Saturday, October 31, 2009

Geeksquisite Question of the Day #101: 10/31/09

This question came to me when thinking about Halloween.

Question #101: Lets us know how your Halloween today went?

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Friday, October 30, 2009

Geeksquisite Diary: Retrogen Unboxing



Ed unboxes and reviews the retrogen for the fir- well he reviewed it.

Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 3: Lair of the Leviathan Review


The third chapter in the Tales of Monkey Island series once again picks up directly where we left Guybrush at the end of the second chapter, about to get swallowed by a giant man-eating manatee. Well, he DOES get swallowed by it, and their ship ends up getting stuck in what appears to be the giant Manatee's ear.

Once again, I'm playing on the PC, and while the controls are not perfect, I'm getting more and more adapted to them. I still wish I could point and click for movement, but I honestly didn't even think too much about using WASD to move this time.

Now, let's talk a bit about the story, I'll try not to give too much away. After all of this searching throughout the past two chapters, you finally get to meet De Cava inside the Manatee and find out that he's crazy, You also get to meet DeCava's crew, who all have some pretty funny personalities, and there's also a very special appearance by somebody you might all remember from one of the other Monkey Island games. Needless to say, there's a nice amount of new characters in this Chapter.

However, the strong point of any monkey island game is the humor, and this is prevalent throughout. I'd actually have to say this is the funniest chapter yet. Without giving too much away, you get to make crazy pirate faces, give people voodoo-wedgies, and get to talk in manatee using a manatee horn. that last one is actually pretty funny, cause you only have a pre-set amount of phrases, and a lot of them are fairly ridiculous.

The length of the game is about the same as the past two chapters, clocking in at about 3-4 hours, 2 hours if you really know what you're doing. The ending cliffhanger in his one isn't quite as big as the past two, but it gets the job done, and leaves me anticipating the fourth Chapter of the game.

Overall, Lair of the Leviathan is the strongest in the "Tales" series thus far, and it delivers on pretty much everything you're looking for in a Monkey Island game, while being thoroughly enjoyable throughout for old fans and new fans alike.

For this, I give Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 3: Lair of the Leviathan a 5 out of 5

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Geeksquisite Question of the Day #100: 10/29/09

This question came to me when thinking about Halloween.

Question #100: Top way to be a dick on Halloween?

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Geeksquisite Question of the Day #99: 10/28/09

This question came to me when thinking about Halloween.

Question #99: What crazy type of Jack o' Lanterns have you made?

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Short Circuit Remake Gets Director


Ironic that I was talking over with Rob last night about the Short Circuit remake, there is potential considering they are remaining true to having robots made as opposed to CGI for Johnny Five. But thanks to IGN, I now have gone sour on Short Circuit the remake with the pick of the director

Steve Carr

hmmm lets see what has he made. Dr. Dolittle 2, Are we Done Yet?, Daddy Day Care....

Jeez, i'm concerned

Okay i'm sorry, but we're talking about a movie that had crude moments and the overblown Indian stereotype by Fisher Stevens, those are memorable moments of Short Circuit. Do you think a family friendly director is going to reprise any of those things? Doubt it. But man I am nervous how bad this guy could butcher the film.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Geeksquisite Question of the Day #98: 10/26/09

This question came to me when thinking about Halloween.

Question #98: What is the most mischievous thing you have done on Halloween night?

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Sunday, October 25, 2009

Geeksquisite Question of the Day #97: 10/25/09

This question came to me when thinking about Halloween.

Question #97: What horror movies or games to you play annually to celebrate Halloween?

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Uncharted 2 Behind the Scenes

I just finished watching this fantastic behind the scenes on Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Holding off until Christmas to play the game is going to be killer I tell you. Everything about this game looks absolutely incredible and seems to mesh my two loves games and movies like I've never seen before.