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What’s The Deal With: Super Mario Odyssey – First Impressions

January 4, 2018 BeNjamyn Upshaw-Ruffner Nintendo, Review, Switch, Videogame0 comment

Not long after picking up the controller and starting to play Super Mario Odyssey, does one realize how insanely fun it is. It’s abundantly clear that Nintendo has crafted another masterful example of the platforming genre of games, which Mario himself helped create back in the 1980s. Even after playing for 10 hours, there’s no end to the collecting of Power Moons in sight. Odyssey represents a continuation of the more openended 3D Mario games such as 64 and Sunshine, and there are many more layers on top…

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History of Manga

December 29, 2017December 31, 2017 newspaper 0 comment

Manga refers to Japanese comics. The term “manga” is made out of two characters: “man” which stands for “whimsical and impromptu” and “ga”, meaning “pictures”. Japanese manga is known for their display of emotions often exaggerated. Multiple genres of manga exist: the most popular ones are the shoujo and shonen style. Shoujo manga targets young girls as an audience due to their love story topic while shounen contains action and adventure, tending to be categorized for young guys. Manga is not necessarilly for kids, so don’t believe everything you hear….

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Watch Marvel’s Daredevil – Find The Product Placement

December 16, 2017 newspaper Review, Savings0 comment

Daredevil is a series available to watch, alongside a wide variety of movies, through Netflix, which is saving people time and money. With Netflix, one may stream films and shows directly to a TV, computer, or tablet, all at the press of a button. Visit the website for a free monthly trial. As it turns out, many of the characters in Daredevil just so happen to have the same, or perhaps similar-looking, Samsung phones. Did you know that Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 is water resistant? That’s very handy making…

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Sonic (Deviant Art) Forces & Knuckles

December 12, 2017 newspaper Friendship, Review, Sci-Fi, Switch, Videogame0 comment

This is an action-packed game! My character has a backstory that is too broad to mention, being an ally with all the protagonists known in the Sonic universe which I’ve written about. I’m a notable member of a prestigious art community on a website that I will not mention for the sake of anonymity. For years, many of my literary works in the form of fiction have been published online and positively received by thousands of scholarly partisans worldwide. Most comments consist of remarks such as “Wow! Awesome! Amazing!…

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What’s The Deal With: Pit – A “Kid Icarus Uprising” Retrospective

November 29, 2017 BeNjamyn Upshaw-Ruffner Review, Super Smash Bros., Videogame0 comment

I begin playing Kid Icarus: Uprising and the very first line of dialogue has Pit saying: “Sorry to keep you waiting.”, as he dives into the first level. Pit’s statement is acknowledging the fact that the previous Kid Icarus game in the series was released over twenty years ago, as of 2012, on the Game Boy in 1991. I’m pleased by the reality that this game would have been worth the long wait for someone growing up in the early nineties. Uprising is the direct sequel to Kid Icarus,…

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My experience with Tamagotchi

November 21, 2017 newspaper Review0 comment

Most of us remember Tamagotchi being a popular craze from our elementary school days. All your classmates had them, and they were a fun way to connect with friends. For those who don’t know about them, they are a virtual pet originating in Japan, that you must feed and care for. They are small and portable, so you can care for your Tamagotchi on the go. Unfortunately, the toys are no longer sold in stores outside of Japan due to decline in popularity. However, Tamagotchi turned 20 years old this…

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What’s the Deal With: Abed Nadir – Community

November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 BeNjamyn Upshaw-Ruffner Friendship, Review0 comment

Before Dan Harmon teamed up with Justin Roiland to unleash Rick and Morty onto the world, he had another hit show: Community, a sitcom based around the eccentric antics of a Spanish class study group in a community college. While each character in this show had unique personality quirks, one stands as more quirky than the rest. He is obsessed with pop culture, aspires to be a filmmaker, and will reference a comparable moment from film or television no matter what his situation. He is Abed Nadir, a beloved character…

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Lady Gaga on the Edge of Glory

November 13, 2017 newspaper Experience, Montreal0 comment

Gaga’s concert at the Bell Center was up in the air. Last week the Bell Center opened its doors to Lady Gaga and her entire crew for her come back on November 3rd.After Cancelling her last date on September 4, 2017, due to major health problems, she came back with a dazzling show. After spending the whole week in Montreal to get back on track and polish her show the viewers could really tell that their hard work paid off. The stage design was out of anyone’s reach…Literally, since she…

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What’s the deal with: Lucifer Morningstar – “The Sandman Presents: Lucifer”

October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 BeNjamyn Upshaw-Ruffner Review0 comment

In the comic: “The Sandman Presents: Lucifer” (three issue mini-series from 1999), Mike Carey presents an intricate, and at times, empathetic portrayal of the devil. The basic plot is that the once-lord-of-hell Lucifer has resigned from his post, in order to retire as a jazz bar owner in L.A. until one day, the Angel Amenadiel offers Lucifer a deal to work as a third-party on behalf of Heaven. His ensuing adventure on earth tasks him with destroying ‘the voiceless gods’: born from the minds of proto-humans without language or…

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Frankenweenie (1984) Review

October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 newspaper Film, Review0 comment

In contrast to the colorful playfulness of your typical Disney picture, lies the work of Tim Burton, who fuses that whimsy with his blend of dark themes, wistful characters, and surrealism. This is certainly seen in his debut film, Frankenweenie. As the title suggests, this film is a parody of the original Frankenstein, only this time, Victor Frankenstein is a young boy who, grief-stricken, brings his dog, Sparky, back from the dead only for chaos to ensue in the neighborhood. This film is bursting with references to films…