The Surlaw Reviews - 7/1/21 - 2021 Mid-Year Update

The Wobbler · Post by **The Wobbler** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 5:13 pm

msw188 wrote:I also remembered the vague idea that 'kneeling' in places with an orb picked can make 'stuff' happen.

This is the part that confused the hell out of me when I played this game.

The Wobbler · Post by **The Wobbler** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 10:40 pm

Speaking of crappy sequels! This one's way crappier than Castlevania 2.

Devil May Cry 2

The Wobbler · Post by **The Wobbler** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 5:07 pm

After three games, the series finally gets good.

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special Edition

The Wobbler · Post by **The Wobbler** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 4:43 am

TWO THINGS today.

A movie:

Pacific Rim - There's some minor character plot spoilers in here but they don't matter to me.

A game:

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Meowskivich · Post by **Meowskivich** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 1:26 pm

You don't recover health or lives between stages, but there's no consequence to getting a Game Over aside form restarting a stage.

Uh oh, a spelling mistake, I guess I can't take the review seriouslyyyyyy

jk

edit:

...ability to safe fall instead of hitting the ground and laying there umoving for a really long time.

The Wobbler · Post by **The Wobbler** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 4:54 pm

I'll update that first one because the wording is awkward but I have no idea what the spelling error you're trying to point out is.

Meowskivich · Post by **Meowskivich** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:14 pm

first: Over aside form restarting

second: laying there umoving for a really

The Wobbler · Post by **The Wobbler** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:18 pm

All right thanks, updated. Bold the words in the quotes next time.

So how about this game/movie/review??

Meowskivich · Post by **Meowskivich** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:35 pm

You wish for me to review a review?
Seems absurd.

I give a

out of

The Wobbler · Post by **The Wobbler** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 6:12 pm

The whole point of posting these here is to encourage discussion of the games/movies/opinions therein.

Meowskivich · Post by **Meowskivich** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 7:30 pm

I just read them, I don't really have any comments on the game as I don't really care about that comic (series?) nor the sorta awkward movie.

I'll comment if I feel something needs to be just said, I just couldn't help but point out those errors was all.

Post by **Bob the Hamster** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 7:31 pm

Pacific Rim actually sounds rather less terrible than I was expecting.

Were there any Cthulu type references to the giant-monsters-rising-out-of-the-pacific, or was it purely godzilla-inspired?

The Wobbler · Post by **The Wobbler** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 7:48 pm

Bob the Hamster wrote:Pacific Rim actually sounds rather less terrible than I was expecting.

Were there any Cthulu type references to the giant-monsters-rising-out-of-the-pacific, or was it purely godzilla-inspired?

The monsters are explained but I won't spoil how. I didn't expect it! It's well worth watching, it just could have easily been more than it is.

Pepsi Ranger · Post by **Pepsi Ranger** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:44 pm

I saw it on giant screen 3D yesterday. Loved every moment of it. I'm pretty much happy with anything that director does, but I was especially pleased with the efforts he put into this one. I really appreciated the fact that he delivered exactly what the movie was supposed to be and nothing more. I'm so sick of movies thinking that adding a twist to the plot or a character is going to make me love it more. It doesn't, and I usually don't. I'm glad that he made a straightforward movie about giant robots fighting giant monsters and the humans that are at the front of the battle and didn't oversell any one part of it. I also like that his few social commentaries are muted and left in the background for discovery, not hit over my head. It's a great time.

crowtongue · Post by **crowtongue** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:40 pm

I was a bit on the fence about whether or not I wanted to see Pacific Rim, but that review summed it up for me pretty well. Seems ok, but I'm just going to wait for it to hit Netflix.