Title: Mass Effect 3
Media: Video Game (Xbox 360 version)
Rating: Four and a Half Spaceships
Mission Report:
I should probably start with all the negative points first, so I can end this review on a good note. This game had a problem from the first game... they just threw you into things! Well, sort of. It was better than the original Mass Effect, since you knew the main storyline much better and had more knowledge of the universe then you did, but still! It was still throwing, and no explanations!
I had no idea why Shepard was suddenly in "retirement". Now I know it probably has to do with the Arrival DLC (downloadable content) and all relating lore and stuff to it... in fact, I'm next to sure about it! But I didn't during my first playthrough! The fact that I really know now, is that I've now played the Arrival DLC, and read comics and a mini-story which seem to indicate it. But even then... I'm not 100% sure about it.
But the Arrival DLC storyline does cause issues later on. In at least two side-missions/stories, this story is important. But I had no idea what they were talking about, and/or what was going on!!!
Here, it was like the people at BioWare were expecting you to have gotten and played the Arrival DLC. Bad move on their part! Not everyone gets the DLC, or even play the other games! It made things less enjoyable in a few parts.
Also, this James Vega character... I had no idea who this guy was, why he was there, how he knew Shepard, etc., etc., etc.! I did not care for it! At least, in Mass Effect 2, you had dossiers! But this guy... he was just thrown on you, no previous knowledge! The most I could find out as soon as possible was that he was an arms master, but that was what the game called him in his talent points section. I was good and ticked! Now I know more, thanks to comics and the Mass Effect: Paragon Lost movie, but still...! He was just thrown on, no warning or really any real previous information, except for somehow knowing Shepard, and then we learn he's an arms master! ARGH...!
Also, you don't get to fly around the galaxy right away. You are thrown automatically into missions for a couple of missions. For a while, I was worried that the exploration and flying around bit had been kicked out. Luckily, it was not. But I was worried for a bit.
Also, you don't get to pick your teammates right away. Okay, maybe that I shouldn't have been grumpy about, because it's like that for every game, but I was more ticked this time around.
But the super-duper point dropper?
THE ENDING!
Yes, you read that right... Mass Effect, the game with a very good storyline structure and general storyline, had a BAD ENDING!
Now, okay, I'm going to admit it. I haven't played the game with the DLC which was BioWare's answer to the tons of fans who also complained about the ending (nice going, fellow M.E. fans!). I'm hoping it makes things better, but it's a "we'll see" moment...
Now, I don't think I've gotten my vibe through about the ending. It was terrible! They kill Shepard! KILL HER/HIM! And it's a choice at the end... but either choice ends to KILLING Shepard! OH MAN, SERIOUSLY?!? I hated the ending! Hated it, hated it, hated it!
Now to the good parts.
Yes, there were good parts. LOL!
The game was fun. I had lots of fun playing it. The action was good (though the special effects were so good, I didn't often look directly at the Reaper spawn. :) ). The gameplay was good.
We got to see a bunch of familiar characters. Whoever from your team survived from Mass Effect 2 showed up in one way or another. Though most of them were not playable, but they were still big parts of the story.
However, Garrus and Tali came back... and they were both playable! I was delighted! Garrus and Tali had been my team, whenever possible, ever since the first Mass Effect. So playing with them again... yay!
Also, we get a different special treat... characters from the books showed up! In a side-mission, Kahlee Sanders showed up! And the main minion of the Illusive Man was Kai Leng! Both are from the books! SWEET!
Except for the beginning, the push-on of James Vega, and the ending, the storyline was good too!
Since I haven't finished the game with the DLC package for the ending, I can't give you a review for a game with that.
But for a game without the DLC... here's the final "all in all": all in all, this was still a good game! It just has some issues.
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Ender's Game
Title: Ender's Game
Media: Movie
Rating: Four Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
Years ago, aliens attacked, and almost destroyed humanity. 50 years later, humanity is picking and training kids to be warriors in order to destroy the alien threat, despite the fact that the aliens haven't attacked since the last war.
Ender is one such kid. But he's been selected as humanity's only hope. He is sent from Earth to two different schools. But one primary way to learn and train is by playing games.
But, for Ender, life is going to be no game, though it is centered by games...
Even more than he might realize!
Mission Report:
Oh. Man.
This was good.
It has been years since I've read the book this is based on. But it has been years since I've read it. But that didn't stop memories from popping up. It made things both annoying and helpful.
The movie itself was pretty good. The action and dialogue was good. And there was a meaningful moment to it. But, since I've read the book and know what the shocker secret message is and where it's supposed to be, I think the impact of that moment was lost.
Also, the in-movie script was pretty well-done in some places. Again, there was memories of the book interfering and making things annoying. I felt upset at the lost of some details. But I feel like the conversation between Ender and the alien at the end was pretty good... if you didn't have the money to do the actual mental conversation (I actually remember there was one!). Good for close moments.
All in all, this was a good movie.
Media: Movie
Rating: Four Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
Years ago, aliens attacked, and almost destroyed humanity. 50 years later, humanity is picking and training kids to be warriors in order to destroy the alien threat, despite the fact that the aliens haven't attacked since the last war.
Ender is one such kid. But he's been selected as humanity's only hope. He is sent from Earth to two different schools. But one primary way to learn and train is by playing games.
But, for Ender, life is going to be no game, though it is centered by games...
Even more than he might realize!
Mission Report:
Oh. Man.
This was good.
It has been years since I've read the book this is based on. But it has been years since I've read it. But that didn't stop memories from popping up. It made things both annoying and helpful.
The movie itself was pretty good. The action and dialogue was good. And there was a meaningful moment to it. But, since I've read the book and know what the shocker secret message is and where it's supposed to be, I think the impact of that moment was lost.
Also, the in-movie script was pretty well-done in some places. Again, there was memories of the book interfering and making things annoying. I felt upset at the lost of some details. But I feel like the conversation between Ender and the alien at the end was pretty good... if you didn't have the money to do the actual mental conversation (I actually remember there was one!). Good for close moments.
All in all, this was a good movie.
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Mass Effect: Deception
Title: Mass Effect: Deception
Media: Book
Author: William C. Dietz
Rating: Two and a Half Spaceships
Mission Note: This book takes place in-between Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3.
Mission Briefing:
This book stunk!
The new author got a bunch of facts wrong! A lot centered on the quarians and their culture (for one thing, he got the freakin' name thing wrong!). Also, salarian females popped up way too often, when they're supposed to be rare! True, in real life, concidences (sp?) like that happen, but it was still not good mojo in the book! And some details were a little left out, as well as characters! True, people come and go and die, but there wasn't even an explanation about what happened to Gillian's old quarian friend Lem! Seriously, people!!!
As for the book? I felt like, a couple of times, that it was basically a machine gun! William C. Dietz was basically killing characters that didn't come up in the next game! So, who cares? I get that it can happen in real life, but still... seriously!!! He basically murdered most of them! NOT GOOD MOJO!!!
However, as you can see, the book got some points.Thing is, the actual book enjoyment level, forgetting the lore glitches, was actually at the average level.
So, all in all, worst book in the Mass Effect series!
Media: Book
Author: William C. Dietz
Rating: Two and a Half Spaceships
Mission Note: This book takes place in-between Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3.
Mission Briefing:
This book stunk!
The new author got a bunch of facts wrong! A lot centered on the quarians and their culture (for one thing, he got the freakin' name thing wrong!). Also, salarian females popped up way too often, when they're supposed to be rare! True, in real life, concidences (sp?) like that happen, but it was still not good mojo in the book! And some details were a little left out, as well as characters! True, people come and go and die, but there wasn't even an explanation about what happened to Gillian's old quarian friend Lem! Seriously, people!!!
As for the book? I felt like, a couple of times, that it was basically a machine gun! William C. Dietz was basically killing characters that didn't come up in the next game! So, who cares? I get that it can happen in real life, but still... seriously!!! He basically murdered most of them! NOT GOOD MOJO!!!
However, as you can see, the book got some points.Thing is, the actual book enjoyment level, forgetting the lore glitches, was actually at the average level.
So, all in all, worst book in the Mass Effect series!
Mass Effect: Retribution
Title: Mass Effect: Retribution
Media: Book
Author: Drew Karpyshyn
Rating: Four and a Half Spaceships
Mission Notes: This book comes in-between Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3.
Mission Briefing:
This book was better than I thought it was going to be. I read the back of the book, and knew there was going to be some disturbing parts that I wasn't going to really read. And I was right.
But it didn't take up as much of the book as I thought it was going to! Also, the rest of the book was good! And there was a lot of highly-enjoyable parts! I honestly thought this was going to be one of my least fave books, at least in this series, but I was proven wrong! And, ho boy, am I glad to say that!
All in all, this was a good book, even when some parts had to be skipped. Well done, Drew Karpyshyn!
Media: Book
Author: Drew Karpyshyn
Rating: Four and a Half Spaceships
Mission Notes: This book comes in-between Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3.
Mission Briefing:
This book was better than I thought it was going to be. I read the back of the book, and knew there was going to be some disturbing parts that I wasn't going to really read. And I was right.
But it didn't take up as much of the book as I thought it was going to! Also, the rest of the book was good! And there was a lot of highly-enjoyable parts! I honestly thought this was going to be one of my least fave books, at least in this series, but I was proven wrong! And, ho boy, am I glad to say that!
All in all, this was a good book, even when some parts had to be skipped. Well done, Drew Karpyshyn!
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Mass Effect 2
Title: Mass Effect 2
Media: Video Game (Xbox 360 version)
Rating: Four Spaceships
Mission Notes: At time of writing, I'm replaying this game for the second time, so review is probably going to be affected by that.
Mission Briefing:
Okay, this was like a movie trilogy in this case. The first and third games were great, but not so much the second game.
First, let's start with some of my complaints.
There are story problems in this one... two main ones. The first is the beginning and the whole "coming-back-from-the-dead" thing. It bugs me and my Christian beliefs. The second story problem is the disturbing ending, which is just plain disturbing. UGH!!!
Also, there's they freakin' change a bunch of things! ARGH!!!
And then there's this sudden switch to ammo. Yes, yes, they call it thermal clips to prevent overheating, but IT'S STILL AMMO! I so liked not worrying about ammo! ARGH...!
Oh, and there are a few other story probs and things I don't care about.
But this game is still good, and I still enjoyed it. You even get used to the thermal clips after a while, and most of the controls.
The story was still good. Your decisions from the last game affect this one, even in minor ways. It's pretty cool, especially when one just pops up in your face.
Oh, and you still get to play with Garrus and Tali'Zorah! I was super-excited when I got Garrus back, and was really giddy when I got Tali back! You still manage to see many of the game characters from the last game, but these two are the ones actually pickable as your team (though you only get Tali later).
Also, not everything about the new characters are bad. My fave from the new characters is Mordin Solis (sp?), the salarian doctor. He's just funny, and can make me laugh, in mid-fight.
Also, pure awesome here, YOU CAN RECRUIT A GETH!!!
AWESOME!!!
Also, you don't have to worry about piloting a MAKO! ( : ) )
Oh, and shopping becomes more fun. You get your own personal cabin, and can buy pets, including fishies! Problem and annoying thing about the fishies is that you have to feed them after every time you return from a mission or they die! ARGH!!!
Also, you get to personalize your character's armor. You can buy armor pieces, and even play with their color! It was COOL!
Also, you can now take Paragon or Renegade actions. A symbol of either one appears on the screen, then you can hit the right trigger button to do it. Or you can wait it out, and not do the action. Thing is, I didn't know that at first, and just did everything. Again, did things that I probably wouldn't have done due to that. ARGH!!! Also, there's at least one time where you don't see the symbol clearly. This caused me to miss it the first time I played it, but I found it on the second play-through.
Also, they fixed a problem from the first game. After I was done with the main storyline of the game, I was able to go back and play some more! And I was not chunked into the last boss fight! Timeline-wise, I was simply sent to right before the initiation of the end-mission. YES! Good move, people! Also, I was able to do stuff that was still transferred to the last game! YES!
All in all, this still was a good game.
Media: Video Game (Xbox 360 version)
Rating: Four Spaceships
Mission Notes: At time of writing, I'm replaying this game for the second time, so review is probably going to be affected by that.
Mission Briefing:
Okay, this was like a movie trilogy in this case. The first and third games were great, but not so much the second game.
First, let's start with some of my complaints.
There are story problems in this one... two main ones. The first is the beginning and the whole "coming-back-from-the-dead" thing. It bugs me and my Christian beliefs. The second story problem is the disturbing ending, which is just plain disturbing. UGH!!!
Also, there's they freakin' change a bunch of things! ARGH!!!
And then there's this sudden switch to ammo. Yes, yes, they call it thermal clips to prevent overheating, but IT'S STILL AMMO! I so liked not worrying about ammo! ARGH...!
Oh, and there are a few other story probs and things I don't care about.
But this game is still good, and I still enjoyed it. You even get used to the thermal clips after a while, and most of the controls.
The story was still good. Your decisions from the last game affect this one, even in minor ways. It's pretty cool, especially when one just pops up in your face.
Oh, and you still get to play with Garrus and Tali'Zorah! I was super-excited when I got Garrus back, and was really giddy when I got Tali back! You still manage to see many of the game characters from the last game, but these two are the ones actually pickable as your team (though you only get Tali later).
Also, not everything about the new characters are bad. My fave from the new characters is Mordin Solis (sp?), the salarian doctor. He's just funny, and can make me laugh, in mid-fight.
Also, pure awesome here, YOU CAN RECRUIT A GETH!!!
AWESOME!!!
Also, you don't have to worry about piloting a MAKO! ( : ) )
Oh, and shopping becomes more fun. You get your own personal cabin, and can buy pets, including fishies! Problem and annoying thing about the fishies is that you have to feed them after every time you return from a mission or they die! ARGH!!!
Also, you get to personalize your character's armor. You can buy armor pieces, and even play with their color! It was COOL!
Also, you can now take Paragon or Renegade actions. A symbol of either one appears on the screen, then you can hit the right trigger button to do it. Or you can wait it out, and not do the action. Thing is, I didn't know that at first, and just did everything. Again, did things that I probably wouldn't have done due to that. ARGH!!! Also, there's at least one time where you don't see the symbol clearly. This caused me to miss it the first time I played it, but I found it on the second play-through.
Also, they fixed a problem from the first game. After I was done with the main storyline of the game, I was able to go back and play some more! And I was not chunked into the last boss fight! Timeline-wise, I was simply sent to right before the initiation of the end-mission. YES! Good move, people! Also, I was able to do stuff that was still transferred to the last game! YES!
All in all, this still was a good game.
Mass Effect: Ascension
Title: Mass Effect: Ascension
Media: Book
Author: Drew Karpyshyn
Rating: Four Spaceships
Mission Note: This book comes in-between Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2.
Mission Briefing:
Okay... first, I have to tell you something. If you read my book review blog before, you might know this already. But I have this thing about reading books in the same series in a row. As I read more, I get less excited, and the books seem less good, even when it's probably really good!
That's what most likely happened with this one. I read it right after Mass Effect: Revelation. So it seemed not as good as its counterpart.
HOWEVER, as you can plainly see up above, it still got a 4-Spaceship rating. So this book was still good! I still say get it!
So, all in all, it's a good book, but didn't seem as good as Mass Effect: Revelation.
Wow... lame review!!! Even for some of my lame reviews!!!
Media: Book
Author: Drew Karpyshyn
Rating: Four Spaceships
Mission Note: This book comes in-between Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2.
Mission Briefing:
Okay... first, I have to tell you something. If you read my book review blog before, you might know this already. But I have this thing about reading books in the same series in a row. As I read more, I get less excited, and the books seem less good, even when it's probably really good!
That's what most likely happened with this one. I read it right after Mass Effect: Revelation. So it seemed not as good as its counterpart.
HOWEVER, as you can plainly see up above, it still got a 4-Spaceship rating. So this book was still good! I still say get it!
So, all in all, it's a good book, but didn't seem as good as Mass Effect: Revelation.
Wow... lame review!!! Even for some of my lame reviews!!!
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Mass Effect: Paragon Lost
Title: Mass Effect: Paragon Lost
Media: Movie
Rating: Four and a Half Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
James Vega and his team manages to save a reasearch colony on Fehl (sp?) Prime from the Blood Pack. But then the team is assigned guard duty. 2 years pass without trouble...
And then some mysterious bug-like aliens attack!!!
Along with some new dude and the asari researcher Treeya, who James is crushing on, James has to save the colony again, and defeat the aliens. But will he be successful? Will he live up to be like his hero, Commander Shepard?
What will happen?
Mission Report:
This movie was surprisingly good!
Thing is, there were a few issues. Some was lore-wise. I've heard that there were complaints on sizes of the Collectors. Okay, maybe for the hunter. But when I was playing Mass Effect 2, I was too busy blasting Collectors to really notice the size!
But the Alliance gaining data on the Collectors and Reapers? Shouldn't the Alliance (and the Council) have done something due to that in the games or books? Okay, admittedly, the fourth M.E. book wasn't good, especially lore-wise, but there was no backing in the third book. I felt like that was a lore glitch, and I'm not appreciative of those. There were a few other glitches as well.
Also, it was a lot gorier than I was expecting. Yeah, yeah, it was Mass Effect, so gore was supposed to jump in. It was still gorier than I expected, or really cared for. Okay, most was blood effects.
My other biggest sure complaint is how the krogans were drawn. It was horrible!!! I was still able to tell that they were krogan, but they looked like a different, new species! AW MAN, PEOPLE!!!
Otherwise, the art was excellent. The rest of the aliens were done extremely well... and not just humans! Most of the Collectors were great (except the hunter... after they had shown the marine and the effect once, they didn't have to keep repeating. It was annoying, and I kept being drawn to her whenever she was on screen as part of the hunter. YEESH!). Also, the asari, varren, and vocha were all excellent! You could tell what those were!
Admittedly, the CGI was a little weak. But it was still cool, especially when we got to see the old MAKO tank. I may really don't like driving that thing, but seeing it on-screen and as part of this movie was really cool.
Also, seeing all those elements I knew from the games was cool. I recognized the Collector ship. Plus seeing how the pods worked on picking up their victims and opening up was cool.
Also, I saw familiar characters! We saw Liara T'Soni, David Anderson, and even Admiral Hackett! Of course, James Vega, who is a team member in Mass Effect 3, was the main character. I was glad to have the opportunity to learn more about James Vega. I feel like M.E.3 just dropped the character on me... but I'll probably cover that in more detail when I review Mass Effect 3.
The movie was pretty enjoyable. Good action, mostly-good art (it was an anime), and high levels of enjoyment, despite the not-enjoyable parts...
All in all, this was a good movie. Nice job, guys!
Media: Movie
Rating: Four and a Half Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
James Vega and his team manages to save a reasearch colony on Fehl (sp?) Prime from the Blood Pack. But then the team is assigned guard duty. 2 years pass without trouble...
And then some mysterious bug-like aliens attack!!!
Along with some new dude and the asari researcher Treeya, who James is crushing on, James has to save the colony again, and defeat the aliens. But will he be successful? Will he live up to be like his hero, Commander Shepard?
What will happen?
Mission Report:
This movie was surprisingly good!
Thing is, there were a few issues. Some was lore-wise. I've heard that there were complaints on sizes of the Collectors. Okay, maybe for the hunter. But when I was playing Mass Effect 2, I was too busy blasting Collectors to really notice the size!
But the Alliance gaining data on the Collectors and Reapers? Shouldn't the Alliance (and the Council) have done something due to that in the games or books? Okay, admittedly, the fourth M.E. book wasn't good, especially lore-wise, but there was no backing in the third book. I felt like that was a lore glitch, and I'm not appreciative of those. There were a few other glitches as well.
Also, it was a lot gorier than I was expecting. Yeah, yeah, it was Mass Effect, so gore was supposed to jump in. It was still gorier than I expected, or really cared for. Okay, most was blood effects.
My other biggest sure complaint is how the krogans were drawn. It was horrible!!! I was still able to tell that they were krogan, but they looked like a different, new species! AW MAN, PEOPLE!!!
Otherwise, the art was excellent. The rest of the aliens were done extremely well... and not just humans! Most of the Collectors were great (except the hunter... after they had shown the marine and the effect once, they didn't have to keep repeating. It was annoying, and I kept being drawn to her whenever she was on screen as part of the hunter. YEESH!). Also, the asari, varren, and vocha were all excellent! You could tell what those were!
Admittedly, the CGI was a little weak. But it was still cool, especially when we got to see the old MAKO tank. I may really don't like driving that thing, but seeing it on-screen and as part of this movie was really cool.
Also, seeing all those elements I knew from the games was cool. I recognized the Collector ship. Plus seeing how the pods worked on picking up their victims and opening up was cool.
Also, I saw familiar characters! We saw Liara T'Soni, David Anderson, and even Admiral Hackett! Of course, James Vega, who is a team member in Mass Effect 3, was the main character. I was glad to have the opportunity to learn more about James Vega. I feel like M.E.3 just dropped the character on me... but I'll probably cover that in more detail when I review Mass Effect 3.
The movie was pretty enjoyable. Good action, mostly-good art (it was an anime), and high levels of enjoyment, despite the not-enjoyable parts...
All in all, this was a good movie. Nice job, guys!
Friday, January 10, 2014
Mass Effect: Revelation
Title: Mass Effect: Revelation
Media: Book
Author: Drew Karpyshyn
Rating: Five Spaceships
Mission Notes:
To folks who haven't played Mass Effect: this story takes place before Mass Effect.
To players of Mass Effect: Remember how David Anderson and Saren have a history? This book plays out that story. If you didn't know that David Anderson and Saren had a history, sorry for the spoiler alert.
Mission Report:
Oh man, this book was extremely well-done!
Hats off to the author, this was a good book! The writing was superb! Five-star material, all the way!
In fact, the only reason this book lost points was due to how well-written it was. There were some very disturbing and freaky parts... particulilary (sp?), some of Saren's scenes. But it was due to how well-written the book was! I believe you were meant to be disturbed and freaked out, and it did an excellent job with that! The characters almost felt real!
This book was pure excellent, and the writing was superb! Well done, Drew Karpyshyn!!!
Media: Book
Author: Drew Karpyshyn
Rating: Five Spaceships
Mission Notes:
To folks who haven't played Mass Effect: this story takes place before Mass Effect.
To players of Mass Effect: Remember how David Anderson and Saren have a history? This book plays out that story. If you didn't know that David Anderson and Saren had a history, sorry for the spoiler alert.
Mission Report:
Oh man, this book was extremely well-done!
Hats off to the author, this was a good book! The writing was superb! Five-star material, all the way!
In fact, the only reason this book lost points was due to how well-written it was. There were some very disturbing and freaky parts... particulilary (sp?), some of Saren's scenes. But it was due to how well-written the book was! I believe you were meant to be disturbed and freaked out, and it did an excellent job with that! The characters almost felt real!
This book was pure excellent, and the writing was superb! Well done, Drew Karpyshyn!!!
Star Trek: Into Darkness
Title: Star Trek: Into Darkness
Media: Movie
Rating: Five Spaceships
Mission Report:
Oh man!
This movie was just so good!
The story was good, and the acting was excellent. Especially the guy who played Khan... he freaked me out at times with his good acting.
Also, the writing of the story wasn't bad. They did use an obvious play at the end, but it tipped off towards good writing that the mini-bits which made the ending obvious actually were used. Still, it was annoying.
But, otherwise, the movie was really good! I can say that happily, and I'm admittedly not a Trekkie! Good job, guys!!!
Media: Movie
Rating: Five Spaceships
Mission Report:
Oh man!
This movie was just so good!
The story was good, and the acting was excellent. Especially the guy who played Khan... he freaked me out at times with his good acting.
Also, the writing of the story wasn't bad. They did use an obvious play at the end, but it tipped off towards good writing that the mini-bits which made the ending obvious actually were used. Still, it was annoying.
But, otherwise, the movie was really good! I can say that happily, and I'm admittedly not a Trekkie! Good job, guys!!!
Elysium
Title: Elysium
Media: Movie
Rating: Five Spaceships
WARNING: THIS MOVIE IS RATED "R"!!!
Mission Report:
But this movie was pure awesome. The action was good, and it was pretty enjoyable. It was pretty gory, though... more than I had expected.
However, it was a very good movie. And the ending... icing on the cake! It was awesome! Well-done and awesome! Despite the sadder tone, the way the ending was written and done... awesome! Good job, writers!
This is a movie I definitely suggest! It's awesome!
Media: Movie
Rating: Five Spaceships
WARNING: THIS MOVIE IS RATED "R"!!!
Mission Report:
But this movie was pure awesome. The action was good, and it was pretty enjoyable. It was pretty gory, though... more than I had expected.
However, it was a very good movie. And the ending... icing on the cake! It was awesome! Well-done and awesome! Despite the sadder tone, the way the ending was written and done... awesome! Good job, writers!
This is a movie I definitely suggest! It's awesome!
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising
Name: Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising
Media: Movie
Series: Transformers Prime
Rating: Three Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
Um... a jumble of things? After dubbing Bumblebee a warrior, Optimus goes to grab the Allspark so that Cybertron can breathe new life... and he takes Wheeljack as his pilot. Everyone else has to deal with rebuilding and hunting down Decepticons and a certain Predacon.
But things are going to get more dangerous by the minute! Shockwave and Starscream have succeeded in cloning two more Predacons, and are working on more... but that is not the big danger! Unicron's energy form has been woken up by Primus's reawakening. He brings Megatron back to life, but forces him as his slave and vessel for his Anti-Spark (Megatron, unluckily for him, is conscious and around [again] for this, as well as being bound to Unicron thanks to the Dark Energon that flowed through his body when he was alive the first time). Unicron plans on destroying Primus, and therefore Cybertron!
There are many different factors, and many different players... even Megatron tries to rebel! But will the day, and the planet, as well as the future, be saved?
Mission Report:
This... was not what it could have been.
Now, admittedly, the show lost some points due to content issues. Calling Unicron a god, the whole Primus=core issue, rising of the undead, etc., etc., etc.... yeah, not good mojo! (Plus the content issue in the ending which will be explained later on).
But the story itself had issues. It wasn't well-done. Things were hopping all over the place... I kind of understand if it was to keep the time-stream correct (like this was happening when [hop] this was happening...). But the story... could have been done much better.
It was like those later episodes of the series, and some of the series episodes. We just kept hopping, and there was just too many storylines! They were trying to juggle too many storylines at once. Admittedly, it can be done, but this was not the best way to do it! It could have been done so much better!
Also, the story was glitchy around the leadeship issue. Ever since Prey*, they've pretty much set it up for Smokescreen to be the next Prime! But then the whole leadership thing goes to Bumblebee! Now, admittedly, in the movie you can totally see in-movie how that's going to be, and how good he's going to be, but then here's the issue... The makers of the show have been setting it for Smokescreen for a good, long while now! And where did this leadership ability come from? When Bumblebee spoke similar to R2-D2, there was no indication of leadership skills or anything! It didn't seem to be part of his character! All of the sudden, he starts talking and takes Megatron down out for the count with the Star Saber, and then he all of a sudden grows leadership skills? Um... PEOPLE? NOT HELPFUL? Adimttedly, in real life, skills and abilities do just seem to pop out of nowhere sometimes, but... NOT HELPFUL!
Also, there were a few other story glitches.
While we're talking about the bad, let's also talk about the ending. Warning, spoiler alert... OPTIMUS PRIME DIES! Well, pretty much... thinking back, it's confusing. But that was not good mojo! Optimus dies, and there not even a way for the Matrix to be passed on! No new Primes (unless they keep the title for whatever weird reason)! Optimus Prime is dead! Kaput! ARGH! That I do not like! SERIOUSLY, PEOPLE, WHAT'S UP WITH KILLING PRIME AND RUINING PARTS OF GOOD ENDINGS?!?
There was at least one good part to the ending, however! Megatron ditches his warlording ways (though I thought it was glitchy and didn't make the greatest sense on how he saw reality and why he chose to stop)! Basically, he's a good guy! YAY!
And there were other good parts too. After all, this movie got three Spaceships, not two or one. There were a few funny parts. And there were good story bits as well. Knock Out joined the Autobot team for real! YAY!
Plus, team-up!!! YAY!
And I really liked how Megatron rebelled and tried to fight Unicron. Though I admit, the whole body-"upgrade" thing, Unicron being Megatron's master, and Megatron rebelling was deja vu (sp? on both). I'm talking about the old Transformers: The Animated Movie back from the 1980's**. Unicron rebuilt Megatron as Galvatron there, was Galvatron's master, and Galvatron tried to rebel. Admittedly, there were differences, especially in the two movies' "Unicron-is-Megatron/Galvatron's-master" thing and "Megatron/Galvatron rebelling". But they were still surprisingly similar! I was surprised that Megatron didn't rename himself, or got renamed, Galvatron! A little ticked and upset too, if they were going to be that similar!
It wasn't the only deja vu (sp? on both) thing going on either. But I can't totally recall them to mind.
Yeah, I ended up complaining more than praising this thing, but don't get me wrong... it wasn't total trash. Also, I was watching via Netflix, and my Internet had decided to be grumpy with me... so the watching took a few days, and I had issues in graphics and other stuff. So my opinion in many parts isn't probably what it would usually be.
So, all in all, it was a movie which only won itself an average rating, and seriously could have been done better... as well as possessing a bad and sad part to the ending!
*Transformers Prime, Season 3
**Admittedly, I didn't see the movie, but I did read a graphic novelization of the movie!
Media: Movie
Series: Transformers Prime
Rating: Three Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
Um... a jumble of things? After dubbing Bumblebee a warrior, Optimus goes to grab the Allspark so that Cybertron can breathe new life... and he takes Wheeljack as his pilot. Everyone else has to deal with rebuilding and hunting down Decepticons and a certain Predacon.
But things are going to get more dangerous by the minute! Shockwave and Starscream have succeeded in cloning two more Predacons, and are working on more... but that is not the big danger! Unicron's energy form has been woken up by Primus's reawakening. He brings Megatron back to life, but forces him as his slave and vessel for his Anti-Spark (Megatron, unluckily for him, is conscious and around [again] for this, as well as being bound to Unicron thanks to the Dark Energon that flowed through his body when he was alive the first time). Unicron plans on destroying Primus, and therefore Cybertron!
There are many different factors, and many different players... even Megatron tries to rebel! But will the day, and the planet, as well as the future, be saved?
Mission Report:
This... was not what it could have been.
Now, admittedly, the show lost some points due to content issues. Calling Unicron a god, the whole Primus=core issue, rising of the undead, etc., etc., etc.... yeah, not good mojo! (Plus the content issue in the ending which will be explained later on).
But the story itself had issues. It wasn't well-done. Things were hopping all over the place... I kind of understand if it was to keep the time-stream correct (like this was happening when [hop] this was happening...). But the story... could have been done much better.
It was like those later episodes of the series, and some of the series episodes. We just kept hopping, and there was just too many storylines! They were trying to juggle too many storylines at once. Admittedly, it can be done, but this was not the best way to do it! It could have been done so much better!
Also, the story was glitchy around the leadeship issue. Ever since Prey*, they've pretty much set it up for Smokescreen to be the next Prime! But then the whole leadership thing goes to Bumblebee! Now, admittedly, in the movie you can totally see in-movie how that's going to be, and how good he's going to be, but then here's the issue... The makers of the show have been setting it for Smokescreen for a good, long while now! And where did this leadership ability come from? When Bumblebee spoke similar to R2-D2, there was no indication of leadership skills or anything! It didn't seem to be part of his character! All of the sudden, he starts talking and takes Megatron down out for the count with the Star Saber, and then he all of a sudden grows leadership skills? Um... PEOPLE? NOT HELPFUL? Adimttedly, in real life, skills and abilities do just seem to pop out of nowhere sometimes, but... NOT HELPFUL!
Also, there were a few other story glitches.
While we're talking about the bad, let's also talk about the ending. Warning, spoiler alert... OPTIMUS PRIME DIES! Well, pretty much... thinking back, it's confusing. But that was not good mojo! Optimus dies, and there not even a way for the Matrix to be passed on! No new Primes (unless they keep the title for whatever weird reason)! Optimus Prime is dead! Kaput! ARGH! That I do not like! SERIOUSLY, PEOPLE, WHAT'S UP WITH KILLING PRIME AND RUINING PARTS OF GOOD ENDINGS?!?
There was at least one good part to the ending, however! Megatron ditches his warlording ways (though I thought it was glitchy and didn't make the greatest sense on how he saw reality and why he chose to stop)! Basically, he's a good guy! YAY!
And there were other good parts too. After all, this movie got three Spaceships, not two or one. There were a few funny parts. And there were good story bits as well. Knock Out joined the Autobot team for real! YAY!
Plus, team-up!!! YAY!
And I really liked how Megatron rebelled and tried to fight Unicron. Though I admit, the whole body-"upgrade" thing, Unicron being Megatron's master, and Megatron rebelling was deja vu (sp? on both). I'm talking about the old Transformers: The Animated Movie back from the 1980's**. Unicron rebuilt Megatron as Galvatron there, was Galvatron's master, and Galvatron tried to rebel. Admittedly, there were differences, especially in the two movies' "Unicron-is-Megatron/Galvatron's-master" thing and "Megatron/Galvatron rebelling". But they were still surprisingly similar! I was surprised that Megatron didn't rename himself, or got renamed, Galvatron! A little ticked and upset too, if they were going to be that similar!
It wasn't the only deja vu (sp? on both) thing going on either. But I can't totally recall them to mind.
Yeah, I ended up complaining more than praising this thing, but don't get me wrong... it wasn't total trash. Also, I was watching via Netflix, and my Internet had decided to be grumpy with me... so the watching took a few days, and I had issues in graphics and other stuff. So my opinion in many parts isn't probably what it would usually be.
So, all in all, it was a movie which only won itself an average rating, and seriously could have been done better... as well as possessing a bad and sad part to the ending!
*Transformers Prime, Season 3
**Admittedly, I didn't see the movie, but I did read a graphic novelization of the movie!
Monday, December 16, 2013
Mass Effect
Name: Mass Effect
Media: Video Game (Xbox 360 version)
Rating: Five Spaceships
WARNING: THIS GAME IS RATED M!!!
Mission Report:
Mass Effect is awesome. The gameplay is fun, and the story is excellent.
The story put some major pointers in for me. It's excellent, and the universe is very well-thought-out. Plus, part of the freakin' fun of the game is that your character is your own. Your choices affect the story... literally, they do! And not just in Mass Effect... but choices I made in this game spread out to Mass Effect 2, and even Mass Effect 3!!!
I had a grand ol' time playing this, and it was just one character! It's possible in Mass Effect to make other characters, and have them make different choices! And there are ones which will change the storyline from game to game, if you pick differently! I saw, when playing my one character, which choices would have affected the universe if I had chosen differently!
And you can pick your team! This can affect the storyline, because in a couple of the stories, at least a couple of the storyline ones, their actions and sayings have impact. At the very least, they can add insight and other stuff into your gameplay (I found a character in Mass Effect 2 whose combat talk made me laugh from time to time!). Plus, people have different abilities... like your own character!
And it's not just the big stuff. Some little stuff passes over from game to game too (at least from M.E. 1 to M.E. 2!). I found that cool!
And the combat was fun. Mass Effect is a third-person shooter, but it was fun.
There were some issues, however. Surprisingly, the issue isn't the gore, language, or other things that make this game rated "M". There's two primary issues that I have with this game.
The first is how they just throw you into the universe. There was certain data that I didn't know (specifically, who were the Council?). I made a few choices that I wouldn't normally have for the character I was playing, because I was trying to dig up information! Luckily, I'm much more informed now, and won't be making that mistake twice with the characters I will make from here on out!
The second was that, once you were done with the game, you couldn't go back with your character. I had picked up side-quests while playing the game, and once I was done with the primary storyline, I tried to go back so I could do those side-quests. But the game just threw me back to the final boss fight! ARGH!!!
Otherwise, this game is definitely one of my top fave games!
Media: Video Game (Xbox 360 version)
Rating: Five Spaceships
WARNING: THIS GAME IS RATED M!!!
Mission Report:
Mass Effect is awesome. The gameplay is fun, and the story is excellent.
The story put some major pointers in for me. It's excellent, and the universe is very well-thought-out. Plus, part of the freakin' fun of the game is that your character is your own. Your choices affect the story... literally, they do! And not just in Mass Effect... but choices I made in this game spread out to Mass Effect 2, and even Mass Effect 3!!!
I had a grand ol' time playing this, and it was just one character! It's possible in Mass Effect to make other characters, and have them make different choices! And there are ones which will change the storyline from game to game, if you pick differently! I saw, when playing my one character, which choices would have affected the universe if I had chosen differently!
And you can pick your team! This can affect the storyline, because in a couple of the stories, at least a couple of the storyline ones, their actions and sayings have impact. At the very least, they can add insight and other stuff into your gameplay (I found a character in Mass Effect 2 whose combat talk made me laugh from time to time!). Plus, people have different abilities... like your own character!
And it's not just the big stuff. Some little stuff passes over from game to game too (at least from M.E. 1 to M.E. 2!). I found that cool!
And the combat was fun. Mass Effect is a third-person shooter, but it was fun.
There were some issues, however. Surprisingly, the issue isn't the gore, language, or other things that make this game rated "M". There's two primary issues that I have with this game.
The first is how they just throw you into the universe. There was certain data that I didn't know (specifically, who were the Council?). I made a few choices that I wouldn't normally have for the character I was playing, because I was trying to dig up information! Luckily, I'm much more informed now, and won't be making that mistake twice with the characters I will make from here on out!
The second was that, once you were done with the game, you couldn't go back with your character. I had picked up side-quests while playing the game, and once I was done with the primary storyline, I tried to go back so I could do those side-quests. But the game just threw me back to the final boss fight! ARGH!!!
Otherwise, this game is definitely one of my top fave games!
New Members: Movies & Other Medias
Up to this point, Ellie's Sci-Fi World has been only reviewing TV shows. Now I'll be reviewing some sci-fi movies! And other sci-fi media... primarily, games and books!
Meaning there will be new captions in the blog. And, for some reviews and material, there will be warnings about the reviewed material, especially if they are rated M or R, or even higher.
Anyway, hope you enjoy the reviews, and find them helpful!
Oh, warning! Some of the materials I will be reviewing won't be right after I had seen/played/read them. So the review might not be the freshest. Also, I will not be doing summaries for all of them, and some of them are for the reason of "I haven't seen/played/read them in a while or a long time." Fair warning!
Meaning there will be new captions in the blog. And, for some reviews and material, there will be warnings about the reviewed material, especially if they are rated M or R, or even higher.
Anyway, hope you enjoy the reviews, and find them helpful!
Oh, warning! Some of the materials I will be reviewing won't be right after I had seen/played/read them. So the review might not be the freshest. Also, I will not be doing summaries for all of them, and some of them are for the reason of "I haven't seen/played/read them in a while or a long time." Fair warning!
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Deadlock
Episode Name: Deadlock
Series: Transformers Prime, Season 3
Rating: Four and a Half Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
It's the final battle! The Autobots fight to take the warship, save Earth's people, and get the Omega Lock to revive their own planet! And the Decepticons fight to cyber-form Earth and against the Autobots.
It's the final battle, and who knows what will happen...?
Mission Report:
IT'S OVER!
Well, for now. Predaking's still technically out there.
This episode was amazing! Megatron's finally dead... killed by Bumblebee, of all bots! And Bumblebee talked!!! AND Cybertron came back! WOO-HOO...!
The ending was a bit of a killer. It was sad. It's nice that Ratchet decided to stay, but everyone else... I felt like tearing up myself!
But the amount of "amazing" and amazing elements was still very high! I really hope that they do continue the series, or at least the storyline, but compared to the other two Season endings... this was the best one in this series yet.
All in all, this didn't hit 5-Spaceships... but it was still a very enjoyable, amazing, and good episode!
Series: Transformers Prime, Season 3
Rating: Four and a Half Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
It's the final battle! The Autobots fight to take the warship, save Earth's people, and get the Omega Lock to revive their own planet! And the Decepticons fight to cyber-form Earth and against the Autobots.
It's the final battle, and who knows what will happen...?
Mission Report:
IT'S OVER!
Well, for now. Predaking's still technically out there.
This episode was amazing! Megatron's finally dead... killed by Bumblebee, of all bots! And Bumblebee talked!!! AND Cybertron came back! WOO-HOO...!
The ending was a bit of a killer. It was sad. It's nice that Ratchet decided to stay, but everyone else... I felt like tearing up myself!
But the amount of "amazing" and amazing elements was still very high! I really hope that they do continue the series, or at least the storyline, but compared to the other two Season endings... this was the best one in this series yet.
All in all, this didn't hit 5-Spaceships... but it was still a very enjoyable, amazing, and good episode!
Synthesis
Episode Name: Synthesis
Series: Transformers Prime, Season 3
Rating: Four Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
The Autobots initiate their plan to find the Decepticon warship and rescue Ratchet. Ratchet works on the Syth-En formula.
Things will go chaotic...
Mission Report:
I know the summary was pretty lame.
But the episode itself was much better.
It was much more enjoyable, and the story was good. An obvious tactic was used. It was nice that it wasn't skipped.
And it's a "to-be-continued" without the words... except that they're promising the last battle.
I'm pumped and ready for the next episode!
As for this episode... it was a pretty good one!
Series: Transformers Prime, Season 3
Rating: Four Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
The Autobots initiate their plan to find the Decepticon warship and rescue Ratchet. Ratchet works on the Syth-En formula.
Things will go chaotic...
Mission Report:
I know the summary was pretty lame.
But the episode itself was much better.
It was much more enjoyable, and the story was good. An obvious tactic was used. It was nice that it wasn't skipped.
And it's a "to-be-continued" without the words... except that they're promising the last battle.
I'm pumped and ready for the next episode!
As for this episode... it was a pretty good one!
Persuasion
Episode Name: Persuasion
Series: Transformers Prime, Season 3
Rating: Three Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
Ratchet has been captured! After failing to save the human device, the Autobots head back to Base to discover their doctor gone. They are trying to figure out what to do.
Meanwhile, Megatron is trying to get the data--or help--he needs from Ratchet. When the cordical physic patch doesn't work, Megatron begins to work his "voodoo"* on Ratchet.
Things are going to be troublesome before they get better...
Mission Report:
Again, not the best episode, but not total trash either.
There were good parts to this episode. One of my faves is when Raf starts acting like Ratchet... that was funny!
And it was interesting to watch how Megatron did his negotiations with, and persuaded, Ratchet to help. There was honesty, yet attacking certain points. Megatron was very clever in his plan. It was very interesting.
And I think they did a good job with the catch-up part of the episode. I had forgotten about Megatron plotting to grab Ratchet, until they couped the scene and his line with the one where Soundwave is approaching Ratchet with crackling wire-things...
But there were lulls and not-so great parts. Some parts of the show were boring.
But this wasn't a total-trash episode. But it wasn't a shining best either.
All in all, this was only an average episode.
*To quote Arcee about Megatron's "make-people-join/stay" tactics in Orion Pax Part 1**
**Transformers Prime, Season 2
Series: Transformers Prime, Season 3
Rating: Three Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
Ratchet has been captured! After failing to save the human device, the Autobots head back to Base to discover their doctor gone. They are trying to figure out what to do.
Meanwhile, Megatron is trying to get the data--or help--he needs from Ratchet. When the cordical physic patch doesn't work, Megatron begins to work his "voodoo"* on Ratchet.
Things are going to be troublesome before they get better...
Mission Report:
Again, not the best episode, but not total trash either.
There were good parts to this episode. One of my faves is when Raf starts acting like Ratchet... that was funny!
And it was interesting to watch how Megatron did his negotiations with, and persuaded, Ratchet to help. There was honesty, yet attacking certain points. Megatron was very clever in his plan. It was very interesting.
And I think they did a good job with the catch-up part of the episode. I had forgotten about Megatron plotting to grab Ratchet, until they couped the scene and his line with the one where Soundwave is approaching Ratchet with crackling wire-things...
But there were lulls and not-so great parts. Some parts of the show were boring.
But this wasn't a total-trash episode. But it wasn't a shining best either.
All in all, this was only an average episode.
*To quote Arcee about Megatron's "make-people-join/stay" tactics in Orion Pax Part 1**
**Transformers Prime, Season 2
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Minus One
Episode Name: Minus One
Series: Transformers Prime, Season 3
Rating: Four Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
Megatron makes a new plan to use the newly-discovered cyber matter to rebuild Cybertron and cyber-form Earth. So he begins plans to rebuild the Omega Lock. Stealing human tech is part of the needed plan... so the stealing begins!
On one of the runs, Soundwave is captured. But he's not very helpful, and trouble is going to brew...
Mission Report:
This was undoubtedly a multi-parter, even though the words "To Be Continued" are never used. The episode ends on a cliffhanger!
It was mostly enjoyable, though it had it's average, boring, and not-so-good parts. And there were things I didn't like, and story glitches. And the part where Megatron lost his temper against Predaking... um, yeah, thought that was going to go bad, and was surprised it didn't (by bad, I mean Megatron get slaughtered by an angry Predaking).
However, there were good parts.
There were some shocking parts. For one, Shockwave lost his temper! REALLY, HE DID!!!
Another...
SOUNDWAVE ACTUALLY TALKED!!!
HE DID!!!
The talking part was good.
This was a pretty good episode.
Series: Transformers Prime, Season 3
Rating: Four Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
Megatron makes a new plan to use the newly-discovered cyber matter to rebuild Cybertron and cyber-form Earth. So he begins plans to rebuild the Omega Lock. Stealing human tech is part of the needed plan... so the stealing begins!
On one of the runs, Soundwave is captured. But he's not very helpful, and trouble is going to brew...
Mission Report:
This was undoubtedly a multi-parter, even though the words "To Be Continued" are never used. The episode ends on a cliffhanger!
It was mostly enjoyable, though it had it's average, boring, and not-so-good parts. And there were things I didn't like, and story glitches. And the part where Megatron lost his temper against Predaking... um, yeah, thought that was going to go bad, and was surprised it didn't (by bad, I mean Megatron get slaughtered by an angry Predaking).
However, there were good parts.
There were some shocking parts. For one, Shockwave lost his temper! REALLY, HE DID!!!
Another...
SOUNDWAVE ACTUALLY TALKED!!!
HE DID!!!
The talking part was good.
This was a pretty good episode.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Evolution
Episode Name: Evolution
Series: Transformers Prime, Season 3
Rating: Four Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
The Predacon reveals a deadly secret... he can transform and is actually very intelligent! He wishes to lead his Predacon brethren, when they are ready, for Megatron.
But Megatron is frightened and wary. He knows that when Predaking discovers that his kind is stronger than the Decepticons (especially after the Insecticon Hive and half of Megatron's Vehicon troops have been destroyed during the vampire episode) there's a good chance that Predaking will rebel and take out the Decepticons. So a decision is made to destroy Project Predacon, surprisingly even reinforced by Shockwave.
But the Decepticons can't risk having Predaking knowing it was them setting up the Predacons for destruction. So they set it up so it looks like the Autobots have destroyed them all.
Ultra Magnus is already having trouble at base, and is not especially welcomed among them. But the Autobots are going to have more trouble when they fall into the Decepticons' set-up...
Mission Report:
Not bad! Good thing I saw this after seeing part of Thirst*. They explained some of what we needed to know--that the Insecticon Hive and half of Megatron's troops are gone--which was a good thing. But I did have a couple of questions...
Anyway, the central episode was pretty good. There were good scenes. It wasn't my fave episode, but it was much better than my first Zero-Spaceship episode**.
All in all, much better than Thirst, and a good episode, but not the best.
*Transformers Prime, Season 3
**Thirst
Series: Transformers Prime, Season 3
Rating: Four Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
The Predacon reveals a deadly secret... he can transform and is actually very intelligent! He wishes to lead his Predacon brethren, when they are ready, for Megatron.
But Megatron is frightened and wary. He knows that when Predaking discovers that his kind is stronger than the Decepticons (especially after the Insecticon Hive and half of Megatron's Vehicon troops have been destroyed during the vampire episode) there's a good chance that Predaking will rebel and take out the Decepticons. So a decision is made to destroy Project Predacon, surprisingly even reinforced by Shockwave.
But the Decepticons can't risk having Predaking knowing it was them setting up the Predacons for destruction. So they set it up so it looks like the Autobots have destroyed them all.
Ultra Magnus is already having trouble at base, and is not especially welcomed among them. But the Autobots are going to have more trouble when they fall into the Decepticons' set-up...
Mission Report:
Not bad! Good thing I saw this after seeing part of Thirst*. They explained some of what we needed to know--that the Insecticon Hive and half of Megatron's troops are gone--which was a good thing. But I did have a couple of questions...
Anyway, the central episode was pretty good. There were good scenes. It wasn't my fave episode, but it was much better than my first Zero-Spaceship episode**.
All in all, much better than Thirst, and a good episode, but not the best.
*Transformers Prime, Season 3
**Thirst
Thirst
Episode Name: Thirst
Series: Transformers Prime, Season 3
Rating: Zero Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
It is discovered that Silas is still alive, and Knock Out has been using him as a test subject for his synthetic Energon experiments. With interference from Starscream, suggesting the use of a little Dark Energon, Silas turns into a Cybertronian version of a vampire!!!
No more review... I couldn't finish the episode.
Mission Report:
This episode went new levels of scary for this series. It was dark and freaky already, with Silas being a test rat. I was a little ticked that he was back... he was dead, and I was enjoying the series without his interference!
But this episode was too scary. The whole "cyber-vampire" thing was scary. And the resulting vampires were scary.
And the special effects were bad news again, though they were good. I couldn't look whenever Vamp-Silas opened his "mouth", and there were not-so comfortable scenes.
It was too much for me, and I couldn't finish the episode.
So, DO NOT WATCH THIS EPISODE! TOO DARK AND SCARY!!!
Series: Transformers Prime, Season 3
Rating: Zero Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
It is discovered that Silas is still alive, and Knock Out has been using him as a test subject for his synthetic Energon experiments. With interference from Starscream, suggesting the use of a little Dark Energon, Silas turns into a Cybertronian version of a vampire!!!
No more review... I couldn't finish the episode.
Mission Report:
This episode went new levels of scary for this series. It was dark and freaky already, with Silas being a test rat. I was a little ticked that he was back... he was dead, and I was enjoying the series without his interference!
But this episode was too scary. The whole "cyber-vampire" thing was scary. And the resulting vampires were scary.
And the special effects were bad news again, though they were good. I couldn't look whenever Vamp-Silas opened his "mouth", and there were not-so comfortable scenes.
It was too much for me, and I couldn't finish the episode.
So, DO NOT WATCH THIS EPISODE! TOO DARK AND SCARY!!!
Plus One
Episode Name: Plus One
Series: Transformers Prime, Season 3
Rating: Three and a Half Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
Wheeljack actually returns to Base, and is soon heading out with Arcee to find a Preda-bone (Predacon bone). There's some serious discussion on the way.
Meanwhile, Raf discovers a Preda-bone in a museum. Agent Fowler, who's seriously crushing on June Darby, takes said woman out to get it. Problem? Knock Out comes along... and not only takes the Preda-bone, but captures the two humans!
Thanks to Starscream upsetting Predaking, and said Predacon reacting, the Decepticon communication satatellite (sp?) dish is damaged, and Decepticon communications are down.
Things end up being an interesting adventure, but also dangerous to June and Agent Fowler...
Mission Report:
Okay, the end jumbled things for me. There were too many glitches together. Like Knock Out's revelation communication... the Autobots were there too fast, and that scene just seemed wrong.
Then Miko saying a lot of "Jacks" in a way that was too confusing...
Before those two, the "hide and seek/hide and shriek" wandering around the train cars scene took too long and was boring.
And the fact that the pepper spray worked... I would have preferred to know how it worked. Did it really sting Knock Out's eyes, or did it just block the vision? Or both? And how did it clear up and/or get better? That was just a confusing scene.
Well, the end was glitchy and not the greatest for enjoyment. And I didn't totally understand the "romance" scene... yeesh!
However, most of the rest of the show was pretty good... more four-Spaceship material. There were good jokes and funny scenes. However, the Wheeljack and Arcee scenes weren't so great, however.
So, all in all, this wasn't the greatest episode. It did have good scenes, admittedly, but it wasn't one of the best episodes in this series.
Series: Transformers Prime, Season 3
Rating: Three and a Half Spaceships
Mission Briefing:
Wheeljack actually returns to Base, and is soon heading out with Arcee to find a Preda-bone (Predacon bone). There's some serious discussion on the way.
Meanwhile, Raf discovers a Preda-bone in a museum. Agent Fowler, who's seriously crushing on June Darby, takes said woman out to get it. Problem? Knock Out comes along... and not only takes the Preda-bone, but captures the two humans!
Thanks to Starscream upsetting Predaking, and said Predacon reacting, the Decepticon communication satatellite (sp?) dish is damaged, and Decepticon communications are down.
Things end up being an interesting adventure, but also dangerous to June and Agent Fowler...
Mission Report:
Okay, the end jumbled things for me. There were too many glitches together. Like Knock Out's revelation communication... the Autobots were there too fast, and that scene just seemed wrong.
Then Miko saying a lot of "Jacks" in a way that was too confusing...
Before those two, the "hide and seek/hide and shriek" wandering around the train cars scene took too long and was boring.
And the fact that the pepper spray worked... I would have preferred to know how it worked. Did it really sting Knock Out's eyes, or did it just block the vision? Or both? And how did it clear up and/or get better? That was just a confusing scene.
Well, the end was glitchy and not the greatest for enjoyment. And I didn't totally understand the "romance" scene... yeesh!
However, most of the rest of the show was pretty good... more four-Spaceship material. There were good jokes and funny scenes. However, the Wheeljack and Arcee scenes weren't so great, however.
So, all in all, this wasn't the greatest episode. It did have good scenes, admittedly, but it wasn't one of the best episodes in this series.
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