So the re-branding to Dingram@Blogspot didn't work, due to the fact that my contributors didn't send me anything other than abuse, so stuff them. In this blog post I will be reviewing three albums which I believe will be numbers 1, 2 and 3 (though the order is as yet unknown) when the “Best of 2010” is announced. Two of these albums are from bands which I haven't listened to before, even though I have heard of them in passing. The first album is by a Liverpudlian band called Anathema, this distinctly proggy band have been on my radar for a few years due to them being on the same record label as Porcupine Tree (k-scope). The second album is a resurgence by a vaguely successful 80's band (they had 2 top ten singles) who have decided to reform a mere 20 years after their previous album. Though I have not heard any of their previous stuff I had heard of them due to the fact that my father had been trying for years to purchase on of their albums/EP's off of ebay for less than £100. It was my father who recommended that I give the album a listen as it is very similar to the stuff which I am listening to at the moment. The third and final album is by the Mega-Rock superstars who are Linkin Park, A Thousand Suns.
Anathema – We're Here Because We're Here (2010)
iTMS - No Spotify Link
I was slightly reluctant to listen to this album because I already have far too much music on my iPod, and I expected the Anathema album to be some sort of generic psudo-prog. How wrong I was, this album was an early contender for “Album of the Year”, it is immediately obvious that this album has had Steven Wilson all over it (he mixed the album). The album starts out strongly with Thin Air, this track starts off slow, and then build and builds, the lyrics of this track are quite emphatic as well, the main chorus line of “And it feels like we're already flying/But the air is too thin and we're dying” really brings the sense of emotion to the fore. The album has no dull moments, and even the Pink Floyd-esque Presence - which is just an instrumental track with someone talking over it, about struggling with mortality – conveys such a sense of emotion and calmness that it is very hard to criticise. After Presence Anathema really hit their stride with the über proggy A Simple Mistake it has been argued that this is the best track on the album (by none other than my father) I disagree with this (With track 3 Dreaming Light being my favourite at the moment) however I do agree that it is a spectacular, and epic, song. This album concludes with another instrumental/spoken word track, this time a female voice talking about the power which love has. The track begins with the old war chant “We're here because, We're here because; We're here because we're here.” which is a really inspired idea, and works really well in the context of the album.
Writing – 9
Flow Of The Album – 9
Originality – 8
Overall Sound – 8
A
Red Box – Plenty
iTMS - No Spotify Link
This was another album which I was reluctant to listen to as I had not heard them before, though of course because of my father I knew of them. Red Box were a band who were quite successful with their first album (released in 1986) which spawned two top-ten tracks in Lean on Me and For America. Unfortunately they were quite original so the record company didn't promote their second album at all, and they fizzled out of existence...until now! (Shock, Horror and Awe!)
Plenty is one of those albums where you hear the first minute of the first track and you think “I love this”, the opening track Stay is quiet, yet powerful. The second track is much more lively, yet still with that same power. I could say the same for the rest of the album. There is not a duff track on this album, some do take some listening to before they click, but the whole album is a Pop Masterpiece. The stand out tracks on the album are Hurricane (Track 2), Don't Let Go (Track 8), Sacred Wall (Track 11), Let It Rain (Track 12) and The Sign (Track 5). The reason I have ended with The Sign is because it is the stand out track on the album for one reason alone, it has the same great writing and music, but the thing which makes this track so good is the chorus line which consists of normal vocals combined with a sort of tribal chanting. It may sound like it wouldn't work, but surprisingly it does.
Writing – 9
Flow Of The Album – 8
Originality – 9
Overall Sound – 7
A
Linkin Park – A Thousand Suns
iTMS - Spotify
The third and final album to be reviewed, and yet again I was very reluctant to listen to this album. Though unlike the previous two the reason is not due to the fact that the band were unknown to me, on the contrary Linkin Park were one of the first bands which I listened to and enjoyed (along with Rammstein and Blur). The problem I have with Linkin Park is that Hybrid Theory (The band's first album) was so good, Meteora (Second Album) was great, though not to the same standard of Hybrid Theory and Minutes To Midnight (Third Album) was average in places and just plain bad in others. So with this in mind I delayed on purchasing A Thousand Suns because I assumed that it would continue the trend, then loads of people started ranting that it wasn't any good, that they too believed that since Hybrid Theory the band had decayed. I eventually bought the album when I was Christmas shopping, it was on special offer, and I had this blog post in mind the first time I listened to it. I had a whole post developed about bands which have peaked too early (Keane, Thirteen Senses, Guillemots, Enter Shikari and to a certain extent The Killers were on the list). So I listened, and I judged, and all I can say is...
DAMN YOU LINKIN PARK!! You have ruined a perfectly good blog post, with a sound theme! This album is excellent, I can understand why people don't like it, the band has overcome the burden of being at the forefront of American rock music, and have gotten on and done something new and different – yet still Linkin Park – and they should be (and quite rightly are) proud of it. If you take the individual tracks from the album and lay them side by side with those from Hybrid Theory I think the tracks from Hybrid Theory would just about win it, but listen to the two as albums, as they should be heard, and with A Thousand Suns you have something pure, whole and utterly outstanding. The things which served Linkin Park so well on their first two albums – the back and forth between Chester and Mike; the Electro-Synth-Pop from Joe Hahn and the innovative merging of several genres – have returned, along with what was good about Minutes To Midnight - the thought provoking lyrics; epic guitar solos; emotional togetherness – have combined, along with something new which I just can't place, to create this album which should change the face of rock for years to come. When They Come For Me (Track 5) has that same back and forth between the two frontmen which was missing from Minutes To Midnight, and includes a line, from Mike Shinoda, obviously aimed at those people who did just want more of the same which is Cos' even a blueprint is a gift and a curse // Cos' once you got the theory of how the thing works // Everybody wants the next thing to be just like the first which entertained me quite a bit when I realised it was there. This is Linkin Park back to their best, and I truly believe that this album is better than Hybrid Theory. The reason that some people dislike this album is clear, it's new, it's creative and most obvious is that it has a distinctly Proggy edge to it, so much so that I believe that they have, once again, created a new genre, taking their Nu Metal moniker, combining it with progressive thinking, longer tracks and a better flowing album (which more bands seem to be doing now) to create Progressive Nu Metal. Well done guys! You have done the impossible!
Writing – 9
Flow Of The Album – 9
Originality – 10
Overall Sound – 10
S
Well that's it for this post, though I'm sure there will be a few more in the future, I am going to try hard to get out a few posts a month, though don't count on it...
Laters
GB
Song of the Week is:-
Linkin Park - Robot Boy
iTMS - Spotify
Monday, 20 December 2010
Saturday, 28 August 2010
Monday Music Madness!
-Results-
By Dingram
Well that went well, I have had one response to the "Quiz" and I had to force her to do it (Not physically, but she really wanted something and this was my compensation for it) and then I've just had too much to do lately so no posts... Anyway, now for the answers!
1) Rammstein - Amerika
2) Enter Shikari - Return To Energiser
3) Jay-Z - 99 Problems
4) The Veronicas - Untouched
5) The Killers - Somebody Told Me
6) U2 - No Line On The Horizon
7) Porcupine Tree - A Smart Kid
Those are the answers (for those who are interested the one response was a correct guess of 99 Problems...).
The next quiz (posted at some point tomorrow) will be Obscure Tracks (be they b-sides or unknown album titles).
By Dingram
Well that went well, I have had one response to the "Quiz" and I had to force her to do it (Not physically, but she really wanted something and this was my compensation for it) and then I've just had too much to do lately so no posts... Anyway, now for the answers!
1) Rammstein - Amerika
2) Enter Shikari - Return To Energiser
3) Jay-Z - 99 Problems
4) The Veronicas - Untouched
5) The Killers - Somebody Told Me
6) U2 - No Line On The Horizon
7) Porcupine Tree - A Smart Kid
Those are the answers (for those who are interested the one response was a correct guess of 99 Problems...).
The next quiz (posted at some point tomorrow) will be Obscure Tracks (be they b-sides or unknown album titles).
Monday, 23 August 2010
Monday Music Madness!
-The Start of a New Era of Blogging-
By Dingram
Welcome, people, to my first in what will hopefully be a long running series of posts, written for Mondays. We all hate Mondays, it's just something which naturally develops in all people, now whilst I am not yet on Monday (it being -1:40 1) I appreciate that a lot of you are, and I'm sure you're all hating it.
Monday Music Madness, then, is designed to either frustrate you with the sudden realisation of your inadequate knowledge of music or enthrall you in a brand new and exciting quiz. There will be rewards and prizes (initially in the form of GBP2 until I decide on something better) and fun facts. These rewards can either be cashed (for as yet unknown gifts) or you can hold on to them until my website is fully developed (i.e. 2015), there will be a use for them then. I will try my best to calculate and I have a spreadsheet ready for all of those points accumulated.
So let's get this party started already!!
The first quiz is a simple, fun, yet still annoying concept. The lyrics in songs are often left up to personal interpretation, but can you guess which songs (and artists) these are by my interpretation of the lyrics (these may not be my interpretations just fun stuff) - There are 5 GBP up for grab for each correct answer.
1) This band are situated in the USA, with coca-cola and wonderbra...but remember, this is not a lovesong!
2) This band are playing quasar and have run out of lives and need to get more.
3) This gentleman has a multitude of issues, but he manages to keep his women in check.
4) This duo just need some human interaction, as they are feeling a little lonely.
5) This guy has been informed that you were dating a man who could be a woman he's previously had relations with.
6) Look into the distance, there aren't and 1 Dimensional objects there...
7) Post-apocalyptic boy, left all alone. Aliens appear to discover what happened.
Answers either in the comments section (below), it is now unlocked for anyone to post in with or without a Blogspot account, on the FB status promoting this entry, via direct message (twitter), e-mail, or on a Post-Card3. Answers will be revealed on Friday.
Did You Know?
On Lateralus, by Tool, the title track (Lateralus) incorporates the Fibonacci sequence? See here for more details
That's it for todays Monday Music Madness. I have just received an e-mail from Fernando De La Queso, which is probably his football report, so I'll read that and see about posting it in the next couple of days, but for now thanks for reading.
1 If you are still not caught up on 1337 time then a) Shame on you, and b) let me elaborate, due to my job and sleep pattern I needed a new time zone, and seeing as 13:37 seemed to be roughly midnight to me I decided that all of my timings are now either + or - 1337 if it is + & - 12 then it is Anti-1337 (or midday).
2 GBP is Geek-Boy Points, which I have just realised doesn't work now that I have a new poster called Geek-Boy, see I knew we'd end up fighting over this whole anonymity thing.
3 Post-Cards to :-
Seriously,
Are You Living In the Stone Age,
The Internet,
HA2 9HA
By Dingram
Welcome, people, to my first in what will hopefully be a long running series of posts, written for Mondays. We all hate Mondays, it's just something which naturally develops in all people, now whilst I am not yet on Monday (it being -1:40 1) I appreciate that a lot of you are, and I'm sure you're all hating it.
Monday Music Madness, then, is designed to either frustrate you with the sudden realisation of your inadequate knowledge of music or enthrall you in a brand new and exciting quiz. There will be rewards and prizes (initially in the form of GBP2 until I decide on something better) and fun facts. These rewards can either be cashed (for as yet unknown gifts) or you can hold on to them until my website is fully developed (i.e. 2015), there will be a use for them then. I will try my best to calculate and I have a spreadsheet ready for all of those points accumulated.
So let's get this party started already!!
The first quiz is a simple, fun, yet still annoying concept. The lyrics in songs are often left up to personal interpretation, but can you guess which songs (and artists) these are by my interpretation of the lyrics (these may not be my interpretations just fun stuff) - There are 5 GBP up for grab for each correct answer.
1) This band are situated in the USA, with coca-cola and wonderbra...but remember, this is not a lovesong!
2) This band are playing quasar and have run out of lives and need to get more.
3) This gentleman has a multitude of issues, but he manages to keep his women in check.
4) This duo just need some human interaction, as they are feeling a little lonely.
5) This guy has been informed that you were dating a man who could be a woman he's previously had relations with.
6) Look into the distance, there aren't and 1 Dimensional objects there...
7) Post-apocalyptic boy, left all alone. Aliens appear to discover what happened.
Answers either in the comments section (below), it is now unlocked for anyone to post in with or without a Blogspot account, on the FB status promoting this entry, via direct message (twitter), e-mail, or on a Post-Card3. Answers will be revealed on Friday.
Did You Know?
On Lateralus, by Tool, the title track (Lateralus) incorporates the Fibonacci sequence? See here for more details
That's it for todays Monday Music Madness. I have just received an e-mail from Fernando De La Queso, which is probably his football report, so I'll read that and see about posting it in the next couple of days, but for now thanks for reading.
1 If you are still not caught up on 1337 time then a) Shame on you, and b) let me elaborate, due to my job and sleep pattern I needed a new time zone, and seeing as 13:37 seemed to be roughly midnight to me I decided that all of my timings are now either + or - 1337 if it is + & - 12 then it is Anti-1337 (or midday).
2 GBP is Geek-Boy Points, which I have just realised doesn't work now that I have a new poster called Geek-Boy, see I knew we'd end up fighting over this whole anonymity thing.
3 Post-Cards to :-
Seriously,
Are You Living In the Stone Age,
The Internet,
HA2 9HA
Friday, 20 August 2010
Daily Dose of Dingram
Ladies and Germs the time has come, once again, for some reorganisation development on this blog. So, to assist me with this transition (hopefully to my own hosted website *crosses fingers that he can get off his arse and do something about it*) let me introduce to two new, hopefully regular, contributors to the Geek-Boy @ Blogspot. I will, from now on, be assuming the moniker of Dingram. One of the new contributor wishes to remain anonymous so you will only see them in the guise of Geek-Boy (2.0). Fernando De La Queso completes the trio.
Geek-Boy (TWO-POINT-OH!!) is a living technological guru and will post mainly about Games and Gaming, but will also cover cool techy stuff and new developments in the industry(ies) He is currently writing his first post and I have asked him to deliver his first draft on Monday so expect a post on Wednesday which will essentially be him introducing himself and, I think, informing you of his top 10 PC Games ever, though that may change.
Fernando De La Queso (FDLQ from this point in this post) is our resident Football pundit, he will be analysing a few games a week and upcoming games, plus all of the developments up to the end of the transfer window. I have asked him nicely to start off with MK Dons and Newcastle games, which he promptly laughed at and said he would cover "whatever games he fancied". FDLQ is an Arsenal fan and is well known in the world of Football Manager (see here) and I look forward to hearing his insight, whenever he turns in his post.
So I think that's that, oh wait, no it's not...
I am going to be introducing new sections to this blog (not physically but new "weekly events") which I hope will encourage user input, the first of these is the Monday Music Mayhem section, rather surprisingly, expected on Monday, this is co-hosted with Facebook and Twitter (though not affiliated with in any way) and will be initially quiz based. Other sections will be announced as and when I see fit.
That now is that, thanks and don't be too harsh on the new posters!!
Dingram
Geek-Boy (TWO-POINT-OH!!) is a living technological guru and will post mainly about Games and Gaming, but will also cover cool techy stuff and new developments in the industry(ies) He is currently writing his first post and I have asked him to deliver his first draft on Monday so expect a post on Wednesday which will essentially be him introducing himself and, I think, informing you of his top 10 PC Games ever, though that may change.
Fernando De La Queso (FDLQ from this point in this post) is our resident Football pundit, he will be analysing a few games a week and upcoming games, plus all of the developments up to the end of the transfer window. I have asked him nicely to start off with MK Dons and Newcastle games, which he promptly laughed at and said he would cover "whatever games he fancied". FDLQ is an Arsenal fan and is well known in the world of Football Manager (see here) and I look forward to hearing his insight, whenever he turns in his post.
So I think that's that, oh wait, no it's not...
I am going to be introducing new sections to this blog (not physically but new "weekly events") which I hope will encourage user input, the first of these is the Monday Music Mayhem section, rather surprisingly, expected on Monday, this is co-hosted with Facebook and Twitter (though not affiliated with in any way) and will be initially quiz based. Other sections will be announced as and when I see fit.
That now is that, thanks and don't be too harsh on the new posters!!
Dingram
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
My World Cup XI
So, the world cup is here, England aren't playing to their full potential (What a surprise) and I seem to have been pretty accurate with my predictions (except the Brazil one, feel I may be way off with that one). All in all a good couple of weeks. Now I was watching the Japan vs. Cameroon match and noticed the presence of two players called Honda and Matsui, both hardware companies (one Japanese, the other Pseudo-Japanese) and I joked (to myself) about their being a Nintendo and Capcom on the bench. At work a few days ago I was reliving this experience and laughing about how awesome I am to have made those jokes and I elaborated on it - “Oh and Honda scores after a fantastic cross from Matsui, and there's an action shot of the bench showing the reactions of Nintendo, Capcom and Pikachu!” - “Pikachu” I thought, where did that come from, then it hit me...I needed to make a Video-Game Character Football Team!! Why didn't I think of this before, it seems so obvious doesn't it...and so I began...
Now traditionally in Football games (Football Manager, PES and FIFA) I play in a rather attacking 3-5-2 formation or a moreconservative liberal Labour generic 4-4-2D formation (more recently it has been the latter, due to the lack of PES play and 3-5-2's defensive record). I decided this time to go with the 4-4-2D.
My 4-4-2D formation uses wingers rather than the FM suggested method of playing a narrow midfield and allowing the full-backs (/wing-backs) to play more aggressively. I also use a tall and strong CF with a pacey and intelligent Striker. This is how I line up on FM2010 :-
So I decided that my players had to have all of the attributes required to play in the position I put them, i.e. height and concentration for a CB, composure and control for a Striker.
This is my team :-
Goalkeeper – Kirby (Kirby's Dream Land; Nintendo)
I wanted to put Kirby in my team somewhere and initially had him as a centre-back due to his ability to fly up high (good for countering crosses) and his resilience, then I remembered his most powerful attribute. Kirby sucks...and not in a bad way, Kirby has the ability to suck in objects coming in his general direction and then redistribute them quickly and effectively, exactly what you want from a Goalkeeper. He also has the ability to suck in air to make himself larger, this is a plus when defending penalties and free kicks as he can take up a larger portion of the goal than he would normally be able to do in his smaller form.
Right Back – Sora (Kingdom Hearts; Square-Enix & Disney)
A right-back has to be both attacking and defensive (at least in my team they do) and able to both support the winger ahead of him, then get back to his position when the winger fails to make the cross work. This requires stamina, something which Sora has in abundance. How else does he persevere with tracking down his friends through hundreds of giant, scary, Disney inspired worlds whilst maintaining his pure heart? Sora's stamina combined with his attack/defence capabilities (Only if you choose to discard magic at the beginning, and let's be honest, who does that?) make him a great Right-Back.
Left Back – Samus Aran (Metroid; Nintendo)
Samus Aran is a bounty hunter raised on Chozo. One of the key things to note about Samus is her resilience to foreign entities, provided by being infused with Chozo DNA when she was young, and the amazing powers of her aptly named Power Suit. With the power suit she can change into a Morph Ball form, a tiny, high defence machine/ball thing, which prompted me to tout her as “The Ball, but then I realised that kicking around 90kg of Chozo hardware probably wasn't good for the feet. Samus, like Sora, has very high stamina (Expandable when necessary) and excellent defence, combined with an awesome attacking flair rarely seen on left-backs, she may be better than Ashley Cole.
Centre-back – Link (The Legend of Zelda; Nintendo)
Link, the Hero of Time (or one of his descendants), defender of Hyrule. This green suited elven lad is one of the greatest heroes ever known, appearing in one of the greatest games...ever known. While he may not be tall in his kid form, Adult Link is a beast, literally if thrust into twilight. He is epic defensively due to his sword and shield combination, yet he is not hot-headed and does what needs to be done without complaint. Has great concentration and anticipation he will be able to stop any strikers attempting to make a run in behind the defensive line. Also he has Navi who would generally assist the whole team as a 12th player, but shhhh don't tell no one!
Centre-back (c) – Master Chief (Halo; Bungie)
Possibly the least difficult decision of my life, who better to be a central defender on my team than the defender of earth? He possesses strength, composure and great height, key for a centre-back. He's also not afraid to lead the forward line and put pressure on the opposition. His height and attacking strengths mean he'll be a dangerous threat at corners. He also has fantastic leadership qualities, able to inspire greatness in anyone who meets him, this makes him the ideal person to be the Captain of the team as well.
Defensive Midfielder – Gordon Freeman (Half Life; Valve)
Dr Gordon Freeman a Theoretical Physicist/Xen annihilating, Combine crushing (in progress), Headcrab stomping meta-Hero. Gordon was a difficult one because he is certainly worthy of a place in any VG football team but, a bit like Stephen Gerrard, I had no Idea which position to put him in, I initially toyed with the idea of placing him alongside “The Chief” as the most awesome CB pairing ever! Then I put him in as an attacking midfielder, thinking that his ingenuity and attacking flair, plus his ability for squeezing through tight spaces, made him the perfect Trequartista. I was then hit by what G-Man says at the beginning of Half Life 2 - “The right man in the wrong place can make all of the difference...” - and I knew where to put him. DM is a position which many people have differing opinions about, some (like Arsene Wenger) like to play a DM as a purely defensive player, hovering in-front of the back four and cutting down attacks. Others (like Fabio Capello and Rafa Benitez) like their DM's to get forward a bit and play long accurate balls to wingers and strikers. I prefer to combine the two, thus Gordon Freeman, the earth's original saviour, back again to do it again...on the football pitch.
Right Winger – Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog; Sega)
What do you want from a winger, what do all 4 of Capello's potential (initial 30 man squad) right wingers have in common? SPEED!! And who is the epitome of SPEEED!!! in the video-game catalogue? SONIC!! He has the ability to blast past defenders before they realise he's on the pitch, although, a bit like English wingers, he does lack that end product...but the SPEEEED!!!! more than makes up for it.
Just
Left Winger – Pitt (Kid Icarus; Nintendo)
As I think I mentioned in the previous position, one of the key attributes of a decent winger is speed, but that is only to get past the defenders and put in that killer ball that will lead to a goal. Pitt doesn't have as much speed as Sonic, by quite a margin, but that's because Sonic just has too much speed. Pitt is fast, yes, but he can also fly. This means that he will be able to literally glide past defenders using either his awesome ball control or just playing keepy-uppy while flying. Regardless Pitt also has the trait which Sonic lacks, accuracy. Wielding a bow and arrow in the Kid Icarus games proves that Pitt has fantastic hand-eye coordination, and the ability to putan arrow up a bad guys arse the ball accurately in the box from 3 miles away anywhere on the pitch might come in handy.
Attacking Midfielder – Lucario (Pokemon Diamond/Pearl; Game-Freak)
Oh come on, do you really think I would do a VG Football team without a Pokemon in it? Just be glad I didn't put Samus Aran as AM and Plusle & Minun as the LB/RB combo (I was thinking along the lines of Rafael and Fabio Da Silva). Lucario is one of those players who is excellent in an attacking sense, above competent in a defensive situation and has that special ability to make something out of nothing, also possessing above average speed Lucario is the Lionel Messi of this team. He will play in a similar role in this team that Messi does at Barcelona, he'll be given free roam of the pitch to do as he pleases.
Striker – Sam Fisher (Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell; Ubisoft)
I had trouble picking out a suitable person for this role (This is the pacey/intelligent striker) and my mind immediately went to the stealth genre, so of course Solid Snake (Metal Gear; Konami) and Garret (Thief; Eidos) were in contention. Snake was cast aside due to his stealth being to hide under a box, not going to work on a football pitch. Garret, meanwhile, was rejected because he was too slow and not attacking enough. Sam Fisher, then, was the man to go for, he has that ability to remain undetected for great lengths of time, and then punish someone if they give him too much space. Yes he may be a bit tall for the role he will play in, but he is intelligent and fast enough (we're talking Chaos Theory, peak fitness speed) to avoid the offside trap and score plenty of goals from the knock-downs of his partnering Centre Forward...
Centre Forward – Auron (Final Fantasy X; Squaresoft)
Again this position had quite a lot of competition for it, with Kratos (God of War; SCEA) being the front-runner and Jack (Madworld; Sega) placed just behind him, then I decided that both of them were too attack minded (that and I didn't want the opposition box to be blood drenched) for the position they would be playing in, this role is similar to the role Crouch plays at Spurs, leading the front line, heading down crosses and goal kicks to the striker assisting him, getting more assists than goals. Thus Auron came into contention, Auron has the height and strength to deal with even the most battering Central Defender partnership, he also has the vision and concentration to play the ball into the correct position for his strike partner. He would also be vital in teaching the younger players who are being nurtured to eventually replace him. He is exceptionally level headed given the situations he is thrust into (though that may just be in the Dub), which allows him to make the right decision for the whole team. Also...HE HAS AN AWESOME MOTHER FRAKKING SWORD!!!!!!!1!
So there's my team, let me know what you think, post your own, berate me for being sad enough to do this, I don't care, enjoy this while you can, the next blog WILL be a rant, I can promise you that (unless I decide to trawl through loads of You Tube videos to link to my thesis).
Adiós
GB
p.s. Song of the Week is:-
Athlete – Black Swan Song
iTMS - Spotify
Now traditionally in Football games (Football Manager, PES and FIFA) I play in a rather attacking 3-5-2 formation or a more
My 4-4-2D formation uses wingers rather than the FM suggested method of playing a narrow midfield and allowing the full-backs (/wing-backs) to play more aggressively. I also use a tall and strong CF with a pacey and intelligent Striker. This is how I line up on FM2010 :-
So I decided that my players had to have all of the attributes required to play in the position I put them, i.e. height and concentration for a CB, composure and control for a Striker.This is my team :-
Goalkeeper – Kirby (Kirby's Dream Land; Nintendo)
I wanted to put Kirby in my team somewhere and initially had him as a centre-back due to his ability to fly up high (good for countering crosses) and his resilience, then I remembered his most powerful attribute. Kirby sucks...and not in a bad way, Kirby has the ability to suck in objects coming in his general direction and then redistribute them quickly and effectively, exactly what you want from a Goalkeeper. He also has the ability to suck in air to make himself larger, this is a plus when defending penalties and free kicks as he can take up a larger portion of the goal than he would normally be able to do in his smaller form.Right Back – Sora (Kingdom Hearts; Square-Enix & Disney)
A right-back has to be both attacking and defensive (at least in my team they do) and able to both support the winger ahead of him, then get back to his position when the winger fails to make the cross work. This requires stamina, something which Sora has in abundance. How else does he persevere with tracking down his friends through hundreds of giant, scary, Disney inspired worlds whilst maintaining his pure heart? Sora's stamina combined with his attack/defence capabilities (Only if you choose to discard magic at the beginning, and let's be honest, who does that?) make him a great Right-Back.
Left Back – Samus Aran (Metroid; Nintendo)
Samus Aran is a bounty hunter raised on Chozo. One of the key things to note about Samus is her resilience to foreign entities, provided by being infused with Chozo DNA when she was young, and the amazing powers of her aptly named Power Suit. With the power suit she can change into a Morph Ball form, a tiny, high defence machine/ball thing, which prompted me to tout her as “The Ball, but then I realised that kicking around 90kg of Chozo hardware probably wasn't good for the feet. Samus, like Sora, has very high stamina (Expandable when necessary) and excellent defence, combined with an awesome attacking flair rarely seen on left-backs, she may be better than Ashley Cole.
Centre-back – Link (The Legend of Zelda; Nintendo)
Link, the Hero of Time (or one of his descendants), defender of Hyrule. This green suited elven lad is one of the greatest heroes ever known, appearing in one of the greatest games...ever known. While he may not be tall in his kid form, Adult Link is a beast, literally if thrust into twilight. He is epic defensively due to his sword and shield combination, yet he is not hot-headed and does what needs to be done without complaint. Has great concentration and anticipation he will be able to stop any strikers attempting to make a run in behind the defensive line. Also he has Navi who would generally assist the whole team as a 12th player, but shhhh don't tell no one!
Centre-back (c) – Master Chief (Halo; Bungie)
Possibly the least difficult decision of my life, who better to be a central defender on my team than the defender of earth? He possesses strength, composure and great height, key for a centre-back. He's also not afraid to lead the forward line and put pressure on the opposition. His height and attacking strengths mean he'll be a dangerous threat at corners. He also has fantastic leadership qualities, able to inspire greatness in anyone who meets him, this makes him the ideal person to be the Captain of the team as well.
Defensive Midfielder – Gordon Freeman (Half Life; Valve)
Dr Gordon Freeman a Theoretical Physicist/Xen annihilating, Combine crushing (in progress), Headcrab stomping meta-Hero. Gordon was a difficult one because he is certainly worthy of a place in any VG football team but, a bit like Stephen Gerrard, I had no Idea which position to put him in, I initially toyed with the idea of placing him alongside “The Chief” as the most awesome CB pairing ever! Then I put him in as an attacking midfielder, thinking that his ingenuity and attacking flair, plus his ability for squeezing through tight spaces, made him the perfect Trequartista. I was then hit by what G-Man says at the beginning of Half Life 2 - “The right man in the wrong place can make all of the difference...” - and I knew where to put him. DM is a position which many people have differing opinions about, some (like Arsene Wenger) like to play a DM as a purely defensive player, hovering in-front of the back four and cutting down attacks. Others (like Fabio Capello and Rafa Benitez) like their DM's to get forward a bit and play long accurate balls to wingers and strikers. I prefer to combine the two, thus Gordon Freeman, the earth's original saviour, back again to do it again...on the football pitch.
Right Winger – Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog; Sega)
What do you want from a winger, what do all 4 of Capello's potential (initial 30 man squad) right wingers have in common? SPEED!! And who is the epitome of SPEEED!!! in the video-game catalogue? SONIC!! He has the ability to blast past defenders before they realise he's on the pitch, although, a bit like English wingers, he does lack that end product...but the SPEEEED!!!! more than makes up for it.
Just
Left Winger – Pitt (Kid Icarus; Nintendo)
As I think I mentioned in the previous position, one of the key attributes of a decent winger is speed, but that is only to get past the defenders and put in that killer ball that will lead to a goal. Pitt doesn't have as much speed as Sonic, by quite a margin, but that's because Sonic just has too much speed. Pitt is fast, yes, but he can also fly. This means that he will be able to literally glide past defenders using either his awesome ball control or just playing keepy-uppy while flying. Regardless Pitt also has the trait which Sonic lacks, accuracy. Wielding a bow and arrow in the Kid Icarus games proves that Pitt has fantastic hand-eye coordination, and the ability to put
Attacking Midfielder – Lucario (Pokemon Diamond/Pearl; Game-Freak)
Oh come on, do you really think I would do a VG Football team without a Pokemon in it? Just be glad I didn't put Samus Aran as AM and Plusle & Minun as the LB/RB combo (I was thinking along the lines of Rafael and Fabio Da Silva). Lucario is one of those players who is excellent in an attacking sense, above competent in a defensive situation and has that special ability to make something out of nothing, also possessing above average speed Lucario is the Lionel Messi of this team. He will play in a similar role in this team that Messi does at Barcelona, he'll be given free roam of the pitch to do as he pleases.
Striker – Sam Fisher (Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell; Ubisoft)
I had trouble picking out a suitable person for this role (This is the pacey/intelligent striker) and my mind immediately went to the stealth genre, so of course Solid Snake (Metal Gear; Konami) and Garret (Thief; Eidos) were in contention. Snake was cast aside due to his stealth being to hide under a box, not going to work on a football pitch. Garret, meanwhile, was rejected because he was too slow and not attacking enough. Sam Fisher, then, was the man to go for, he has that ability to remain undetected for great lengths of time, and then punish someone if they give him too much space. Yes he may be a bit tall for the role he will play in, but he is intelligent and fast enough (we're talking Chaos Theory, peak fitness speed) to avoid the offside trap and score plenty of goals from the knock-downs of his partnering Centre Forward...
Centre Forward – Auron (Final Fantasy X; Squaresoft)
Again this position had quite a lot of competition for it, with Kratos (God of War; SCEA) being the front-runner and Jack (Madworld; Sega) placed just behind him, then I decided that both of them were too attack minded (that and I didn't want the opposition box to be blood drenched) for the position they would be playing in, this role is similar to the role Crouch plays at Spurs, leading the front line, heading down crosses and goal kicks to the striker assisting him, getting more assists than goals. Thus Auron came into contention, Auron has the height and strength to deal with even the most battering Central Defender partnership, he also has the vision and concentration to play the ball into the correct position for his strike partner. He would also be vital in teaching the younger players who are being nurtured to eventually replace him. He is exceptionally level headed given the situations he is thrust into (though that may just be in the Dub), which allows him to make the right decision for the whole team. Also...HE HAS AN AWESOME MOTHER FRAKKING SWORD!!!!!!!1!
So there's my team, let me know what you think, post your own, berate me for being sad enough to do this, I don't care, enjoy this while you can, the next blog WILL be a rant, I can promise you that (unless I decide to trawl through loads of You Tube videos to link to my thesis).
Adiós
GB
p.s. Song of the Week is:-
Athlete – Black Swan Song
iTMS - Spotify
Monday, 26 April 2010
Upcoming Postings...
Dear ladies and gentlemen (and those in between),
I am writing to inform you that there will be a new blog entry coming soon, but right now I need to obtain all of the Data I require to formulate the arguement for which I will be ranting about.
Yours Sincerely
GB
I am writing to inform you that there will be a new blog entry coming soon, but right now I need to obtain all of the Data I require to formulate the arguement for which I will be ranting about.
Yours Sincerely
GB
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Review of the Decade!
BREAKING NEWS
Reports are coming in that the Blogspot user Geek-Boy is finally getting around to writing his “Best of the Noughties” list, at the rather late date of February 11th, not only is he doing this at this late date he is also attempting to do it at a time which would be considered anti-social by many. Oh well, better late than never hey! More on this story as it develops. This is Daniel Ingram reporting for BBC News 24, Back to the studio.
Yes the above report (appearing on a reputable (ish) news broadcaster) is correct, aside from the usage of the term “Noughties”, that's just plain disgusting. It is time for my long overdue “Things of the Decade”! During this inevitably long blog post I will be guiding you through the last decade and telling you all about my opinions on what the greatest “Things” of that era. This will include everything from Media Products (Games; Films; TV; Music etc.) to technological advances/items. Now go fetch something to eat, drink and listen to because this is going to be one hell of a ride, one which you're not going to want to stray from!!
Before I start I'm going to lay down some rules, because if we didn't have rules the world would fall apart...either that or everyone would be so much happier.
1) Items must have been released within the time period
2) With exception to Music I will set a limit to the number of items I can put down (otherwise it would just turn into a long list of things I have purchased over the last 10 years)
3) I am allowed to group series of books and films into one selection (i.e. LOTR and Harry Potter), reasoning for this is obvious.
4) If I rattle on for too long about how awesome or terrible something is, or if I stray off topic then I give permission for every single one of you to hunt me down and slap me, though I cannot vouch for your personal safety after doing it.
Last thing to mention before I begin (no idea where I'm going to start but meh) the lists hereafter are my own opinions, nobody else has influenced my decisions (despite Micro$oft offering me £2.5million to not list Vista in the “Failures of the Decade” section). Thank you and enjoy!
Albums of the Decade
As I have previously mentioned this is the one section that I will not be limiting I will just pick out the best albums of the last decade along with release date and list them for you to view.
Athlete – Beyond The Neighbourhood (2007)
Bat For Lashes – Fur And Gold (2006); Two Suns (2009)
Coldplay – Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
The Decemberists – The Hazards Of Love (2009)
Elbow – Asleep In The Back (2002); The Leaders of the Free World (2005) The Seldom Seen Kid (2008)
Eminem – The Eminem Show (2002)
Fort Minor – The Rising Tied (2005)
Good Charlotte – Good Morning Revival (2007)
Innerpartysystem – Innerpartysystem (2008)
The Killers – Sam's Town (2006)
Liam Frost – Show Me How The Spectres Dance (2006)
Linkin Park – Reanimation (2002); Meteora (2003)
Mew – Frengers (2003); No More Stories...(2009)
Muse – Origin of Symmetry (2001); Absolution (2003); Black Holes And Revelations (2006); The Resistance (2009)
Placebo – Sleeping With Ghosts (2003); Battle For The Sun (2009)
Porcupine Tree – In Absentia (2002); Fear Of A Blank Planet (2007); The Incident (2009)
Rammstein – Mutter (2001); Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da (2009)
Riverside – Anno Domini High Definition (2009)
Sigur Ros - ( ) (2002); Takk... (2005)
Steven Wilson – Insurgentes (2008)
Thirteen Senses – The Invitation (2004)
U2 – No Line On The Horizon (2009)
So what's that, 34 albums. Not bad considering that there were 150 released between 2000 and 2009.
Breakthrough Artist of the Decade
Elbow
Releasing their debut album in 2002, which gained a Mercury Award Nomination, the band have received critical acclaim amongst Musical journalists, developing a large and loyal fan base along the way, many of whom wanted Elbow to stay hidden away. With their most recent release, The Seldom Seen Kid, Elbow have soared to the heights that many have seen coming since they first formed, and it is well deserved.
Hardware of the Decade
Throughout the 2000s we saw quite a surge in technological advances, Google, Facebook and Twitter became household names (although obviously Facebook isn't quite there as my spell checker is highlighting it...). Mobile phones are now considered a necessity rather than an employee benefit. Most people in MEDC's use Personal Computers on a daily, if not hourly, basis. Listening to music on the move no longer means carting around hundreds of cassette tapes or CD's. Films are regarded as incomplete and underwhelming if not in a glorious 1080p 3D Uberified Format (Give it another 2 months...). I will name my top 10 pieces of hardware this decade, in no particular order.
Nintendo DS - “Use your stylus to Pick Wario's nose” Eeeeew...but ok...(WarioWare)
iPhone – The Jesus Phone, 'nuff said...
Nintendo Wii – A wiggle here, a waggle there, shakedy shake shake, inflict MASSIVE DAMAGE
iPods – I want to listen to 40 thousand songs at the same time!
Wireless Networking – Anyone can access your internet from anywhere, ANYONE!!
USB Storage – Carry your most intimate files around unsecured in your pocket, then lose them...
Blu-ray Discs – Higher storage capacity than DVDs (also the DVD was made in 1995...who knew!)
High Definition TVs – Watch TV so clear you can spot when that chick is being played by a dude...
Digital Video Recorders – Watch your TV whenever, without Ads.
Serial ATA Ports – Faster internal data speeds, no funny joke for this one...suggestions welcome...
Films of the Decade
Again limited to 10 films, but as I said above, groups are allowed. I will list the year released and director,
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001;2002;2003 / Peter Jackson)
Shaun of the Dead / Hot Fuzz (2004 & 2007 / Edgar Wright)
Serenity (2005 / Joss Whedon)
Batman Begins / The Dark Knight (2005 & 2008 / Christopher Nolan)
Kingdom Of Heaven (2005 / Ridley Scott)
Munich (2005 / Steven Spielberg)
The Prestige (2006 / Christopher Nolan)
Iron Man (2008 / John Favreau)
Cloverfield (2008 / J.J. Abrams)
Wall-E (2008 / Andrew Stanton)
TV Shows of the Decade
Actually from now on just assume that unless I tell you otherwise it's the top 10.
24 (2001 – Present)
Firefly (2002)
Battlestar Galactica (2003 – 2009)
Lost (2004 – 2010)
Hustle (2004 – Present)
House (2005 – Present)
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006 – 2007)
A Town Called Eureka (2006 – Present)
Big Bang Theory (2007 – Present)
Dollhouse (2009-2010)
TV Mini-Series / Special of the Decade
Limited to five, not to challenge me, but because I can't think of ten...
Revelations (2005)
The Lost Room (2006)
Terry Pratchett Adaptations (2006 & 2008)
Red Dwarf : Back To Earth (2009)
Torchwood : Children Of Earth (2009)
Books of the Decade
As with films I will list the year of release andDirector Author. Also limited to 5.
Harry Potter series [Goblet of Fire onwards] (2000; 2003; 2005; 2007 / J.K. Rowling)
The Amber Spyglass (2000 / Philip Pullman)
Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures (2003 / Walter Moers)
Artemis Fowl series (2001; 2002; 2003; 2005; 2006; 2008 / Eoin Colfer)
Penguins Stopped Play (2006 / Harry Thompson)
Video Games of the Decade
Video Games which I have played, though not necessarily owned. Format is Title,2007 & Year, Developer/Publisher, Format.
Half-life 2 2004 Valve (PC/Xbox360/PS3)
Football Manager 2008 & 2010 2007 & 2009 Sega (PC/PSP)
Stalker : Shadow Of Chernobyl 2007 THQ (PC)
The Legend Of Zelda : Wind Waker 2004 Nintendo (GC)
Halo series 2001; 2004; 2007 Bungie (PC/Xbox; PC/Xbox; Xbox360)
The Elder Scrolls IV : Oblivion 2006 Bethesda (PC/X360/PS3)
GTA San Andreas 2004 Rockstar (PS2/Xbox/PC)
Metroid Prime 3 : Corruption 2008 Nintendo (Wii)
Black 2006 Criterion Games (PS2/Xbox)
Bully (or Canis Canem Edit) 2006 Rockstar (PS2/PC/Wii/X360)
Right, I think that's about it. To be honest I think you could probably have stopped reading after the music/gadgets section because the rest is just me listing my favourite stuff...then again wasn't it all. I think I've just realised that I've just wasted the last 3 hours writing this crappy thing and I haven't even formatted it yet...was going to linkify everything but I can't be bothered any more, so I'll say one final thing and be off...It's been one hell of a decade guys, and I'm very much looking forward to the next one. Oh and GOOGLE IT YOU LAZY GITS!!!
Adios.
GB
Reports are coming in that the Blogspot user Geek-Boy is finally getting around to writing his “Best of the Noughties” list, at the rather late date of February 11th, not only is he doing this at this late date he is also attempting to do it at a time which would be considered anti-social by many. Oh well, better late than never hey! More on this story as it develops. This is Daniel Ingram reporting for BBC News 24, Back to the studio.
Yes the above report (appearing on a reputable (ish) news broadcaster) is correct, aside from the usage of the term “Noughties”, that's just plain disgusting. It is time for my long overdue “Things of the Decade”! During this inevitably long blog post I will be guiding you through the last decade and telling you all about my opinions on what the greatest “Things” of that era. This will include everything from Media Products (Games; Films; TV; Music etc.) to technological advances/items. Now go fetch something to eat, drink and listen to because this is going to be one hell of a ride, one which you're not going to want to stray from!!
Before I start I'm going to lay down some rules, because if we didn't have rules the world would fall apart...either that or everyone would be so much happier.
1) Items must have been released within the time period
2) With exception to Music I will set a limit to the number of items I can put down (otherwise it would just turn into a long list of things I have purchased over the last 10 years)
3) I am allowed to group series of books and films into one selection (i.e. LOTR and Harry Potter), reasoning for this is obvious.
4) If I rattle on for too long about how awesome or terrible something is, or if I stray off topic then I give permission for every single one of you to hunt me down and slap me, though I cannot vouch for your personal safety after doing it.
Last thing to mention before I begin (no idea where I'm going to start but meh) the lists hereafter are my own opinions, nobody else has influenced my decisions (despite Micro$oft offering me £2.5million to not list Vista in the “Failures of the Decade” section). Thank you and enjoy!
Albums of the Decade
As I have previously mentioned this is the one section that I will not be limiting I will just pick out the best albums of the last decade along with release date and list them for you to view.
Athlete – Beyond The Neighbourhood (2007)
Bat For Lashes – Fur And Gold (2006); Two Suns (2009)
Coldplay – Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends (2008)
The Decemberists – The Hazards Of Love (2009)
Elbow – Asleep In The Back (2002); The Leaders of the Free World (2005) The Seldom Seen Kid (2008)
Eminem – The Eminem Show (2002)
Fort Minor – The Rising Tied (2005)
Good Charlotte – Good Morning Revival (2007)
Innerpartysystem – Innerpartysystem (2008)
The Killers – Sam's Town (2006)
Liam Frost – Show Me How The Spectres Dance (2006)
Linkin Park – Reanimation (2002); Meteora (2003)
Mew – Frengers (2003); No More Stories...(2009)
Muse – Origin of Symmetry (2001); Absolution (2003); Black Holes And Revelations (2006); The Resistance (2009)
Placebo – Sleeping With Ghosts (2003); Battle For The Sun (2009)
Porcupine Tree – In Absentia (2002); Fear Of A Blank Planet (2007); The Incident (2009)
Rammstein – Mutter (2001); Liebe Ist Fur Alle Da (2009)
Riverside – Anno Domini High Definition (2009)
Sigur Ros - ( ) (2002); Takk... (2005)
Steven Wilson – Insurgentes (2008)
Thirteen Senses – The Invitation (2004)
U2 – No Line On The Horizon (2009)
So what's that, 34 albums. Not bad considering that there were 150 released between 2000 and 2009.
Breakthrough Artist of the Decade
Elbow
Releasing their debut album in 2002, which gained a Mercury Award Nomination, the band have received critical acclaim amongst Musical journalists, developing a large and loyal fan base along the way, many of whom wanted Elbow to stay hidden away. With their most recent release, The Seldom Seen Kid, Elbow have soared to the heights that many have seen coming since they first formed, and it is well deserved.
Hardware of the Decade
Throughout the 2000s we saw quite a surge in technological advances, Google, Facebook and Twitter became household names (although obviously Facebook isn't quite there as my spell checker is highlighting it...). Mobile phones are now considered a necessity rather than an employee benefit. Most people in MEDC's use Personal Computers on a daily, if not hourly, basis. Listening to music on the move no longer means carting around hundreds of cassette tapes or CD's. Films are regarded as incomplete and underwhelming if not in a glorious 1080p 3D Uberified Format (Give it another 2 months...). I will name my top 10 pieces of hardware this decade, in no particular order.
Nintendo DS - “Use your stylus to Pick Wario's nose” Eeeeew...but ok...(WarioWare)
iPhone – The Jesus Phone, 'nuff said...
Nintendo Wii – A wiggle here, a waggle there, shakedy shake shake, inflict MASSIVE DAMAGE
iPods – I want to listen to 40 thousand songs at the same time!
Wireless Networking – Anyone can access your internet from anywhere, ANYONE!!
USB Storage – Carry your most intimate files around unsecured in your pocket, then lose them...
Blu-ray Discs – Higher storage capacity than DVDs (also the DVD was made in 1995...who knew!)
High Definition TVs – Watch TV so clear you can spot when that chick is being played by a dude...
Digital Video Recorders – Watch your TV whenever, without Ads.
Serial ATA Ports – Faster internal data speeds, no funny joke for this one...suggestions welcome...
Films of the Decade
Again limited to 10 films, but as I said above, groups are allowed. I will list the year released and director,
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001;2002;2003 / Peter Jackson)
Shaun of the Dead / Hot Fuzz (2004 & 2007 / Edgar Wright)
Serenity (2005 / Joss Whedon)
Batman Begins / The Dark Knight (2005 & 2008 / Christopher Nolan)
Kingdom Of Heaven (2005 / Ridley Scott)
Munich (2005 / Steven Spielberg)
The Prestige (2006 / Christopher Nolan)
Iron Man (2008 / John Favreau)
Cloverfield (2008 / J.J. Abrams)
Wall-E (2008 / Andrew Stanton)
TV Shows of the Decade
Actually from now on just assume that unless I tell you otherwise it's the top 10.
24 (2001 – Present)
Firefly (2002)
Battlestar Galactica (2003 – 2009)
Lost (2004 – 2010)
Hustle (2004 – Present)
House (2005 – Present)
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006 – 2007)
A Town Called Eureka (2006 – Present)
Big Bang Theory (2007 – Present)
Dollhouse (2009-2010)
TV Mini-Series / Special of the Decade
Limited to five, not to challenge me, but because I can't think of ten...
Revelations (2005)
The Lost Room (2006)
Terry Pratchett Adaptations (2006 & 2008)
Red Dwarf : Back To Earth (2009)
Torchwood : Children Of Earth (2009)
Books of the Decade
As with films I will list the year of release and
Harry Potter series [Goblet of Fire onwards] (2000; 2003; 2005; 2007 / J.K. Rowling)
The Amber Spyglass (2000 / Philip Pullman)
Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures (2003 / Walter Moers)
Artemis Fowl series (2001; 2002; 2003; 2005; 2006; 2008 / Eoin Colfer)
Penguins Stopped Play (2006 / Harry Thompson)
Video Games of the Decade
Video Games which I have played, though not necessarily owned. Format is Title,2007 & Year, Developer/Publisher, Format.
Half-life 2 2004 Valve (PC/Xbox360/PS3)
Football Manager 2008 & 2010 2007 & 2009 Sega (PC/PSP)
Stalker : Shadow Of Chernobyl 2007 THQ (PC)
The Legend Of Zelda : Wind Waker 2004 Nintendo (GC)
Halo series 2001; 2004; 2007 Bungie (PC/Xbox; PC/Xbox; Xbox360)
The Elder Scrolls IV : Oblivion 2006 Bethesda (PC/X360/PS3)
GTA San Andreas 2004 Rockstar (PS2/Xbox/PC)
Metroid Prime 3 : Corruption 2008 Nintendo (Wii)
Black 2006 Criterion Games (PS2/Xbox)
Bully (or Canis Canem Edit) 2006 Rockstar (PS2/PC/Wii/X360)
Right, I think that's about it. To be honest I think you could probably have stopped reading after the music/gadgets section because the rest is just me listing my favourite stuff...then again wasn't it all. I think I've just realised that I've just wasted the last 3 hours writing this crappy thing and I haven't even formatted it yet...was going to linkify everything but I can't be bothered any more, so I'll say one final thing and be off...It's been one hell of a decade guys, and I'm very much looking forward to the next one. Oh and GOOGLE IT YOU LAZY GITS!!!
Adios.
GB
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