This will be a condense of my weekly review. The reasons why it doesn't work is because I keep forgetting to put a journal entry. Since some days are just uneventful and there is nothing much to report. Well I am going to still continue my daily/weekly journal but in a different form. I haven't figured that one yet. So here is stuff that happen between week 47 - 52. Overall this year has been more ups than downs
Up: 247 Down: 118
Week 52
1) Did nothing at all - Down
2) Got block from my uni - Down
3) Settle uni problems - Down
4) Had to travel 2 hours to pick idiot stepfather- Down
5) Normal Friday - Up
6) Lazy Saturday - Up
7) normal Friday - Up
8) Moving up the room - Up
Week 51
1) Back to work - Down
2) Nothing much happen - Down
3) Played lots of games - Up
4) Lots of errands - Up
5) Nothing much - Up
6) Daughter had an internship - Up
7) Lazy Sunday - Up
Week 50
1) Monday blues - Down
2) Public holiday and sleep - Up
3) Working - Up
4) Busy doing other stuff - Up
5) Double feature movie night - Up
6) Went date with wife - Up
7) Lazy Sunday - up
Week 49
1) Hany had influenza A - Down
2) Didn’t sleep checking on Hany - Down
3) Went to Ikea, Hana first field trip - Up
4) Nothing much happen - Up
5) Another good day - Up
6) Went out with the kids the whole day - Up
7) Went out with dela’s mom - Down
Week 48
1) back to work - up
2) Nothing much - up
3) Busy going left and right - Up
4) Hany’s first swimming lesson - Up
5) Normal Friday - Up
6) Went out with extended family and shopping - Up
7) Hany had a high fever - Down
Week 47
1) Not a good day for her - Down
2) Public holiday - Up
3) Kids back to school, back to work - Up
4) Outbreak at school, she was very busy - Up
5) Another busy day - Up
6) Great day with the kids - Up
7) Moms back, groceries - Up
Monday, December 31, 2018
The Meg
This movie is awesome because its batshit crazy
What is it about?
A group of explorer discover a shark that is thought to be extinct
The Good
This movie doesn't pretend to be serious and embrace the crazy which is the megaladon is here to cause a lot of chaos
The fish action is on point
This is actually to separate movies. I think the producers realized that the first scene was too short and they had to come up with a new storyline
Like the Chinese actors. Both are cute
The Bad
This is considered bad but its good.
A second bigger megaladon comes halfway in the movie
The near misses are borderline funny
Ruby Rose is underutilized
The billionaire that is in the category of dumb ways to die
The Ugly
Nothing since its a enjoyable popcorn movie
After Credits: No
Verdict: Worth watching since its a good time at the movie
What is it about?
A group of explorer discover a shark that is thought to be extinct
The Good
This movie doesn't pretend to be serious and embrace the crazy which is the megaladon is here to cause a lot of chaos
The fish action is on point
This is actually to separate movies. I think the producers realized that the first scene was too short and they had to come up with a new storyline
Like the Chinese actors. Both are cute
The Bad
This is considered bad but its good.
A second bigger megaladon comes halfway in the movie
The near misses are borderline funny
Ruby Rose is underutilized
The billionaire that is in the category of dumb ways to die
The Ugly
Nothing since its a enjoyable popcorn movie
After Credits: No
Verdict: Worth watching since its a good time at the movie
Sunday, December 30, 2018
Halo Combat Evolved: Anniversary Edition
This game is truly a masterpiece of it's time. Still holds up until now
Game no: 312
Genre: FPS
Platform: Xbox One (Part of the Halo Master Chief Collection)
Release Date: 2011
Factory Sealed: 176
What is it about?
The war between the humans and the covenant has reached a certain planet called Halo. There is something that lies beneath it.
What I Liked?
This game was released in 2001 and the things that they implement still holds up to date.
Rechargeable shields give you an extra boost when fighting
Interchangeable guns which means the action is non stop even when you run out of ammo
The storyline an interesting one. Just when you think you understand the game. It throws an unexpected twist in the middle which is scary and awesome at the same time.
Everyone has small bits of dialogue that is fun to hear
Vehicles that can be mounted and provide extra firepower.
What I didn't like?
Driving the Warthog. No idea why they map the driving controls to two analogue sticks. It feels very buttery
The constant feeling of lost. There are no waypoints so you are left to find the next path yourself. The problem is that the stages are massively huge and the same. So sometimes you will end up going in circles until you find the correct path.
The ending chase is impossible to do since the Warthog drives like shit.
Status: Finish the game
Fun Factor: Worth to be played with the enhance graphic and sound
Game no: 312
Genre: FPS
Platform: Xbox One (Part of the Halo Master Chief Collection)
Release Date: 2011
Factory Sealed: 176
What is it about?
The war between the humans and the covenant has reached a certain planet called Halo. There is something that lies beneath it.
What I Liked?
This game was released in 2001 and the things that they implement still holds up to date.
Rechargeable shields give you an extra boost when fighting
Interchangeable guns which means the action is non stop even when you run out of ammo
The storyline an interesting one. Just when you think you understand the game. It throws an unexpected twist in the middle which is scary and awesome at the same time.
Everyone has small bits of dialogue that is fun to hear
Vehicles that can be mounted and provide extra firepower.
What I didn't like?
Driving the Warthog. No idea why they map the driving controls to two analogue sticks. It feels very buttery
The constant feeling of lost. There are no waypoints so you are left to find the next path yourself. The problem is that the stages are massively huge and the same. So sometimes you will end up going in circles until you find the correct path.
The ending chase is impossible to do since the Warthog drives like shit.
Status: Finish the game
Fun Factor: Worth to be played with the enhance graphic and sound
Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse
One of the Spider-Man movies ever told
What is it about?
There are many universe and in each universe there is a Spider-Man. This is a story about multiple Spider-Man
The good
The animation style is a mixture of hand drawn and 3D modeling.
Action is fast and fluid and a bit on the psychedelic side. There are too many colours on the screen at once.
Writing is smart and funny and the same time.
Each of the Spider-Men provide a different perspective on the character which is fun to watch
Spider-Ham is one of the funniest characters on screen.
In the end this is a story about family and believing in yourself.
The Bad
Nothing much. The story hit all the points and the action never stop
The Ugly
Nothing
After credits: Two. The last credit is super entertaining. The actual credits is also a fun easter eggs of multiple Spider-man from around the Spider-Verse. Look closely and you can see the PS4 Spider-Man
Verdict: One of my best movies of the year.
What is it about?
There are many universe and in each universe there is a Spider-Man. This is a story about multiple Spider-Man
The good
The animation style is a mixture of hand drawn and 3D modeling.
Action is fast and fluid and a bit on the psychedelic side. There are too many colours on the screen at once.
Writing is smart and funny and the same time.
Each of the Spider-Men provide a different perspective on the character which is fun to watch
Spider-Ham is one of the funniest characters on screen.
In the end this is a story about family and believing in yourself.
The Bad
Nothing much. The story hit all the points and the action never stop
The Ugly
Nothing
After credits: Two. The last credit is super entertaining. The actual credits is also a fun easter eggs of multiple Spider-man from around the Spider-Verse. Look closely and you can see the PS4 Spider-Man
Verdict: One of my best movies of the year.
Forza Horizon 4 Fortune Island
The best racing game just got better
Game no: 311
Genre: Racing
Platform: Xbox One
Release Date: 2018
What is it about?
Forza Horizon 4 got their first DLC in a the form of an island has a new set a challanges
What I liked?
The whole map is built for more exploration with off road vehicles.
There are 10 treasure locations that can be obtain by solving clues. Each of the chest will get you 1 million credits and a a couple of new cars
Thunder plays an important role in the racers now. They will bloc your path when racing
Same gameplay as Forza 4
More drift sections which is awesome
What I didn't liked?
The game can be finished in less than 8 hours. Since there are not many things to do.
Status: Finish all 10 treasures and finish all the racers
Fun Factor: A new Forza game is fun. Now waiting for the last DLC next year
Game no: 311
Genre: Racing
Platform: Xbox One
Release Date: 2018
What is it about?
Forza Horizon 4 got their first DLC in a the form of an island has a new set a challanges
What I liked?
The whole map is built for more exploration with off road vehicles.
There are 10 treasure locations that can be obtain by solving clues. Each of the chest will get you 1 million credits and a a couple of new cars
Thunder plays an important role in the racers now. They will bloc your path when racing
Same gameplay as Forza 4
More drift sections which is awesome
What I didn't liked?
The game can be finished in less than 8 hours. Since there are not many things to do.
Status: Finish all 10 treasures and finish all the racers
Fun Factor: A new Forza game is fun. Now waiting for the last DLC next year
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
One of the best Smash Bros game
Game no: 310
Genre: Fighting
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Release date: 2018
What is it about?
Video game characters from all different games come together to fight each other out silly.
What I liked?
All the 74 characters that plays differently and there is a favorite for everyone. I usually play as a random character since everyone plays uniquely.
The stages provides hazard and interactive roadblocks that adds a certain level of chaos while fighting
There is no need to get the smash ball since there is an option to fill your smash meter by fighting
Classic mode provide custom challenges and custom boss fights for each characters.
8 player smash
The songs (there are more than 1000+ tracks)
What I didn't liked?
World of light. The single player mode doesn't provide any incentive to continue on. The reason is because of....
The spirits mode. Its basically augments your character based on their picture.It's not really that fun since the cpu players keeps on hammering you time and time again. Most of the spirits that you have are not that effective with what you need to fight against
Status: Got all of the characters and enjoying multiplayer with my kids
Fun Factor: It's a fun game if it's played with a friend. Single player is not my cup of tea.
Game no: 310
Genre: Fighting
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Release date: 2018
What is it about?
Video game characters from all different games come together to fight each other out silly.
What I liked?
All the 74 characters that plays differently and there is a favorite for everyone. I usually play as a random character since everyone plays uniquely.
The stages provides hazard and interactive roadblocks that adds a certain level of chaos while fighting
There is no need to get the smash ball since there is an option to fill your smash meter by fighting
Classic mode provide custom challenges and custom boss fights for each characters.
8 player smash
The songs (there are more than 1000+ tracks)
What I didn't liked?
World of light. The single player mode doesn't provide any incentive to continue on. The reason is because of....
The spirits mode. Its basically augments your character based on their picture.It's not really that fun since the cpu players keeps on hammering you time and time again. Most of the spirits that you have are not that effective with what you need to fight against
Status: Got all of the characters and enjoying multiplayer with my kids
Fun Factor: It's a fun game if it's played with a friend. Single player is not my cup of tea.
Monday, December 17, 2018
Gears of War Ultimate Edition
This game does not aged well.
Game no: 309
Genre: Shooter
Platform: Xbox One
Release Date: 2015
What is it about?
In the not so distant future, locust came and invade the land. It's up to the gears to stop them (I actually don't understand the story that much)
What I liked?
The satisfying feeling of firing a weapon and killing the locust
The sniper rifle
The story is somewhat serviceable
What I didn't liked?
The old school game play of run stop drop and shoot. This game is design to make each fight is a tedious repetition. You go to one area and repeat the same process over and over again. I don't understand how is this fun now. The reason I played it is just because I want to see what is the story all about. It's been a while since I've played it
Status: Finish the game on casual
Verdict: Play if you want to see what is it about. But other than that, its not memorable
Game no: 309
Genre: Shooter
Platform: Xbox One
Release Date: 2015
What is it about?
In the not so distant future, locust came and invade the land. It's up to the gears to stop them (I actually don't understand the story that much)
What I liked?
The satisfying feeling of firing a weapon and killing the locust
The sniper rifle
The story is somewhat serviceable
What I didn't liked?
The old school game play of run stop drop and shoot. This game is design to make each fight is a tedious repetition. You go to one area and repeat the same process over and over again. I don't understand how is this fun now. The reason I played it is just because I want to see what is the story all about. It's been a while since I've played it
Status: Finish the game on casual
Verdict: Play if you want to see what is it about. But other than that, its not memorable
Forza Horizon 4
One of the best racing games I've played in a while. First game on the Xbox One
Game: 308
Genre: Racing
Platform: Xbox One
Released Date: 2018
What is it about?
The Horizon festival is going to the UK with more cars, racers and challenges.
What I liked?
Starting the game you are greeted with an intro of all the different type of seasons and racers.
Starting the Horizon festival with one car and slowly making your way to bigger and better events
This game rewards you not by winning the game but participating in the events. Whether you win or lose, you will level up to gain more credits and perks.
There are 2 different perks you can get which is Wheelspin and Super Wheelspin. Basically is like getting loot but you can't win it buy paying money for it. Loots that you can win are In-game credits, emote (winning poses), Car Horns (there is a Windows shutdown horn) and of course cars. Legendary cars are harder to get but the feeling of getting something rare is awesome
There are more than 450 cars form more than 100+ manufactures. There are also rare Forza Edition cars that only can be obtain via wheelspin.
There are custom tracks that the community design that provides a good way to earn a lot of credits
Other things to do besides race:
There are story missions that range from a stunt race set, a British documentary, a Super car rental spot and a gaming blogger to name a few. You get to drive cool cars for each mission which are too expensive to own.
There are around 200 boards around the map that gives you influence and fast travel. There are mostly like a treasure hunt.
You can buy property all around UK. The cheapest house is 200,000cr and the most expensive house is the Edinburgh castle which is around 15,000,000cr.
Another cool thing is the barn find which gives you exclusive rare cars.
The seasons
There are 4 seasons in the map, each season which is Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter provides different environment for the tracks. They also offer different seasonal races.
What I didn't liked?
The grind... The racers provide a small amount of credit. You need to buy the VIP pass just to earn double the amount. The good thing about the game is that there is no micro transaction so everything needs to be earn by in game.
Some racers you can't beat unless you have a faster car than the opponent. Which cost more credits. The good thing about that is you earn a lot of cars from the wheelspin. So hopefully you can get lucky
Status: Played the game, finish all the racers and the seasonal events. Since the game constantly changes every week. The seasonal tracks is a reason to come back and play. The Fortune Island expansion just come out, so now I am playing that...
Verdict: One of the best racing games I've played in a long while. The reason I borrowed a friends Xbox and got Gamepass to play it. Game of year is going to be hard on me.
Game: 308
Genre: Racing
Platform: Xbox One
Released Date: 2018
What is it about?
The Horizon festival is going to the UK with more cars, racers and challenges.
What I liked?
Starting the game you are greeted with an intro of all the different type of seasons and racers.
Starting the Horizon festival with one car and slowly making your way to bigger and better events
This game rewards you not by winning the game but participating in the events. Whether you win or lose, you will level up to gain more credits and perks.
There are 2 different perks you can get which is Wheelspin and Super Wheelspin. Basically is like getting loot but you can't win it buy paying money for it. Loots that you can win are In-game credits, emote (winning poses), Car Horns (there is a Windows shutdown horn) and of course cars. Legendary cars are harder to get but the feeling of getting something rare is awesome
There are more than 450 cars form more than 100+ manufactures. There are also rare Forza Edition cars that only can be obtain via wheelspin.
There are custom tracks that the community design that provides a good way to earn a lot of credits
Other things to do besides race:
There are story missions that range from a stunt race set, a British documentary, a Super car rental spot and a gaming blogger to name a few. You get to drive cool cars for each mission which are too expensive to own.
There are around 200 boards around the map that gives you influence and fast travel. There are mostly like a treasure hunt.
You can buy property all around UK. The cheapest house is 200,000cr and the most expensive house is the Edinburgh castle which is around 15,000,000cr.
Another cool thing is the barn find which gives you exclusive rare cars.
The seasons
There are 4 seasons in the map, each season which is Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter provides different environment for the tracks. They also offer different seasonal races.
What I didn't liked?
The grind... The racers provide a small amount of credit. You need to buy the VIP pass just to earn double the amount. The good thing about the game is that there is no micro transaction so everything needs to be earn by in game.
Some racers you can't beat unless you have a faster car than the opponent. Which cost more credits. The good thing about that is you earn a lot of cars from the wheelspin. So hopefully you can get lucky
Status: Played the game, finish all the racers and the seasonal events. Since the game constantly changes every week. The seasonal tracks is a reason to come back and play. The Fortune Island expansion just come out, so now I am playing that...
Verdict: One of the best racing games I've played in a long while. The reason I borrowed a friends Xbox and got Gamepass to play it. Game of year is going to be hard on me.
Saturday, December 15, 2018
Bumblebee
The first 5 mins is worth the ticket price
What is it about?
The origin story on how the first Autobot landed on Earth
The Good
Generation 1 transformers designs. The fight at the beginning was spectacular
Less robot action but more heart to heart
The human characters really show emotion with Bumblebee
The Bad
The humans are quite dumb in this movie.
John Cena character only shine at the end of the movie
Optimus only screen time is less than 5 minutes
The final fight scene was too chaotic
The Ugly
They didn't show the 80s vibe that much. Grated it was almost close to the 90s
After Credits: Yes and it's sets up for a future movie
Verdict: After years of getting violated by Micheal Bay. It's great to see something that is less but has more substance
What is it about?
The origin story on how the first Autobot landed on Earth
The Good
Generation 1 transformers designs. The fight at the beginning was spectacular
Less robot action but more heart to heart
The human characters really show emotion with Bumblebee
The Bad
The humans are quite dumb in this movie.
John Cena character only shine at the end of the movie
Optimus only screen time is less than 5 minutes
The final fight scene was too chaotic
The Ugly
They didn't show the 80s vibe that much. Grated it was almost close to the 90s
After Credits: Yes and it's sets up for a future movie
Verdict: After years of getting violated by Micheal Bay. It's great to see something that is less but has more substance
Aquaman
Finally, a laid back superhero who is awesome
What is it about?
Arthur Curry who was born from both worlds needs to unite the nations in order to prevent an all out war.
What's good?
There are small action set pieces that convey the pace of the movie
Jason Momoa was born to play the role.
The water scene are amazing to watch. The fight scene choreograph stupendously
The bad guy motivation is easy enough to understand.
The flashback scene are handle well and it given throughout the whole movie
The end fight scene is bonkers
The story feels more like a treasure hunting chase
His final costume is awesome
What's bad?
The main bad guy is forgettable as well as the 2nd bad guy is also ok.
The movie is 20 mins to long.
The Ugly
Nothing much
After credits: Yes, but if you are not a fan of the comic, you'll probably can skip it
Verdict: One of the best superhero movies of this year and there are a lot of good ones
What is it about?
Arthur Curry who was born from both worlds needs to unite the nations in order to prevent an all out war.
What's good?
There are small action set pieces that convey the pace of the movie
Jason Momoa was born to play the role.
The water scene are amazing to watch. The fight scene choreograph stupendously
The bad guy motivation is easy enough to understand.
The flashback scene are handle well and it given throughout the whole movie
The end fight scene is bonkers
The story feels more like a treasure hunting chase
His final costume is awesome
What's bad?
The main bad guy is forgettable as well as the 2nd bad guy is also ok.
The movie is 20 mins to long.
The Ugly
Nothing much
After credits: Yes, but if you are not a fan of the comic, you'll probably can skip it
Verdict: One of the best superhero movies of this year and there are a lot of good ones
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