Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, Book 2 (OMEN)

                                              Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi, Book 2 (OMEN)

  

                                                                     
                                                                     
                                             
The story picks up where the other one left. Which is exactly when Luke Skywalker, the leader of the Jedi, was exiled in order to find out why some Jedi have been going crazy. Among this journey for a cure he is joined by his son Ben. Their journey is filled with some good dialogue, encounters with forgotten species, space trouble overall. But most importantly these events lead to the father-son moments which are amazingly written, Christie Golden was able to surprise pleasantly once again. 


That is the major story line the other ones are minor but just as interesting, no exceptions. I am going to go through them really quickly so that you can get the general idea of what is going on in the Star Wars universe at the time of the book.


The Sith are on the other side of the galaxy, unaware that the Jedi are ruling the bigger part of the world. All that unawareness comes to an end when an ancient sphere (ship) comes down and tells them the situation in the galaxy. It also turns out that this sphere is designed to train Sith to their full potential, however it communicates with whoever it wants and so a new messiah is born.


Han and Leia decide it is finally time to get their siblings some pets. And so they go to the Zoo to choose a suitable animal for them. However complications occur such as attempts of murder.
The other plot lines are political conflicts which somehow were also interesting... and not really memorable, so that alone speaks for itself. Interesting yet somehow forgetable.


The writing it self is smart and really funny when it wants to be. The book carries the Star Wars atmosphere that we all love. It is all well-paced but that might be due to one of the major flaws of the book, but more of that later.


I said the positives, but lets focus on the negatives now. The book is extremely short. Only 276 pages. The other problem is imagining all of the alien races. The book also ends on a huge cliffhanger, but that is to be expected considering the fact that it is an on-going series.


In conclusion the book is extremely fun and easy to read. Despite it being short I enjoyed every page of it. It also has atmosphere and an extremely well placed sense of humor. My recommendation is that you should read the book if you are a Star Wars fan, or a sci-fi fan in general.
P.S. 8/10
 

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DmC: Devil May Cry

DmC: Devil May Cry
Introduction:
Despite the game being a reboot I’m going to avoid comparing it to the other Devil May Cry games. However there are some things which can not be overlooked even to the game is a reboot, but more on that later. Dante: The new way Dante looks is being considered by many as a, to put it shortly, bad choice from Ninja Theory. I don’t really agree with all this and here is why. First of all there is a huge difference between how the new Dante and the old Dante act. While the original son of Sparda was laid back, pizza loving, to cool to care kind of guy the new one is someone who is searching for his place in the world. I am going to try to keep this as short as possible. The new reincarnation of Dante is a teenager who had no memories of his childhood, who killed so that he could find his own way. He also joined street gangs and is a sexual deviant (How can we forget?). Can you imagine someone who has went through all of this to look any different then the presentation that Ninja Theory is giving us? Besides with a backstory and an appearance like this it leaves room for development for the next games, which is great considering that the continuity of the old DMC games was all over the place . The development of the character can be clearly seen through out the entire game. Example being his attitude towards everything in the beginning, which was “Why should I give a fuck?, and his attitude towards the end of the game. And lets not forget that moment when Kat was on her knees and the SWAT unit came in. That being said I’m going to talk about his twin Vergil.

Vergil:
Well they really shot their self in the knees when they made the changes for him. First of all the costume design is awful, especially the hat (I’m not going to go into details for obvious reasons). Next they made him weak. And by this I mean they made him look like a pussy. For some reason through out the entire game I felt like Vergil can not use the Yamato, the exclusion being the last 2 or 3 missions of the game. I did not like the idea of making Vergil the weaker of the twins. They changed his personality completely but that is to be expected, however I can clearly say that the old Vergil was the better one in every regard. While here Vergil is some guy with an awful style in clothing who has no sense of honor, the old one is the exact opposite, and he despises using guns which was a really nice touch for his character but I am not going to go there. Also the plot-twist at the end left a bad taste in my mouth. Main reason being that Vergil didn’t get any character development and I didn’t want it to end like this, but most of all because for some reason it felt out of place. 

Story:
Demons are taking over the world and humans are not aware of it. There is a resistance called “The Order” which is trying to stop them. Simple enough. It was interesting to see how things would develop and despite the plot twist at the end of the game I enjoyed the story. It also ends on an easy to pick up chapter, so the sequels story should be even better… I hope. Think of it this way the story in this DmC is a build up to the next.

Gameplay, Graphics, Sound and Enviroment :
What can I say? It is Devil may Cry. It is flashy, it is fun, it is challenging, it is smooth, it is beautiful etc. I am not that kind of guy who bitches about graphics most of the time, maybe that is way I was pleased with the graphics in the game so keep that in mind. As for the gameplay if you are familiar with the other DmC games you won’t be disappointed. The new weapons are original (to some extent) and fun to use. However the combo system is improved. I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT THE SSS RANKING AND SHIT FUCK THAT. By that I mean that combos have bigger windows and ninja theory made even jump-canceling easier, how about that shit right? This is by far the combo system with the most potential from all of the DMC games. There is no lock-on function but I did not find that problematic nor did I need it, although some people complained that it is missing. As for the enemies they are well demons and shit so no big deal here,.. there are enemies which shine blue and you have to attack with blue and the same thing with red so no big deal fo real [DONE]… The boss battles were original, maybe disappointing (last two bosses for me) at times but I still felt pleased when I finally was able to kill them, so they definitely did their job great. The level design was great and beautiful and had some of the most refreshing ideas I have seen in years, the game is worth playing just to see the whole levels. The soundtracks is gorgeous and fits the game perfectly. Noisia and Combichrist nailed it. Oh and before I forget the game runs smooth.

Conclusion:
The new DmC is underrated by the public reason being the redesign of Dante. The graphics and levels are gorgeous. The soundtrack is something I can listen to thought out the entire year. The gameplay is true to the DMC series, if not better. It is flawed however. Some characters get no development (I AM LOOKING AT YOU VERGIL*). At times it could get repetitive. But the main problem I have with the game is Vergil, he felt like a walking disappointment most of the time. Leaves on a kind of a cliffhanger.
 My Rating is 8/10 It is definitely a game you should at least playthrough once.
 *Vergil DLC should be coming soon, but since it’s not in the original game it doesn’t count :F.