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Gratuitous Space Battles 2

2015-11-26
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Gratuitous Space Battles 2 logo

Entertainment > Games >

https://store.steampowered.com/app/344840/
http://www.gratuitousspacebattles2.com/

A tower defence game with space ships.

I didn’t play a whole lot of this, because the novelty wore off with the first one. However, it looks like this is more of the same: Highly customizable and extremely fun, but with poor replayability. Worth a bit of coin if you’re a fan of tower defence games.

I was able to utterly blow away the first two practice missions. It does look like it gets a lot harder. I think maybe this isn’t really for me right now or perhaps isn’t my thing any more. I think I would like this game a moderate amount if I spent more time with it.

Playing a few hours in, the UI is really annoying. That alone makes this game extraordinarily hard. I hate having to fight the game itself to figure all my shit out. I’m giving this a pass.

Like its predecessor, bonus points for the author throwing away all sense of storyline. Fuck all that shit, I just want gameplay. I’m not joking.



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Spectre – (2015 movie)

2015-11-25
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Spectre (2015) poster 2

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2379713/
was 007.com/spectre/

James Bond, aka 007, runs and drives around, things happen, explosions and shootouts.

Meh, decent but not great unless you’re a fan of the Bond universe. Not much of a “spy movie”. Worth a one-time watch though, even though it’s predictable as all fucking hell.



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Forays into Norrendrin

2015-11-21
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Forays into Norrendrin logo

Entertainment > Games >

https://github.com/Forays/ForaysIntoNorrendrin
http://forays.github.io/

A roguelike game with a tactical side to it.

I like it, but only played a little of it as this sort of game doesn’t seem to grab me any more. Definitely recommended for fans of this style of game. Don’t be put off by its graphics. Like a good book, the pictures are in your head.

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Gratuitous Space Battles

2015-11-20
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Gratuitous Space Battles logo

Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
http://www.positech.co.uk/gratuitousspacebattles/

A tower defence game with space ships.

Highly customizable and extremely fun, but with poor replayability. Worth a bit of coin if you’re a fan of tower defence games.

I didn’t take notes from back then. All I have are some saved fleets. Some of the game gets extremely hard, especially with technology restrictions. I fucking hate having those restrictions. This was a big downer to playing all the way through.

Bonus points for the author throwing away all sense of storyline. Fuck all that shit, I just want gameplay. I’m not joking.

I never tried its expansion Parasites.

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The Quiet Hour – (2014 movie)

2015-11-09
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The Quiet Hour (2014) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2645188/
was thequiethourmovie.com

Two youths struggle to survive in a world ruined by aliens.

A terrible movie, even and perhaps especially for science fiction, alien invasion or ruined world movie fans. It’s slow and plodding, with a crappy plot, and has no real “feel” to it.



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Metroid – The Sky Calls – (2015 short)

2015-11-09
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Metroid - The Sky Calls (2015) image

Entertainment > Movies >

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5183582/
https://youtu.be/x3kfyZJhC3U

Receiving a signal from her now-dead foster-parent race, Samus Aran investigates.

There is no plot. It’s confusing and ugly. Do not watch this.



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Babylon 5 – The Gathering – (1993 movie)

2015-11-09
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Babylon 5 - The Gathering - (1993 movie) dvd cover

Entertainment > Movies >
Babylon 5 – (1994 show) >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106336/

The feature-length movie and test pilot for Babylon 5 – (1994 show).

This is the first item to view in the Babylon 5 viewing order. See Babylon 5 binge 01 notes.

  • Properly titled Babylon 5: The Gathering
  • This is technically “film 0”, as it is the feature-length pilot episode.

  • Movie Box, cd 1 – Babylon 5 – The Gathering – (1993 movie)

    • The first disk, which is labeled “1”. It is extremely important to get this right! Look at the number and title on the disk.

  • SPOILER ALERT – Although there is important information in the introduction to the station, I think it’s important to skip to 1:15.



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Police Academy – (1984 movie)

2015-11-08
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Police Academy (1984) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087928/

The bar for entry into the police force is lowered, and misfits enter the police academy.

Overall, this was worth a couple of laughs, but the sexism and racism need to be viewed too in-context for me to deal with it. This language/culture/whatever difference removes any chance of timelessness this movie might have had.

  • The Police Academy (franchise):

    • Police Academy 2 – Their First Assignment
    • Police Academy 3 – Back in Training
    • Police Academy 4 – Citizens on Patrol
    • Police Academy 5 – Assignment Miami Beach
    • Police Academy 6 – City Under Siege
    • Police Academy 7 – Mission to Moscow



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