Category: Review
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Spec Ops: The Line Review
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca Some would argue – with very good reason – that Playstation Plus is the best thing to happen to this generation of consoles. The subscription service, initially derided as a blatant move to mirror Microsoft’s Xbox Live Gold and capitalise on the money Sony misses out on…
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Ten Reasons You Should Buy Tomb Raider
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca Publishers Square Enix [recently stated](http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-03-26-tomb-raider-has-sold-3-4-million-copies-failed-to-hit-expectations) that the new *Tomb Raider* reboot was a sales disappointment as it had “only” sold 3.4 *million* physical copies in *one month*. Not counting any sales on Steam or PSN in this age of digital distribution, it still sold *3.4 million copies*.…
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Review: 21 And Over
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca The problem with comedy is that it depends on so many subtle factors. Each of the vital elements – script, cast, direction, editing – must be both strong in itself and also interconnected with each other. When it works, it’s a beautiful thing that lifts the spirits…
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Halo 4 Review: The Two Sides Of The Coin
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca I was once booked to play Charlie Chaplin in a commercial for a mechanic’s garage. (Context: I worked as a professional actor in Vancouver for two years before an incoming baby necessitated the need for regular income, i.e. not acting). It was a terrifying proposition. I knew…
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Far Cry 3: Playing Outside The Box
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca The alternative subheader for this article was “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Radio Tower”. In a way, it would have been more fitting (along with providing me with personal amusement). I lost sight of what Far Cry 3 wanted from a very early stage, and…
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Review: Skyfall
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca You’ve got to feel a little sorry for Timothy Dalton. 1987’s The Living Daylights and 1989’s Licence To Kill saw him take over as iconic agent James Bond, rescuing the series from the latter campy efforts headed by Roger Moore. Dalton’s Bond was clearly a shift back towards the original spy…
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Reflections On The Past: From Driver to San Francisco
Originally published on AwesomeFriday.ca John Tanner – the driver of Driver – has had a tough journey, but it wasn’t really his fault. You can lay the blame at the feet of Rockstar, or at least at the metaphorical feet of their ambition, as their success in opening up video game worlds became…
Simon Best 