Batman & Robin (PS1) Great Concept, Poor Execution

Batman & Robin (PS1) Great Concept, Poor Execution

Batman & Robin is one of the most forgotten Batman games. The game was released on July 31st, 1998. While the movie and the game were panned I decided to take a look back at Batman and Robin for the PS1. Playing the game over I feel that it doesn't get the praise that it deserved in some aspects. Batman & Robin is a great concept game just poorly executed. 

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Tribeca Film Festival News & 2019 Dates

Tribeca Film Festival News & 2019 Dates

The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, announced that its 18th edition will take place April 24 - May 5, 2019 in New York City. Tribeca celebrates storytelling in all its forms from film to TV, VR to gaming. Submissions will open on August 20 for feature and short films; episodic and online storytelling; virtual, immersive, and augmented reality; as well as branded entertainment.

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Horror Game Lunacy Saint Rhodes Trailer Announcement

Horror Game Lunacy Saint Rhodes Trailer Announcement

Publisher Iceberg Interactive and developer Lazarus Studio announce Lunacy: Saint Rhodes, a first-person survival horror game in which you’re never truly safe - as the game watches your every move and adapts to your playing style. Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is slated for release for PC in 2019.
 

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Otakus & Geeks Essential Anime Episode 28: Gunslinger Girl

Otakus & Geeks Essential Anime Episode 28: Gunslinger Girl

The girls of the Social Welfare Agency are no ordinary children. They are the grisly remains of human wreckage pieced back together with cybernetic implants and trained to kill by the government. Once human, these shattered souls have become murderous machines with only vague recollections of what it meant to be real – and a brutal compulsion to be the last killer standing.

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Otakus & Geeks Essential Anime Episode 27: Gundam Wing

Otakus & Geeks Essential Anime Episode 27: Gundam Wing

Mankind has moved into space. Thousands of people live on giant orbiting space colonies called Sides. However, the Earth Government, which rules the colonies, is unjust and cruel. A group of revolutionaries build five robotic weapons called Gundams and plan to send them to Earth to begin their fight for independence. Piloted by five young men, these Gundams carry the colonists' hopes and dreams of freedom with them as they descend to Earth to begin Operation Meteor!

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Remothered: Tormented Fathers Review

Remothered: Tormented Fathers Review

Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame. The story revolves around Rosemary Reed, a fascinating 35-year-old woman, who reaches Richard Felton’s house, in order to investigate on the disappearance of a girl called Celeste. The woman is greeted by Gloria, the nurse who takes care of the old Richard. When Dr. Felton understands Rosemary’s true intentions, the dread begins.

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Lenni Reviews: "Sheets" by Brenna Thummler

*This book was sent to me in exchange for an honest review.

After her mother's death, Marjorie is holding down the family laundromat all by herself and raising her little brother as her father is still mired in his grief. She has typical outsider problems at school but she also has to deal with the conniving Nigel; who is after the laundromat to demolish the building and replace it with a resort. Feeling disconnected and helpless, things change for Marjorie when a ghost named Wendell sneaks into her shop.

This is a beautiful story about a young woman dealing with loss the best way she can. The laundromat is a perfect setting after such a deep shock since, after the death of a loved one, you do feel like you're spinning and being tossed about beyond your control; feeling transparent and lost, just floating through life.

Not too much time is spent on the "mean girls" schtick, as that can get old real fast. The idea of ghosts being actual sheets could be stupid if not for the amazing art. The whole book is in such a soothing palate, it's a pleasure to the eyes. Wendell and his friends are delightful as well but if I had to nitpick (and of course I do) this is another of those awesome graphic novels that feels like it ended too soon. I wanted to know more about everyone; even that dipshit Nigel: He of the Punchable Face.

Also, and this is spoiler territory here, something about the ending didn't quite sit right with me. SPOILERSSS!!!

Marjorie starts using Ghosturizer - basically ghost detergent/stain remover - to save her failing business, which seems a bit exploitive to me. I get that do misadventures it was Wendell's fault in part that Marjorie got into some extra trouble but unfettered access to otherworldly cleaning products? Seems highly suspect.

Other than that, awesome book. It's meant for kids but I recommend to anyone who needs a daily dose of DAWWWW!! 4 out of 5.