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Hard to say how to start this review... Hell, I don't think I ever really know how to start any review... Watched Sin City: A Dame To Kill For today. It was decent enough, nothing close to the first movie though... Na, it can't even hold a candle to it...

Guess they decided to change up the format a bit for this one, go with a more linear storytelling structure than the previous. Still not technically one single story, more like 3 intertwining stories that connect at points throughout, but it was told in one fluid motion rather than the way it was done in Sin City 1, where they split the stories into a series of short films.

That's not to say the story wasn't good, I just don't think that Sin City 1 really screamed out for a sequel, it ended perfectly the way it did. But with this one we get a look into the lives of the characters from the first in a bit more depth, some stories set before Sin City 1, some after.

They still decided to stick with that whole, black & white, "Film Noir" style, using color only to highlight things and for not-so-subtle symbolism, such as green eyes when a certain someone tries to control people with lust and envy.

Bruce Willis was also sorely lacking from this film, showing up only once or twice, which is understandable considering the first movie, I won't say more for fear of spoilers, but it was still a bit sad. Jessica Alba also making a re-appearance in this one, with a far more interesting and lengthier role.

So what can I really say about this movie, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For? Cheesy acting, cliched one-liners and plots, lots of "Max Payne-style" monologuing and seeming like it was trying to give itself credit for more depth than it actually had. I enjoyed it! Admittedly, not quite as much as the first, and having never read the graphic novels, I have no comparison to them, but for what it was, I found it fairly enjoyable, if dragging a little bit at points.

Sometimes cheesy acting improves a performance, sometimes cliched one-liners are exactly what is needed. The monologuing gets a little annoying at times but it's a useful storytelling device, if a bit overused in this movie.

Overall, I say it's worth a watch. If you liked Sin City 1, then you'll at least appreciate this one. But if you haven't seen the first, I would strongly recommend watching that one first as you may get lost at times if you don't.

7/10

The title of this post may be a little melodramatic but yes.

Just last Thursday I ordered a few older console games off Ebay, ones that I have been meaning to Let's Play for about a year and have just never got around to getting, well I finally ordered them and then, on Sunday, I thought, "Hey, best test my capture card". That was just a horrible idea because what do you know? After about a year of it working flawlessly the time I really want to use it, it decides to majorly f*ck up.

So, as of right now, I am unsure what videos I will be doing over the next few weeks. I won't be able to afford a new capture card for a month or two so I'm really stuck to PC games that run on computers that were built in the middle ages.

I had the idea I would post the list here, give it 24 hours, and if you guys don't pick a game from the list I'll just close my eyes and throw a dart at my computer screen or something, see what I hit.

Here's a short list of the games I'm contemplating doing videos for:

Torchlight 1 & (Maybe 2)

The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind

Any Gameboy Pokemon(Emulated)

Final Fantasy 1 through 6

Killing Floor

World of Warcraft(I only have the Starter Edition until I renew my subscription in 2 weeks)

Terraria

Warcraft III + Expansions

Stronghold HD

Papers, Please

Guilty Gear X2

Blade of Darkness

Teleglitch

That's all I can think of just now but I do have enough to buy any game you guys recommend, if it's under £20 and runs on my computer.

Your thoughts? Let me know.

Yes, this is true. The game that released barely over a month ago is to be shutdown on September 16th of this year. Also to note is that the cash shop has already been closed however, Netmarble are allowing players with remaining shop currency to spend it on things related to other titles by the company.

It would seem that Arcane Saga just simply did not pull in enough profits to be financially viable anymore. This is not the first time this game has been shut down though. Arcane Sage was actually a relaunch of a game called Prius Online that had been shutdown on March 27th of last year.

I don't know what this game is doing, but apparently it's doing it wrong. So, all of you Arcane Saga players best start saying your farewells to the game as I don't think it'll make a third return after two failed launches.

To anyone who watched Episode 4 of my Cthulhu LP and was curious as to what I saw fly past the window, here it is!