(Insert nonsensical language greeting) my obnoxious, yet well informed fans, here, is the seventeenth entry of my egotistical blog. But first, lets peer our eyes over to the comment box, and see what wonderous, fantastical comments you lot have left me
Edward Hanley- Yes…they are quite good. I was thinking of having them stuck to my Wii or something…but then I realized that’s stupid, and probably wouldn’t work. And it also sucks you couldn’t go. It was pretty good…but I’ll stop
Anyway…after finishing that one, INCREDULOUS comment, its time to move onto the topic at hand…a rather low blow topic (don’t even think about it…seriously…pervert). This, is my opinion, on Social Networking Sites (or SNS to keep it short)
Of all the topics and things I’ve reviewed so far, this topic by far is the one that makes me feel the most Onlooker-ish. Why…because I barely go to SNS…and for that matter, I barely have profiles on them
The idea for this topic came from a module of coursework I’ve been doing in GCSE ICT. Literally, I was doing the same thing…or rather the opposite, because instead we’ve been doing a f**king website an endless mindless work. But I digress…that’s an anger rant I can save for another time
But anyway, as to my opinion, I’ll keep it short and sweet…I personally think that most people who are obsessed with these sites have absolutely NO LIFE (seriously, what happened to…going outside and…talking to people. Its not hard, it really isn’t), an in turn, it also suggests a lack of attention. Why specifically, well…lets see
I’ve chosen 3 sites Im going to look over today; Myspace, Twitter, and the biggest muthaf**ker of them all…Facebook. Before I begin, let me just say that everything they can offer is good, yet at the same time, I don’t have a profile on any of them, so please bear with me. Lets begin with Myspace
As far as Im aware, this one of the earliest SNS of its time that is actually still memorable.
It was originally intended to be used by musicians as most people know, but like all good things, this ended near automatically…kinda like Big Brother’s popularity (Ohhhhhhhhh… went somewhere I shouldn’t have, didn’t I... or maybe I didnt >.>).
During the golden years of 2005-2007 (great years for me…and for a lot of people…Youtube was born in 2006 :D), this thing was swarming with all sorts of people…and in fact, mostly with people with little-to-no musical ability within them. To be fair, it must have been annoying to some of the original members, hell I’d be too, but honestly who gave a s**t. It was a laughable problem to the festering swarms of people abusing it, and even today, it still is.
However, like most people know again, this site didn’t stay popular permanently (unlike Michael Jackson according to all those people who said they never made one remark about the guy…that’s believable >.> ). The site naturally became less popular due to its lesser features when compared with more standard adapted SNS like Facebook (…WE’RE GETTING TO THAT), and today, the site stands at having less than the maximum popularity it used to have. It’s a bit tragic, but that’s how we remember this site. Okay, next site…
Firstly, I going to say that I’m less merciful on this site because people don’t get as crazy about it, and further to it…its generally okay and favourable, yet I don’t really know why
This site’s kinda like an underdog when compared to Facebook (…WE STILL ARE GOING TO F**KING GET TO IT). Its okay, but its never been ‘all that’, and I don’t really know why, but I do have a couple theories. To mention one of them, I’d say it has few features. They’re pretty good honestly, but it still stands that it has few, so you’re going to be lucky to keep peoplez attention.
This site sorta popped up in 2008 I think (well it’s the first time I ever heard of it), but no one ever really mentioned. However, I do recall an incident in a drama lesson I also had in 2008 (that year sucked…it did), where everyone gathered in a circle. We had to play a game where people came up with names for themselves, and the person next to them had to remember their name, and also come up with one themselves. Sounds simple enough…right. Anywaaaaay…a couple of people before my turn, I swear to God that I heard someone call them self ‘Mr Twitter’ (who the hell knows why). But because we didn’t like the guy or something so we called him ‘Mr Sprinkle’ or some other pedophillic name.
But to the point, that proves that people knew what it was, but hardly ever mentioned it. So…yeah, it must be an underdog site. Iam therefore right…so…
The Onlooker FTW :D
Anywaaaaay…now to get to the s**t stopper. The one that Im sure I hate. Sigh…Facebook
I really loathe this site. I really f**kin do
Why…well it just has a power over people. It has a mental manipulance that’s just grudgingly annoying…and it’s all because of the amount of people using the damn thing. Having Facebook today is one of those things that are ‘expected’ for an average person, and if you don’t have it, you’re treated like some kind of lower class. Its just trying to p*ss you off…but theres a bigger reason to it
Its because in a couple of weeks…I’ll be getting Facebook. Sigh…I’ve decided to get it to maybe get more fans…but I feel so sly doing it, that’s its just…even more hateful. And considering that, I’ll probably end up…liking it, so…yeah, besides me being a shameful hypocrite…I have to do this
The Onlooker FTL ;(
…You don’t know how much pain that caused me. You really don’t
(starts crying in a corner)
Sigh…well…you get my opinion, I suppose. I just dislike all these sites because of how they make people into these… mind controlled slaves?
But at the same time, I also dislike it even more when I join one of these sites…add to that how biased my opinion is and… well, its bad
But like I previously mentioned, its not all doom and gloom, I suppose. They do let you get in contact with your friends in a relatively safe way, and you can do far more in terms of entertainment…and besides, I’m sure they’ve helped people in far more ways in the past, so…yeah. Their you go…I don’t hate them…I just kinda dislike them. Alright’
Although Im clearly not good at it (as my 10’s entry suggests…never really got that one right), I’ll also try and predict what will be the future of these generic sites. Well…I doubt that anybody will be joining their mindbending forces together (that’s as likely as Sir Alan Sugar mixing his DNA with the people from Dragons Den… what would that make… Business Satan?)
…Bt3 >.>
But yeah, I doubt that possibility, and quite frankly I don’t see a lot of improvement in these sites either. What else could they exactly do…seriously, what possible thing could be added or impro-…actually, skip that last point. I just remembered there are other people who like to nit-pick
However, I do believe that they’ll stay relatively the same, and probably only receive redesigns on the site and logo every couple of years. But its not exactly a bad thing…hell’ I’ll probably be doing it eventually, so either that makes me look bad, or SNS look normal…Um, lets go for the latter. It makes far more sense ;)
But that should do it for this entry. As always, post a comment on what you thought of this incredulous entry (and seeing as my opinion is fact, what your hearing is the truth), or if you’re a blogger…person, start following today so you can receive updates and other percs at the fastest pace directly from me.
…I still don’t like Facebook
Friday, 26 March 2010
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
From The View Of The Onlooker- Top 10 Greatest Bosses (2)
Part 2
5. Sword and Axe, from Prince Of Persia 3
Now heres two bosses that quite frankly…are extremely annoying
Now let me go on record by saying that, while sands of time is good, the sequels are amazing. Seriously, they’re some of my favorite games of all time…just saying
But these two just appear out of nowhere after you’ve completed one of the most crippled ‘driving stages’ of all time, and then…you’re f**ked
These two are incredibly hard…I mean, really hard. These two do not f**k about, they can just…decimate you. Hell’, it took me 2 years after I got this game before I could kill them…even with an online strategy, but it was well worth it…oh yes, it was.
If one of them isn’t fighting you, then be sure the other one is charging up an attack, because you cant pay attention to both of them, and that is why they’re such A-holes. Plus it’ll take you a while before your realize the proper strategy, because the rest of the game is basically A button abuse. But they do earn a respect from me, as they are certainly memorable to me
Sword and Axe; the world’s best partners…and biggest a**holes…well, maybe not
Battle Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlKaW1UB7PY
4. Psycho Mantis, from Metal Gear
Individuality is something to be praised and respected…everyone knows this. But sometimes, there can be something so unique…that it breaks the laws of…whatever its in.
This is obviously Psycho Mantis’s description, because if this top 10 was based upon uniqueness, this guy would be in a class of his own.
Now you’re thinking; hey this guy just looks like something from a zombie game. How is he unique?
Well, that depends…do you think the rape of the fourth wall of gamer-dom is unique enough
This guy demolishes the fourth wall completely; brick by brick. How, well when you first fight him, he will read your game card and see all the games you have played data, which is slightly disturbing. Following that, he will make your controller vibrate for no reason whatsoever, and eventually he will lock your controller, making you incapable of moving or doing anything.
Jesus…I mean…what the hell?
But get this, the way to solve this is…plugging your controller into the second port. Ain’t that an completely obvious tactic, I sure would be able to figure that out :)
GODAMNIT, WHY’D THEY DO THAT
I mean, what if you don’t have a second controller port. I know the chances of that happening are like 1 in a 100000 or more, but still, you’d be f**ked. Utterly f**ked, so there you go
But that’s what makes this guy so great. Hes so unpredictable, and so unique…its just amazing, and being able that he can draw on peoples anger…that’s masterful
Psycho Mantis; the fourth wall’s No.1 public enemy
Battle video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayZG-RJCUYs
3. Rival, from Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow versions
I think they should re-name this guy Jerk. Because…this guy is just a freaking jerk
Now for those of you who have little of an idea about what the games are, don’t worry…I’ll tell you in a later entry. But all you need to know for now is that this guy (his real name can be decided by the player…I like calling him Kevin…just sayin’) is your rival from birth
Indeed…and although out the game, this guy will both challenge and mock you. That may make you want to tear out his organs (if your sensitive), but for the most part its bearable.
But at the end of the game, after you’ve defeated the elite four (basically the four most powerful people in the world), your supposedly champion…right
Wrong, this guy is
>:(
I have to say, that just the fact that you know this is your final battle, just makes this fight all the more epic. You’ll be watching every move of the match, I assure you, and every time he makes your Pokemon di- I mean faint, you’ll be blurting out swear words so loud it’ll make loudspeakers seem like deformed lamp shades.
The fight is just great, your rival is great…or rather an a**, and it is by far the most epic fight in this top 10
Rival; the only guy in the whole world who deserves absolute irredeemable Poke-Pwnage
Boss Battle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxZxoMlJO-c
2. The Dahaka, from Prince of Persia Warrior Within
Again drawing from Prince of Persia (it’s a good game series, obviously), this guy is a prime example of a stalker
While stalker characters in video games isn’t a new idea (hell, have you seen the game System shock. The final Boss constantly sees you), this guy certainly seems to be the most threatening. Lets take this game situation-
You’ve just killed a ton of enemies, and are about to go to another place in the game. But all of a sudden, the screen goes slightly brown, and the camera zooms to a giant dark husk walking slowly behind you, where before he wasn’t there. The music turns unpredictable and menacing, and you have to literally run for your life as giant tentacles and a teleporting, yet slow walking dark giant chases you
0.0
Worse still is when you’re in an area where you have to wall jump out of or perform another type of skill, because you can potentially fail and he can instantly kill you with a single touch.
But your thinking, that’s not boss-ish, that’s just…not boss-ish. Well, predictably you do fight him, in one of the two alternate endings within the game (though you have to play the canon (it means real) version)
After you’ve subdued the empress of time (don’t ask, too long to explain), the Dahaka comes in all his menacing glory, and starts to rape-kill her. The Prince (the main character) realizes that she shouldn’t be killed (possibly due to her innocence, or him wanting to get freaky with her), and in a rage attacks the Dahaka, and let me tell you, he hasn’t gotten lazy chasing you
He’ll mostly attack you with his tentacles, but if you can dodge them, you can lay some clean hits on him. But this f**ker has some considerable health, and will take a beating easily, so expect to be a while with him
Its also likely he’ll kill you first before you kill him, making him a boss that you constantly re-visit to kill, which I don’t mind if you can kill him after, say, 3 times. But more then that, and it becomes a problem, and on the Dahaka…it depends. It took me 3 times before I could put the bugger down, but if you cant kill him more times after that, like 5…then how the hell did you get this far into the game?
But regardless, this beastly personification of fate both inspires fear and power, but can also back it up ten fold
The Dahaka; Making you think twice before you cheat fate…seriously, tentacle rape-age…that’s brutal
Boss Battle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CvrCfUkjWg
Well, there’s my top 9 favourite bosses. Lets run through it real quick
10. Emperor and Darth Vader
9. The Great Mighty Poo
8. Bowser
7. Giygas
6. Darth Traya
5. Sword and Axe
4. Psycho Mantis
3. Rival
2. The Dahaka
Your probably curious as to who I consider to be the greatest ass-kicking, most fear inspiring, aggravating boss…so I wont deny you the pleasure any further. My no.1 greatest boss is…
1. Mike Tyson, from Mike Tyson’s punch out
Oh My F**king God Its Mike Tyson! EVERYBODY RUN FROM HIS DISFIGURED SPRITE!
Yes, Mike Tyson is my the greatest boss of all time. How can he not be…his real life counterpart was a beast, so naturally its fair to assume that his game counterpart is…and is he
Obviously
Not only was this guy like twice your height, but also he was your personal Satan…and you were his b**ch. He is near unbeatable, and very few people can actually beat this guy.
The game itself isn’t big on story and game length, and while the boss fights before him are manageable, Tyson is just a raging bull. He’s…just too strong, and I’ve actually faced him…yeah, and as you can imagine, he kicked my ass so hard I have both mental and physical scars :( . But regardless, he is still an incredible final boss, and although theres little build-up to him, he doesn’t need it. All you need to know is that Little Mac (the main character…explanationess FTW) will be in Hospital soonafter…with Bowser…and not in that way either
Mike Tyson; The greatest boss of them all...and probably the most disfigured
Boss Battle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu69QEHhvNo
So there’s my top 10 greatest bosses. What do I think of them…well, they’re great. I think I got the top 3 right, but Im not so sure before that. But what did you think. Post your opinions about this or any other stuff…or maybe, I know, help or criticism
Bt3 >.>
But it’s only with your help that I can become greater than Iam at blogging :)
5. Sword and Axe, from Prince Of Persia 3
Now heres two bosses that quite frankly…are extremely annoying
Now let me go on record by saying that, while sands of time is good, the sequels are amazing. Seriously, they’re some of my favorite games of all time…just saying
But these two just appear out of nowhere after you’ve completed one of the most crippled ‘driving stages’ of all time, and then…you’re f**ked
These two are incredibly hard…I mean, really hard. These two do not f**k about, they can just…decimate you. Hell’, it took me 2 years after I got this game before I could kill them…even with an online strategy, but it was well worth it…oh yes, it was.
If one of them isn’t fighting you, then be sure the other one is charging up an attack, because you cant pay attention to both of them, and that is why they’re such A-holes. Plus it’ll take you a while before your realize the proper strategy, because the rest of the game is basically A button abuse. But they do earn a respect from me, as they are certainly memorable to me
Sword and Axe; the world’s best partners…and biggest a**holes…well, maybe not
Battle Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlKaW1UB7PY
4. Psycho Mantis, from Metal Gear
Individuality is something to be praised and respected…everyone knows this. But sometimes, there can be something so unique…that it breaks the laws of…whatever its in.
This is obviously Psycho Mantis’s description, because if this top 10 was based upon uniqueness, this guy would be in a class of his own.
Now you’re thinking; hey this guy just looks like something from a zombie game. How is he unique?
Well, that depends…do you think the rape of the fourth wall of gamer-dom is unique enough
This guy demolishes the fourth wall completely; brick by brick. How, well when you first fight him, he will read your game card and see all the games you have played data, which is slightly disturbing. Following that, he will make your controller vibrate for no reason whatsoever, and eventually he will lock your controller, making you incapable of moving or doing anything.
Jesus…I mean…what the hell?
But get this, the way to solve this is…plugging your controller into the second port. Ain’t that an completely obvious tactic, I sure would be able to figure that out :)
GODAMNIT, WHY’D THEY DO THAT
I mean, what if you don’t have a second controller port. I know the chances of that happening are like 1 in a 100000 or more, but still, you’d be f**ked. Utterly f**ked, so there you go
But that’s what makes this guy so great. Hes so unpredictable, and so unique…its just amazing, and being able that he can draw on peoples anger…that’s masterful
Psycho Mantis; the fourth wall’s No.1 public enemy
Battle video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayZG-RJCUYs
3. Rival, from Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow versions
I think they should re-name this guy Jerk. Because…this guy is just a freaking jerk
Now for those of you who have little of an idea about what the games are, don’t worry…I’ll tell you in a later entry. But all you need to know for now is that this guy (his real name can be decided by the player…I like calling him Kevin…just sayin’) is your rival from birth
Indeed…and although out the game, this guy will both challenge and mock you. That may make you want to tear out his organs (if your sensitive), but for the most part its bearable.
But at the end of the game, after you’ve defeated the elite four (basically the four most powerful people in the world), your supposedly champion…right
Wrong, this guy is
>:(
I have to say, that just the fact that you know this is your final battle, just makes this fight all the more epic. You’ll be watching every move of the match, I assure you, and every time he makes your Pokemon di- I mean faint, you’ll be blurting out swear words so loud it’ll make loudspeakers seem like deformed lamp shades.
The fight is just great, your rival is great…or rather an a**, and it is by far the most epic fight in this top 10
Rival; the only guy in the whole world who deserves absolute irredeemable Poke-Pwnage
Boss Battle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxZxoMlJO-c
2. The Dahaka, from Prince of Persia Warrior Within
Again drawing from Prince of Persia (it’s a good game series, obviously), this guy is a prime example of a stalker
While stalker characters in video games isn’t a new idea (hell, have you seen the game System shock. The final Boss constantly sees you), this guy certainly seems to be the most threatening. Lets take this game situation-
You’ve just killed a ton of enemies, and are about to go to another place in the game. But all of a sudden, the screen goes slightly brown, and the camera zooms to a giant dark husk walking slowly behind you, where before he wasn’t there. The music turns unpredictable and menacing, and you have to literally run for your life as giant tentacles and a teleporting, yet slow walking dark giant chases you
0.0
Worse still is when you’re in an area where you have to wall jump out of or perform another type of skill, because you can potentially fail and he can instantly kill you with a single touch.
But your thinking, that’s not boss-ish, that’s just…not boss-ish. Well, predictably you do fight him, in one of the two alternate endings within the game (though you have to play the canon (it means real) version)
After you’ve subdued the empress of time (don’t ask, too long to explain), the Dahaka comes in all his menacing glory, and starts to rape-kill her. The Prince (the main character) realizes that she shouldn’t be killed (possibly due to her innocence, or him wanting to get freaky with her), and in a rage attacks the Dahaka, and let me tell you, he hasn’t gotten lazy chasing you
He’ll mostly attack you with his tentacles, but if you can dodge them, you can lay some clean hits on him. But this f**ker has some considerable health, and will take a beating easily, so expect to be a while with him
Its also likely he’ll kill you first before you kill him, making him a boss that you constantly re-visit to kill, which I don’t mind if you can kill him after, say, 3 times. But more then that, and it becomes a problem, and on the Dahaka…it depends. It took me 3 times before I could put the bugger down, but if you cant kill him more times after that, like 5…then how the hell did you get this far into the game?
But regardless, this beastly personification of fate both inspires fear and power, but can also back it up ten fold
The Dahaka; Making you think twice before you cheat fate…seriously, tentacle rape-age…that’s brutal
Boss Battle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CvrCfUkjWg
Well, there’s my top 9 favourite bosses. Lets run through it real quick
10. Emperor and Darth Vader
9. The Great Mighty Poo
8. Bowser
7. Giygas
6. Darth Traya
5. Sword and Axe
4. Psycho Mantis
3. Rival
2. The Dahaka
Your probably curious as to who I consider to be the greatest ass-kicking, most fear inspiring, aggravating boss…so I wont deny you the pleasure any further. My no.1 greatest boss is…
1. Mike Tyson, from Mike Tyson’s punch out
Oh My F**king God Its Mike Tyson! EVERYBODY RUN FROM HIS DISFIGURED SPRITE!
Yes, Mike Tyson is my the greatest boss of all time. How can he not be…his real life counterpart was a beast, so naturally its fair to assume that his game counterpart is…and is he
Obviously
Not only was this guy like twice your height, but also he was your personal Satan…and you were his b**ch. He is near unbeatable, and very few people can actually beat this guy.
The game itself isn’t big on story and game length, and while the boss fights before him are manageable, Tyson is just a raging bull. He’s…just too strong, and I’ve actually faced him…yeah, and as you can imagine, he kicked my ass so hard I have both mental and physical scars :( . But regardless, he is still an incredible final boss, and although theres little build-up to him, he doesn’t need it. All you need to know is that Little Mac (the main character…explanationess FTW) will be in Hospital soonafter…with Bowser…and not in that way either
Mike Tyson; The greatest boss of them all...and probably the most disfigured
Boss Battle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu69QEHhvNo
So there’s my top 10 greatest bosses. What do I think of them…well, they’re great. I think I got the top 3 right, but Im not so sure before that. But what did you think. Post your opinions about this or any other stuff…or maybe, I know, help or criticism
Bt3 >.>
But it’s only with your help that I can become greater than Iam at blogging :)
From The View Of The Onlooker- Top 10 Greatest Bosses (1)
Part 1
How you doin’ imaginary hot woman…I mean my fans (sorry, I guess my senses are already failing me…even at 14), heres s**ting out the sixteenth entry. But, lets see how you all took my latest c**p
Abby Lever- Im not just skipping to David Tennant without going over his usually old predecessors first. I need etiquette…plus the fact that this is a smart-arse opinion blog, and I can get away with more things than in real life. Heh heh, Im my own awesome god in my own little reality
Godliness (Specifically my godliness) FTW
The Unwashed Mass- Hmm…you’re right! I have to say that what you picked out felt like a subconscious thing to me, so…yeah, I’ve been shown up. Um…
The Unwashed Mass FTW
But still, I should have included that, so my bad >.>
Andrew- I can emphasize with you. Being a nuWho fan, when I first learned more about the old series, its fair to say that I barely got it (I’ve improved a little since then).
My only solution is to just give it time. I’d still recommend you watch the new series, but ease into it and understand it first. Then learn more about the old series along with its episodes, and eventually, it should make sense
But go at your own pace. You should make time for it, but don’t let it become a chore. Just get into it more, and you should become a more understanding fan
Now that I have got those comments out of the way (…its incredibly draining, like doing a math test while running on a treadmill while singing Pokerface…try that next time you go to the gym, and then you’ll know my struggle), lets go to the topic at hand, and my first top 10 list (hopefully the first of many), the Top 10 Greatest Bosses!
Videogames, there virtually loved by everyone…okay, loved by every man ( Sexist comments are secksy :p ), and definitely one of the best things about them are the bosses…until they start raping you like the frightened little sheep you are. But still, they’re usually the first embodiments of Bad-ass-ment we ever encounter as children, and I’ve picked out my favourite 10 over my small lifespan. So…enjoy
10. Darth Vader and the Emperor from The Force Unleashed
Being from a fairly recent game (and also a fairly old film trilogy (the new one just sucks)), these two dark lords have long been symbols of pure evil. I believe they need no introduction
Introduce The Force Unleashed, a game that I’d say would comes 10/10 in gameplay. It was a great game, and its story actually fitted in extremely well. In it, you play as D-Vader’s secret apprentice, called Starkiller. Here he is-
Darth Vader kills his parents at a young age (cybernetic douche), and basically he raises you to become a tool of destruction…awesome =D
Through a long story (which I can’t be bothered writing…GO BUY THE DAMN GAME), you eventually have to fight Darth Vader/ and The Emperor, and well…they put you through your paces
I mean, in near all the fights before them, you AngerRape (alright, you kill…my phrase sounds better though) just about everyone because of all the various force and lightsaber techniques you possess (its even better on the Wii…I mean the remote just becomes the hand of God, really), but when you get up to these two Sith, they flip the death switch, and then it becomes your turn to enjoy there wrath. Seriously, they are HARD, but after about 3 turns when you get a view of how they do things, I’d say you’re able to kill them. But before you can do that, all you’ll be saying is-
’Ahh, Goddamnit, I hate you F**kin A**holes, stop killing me d**hole, Arrrgh…that’s it, RANDOM ANGER SPAZ OUT ATTACK!!!!!’
Alright, maybe I just said that
The only reasons Im ranking them so low is because of how naturally easy the game is, due to the incredibly overpowered force abilities and moves combined with proper control. Sure, you probably won’t kill em’ the first time round, but after that, it literally conforms to the rest of the game in terms of difficulty.
Darth Vader and The Emperor are amazing characters, don’t get me wrong, but the battle(s?) is/are just a little too weak for the game. A bit more difficulty
Darth Vader and The Emperor; showing us that the dark side has never looked more powerful
Battle Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLWWi88dj2w (Darth Vader)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0QVK6Bjm-c (The Emperor)
9. The Great Mighty Poo, from Conkers Bad Fur Day (and Conker: Live and reloaded (It’s the 360 version))
Holy s**t…literally
This boss was…interesting. Of course, we all think a hard to beat boss is s**t, but this guy was actually that. For those of you who don’t know, the game itself (Conkers Bad Fur Day) was originally intended to be ‘cute and out to make some money’, but after some recent reviews of games similar to it, the producers of it got the risqué idea to add all the essential adult things, such as-
-Guns
-Women
-And alcohol
And the Great Mighty Poo is the result of this. Honestly, this boss is more laughable than impressive, because if its size wasn’t enough…it sings opera.
OUTRAGEOUS
And Im sticking by that, because…this boss is just so unique, but for all the wrong reasons. That’s its main fault. Unique bosses are always fun and generally praised, but this turd…well it shows its weakness. It’s a crappy fight from me, simply put, and I swear its just there so the programmers could just get memorable…which they actually did
The Great Mighty Poo, showing us that no matter what you do (rhyming FTW), at least you didn’t s**t out this creation
Battle Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWkj0SNilQc (Nintendo 64)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsGHTx8-frs (Xbox 360)
8. Bowser (all versions)
How could I not include that lovable dino-turtle, he’s probably the definitive boss nowadays.
Bowser made his first appearance in 1985 after a long period of unemployment (bet you didn’t know that), and the first time people saw that twisted smiling sprite firing fireballs of total death at you, we knew we were going to like him forever. Not only did he have the EXACT right amount of difficulty for us to destroy him, he also looked the part of an evil kidnapping monster, even back then. He was just brilliant he first time we saw him
And the second
And the third
And the fourth
And the fifth…
That’s my reason for ranking him so low, its because hes overused. Not that that’s always a bad thing, but in the case of the Mario series, ehh…my attention starts waver. But I think Nintendo has proved that they’re willing to stick to Bowser, because the other times they’ve created main villains, they’ve been…not very memorable. Perhaps Im making a mistake ranking him so low, but…he’s just a tired out villain.
Plus the fact that most of the battles with him aren’t exactly challenging. Im saying this because of playing both the original Super Mario, and New Super Mario Bros/Wii. Some of them are unique, but the majority of them are basically same as either jumping on an axe (or some type of button), or incorporating some 3D aspects of an environment (eg. Super Mario Sunshine...you basically mega jump some buttons). But in the case of the latest one...besides having a giant Bowser chase you, it s possible to beat him after a couple of go's (better still with a 2nd player), and while impressively hard, it doesnt leave as much of a noticable after effect in my opinion
He may have medical care better then the NHS (lol, I don’t even know much about the NHS), but I think psychologically, this character is probably going through therapy after having nightmares of a fat Italian plumber.
Bowser; covered in spikes on the outside, but torn-up on the inside
Battle Video (from New Super Mario Bros Wii)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87SbsDI1pXU
7. Giygas, from Mother 3, Earthbound
A swirling mass of evil…that’s pure description right there
I doubt none of you have played anything from the Mother series, or even heard of anything from the series (neither have I), but to give you the rundown, its one of those Japanese style adventure with in game friends sorta games…kinda reminds me of Final Fantasy. But to the point, the game was especially light-hearted with its cartoony animation style and friendly characters. Seeing a dark moment in this was like the chances of Pluto not being a planet
But both happened
This final Boss was pure evil. He had no specific form…he was just evil energy, and that’s hardcore. And he had a nice fight to coincide with him as well.
When one reaches this vortex of a boss, you’ll meet a fat pig-human boy called master Pokey, who has been working for Giygas all along (If only the main characters had a Tazer, then hurting him would be justifiable AND fun). But killing Giygas himself is incredibly hard, because while you can’t kill him, you HAVE to stay alive. When you eventually start to lose HP and PP (Health and Power points), you think that’s it,
Game Over Man!
Well, in one of the most ‘pure’ moments in Video Game History, all the characters you meet in your travels start to prey for your safety, thus allowing you to harm Giygas more significantly, and eventually kill him
But, during all this, I must mention of the incredibly disturbing image that Giygas takes
Look again... I'll help you
A FETUS. Due to one of this games concepts being time travel, it is said that Adult Giygas’s evil spread to his fetal form, thus meaning that you’re…well a baby killer
Giygas; Making killing an evil creature ever so guilty… HES A GODDAMN FETUS!
Battle Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC-VZv5cUuM
6. Darth Traya, from Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic 2
Talk about such a cold character. While she may have been the final game boss, Darth Traya…is kinda the character you sympathise with
Why…well she’s a main character. Not just that, she’s also a playable character (as in you can increase vitality and stuff), and she’s not really known as Darth Traya, you call her Kreia
As is the fashion in RPG-Games, you can usually find out more about playable characters by talking to them (Wow, I never thought of that), and in Kreia’ s case… It turns out she was the master of the main character in the last game, and she was exiled from the Jedi Order, became a sith, and was exiled again. But enough of that, Bt3
When you finally battle her, she’s pretty easy at first…all you do is slice off her remaining hand (don’t ask), but you’ll regret doing that, because then uses the force the control three lightsabers, and… they’ll own you…hard
But if you manage to destroy them, then you’ve finally finished. HOO-ray. A major reason for ranking this boss in this way is just because of all the story coinciding with her. You can tell that a lot of effort has been put into her story, and even though her final fight is okay, it doesn’t matter because the story somehow boosts this, which to that end is just brilliant
Darth Traya; if you cut off her other hand…oh yeah, she will destroy you >:(
Battle Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRf5CP9GOV0
How you doin’ imaginary hot woman…I mean my fans (sorry, I guess my senses are already failing me…even at 14), heres s**ting out the sixteenth entry. But, lets see how you all took my latest c**p
Abby Lever- Im not just skipping to David Tennant without going over his usually old predecessors first. I need etiquette…plus the fact that this is a smart-arse opinion blog, and I can get away with more things than in real life. Heh heh, Im my own awesome god in my own little reality
Godliness (Specifically my godliness) FTW
The Unwashed Mass- Hmm…you’re right! I have to say that what you picked out felt like a subconscious thing to me, so…yeah, I’ve been shown up. Um…
The Unwashed Mass FTW
But still, I should have included that, so my bad >.>
Andrew- I can emphasize with you. Being a nuWho fan, when I first learned more about the old series, its fair to say that I barely got it (I’ve improved a little since then).
My only solution is to just give it time. I’d still recommend you watch the new series, but ease into it and understand it first. Then learn more about the old series along with its episodes, and eventually, it should make sense
But go at your own pace. You should make time for it, but don’t let it become a chore. Just get into it more, and you should become a more understanding fan
Now that I have got those comments out of the way (…its incredibly draining, like doing a math test while running on a treadmill while singing Pokerface…try that next time you go to the gym, and then you’ll know my struggle), lets go to the topic at hand, and my first top 10 list (hopefully the first of many), the Top 10 Greatest Bosses!
Videogames, there virtually loved by everyone…okay, loved by every man ( Sexist comments are secksy :p ), and definitely one of the best things about them are the bosses…until they start raping you like the frightened little sheep you are. But still, they’re usually the first embodiments of Bad-ass-ment we ever encounter as children, and I’ve picked out my favourite 10 over my small lifespan. So…enjoy
10. Darth Vader and the Emperor from The Force Unleashed
Being from a fairly recent game (and also a fairly old film trilogy (the new one just sucks)), these two dark lords have long been symbols of pure evil. I believe they need no introduction
Introduce The Force Unleashed, a game that I’d say would comes 10/10 in gameplay. It was a great game, and its story actually fitted in extremely well. In it, you play as D-Vader’s secret apprentice, called Starkiller. Here he is-
Darth Vader kills his parents at a young age (cybernetic douche), and basically he raises you to become a tool of destruction…awesome =D
Through a long story (which I can’t be bothered writing…GO BUY THE DAMN GAME), you eventually have to fight Darth Vader/ and The Emperor, and well…they put you through your paces
I mean, in near all the fights before them, you AngerRape (alright, you kill…my phrase sounds better though) just about everyone because of all the various force and lightsaber techniques you possess (its even better on the Wii…I mean the remote just becomes the hand of God, really), but when you get up to these two Sith, they flip the death switch, and then it becomes your turn to enjoy there wrath. Seriously, they are HARD, but after about 3 turns when you get a view of how they do things, I’d say you’re able to kill them. But before you can do that, all you’ll be saying is-
’Ahh, Goddamnit, I hate you F**kin A**holes, stop killing me d**hole, Arrrgh…that’s it, RANDOM ANGER SPAZ OUT ATTACK!!!!!’
Alright, maybe I just said that
The only reasons Im ranking them so low is because of how naturally easy the game is, due to the incredibly overpowered force abilities and moves combined with proper control. Sure, you probably won’t kill em’ the first time round, but after that, it literally conforms to the rest of the game in terms of difficulty.
Darth Vader and The Emperor are amazing characters, don’t get me wrong, but the battle(s?) is/are just a little too weak for the game. A bit more difficulty
Darth Vader and The Emperor; showing us that the dark side has never looked more powerful
Battle Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLWWi88dj2w (Darth Vader)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0QVK6Bjm-c (The Emperor)
9. The Great Mighty Poo, from Conkers Bad Fur Day (and Conker: Live and reloaded (It’s the 360 version))
Holy s**t…literally
This boss was…interesting. Of course, we all think a hard to beat boss is s**t, but this guy was actually that. For those of you who don’t know, the game itself (Conkers Bad Fur Day) was originally intended to be ‘cute and out to make some money’, but after some recent reviews of games similar to it, the producers of it got the risqué idea to add all the essential adult things, such as-
-Guns
-Women
-And alcohol
And the Great Mighty Poo is the result of this. Honestly, this boss is more laughable than impressive, because if its size wasn’t enough…it sings opera.
OUTRAGEOUS
And Im sticking by that, because…this boss is just so unique, but for all the wrong reasons. That’s its main fault. Unique bosses are always fun and generally praised, but this turd…well it shows its weakness. It’s a crappy fight from me, simply put, and I swear its just there so the programmers could just get memorable…which they actually did
The Great Mighty Poo, showing us that no matter what you do (rhyming FTW), at least you didn’t s**t out this creation
Battle Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWkj0SNilQc (Nintendo 64)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsGHTx8-frs (Xbox 360)
8. Bowser (all versions)
How could I not include that lovable dino-turtle, he’s probably the definitive boss nowadays.
Bowser made his first appearance in 1985 after a long period of unemployment (bet you didn’t know that), and the first time people saw that twisted smiling sprite firing fireballs of total death at you, we knew we were going to like him forever. Not only did he have the EXACT right amount of difficulty for us to destroy him, he also looked the part of an evil kidnapping monster, even back then. He was just brilliant he first time we saw him
And the second
And the third
And the fourth
And the fifth…
That’s my reason for ranking him so low, its because hes overused. Not that that’s always a bad thing, but in the case of the Mario series, ehh…my attention starts waver. But I think Nintendo has proved that they’re willing to stick to Bowser, because the other times they’ve created main villains, they’ve been…not very memorable. Perhaps Im making a mistake ranking him so low, but…he’s just a tired out villain.
Plus the fact that most of the battles with him aren’t exactly challenging. Im saying this because of playing both the original Super Mario, and New Super Mario Bros/Wii. Some of them are unique, but the majority of them are basically same as either jumping on an axe (or some type of button), or incorporating some 3D aspects of an environment (eg. Super Mario Sunshine...you basically mega jump some buttons). But in the case of the latest one...besides having a giant Bowser chase you, it s possible to beat him after a couple of go's (better still with a 2nd player), and while impressively hard, it doesnt leave as much of a noticable after effect in my opinion
He may have medical care better then the NHS (lol, I don’t even know much about the NHS), but I think psychologically, this character is probably going through therapy after having nightmares of a fat Italian plumber.
Bowser; covered in spikes on the outside, but torn-up on the inside
Battle Video (from New Super Mario Bros Wii)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87SbsDI1pXU
7. Giygas, from Mother 3, Earthbound
A swirling mass of evil…that’s pure description right there
I doubt none of you have played anything from the Mother series, or even heard of anything from the series (neither have I), but to give you the rundown, its one of those Japanese style adventure with in game friends sorta games…kinda reminds me of Final Fantasy. But to the point, the game was especially light-hearted with its cartoony animation style and friendly characters. Seeing a dark moment in this was like the chances of Pluto not being a planet
But both happened
This final Boss was pure evil. He had no specific form…he was just evil energy, and that’s hardcore. And he had a nice fight to coincide with him as well.
When one reaches this vortex of a boss, you’ll meet a fat pig-human boy called master Pokey, who has been working for Giygas all along (If only the main characters had a Tazer, then hurting him would be justifiable AND fun). But killing Giygas himself is incredibly hard, because while you can’t kill him, you HAVE to stay alive. When you eventually start to lose HP and PP (Health and Power points), you think that’s it,
Game Over Man!
Well, in one of the most ‘pure’ moments in Video Game History, all the characters you meet in your travels start to prey for your safety, thus allowing you to harm Giygas more significantly, and eventually kill him
But, during all this, I must mention of the incredibly disturbing image that Giygas takes
Look again... I'll help you
A FETUS. Due to one of this games concepts being time travel, it is said that Adult Giygas’s evil spread to his fetal form, thus meaning that you’re…well a baby killer
Giygas; Making killing an evil creature ever so guilty… HES A GODDAMN FETUS!
Battle Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC-VZv5cUuM
6. Darth Traya, from Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic 2
Talk about such a cold character. While she may have been the final game boss, Darth Traya…is kinda the character you sympathise with
Why…well she’s a main character. Not just that, she’s also a playable character (as in you can increase vitality and stuff), and she’s not really known as Darth Traya, you call her Kreia
As is the fashion in RPG-Games, you can usually find out more about playable characters by talking to them (Wow, I never thought of that), and in Kreia’ s case… It turns out she was the master of the main character in the last game, and she was exiled from the Jedi Order, became a sith, and was exiled again. But enough of that, Bt3
When you finally battle her, she’s pretty easy at first…all you do is slice off her remaining hand (don’t ask), but you’ll regret doing that, because then uses the force the control three lightsabers, and… they’ll own you…hard
But if you manage to destroy them, then you’ve finally finished. HOO-ray. A major reason for ranking this boss in this way is just because of all the story coinciding with her. You can tell that a lot of effort has been put into her story, and even though her final fight is okay, it doesn’t matter because the story somehow boosts this, which to that end is just brilliant
Darth Traya; if you cut off her other hand…oh yeah, she will destroy you >:(
Battle Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRf5CP9GOV0
Saturday, 13 March 2010
My Nintendo Event 2010
Hey, everybody, its your favourite Onlooker. Firstly, this is not an official entry, this is just something I did for fun, and secondly, I apologize for not posting in some time. This next entry, combined with all the c**p I’ve been going through has slowed me down, so my apologies. It’ll be out soon, I swear…
But to the topic at hand…I like Pokemon. I do, but I’ll cover that in a later entry. Annnyywaayyy…as some of you may know, they do Nintendo events for certain games at certain places, and though I’ve been to one before (at the Liverpool one…it was pretty good), this time, I decided to take pictures and share my bragging joy with you all
13th March 2010. It was a chilly morning…5c to be exact
The weather was okay for driving in, besides the threat of rain, so thus, I set off with my brother to Manchester
At a Roundabout
A traffic light...spectacular
Speedyness FTW
A signpost...pretty simple, but at least it wont lead you off somewhere like a SAT-NAV...damn device
Finally, after an hour or so, we made it too…Manchester
In all its decrepit, News-Channelly glory!
Anyway after a short walk that included
SUBWAY!!!!
I got to the GAME shop I was going to
Like any other fan, I was excited. After downloading some event Pokemon there (we’ll get to that), I decided to wander about
MARIO!!!
Is it me, or does that picture look...cramped and...wrong
I also played a new Pokemon game they were releasing on the 26th March (Pokemon Heartgold and Soulsilver). Good graphics, I must say, and they’ve pretty much kept gameplay the same…but that’s what I look forward to with Pokemon games. Overall…great. I think I’ll go to my local ASDA (An English Walmart) at the 26th and buy it
After about 10 minutes, I met a couple of hardcore fans (about 17-18…yeah, they were HARD-CORE), and we did what we were supposed to…we battled and traded
Long story short, I partnered up with another lad my age against two of the HARD-CORE fans…and we did moderately well against them. I took down three Pokemon of theirs before I went down, and unfortunately, we lost with ONE Pokemon on theres…it was a shiny Rayquaza…look it up.
And as for the trade…that took about 5 minutes. We couldn’t really come to an agreement for trades, though in the end we did about two, which was alright with me :) They were (NOTE: non fans wont understand this)
My Metang for Zangoose, and-
My Slowbro for Shuckle
Unfortunately, about an hour passed since arriving, and I had to go…for some reason? (Which feels like a kick to the balls, but there you go), but fortunately, I at least got to go to
SUBWAY!!!
That cheered me up (it was a foot long sub, with meatballs, lettuce and barbeque sauce…awesome)
And after eating, we left
But It’s STILL NOT OVER! Now that I could get to a table, I could finally take pictures of the things I got
Heres the event Pokemon I got…an Arceus
Ironically, I downloaded two of them for my two games, and they were both quiet natured…which in this case, FAILS!
I also heard of a deal where if you bought a Pokemon-related product, you could win a special prize…an Arceus Figurine. Lets see
The product I bought was a figure of Latias, which is pretty cool
And heres the Arceus figurine
A good £2 well spent
Anyway…that’s pretty much all the event in its entirety. It was pretty good, and Im glad I got to go…even If I did have to leave early
Thanx for reading, and…the next one’s coming soon :)
But to the topic at hand…I like Pokemon. I do, but I’ll cover that in a later entry. Annnyywaayyy…as some of you may know, they do Nintendo events for certain games at certain places, and though I’ve been to one before (at the Liverpool one…it was pretty good), this time, I decided to take pictures and share my bragging joy with you all
13th March 2010. It was a chilly morning…5c to be exact
The weather was okay for driving in, besides the threat of rain, so thus, I set off with my brother to Manchester
At a Roundabout
A traffic light...spectacular
Speedyness FTW
A signpost...pretty simple, but at least it wont lead you off somewhere like a SAT-NAV...damn device
Finally, after an hour or so, we made it too…Manchester
In all its decrepit, News-Channelly glory!
Anyway after a short walk that included
SUBWAY!!!!
I got to the GAME shop I was going to
Like any other fan, I was excited. After downloading some event Pokemon there (we’ll get to that), I decided to wander about
MARIO!!!
Is it me, or does that picture look...cramped and...wrong
I also played a new Pokemon game they were releasing on the 26th March (Pokemon Heartgold and Soulsilver). Good graphics, I must say, and they’ve pretty much kept gameplay the same…but that’s what I look forward to with Pokemon games. Overall…great. I think I’ll go to my local ASDA (An English Walmart) at the 26th and buy it
After about 10 minutes, I met a couple of hardcore fans (about 17-18…yeah, they were HARD-CORE), and we did what we were supposed to…we battled and traded
Long story short, I partnered up with another lad my age against two of the HARD-CORE fans…and we did moderately well against them. I took down three Pokemon of theirs before I went down, and unfortunately, we lost with ONE Pokemon on theres…it was a shiny Rayquaza…look it up.
And as for the trade…that took about 5 minutes. We couldn’t really come to an agreement for trades, though in the end we did about two, which was alright with me :) They were (NOTE: non fans wont understand this)
My Metang for Zangoose, and-
My Slowbro for Shuckle
Unfortunately, about an hour passed since arriving, and I had to go…for some reason? (Which feels like a kick to the balls, but there you go), but fortunately, I at least got to go to
SUBWAY!!!
That cheered me up (it was a foot long sub, with meatballs, lettuce and barbeque sauce…awesome)
And after eating, we left
But It’s STILL NOT OVER! Now that I could get to a table, I could finally take pictures of the things I got
Heres the event Pokemon I got…an Arceus
Ironically, I downloaded two of them for my two games, and they were both quiet natured…which in this case, FAILS!
I also heard of a deal where if you bought a Pokemon-related product, you could win a special prize…an Arceus Figurine. Lets see
The product I bought was a figure of Latias, which is pretty cool
And heres the Arceus figurine
A good £2 well spent
Anyway…that’s pretty much all the event in its entirety. It was pretty good, and Im glad I got to go…even If I did have to leave early
Thanx for reading, and…the next one’s coming soon :)
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