BulletPoints - The New World of Rainbows and Unicorns

Welcome back to BulletPoints and today I had probably planned some kind of video-game based topic or movie topic to discuss. However something big in the political sphere has occurred and it’s worth talking about. It’s a big step for the United States and possibly mankind as a whole. It’s the fact that homosexual marriage (now just marriage) is in fact a legal thing nationwide as decreed by the federal level of government. I’m not gay myself but I fully respect the right of people who are to finally celebrate their love in a way equal to any other couple and pay higher income taxes because of it. But, that being said, there are people who are against this notion. I’m not here to tell them they’re wrong. I’m here to talk them off their ledge and hopefully get them to see the world isn’t going to Hell and they’re just going to have to learn to accept the changes taking place.

BulletPoints - Lessons of E32015

So let’s talk about E3. I know that was all last week’s stuff. But today’s episode isn’t so much about the glory of the things to come from E3, but the things we should have learned from this year’s E3. For, you see, I’ve viewed this event for some time as a burlesque show to give us sights we want, but are mostly things we cannot touch (unless you’re so privileged to go and have the time/passes to do so). Let’s talk about all the pretty things we’ve seen and what we’ve learned from what we saw (or didn’t see) this year at E3.

BulletPoints - Why Gaming Matters

Welcome back to BulletPoints. What I’ve noticed is that all my reviews have been about films and most of my BulletPoints-posts have been about video games. I imagine when I start review games again this will reverse, but I just find this divide a little weird. If I wasn’t so busy watching TV all the time and catching up on old shows, I’d probably have gotten a couple of other games reviewed by now. Alas, hasn’t happened yet. But fear not because Splatoon is coming soon (as a review) and that’ll change everything.

BulletPoints - Child's Play

Welcome back to BulletPoints, a series that discusses the timeless quality forms of entertainment like games, movies, games, TV, games, comics, games, and games. We discuss this entertainment in terms of art, business, and just the entertainment in of itself. As we’ve discussed in issues past, I don’t like it when entertainment is made or designed to be exclusionary. And it pisses me off more so when people ask me a question implying that said form of entertainment is, by default, exclusionary. 

BulletPoints - How to Three-Way Podcast

Today on BulletPoints I’m going to outline the rules I try to follow when picking news blurbs for our podcast. Please note that I’m not the only one who suggests stories for the podcast, as Nicole does as well. Likewise, any member of the team is welcome to suggest stories if they like. Longer members obviously have more say than newer members on what can stay in the podcast and what can’t. And more priority is given to topics related to topics discussed in the podcast already (such as holiday-related podcasts or big events like Avengers or the death of Monty Oum). That being said, let’s get started. 

BulletPoints - Of Ultron and Ant-Men

Welcome back to BulletPoints where we talk about movies, games, and other entertainment in more detail. We can talk about the art, the business, or just have a little fun doing something nonsensical like last week’s personal Silent Hill venture. This week, I thought we’d dive in some Marvel Comics lore now that most of us have seen Age of Ultron. Why? Because while I really quite like Age of Ultron it got some things wrong (adaptation wise) and while I’m not upset, I feel this is a missed opportunity that will lower the quality of this year’s OTHER Marvel film, Ant-Man. 

BulletPoints - Silent Hill: Infestation

Recently, the cancellation of Silent Hills came to pass. Konami has once again proven they are incapable of providing us with good games. As evidenced by the fact Silent Hill having quality issues for years, Kojima’s departure from Konami, and their inability to market games in a way that will help them actually sell. This was even brought up in our most recent podcast (#48 Nobody Thinks of Norman Reedus). 

To mourn the loss of this potentially spectacular project, I thought why not create my own Silent Hill. For those who don’t know what I mean, Silent Hill is a mysterious town that has connections to a darker, more hell-like world. Throughout the games, it’s been established that those who enter Silent Hill and have darker pasts and great fears will see them come to life. The town acts as not an evil force to torture its victims, but a neutral force designed to help guide you through your internal struggles. True, its dangerous and horrifying, but sometimes the struggles we face are just that and we need a strong enough push to get us past them. This is ignoring the cult-aspect from Silent Hill 1 and Silent Hill 3.

Also keep in mind this is personal. While I have no dark past to really speak of (seriously, I’m a normal dude for the most part) I do have some fears. I don’t expect all of them will be shared here, but I’ll do enough to give a sense of the world and a possible story behind it. And if any development team working on a future Silent Hill title wants to borrow these ideas, don’t let me stop you. I know I won’t be working for Konami to make a game in the series anytime. Even if I did, I’m sure they wouldn’t tell me I was working on a Silent Hill game until a week after it had been announced… which is a week after it launches.

BulletPoints - Nintengoing Mobile

This episode on BulletPoints, we discuss the recent news of Nintendo's decision to go Mobile and their reveal that they are working on a new console. What does this mean for Nintendo, the industry, and gamers?

BulletPoints: Wall Crawling Menace Co-op'ed by Marvel

A recent news report announced that Spiderman would be joining the ranks of the Marvel characters in a recent deal construed by Sony and Marvel. While Fox has yet to weigh in on the issue in regards to X-Men and the Fantastic Four, we can spend the time speculating on whether this news is good or not by skimming over some of the relevant facts, of which, we actually know very little.

BulletGanon - Amiibo Crisis 2015

Amiibos… Plastic little figures with specialized chips in them to interact with your games. The effects they provide vary from figure to figure and game to game. And while I really do like the idea of collecting little figures of your favorite Nintendo icons (because, really, will there ever be a chance for a Marth, Ness, or Villager figure after this?), I can’t help but feel like Amiibos are ultimately a bad thing. Perhaps it’s because I’m jaded on the fact that a Ganondorf Amiibo still doesn’t exist and, at this rate, may likely never see the light of day. But I like to think my opinions on Amiibo aren’t entirely based on selfish desires to own a figure of the true dark lord of our times. #istandwithganondorf 

BulletPoints - Moore American Coward?

Had fun with Legend of Korra week? I did too but it’s time to get back to reality. And since I don’t have anything else done for reviews (yet), here’s an additional helping of “BulletPoints” to round the week out. So today will be about films. Specifically the American Sniper controversy over what Michael Moore said, calling snipers cowards. Please note I have yet to see the film. I also don’t have much interest in seeing the film and probably won’t, so please don’t expect a review of the film. 

BulletPoints - Korra is the New Firefly

Earlier this week, we had a review for Legend of Korra (the series). You can click the link HERE to see the whole thing. Alternatively, if you’ve already seen it and came for the supplementary post where I bash Nickelodeon and give a bit of praise to the creators for the ending of the series… You’ve come to the right place. So sit back as we kick things off for a rather savage beating of Nickelodeon and their inability to do their job right. 

BulletPoints: Big Shoes to Review

This was going to be the week I posted all of my Legend of Korra stuff. But due to a massive work-load this past weekend, I’m still working on that stuff. Do expect a podcast and a video-based Majestic Twelve for next week that’s all about Legend of Korra along with our normal posts. The change in format for those particular posts are my way of apologizing for delay (and I wanted to do them as videos anyway, so it works out). 

BulletPoints: Why Get Hype For Suicide Squad?

Some of you might have been wondering with the last issue of BulletPoints why I seem more inclined to like Marvel films over DC films. Taking it farther, why I was surprised by my excitement for Suicide Squad over… anything Marvel or Marvel-related. But there are some good reasons which I guess I’ll explain here. 

BulletPoints - Trailers and Casting Calls Part One

We’ve done a lot of talking about video games and while I could easily spend another BulletPoints throwing Ubisoft under the bus, I thought maybe this would be a week I could take a step away from that and talk about films. It was either this or the alternative of discussing Naruto some more, but I don’t want to waste anyone’s time with that if I don’t have to (but I totally will if pushed to it). 

While I haven’t seen a new film recently (lack of funds mostly), I have been keeping an ear to the ground on casting decisions for various super hero films and watching the trailers to the big movies of 2015 we’ve all been waiting to see SOMETHING of. This might get long, but this will be kind of a “grab bag” BulletPoints of film topics related to all of these. If anything in particular grabs your attention, please let me know in the comments and I’ll maybe try to expand upon that a bit more in a future discussion. That said… 

BulletPoints - The Problems with Early Access

This is a topic I’m sure many of you have seen elsewhere and discussed a great deal. But since I have yet to weigh in on the topic and I want to keep the blog-posts rolling, why not discuss my take on Early Access games? 

BulletPoints - Assassin's Greed: An Ubisoft Story

Watch_Dogs is coming to the WiiU this week. Ubisoft also had some PR problems with Assassin’s Creed Unity earlier this week… Yeah, I think that warrants a post. Also, yes, I'm revising a few things. Reloading will be the title for my (AJ's) reviews and BulletPoints will by my commentary series to discuss things in more depth or to rail against certain publishers or developers... 

... Like Ubisoft

Bulletpoints: The Legend of Korra The Game The Review

So faster than you probably expected, here’s a Legend of Korra The Game review. 

BulletPoints: Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor Review

BulletPoints Review of Middle Earth: Shadows of Mordor. 

BulletPoints: Going, Going and... Gone Girl review.

A review? Sacre bleu! What are we reviewing? Gone Girl.