tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:42:59 +0000a randomly updated blog about game development and the life of John Feilhttp://www.gamefeil.com/blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)Blogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-7774955149298490687Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:43:00 +00002010-02-03T14:43:47.909-08:00Two awesome things to report:1) Watched the Planet Hulk movie today. It wasn't all that I had hoped. I should read the trade to see if the actual story made Hulk such a whiny baby of a hero. It was strange that Hulk started out in monosyllabic "smash" mode and then went into "Mr. Conversationalist" all of a sudden somewhere halfway through. 2) Blogger is shutting me down. I received an email http://www.gamefeil.com/2010/02/two-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-2100185960470746382Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:33:00 +00002010-02-03T14:40:25.578-08:00Two awesome things to report:1) Watched the Planet Hulk movie today. It wasn't all that I had hoped. I should read the trade to see if the actual story made Hulk such a whiny baby of a hero. It was strange that Hulk started out in monosyllabic "smash" mode and then went into "Mr. Conversationalist" all of a sudden somewhere halfway through. 2) Blogger is shutting me down. I received an email http://www.gamefeil.com/2010/02/end-is-nigh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-3090814268449257968Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:21:00 +00002009-12-31T11:50:43.613-08:00Here we are at the end of the decade. What could be more appropriate than a blog post? Nothing, that's what!I've been trying to think of some of the "bests" about this past decade. It's been a long ten years. The 90's basically flew by compared to this. So many things have changed: if I were trying to predict what life would be like in 2010 from the year 1999, I don't think I would have got any http://www.gamefeil.com/2009/12/obligatory-best-of-blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-1438343759977667072Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:03:00 +00002009-10-03T20:14:08.366-07:00I think I may have remarked upon this before, but I always laugh when I see journalists using message board quotes to represent the "man on the street" view. For instance, here's a short article about the recent kerfuffle involving David Letterman. The journalist quotes one anonymous quote from the WashingtonPost.com site and "Mike G" who left a message on the Kansas City Star forums. I think, http://www.gamefeil.com/2009/10/when-did-journalists-get-so-lazy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-6388593466668243621Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:11:00 +00002009-09-07T10:36:05.856-07:00Currently, I've finished PoP and am grinding away through the downloadable content. Prince of Persia is a very pretty game. Technically, it's pretty inspiring, with huge areas and incredibly long views across some beautiful architecture. As I've mentioned, combat isn't too fun, with controls being fairly unresponsive to my button-mashing sensibilities. Interrupts are few and far between, and the http://www.gamefeil.com/2009/09/final-thoughts-on-prince-of-persia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-1079680986644652014Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:09:00 +00002009-08-30T20:22:10.289-07:00Nova came out of War of Kings with a great wrap-up issue. Guardians of the Galaxy suddenly got too serious, however. What is it with creative people and the urge to make everything darker? Batman and Robin was also neat, because it's Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely and the weird force that makes everything they do together twice as good as if they did it apart. The new storyline is very dark, http://www.gamefeil.com/2009/08/best-comic-and-other-stuff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-5496116677499637701Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:49:00 +00002009-08-21T22:22:11.133-07:00I like bulleted lists: 1) "War of Kings" is over. How many times does Vulcan have to tell us he's an "Omega Level Mutant"? Why is this supposed to impress anyone? Also, it is interesting how they kept ratcheting up his power levels as the series went on, because they suddenly realized that the Vulcan who went out in to space in Uncanny X-Men was pretty much Farm League when it came to fighting http://www.gamefeil.com/2009/08/more-random-stuff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-522148187267717130Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:36:00 +00002009-08-11T14:59:11.068-07:00Some thoughts:1) Facebook is getting noisy. I think I might start blogging again. No promises! 2) "War of Kings: Ascension" has finished up. Darkhawk will now roam the universe trying to find more Darkhawk shards (conveniently shaken loose from wherever they were by the Kree's new "Echo" weapons). It's like Dragonball Z, except way more lame. It's basically a video game plot: "Help Darkhawk find http://www.gamefeil.com/2009/08/facebook-and-other-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-1436127982781706239Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:46:00 +00002009-07-12T18:52:54.468-07:00Just a quick comment on this week's comics: yuck! Black Hand offing himself in the Blackest Night prequel, Osborne telling Tigra he's either going to take her unborn child now to experiment on it, or later, after its born in Avengers Initiative, Dark Beast experimenting on a dead girl in Dark X-men... this week was pretty grisly.http://www.gamefeil.com/2009/07/this-weeks-comics-rated-m-for-mature.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-5674315435260342990Fri, 15 May 2009 03:37:00 +00002009-05-14T20:44:47.765-07:00So, if you haven't noticed, I've been a bit quiet lately. Mostly, I blame Facebook, where I try to post a status update every day. Did you know that status updates drink from the same creativity well as blog posts? It's true! So, if you need more vitamin Feil in your diet, befriend me on Facebook. More news: I am going to a new comic store starting next week. My current store, which is my http://www.gamefeil.com/2009/05/moving-on-with-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-2263825521321728891Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:25:00 +00002009-04-21T17:27:12.464-07:00World piracy doubles in first quarter 2009 due to SomaliaDon't get it? Look here...http://www.gamefeil.com/2009/04/finally-something-is-being-done-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-1083243962841187331Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:28:00 +00002009-02-27T16:30:04.080-08:00Thanks, Brett, for pointing this one out...Are violent video games adequately preparing our children for the upcoming post-apocalyptic world?http://www.gamefeil.com/2009/02/nice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-1670573245044614964Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:23:00 +00002009-02-11T19:29:05.977-08:00Remember these guys?I do! That's why I picked up R.E.B.E.L.S. #1 this week. Vril Dox is in fine form as he runs from a L.E.G.I.O.N. that has turned against him. Definitely the best comic of the week, though Incognito tried very hard. Check it out!http://www.gamefeil.com/2009/02/legion-becomes-rebels.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-6185716615955374517Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:11:00 +00002009-02-11T19:16:22.921-08:00I put some political spin in the title. Did you see it?Anyway, the "European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection: (or EPCIMCP) (or EP-CHIMP, maybe) found video games are not harmful to kids and they are not linked to violent behavior. Of course, what do they know?Yes, I'm being sarcastic. It's nice to see a governmental organization not using games as a method to http://www.gamefeil.com/2009/02/liberal-socialist-foreigners-think.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-6531979221755917793Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:06:00 +00002009-01-25T20:24:07.725-08:00Just stretching my reviewing skills here! Maybe someone will invite me to cover a convention or something. Igor just came out on DVD this past week, and it's a mixed bag. You know how Pixar and Dreamworks 3D animated features have a sense of humor that appeals to both kids and adults? Well, Igor has that, too, except that it switches between the two, instead of blending them seamlessly. There's http://www.gamefeil.com/2009/01/minimovie-review-igor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-3991246076476853260Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:02:00 +00002009-01-25T20:05:43.259-08:00This week the best comic was "Dr. Doom and the Masters of Evil". This was a "Marvel Adventures" book, but it fell in the "X-Men First Class" realm of humanizing the various members of the Masters of Evil with a humorous touch. Mysterio disguising the group as a punk band or as Stark workers on a coffee break was awesome, as were smaller touches like Chameleon asking to borrow a car. Highly http://www.gamefeil.com/2009/01/best-comic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-7757390339282916000Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:53:00 +00002009-01-20T13:57:00.759-08:00I might as well say "Good Luck" to our new president.http://www.gamefeil.com/2009/01/well-if-im-not-going-to-be-posting-that.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-3877307799805082365Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:55:00 +00002009-01-09T11:58:59.470-08:00It's like a healing potion...for your mind! Apparently, playing Tetris immediately after a stressful situation will reduce flashbacks. I nominate Alexy Pajnitov for Sainthood.http://www.gamefeil.com/2009/01/tetris-alleviates-post-traumatic-stress.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-5515147543289919195Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:18:00 +00002009-01-06T19:35:46.280-08:00Old Man Logan:For those who haven't read this past issue, it shows that Wolverine has become a pacifist because, when the villains took over, Mysterio fooled Wolverine into thinking that the XMen were actually villains instead of themselves. Wolverine, completely fooled, takes them all out. This is like a big icicle in my head and it's caused my big, fat comic geek that lives inside my head to http://www.gamefeil.com/2009/01/old-man-logan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-8491735537135421636Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:01:00 +00002008-12-14T12:10:35.184-08:00Yes, it's a rare installment of Best Comic! Here's what I've got this past week:Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel #2: A pretty interesting book. We'll have to see where the Blue Marvel goes after this series, if they don't kill him off by the end.Ambush Bug #5: It's amazing how many shots Giffen is taking at DiDio in this series. The series is wallowing in faux bitterness.Astonishing XMEN Ghost http://www.gamefeil.com/2008/12/best-comic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-5653073701266060755Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:30:00 +00002008-11-09T16:34:30.287-08:00Sometimes, things get in the way. Here's a massive list of the comics I've been reading over the past four weeks and a one word review. Best comic of the last 4 weeks? Invincible Iron Man #7. It was more a Spider-Man issue than anything else, but it was still really, really good. Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel #1 InterestingAstonishing X-Men #27 MehAvengers Initiative #18 DecentAvengers http://www.gamefeil.com/2008/11/four-weeks-of-comics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-2609054921768371267Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:37:00 +00002008-10-27T10:40:16.223-07:0052 cows were killed by a single lightning bolt in Uruguay recently. I can imagine Zeus with an XBOX controller watching them going "just one more...NO! don't move...ok, just two more and...ZAP! WAHOO!"http://www.gamefeil.com/2008/10/zeus-gets-coveted-full-deck-of-cows.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-685492540062413774Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:18:00 +00002008-10-22T15:24:46.935-07:00Well, you know what I was thinking when I read this story.However, they are talking about Gamma *Waves*, not radiation. Apparently, toddlers who showed advanced intellectual skills also exhibited a higher amount of gamma waves. I'm thinking this is how elite private schools will test your baby when you enter them into their 5-year waiting list. Also, if true for adults, expect gamma helmets at http://www.gamefeil.com/2008/10/effect-of-gamma-waves-on-cognitive-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-8612962194790281913Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:56:00 +00002008-10-21T12:58:24.413-07:00This is way cool...http://www.gamefeil.com/2008/10/science-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379181.post-341782339310172073Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:26:00 +00002008-10-08T19:38:11.746-07:00Woo! A comics update on the day I bought them! Is there anything better?Once again, a very light week with only Green Lantern, Iron Man and Ender's Game.Best comic? Green Lantern wins by a hair, though Invincible Iron Man was a close second. Green Lantern is currently making me wish that Sinestro had been allowed to develop from this story, instead of way back when. He's really much deeper and http://www.gamefeil.com/2008/10/comics-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (John)0