place to eat your breakfast.." I thought jokingly, "Maybe they're here for the early morning ice cream." Little did I know quite how right I was.
Turned out the ice cream van was a little more suspect than I had first thought. The house next door had been burgled at about 6 in the morning, hence the police van. Luckily the house next door is a day cay centre, so there was next to nothing to take. Still, it's weird to think you could be naively laughing about ice cream whilst a crime is happening only a few feet away.
Turned out the ice cream van was a little more suspect than I had first thought. The house next door had been burgled at about 6 in the morning, hence the police van. Luckily the house next door is a day cay centre, so there was next to nothing to take. Still, it's weird to think you could be naively laughing about ice cream whilst a crime is happening only a few feet away.
Wednesday 5 January 2011
That's Cool
Pun Intended.
Seriously though, how does anyone realise they can do this? Yet alone get this good:
Image found at epiwinftw.com
On a side note, I thought this was wonderful:
Weebl's Stuff is really worth checking out. URL: http://www.weebls-stuff.com/
Seriously though, how does anyone realise they can do this? Yet alone get this good:
Image found at epiwinftw.com
On a side note, I thought this was wonderful:
Weebl's Stuff is really worth checking out. URL: http://www.weebls-stuff.com/
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