As the American treasure himself says in the opening credits, Mel Brooks is a hero to some, and merely a legend to others. He broke ground in irreverent social commentary with Blazing Saddles, and rewired the knobs in the monster’s brain for Young Frankenstein. Brooks’ Hulu TV-sketch-series-masquerading-as-a-film-sequel throws more jokes at the viewer than almost
Month: March 2023
This Last of Us review contains spoilers. The Last of Us Episode 8 It’s difficult to assess the value of The Last of Us in a vacuum, divorcing it from its immaculate source material. That’s because the show follows the major story beats of the game so closely that you can’t help but think of
Warning: contains spoilers for Endeavour Series 9 Episode 2 ‘Uniform’ “But they’re not here, and I am,” should be the words stamped beneath ACC Bright’s face on a range of Endeavour merchandise. With them, Bright went from upright company man to heroic leader of this band of brothers. A band now one brother bigger following the surprise return of
Like many Soulslike titles, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty offers a variety of viable weapons. You can beat the game with any weapon in the game if you’re dedicated to mastering and upgrading it properly. While Wo Long is designed to support a variety of weapons, those looking for the best weapons for the early part
This Star Wars article contains spoilers for The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett While The Mandalorian has already delivered so many adorable Grogu moments in season 3, the first episode, “The Apostate,” has also done a huge disservice to his story. The season 2 finale saw Grogu leave his adopted father to train
While deflecting incoming attacks is one of Wo Long‘s marquee features, magic is a pretty important part of the game. From buff effects to direct damage abilities, you’re going to use at least some of the game’s Wizardry Spells regardless of what kind of character you build. Which magic you end up relying on most
This article contains light spoilers for the first three episodes of Daisy Jones & The Six. Daisy Jones & The Six has become one of the most anticipated series of the year, and as it finally drops on Prime Video, the team have been kind enough to drop the entire Aurora album at the same
Like many of the best Soulslike games, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty allows you to create dynamic and exciting character builds. Like many of the best Soulslike games, though, Wo Long doesn’t make the possibilities of its build process very obvious. Creating a truly powerful character in this game requires you to understand its many mechanics
This Star Trek: Picard article contains spoilers. From the beginning, the third season of Star Trek: Picard has been the Next Generation reunion the series’ previous two seasons have avoided. So far, the season has brought Jean-Luc Picard back into the orbit of Will Riker and Beverly Crusher, used iconography and theme music from the
Lately, more and more fans have been testing the power of their online voices. If they think something is wrong with a game, movie, show, or book, they will band together to downvote it into oblivion. This process, known as “review-bombing,” has been used for both good and bad causes. Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is
This Lord of the Rings article contains spoilers for The Rings of Power. Despite Warner Bros. hogging the news cycle as it pertains to the Lord of the Rings universe, production on the second season of Amazon’s The Rings of Power is well underway. In fact, season 2 has been filming for months at this
While Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is a spiritual successor to Team Ninja’s previous Soulslike series, Nioh, the game sets itself apart from its predecessor with new mechanics and an emphasis on deflecting attacks. Wo Long’s combat hinges on proper deflection to the point where entire stats are devoted to the feature. However, those stats don’t
Though you’ll undoubtedly forget many times while you’re watching it, Prime Video’s music drama Daisy Jones & The Six is not based on a true story. At least, not really. Adapted from Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel of the same name, this series about the titular band was inspired by the real life drama of classic
This Star Trek: Picard contains spoilers. In the third episode of Star Trek: Picard, things get serious about the origins of Jack Crusher, the nature of the conspiracy against Starfleet, and just how deep into a nebula you can go. Along the way, the show reconnects the canon of Picard to Deep Space Nine, while
In 2017, Team Ninja showcased their Soulslike chops with Nioh: a samurai-themed adventure that implemented dungeon crawler loot to the mix. In 2020, Team Ninja released a sequel, Nioh 2, but instead of developing a Nioh 3, the studio started developing a spiritual successor set in the Chinese Three Kingdoms period, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.
HBO’s most critically acclaimed drama of the last five years has to be Succession. With biting humor, intelligently plotted story arcs, and incredible performances by the cast, Jesse Armstrong’s black comedy is as close to an objectively perfect show as we have on TV right now. Many fans were hit with a bomb of melancholy
This Star Wars article contains spoilers for The Mandalorian. In “The Apostate,” we reunite with Mando and Grogu for a new adventure to Mandalore. But first, a few side quests that take the duo back to the Armorer and Greef Karga. Along the way, we learn that a character from The Mandalorian‘s past is making
Hulu’s list of new releases for March 2023 features an event long in the making. On March 6, History of the World, Part II will finally arrive more than 40 years after Mel Brooks’ classic comedy History of the World, Part I. first premiered. Of course, Brooks never had any intention of adding future parts
Note: This demo was based on a special version made for media to experience. Its contents may differ from the final version. It’s always exciting to get to play one of the biggest new games of any year, but the chance to play a special demo version of Final Fantasy 16 at a recent preview