Here’s my review, with additional thoughts, of the multiplatform video game, Valiant Hearts: The Great War. While I aim to keep my bite-size review in 110 characters or less, I missed by two characters. On the other hand, the triumphs and tragedies that occurred during World War I should not be forgotten.
Valiant Hearts shows WWI sacrifices & tech advances. All’s noisy on doggie puzzle front, but hint system’s fair.
DIVINE style by McKelvie; WICKED-ly perplexing mythology. 1st issue: fluffy appetizer, not nectar & ambrosia. http://t.co/NkCLLHEF9j
— CR of RedHeadedMule (@redheadedmule) June 19, 2014
Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie’s The Wicked + the Divine #1 is more about what it isn’t than what it is. The issue features some interesting personalities — gods finding enjoying in mortal bodies for a limited time. However, the meta-mythology being built is a haze of vagueness.
To be fair, some dialogue suggests that writer Kieron Gillen makes some acute self-analysis of the whys and hows of his world-building. I had to break out the Google/Wikipedia/Bing whatchamacallit to find out the meaning of several character names; yes, they’re sourced from several world religions. When one god with a notorious reputation is in trouble, I had to wonder who’s the most evil god in their hierarchy.
Artist McKevlie doesn’t disappoint while being ambitious. He plays around with some motifs, gives the god-celebrities stylish presence. He even provides a pop-art like “special effect” for certain displays of violence.
Twitter allows distilled thoughts within 140 characters. However, I’d like to go one step further. With 110 characters, I can express my thoughts and post a relevant web address so that it’ll all fit in one neat Tweet. It could be useful for other social media platforms, too.
Twitter allows distilled thoughts within 140 characters. However, I’d like to go one step further. With 110 characters, I can express my thoughts and post a relevant web address so that it’ll all fit in one neat Tweet. It could be useful for other social media platforms, too.
Twitter allows distilled thoughts within 140 characters. However, I’d like to go one step further. With 110 characters, I can express my thoughts and post a relevant web address so that it’ll all fit in one neat Tweet. It could be useful for other social media platforms, too.
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