I Vant to Suck Your Blood! :B

*Spoilers ahead. You have been warned*

I know vampires are old, but you have to try this game out if you're willing to play a vampire. Also, this game is for people 18+ and I'm sure you'll all follow the rating label. (Can you hear the sarcasm yet?)

Anyways, what game am I talking about? Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines.Now for those who have heard of it, I'm sure you're rolling your eyes saying "This is so old." Those who haven't, well you should go check it out after you read this.

The game was made in 2004 (wow, it's so old...) and is a role playing action game. The company,  Troika Games, went out of business a year after this game was made. For an old game, the graphics and details are really good. The play and storyline is also very good. Ironically, this was one of their most popular and best games they had made since they started.

The game allows you to pick what kind of vampire you want. Each clan has certain characteristics or quirks that can help and hurt you during the game. You can play first or third person by pressing a button. The game is a story with quests to keep you going as well as side quests for fun. There are five possible endings for the game. I'll let you know that two cause you death while the others you live. You play as a newly turned Kindred (AKA: vampire) who must find his/her own path through the world. There are a tone of monsters to kill and quests to do as well as game made characters you'll meet. Now a brief talk about each vampire clan...

Brujah: They're known to be very violent and the weakness is rage. They frenzy, killing rampage, much quicker than other clans. Brujah tend to be rebels and go against the hierarchy in the vampire world.

Gangrel: They have the ability to shapeshift and prefer the wild. They are the closet to werewolves. Werewolves do exist in the game, but they're not a playable character. Like the Brujah, they are prone to frenzy since they're embrace the animal side more.

Malkavian: Known to be cursed with insanity, if you pick them the way your character speaks

will be in riddles. It takes time to truly understand what is being said and you made end up picking some wrong choices. Malkavians also have the ability to see into the future though they can't really understand what they're seeing.

Nosferatu: The clan is cursed with hideous appearances. Picking to play this clan will force you to stay in the shadows and sewers for every human will run away from you. You have no seduction points and being shot at by police isn't anything new. Though they're ugly, they are good at stealth and espionage.

Toreador: They are the social butterflies of the vampire world. They're weakness, which to me is stupid, is they are prone to struggle to avoid looking at things of great beauty. They are also closer to humans to the other clans, so humanity can be lost faster if you do something considered inhumane which will cause you to go into frenzy.

Tremere: They are sorcerers in a sense. Their clan is hated by all the other clans because of their history of how they became blood sorcerers. Their weakness isn't really clear to me, so I'm not sure they have one.

Ventrue: Also known as the aristocrats in the vampire world. They are part of the highest part in the hierarchy next to the "prince." Playing a Ventrue means you can't drink blood from animals or bums. They have refined taste and need "high ranking" blood or they'll just throw up.

The game itself is pretty interesting. I played as a Malkavian the first time. The outfits they can get are so weird. I mean one is a cowgirl outfit without pants, so I was basically having my character run around butt naked. The dialogue is a bit weird and you can kind of troll other people; it's fun though. You can choose to fight barehanded or acquire a variety of firearms and swords/knives. You can even get a flamethrower! I'm not going to spoil anymore of the game. 

If you like vampires or just want a good role playing action game, try this out. It's pretty fun and takes a lot of time to complete. Even if you die, you can just restart where you last saved. I really enjoyed playing out all the endings and trying out different clans.

Super Sleuth

*Spoilers ahead. You have been warned*

So, I was cleaning out my old CD game section and pulled out a series of Nancy Drew games. Looking at them, I remember back when I had a windows running computer I use to play these games all the time. Unfortunately, they only work on windows computers and I have a mac now and I don't feel like going out and buying the mac version.

The games are made by Her Interactive and the gaming is a puzzle solving mystery. There are many different mysteries and one that I remember playing was Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships. The games usually start out with a brief introduction to the case. The games follow a story line where you can explore different places, talk to people and play games while trying to solve the mystery.

The game has two levels. Junior detective level is easy while senior level is hard. The levels have the same scenes, but the puzzles are a lot harder in senior level. I remember always playing junior mode, but I did move up to senior mode a couple of times. 

The graphics have gotten much better over time. The first game had 2D graphics that looked very cheap. Now the games have amazing graphics and much more interesting game lines. The games take place in different parts of the world. I enjoyed the ones that took place in foreign countries because I learned interesting facts.

The only thing I dislike is that some of the puzzles are so hard to solve. Unfortunately you have to solve those problems or you won't be able to move on with the story. The only other thing I have to complain about is that some of the "bad guys" I like and the ones I think are the "bad guys" end up being innocent.

This game focuses around Nancy going on vacation with her friends, Bess and George. When she arrives at the resort, Bess has been kidnapped and the owners are no where to be seen. The kidnappers want Nancy to find a lost treasure that supposedly sunk under the ocean. In this game you get to see Bess and George for the first time and hang out with some monkeys. The kidnapper turns out to be a previous "bad guy" from another, much older, Nancy Drew Game.

If you like mysteries, puzzles and a first person type game, try out the Nancy Drew series. There are twenty-nine different ones you can choose from. I know I had endless amounts of fun while playing these a while back.

Movie Review: Frozen

*Spoilers ahead. You have been warned*

Frozen, a movie made by Disney, is most likely widely known to everyone. The movie is the 53rd animated film produced by the company. It is loosely based off The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen. Recently it has won a Golden Globe award for best animated film for this year.

The story revolves around two sisters, Elsa and Anna. Elsa, the oldest sister, has the ability to create ice and snow. Growing up, she and Anna play with Elsa's powers and get along. One day Elsa accidentally hurts Anna with her powers. In order to make sure Anna is fine, her memories of her sister's powers are erased. Elsa distances herself from her sister and parents in fear of hurting someone else. When they're older, Elsa reveals her powers to everyone by accident and runs away in fear. Anna decides that it is her duty to bring her sister back and get her to realize that no one fears her. Along her adventure she meets Kristoff and his reindeer, Sven as well as a talking snowman, Olaf.

The movie idea was actually thought up as early as the late 1990s but had been scrapped in 2002. The movie has been thought up and scrapped many times until it was commissioned in 2011. The original fairy tale is much darker than the one Disney made. The Frozen setting was around Norway and had a few "nods" to previous Disney made films. A rather difficult surprise to notice is that Rapunzel and Eugen, from Tangled, are seen in the movie entering Arendelle.

I enjoyed the movie very much considering I haven't really seen many Disney movies that I like. The songs are catchy that I find myself humming them. I found the story a nice breather from the fact that it was more set on family/sisters rather than "true love." I found myself laughing a lot and generally finding myself lost in the details from the animation.

There was only one thing that bothered me, though. The story did not go in depth on Kristoff's past. I could never wrap my mind around the fact that he didn't seem to have parents or that he was "kidnapped" by trolls without having people wondering where he went. I would like to know more but I guess the movie didn't have time for that.

Go see Frozen if you like Disney, singing, want a laugh or are just curious. If you aren't any of these, I still suggest seeing the movie. It has been a long time since I enjoyed a movie at the theaters. Some of you might think you're too old to like Disney, but I have to disagree. I still love Disney films and the adults at the theater enjoyed it just as much as the children.