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Hello, so it's only my second post for this blog.I'm going to do a movie review-again-for this month.I've never thought that i will watch this movie,as my schedule and routines are packed.But,I must say it is one of the greatest movie.Humour,suspense,love,friendship and etc.It's not just a typical sci-fi movie,it's packed with intense actions and myriads of jokes.

A must watch-movie

I'll brief a little about these badass characters:

A nice guy

kinda hot

Naive guy

Hard-headed

He's more than meets the eye

So,all of you must been wondering how to these awesome people can be the guardians of the galaxy,right?
I'm not gonna spoil the movie,but they're villains,and we know where villains goes when they had been busted.It's quite interesting when a bunch of villains change their priority.All of the music used was the music from the 70's,which is quite unique,to blend the old times with nerve-wrecking technologies.It also potrays a lot of  "what the power of love and true friendship can do".The plot was not dull,the rising action was quick,with a little bit of conflict.It's almost a quintessence of a movie.once again,do watch the movie,If you wanna know what these badass can do,to save the universe.

*Spoiler alert,I think its related to The Avengers.

“Your Happiness is a reflection of your health,” “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Some of us might have spent a lot of their time to maintain his/her body health. To stay good in shape by exercising and taking a balanced and healthy meal everyday Some might even takes supplements like vitamins and calcium capsules everyday. Achieving good health is not complete if we couldn’t manage to monitor our health performance. 

Developed by codemasters, this game has turned into something like a simulator rather than a game compared to when the F1 series was developed by EA. This review is not compared to the 2011 and 2012 game of the series because I could only try those two just for a little while. The driving experience was close to the real experience as it can get as the slightest mistake made is transferred into a life like result.

For example if we slam on the throttle too early from a corner it will make the car skid and also worn out tires faster than the usual. The performance of each machine is also differs greatly from team to team for top speed, acceleration,and even steering.

The game also offers the change to get behind the wheels of classic F1 car on classic F1 tracks. And the mode is also changes the mood for driving the racing machine as the performance of the classic cars are almost accurate to the real thing. Most of usual player of the F1 games made by EA had to spend some time to readjust to the new gameplay offered by codemasters.

The graphics are gorgeous adding to the enjoyment to the game. The details for the car are precise. We can also see pebbles  or grass stuck to the tire which not only give a makeup of the car but also the grip of the tire.

The engineering is also a wonderful challenge added as the different compound of tires gives different performance, the quick setting, the KERS boost, the DRS, and condition of the track that will force you to chance the setting of the car. The conditions of the race is a total game changer as different conditions will offer different challenges. Driving in the rain is one of the hardest task yet as the visibility is reduced and the tendency to skid is much higher.

The little part that I would like to change is that there are no podium scene in any race even we are in a podium position.It reduces the enjoyment of winning the race if we can't see the drivers holding their trophy in front of the team and the cheering crowd. The driver's face is also not show in any animation even the real ones which meant we could only see drivers in their helmet all the time. The only time we could see their faces are during selecting a driver that is actually only showing a snapshot of the drivers.

All in all the game is very enjoyable and very realistic and only has a few minor weakness that will not effect the gaming experience. There are a few improvements could be made but the game is a top rated game as it is now. The game is available on steam for download. This game totally deserve a top mark.

Rating:

Never judge a movie by it's actors

First of all,the Disney version of Hercules is way more better than this version.At first,I wanted to watch 22 Jump Street,but one of my friends was so eager to watch this movie.He said that "The trailer was awesome dude!".So far,all the trailers for new upcoming movies are damn good,but not all the movies are good as the trailers.So,at the end of this movie,there was no satisfaction among four of us.It was mundane and typical like any other Greek-based movies.This version of Hercules have did not have something bizarre in it,which is very disappointing.For me,I like to watch movies with some aberration,so it will gives me good vibes and memories with my friends.I have to say,it is kind of tedious.

The Hercules that we all knew in the living myths was so strong,as his father Zeus,the God among Gods,got married with a normal human being.(I can't recall his mother's name).The Hercules that acted by Dwayne Johnson was strong,but the thing is he was assisted with sidekicks.I think that it is contradicts with the living myth.In the movie,Hercules was given 12 daunting tasks in order for the official-wife-of-Zeus to accept him in the family of the Gods.He did it,but with help from his comrades.He was expelled from Athens as he was accused from killing hi own family.This was the funny part actually.There is a king who sought for Hercules's help to kill Hydra.Yup,he did it.He even bring the head of the lifeless Hydra to the king.Eventually,the king was afraid that he will take over his kingdoms,as the people adored Hercules.So,the king gambits a devilish plan,to expel Hercules from Athens.He put sort of drugs in Hercules's drink.So,Hercules fell asleep.The king unleashed three deadly wolves to slaughter his family.Yeah,he was been expelled from Athens,for 'killing' his own family.

The thing is,wolf's claws and fangs are slightly different from man-made sword.The wound inflicted by wolves are different compared to wounds inflicted by swords.Were the wolves carrying swords until all of the people around him accused him for killing his own family?Were they blind o something,a lovey father would never killed his own family.I must say,Dwayne Johnson was not suitable to be a leader,he just lacked the aura of a true leader.He was a good actor,The Pacifier,Fast and Furious,The Game Plan,he nailed it.It was just the role did not suited him.Overall,Hercules was a mediocre movie.I would not suggest this movie for all of you.

This is better

Tonight our fourth and last author's post will be published opening another category in our blog. The admin would like to congratulate them as finally the team is complete. The admin is also planning to post vlogs from the authors for the summary for some the of the posts in addition to the posts itself. The vlogs are still in discussion and will be posted when ready..  ENJOY ;-))))

We often heard the non ending campaign to boycott products that were believed to be  the main funder of the devastating war between Palestine and  Israel. Today I am going to review an apps name Buycott. Basically the apps function to help people to join campaigns online . Basically moat of the campaigns are prone on boycotting  producta that related to Israel. This app help you to know the origin of product that you are buying. It also had a built in barcode scanner to scan produts and gave details about them. The apps is still new and some of the products information are still not complete and available so it is out job to update information on this app about certain product in order to help other. Last but not least, Pray For Gaza.

Developed by the studio Naughty Dog, creator of the Uncharted series, comes The Last of Us or more specifically, The Last of Us: Remastered which is the essentially a remake of the 2013 Playstation 3 hit to the Playstation 4. First of all, this review will not solely focus on the improvement made from its predecessor, but see it as a whole game in order to let those who never played the PS3 version know what the game is about. With that out of the way, let's review.

   The Last of Us is a story-driven game viewed from a third person perspective. It is set in a post apocalyptic world 20 years after an outbreak of a virus that turns people into creepy brain-tumoured zombie-like monster plunge mankind to near extinction. Simply put, the living condition at the time is bad enough that the factions in the game fits all the stereotypical role at said settings. Government that the people hate, Rebels that the government hate, and the bandits that everyone hate. Add a protagonist and a cause for he or she to do and you got Hollywood material right there. Fortunately, what the game focuses on is not the big story that drives the world, but the emotional ties that was born from the two unlikely protagonists in the game.

   The game puts us on the role of Joel, a hardened man with a dark past involving his teenage daughter Sarah and his companion, Ellie who is unsurprisingly, a teenage girl with a surprisingly curse-happy vocabulary. Together, they travelled (sometimes with others) in a quest to find a cure for the infection that have befall the world. In all seriousness, it is put better in the game but that is the story in the nutshell. Along the way, we will witness the bond the was formed between the two and see how they react to the world that they live in. This, my reader, is where The Last of Us shines the most. Ellie and Joel, no matter how cliche'd and obvious the pair is on paper, the game depicts this in the most dynamic fashion that we could not help but stare in awe in the camaraderie that they showed us. In one point of the game, Ellie barely able to climb a ladder before it broke. This however, causes Joel to be left alone to fend for himself down below. Ignoring the safety up above, Ellie jumped downed and shrugged it off by saying "together till the end." before accompanying Joel to find another way to escape the place. To top it off, the game did not even make a deal out of it, it is just seamlessly added into the story, never forcing players to learn that, 'hey, Ellie cared for Joel now, like so bad that she even risked her life for him'. The game also includes a lot of minor conversation in which Ellie, who has never went out of the secured government protected city, observe a lot of new stuffs like a music store with old songs and even contemplating the poster of a movie around the place.


   Next, the gameplay of The Last of Us. The game includes a mix of stealth, gunfights, crafting and simple puzzle solving in its repertoire to keep it from being a CGI movie. Stealth is used when dealing with both the infected and the human enemy which you will find in the game. While the human are self-explanatory, the infected played a bit differently as it focus more on sound rather than sight, though that still does not mean you could stand beside one without care. Although shooting is a valid strategy in the game, it is ill advised as ammo in the game are scarce enough that you would want to keep as much as you can unless is really needed. As a matter of fact, any direct confrontation is a rather poor outcome in the game as even the stealthiest takedown a person could do have the chance to expose oneself for all to shoot. That said, the shooting in the game is satisfying enough that even when it does nothing new, it does not take the fun out of the game as a whole. It even provides you with a good selection of weapons, though unless you want to beat the enemy by punching them in the face, you better learn how to use all of them. Crafting involves using stuffs you found in the world to create bombs, molotovs, health kits etcetera. It is important to carefully manage when and what you want to craft as materials are limited and items are important to win. The puzzle section provides a mean to relax after having a big shootout with the humans or tension inducing sneak moment with the infected. It is easy enough that the only reason you cannot finish it is because you don't see around the map. The game even use character interaction to give you hints of the puzzle(don't worry, it's subtle enough that it is not immersion breaking). It also stands as separating plot points so the story will not advance so fast and felt like having a jump every so often. There's also a few button prompt event that keeps the player engaged in the cutscene. All in all, the gameplay provides a balanced feeling that allows player to not felt bored with the game and just want to see the story or to be too exciting that people could not care less about the story and just wanna do stuffs in the game.


   Now, the graphic, sound and execution of the game. Being a ps3 remake, it could be said that it is unfair to compare it to Ps4 games like Infamous Second son(I will use this as example as it serve as a fine standard for a Ps4 game). Although it is true that The Last of Us is certainly not as vibrantly colored as said game, it certainly felt like a class above the Ps3 standard. The original game is considered one of the most beautiful game on the Ps3 and on the Ps4, it manages to not be overwhelmed by the standard. I would refrain myself from using advance graphical terms as i myself have limited knowledge in it. However, I will judge it using my standard of graphical and execution rating. First of all, animation. It is marvelously extensive and detailed. In the game, there's a lot of time that Joel would boost Ellie up to reach something and almost none of the animation would be the same due to the plot requiring something else. Movement felt fluid (Although not as in Second Son's fluid movement) with the exception of horse control which is a bit clunky. Shooting angle is fine. Though for those who wants to aim from the left shoulder, be prepared for L2 then R1 for a lot of time. A pity that there's a lot of time that the view would be useful but is just too bothersome to be used. Facial Expression is very well done. This is a big point to touch as i love to compare The Last of Us' Ellie's expression to Second Son's expression mainly Delsin Rowe's. If Delsin's manage to be give a very realistic and believable feeling, Ellie's would be a very expressive and emotional feeling. Infamous Second Son puts me in a lot of situation where i would just clap my hand on how awesome looks like. For The Last of Us, it makes me believe the event I am seeing. Moving on, the modeling does have a bit of clipping but it is understandable as it is consisted of many layers. Rather, it is impressive that clipping is not much of an issue considering how much animation the game have. The sound in the game is good, the composition fits the game and manage to capture the feeling. The ambiance felt right and the gunshot felt solid. Voice acting is superb. Shout out to Ashley Johnson for her very impressive performance for doing Ellie.


   Replayibility is a o-kay for the game. Although there are collectibles that is quite interesting to get in the game as it tells story of what happen in the game, it does not give a reason too replay the game just to find it. It does not instill the feeling of needing to find those collectible missed in the first playthrough. Multiplayer is interesting and although it require teamwork and strategy to win the game. It is just mostly a shooting deathmatch game. Not that it is bad, but it would help to have more variety. It does however, manage to not allow a player to go on a spree. The game do require patience as to not make careless mistake like triggering a bomb or get surrounded by the enemy. Balancing ammo and stealth also plays an important part in multiplayer and the perk-like system does give a minor variety and advantage that could turn the tide of the battle. The progressiveness of the multiplayer is well designed and does make it a point so that the player would play seriously in each match and not just throw it after messing around. It is also worth mentioning that the multiplayer games are 4 on 4 so each member counts. It is also hard for me to find a multiplayer game which I am not sure where the trouble lies in, the game or the fact that not many people bought the game yet.

   So, with the seamlessly balanced gameplay and storyline, how does this 2013 remake fare among the next gen games?

Pros:
+Engaging story with emotional value to the characters
+Exciting encounter with great focus on stealth and management
+No loading screen in campaign
+Bows are not overpowered
+Marvelous voice acting is marvelous

Cons:
-Minor clipping issue
-Multiplayer, Y U NO find me a game?