Mr. Critic

Hello readers, there is a man out there named Mr. Critic. He helped me and my counterpart with our blogging skills, and I would just like to thanks him publicly. He obviously knew what he was talking about, and I thank him for taking the time to write us.

And don't worry, I won't screw up a good idea.

#7 Villain

#7 M. Bison - Street Fighter Series

Mr. Bison is a fantastic villain to face in a fighting game. All too often, fighting games have final fights that are less than exciting, but when Mr. Bison entered the scene, he changed everything. Though being world-champion fighter Ryu's nemesis, he still manages to escape his grasp though over six Street Fighter games. He is a powerful opponent, and a dangerous criminal. He's powerful and great enough to keep the Street Fighter games challenging and fun after all these years.

#7 Hero

#7 Batman - Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham City

Remember when all Batman games sucked? Yeah, that changed when Rocksteady took over the Batman series, it changed the face of Batman. In both games, the Bat looks spot on. Not a single detailed is spared in making the super powerless man a hero that rivals Superman. As the games progress you see detriments to his suit, bullet marks, claw holes, mask cracks, blood, and bruises. When you play as Batman, you come to realize he's a normal guy (aside from his world-renown syndicate). He bleeds, he feels, and all he wants is some smack-down justice. And throughout his entire crime-fighting career, he never kills a single person, never fired a single shot, and never has had a guilty conscience. When villains escape, its never his fault, but he takes the responsibility of bringing them back, without killing them. He's also got a heart, and he wants to take vengeance against all villains for killing his parents, while keeping a staying hand. He's a detective, martial arts expert, tech guru, and billionaire. Batman is definitely my favorite superhero, and a fantastic addition to my list.

#8 Hero

#8 Gordon Freeman - Half Life, Half Life 2

The Half Life games are absolutely brilliant games. The graphics were great (for the time) the controls are tight, the story was absolutely flawless. And that story wouldn't be a whole lot of awesome without Gordon Freeman. The entire game was shaped around Freeman being safe, and him finally getting to do the things he needs to do. His armor suit is awesome and realistic, and no one can forget that first time the smashed a zombie in the face with the notorious crowbar. He's a scientist yes, but he's also an unmatched weapon and flashlight specialist. He can take down entire armies of Combine soldiers with a multitude of skilled weapon flares. Gordon Freeman is a boss, and no list of video game heroes would be complete without him.

#8 Villain

#8 Bird Leg Cabin - Alan Wake

Many of you readers are probably really surprised. Alan  Wake is one of those games that is very often over-looked for being completely awesome and terrifying. The Cabin on Cauldron Lake totally screws Wake over. He goes to this town called bright falls with his wife, hoping for an awesome vacation to clear his writers block. He ends up "renting" a cabin on the lake called Cauldron Lake by this creepy lady. His wife and him get in a fight and he runs out of the house to clear his head, when all hell breaks loose. His wife disappears, a character he never finished shapes reality around him and creates the darkness over the once Bright Falls. He wakes up (haha see what I did there?) in a car crash, and only has a flashlight to defend himself. His character creates a tornado of darkness and attacks him. The lake takes the character and has it infect some of the townsfolk and so Alan has to kill a "man" covered in shadows. The cabin makes him write a manuscript that he never remembers writing. The darkness form the cabin possesses a local man into becoming a psychopath and stole his wife. And when Alan tells the cops about the cabin, its gone. Just gone.

#19 Best Game Of All Time

#19 Mass Effect 2 - Xbox 360 and PS3

We all know the Mass Effect series is almost perfect in every way. Both the first and the third are absolutely incredible ride through space making some of the hardest choices you'll ever make in video games. They all have perfect and easily navigated controls and the graphics are absolutely stunning. But my personal favorite of the series has to be Mass Effect 2. I love how the game was much more focused on exploration. All the games are like that, but the second one has more of the "space wanderer" feel. I've been playing for 50+ hours and I still haven't found all the planets. And fighting against the Collectors has some moments you'll never forget. When Harbinger enters a battle your struggling in you automatically think, "Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap, oh crap." He never holds back, always advancing towards you, shooting black matter balls at you taking down your shields. You get to meet your old friends (if you saved them in the first Mass Effect) and get to meet many powerful new ones. Mass Effect has that effect of making you end up loving each character in their own special ways. I've played through the game multiple times, and nothing killed me more than when Garrus died. I was so upset, and the Mass Effect story line is so great that when you lose someone like that, you don't mind replaying the entire game just to ensure their spot in the next game. I love the free-roam play of Mass Effect 2, I love the epic loyalty missions you end up taking all. Over all, Mass Effect 2 earns a well deserved spot on my list as my favorite Mass Effect game.

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I'm not you. You aren't me. We aren't going to have the same opinions. So just accept that. If you don't like it, don't follow me. K thanks bye.

#9 Hero

#9 Isaac Clarke - Dead Space 1&2

Isaac Clarke is the perfectly flawed character that is exactly what a horror video game needs. He starts out in Dead Space soaring into the S.S. Ishumara just looking for a way to get the power on. What he finds though, is hell in the infinite blackness of space. He has no ideal way to get out of this without making some sacrifices. Throughout Dead Space, Isaac says almost nothing at all which is odd because most people would have lost their mind. Which in the case of Dead Space 2, is exactly what happens. He learns that he is actually infected, and he's hallucinating about his long lost girlfriend he finds dead in Dead Space. And even through all the turmoil, pain, anger, horror, and blood; Isaac remains on top. Destroying 2 different markers, and still maintaining his sanity for a Dead Space 3 to arrive in November. When playing Dead Space, nothing is more a friend to you than Isaac's handy plasma cutter. Remember everyone, shoot at the limbs.

#9 Villain

#9 Bowser - Every Mario Game Ever Created

Since the age of video games, there is one villain that has always been. The infamous Bowser has been fighting the Super Mario Brothers since 1985. He's fallen into lava countless times, somehow escaping many painful deaths. And after every castle, you always find enjoyment in taking that golden ax and forcing him to fall to his brutal fate. He's crashed 11 different parties and kidnapped Princess Peach (himself) 8 different times. He's captured Princess Peach's castle and locked all the doors. He's turned into a rainbow monster and turned her paintings into levels. He's harnessed star power and shaped entire galaxies. He actually found the center of the universe and built an entire planet there. He has entire armies of Goombas, Koopas, and Bullet Bills. Yet he still sucks at his job.

Mr.M'sT10F(o)CG - #10 - Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 1&2

Mr. Method's Top 10 Favorite (ongoing) Childhood Games - #10 - Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 1&2 (Dreamcast, N64, PS - PS1, PS2, N64, PC ) 

When I was nine, I used to play in the sandbox all the time. I'd take our gardening hose and erect a volcano-shaped hill right in the center and have my army men go at it. There'd be glorious causalities on the green side and the tan side, and the battles would always result in the island's volcano erupting and wasting the entire battlefield. It was amazing. Flash forward two years later for me to discover a video game where you get to actually be an army man. It blew my mind.

Sarge's Heroes holds a dear place in my heart. It's definitely a guilty pleasure. The gameplay?..not innovative. The graphics?...pretty terrible. Storyline?..bland. Fun factor?...through the roof! The thing about Sarge's Heroes is the simple fact that you get to be an army man. Something about that tapped into me playing in the sandbox and still gets me to this day. The best part was; I could be fighting in a refrigerator, on a pool table...you name it. The game brought your imaginations to life. Plus, I was freaking amazing at the game. Which got no one to play multiplayer with me because I would always win. Of course.

As a side note, why was the only girl the one to have skin...that's...y'know...Caucasian? And not green? Anywho...

That's why Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 1&2 for the Nintendo 64 is on my #10 spot.
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~Mr. Method

The Life Of A Middle-Class, Private Schooled Caucasian Male

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Welcome. Awesomeness to Come.

I'm Method. Man with the plan. Thanks to Trials for letting me join.

Hopefully, you'll enjoy my posts here and not notice the bodies in my basement. I plan on doing some reviews on pop culture, TV shows, video games, etc. Especially when Season 3 of The Walking Dead starts (can't wait for it to start). You can look forward to retrospectives, speculative posts, and possibly some rants. Yes...rants. ;-) I DON'T HAVE ANGER ISSUES...or homicidal tendencies. If you every wanna talk to me directly (and suffer my wrath), email me at mr.method96(at)gmail.com. Obviously, just take out the (at) and replace it with the @ symbol.

Stay alive classy, folks.

The Best 20 Games Of All Time #20

#20 Kid Icarus: Uprising - Nintendo 3DS 2011

As the only handheld game on my list, this game meets some fantastic expectations. This is the one of the few games on my list I love for its genuine light banter. Lady Palutena is a fantastic motherly figure with some very humorous and sarcastic comments. Pit is definitely that adolescent teenage boy that has some false confidence like all the rest of us. The goddess Viridi is absolutely hysterical, since she is played by the same woman who plays the voice of Princess Bubblegum in the show Adventure Time With Finn and Jake. She makes the game after the ninth level much more enjoyable. The controls perfectly suit the 3DS (for those without a Circle Pad Pro) and are easily customized. The on-rails sky battle portion of the game is executed perfectly. The multiplayer section is done very well and there are hundreds of weapons that are all different (in stats) and rival Borderlands, just on a lesser scale. It's surprising how exciting it is to get a new weapon after a match. Fusing weapons is a great addition to make your arsenal the most power one you know of. And once you start, you can't stop. The graphics are the best I've seen on the 3DS and no detail is spared. Every burst, bullet, enemy, and 3D is filled with color and detail. The first game I got on my 3DS and it is still my favorite game of the bunch. Nintendo, I'm proud to put this game on the list.

#10 Hero

Chell - Portal 1&2

Chell is one of those characters, though she doesn't say a word, she's so loud. When playing a game like Portal, you would expect a male protagonist. Since it seems very sci-fi and nerdy, its quite the surprise that you character ends up being a woman. And as you go through both Portal games, you find that running gag of "Hello? Can you hear me?" Since Chell is mute you don't hear much about her personal life from herself. But you find to learn that Chell was dropped at Aperture Science's doorstep and was not loved by her parents. You even find yourself thinking if she is even able to talk. But her impression of destruction is left in a big way. She destroys GlaDoS without a single weapon. And you feel for her, as GlaDoS constantly teases her on her inability to express emotion. Chell is the perfect fit for my top ten heroes list.

#10 Villain

#10 Villain: The Creeper - Minecraft

When one walks through the world of Minecraft, there is one sight you never want to see. That hissing noise that chills you to the bone. The Creeper is the ultimate home-wrecking terrorist of Minecraft. Once night befalls upon you, and you see that first Creeper, you sprint towards your house, planting as many lights as possible. He destroys countless hours of work in a single explosion, making you recreate all you hard work. Poor Steve. The home-wrecking Creeper deserves a well "earned" last spot on my list.

Welcome. Don't Be Hating.

Well hello there. My name is Mr. Trials and that's all you need to know. I'm here to express my personal feelings on music, movies, TV shows, books, and video games. I prefer to go for the name of Mr. Trials because I know if I reveal my real name, my personal life will be filled with terrible people looking to kick my butt for saying something they don't agree with. I don't plan for that to happen. But if you have a LEGITIMATE quarrel with me, email me. My email is mrtrials97@gmail.com. And personally, I don't care if your favorite game wasn't my favorite, so keep that to yourself. One more thing before I continue, everything I write about will be from things that ONLY I have played or seen. To start, I shall post my personal opinions for the best villains from heroes from video games, and the best video games of all time. Starting today, I will count from ten to one. One being the best, ten being... tenth best. The games will be presented from twenty to one because twenty is better than ten.