Cinematic Parody Trailers; Resident Evil and Jurassic World
When the first official teaser trailer for Jurassic World was released the community manager for Capcom UK issued a challenge; can anyone create a parody trailer of it with Dino Crisis. Naturally i accepted the challenge, and within the space of a few hours i created the the teaser trailer.
Dino Crisis / Jurassic World Parody Teaser Trailer:
Of course it proved to be quite popular among fans of the Dino Crisis franchise; and when Universal Pictures released the official trailer a few days later i had to respond by throwing together my own parody version of it – which interestingly, albeit with a few minor issues, worked out quite well.
Dino Crisis/ Jurassic World Parody Cinematic Trailer:
As you could imagine i was enjoying myself creating these ‘parody’ versions of cinematic trailers; so i decided to go back and look at one of my all-time favourite Capcom franchises; Resident Evil. In this instance there was no challenge by Capcom or its community, it was just a fun attempt to see what i could do and the end result was me using audio from the official Resident Evil: Apocolypse trailer and using footage from the original Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 videogames; the end result was quite entertaining.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse Cinematic Parody Trailer:
These videos are all-up on youtube, and have been for sometime, although while they have achieved a few thousand views between them they are not monetised – it’s all for fun and entertainment. If you like these videos then feel free to check out my Youtube Channel, and maybe even subscribe to it, for more awesome content.
2014: A Round-Up of Games Completed within the Year
At the start of 2014 I setup a new page on this blog entitled “List of Games Completed” whereby i would list all of the games that i had completed throughout the year; well seeing as 2014 has come to a close, and 2015 has just begun, i thought I’d post the full list for everyone to see on the main page and start all over again.
As mentioned these ‘completed games’ only relate to the main campaign (or its story); however if i did obtain all of the achievements (or collectables) then i would have made a note at the side of the game.
Anyway here is the full list of titles that i managed to complete throughout 2014: Read the rest of this entry »
Getting the Best out of the Mario Kart 8 Bonus Game Promotion
In this time of difficulty; whereby game prices are ever increasing, we have to be very frugal and savy with our money; but if you’re like me you can’t simply ignore a good offer then there is no reason you should’nt take advantage of it. Case and point the Mario Kart 8 Bonus Game Promotion and all of the pre-order incentives that followed.
Lets rewind; shortly after Mario Kart 8 became available to pre-order Nintendo announced a ‘Bonus Game Promotion‘, whereby upon redeeming the Club Nintendo Code inside the Mario Kart 8 case customers would be able to request a download of an additional Wii U game. As part of this offer titles included New Super Mario Bros U, Sonic Lost World and Legend of Zelda: WindWaker HD, each of which still retailed at around £34.99 to £44.99.
What’s interesting is that this offer was available in conjunction with ‘any other’ retail offers, such ShopTo who were giving away a T-Shirt and GAME who were giving away a Mario Kart 8 branded Wii Wheel and Wii U Starter Pack. In Short everyone was doing amazing offers; but being on a tight budget i wasn’t sure which one to go for and thats when i devised my cunning plan. Read the rest of this entry »
A Closer look at the Transformers: Human Alliance Arcade Game
Ever since SEGA Amusements revealed that they were working on an arcade videogame adaptation of the Transformers franchise I’ve eagerly been waiting to get my hands on it, not just because i’m a ‘massive’ Transformers fan but because I highly enjoy arcade shooters, as some of you will already know.
Anyway several months (years) later the arcade game, Transformers: Human Alliance, is now publically available within the UK and I managed to find one at the Planet Fun Amusement Centre in Ingoldmells, near Skegness – and more importantly it is the Deluxe version – with that aside what were my impressions of it? Read the rest of this entry »
Introduction To The World of Thief – The Parody Version
Last week Square Enix began streaming a new gameplay trailer Thief, a new multi-format first person adventure game based upon the original ‘Thief’ franchise. This particular trailer acted as an ‘introduction’ by showing the various different locations and abilities within the game, thus giving you an idea of what to expect.
While the trailer was ‘informative’ it had the sense of Deja Vu and my friend Ash (@Delixe) knew why as it looked (and sound) like the introduction to Burnout Paradise, and so with some video editing skills I merged the introductory audio from Burnout Paradise with The Thief 101 Trailer to create “Thief – 101 Parody Trailer”.
The Return of Shadow The Hedgehog
Seven years ago I threw together a Shadow The Hedgehog inspired Game Music Video (GMV), whereby the video contained clips featuring Shadow from various Sonic games and the background music being Shadow’s iconic theme song, All Hail Shadow.
Since it’s initial debut the video has become insanely popular, with over 4.6 million views to date, and is usually no.1 in any All Hail Shadow search result on Youtube. Anyway since the fans demanded it (And because the quality was rather poor) I have released a High Definition version of it, featuring new HD Scenes, some new gameplay and minor alterations – and just like its predecessor this one is slowly becoming popular as well…..
…so yea, its the return of Shadow The Hedgehog!
Pokemon X / Y Contains a Special Birthday Message
File this under slightly old, especially if you have already witnessed it, but if you visit a Pokémon Centre in Pokémon X or Pokémon Y on your birthday then a special “Happy Birthday” message will appear along with special music and fireworks.
It’s a nice touch, so its well worth experiencing it for yourself when its your birthday. I can only assume similar messages will appear at Christmas and new year, but obviously only time well tell. You can check out the “Birthday Surprise” video below.
Recap – Let’s Play: Sonic Lost World (Wii U)
Sonic’s debut appearence onto the Nintendo Wii U, Sonic Lost World, will shortly be with is within Europe and since i received my copy early (through the post) i decided to record a “Lets Play” session of it.
In this rather rusty and rushed gameplay video i’ll take a look at the Deadly Six Edition Exclusive Level “Nightmare Zone” as well as the entire first two zones of the game, Windy Hill and Desert Ruin, so if you don’t want to see any Spoilers then don’t watch it.
Before you watch the video i must stress that this was the first time i had properly played the game (so i die quite often) and i did not fully understand the control. Also due to lack of a component cable i was viewing the game on the laptop recording screen rather than the TV itself, so there maybe a few pauses (or stops) at the end of each level.
Anyway, Sonic Lost World is available on the 18th October 2013 (which also happens to be my birthday) and will be released onto the Wii U and 3DS, but in the meantime here is some Wii U gameplay.
Zone of the Enders: Beyond The Bounds Eshericks Remix Music Video Trailer
Ever since Konami released Zone of the Enders onto the PS2 I have been a fan of the game, not because it was produced by Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear Solid) but because it was the first ‘high-speed-robot-action’ game that mimicked that fast-paced events seen within the Gundam anime series.
Anyway fast-forward over a decade into the future and the ‘HD Collection’ of Zone of the Enders is now available worldwide and included with the American Special Edition bundle was a ‘ReMIXED’ soundtrack CD featuring a remixed version of the opening song ‘Beyond the Bounds’. This remix is drastically different to the original and ever since I heard it I’ve been meaning to put together a music video styled trailer, well today that wait is over as I’ve finally managed to get it done and I think its pretty impressive.
The video features clips from the original opening cinematic (remastered in HD) the newer opening animation for the game and the American launch trailer, all of which combined with the ‘Eshericks Remix’ of the Beyond the Bounds song results in this highly entertaining video.
Let’s Play “Foul Play” with Eurogamer
Eurogamer’s latest “Lets Play” session, hosted by Ian Higton, was with Mediatronic’s developed side-scrolling styled beat-em-up Foul Play, whereby to stay alive the player must continue to “WOW!” the auidience. If the auidience get bored (and your meter becomes empty) then it will be game over and you will have to start the level again.
It’s an interesting game and ‘much’ longer than you expect it to be, anyway during the 90 minute session Xbox LIVE Arcade codes were given away and i was lucky enough to ‘snap one up’ but more importantly i was able to join-in with the livestream (at the 48 minute mark) due to the game’s co-op feature (and partial invite to the game), so me and Ian ended up battling through two stages of the game, all of which you can watch in the ‘uploaded’ livestream below.
Call this self-promotion, or bragging rights, but i feel proud to be involved (in some shape or form) with a Eurogamer production, either way Foul Play is now available on the Xbox LIVE Arcade (Xbox 360) and Steam (PC) for £9.99 and is definately worth a look. Anyway…. onward to Eurogamer Expo 2013.
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