but here's the stuff that I've enjoyed recently.
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"Current and recent" section:
Games:
So, I'm still in the Android gaming situation. I thought I'd add a few new games to the previous list. I just left the notes and stuff below as from the last list. I haven't included any of the apps from my previous list, although a few of them have had lots of updates and are a lot better now.
IF YOU'RE READING THIS POST FROM AN ANDROID DEVICE, YOU CAN DOWNLOAD/BUY EACH OF THE GAMES I RECOMMEND (FROM GOOGLE PLAY) BY CLICKING ON THE LINK FOR IT. YAY!
Note 2:
IF YOU DO NOT OWN AN ANDROID DEVICE OR ARE NOT INTERESTED IN ANDROID GAMES, SKIP THIS SECTION, OR I GUESS YOU COULD TRY TO FIND MOST OF THEM FOR YOUR RESPECTIVE DEVICE (IF IT'S A TOUCH SCREEN, HAS A GYROSCOPE AND HAS AN ACCELEROMETER).
Note 3:
SOME APPS ARE NOT FREE BUT I'M NOT GONNA POST FREE LINKS TO THE FULL APP BECAUSE... JUST ... MANY REASONS, OKAY? IF YOU'RE EAGER TO USE YOUR INTERNET SKILLS TO FIND A WAY AROUND THE PAYMENTS, I WON'T TELL YOUR PARENTS. IF YOU GET A VIRUS OR YOU GET ARRESTED OR KILLED, IT'S NOT MY FAULT.
Final Note:
IF YOU FIND/HAVE A BETTER VERSION OF ANY APP/GAME I POSTED HERE, FEEL FREE TO USE THAT ONE. MOST OF THESE APPS ARE THE VERSION THAT I HAVE SO I'M JUST USED TO THEM. YOU MIGHT PREFER A DIFFERENT ONE. IF YOU THINK YOUR ONE IS BETTER, FEEL FREE TO LET ME KNOW. I'LL APPRECIATE GETTING A BETTER ONE. :)
[Key: *= Top Rated By Yuvi, ^= Appeared in the list already, $= Paid-for app]
=The 3D Endless Runners (ALL of these are for achievement whores and unlockers):
- *Sonic Dash So I became completely addicted to this game since about mid November and I already enjoyed the most out of it. It's a proper Sonic-styled game. I felt at home with it. (Unfortunately, it does use quite a bit of CPU, so expect your phone to get hot after a while. I'm sure they'll work on this.)
- Agent P: DoofenDash To me, this was a slightly less addictive game than Sonic Dash but for those who are Phineas and Ferb fans, you'll probably love it too. I love Doofenschmirtz and even though I found it in November or so, I still enjoy this game up till now. I kinda wish it was less 3D though, so that it would have the cartoon feel to it.
=The 2D Endless Runners
- *Banana Kong I love this game. It became my new Jetpack Joyride recently. Basically, you're a silly gorilla who has created a tidal wave of banana peels behind him with his over-eating. Run awaaaay! My only complaint is the adverts which are a bit annoying.
- Gravity Guy 2 Definitely not as simple and effective as the original game. I actually thought the additions in this game ruined it. I was only happy about the different characters and the missions etc. But the actual gameplay was quite fun for me. Play both of them and see what you think.
=The Single-Player Level-Beaters
- Plants Vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time! Well, you should know the first game by now and this one made me laugh with the title before I even played it. It's still fun and still awesome. A couple small changes and additions and of course a long complicated adventure for absolutely no real reason. :) Just the way I like it.
- The Impossible Line This is a pretty cool concept and a fun game. I only wish it had a level select. Maybe it does and I'm just not seeing it. But either way, I'm sure they'll add that in an update.
- Naught This is an interesting take on platforming where you rotate the screen to shift gravity in order to move your character. I saw that there's already a Naught 2 out but I haven't checked it out yet. Maybe someone can let me know in the comments.
- Polarity ($) This game reminded me of Portal. It's a similar type of 3D puzzle platformer.
- Sonic Jump ($) Another Sonic game, I know. But this was fun too! It's actually much closer to the original Sonic games in look and feel, except that the main objective is to jump up to the top of the level. It plays quite a bit like Ice Climber. Also, high scores, missions and achievements!
=The Arcade Games That Never Really Get Old
- Sir! I'd Like to Report a Bug! What a cool little retro game! I thought it was awesome until I got stuck for a long time on one difficult level. But, hey! That's what these games used to be like. :) Basically, a whole lot of bugs (errors, not insects) appear in the real world and you have to escape them and then report them. If you don't know what to expect from a retro platformer, think of Super Mario Bros.
- RE-VOLT 2 I mentioned the first one in my previous list and I haven't even really bothered to play this one nicely, but I'm sure it's also as much (if not more) fun!
- Jigty Jigsaw Puzzles Yup. Good ol' jigsaw puzzles. I've been a fan of building puzzles since I was a kid, so this game made me feel comfy and relaxed. The music even makes you feel like you're at home with the puzzle next to you and a nice hot chocolate.
=The Multiplayer (On One Device) Games
- Heads Up! ($) Without a doubt, my favourite multiplayer game for the last couple months. You and your team need some general knowledge for this one. If you're a fan of Ellen Degeneres, you probably know this game from her show. It plays like the reverse of the boardgame, "30 Seconds." Here, the other players see the answer and they give you hints for you to guess the answer and win.
- PinWar ($) Are you a pinball fan? I am. So a two-player pinball game definitely interested me straight away. It's got a fully-functional one-player version too, so don't worry. It's just more fun to beat someone else :) Think of it as Pinball meets Arkanoid.
And that's the end of my second list of Android games. Let's consider that the end of 2013's lists.
Music:
Here's some songs that got stuck in my head as of late (I didn't check all the links, but you can Google those songs and find them somewhere):
DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami
Arctic Monkeys - Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
Hey, River! - Run Boy
Michael Lowman - Girl Saves Boy
Drake ft Majid Jordan - Hold On, We're Going Home
LCNVL ft Tailor - Dreamcatcher
Beatenberg - Chelsea Blakemore
John Newman - Cheating
Azealia Banks ft Pharrell - ATM Jam
Peer Kusiv ft Martin Jondo - Rivers (Sometimes)
Eminem - Berzerk
Far East Movement ft Riff Raff - The Illest
The Parlotones and Jon Savage ft Khuli Chana - Sleepwalker
Series:
Dragons: Defenders of Berk
You'll remember that I watched How To Train Your Dragon and last year, I heard there was a series for the franchise. It started with Season 1 as "Riders of Berk", and continued with Season 2 as "Defenders of Berk". Verushka and I followed this series like a cult a couple months ago.
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| Fishlegs and his dragon, Meatlug. |
Dexter
I heard about this series for years and finally started watching it. I admit, I like it a lot. It's dark and demented, much like my usual taste in characters. Dexter is a blood splatter analyst who works in a forensics team. But he likes blood a little too much. (WINK, WINK, NUDGE, NUDGE). I'm still early in the series so I've got a lot to watch.
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| Dexter, the title character. |
On a smaller note, I also watched more of New Girl which continued with Season 3, Futurama which continued with Season 7 and a couple random episodes of other series.
Movies:
The Internship
What would it be like to work for Google? What if you applied and you were Technologically Impaired Duck? That's pretty much The Internship. Fun, funny, more interesting if you get all the technology and programming references.
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| Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson about to apply for their internship at Google. |
Thor: The Dark World
I thought this storyline was a tad odd for the Marvel Universe, even though I sorta knew about it.
I always love Marvel. The action and sci-fi with a bit of humour always makes me happy.
This one sees the Dark Elves protecting a weapon known as the Aether. Naturally, Earth gets involved.
As usual, stay till the end of the credits!
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| The main characters posing instead of fighting. |
The Wolverine
I considered this a spin-off of the X-Men franchise because of the timeline. However, after the news that X-Men is continuing, I'm a bit confused. Either way, I thought this was an awesome movie, even though it was pretty disconnected from other X-Men stuff. (Japanese stuff just wins, somehow.)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Of course I had to watch part two of this trilogy.
Is it long, drawn out and is it there to steal our money? Yes.
Did I still pay to watch it? Yes.
I enjoyed it, even though I complained about the length of the movie. (It was pretty damn long).
I may have mentioned it before, but The Hobbit was my favourite of the Lord of the Rings book series. I read it a couple times and so I was glad to see a lot of my fanboy memories brought to life in the second movie too. I think a couple scenes could have been shorter and a couple others could have had more air time. I'd still watch it again though.
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| Smaug interrogating Bilbo. |
Last Vegas
Look at this cast. This movie was actually supposed to be called The Fantastic Four but that was already taken. (No, not really, you idiot.) A feel good movie intended for a bit of an older audience, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Basically, a group of friends grows old and decides to meet for a Vegas trip.
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| Michael Douglas, Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline together as lifelong friends. |
47 Ronin
Keanu Reeves, Japanese people, a samurai tale, magic. This ended up being a last minute decision, but I'd definitely have watched it either way. Yes, it was cool. I enjoyed it. See? Japanese stuff wins. I told you.
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| Four of the characters who look unnaturally cool. |
Honorable mentions:
The Conjuring
I still haven't watched The Long Walk to Freedom. :/ Oops.
Miscellaneous:
Can't think of much to say apart from this:
I went to the Ballito Street Party for New Years' Eve/Day and it was awesome. I never understood the street party thing until I saw it. It's a select area blocked off for the party. maybe two or three roads that lead through and around a shopping complex. There was grass and DJ stages and it was awesome.
Happy New Year, everyone!
(This marks the end of post 3 of 3 for today)
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