Unfortunately, this looks really bad.
Filmmaking wise, it’s MCU fakery from top to bottom. Washed out fake looking CGI sets. Cheap-looking costumes. It doesn’t look like anyone ever set foot in a real place.
The cast seems…small. Characters with very little to no following (Namor, Shiri, Shang-Chi) & at best, characters who have only gotten 1 movie so far. INFINITY WAR and ENDGAME worked because they’d spent 11 years building up these characters. This will only be the 2nd time we’ve ever seen this FANTASTIC FOUR.
It feels desperate. They’re giving us old X-Men (somehow?), spoiling the return of Steve Rogers in the first trailer, plus Thor’s “no, seriously, this movie is even more important than all the other movies, I swear!” speech.
You get the sense everyone understands they just have to put out a final big movie to give themselves the excuse to do what they really want to do: start over.
The final thirty minutes of Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY are among his greatest. It reframes the entire film, providing so much nuanced emotional depth. The last time I sobbed that hard in a Nolan film was INTERSTELLAR.
Cronos: The New Dawn done! 🎮
Absolutely loved this one. Over the course of about 18 hours, I was pretty much gripped from start to finish and took my time exploring every inch of every area I could. It's not flawless, but this easily made its way into my favorite games list this year.
Right away the audiovisuals are fantastic. I expected some good stuff in that regard coming off of Bloober's amazing Silent Hill 2 last year and Cronos didn't disappoint. It was a delight to walk around old Poland and its unique environments all hauntingly beautiful thanks to gorgeous lighting and atmosphere.
The sound design team did an excellent job making me tense and uneasy as I explored decrepit apartment blocks and spooky hospitals. While I wouldn't say the monster designs are 'special', they're still hideous to behold with all kinds of suitably fearsome sounds and growls that kept me on my toes.
The overall plot took a little bit to get going in my opinion and made more sense the deeper I got. It was a little predictable though things can change depending on a couple choices you can make while playing. I did feel the main Traveler's voice acting to be a little rote but it made sense due to some revelations later in the game.
The combat is one of the highlights in my opinion. Weapons feel weighty and punchy, especially the shotgun. Upgrades are meaningful and there was a real sense of indecision when it came time to choose what to upgrade and how those affect your equipment.
The main mechanical difference here are of course enemies that 'merge' with other dead ones that might be laying about the levels, and that pushed me to strategize on how to best approach combat encounters. The only course of action to be sure nothing can reanimate or help others become more powerful is to use up precious flamethrower fuel to burn them, but that fuel can also be extremely helpful to stagger and keep monsters at bay to give you space or to reorient yourself in battle.
This ebb and flow was something I really appreciated over the course of my playthrough. I'd say my only real nitpick was that I wish there was a dodge button. I'm not exactly sure why there isn't one or how its absence would really change combat overall, but it wasn't anything that got in the way of fun, only providing occasional frustrating encounters.
Overall I loved my time with Cronos and I'm so happy that the team at Bloober made this game. It partially filled some of the Dead Space shaped hole in my heart and I hope there's more to come from this universe. #CronosTheNewDawn #PS5Pro
Team America 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 have their educational video - with novel soundtrack - for Uromigos cup 🏆. Eurasia is winning. ♥️ =points. Surely it’s time for a win for the Americas. #UromigosLive@OncoAlert@montypal
📢 Just out, our new article in @LungCaJournal (free 🔗)!
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🔴Asi es como la senadora de México Lilly Tellez🇲🇽 desenmascara a Sheinbaum ante la cadena Fox 🇺🇸
"Los únicos que no quieren la ayuda de EUA contra los terroristas es Sheinbaum y su grupo de narcopoliticos"
📣Morena protege al líder de la barredora Adán Augusto
@LillyTellez
Atacan a @LillyTellez porque los enfrenta con valentía, no tiene cola que le pisen y tiene el apoyo de muchos y muchas mexicanas, yo entre ellas!
#YoApoyoALillyTellez
Por el bien de morena, primero los cárteles.
Esa es la prioridad de
@Claudiashein
Pero yo seguiré defendiendo a México de esa traidora y sus narcopolíticos.
Se le calentó la cabeza a @Claudiashein , y ahora todos pueden comprobar que miente: no hay nada sobre intervención.
Aquí está la entrevista, ella se precipitó y olvidó que es pública, y cualquiera puede constatar que miente.
Su torpeza quedó doblemente expuesta.
Escuchen 👇
🔴 Estados Unidos señala persistencia de violaciones y alta impunidad en derechos humanos en México
En el más reciente Reporte de Derechos Humanos del Departamento de Estado de EE.UU., se señala que la situación en México no mostró cambios significativos durante el último año. El informe documenta asesinatos arbitrarios, desapariciones, tortura, detenciones ilegales y fuertes restricciones a la libertad de expresión, especialmente contra periodistas y activistas laborales.
Battlefield intentionally released small maps for the beta.
Infantry balance, TTK/TTD, limited vehicle combat, classes... Nail THAT and the game will be good.
And these smaller modes are bringing over MASSIVE CoD communities. That's HUGE.
Show them what they're missing.