Token Female Gamer

Geeky Teen Girl Romance!

As a general rule I tend to pick up anything that involves the words ‘gamer’ and ‘girl’ (or various forms thereof). Those two words have been tough to find in the same paragraph, much less in the same sentence. Clearly the machines that drive capitalism have scented a new market as these words have been showing up together far more often.

Gamer Girl completely capitalizes on the newest trend in geekyness; girls play computer games too! The thing that rankles most about the whole ‘targeted market’ is that the book is merely a standard teen romance novel coated with a layer of geek.

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One of the main reasons that I started with the Lego Star Wars review was to use it as a baseline. Fundamentally, Lego Batman is the same game. Why rehash all their similarities then?

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If the first movie was an aphrodisiac, then this sequel is laughing gas – riding high while laughing all the way.

It’s definitely a solid addition to the franchise and ultimately reminded me more of the TV show then its predecessor. Lot more humor, big action, and Optimus starting and ending the movie with his usual monologue.

Plot wise there are holes the size of Bumblebee, but I attribute those to authenticity and filled in the blanks myself. =)

In fact there quite a few of the plot lines reminded me of the first movie and I am tempted to say they just added material to the first script, but the run time for each movie is the same. I think its more likely that this was a previous version of the first movie script that got a bunch of extras added to it.

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This review is long overdue and is now being rushed out in honor of the sequel (which I hope to go see in the theater soon!) It is also dedicated to my friend Pat, who is horrified by the fact that I love this movie (and will NOT let me forget it!)

I saw this both in the theater and on DVD (which I own and have watched multiple times). The full wall-to-wall screen is by far the more exciting experience, but watching it in the privacy of my own home is vastly more comfortable. =D

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Web Comics have become a dime a dozen (sort of like web blogs ~cough~ lost in the crowd ~cough~). I gave up looking for new ones long ago and subsequently only check out unknowns by referral. Even then it takes something special too hook me.

Well tonight I ran across just such a comic. The beginning was cute and entertaining enough to keep reading, and then I reached panel #77. It knocked me off my chair, I laughed so hard.

So I want to share.

Yet Another Fantasy Gamer Comic

This is definitely going to stay on my links page.

Enjoy! <3
Token Female Gamer

ps, thanks darktouch for the referral! =D

This past weekend my laptop started acting funny again. It was worrisome since it had just made it back from being soaked in water. (Turns out laptops don’t like it.)

Anxiously I returned to the Mac Genius bar and explained how the touchpad buttons don’t seem to work anymore because there seemed to be some sort of bulge and maybe it had to do with the previous damage. Very politely the guy cut into my nervous babbling (I was picturing weeks again without my laptop), turned over the computer and popped out the battery. Computer worked like a dream after that.

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Listen up boys and girls, the geek powers-that-be have finally listened and made a geek girl’s dream movie. They took a decent script, predictable plot and then filled in all the gaps with incredibly good looking men – who seem to be clothes free for a lot of the time.

Hugh Jackman (or as my friend called him Hugh I-want-to-jack-you-off-man!) does an excellent job of looking good naked and his acting isn’t bad either. He is joined by a bevy of beautiful men that seem to enjoy being super human as Gambit, Sabertooth, Deadpool, and Agent Zero all have formidable parts.

While I would not call this a fabulous movie it is quite entertaining. The script keeps the story moving along and doesn’t let it bog down too much in the mire of Wolverine’s pouting. And the predictability is expected since Wolverine’s origin story can only be stretched so far.

Solid three mushrooms, well worth the matinee price!!

So supposedly Nintendo no longer cares about us core gamers. (Yes I’m a core gamer, sheesh!)

Well all is not as it seems. Lets delve further into the murky system of game news.
Remember that game telephone, where one person wispers something to another and it goes around until the last person comes up with a completely garbled version of the original sentence? It seems to me that the gaming news on the internet has become a distorted version of this game. Let me demonstrate.

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Polly and the Pirates (Graphic Novel)
Story & Art by Ted Naifeh
Graphic Novel trade paper back
Published: Oni Press
Website: http://www.tednaifeh.com/polly/index.htm

This book is wonderful. A whimsical pirate story about a young girl coming into her own. Innocence awakening into cunning and strength, yet still retaining that core of good and deep moral code that makes for a modern day pirate hero.
The art is a perfect match for the sweet and sassy story with its doll like depictions of characters.
I have to say I am a big fan of female heroes and Polly is a wonderful example. She embodies all the best qualities that I look for in heroes yet still gets to be a pirate. Talk about sugar and spice.

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