The big announcement! Darren does a thing!

Super announcement time!

So to be as blunt as possible, Darren is no longer doing the weekly recommendation, meaning that I, Chris, will be soloing it most of the time. Except for sometimes because he will chip in every now and then.

Now this does not mean he's done with the site, oh no, in fact, it means more content. Darren will be doing a new thing, which I won't give any spoilers for now, but it's really good and coming sooner than you think.

"But why?" you maybe asking. Have we fallen out? Has he done a Michael Jackson and left the proverbial Jackson 5 to become a better solo act? Some third rhetoric excuse? Well, it's actually just because he's bored of it. So put your weary mind at rest little peacock.

This is a bold new step for this gang of idiots, and I hope this means we can expand and become an even better site. Who knows? Maybe I'll actually finish some of the other content I personally have planned? (Ha! Fat chance!) 

Have a top Tuesday egg rolls!
 -Chris (Max's favourite part)

Weekly Recommendation - Week #030 - Horror Science Fiction (#SorryChris)

Sci-fi horror makes an appearance, as does Stress Darren. FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN FUN!

Event Horizon - Who fucking knows (Film) - Author: Stress Darren

SO, Event Horizon. I've only seen half of it. What I saw was good. It's got that 90's mixed military/changing room/inter racial flirting and FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISH! If you've heard of Dead Space (yo're going to either way), it's like that but a film and quite good.

Perturbator (Musician/Artist/Band?) - Author: Stress Darren

I put some music on the Facebook page. This is it. They specialise in sci fi horror. They're also good. They have fun song titles like Ghost Dancers Slay together and She is Young, She is Beautiful, She is Next. 10/10. Gold star.

Dead Space 2 - Visceral Games (Game) - Author: Chris

So when you think horror sci fi games, Dead Space is most definitely the first thing that would pop into most people's heads (well at least it would in my head.) Now admittedly I haven't played much of 1 (shock) and admittedly I loved 3 (even bigger shock), I'm going to have to go with the game that got me into the franchise, and that's Extraction. Just kidding it's Dead Space 2 (but Extraction is a fun game.) Unlike most games in which I would just throw it in the console and play, Dead Space 2 was an event. I would wait until night, turn off all the lights, turn up the volume and fully immerse myself in the nightmare world. It was a tense time, and nothing as of yet (apart from PT) has redelivered that same feeling. The necromorph's are disgustingly awesome, the survive aspects are intense, and the sound design is terrifying. If you love survival horror in space, this is the perfect game for you. Also the multiplayer was not bad. Also also, in case I didn't mention, it's fucking scary.

I love horror and science fiction, and I am glad that some mad genius decided to combine them, as without it, the world might not be the same place. Unless it does, in which case, that would really suck because horror science fiction deserves to be world changing. Did we not recommend your favourite horror science fiction products? Drop them in the comments you goofs!

Also sorry we forgot last week.

SD: Also also, sorry about the brevity, it's a poor substitute for levity. Wahey, poetry. 

Weekly Recommendation - Week #029 - Emotion Promotion

What would we be without emotions? Slabs of meat with pretty faces most likely. There is nothing quite as emotive as a good piece of art, or even a piece of art that recommends pieces of art on a weekly basis. I bet if that was mysteriously absent for a week that would cause of ton of emotional outbursts. Unless it was done intentionally to further enforce the idea of this week's theme. Are we that good? Have we got an extremely detailed master-plan that features every detail we will post for the next ten years? I don't want to brag (or for you to get emotional), but of course we bloody do. We are just that damn good. And emotional. Because that's the theme of this week. Go cry about it. Because I will.

Watership Down - Martin Rosen (Film) - Author: Darren

So, if you haven't seen this or read the book, how on Earth did you learn about death? At it's heart, this is a 'children's' film that contains a lot of dark themes and, if the characters weren't rabbits, it probably wouldn't be. That's besides the point though. It's well written, the animation and art style holds up, and the voice acting and sound are brilliant. The important thing is that it still makes me feel sad, scared or happy at the appropriate times.
Look, this is probably not a lot but trust me, it's a great film that's aged well and remains relevant.

Drive Soundtrack - Cliff Martinez (Music) - Author: Chris

Quite honestly, I don't know why I haven't recommended Drive yet, it's a fantastic film. Oh well, I suppose the opportunity will arise soon (because ten year plan remember intro readers?). It's good I haven't mentioned it yet, because now I can talk about the soundtrack. Holy shit if ever a soundtrack was to drive emotion into me (like most good ones do, because I'm a sucker for a good soundtrack), it was this one. The combination of Cliff Martinez's original pieces that capture the 80s feeling of the film, being all synthesised and what not, and the excellent selection of licensed music (seriously, for openings to films, Nightcall by Kavinsky makes for one of the greatest opening pieces I've ever heard.) Every piece works so well with the film, and captures the emotion of the situations so well, and quite frankly, they get me too. No pun intended, but this soundtrack drives emotion into the film and into the listen, it's a superb listen! (Also not to brag but I have it on record and the records are pink so yeah I think I won that round. Later losers.)

Mass Effect 3 - BioWare (Game) - Author: Darren

Yes, I picked Mass Effect 3. No, it's not because of the ending. People can bitch about choices and payoff but, for me, the payoff from my choices was walking around the battlefield before the final push and talking to squad-mates and allies from the previous games. That's what made the game for me and that's what I look back on. Functionally, it's a great game but, despite BioWare's attempts, requires investment in the series.

So I probably don't seem to have done much. Well, I'm working on something much larger and while that sounds like I'm prioritising, I'm really not. It hasn't taken time away from this, I'm just fucking knackered. Also, bye/thank you.