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 Dead space 3

Amnesia a machine for pigs

 Metro 2033

Realm of the Mad God

There will be trailers, reviews, first looks and more. 

We may also get information on how supernova a western australian pop culture convention goes and information from inside a closed beta so stay tuned and follow us with the button on the side bar ===>

Im excited so i hope you are

- Cleft out 

Sherlock Holmes: a Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes 2 Review

The newest addition to the Sherlock Holmes Franchise—“A game of Shadows”—starring Robert Downey Jnr and Jude law manages to give new life to a set of characters and stories which have been (like so many of their subjects) ‘Done to death’ in recent years—(forgive the appalling pun).

Like its predecessor, the film is slap-sticky and over-stuffed with fight-scenes. Here again Holmes is pitted against a nefarious criminal master-mind—this time professor one professor Moriarty (an academic-cum-arms-dealer determined to bring about World War 1 before the turn of the 20th century)—in a game of wits and firepower.

For anyone looking for serious, intellectual viewing, seeing this film would be an exercise in pointlessness But for good old-fashioned fun, this film is hard to beat. Yes it’s silly—at times uprouariously so but it remains remarkably un-pretentious or self-conscious.

Both the leads  deliver strong performances. Robert Downey Jnr is hilarious as the self-centred, slightly camp, loutish Holmes with an obsession for detail and conspiracy theories, who has the irritating habit of previewing every fight scene to its conclusion in his head first. Jude Law’s Watson as the ‘straight man’ of the two (in more ways than one) alternates between enthusiastic admiration for his buddy’s antics and the sheer irritation/ despair of a man who has had his honeymoon disrupted and his new bride throne off a (very high) bridge by his best friend.

Stephen Fry, too, does a fine job as the aristocratic Mycroft—Holmes well connected brother, with an amusing predilection for nudism. Although the women of the film play very limited roles

(the very sexy steven fry... Cough cough)

Yes, it’s over the top, yes at times it’s stereotypical but I confess to being  unable to predict the film’s final twist. For laugh-out loud viewing, and light weight fiction Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows certainly delivers

Cleftlipkid: I would just like to thank Nsharp8 for her review. She may become the main movie reviewer at LGN. Thanks again Nsharp, I owe you one :p

Resident evil apocalypse

Resident evil apocalypse

I stumbled across this movie while I was channel surfing so I missed the start, I actually have no idea how far in I was in so I can't give a perfect review but I can give it a go. From what I worked out the story starts with a infection caused by the umbrella corporation that have released the T Virus ( I think) causing a zombie out break

The main characters are(in order on the pic above) Alice (x3) who had been being tested on in the umbrella labs, Jill valentine, i cant remember the name of the next guy but he is cool. a reporter, a gangster sort of person and a one of Jill’s friends. When racoon city is put into quarantine and a nuclear strike ordered it’s a race to get out. On the way they are contacted by  a scientist

(this guy

who’s daughter is still trapped in the city, if they rescue her he will get them out. Lots of gunfire , and epicenes follow which includes the hero’s fighting the great beast called Nemesis( who is really bad ass :P ) kill lots of zombies and generally give umbrella a big headache.

NEMESIS  ( cue gunfire and growling)

he isnt a nice guy.......

I wont put in any plot spoilers  (even tho the movie is old) I quite enjoyed, its fun, epic and has tones of zombies. What’s not to love. I don’t think it’s a amazing film but its certainly very watchable and I enjoyed it quite a bit

if your looking for horror then i dont think this is the movie for you as it isnt really that scarry, but its still a very good actoin thriller type movie. If you have the chance to watch it i would take it.

i hope this review has been usefull

Cleft out

Silent hill homecoming ( + some waffling )

Silent Hill 5 Homecoming.

I may ramble on or go into way to much detail

I picked this game up yesterday to give me something to compare SH3 to the newest game in the series and let me say I’m impressed

The story is intriguing, I am not that far in but I want to know more. I already know what happens as I have watched a walkthrough, but I still really want to experience it my self as its always more scary when you experience it.

The graphics are very impressive, some good screen shots remind me of high quality black ops shots. It looks great and play’s smoothly, the main character Alex at times can be mistaken for a real person the graphics are that good. Unfortunately I can't find any options in the main menu to change the quality and resolution. The only bugs I have is the map and the child’s drawings are really low def. I think it might just be my game as other play throughs I have seen do not have that problem. Its minor but it annoying as I can't see the words written on it or make out what the drawing is meant to be. On the other side I was very impressed at the model quality

(yeah its from ign, plz no hate)

It detail even goes to the point that when you pick up a item you can examine the item up close and rotate it. You can read serial numbers on items and first aid kits have specs of blood on them. this amount of detail is just extraordinary. The detail reminds me of the extreme detail in Amnesia the dark decent.

The game play is very fluid, I am most impressed with the gameplay. Every thing runs soo smoothly I have lots of praise for the gameplay. You have two stances: passive and aggressive( or what ever u want to call them.) in the passive stance you have your weapon by your side and can run around enemy’s but in the combat stance you have your weapon at the ready and lock on to the nearest enemy ready for you to unleash either a strong or weak attack. Weak attacks are quick, deal less damage(duhh) and can be chained together, strong attacks can be charged and can stun.

Using different combination against different enemy’s with the right weapon to begin a very quick brutal finishing move, for ferals(the monster dog things) the combo when holding the lead pipe results in a vicious animation of u shoving a pipe through the dogs head.

Wow …. I have gone into WAY too much detail….. wow…. Uhh

… um and I have sooo much more to say. I just have soo much fun writing these.

To stop you having to read a entire book on SH I will save the rest for the next post but….

Here are boobies to keep you satisfied till next time(btw boobies will appear in the next one to (something to look forward to ))

So here are the boobies

and now kids …. Don’t try doing this at home …..

Ps for all of you who like your boobies and your zombies here is some thing i happend apon while searching for silent hill stuff( i didn't click on the link, why does google search have to come up with things like this( check the url it says silent hill feral death in it )

http://media.photobucket.com/image/silent%20hill%20feral%20death/Dendle/5425_article.jpg

i dont recomend going there

cleft out

Pps i really wana continue writing this post

Harry potter and the deathly hallows pt 2

hey guys
Cleftlipkid here. its time for some thing a little different. yes I know, shock horror some non game
 related content. what has the world come to? I have a guest author for you, she is a good friend of mine. with out further ado I give you nsharp8's review on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 2

Unfortunately, I never really shared in the obsessive Harry Potter mania, which has affected many of my generation. Which is why I waited with some trepidation with the crowds of garishly dressed fans for the Midnight screening of the final movie. I came out quite literally blown away. The movie more than met my expectations and has inspired me to go back, reread and try and 'catch up' on some of the mystery and magic which I have missed.

But back to the movie... (and beware, this is NOT a spoiler free review!) Deathly Hallows Part 2 traces Harry, Ron and Hermione as they rush to discover all the Horcruxes (for those uninitiated few--pieces of Voldemort's soul) which are the key to defeating 'You Know Who' once and for all. Splitting the final book into two parts was definitely a good decision. It let director David Yates do justice to the complex narrative whilst adding some appropriate cinematic 'pezazz'. The scenes in which Harry, Hermione and Ron rob Gringot's bank melds fast paced action/adventure with cool CGI. The film's climax , the battle for Hogwarts between death eater's and the order of the phoenix combined appropriately epic battle scenes with pathos and humour.

The three leads are all appropriately strong. Backed by powerful performance from British Acting Stalwarts such as Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon and Ralph Fienes. Radcliffe in particular outdoes himself. The key scene in which Harry finally understands that he is Voldemort's final Horcrux, and the sacrifice which he must make, was moving and sincere. Radcliffe's development as an actor, has mirrored his characters growth. In this final film he truly comes into his own.

But far and above every other actor, Alan Rickman as new headmaster Severus Snape stands out, as the heart and soul of the film. In this final movie, Rickman does justice to Rowling's complex, ambiguous character and proves that his recent win in the popular "Harry Potter World Cup" is fully justified. Rickman's Snape is redeemed as a tortured antihero, driven by unrequited love. His death scene, and his memories later viewed by Potter provide one of the most moving moments of the film.

If there is any weakness in the film, it is that those unfamiliar with the Potter Mythology, previous potter films, or the novels will have very little chance of understanding what is going on. Certainly knowing the story in advance is a bonus, I have to admit, even I spent about an hour afterwards, refreshing my memory of the story's context with the help of a friend, far more educated in the Harry Potter novel's then myself. Other's have complained that certain moments occasionally appear drawn out. Some scenes could have been slightly shortened, but the film stays remarkably true to Rowling's novel.Criticism of the film's occasional moments of reflection are unfounded, this reviewer really appreciated these odd pauses for contemplation or respite, which contrast sharply with the rest of the film's frenetic energy.

Ultimately Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 is a fitting conclusion to an epic series which has defined a generation, and captured the hearts and minds of kids from across the globe. With Harry Potter now done and dusted it leads me to wonder what new phenomena will take its place?... Unfortunately I don't like the response--It seems that the heirs of Harry, Ron and Hermione are none other than Bella, Edward and Jacob of the Twilight novels. How far we have fallen....!

Spiral Knights ... the low down!

Im sure many of you guys has taken part of, or at least heard of the new free-2-play craz on steam. Dont worry if you haven't, its not a bad thing, theres nothing to lose, and best of all, everything is FREE! Steam/Valve have recently released a set number of F2P (free to play) games for anyone with a (free) steam account can download and play! Everyone knows tf2 is free, so while your taking a break from that, why not try out a little fun MMORPG game called Spirl Knights

Ive recently just started playing this, but the thing is, im not addicted! Its a great game and all, i really do enjoy it, but because of its free-2-play status, you pretty much have to buy stuff to progress aggressively, I on the other hand, have just been able to get by without spening a cent, and im already up to a full set of tier 2 weapons! This game so far is amazing fun, i was looking for a great co-op game/mmo and this fills the spot. Im glad im not as addicted as i though i would be, otherwise i would have spent more than $1000 or something lol!

Anyway, this is the great free game, im not writing a review here, look at the other sites for that, but im just recommending it, its free, theres nothing to lose, you also get a cool knight hat for your new free version of tf2 if you do a certain achievement! Believe me, its worth playing a few hours of it, and because energy can still recharge, i only really go on for 10-30 minutes a day, using the energy charged from the night before, and its still fun. Dont overlook or look down on this game because its free and you have to pay to advance faster! Take it slow and steady, enjoy the rid, and believe me, you'll have even more fun without spending a cent.