This ultimate lo-fi, high-concept horror movie pitches quantum theory, nightmarish alternate history and religious conspiracy and blends them up with zombie movie and siege thriller tropes. The result is served John Carpenter-style; efficient, witty, smart and scary.
Monday 31 March 2014
Friday 28 February 2014
Phone Me If You're Bored (Aidan Smith and his Indulgent Friends, 2014)
Aidan Smith is back, Indulgent Friends in tow, for another slipshod, ramshackle excursion into love, loss and absurdity.
Friday 31 January 2014
Metal Gear Rising (Platinum Games, 2013)
Once again, Platinum Games have crafted a perfectly-pitched action game that balances challenging mechanics with spectacle and reward.
Clad in the livery of the Metal Gear Solid series, Rising drops the series' trademark stealth in favour of running, jumping, and slicing. Swords are everywhere, fetishised absurdly. Swords powered with electricity. Swords propelled from their scabbards by rocket power. Enemy bullets are mere inconveniences to be brushed aside, military hardware a nuisance to be turned into cyborg fuel. Traditional ninja, samurai and feudal codes of honour are filtered through a bloody spray of sci-fi manga ultra-violence.
Clad in the livery of the Metal Gear Solid series, Rising drops the series' trademark stealth in favour of running, jumping, and slicing. Swords are everywhere, fetishised absurdly. Swords powered with electricity. Swords propelled from their scabbards by rocket power. Enemy bullets are mere inconveniences to be brushed aside, military hardware a nuisance to be turned into cyborg fuel. Traditional ninja, samurai and feudal codes of honour are filtered through a bloody spray of sci-fi manga ultra-violence.
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