sword and sorcery entertainment

Sacred 3 – (2014 game)

2017-08-14

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(on Wikipedia)
https://web.archive.org/web/20130109035443/sacred-world.com/

Well-polished, and with solid mechanics, this is recommended for people who would, at a glance, like this sort of brawler. Ultimately, it’s like Diablo 3 – (2012 game). While a clone in many ways, it’s quite a bit more fun and simple, with subtle extras that make it at least visually unique.

This would be ~~great~~ good, if it were free. It’s just not for me, and I think my tastes have been changing lately.

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Risen 3 – Titan Lords – (2014 game)

2017-08-13

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Gameplay not as shown

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.deepsilver.com/en/games/risen-3-titan-lords-enhanced-edition/

Slash a things and miss a lot. Get hit a lot. Uninstall.

What a shit fighting system. With a fundamental flaw as glaring as this, there’s no way in hell I’ll play this.

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Star Wars – Episode I – The Phantom Menace – (1999 movie)

2017-08-06

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Star Wars - Episode I - The Phantom Menace - (1999 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.starwars.com/films/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace
https://www.lucasfilm.com/productions/episode-1/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120915/

Do not watch this! Instead watch the fan edit Star Wars Episode I.II – The Phantom Edit – (2000 movie). Even at its much lower quality it’s head and shoulders above this movie.

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The Sword and the Sorcerer – (1982 movie)

2017-08-06

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Charging a greenhouse.

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084749/

It should be summarized as: A noble kingdom is taken by force, forcing a prince to flee and live a life that turns to adventure, to later return to contest for the throne.

However. However it’s all over the place. It doesn’t properly delve into any aspect, and doesn’t properly string things together. It has all the elements of a good, or at least fair, movie, but it wasn’t written well.

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Immortals – (2011 movie)

2017-02-06

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1253864/
was immortalsmovie.com

A warlord seeks to unleash the enemies of the gods to kill them.

While watchable, I would only recommend it to fans of the sword and sandal genre who can also stand the “quality” that Hollywood offers.

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The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0859163/
https://www.uphe.com/movies/the-mummy-tomb-of-the-dragon-emperor

Seeking ancient ~~Egyptian treasure~~ Chinese artifacts, archaeologists unleash a curse that threatens the world. Only this time it’s about an ancient warlord’s cursed terracotta army.

Decently follows in the footsteps of the previous two movies, though replacing Rachel Weisz with Maria Bello is a terrible distraction. Anyone who likes the other two movies ought to like this one reasonably well. I think this is worth watching once or twice, but certainly hasn’t enough soul for collection like the first movie.

Properly titled The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Some small scenes are spoken entirely in the Chinese language, probably Mandarin / Standard Chinese.

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The Scorpion King 4 – Quest for Power – (2015 movie)

2016-03-15

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The Scorpion King 4 - Quest for Power (2015) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3086386/
was the-scorpion-king.com

A man.. uh.. something about some mercenary missions and people dying and a magic thing and such.

I only saw this out of reverence to The Scorpion King – (2002 movie). Oh gods, the badness-potential of this genre is astonishing. Ignore this, and go watch Hercules – The Legendary Journeys – (1995-1999 show) instead. It is the gold standard of badness.

I think what really offends me about The Scorpion King (2,3,4) is that they cost money to watch, where a TV show would have been (more or less) free.

Properly titled The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
Previously known as The Scorpion King: The Lost Throne
Continues from The Scorpion King 3 – Battle for Redemption – (2012 movie)
This is the prequel closest to the movie The Scorpion King – (2002 movie), which is a preq– oh fuck, trying to explain all of that is ridiculous.

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The Scorpion King 3 – Battle for Redemption – (2012 movie)

2016-03-15

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The Scorpion King 3 - Battle for Redemption (2012) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1781896/

A bounty hunter hunts a bounty but there’s a princess therefore save the princess instead.

Oh god, this is like an episode of Hercules – The Legendary Journeys – (1995-1999 show). Old school TV-quality, reasonably fun for low expectations.

This is riding on the coat tails of the earlier actual-movie, desperately hoping that fans will consider all of this a “series”. Sigh, it is not.

Properly titled The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
This is a sequel to The Scorpion King 2 – Rise of a Warrior – (2008 movie), and technically still a prequil to The Scorpion King – (2002 movie) which is itself a prequil to The Mummy Returns – (2001 movie)..
- YOU ONLY GET ONE PREQUIL. This is insanity!
Continues with The Scorpion King 4 – Quest for Power – (2015 movie)

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The Scorpion King 2 – Rise of a Warrior – (2008 movie)

2016-03-14

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The Scorpion King 2 - Rise of a Warrior (2008) dvd cover

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104123/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180726004317/http://www.the-scorpion-king.com:80/

A kid swears revenge for his father’s unjust death, and has adventures and stuff along the way.

Fairly good for a TV-movie of this genre. I didn’t happen to particularly enjoy it myself, but it’ll appeal to people who can handle both this quality and genre together.

Properly titled The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
This is supposed to be a further-prequel to The Scorpion King – (2002 movie) but it really isn’t. It has one character with the name.
(Unfortunately) continues with The Scorpion King 3 – Battle for Redemption – (2012 movie)

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The Scorpion King – (2002 movie)

2016-03-14

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277296/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180726004317/http://www.the-scorpion-king.com:80/

A bounty hunter from an extinct tribe is hired to undermine the power of an evil king, but the woman he is meant to kill is hot, and complicates things.

As long as it is taken for what it is, it will be entertaining. It is an action movie through and through, and must not be taken as having much of a link to a historical past. It’s not serious, and not meant to be. It’s packed with action, has a reasonable story and its lead character is spectacular.

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All posts tagged sword and sorcery entertainment

Sacred 3 – (2014 game)

Risen 3 – Titan Lords – (2014 game)

Star Wars – Episode I – The Phantom Menace – (1999 movie)

The Sword and the Sorcerer – (1982 movie)

Immortals – (2011 movie)

The Mummy – Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – (2008 movie)

The Scorpion King 4 – Quest for Power – (2015 movie)

The Scorpion King 3 – Battle for Redemption – (2012 movie)

The Scorpion King 2 – Rise of a Warrior – (2008 movie)

The Scorpion King – (2002 movie)

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