Game of Thrones

So I just walked the first episode of Game of Thrones and I am seriously considering not continuing. I mean it was honestly a bad idea what they did. SPOILER ALERT

So you know how in the book when Khal Drogo and Dany first shack up she was like no I don't want this because she was afraid. So Khal Drogo was all gentle and persuasive until SHE SAID YES. Well in the TV series all that happened is she started to cry we find out the only word Drogo really knows in her language is no and then he strips her down and bends her over and cut scene. So he raped her? No that is not what happened and to me that is a story breaking thing to have the viewers think. She may have been unhappy at times but she did grow to care for him and love him.

Then there was the casting. Everyone was too pretty. Even the people who were described as being but ugly looked too pretty. Like the Imp. He was supposed to be a bulbous dwarf and ugly as sin but they cast his character like he's just a hobbit or something. Then there was his older brother the Kingslayer. I'm sorry but his character walked on screen. He's also a lot more brunette than blond and the first thing I thought is Look! It's Gaston! Then you can insert some Beauty and the Beast flashbacks.

Anyway time moves on they change some more things I don't really approve of it. Like Bran's age. He morphs from seven in the book to ten in the TV series. So how old is Dany supposed to be? The actress is obviously over eighteen as she has some nudity going on but the character was Sansa's age. Closer to thirteen. A lot of the dialogue rings true from the book but they change the context where it was said or in the methods. Such as when Bran fell. It was more than he caught them going at it like rabbits. He heard them plotting.

So with many a sigh and much woe I  am a little put off from watching episode two. However there is so much praise surrounding it that I might trek onward. I really did enjoy the books but I am reserving judgement for this.

Corset Tsking from a distance,
Signing off

Batman Arkham Asylum

I am starting to feel that I am becoming a little overly critical of video games these days. I started playing Batman Arkham Asylum and I was just really under enthused. I think I would have had the same amount of fun if I'd sat down and either A: Watched the old batman cartoons or B: Played old school Spawn. I came into this game knowing that it was just a beatem up action game but I was still expecting something a little more interesting. You really have no choice about where you go when so it feels a little bit like a dungeon crawl and the most interesting part is the cut scenes.

I find that is why I keep playing. My favorite part is the interctions between Harley Quinn and the Joker. Being a fan of their relationship I watch to see how it plays out and if that means I have to do something mindless where I don't even need to look at the screen all the time then fine. Now I know what some of you are thinking, why not just up the difficulty level. Long story short. I did. I still just have to find the area with the enemies and attack repeatedly till I stop catching slow motion trick shots out the corner of my eye. If they have guns? Well that's even easier. I switch between latching onto things in the sky and and glide kicks.

Now to be fair I never said I didn't like the game I said I had higher standards. I'll admit I am having a lot of fun hosing things down with gel and setting them on fire and blowing through walls and the like. It's amusing honest. The plot is mildly gripping too. My favorite part so far has been dying where you get the cute little cut scene or dramatic lines. It's adorable. I am just having a hard time getting super excited about the game. Now when it's done I will more than likely play Arkham City which some people have told me is the best game they  have played yadda yadda yadda. I don't think it will be that good since I am actively anticipating Mass Effect 3 and Bioshock Infinite and I still haven't gotten my hands on Assassins Creed Revelations yet. However I will give it a fair chance. I'll post an update when I finish the game. I'd hate to be so rude towards it and not have the decency to apologize IF I find something redeemable about Bats.

Longing for a table top game,
Corset signing off

Heavy Rain: Railroad Edition.

Hey guys. As promised I've been playing Heavy Rain and now I have another short bit to say about it. I feel awfully deceived. I wanted the game because the premise was I would have choices and if I killed a character it would change the plot and choices I made mattered. Well I've been playing the game and have come to the conclusion that it's all a lie. Not in the sense that the cake was a lie, but an actual lie. I was playing and I found if I followed a set of actions Ethan would end up yelling and throwing things at Madison. My response was bad Ethan! It was near a save point so I loaded and then reloaded. I took every possible choice set I was offered and the only thing that changed was how long it took me to get him throwing things. Well Damn says I. So I let the fight happen. Afterwards I am offered the choice to be angry or apologize. First time I chose apologize. Second time I chose be angry which led to an extra speech blurb before being rerouted to apologize. I have to say my primary motivation at this point for continuing to play the game is to see if I can drive my character off the rail road tracks I seem to have found. I don't think I am imagining this but I haven't really heard anyone else complain about it. I have a hard time believing I am the only one who tried to change the outcome of a situation on the spot rather than a do a full blown second play through. I think I am going to start over so I can try and kill/let everyone involved die. Let's see what happens then. And NO I won't just youtube it. Where is the fun in that?