Geek Culture

Where Marvel Gets it Right

Published

4 years ago

December 18, 2018

While many can debate on the quality of superheroes or stories between Marvel and DC, this isn’t about that. This is about one of the things that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has consistently done a phenomenal job in. Casting the characters in the MCU.

From the start, Marvel has done a great job with it’s casting. Ten years ago when Iron Man first stepped on the scene none of us ever expected for the MCU to grow into what it has become. And while some MCU movies have done better than others, they have consistently done well. This is in large part due to their excellent casting. Robert Downey Jr. is most likely the best example of this though almost every example is a good one. Many consider RDJ to essentially be Tony Stark and the man has basically become synonymous with either name.

Chris Evans plays the goodie two shoes, Captain America, and few can imagine anyone else wearing the stars and stripes. Whether its Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow, Chadwick Boseman as the Black Panther, Tom Holland as Spider-Man, Marvel has consistently picked the perfect candidate for the job that can play the role for years. One almost can’t tell whether the actors were made with the role in mind or the roles were made with those actors in mind.

But with the next Avengers movie drawing close and the end of an era within the MCU fans can only ask, who fill the shoes of those leaving. Chris Evans has stated his intent not to renew his contract and to work on other things. So it seems as if Steve Rogers will hang up his armor for good. Other actors won’t be able to play their characters forever. What will the MCU be like without these pillars? One can only hope that Marvel does as well finding new characters and creating new stories as they have before. I for one trust them to do a good job.

Post Views: 450

Consoles

On May 23, Miasma Chronicles oozes onto the PS5

Published

7 hours ago

March 23, 2023

Zach Riley

We have been keeping an eye on the game Miasma Chronicles from the creators of Mutant Year Zero for a while now. We now know when it will be released, and it will be on May 23, 2023, on the PS5.

Being outnumbered all the time, mastering the art of the ambush will be crucial to surviving, and whatever advantage you can get will be needed. You can view a different, more condensed glimpse of gaming above and below.

How do you feel about the Miasma Chronicles? You played Mutant Year Zero, right?

Post Views: 22

Consoles

Fans of Final Fantasy 16 disagree as new debate over the squeeze gap begins

Published

7 hours ago

March 23, 2023

Zach Riley

Fans of Final Fantasy have been disputing for decades over a variety of topics, such as whether game VIII is the finest or which one contains the best minigames. But something fresh has the community in a tizzy, and this time it’s a 19-second trailer for the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI that’s energizing fans along with the reappearance of certain well-worn and recognizable talking points.

主人公クライヴの相棒、トルガルをご紹介🐺Part2
探索の心強い味方！ボタンひとつで誘導してくれます。

『ファイナルファンタジーXVI』
🔔予約受付中🔔https://t.co/6BciWXOPkt #FF16 pic.twitter.com/KmsisjJbbY

— FINAL FANTASY XVI (@FF16_JP) March 22, 2023

If it weren’t for the fissure that protagonist Clive skillfully navigates in the video, this narrative might have been about Torgal, a great canine companion. That’s right, we have returned to the discussion of the Squeeze Gap, the most heinous error in game design (in the eyes of some fans).

Others pointed out that you can see through the gap that this is an intentional design choice and does not, in fact, hide a loading screen. In the colorful comments section of the aforementioned Tweet, some people complained about the inclusion of yet another Squeeze Gap on current-gen PCs.If you have nothing better to do, follow us down the rabbit hole of quote-retweets.

Sincerity be damned, we don’t really care either way, but it is odd for Square Enix to release an official promo for a highly anticipated game that shows half of a character squirming through a small space.As always, the music is spot on; praise where praise is due. On June 22, Final Fantasy XVI will debut for PlayStation 5.

What do you think of the squeeze gaps generally and the squeezegate incident specifically?

Post Views: 34

Consoles

Sony was named the top video game publisher of 2022 by Metacritic

Published

7 hours ago

March 23, 2023

Zach Riley

In order to decide which publisher published the best games, Metacritic calculates ratings for all the games that were released in the previous calendar year. The website that collects review ratings for all popular media has done the math, and Sony Interactive Entertainment came out on top for 2022.

Yes, Sony’s first-party initiatives from the previous year allowed it to “no issue” claim the top spot on Metacritic’s list. The 2022 release schedule for the platform holder averaged 85.6 points overall, with all of its PC ports scoring in the website’s “green score” range.

The business did indeed have a successful year in 2017. We had a fantastic trio of original games: God of War Ragnarok, Gran Turismo 7, and Horizon Forbidden West, all of which were of very high caliber. But in addition to that, the firm also launched The Last of Us: Part I and a number of PC ports, including God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man, and Uncharted: The Legacy of Thieves Collection, all of which received positive reviews from critics. MLB The Show 22 had the lowest metascore of any Sony game last year, according to Metacritic, but it still earned a respectable 77.

According to Metacritic, these are the top 10 publishers for 2022: