Daystar Lee

This was my first Mass Effect game so I don't have the bias blinding me most critics have. Well actually I started playing the the first one many years back and thought it was boring so I stopped. Been hearing it got better with 2 and 3. Which is interesting. The series is great not because of its first game but because of its sequels, yet Andromeda won't be given an equal chance to prove itself because gamers of today are too ADHD or nostalgic. I had a blast playing this. Gameplay, combat system, was great. So many options, way to approach a situation. By far my favorite is a biotic with a sniper rifle. Story was pretty interesting and unique once you get into the lore, understand what's happening. I enjoyed being an explorer, a pathfinder, for once, rather the the edgy Gary Stue soldier. I like how Ryder's role is like the protector of the human colonies in Andromeda, always making sure they're okay, and does the same for the local race, the Angara. Jaal was an amazing character, btw. The dynamic among the crew, their development, was fun and natural. I grew fond of them along side Ryder. And his own evolution was interesting. Without spoiling anything, let's just say I found it unique. Unlike the game's critics, I'm not lazy or suffer ADHD. I don't need a game to blow my mind immediately and swiftly from beginning cause I have to get to the next one on the pile. Although there was nothing boring about its beginning, unlike with ME 1. The lore is rich and fascinating if you take the time to explore the world of Andromeda. I suggest taking the time to read things, talk to NPCs, etc...it adds to the the main story, explains a lot of things. Makes you question others. It's great. I'm currently making another attempt at Mass Effect 1, and not being a giddy eyed fan boy I can say with confidence it's an inferior game to Andromeda. It is clear the series became beloved because of ME 2 and 3. Should Bioware stop being a little sissy quivering at every little mean thing this generation of toxic gamers say, then maybe it could give Andromeda the same chance: to develop upon its clear potential and learn from its mistakes and make a trilogy that will be equally beloved.

This Batman movie is perfect. I'm not into super heroes or Batman that much, I tend to just indulge my siblings and kids, but I really enjoyed this one. Very well thought out and written. Creative and beautiful. Great dialogue and acting. Don't know why critics rant about wanting an r rated batman movie. They clearly don't have kids and wish to share the experience they themselves had watching batman movies with the family. Also is don't see what an r rating could have added to the creativity and story. Mindless robots bored with their mediocre lives just want sex, gore, and shock value

I'm not a die hard fan of the games so I went into this with an open mind. Let me tell you all, fan or no, this series is generic trash. Paramount's Halo series is worse than fanfiction. They took every generic sci-fi trope and turned Halo into another washed out story about the big bad government, and the rogue soldier that seeks freedom from the bad government people and evil scientists. So much for not letting the games "limit" them. As for Master Chief, who runs around without helmet or armor because they wanted to make him "more human": he is reduced to one of the most boring protagonist in science fiction. Problem with people who want to take someone else's successful work, not understanding it in anyway, and trying to market it as "not creatively limited by the source material" is that they're asking for permission to ride someone else's coattails to easy money and success, and if we let them we're selling out the real creative geniuses out there. Don't let their marketing strategies and paid reviews condition you! Making something completely their own from scratch in an ocean of titles that threaten to drown them if they're not on top of their game takes too much effort. Going into depth, knowing the source material for a proper adaptation takes too much effort. Easier to take something with a large fanbase, do whatever you want, rake in massive viewership from the fans and hopefully persuade non-fans with some good marketing that the show is good. Easy enough to create the illusion that you succeeded with minimal effort. That's what they're trying to do. Marketing and paid reviewers are supposed to rake in the money. Not the Halo series itself - that can never survive on its own. They say they wanted to make it about the characters, but they knew nothing of the characters. They appropriated them and wrote their own. Except even their own isn't unique. They took general sci fi tropes and didn't have the "creativity" they boasted about to at least give these tropes more depth. Paramount, if you're going to make a Halo series, GIVE US HALO. Or go home and take your lackluster and very much limited "creativity" with you.