Pokémon, at it’s core, is ultimately a thing for kids. When you glance at the advertising, the simple gameplay and the cuddly creatures that populate the many regions, you think to yourself “Yeah, I know some children that would love this.” But every once in a while, something will occur that causes those same wide-eyed innocent kids, with a dream to be the very best like no one ever was, to shit themselves. For many of us aficionados of Pokémon, that very first moment was in the original games. Continue reading
Author: Michael Beckwith
The Entertainment Dome Episode 6 – Apologies to Your Eardrums
This week on The Entertainment Dome, we briefly discuss #WTFU and how terrible YouTube is being, we talk about some of Disney’s recent live-action stuff in response to the Pete’s Dragon trailer (which I soon discover is God awful) and James shares details on the new DLC for Fallout 4 and it’s problematic Season Pass. All this and the audio peaks a bunch. Sorry.
Thirty of My Favourite Pokémon Ever
Can you believe it’s Pokémon‘s 20th anniversary? When I really think about it, it’s almost surreal that this franchise based around enslaving fantasy monsters to do battle with other fantasy monsters has been going on for that long. I’ve grown up with it since almost the beginning; the first videogame I ever owned was a copy of Pokémon Yellow and I watched the original series of the anime almost religiously. It’s just weird to see something that I loved as a child still be around and relevant today. It’s even weirder to see how many Pokémon actually exist now.
I remember when the 3rd Generation of games were coming out and I was worried about remembering all of these creatures. There’s now over 700 of the bloody things and I reckon if you showed me a picture of any of them, I could name them easily. I may not remember basic maths but I sure can tell the difference between a Magikarp and a Feebas.
With this many Pokémon, it’s not that hard for a fan to list off a few of their personal favourites. I, however, would like to share thirty of my favourite Pokémon – five from each of the six generations. Let’s not waste anymore time and dive right in (hope you’ve got the right HM). Continue reading
The Entertainment Dome Episode 5 – Harry Potter and the Final Fantasy Debate
It’s been a slow news week, but that’s not going to stop James and I from rambling a bunch. This week, James shares his recent experience with Xenoblade Chronicles (the best game ever), we relive our teenage years with a Harry Potter discussion and we have a bit of a ramble about the Final Fantasy series.
My VG Music Picks #25 – Believe me (Steins;Gate)
Last week, I wrote a review on the visual novel Steins;Gate, but I realised after the fact that I didn’t go into it’s music at all. To be fair, I wouldn’t call the soundtrack the greatest. It’s not a bad one; just one that I don’t really remember all that well. It serves its purpose well and creates atmosphere, but there were a few tracks that stood out to me. Especially this one. Continue reading
The Entertainment Dome Episode 4 – Hype! Hype! Hype!
This week on The Entertainment Dome, James and I are a little bit hyper as we share our experiences with the awesomeness that is Bayonetta, discuss the upcoming Ace Attorney anime and have a little bit of a rant regarding YouTube’s copyright strikes.
Pokémon 3: The Movie: Entei – Spell of the Unown (Movie Commentary)
After what feels like a long wait, James and I return to the Pokémon movies with the third one; one that we consider to be the best one yet. But is it as good as we remember? Spoilers: the answer is yes.
Syncing details are in the video so sit back and enjoy copious amounts of Silent Hill comparisons, Yu-Gi-Oh jokes and gushing from two fully grown adults.
Steins;Gate – Or Why Time Travel is a Bad Idea
Opinions are a funny thing, aren’t they? We all have them, we love to share them and, for some reason, we can’t fathom the idea of somebody else having one different to ours. But possibly the most bizarre thing about them is how they can change. We can go from liking something to hating it and vice versa. It’s all very weird. Why am I bringing this up? Because of my experience with today’s subject, Steins;Gate.
Now, Steins;Gate isn’t an old game that I played as a child and am now looking at to see if it holds up or anything. It only came out in Europe last summer (though it originally came out in Japan in 2009), but it sticks out as possibly being the only game I’ve played where my opinion of it radically changed whilst I was playing it. Such an oddity deserves to be documented and shared with others. I guess you could say this is the will of Steins Gate itself. Let’s get started, shall we? Continue reading
The Entertainment Dome Episode 3 – That’s How You DON’T Get Ants
This week on The Entertainment Dome, we have discussions involving a certain ant-related Kickstarter, the recent casting for the Power Rangers movie and how we cope with the horror genre.
The Entertainment Dome Episode 2 – Screwing the Pooch
This week on The Entertainment Dome, I get to gush over Project X Zone all over again, we talk about EA’s upcoming DLC for Star Wars: Battlefront and why they’re bad (we even have statistics!) and have a bit of a bitch about Doctor Who.
Too Long for Twitter 