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  1. Title: Sonic the Hedgehog Issue: #2 Writer: Ian Flynn Artist: Adam Bryce Thomas Series: IDW Previously Reviewed: Issue 1 So, after reading the very first issue of this brand-new series for the Sonic the Hedgehog comic books, I was getting a bit interested in seeing where this series goes to next and whether or not it would hold up to the Archie Comics. Well, I finally read the second issue to the IDW Sonic the Hedgehog series and it was pretty impressive! So, before I get into my thoughts about this issue, here's a brief summary of the issue. So in this issue, Sonic runs off into another town, like he did in the first issue, except this time, he meets up with Amy Rose. Amy is now one of the leaders of the Resistance fighting against Eggman's robots and she asks Sonic to join the Resistance. Of course, Sonic refuses to join the Resistance since he's all about doing things his way. But despite that, he still ends up helping Amy out with taking down the robots in the village. So now that we got the introduction of Tails out of the way, it's time to introduce Amy Rose into this new universe and see how she is being written in this series. For many years, Amy Rose was written as a character who has a huge crush on Sonic and is constantly chasing after him, sometimes rather aggressively depending on who's writing her character. But in this series, even though Amy Rose still has a crush on Sonic, she is shown as being much more mature and downplays her love for Sonic. It was something that surprised me when I first read this issue as I never would have thought that Amy would be portrayed as a mature character. And in the end, it worked out for me. Now, I know that there were some complaints about this interpretation of Amy Rose being too similar to Sally Acorn, you know, Sonic's love interest from the Archie Comics? But for me personally, I actually enjoyed this interpretation of Amy Rose. To be honest, I wasn't the biggest fan of Amy Rose being a crazed stalker towards Sonic the Hedgehog as it felt like the only thing that matters about Amy Rose's character is that she loves Sonic and nothing else. I felt that making Amy into the leader of the Resistance actually brought more depth to her character as it shows that she can be a capable leader when given the chance to. And because this series takes place after "Sonic Forces" (and Sally Acorn doesn't exist in this series), it felt right to me for Amy Rose to take charge of the situation at the moment. Also, I honestly love Sonic and Amy's relationship here. Now, I will admit that their relationship does have some "Sonic/Sally" vibes in terms of the two slightly teasing each other, just like Sonic and Sally would do with each other in the Archie Comics. However, for me, I'm just glad that Sonic and Amy have a much healthier relationship with each other in this series as they can just joke around with each other without Sonic running away from Amy or Amy acting so aggressive towards Sonic. Another thing that I loved about this issue was Adam Bryce Thomas' artwork. He's quickly becoming my favorite artist for this series! I just loved the way that he drew the action sequences in this issue, as well as giving a lot of energetic expressions for the characters. I always love it when the artwork engages you into the hyper-stylized world of this series and Adam Bryce Thomas' artwork definitely showcased that energy very well. And let's not forget about this AWESOME shot of Sonic looking cool and stating a line from his popular image song "It Doesn't Matter." I mean, look at this scene! It's so AWESOME! I honestly didn't have a problem with this issue. I thought that this issue was a huge step up from the first issue and I really loved Sonic and Amy's relationship in this issue. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more of Sonic and Amy's relationship in the rest of this series soon! Taken from my book blog: RABBIT EARS BOOK BLOG
  2. George and the Printer is a cute short indie point-and-click puzzle game about a guy named George fighting his printer. It's short and sweet and requires some thinking. A thing about it is that you can't click on anything at any time--which kind of takes the fun out and makes it more challenging (but not in a fun way, IMO). It was awkward figuring out which items I was allowed to click, and it also revealed what I was supposed to do. It wasn't particularly a challenging game, but it does puzzle the brain a bit. Not by much, but still. It does have a cute artstyle though...
  3. Title: Sonic the Hedgehog Issue: #1 Writer: Ian Flynn Artist: Tracy Yardley Series: IDW So after the Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comics were cancelled in 2017, it was unknown at that point on whether or not Sonic the Hedgehog will ever come back into the comics. Well, it turns out that in 2018, SEGA announced that they will be partnering up with IDW Comics to make a brand-new Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series! And what better way to celebrate this special occasion than to have the old writers who wrote for the Archie Comics make a comeback into the series? I will admit that at first, I was a bit worried about this series because I grew up with the Archie Comics and I always enjoyed reading the Archie Comics, even if they had a couple of bad story lines here and there. So, when I finally picked up the first issue of the IDW comics, I actually found myself enjoying this issue! But, before I get into my thoughts about this issue, here's a brief summary of this issue. The series takes place after the events of "Sonic Forces" (you know, that recent Sonic game that turned out to be not so good)? Anyway, this issue basically showcases Sonic going around trying to help out the townspeople deal with the aftermath of the war in "Sonic Forces" and in this issue, we are introduced to Sonic's best friend, Tails the Fox (or Miles "Tails" Prower for all of you hardcore Sonic the Hedgehog fans) and together, they managed to take down the robots invading the town, while trying to solve the mystery about why Eggman's robots are going berserk, when Dr. Eggman himself is missing. So, I will admit that when I heard that this series was going to take place after the events of "Sonic Forces," I was a bit surprised by this because I assumed that once this comic book series was rebooted, they were going to make an original story for the comics that's not too heavily tied to the games. Also, at this point, "Sonic Forces" had developed a pretty bad reputation with the Sonic the Hedgehog fanbase and I thought that SEGA wasn't going to touch that game for a while. But, after reading this issue, it made me glad that they actually wrote a story that took place after "Sonic Forces" and actually improved on a few issues that "Sonic Forces" didn't tackle properly. One of the biggest issues that I had with "Sonic Forces" was that it felt like there was no urgency to the situation about Dr. Eggman finally taking over the world. That's an event that never happened in the previous Sonic the Hedgehog games. So, you would think that the characters would be more upset at that turn of events. But here in the comics, Ian Flynn actually did a fantastic job at showing the audience about what the war did to the townspeople and how everyone is trying to deal with damage control from the war. We see the townspeople still fighting off Dr. Eggman's robots, even after the war is over and it clearly shows that just because the war is over, doesn't mean that everything will go back to normal at the drop of a hat. It was also nice seeing Sonic do his thing and try to help out the townspeople fight off the robots, because that's what he does. He's a hero who likes helping out people in their time of need, while still having a snarky attitude towards his enemies. Now, let's talk about the characters themselves or more specifically, Sonic and Tails. It was great seeing Sonic and Tails fight together again since for years in the games, we barely get to see Tails fighting alongside Sonic since the games went for the whole "Sonic is the only playable character" direction. Anyway, I always loved Sonic and Tails' friendship in the franchise and it was nice seeing them just chatting with each other again. I also loved the fact that Ian Flynn made an attempt to address the issue of Tails' behavior in "Sonic Forces." So, you are probably asking "What? What happened with Tails in Sonic Forces?" Well, I'll tell you! So, in "Sonic Forces," when Sonic was captured by Dr. Eggman and was imprisoned for months, this causes Tails to suffer a meltdown and he ended up going off by himself after Sonic's disappearance. The biggest issue here is when Chaos comes towards Tails and Tails just cowers in front of Chaos. The problem with this scene is that if you had played "Sonic Adventure," you'll know that Tails actually fought against Chaos before. So, seeing Tails cower all of a sudden against Chaos just riled up the fandom really badly. So, in order to fix this, Ian Flynn had Tails kind of address how he was worried about Sonic when he got captured and he's worried that he will lose himself again if something happened to Sonic. But, the best part about this scene is that Sonic has this worried expression on his face and then, he immediately goes and comforts Tails and tells him that everything will be alright, just like a big brother would do for their little brother. Then afterwards, Sonic asks Tails if he would like to go with him and Tails notices that the village is still in danger and he decided to stay behind to help them. This really shows how much Tails has grown as a character (once again) and this small scene actually fixed the major problem that happened to Tails in "Sonic Forces." Tracy Yardley's artwork is as usual fantastic to look at. I loved how he has the characters show a lot of expressions that range from happiness to sadness and it really makes this issue worth reading! Now, if there was a problem that I had with this issue is that the world wasn't quite as well developed as I would have liked. You see, for years SEGA had been pretty undecided on naming Sonic's world or even explaining to the viewers about how things work in Sonic's world and I think that it seeped into the comics as well (although, that had a lot to do with SEGA's mandates, which we will go into more much later on. Oh, we so will go into it)... Also, if you are not a fan of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise or you haven't played "Sonic Forces," then chances are you will be a bit confused about why this war even started in the first place and how did Dr. Eggman even managed to nearly take over the world in "Sonic Forces?" Even though I wished that the world was developed a bit more, so that new readers will understand Sonic's world a bit better, I found this issue to be a really fun read and I loved the way that it managed to fix a lot of controversial moments that happened in "Sonic Forces." So far, it's a really great start to the reboot of the Sonic the Hedgehog comics and I definitely can't wait to tackle the next issue soon! Taken from my book blog RABBIT EARS BOOK BLOG
  4. Bliss

    Dragon Age II

    Welcome to the topic I wanted to call, "Dragon Age 2". Dragon Age 2 is about a character named Hawke who has fled from his nation, Fereldan, to escape from the threat of the darkspawn (monstrous creatures). Hawke eventually escapes with the help of a unlikely source, and has to rebuild his whole way of living in a new city named, Kirkwall. Within the span of a decade, Hawke rises into power as the "Champion of Kirkwall". The story is not nearly as captivating as the original "Dragon Age Origins". Dragon Age Origins is going to become a classic, but I do not see its sequel becoming one anytime near. Dragon Age 2 is what I would call a disappointment. The style of the game is nothing like its first installment. First off, the character interactions are horrible. Before you had the option of talking to a character within your party, and you could either piss them off or have a strong bond with them based on what you chose to say to them. In this game, you can be the rudest guy/girl in the world, and you still can have the same type of relationship with the characters. You cannot talk to them on the side to have full control of your characters friendships/relationships. Secondly, when you play this you almost feel like a prostitute fulfilling your pimp's dirty deeds. All you seem to do is take a job, complete the job, and get paid. Because of this concept, the story feels very linear and boring. You have to keep revisiting the same areas over, and over, and over again. It is so repetitive. You would think since the game was a "choose your own adventure" it would be less repetitive. Well, the choices do not change a damn thing in that category. The choices almost do not affect the story whatsoever. In fact, there comes a point in the game near the very end where you need to choose sides. Sorry to say, but there isn't a difference what side you choose because you have to go against both sides anyways, so what's the point? Depending what side you choose has no effect on the ending. In the ending, you barely even see your damn character. That's brilliant! Get yourself into a game where your character is assed out of the ending, a true Robin Hood story. The choices almost do not matter anymore, and when you pick choices in a conversation it doesn't make a difference. I'll give you an example. If I were to ask you what do you want for dinner, and I gave you four choices... A. Ribs & Rice B. Philly Cheese Steak & Fries C. Macaroni w/ Potatoes D. Captain Crunch and you happened to pick B. (philly cheese steak), your character would say, "Pancakes & Tubby Toast". He responds to what you want him or her to say differently then what you were going for. On the plus side this game does have some neat features. The character design is fantastic, you can alter their nose, hair, face, etc. It is extremely detailed, you'll have fun with that part. Also, some of the choices you made in the previous game will show up in part 2. Like, if you made a choice that you wanted someone to die in the first, he or she wouldn't appear in Dragon Age 2. It has some good qualities, but mostly disappointing. If you liked Dragon Age 2, that's great because you got your moneys worth. If you didn't, then you can relate to some of the things I've said. I'm rating this a 6/10.
  5. Some users must be confused with the events of September 9, 2011, as to why suddenly an honest opinion of Sonic Pocket Adventure exploded into a chaotic fad that occured for seemingly no reason. Allow me to explain. (also I highly recommend using THIS as background music while reading. ) I was on the Sonic News Network cleaning up articles for all of the underappreciated handheld Sonic games, when Pocket Adventure appeared at the bottom of the screen. "How quaint," Seasidrocity said, "I don't think I know too much about this game in order to update this article! Perhaps I should give it a search". When the list of search results appeared, the link to the IGN review for Sonic Pocket Adventure came on screen. Seasidrocity promptly clicked the link, curious about the overall quality of this obscure title. But what's this? Sonic Pocket Adventure holds a perfect score? How strange. A mere handheld title is better than it's console counterpart? "I do wonder..." pondered Seasidrocity, "what my good friends at the SSMB would think of this!". So Seasidrocity merrily continued onward to the SSMB. He had finished his status update (Sonic Pocket Adventure got a 10/10 from IGN. What.) But then, he realized, "I might as well include a link to the review, I wouldn't want people to doubt my statement!". So he promptly deleted the status update, replacing it with one with the link. But this next sight was quite unexpected! It appears that someone has stolen the post and is getting all of the replies! A charming old bloke by the name of Legendary Emerald replied to both him and the TERRIBLE THIEF with "Now there's a review I can get behind. Game is nearly perfect. I like it better than the actual Sonic 2 on the Genesis. Wish I'd brought my NGPC to college with me..." By some unknown force, the quote was repeated by other users, going on for pages upon pages of spam! And in the end, not a single fuck was given that day. Notable quotes from the fad: "Sonic Pocket Adventure got a 10/10 from IGN. What."~Seasidrocity/SockDrawer "Sonic Penis Adventure got 10/10 from IGN."~ A Match in Oil Ocean Zone "Now there's a review I can get behind. Game is nearly perfect. I like it better than the actual Sonic 2 on the Genesis.Wish I'd brought my NGPC to college with me."~Legendary Emerald "WHAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN LORD ALMIGHTY"~Seasidrocity "technically i started it if you wanna get technical about it"~SockDrawer "Is today forced meme day?"~Mr.Awesomest "Now this is a meme I can get behind. Joke is nearly perfect. I like it better than the actual review of Sonic Pocket Adventure. Wish I'd brought my sense of humor to college with me."~Legendary Emerald Lastly, here's the link for the IGN review. http://gameboy.ign.c...2/162670p1.html
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