Tech Jammer's World- Games vs Movies

Time Moves Forever Forward...Make my mark while I Can

2010-09-28T17:31:00.000-07:00

Hello my miniscule viewer numbers, hopefully I will be able to reach to you as I have traveled greatly into the depths of my consciousness and sought the drive buried within the mountain of my ignorance, as I convey heart to all of you.

Iam fully fully aware of my long winded intro, but I just thought adds some drama and humor into the mix don't you think... hehehe.

Back to the matter at hand, for many attempts I have attempted to bite things more than I can chew. resulting greatly in slackery not only to my fictions, my concviction as a writer, but to also my hopeful future internet kingdom.

So here Iam returned from the grave, with a lot things to catch up on, and a long list of items to be obtained. Slightly humbled by life, and I do mean slightly, but I'm constantly being bombarded by new, exciting and intimidating things. So its basically work in progress.

For the time being, my reviews will be solely on movies at the moment, while game reviews are at a temporary hiatus until i can buy a new one. Though that doesn't mean it will stop me at finding news about the gaming world.

So I thank all you who hope put their trust in me and this growing infantile project.

Will be updating again soon... SO EXCELSIOR!!!

Sometimes you think you know a guy... Only to find out their shittier than dirt and more like a stranger, plus being a leech.

2010-02-10T15:19:00.000-08:00

I apologize for not updating, but circumstancess of personal matters had impeded my enthusiasm and brought my spirit into a lethargic haze.

This post will be irrelevant and if you choose to, ignore the following post as this will but a ranting meant to vent my heavy and raging spirit.

You see I was born in a middle class family of Indonesia in 1989, it was the year where I was born, and the era of memorable cartoons, anime, and comic books. I grew up with those comics and cartoons, and if there was anything I learned from those comics, is that the real world can sometimes be a cruel and sad place to live. However, that is why good should exist so that the future can continue to shine the way.

In real life, I once had a person that stood by all the way for half of his life, and I can confidently claim he was and is a man of heroic and charismatic stature. He will not be forgotten.

Then you have someone, who you thought was your friend by showering you with gifts and sprakling promises only to reveal how ugly and dishonorable their true selves are, one more lesson learned in this world.

I will forever move forward, and following at my sides are the virtues of good ingrained into my being, with the morals set by my grandfather, the fatherly support of my uncles, and the hard work set by great people.

So now... Here Iam out of my funk! And ready to get back in business.

The letter of the day is M...For the rise of Mass Effect and the end of Miramax

2010-01-31T10:36:00.000-08:00

Isaac Newton's laws of motions states for every action, there is an equal opposite reaction. Although what I will now present might actually be irrelevant or in an ironic sense maybe not so.

It is a repeated process that is cruelly true no matter how much we want to deny the truth. If your familiar with BONES and Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist you might be familiar with the Elric Brother's universe law of equivalent exchange 'to gain... something of equal value must be given in return.'

There are two topcis starting with the letter M, they respectively are the futuristic rising RPG universe of Mass Effect, and the now relic in the path of progress MIRAMAX studio.

Now we start with the depressing news of of a once thriving studio Miramax. For 30 years Miramax has taken foreign and independant films and turning them into Oscar-hits, now Disney begins to close their doors as part of restructuring its film producing operations. Meaning many will people will lose jobs, but there is also the possibility of gaining new ones. Only time will tell.

Now as for a glimpse of the future, I will now dive into one of the rising stars of the gaming world where the human protagonsits Captain Shepard of the Normandy is making his slow crawl to Sci-fi legends like the Master Chief in the world of Mass Effect 2.

Its debut week accumulated Mass Effect 2 sales above 2 million units exclusively for the 360, added with staggering positive reviews from even the most strictest of critics, and by critics I mean even stickler pros gave Mass Effect 2 one of the highest rating of 96 ensuring the games sales, as well as one of the best 360 games right alongside Halo and Gears of War. Mass Effect 2 might as well potentially be the earliest, and the best game of 2010.

And so ends another piece...Tech Jammer continues his trek.

New York I Love You... Lots of buzz, but will it bring me to tears?

2010-01-28T10:52:00.000-08:00

(tune) Oh New York... I love you (pause) NEW YOOOORRKKKK(fade to black)

New York I Love You, a lot of snipets and bits going around, and from majority of the public the film is a good popcorn flick.

The Movie as a whole consists of different stories by 11 directors and a whole menagerie of several A-listers including Orlando Bloom, Bradley Cooper Natalie Portman, Shia LaBeouf and others.

An independent movie from Vivendi and Palm Pictures, this movie however through reliable sources from IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, reveals the movie has mixed reviews ranging mostly average, while some others rate it below average or above average.

But I say I'll watch it and see if its any good, so expect a review.

There's the poster, and here below is the trailer.

See ya later(*wink*)

HOLY (bleep)!!! GEARS IN A FROZEN PLANET!!!

2010-01-27T11:04:00.000-08:00

Today is both a good day and a bad day.

Worst part... I 'am still going through tissue paper like Garfield devouring lasagnas, but enough about my boring gripping.

I have witnessed with my own boggled eyes, a video in youtube shown in my wonderful SAMSUNG wide screen... a short trailer of the upcoming Lost Planet 2 game. It was just simply out of curiosity where I practically exhaled in disbelief.

In an unexpected and I daresay dangerously bold addition to the CAPCOM's Lost Planet fray. The signature chainsaw rifle wielding soldiers from the Gears of War universe, the bandana wearing scar face hero Marcus Fenix and his six Dom Santiago makes their appearance, the extra by all accounts towered their shadows stealing the spotlight from the main characters. The two Gears showed their stuff to the CAPCOM alien with a BANG, and they ended its exoskeleton hide with a BANG.

Wondering who asked who to put EPIC Game's supposed champions of humanity from their scorched and Locust infested world of Sera to the frozen world of E.D.N III? This completely unexpected crossover team up was forwarded by CAPCOM as their tradition to crossover characters from other productions. Albeit it has been seven years since its last crossover with another production house aka MARVEL vs CAPCOM 2, while CAPCOM's latest crossover success TATSUNOKO vs CAPCOM making mulah, and I cant wait to get my hands on it.

However, lets not get ahead of ourselves though. In actuallity, creating a crossover outside of fanfictions is not just difficult, it is a mountainous risk and the timelines to each respective franchises makes it difficult to either mesh together or rights to arrange the characters how they see fit.

It is like a dream, yes to see your favorite characters makin names in other universes, but this isn't 2003. Times change, and its pratically rare to see crossovers between universes. CAPCOM has made a very bold step in asking EPIC GAMES to guest star Marcus and Dom into the Lost Planet series, replacing the main charater from Dead Rising. I see great potential and could even make huge profit income, but if their only purpose is just for show... then it would really be a downer. These two are not just characters that you can just put like a piece on a checker board, they are a fighting force that rocked the gaming industry and raked in big dough that helped shift the economy.

If I ranked their Epic/Bad-ass status Marcus himself is in the reaches equally besides peaks such the likes of Master Chief, Kratos, Alex Mercer, Cole Mcgrath, Solid Snake, Dante and Bayonetta.

So the way I see it the outcomes will be Lost Planet 2 to somehow merge the two timeliness together to forge another Epic and bringing the money, or it will become a good reason for fans not to care about them, and become another elusive dream of quality earth shaking crossover game.

But what the heck?! IT STILL LOOKS AWESOMELY EPIC!

Here is the vid

This is Tech Jammer's World continuin his cruisin through cyberspace

Marvel's Latest Comic Chronicle

2010-01-26T03:56:00.000-08:00

I know this is a little late... But what the heck I'll post it anyway because I feel like it.

We are nearing the end of January, and boy have I been lax. As the chapters of the Dark Reign begin to close, with all hope seems lost. Wizard magazine has revealed that hinted with the newest tale of the Marvel Universe heavily involving Loki as the main antagonist to the fray. It is revealed that the holy trinity of Marvel aka Captain America, The Invincible Iron Man, and the God of Thunder Thor. Will once again fight as brothers once more as a ray of light in the midst of darkness.

The Cap who was thought to have been assassinated was apparently alive. How? I have no idea either check up it though at the Marvel wiki (marvel.wikia.com) or otherwiseif dont want spoilers just buy the comic.

While Iron Man, supposedly put himself in a vegetative state in order to protect his allies from the Iron Patriot aka Norman Osborn from getting all the names and intel of all superhumans. While for

Thor... uh I dont have much to say except for this....

The Three musketeers of Marvel are going to major booty. But besides the three, I also would like to indulge on the chronicles of other Marvel's heroes like our favorite web-head, and the X-Men (Well for me Wolverine in particular). So I am positive everyone and myself included... await anxiously to what SIEGE will tell.

Oh my aching brain!

2010-01-26T03:51:00.000-08:00

Just like it is stated above, this is definitely not one of my best posts for a comeback.

There I was bed riden, moaning and groaning in discomfort while my esophagus burned and rattled with flem, added with a cruel head ache forcing me awake and failing to fall into lala land.

Well now thats over with, let me try and see if I can make some positive input for today.

I HAVE RETURNED!!!

2010-01-24T06:03:00.000-08:00

Hello there to all the people in TV land and the Cyber world. Tech J is back after months of soul searching, writer's block and strenuous university entrance exams.

Now I know what you all be thinkin. What guarantee I'll stay true to my website and update my posts regularly. Well for one thing, I realized one of the greatest mistakes I have hopefully been trying to avoid all this time.

I have stubbornly been tryin to a poser thinkin I can write articles professionally right off the bat, and I never even considered the true soul of hardwork people who write blogs do.

So from now on you all, you can expect updates in the near future, in my own honest words. The articles might shorter, or might be long, but they will be the words from own beatin heart.

You can count on it.

This is Tech Jammer

EXCELSIOR!!!

James Cameron's Avatar pikes the eyes of many

2009-08-26T10:33:00.000-07:00

It has been nearly a decade since James Cameron's directed the reigning No.1 box-office grossing Titanic, and was awarded with 11 Oscar awards. Now he has returned, into the 21st where after a preview as of Thursday globally released, the audience waits on baited breath as awaiting his triumphant masterpiece.

Avatar and James Cameron... a recipe for a movie unlike non other in the minds of all movie buffs like myself. Turning the table into an entirely different setting, in contrast to the 1900's Titanic... AVATAR will send humanity into an alien world, a place where technological demand is so great, no other movie matches the graphical weight and imaginative creations ever since the release of the nostalgic world of Star Trek 2009 and the titanic constructs of the Transformers. But one question remains... Will it be good?

It has been a year filled with an abundance new and sequel titles. In the face of all odds, with big novel titles such as Harry Potter, the mutilated Brem Stokker's iconic vampire species turned sparkly aka Twilight:New Moon and anticipated movies such as the apocalyptic movie 2012.

Will the wonderful world James Cameron envisions and the acting of Sam Worthington playing the role of a soldier participating in the Avatar program, be strong enough to pull the audience from reality and into colorful world of the planet called Pandora and its tale of grand epic proportions.

The teaser trailer alone, has caught the worlds attention of what I can gather more than 5 millions views, released on different websites. With movie buffs around the world including myself await this epic masterpiece, here is the trailer everyone's been watching.

Film Review-District 9

2009-08-25T08:43:00.000-07:00

It is a tale eternally retold, be it religion or of evolutionary science. The voracious species known as humans fear, that they do not understand. Humanity... biologically stands at the evolutionary summit as well as the food chain. Yet true wise men have realized, that deep within the very genetic strand of DNA, there is a never ending underlying thirst for hunger, that is primal in aspect.

As all wisemen know, unlike an animal they satiate their fill, but humans... once they have something before them with an object beyond their comprehension, they will consume and cease to follow the path in which humanity will reach their evolutionary zenith. What was once human, will revert back to a primal savage of greed, ignorance, and insanity.

This movie heavily relies on the theme of racism, and it questions to all audiences to what is the definition of humanity when one starts to discriminate amongst themselves. It tells a tale, that one does not have to be human to 'be' human. In fact what are humans anyways? what is their purpose?

One mainstream feature about the movie, is that there are no A list actors used in the making of this film, so the cast is entirely original and the audience can be immersed without the zeal of familiar actors being used.

In all the extra terrestial involved movies such as Judgement Day, where the aliens always appear in the classically innumerouly victimized city of New York, the symbolic capital of the US in Washington, or the mysterious pyramids of Africa. Instead it took on an entirely new approach. Instead surprisingly, it the movies settings takes me into a city in Africa, to a no-mans land called Johannesburg where an alien craft, for a lack of better word got stuck after something in their ship settled above Johannesburg.

Located in the District number 9 of the city, humans labeled the alien beings as 'Prawns' due to a facial resemblance of the crustacian delicacy. At first there was communication, but it soon began to turn into a military occupation when human greed began to take advantage of the outnumbered prawns and their technology. Local gangs who believed in mytiscism and voodoo illegaly trade with the prawn, yet are also hunting and cannibalising them. Though the Prawn's physique and tech are vastly superior to humans, they are normally passive and civilized sentient beings who only wishes to return home to their world.

The movie shows the ugliness of humanity to a degree that is fathomable by using the fictional aliens as a means to express them, using it as a medium without the difficulty of using other humans to root out these ugliness.

CGI is unquestionably top-notched, as the Prawns let out a strong sense of realism both emotionally, and physically, and human interaction can greatly convince the audience that the Prawns have life.

District 9... bottom line, is a movie well worth my money, though the only flaw will be the enigmatic science to the alien technology, it does not distract the audience from enjoying this heart-wrenching movie of father who wishes to create a future for his son, and a man who was thrusted into their world, and feeling their pain, reaching enlightment, become a heroic protagonist.

So as Tech Jammer decrees, I rate this movie

Verdict- A-

Final notes

The making was this film, was inspired by Halo when it was scrapped
The feel and atmoshpere of the movie, will make gamers feel akin a similarity with the game Red Faction: Guerrilla. The feel will also be increased, as viewers will see weapons and vehicles that show a strong resemblance with the Walkers.

Courtesy of ClevverTV. The Trailer to District 9...A movie worth your bucks.

My Review-The Proposal

2009-08-22T22:41:00.000-07:00

As an anonymous tip described the movie quoted "Another typical Sandra Bullock film". The jury verdicts...

"AGREED!"

Thats what I thought it would be. The things in this movie I had just realized, that I thought weddings were all about the bells and whistles of two people who love each other, are now married and now will live happily ever after ...Bla bla bla etc etc.

But this one opened my eyes as to how I see that marriages arn't as easy as I thought would be. I never knew that it would require an immigration department for people who are from different countries to stay together.

Sandra Bullock playing the role of an editor in a publishing office named Margaret Tate is a typical bossy stuck up (bleep) that everyone is too scared to get in her way. While Ryan Reynolds, plays the typical lapdog as her assistant editor at her beck and call in hopes that his boss, Margaret. Would have the heart to publish his manuscript so that the world may know of his illustriously crafted words of storytelling. Sort of like the professional relationship between the leading roles of Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep in the 2006 novel-based movie the 'The Devil Wears Prada'. Except that Anne is replaced by the guy who played Marvel's unstoppable mouth horn Deadpool soon to have his own movie origins, while Streep is replaced with a high-heel wearing hottie.

Scenes provided by the trailer shows promise of a hilarity basis from scenes where the so called Witch gets thrown off a boat, to the hilarity ensuing image of switching roles as to the title a 'proposal'. Commercially its funny, as it is supposedly the male that is forward to a relationship, while its odd as a female takes the lead.

But the comedy does not make up for the story though... If I were to seperate funny from the story, it would mean entirely different as a whole. The story that can be closly described as average at best. Typical bossy person with an underling, and their misadventures supposedly give way to a climatic tale.

The Proposal met my expectations when it comes to the funny. But as a story, it has become exhausted, and does a stereotypicaly cliched happily ever after that lacks concrete substance and suspense.

As Tech Jammer decrees

Verdict-C

Pros-Funny as promised

Cons-Another fleeting romance flick with a cliche climax

My Review - BLAZEBLUE

2009-08-20T07:00:00.000-07:00

Being a fan of the Guilty Gear franchise, Arc system works has done an amazing job of creating a vast world where the term "bigger isnt always better" fits the shoe so nicely.

The game is in all terms an evoltuion of the franchise. stepping up to the ring in the face of a great many other fighting games, is the new stand alone game Blazblue. For years Arc System works made a name for themselves by creating the succesfull franchise that blends 2D image with 3D graphics.

Ftanding up to the plate, is probably the evolution of the franchise. Meet Blazblue...

This new franchise may not have as much appeal as the mainstream games like Streetfighter and Tekken. In all honesty, I never considered of buying it due to the stereotypical reason that it was unheard to me. But after playing it with a sandwich in my hand, I find myself deeply immersed into the game

Gaming mechanics are topnotched and are easy to pull off, Guilty Gear and other figthing game veterans will be able to feel the simple control design and combat the game with comfort and pacing. The moves are well polished to the point where even a begginer can instantly enjoy the game and get into the fight without worrying about the speed.

Of course it wouldnt be a game if it didnt have a good story. Well Blazblue, does not dissapoint. This well crafted game offers a multitude of storylines for every individual character that keeps the story fresh and enigmatic. Whether its in arcade mode or story, the fates off every character differs and leads to different outcomes, their journeys are expansive, and the story just keeps interesting.

The casting are filled to the brim with personality I could expect no less from Arc System Works. The casting shows a menagerie of individuals, that gives off a nostalgic origin for many who are familiar with the Guilty Gear characters. Fans of the Guilty Gear franchise will guarantee to love the characters of Blazblue as evolved counterparts of Guilty Gear

The track music and audio can only be described as awesome and easy on the ears. From the sloshing and slishing of a blob like insectoid creature, the biffing of punching and kicking, to the rocket like power pummeling bomber of the gigantic grappler.

So as Tech Jammer decrees,

Verdict-A

Pros-Beatiful artistic blend of 2 dimensional imaging blended with 3D artwork. Engaging storyline and character personality, power balance both flashy and quick adaptibility, Easy to use control system.

Cons-Not as well known as other mainstream games

Intro to Blazblue in honor of Arc System Works and all who put their efforts into this successful project.

The Tech Freak LIVES!!!

2009-08-17T11:04:00.000-07:00

Hello Everybody this is the beginning to a blog written by the Nik meister.

Gimme up to date games, and I'll post them. I want to review a movie, I expect critics in my face. Comics books?! tell me what to share?!. World News! Keep me posted to the latest happenins.

The Tech Jammer blog posts anything involving games and gadgets from corners like Microsoft's most anticipated device like the debut of Project Natal, to the breathtaking couch crunching anticipation release of the newest line of the Metal Gear Series. Coming up later.

As a movie buff, I want to be up to date to all the movie releases and how the movie turns up. Thanks to Wiki. I have a list of what to come up in the following year, so look forward to my thoughts and commentary.

I write fanfictions as a hobby, while still learning how to write a good story and hope to one day create novels. So I welcome all who likes to express their ideas and excersice their brains to share their ideas with me and I hope to be involved to the best of my abilities. Anime fans, couch potatoes, fanfiction writers, fictionpress writers... Talk with me.

You have an inkling that I love comic books with so far. Anything from the sci-fi suit of Iron Man, to the green theme hero of Green Lantern, you can expect news involving from MARVEL and DC. Dont be fooled though... I' am not restricted to comic books. Like I said, I hope to write my own novels, so I look forward to any good upcoming releases from the professionals. If you have a book you would recommend, I encourage sharing it.

For those with an artistic touch, help me out with drawing my very own logo. PLZ!

This is Tech Jammer... and I welcome all.

But be warned, I follow the golden rule "Respect others, as they would do unto you."