Avatar is Sending you to Hell lol

This video brings back memories of when I was young and everyone thought I was going to the sub-basement of hell for playing Dungeons and Dragons, enjoying Sci Fi and Fantasy books, and playing video games. I still do all three of those things (World of Warcraft is essentially Dungeons and Dragons with a different name), and yet I still have not shot myself, killed anyone, and still keep my faith in God and feel a lot more grounded now then I did when I was younger and being ridiculed for exploring life, and finding my own understanding on things without someone hitting me in the back of the head with a baseball bat forcing me to believe what they believe.

Oh what we have to deal with today. Harry Potter, Online Video Games, and now Avatar.

Granted, if you over do anything, you could find yourself making a mess of your life. An example, spending to much money on a hobby that you enjoy. Be it scrap booking, video games, Farmville, whatever it is, if you reject your responsibilities in life, and focus only on the hobby you have or the things you enjoy, you’ll find that the responsibilities mount up, and you could get into a hole you can’t get out of . Take things in moderation, and you’ll be fine. Don’t worry about going to hell, I’m sure you’ll find a way to get there without the help of Avatar and this goon spouting off his “your going to hell” rhetoric. Oh I feel sorry for the young people who had parents sitting in the congregation hearing this. I bet they got tried, convicted and sentenced before the parents even got home to tell them they are going to hell.

In closing, What I take from this is that he's upset that there's a film that shows that man shouldn't crush nature under his heel. And that he thinks a sci-fi movie needs to honor Romans 25.

Just a side note, after I wrote this I thought about what I took from the movie. And what I took from the movie was that man is totally screwing up the planet and destroying the Earth in many different ways. So in keeping with the theme of Christian Religion, didn’t God create the Earth and all the things that live on it? So in essence your destroying his creations. That would be the same as destroying a gift that a loved one gave you and showing them disrespect by doing so. Is that Paganism?? Or better yet, how about that Christmas Tree you put up every year, or the Halloween candy you hand out, or what about the Easter Eggs your kids hunt for each year? Is that Christianity or Paganism?

Kratos Returns

Kratos is back today and he’s ready to really kick some serious ass. I really enjoyed all the God of War games, including the PSP, which ate up a lot of late boring nights at work. So I’m happy that this game is coming out, but I’m not going to buy it right now. I’m still paying Final Fantasy XIII, which came out last Tuesday, so God of War III is going to have to wait a week or two. Honesty, I bet I can wait about 3 weeks and pick this game up at a resell shop about 20 bucks cheaper.

This game is laced with lots of violence, blood, and nudity. In fact, I ran across a video of in game play that involves you having sex with a women, while two naked women watch. It’s actually a mini game. This happens in the other games, so I’m not surprised, I was just a bit surprised by the focus on the two naked women while you try to do the mini game. It was kind of funny.

Anyway, the reviews are looking really good for this game, and I’m a little bit excited about it. I just don’t want to drop another 60 bones on this game when I just got FFXIII. I’m a sucker for anything that deals with Mythology and the Greek Gods, so give me a couple of weeks and this game will be mine.

Playstation Move, and My Little Take on Motion Control Gaming

Motion control is the big thing now it seems. Since Nintendo released the Wii, and it’s motion controller, and hit it big, Microsoft and Sony have been drooling to get on the band wagon. Now we have Sony’s motion controller, and it’s plan to bring “incredible motion control gaming” to our homes. Do I really give a crap? No

Why do I not give a crap about motion controller gaming? The biggest thing is, I don’t want to get off my couch and wave my arms around playing SOCOM or any other shooter on the market. When I saw Sony’s motion control at E3, I was less then impressed. I rolled my eyes, thought to myself, here we go. It reminded me of the movie industry, with all the movie studios following on the same path because one film maker made an amazing movie. A more recent example is the 3D version of Avatar. Now it seems everyone wants to come out with a 3D movie, but I digress.

Sure with the Wii, I’ve enjoyed playing Tiger Woods Golf, and also enjoyed a lot of bowling, but when it came to Zelda, or Metroid, I ended up playing for maybe an hour and then shutting the damn thing off due to my arms being tired. Continuous motion, and doing the same stupid actions with my arms gets me tired after a while. Especially when I fire up the thing after coming home from work.

I will say that with golf or bowling, the motion control gaming idea is amazing

So here is Sony’s answer to motion control gaming and it’s not pretty. I’m not even going to get into what my first reaction was to seeing the controller for Sony’s “Playstation Move”. The only thing I’ll say is, I’m going to church right after this post to repent for my thoughts. It did not help matters when I read the explanation and the article said “Features a lil vibration” lol Yeah, I’ll let you run away with that.

Regardless, the video shows what we should expect. Don’t get me wrong, motion controller gaming sounds nice, but unless you spend your time gaming standing up in the middle of your living room, or have a big family and you all play together, motion controlling is just a little to much of a gimmick to pull me in. I will remain open minded though. I should at least give it a chance, but from my experiences with the Wii, my interest is not that big.

Siege #3, The Holy Grail, Well Not Really, but I'm Excited About It

Yes I’m a sucker. I love all this crap, and I buy into Marvel’s big events, and have enjoyed ever single one of them starting with Civil War (one of the best, most amazing storylines I’ve read in a long time). So yeah, I’m excited about the next chapter of Siege, and can’t wait till march 17th, when the next issue comes out. And why the hell not, it’s a great idea, and just a fun romp back to the way Comics use to be when you just kicked the crap out of each other, and see who comes out on top. Not to mention I have a thing for the Norse Gods and the mythology involved. Marvel does take some liberties to the characters that are based off the Norse Gods, but I like their take. Thor is one of my favorite books each month, and so Siege just fits into that entire scheme of things.

Anyway, the entire point of this post is the big spread page for Siege #3 that has me drooling. I love Oliver Coipel’s artwork. This page is not the first thing of the issue, but it’s the pay off panel that was set up on the last page of Siege #2. My only disappointment is that this series is only 4 issues long. I wish it was 6 issues long.

The last panel of Siege #2

The panel spread for Siege #3

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Looks Like Another Buy

I haven’t played the game yet, but it looks really amazing in the videos and the reviews. I loved Modern Warfare 1 and 2, so this game reminds me a lot of those games. The only thing keeping me from getting this game right now, is the release of Final Fantasy XIII this coming Tuesday.