A geek, gamer, programmer and Dtoider from Israel. I'm primarily a PC gamer with a few PS3 games. I know my way around C#, Java, Javascript, HTML & CSS. I usually post gaming-related items along with great music, funny things and my own thoughts on plenty of things.
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Review: Sam & Max - The Devil’s Playhouse
Note: This review was written right after playing episode 5, late at night, so it’s not particularly lengthy or descriptive. I may revise it or write an entirely new, longer one soon. (With the same score and opinion, obviously.)
Ever since I played episode 104 of Sam & Max, I liked this Freelance Police duo and wanted more. After playing The Devil’s Playhouse, Sam & Max has become a game series I love.
Season 3 brings action, top-notch comedy and difficult-yet-fun puzzles together to create a cinematic experience. It also introduces a five-chapter story, rather than five separate crimes like Telltale did in the previous two seasons. This makes The Devil’s Playhouse a complete, continued experience with a bright, big story arc.
The season starts off with a bang in The Penal Zone, in which a specific “space gorilla” named General Skun-ka’pe has escaped a dimensional prison called The Penal Zone and you have to imprison him once more. The game plays out well, with the new (optional) gamepad controls proving themselves to be very comfortable and intuitive.
The plot is very well-written, and each chapter’s own story is very interesting and blends in with the rest. This season had several twists, some major, some minor, some comical and all fit in with the rest of the story very nicely, in my opinion.
This season is very funny. While some parts made me laugh out loud, some also made me laugh my ass off. The various references to pop culture, jokes and sheer comic relief are great and fit in perfectly.
Finally, The Devil’s Playhouse deserves a score of 9/10 in my book.
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I just finished watching this great film called Shelter. Shelter is a romantic drama about a young guy named Zach (Trevor Wright) who is forced to give up his dreams of becoming an artist due to family obligations. While helping his sister (Tina Holmes) out with her child Cody (after Cody’s father left), he meets Shaun (Brad Rowe), his best friend’s (Gabe, played by Ross Thomas) brother whom Zach has known since his childhood. The two start to surf and hang out together, and develop a friendship that turns into a relationship and the story goes on from there.
The film is very good. The acting is superb, the writing is very good and there’s true, great chemistry between the actors playing Zach and Shaun. I highly recommend this film, even if you’re not gay.
Yet another finale that exceeds the quality of the entire show.
I just watched 90210’s second season finale, and I must say… The writers are getting better. I saw some of the twists right away, but some came completely by surprise. In addition, the plot was thicker, less teenish and less fake than the previous episodes. There were a few some many clichés and common teen drama events, but overall it was pretty good. At least, it was much better than the previous episodes.
Though I wish we’d gotten more info before it ended. They sort-of cut us off at a cliffhanger, but one too early. I mean, instead of (metaphorically) stopping at a cliff, slipping and hanging for our lives, it was so close we actually ran across it, continued running on air and only noticed it a little while afterwards. (Like in cartoons, e.g.: Looney Tunes.) Yeah, I know, that’s one weird metaphor.
And now I can’t wait until the next season. It’s so ironic that just as the summer comes and I finally have time to actually watch my shows freely (Summer vacation!), all of my shows reach their season finales. First Desperate Housewives. Then Doctor Who. And now 90210.
iPhone App Review: Byline (and giveaway!)
UPDATE @ 8PM Central Time (2AM GMT): …and that’s it! The giveaway’s closed. Apparently, only Lisa entered so she’s getting the free copy. Congrats, Lisa! :-)
UPDATE @ 6PM Central Time (12AM GMT): Bah, I forgot to close the giveaway. Well, you’ve got one last chance thanks to that. I’ll close the giveaway in TWO HOURS. That’s 8PM Central Time, 6PM Pacific Time or 2AM Greenwich Mean Time.
Today, I’m starting a new section of my blog where I review applications for Windows and iPhone OS. This odd combination of systems was chosen because I use an iPod touch and Windows PC. And to hit it off with a bang, I’m also having a little giveaway! Its details will be available after the review. (For the subscribers out there it will be placed after the link to the full article.)
