Platypuschow
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Plot
Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide and nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape the darkness.
Cast
Not familiar with anyone involved.
Verdict
When I first booted up Dark Deception I was fascinated, the initial stage is simplistic but enjoyable. Sure the premise doesn't make all too much sense as you run around collecting crystals from a maze as if you're pac-man but I was gripped. Alas the frustrating mechanics left me enjoying it yet frustrated.
The further I went in the more I experienced the same feelings. It looks great, it's full of great ideas and feels often like a AAA game but something was missing and I couldn't quite put my finger on it.
The game is merciless so prepare for a challenge and in no way is that a criticism, but the difficulty + this mysterious unidentifiable missing element brought me a lot of frustration. Furthermore the randomness of it, lack of coherent story and general glue that holds it together kept me annoyed that this potentially great game just wasn't meeting said potential.
Dark Deception to me is a great foundation for a potentially great series. Alas looking at the age of the game I think this is the pinnacle of Dark Deception, shame.
Rants
The fact that another review is praising the game because the rabbits the undead faceless nurses are "Hot" really does bring me back down to earth about the state of the gaming community. Trolls and children, this kind of stuff is why I immediately mute people when I go into an online lobby.
The Good
Looks great Some solid ideas Very enjoyable for the most part
The Bad
Mechanics can be frustrating Feels oddly incomplete Never meets its potential.
Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide and nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape the darkness.
Cast
Not familiar with anyone involved.
Verdict
When I first booted up Dark Deception I was fascinated, the initial stage is simplistic but enjoyable. Sure the premise doesn't make all too much sense as you run around collecting crystals from a maze as if you're pac-man but I was gripped. Alas the frustrating mechanics left me enjoying it yet frustrated.
The further I went in the more I experienced the same feelings. It looks great, it's full of great ideas and feels often like a AAA game but something was missing and I couldn't quite put my finger on it.
The game is merciless so prepare for a challenge and in no way is that a criticism, but the difficulty + this mysterious unidentifiable missing element brought me a lot of frustration. Furthermore the randomness of it, lack of coherent story and general glue that holds it together kept me annoyed that this potentially great game just wasn't meeting said potential.
Dark Deception to me is a great foundation for a potentially great series. Alas looking at the age of the game I think this is the pinnacle of Dark Deception, shame.
Rants
The fact that another review is praising the game because the rabbits the undead faceless nurses are "Hot" really does bring me back down to earth about the state of the gaming community. Trolls and children, this kind of stuff is why I immediately mute people when I go into an online lobby.
The Good
Looks great Some solid ideas Very enjoyable for the most part
The Bad
Mechanics can be frustrating Feels oddly incomplete Never meets its potential.
Plot
Killmonger rescues Tony Stark when his Humvee is attacked in Afghanistan and manipulates his influence for his designs of conquering Wakanda.
Cast
The usual fantastic MCU alumni, sadly Downey Jnr and Paltrow aren't present.
Verdict
What If? Was something I was very much looking forward to. I'm a comic book nerd, I'm a fan of the MCU, I was very impressed with them managing to maintain the same cast and I saw limitless potential. So far, I'm very dissapointed.
Not one episode has been what I would consider bad, but most have been underwhelming even the zombies which I had high hopes for.
Killmonger rescuing Tony Stark? Certainly wouldn't have been a prediction of mine for the show. I mean, why? What a weird choice and unsurprisingly not a successful one either.
The story is predictable and unengaging, it follows the villain which is always something that needs handling tactfully and I found myself rather bored. Because I was bored I also found myself focusing on different things and as a result really did find myself reminded how much I dislike the animation style.
What if Killmonger Rescued Tony Staff? I honestly don't care.
Rants
Next up, what if Vision has been green and purple? Followed by what if Happy Hogan had been a kickboxer instead of a normal boxer and then we'll round the season up with what if Wanda had dated Ultron instead of Vision. Actually scratch the sarcasm the last one sounds neat.
The Good
Most of the original cast are present
The Bad
I really don't like the animation style A couple of key cast members have been recast Weak storyline Uninteresting "What if?"
Killmonger rescues Tony Stark when his Humvee is attacked in Afghanistan and manipulates his influence for his designs of conquering Wakanda.
Cast
The usual fantastic MCU alumni, sadly Downey Jnr and Paltrow aren't present.
Verdict
What If? Was something I was very much looking forward to. I'm a comic book nerd, I'm a fan of the MCU, I was very impressed with them managing to maintain the same cast and I saw limitless potential. So far, I'm very dissapointed.
Not one episode has been what I would consider bad, but most have been underwhelming even the zombies which I had high hopes for.
Killmonger rescuing Tony Stark? Certainly wouldn't have been a prediction of mine for the show. I mean, why? What a weird choice and unsurprisingly not a successful one either.
The story is predictable and unengaging, it follows the villain which is always something that needs handling tactfully and I found myself rather bored. Because I was bored I also found myself focusing on different things and as a result really did find myself reminded how much I dislike the animation style.
What if Killmonger Rescued Tony Staff? I honestly don't care.
Rants
Next up, what if Vision has been green and purple? Followed by what if Happy Hogan had been a kickboxer instead of a normal boxer and then we'll round the season up with what if Wanda had dated Ultron instead of Vision. Actually scratch the sarcasm the last one sounds neat.
The Good
Most of the original cast are present
The Bad
I really don't like the animation style A couple of key cast members have been recast Weak storyline Uninteresting "What if?"
Plot
A mother embarks on a perilous quest to rescue her son from a demonic children's show host who is kidnapping kids.
Cast
Not familiar with anybody involved.
Verdict
My movie night pick having no idea what it even was turned out to be a really quite nice surprise and certainly something I'd welcome more of.
Mr Crocket is an original horror film that very much draws influence from many 1980's and 1990's movies while forging its own identity and bringing a lot of new ideas to the table.
With a fascinating new antagonist that's more 1 dimensional than most I was hooked from the opening moments.
Mr Crocket has the potential to turn into a modern day horror icon and man does the genre need a few right now! Let's have more Mr Crocket movies please and build up the lore further.
You see it all looks fantastic, it's acted well, it's written solidly and though it does perhaps trail off a but near the end it never lost my attention and that's quite the feat.
I want more and solidly recommend this to any true horror enthusiast.
Rants
When it comes to horror icons look at who there is, now look at when they started. They all had a large number of films over many decades but who can you say that about newer characters that have had multiple films and you can see carrying on long into the future? Not many are there. It's such a shame, we need to remedy that badly in this guys opinion.
The Good
Very original stuff Great antagonist, both character and actor Extremely engaging
The Bad
Last act is weaker than the rest Intolerable kid.
A mother embarks on a perilous quest to rescue her son from a demonic children's show host who is kidnapping kids.
Cast
Not familiar with anybody involved.
Verdict
My movie night pick having no idea what it even was turned out to be a really quite nice surprise and certainly something I'd welcome more of.
Mr Crocket is an original horror film that very much draws influence from many 1980's and 1990's movies while forging its own identity and bringing a lot of new ideas to the table.
With a fascinating new antagonist that's more 1 dimensional than most I was hooked from the opening moments.
Mr Crocket has the potential to turn into a modern day horror icon and man does the genre need a few right now! Let's have more Mr Crocket movies please and build up the lore further.
You see it all looks fantastic, it's acted well, it's written solidly and though it does perhaps trail off a but near the end it never lost my attention and that's quite the feat.
I want more and solidly recommend this to any true horror enthusiast.
Rants
When it comes to horror icons look at who there is, now look at when they started. They all had a large number of films over many decades but who can you say that about newer characters that have had multiple films and you can see carrying on long into the future? Not many are there. It's such a shame, we need to remedy that badly in this guys opinion.
The Good
Very original stuff Great antagonist, both character and actor Extremely engaging
The Bad
Last act is weaker than the rest Intolerable kid.