2011...
The year that Alice: Madness Returns is scheduled to be released...
While that year is literally around the corner, I can't help but feel an ever-growing sense of impatience because there's no exact date in 2011 in which the game is scheduled to be released for my gaming pleasure. Why so antsy and borderline-angsty, you may ask? Well, that reason would be tied into my love-hate relationship with American McGee's Alice franchise that goes back to my college days.
Ten years ago when I was but a lowly freshman who was just starting to really explore her geekiness, I stumbled upon American McGee's Alice while I was home on Christmas break and hanging out with my friends. We had gone to Best Buy in search of anime, and I had wandered off (as is my habit) because I was unlucky in finding the next tape (yes, tape...as in VHS...remember, DVDs had not yet completely taken over, lol) I needed for my series. My meandering led me to the gaming section whereupon I began gazing wistfully at the plethora of games that I could not play due to my lack of a console. However, when I came across the section for PC games, a glimmer of hope began glowing at the knowledge that I would finally be able to embark upon the world that had until then been denied to me.
As I perused the many games, there was one particular game that jumped out at me, and that was the one with a gothic looking girl standing beside an emaciated cat with an all too familiar grin that made even more sense once I saw the name of the game scrawled across the top of the box in gothic lettering.
American McGee's Alice.
Having always enjoyed Alice and Wonderland, my interest was piqued instantly by this new and darker twist on a beloved tale. So, not finding what I had originally gone to Best Buy for, I snatched up the game and purchased it in place. I couldn't wait until night time when I could retreat to the privacy of my room and indulge in my contraband treat, so when it approached the normal hour in which I usually went to bed, I scurried up to my room, closed the door, and began installing the game...
Only to find out that my video card was insufficient for supporting the game's graphics.
Naturally, I was pissed...beyond pissed actually at having been thwarted in my plan. So, not being able to do anything at that moment, I went to bed with the plan to take my computer into the local repair shop and get the video card upgraded.
However, once the card was upgraded, the game ran like a dream and I was able to embark upon my first gaming adventure. I still remember the first night I played. I was alone in my room at night with the lights off and my headphones plugged in so as not to wake my parents...
What a mistake that was!
The creepy music combined with the graphics and images was unlike anything I had ever encountered in my extremely sheltered life, and I found myself constantly looking over my shoulder and peering into the shadows of my room as though expecting one of the creatures I was fighting in the game to suddenly charge at me. However, once I got beyond this, I was able to really delve into the game and enjoy my first real gaming experience.
Why then would I have a love-hate relationship for the game, you may ask?
Well, that is because for some reason that is probably known to only the Fates alone, the game stopped working...before I had the chance to finish it. Literally, the game refused to play once I got to a certain point. Even after I had un-installed the game and then reinstalled it, it refused to play once I got to the 'Vale of Tears' section of the game. I know for a fact that my video card wasn't the problem because both Darkened Skye and Divine Divinity, the other games that I had gone out and bought once I had been thoroughly bitten by the gaming bug, played without any sort of problem whatsoever. No longer able to find the game in stores, such was also the case for the copy I ordered off the internet, only in the case of that version, I wasn't even able to open and play the game after having installed it.
So there it is in a nutshell. My love-hate relationship with American McGee's Alice stems from an unrequited gaming experience that will only be satisfied and laid to rest once I am able to partake and revel in the dark, gothic wonderfulness that is the Alice franchise. Yes, I know that this particular game is a sequel and not in fact the original game, but it will nevertheless allow me to feel a sense of closure.
Is that so much to ask?
Friday, December 17, 2010
Kinect: Revisted
I am still loving this gaming system!
Never have I had so much fun exercising to the point where I actually want to do it every day instead of feeling obligated to do so (and unlike with the Wii or the PS3, it's done completely without any hand-held controllers). It becomes less about the strains that one normally associates with working out and more about winning different achievements and gaining levels. So you see, it's really no different from playing Dragon Age or Call of Duty...
Except in this case, your entire body is getting used to achieve these points instead of just your fingers.
I can't wait to get more games for it, and on that note...I can't help but wish that someone over at LucasArts gets the idea to re-release Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II for the Kinect. How awesome would that be? How awesome would it be to use Force Push, Force Choke, Force Lightning or even throw your lightsaber as though you were an actual Jedi? And since the Kinect doesn't require the use of any wands or other types of controllers, you would in fact be wielding force powers as though you were an actual Jedi.
So again...how awesome would that be?
Pretty FRACKING awesome!
Having been a fan of KOTOR 2 (with the exception of the game's horrible ending), if it were to ever be released for Kinect, I would buy it in a heartbeat, as I'm sure other fans of the game would as well. I mean, seriously...who wouldn't want to be a Jedi or even a Sith for an hour or two? Who wouldn't want to have all of that power in the palms of their hands?
The bottom line is that Jedis are awesome...beyond awesome, actually; and love them or hate them, you can't deny that the Sith are pretty bad-ass too, and you don't have to be a die-hard Star Wars fan to know that.
So there.
Never have I had so much fun exercising to the point where I actually want to do it every day instead of feeling obligated to do so (and unlike with the Wii or the PS3, it's done completely without any hand-held controllers). It becomes less about the strains that one normally associates with working out and more about winning different achievements and gaining levels. So you see, it's really no different from playing Dragon Age or Call of Duty...
Except in this case, your entire body is getting used to achieve these points instead of just your fingers.
I can't wait to get more games for it, and on that note...I can't help but wish that someone over at LucasArts gets the idea to re-release Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II for the Kinect. How awesome would that be? How awesome would it be to use Force Push, Force Choke, Force Lightning or even throw your lightsaber as though you were an actual Jedi? And since the Kinect doesn't require the use of any wands or other types of controllers, you would in fact be wielding force powers as though you were an actual Jedi.
So again...how awesome would that be?
Pretty FRACKING awesome!
Having been a fan of KOTOR 2 (with the exception of the game's horrible ending), if it were to ever be released for Kinect, I would buy it in a heartbeat, as I'm sure other fans of the game would as well. I mean, seriously...who wouldn't want to be a Jedi or even a Sith for an hour or two? Who wouldn't want to have all of that power in the palms of their hands?
The bottom line is that Jedis are awesome...beyond awesome, actually; and love them or hate them, you can't deny that the Sith are pretty bad-ass too, and you don't have to be a die-hard Star Wars fan to know that.
So there.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Kinect: The Best System EVER!
OMG!!!
That's all I have to say about the fabulous piece of technology that is the Xbox Kinect! It's beyond awesome! I'm not kidding when I say that I feel like a Jedi or even a wizard when I use it...controlling what goes on with only a wave of my hand...
It's freaking sweet!
And don't even get me started on the Zumba game. After only working out for ten minutes, I was already breaking a sweat, and my legs felt as though I had just run a marathon. But despite that, I had a blast because it didn't feel like I was excercising. I was just dancing and having fun, and it's stuff like that that makes me want to work out on a regular basis.
Maybe dropping the weight for Comicon won't be as hard as I originally thought it would be. I mean, after all...if I actually like my excercise regime, then naturally I'll keep doing it.
Woot! Let's give it up for advancing technology!
That's all I have to say about the fabulous piece of technology that is the Xbox Kinect! It's beyond awesome! I'm not kidding when I say that I feel like a Jedi or even a wizard when I use it...controlling what goes on with only a wave of my hand...
It's freaking sweet!
And don't even get me started on the Zumba game. After only working out for ten minutes, I was already breaking a sweat, and my legs felt as though I had just run a marathon. But despite that, I had a blast because it didn't feel like I was excercising. I was just dancing and having fun, and it's stuff like that that makes me want to work out on a regular basis.
Maybe dropping the weight for Comicon won't be as hard as I originally thought it would be. I mean, after all...if I actually like my excercise regime, then naturally I'll keep doing it.
Woot! Let's give it up for advancing technology!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Fable 3 Revisited
Alright...so having played this game a second time through, I must say that I'm much happier with the ending that I got this time around. Having learned from my first run through that there's never such a thing as having too much gold, I discovered that there is in fact a way to keep all of the promises that you make during the first half of the game while still keeping the majority of your population alive (by the end of the game this time around, I had less than 2 million casualties as opposed to the over 6 million casualties I had by the end of my first play-through)...
Real Estate!
As soon as you're able to, buy lots and LOTS of real estate. Now, I don't mean houses, I mean businesses. Why not houses? Because while you do receive rent payments, the payments decrease as the property falls into disrepair, and if you go too long without making any repairs, you don't make any money on the property at all. So in the end, you lose money. Now, by purchasing businesses, you don't have to worry about any repairs at all, and you get a nice, healthy income from all the profits. Naturally, you shouldn't start off big right off the bat. Start off small with the purchase of a few product stalls and gradually work your way up to actual stores. I myself owned every single stall and store throughout Aurora as well as Albion by the time I was crowned Queen, and as a result, I had a few million in gold to replenish my treasury with. Another handy tip is to not play for a few days and thereby allow your wealth to accumulate, or if you play like me and like to explore different areas instead of running through the game to finish things as soon as you can, then this too will work in your favor. By digressing from the main quest line in order to finish all the side-quests available to you, you not only accumulate guild seals, but you also allow your much-needed fortune the chance to grow.
However...that helpful tidbit being said, I am now going to bring up what is probably my biggest pet-peeve in the game...
Undeserved STDs!
How is it that in a game in which whoever you choose to have as your avatar's spouse always says "I'd rather wait until we're married" when you try to initiate sex, you still wind up with an STD when you have unprotected sex on your wedding night in order to have a baby?! I'm sorry, but I don't think it's very fair for a virgin to get an STD from having unprotected sex with her husband who was claiming to be chaste and celibate! In fact, I think that completely and totally sucks! I can understand getting an STD if you were playing your avatar fast and loose or having him or her sleep with the prostitutes in the Bowerstone Old Quarter, but to have it happen to your virginal avatar on her wedding night while she's trying to have a baby? That's just wrong on so many levels! That never happened to me in Fable 2, and it only motivates me to make my avatar live the life of a nun when I decide to play the game through again. Luckily for me, this particular game gives the option of adopting orphans, so while my avatar's legs might stay closed, she can at least open her heart and home to some unfortunate children.
Now, all of that being said, do I hate the game?
No.
Will I play it again?
Of course. The graphics are better than those in Fable 2, some of the side quests are just hysterical (i.e., the evil garden gnomes as well as the RPG within the RPG), and the story itself is compelling.
Will it be a game that I obsess over like I do with Dragon Age: Origins?
Not in the slightest. Sorry, but all the evil garden gnomes in the world can't make up for a sexy, elven assassin ;)
Real Estate!
As soon as you're able to, buy lots and LOTS of real estate. Now, I don't mean houses, I mean businesses. Why not houses? Because while you do receive rent payments, the payments decrease as the property falls into disrepair, and if you go too long without making any repairs, you don't make any money on the property at all. So in the end, you lose money. Now, by purchasing businesses, you don't have to worry about any repairs at all, and you get a nice, healthy income from all the profits. Naturally, you shouldn't start off big right off the bat. Start off small with the purchase of a few product stalls and gradually work your way up to actual stores. I myself owned every single stall and store throughout Aurora as well as Albion by the time I was crowned Queen, and as a result, I had a few million in gold to replenish my treasury with. Another handy tip is to not play for a few days and thereby allow your wealth to accumulate, or if you play like me and like to explore different areas instead of running through the game to finish things as soon as you can, then this too will work in your favor. By digressing from the main quest line in order to finish all the side-quests available to you, you not only accumulate guild seals, but you also allow your much-needed fortune the chance to grow.
However...that helpful tidbit being said, I am now going to bring up what is probably my biggest pet-peeve in the game...
Undeserved STDs!
How is it that in a game in which whoever you choose to have as your avatar's spouse always says "I'd rather wait until we're married" when you try to initiate sex, you still wind up with an STD when you have unprotected sex on your wedding night in order to have a baby?! I'm sorry, but I don't think it's very fair for a virgin to get an STD from having unprotected sex with her husband who was claiming to be chaste and celibate! In fact, I think that completely and totally sucks! I can understand getting an STD if you were playing your avatar fast and loose or having him or her sleep with the prostitutes in the Bowerstone Old Quarter, but to have it happen to your virginal avatar on her wedding night while she's trying to have a baby? That's just wrong on so many levels! That never happened to me in Fable 2, and it only motivates me to make my avatar live the life of a nun when I decide to play the game through again. Luckily for me, this particular game gives the option of adopting orphans, so while my avatar's legs might stay closed, she can at least open her heart and home to some unfortunate children.
Now, all of that being said, do I hate the game?
No.
Will I play it again?
Of course. The graphics are better than those in Fable 2, some of the side quests are just hysterical (i.e., the evil garden gnomes as well as the RPG within the RPG), and the story itself is compelling.
Will it be a game that I obsess over like I do with Dragon Age: Origins?
Not in the slightest. Sorry, but all the evil garden gnomes in the world can't make up for a sexy, elven assassin ;)
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Project Supergirl: Part 1
Alright...I'm getting this down on paper so there will be no way I can back out of it. Who knows, maybe actually writing this goal down will serve as a motivational tool.
This year for Comicon (provided that people are actually able to get tickets), I am planning on cosplaying as Supergirl. However, to say that my costume is more than a little snug would be a serious understatement. So, with that being said, it is my goal to drop at least 20 lbs by July. Dropping between 20-30 lbs in 8 months sounds easy enough, right?
Wrong!
I love to eat, and I love to cook...and unfortunately for me, I happen to be a really good cook. Not to mention, I've got a HUGE sweet tooth.
So, yeah...this promises to be a project of gargantuan proportions. But, as I said before, hopefully this blog will serve as the tool that will keep me on track when all I want to do is have a piece of pie.
Pie...
Mmmmm......pie.....
Ack! NO! *Sighs* See what I mean? Oy...this is going to be hard, but I'm determined to do it! So here, we go...
Let the torturous countdown begin.
This year for Comicon (provided that people are actually able to get tickets), I am planning on cosplaying as Supergirl. However, to say that my costume is more than a little snug would be a serious understatement. So, with that being said, it is my goal to drop at least 20 lbs by July. Dropping between 20-30 lbs in 8 months sounds easy enough, right?
Wrong!
I love to eat, and I love to cook...and unfortunately for me, I happen to be a really good cook. Not to mention, I've got a HUGE sweet tooth.
So, yeah...this promises to be a project of gargantuan proportions. But, as I said before, hopefully this blog will serve as the tool that will keep me on track when all I want to do is have a piece of pie.
Pie...
Mmmmm......pie.....
Ack! NO! *Sighs* See what I mean? Oy...this is going to be hard, but I'm determined to do it! So here, we go...
Let the torturous countdown begin.
Geeky Girl Stereotypes
Okay, so lately I've been seeing a particular rant all over the net regarding the very awesome Geek and Gamer Girls Video . I've seen this rant on Youtube as well as on other forums, and the bedrock of this particular tirade is one and the same...
Girl geeks and gamers like the ones in the video don't exist.
Excuse me?!
Um...not to invoke the wrath of these raging and 'alleged' geeks, but...have these people been living under a rock? They must be (or are so filled with such self-superiority that they've crawled up their own buttholes), because if they were in fact living upon the surface of society, they would know about the likes of Morgan Webb, Alison Haislip, Jessica Chobot, Blair Butler, Allison Scagliotti, and Felicia Day. Seriously...do you not watch G4?
A branch of the rant is dedicated to stating that the girls in the videos are posers.
Again...excuse me?!
These 'alleged' geeks must not know that Milynn Sarley is an avid gamer. Check out her vlog if you don't believe me: The Gamer Chick Seriously...the proof is in her SN alone...'The Gamer Chick'. The same can be said for Michelle Boyd, Clare Grant (who happens to be married to the awesome uber-geek, Seth Green), and Rileah Vanderbilt...and though she wasn't in the video, the same can also be said for Felicia Day. I mean, hellooo...it's the whole premise behind her awesome web-series, 'The Guild' (gaming, I mean). Clare and Rileah even went and did this fake commercial for the fun of it: Saber. No girl would do something like this unless they were true geeks at heart. So seriously...posers? Whoever thinks that the girls in the video are posers, needs to look at themselves in the mirror because it is they who are in fact the posers.
One girl in a forum that I frequent even went as far as to say how the video made all girl gamers look like '"ditzes with pink controllers and glitter".
Okay...so let me see if I understand this correctly...girl geeks and gamers can and do in fact exist, but they can't by any means be girly or care about their appearance? Girls can be geeks and gamers, but only if they're ugly and frumpy?
SHENANIGANS!!
That's right...you heard me. I just called shenanigans on all of you 'alleged' geeks out there who are so far up your own buttholes, that you can't and won't admit to the fact that girls can be attractive to look at while still being geeks and gamers. All of the girls mentioned in within this blog have serious geek-cred, and are extremely easy on the eyes which proves that you don't have to be a frumpy schlub in order to love comic books, video games, RPGs, fantasy or science fiction. So...to all of you self-righteous, self-absorbed posers out there who think that you're the end all and be all of geeks and gamers, I have only this left to say...
Get out of your mothers' basements and get over yourselves!
Girl geeks and gamers like the ones in the video don't exist.
Excuse me?!
Um...not to invoke the wrath of these raging and 'alleged' geeks, but...have these people been living under a rock? They must be (or are so filled with such self-superiority that they've crawled up their own buttholes), because if they were in fact living upon the surface of society, they would know about the likes of Morgan Webb, Alison Haislip, Jessica Chobot, Blair Butler, Allison Scagliotti, and Felicia Day. Seriously...do you not watch G4?
A branch of the rant is dedicated to stating that the girls in the videos are posers.
Again...excuse me?!
These 'alleged' geeks must not know that Milynn Sarley is an avid gamer. Check out her vlog if you don't believe me: The Gamer Chick Seriously...the proof is in her SN alone...'The Gamer Chick'. The same can be said for Michelle Boyd, Clare Grant (who happens to be married to the awesome uber-geek, Seth Green), and Rileah Vanderbilt...and though she wasn't in the video, the same can also be said for Felicia Day. I mean, hellooo...it's the whole premise behind her awesome web-series, 'The Guild' (gaming, I mean). Clare and Rileah even went and did this fake commercial for the fun of it: Saber. No girl would do something like this unless they were true geeks at heart. So seriously...posers? Whoever thinks that the girls in the video are posers, needs to look at themselves in the mirror because it is they who are in fact the posers.
One girl in a forum that I frequent even went as far as to say how the video made all girl gamers look like '"ditzes with pink controllers and glitter".
Okay...so let me see if I understand this correctly...girl geeks and gamers can and do in fact exist, but they can't by any means be girly or care about their appearance? Girls can be geeks and gamers, but only if they're ugly and frumpy?
SHENANIGANS!!
That's right...you heard me. I just called shenanigans on all of you 'alleged' geeks out there who are so far up your own buttholes, that you can't and won't admit to the fact that girls can be attractive to look at while still being geeks and gamers. All of the girls mentioned in within this blog have serious geek-cred, and are extremely easy on the eyes which proves that you don't have to be a frumpy schlub in order to love comic books, video games, RPGs, fantasy or science fiction. So...to all of you self-righteous, self-absorbed posers out there who think that you're the end all and be all of geeks and gamers, I have only this left to say...
Get out of your mothers' basements and get over yourselves!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Nerd Rage Fueled-Rant (Part 4)
Okay, seriously...
WHAT THE HELL?!
Alison Haislip didn't get the co-hosting job on AOTS? If I may drill down to the bedrock of my rant...how did this come to pass?!
I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to call shenanigans on this whole situation.
Now, unlike the other ranters that are making their feelings known on the matter, my rant is not intended to attack Candace Bailey, or to be nasty in any way shape or form. I have no doubt that Candace is a perfectly nice person and a more than decent human being. Rather, my rant is intended to instead try to understand and make sense of this tragic debacle because I simply cannot see Candace as the new co-host.
Firstly, from the episodes I saw in which Candace was the guest host, there just didn't seem to be any real chemistry between her and Kevin. She simply doesn't appear to have the ease that Alison, Jessica, Morgan or Carrie posses in spades. Then, there's also the fact that her geek-cred seems quite low.
But all of that aside, what is perhaps the greatest motivation behind my rant is the fact that Alison Haislip was passed over for Candace.
Why did this happen?
Has Alison not proven her worth?
Has she not been with G4 longer?
Is her geek-cred not stellar enough?
Is her chemistry with Kevin not good and entertaining?
Has she not filled in the co-host position more than a mere handful of times during Olivia's absence?
The answer to all of these questions is a big, fat 'YES'. Why then, would G4 choose to pass over the one who appeared to be the obvious shoe-in for the position? To me, this is almost as bad as the new Buffy vehicle which will be taking place without Joss Whedon either at the helm or even in the wings. It's simply a bad decision in the deepest sense. Not only that, but it is deeply unfair to Alison, and I would even go as far as to equate it to a slap in the face.
So, once again, I pose this question to cyberspace and any who care to read my thoughts...
Why?
WHAT THE HELL?!
Alison Haislip didn't get the co-hosting job on AOTS? If I may drill down to the bedrock of my rant...how did this come to pass?!
I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to call shenanigans on this whole situation.
Now, unlike the other ranters that are making their feelings known on the matter, my rant is not intended to attack Candace Bailey, or to be nasty in any way shape or form. I have no doubt that Candace is a perfectly nice person and a more than decent human being. Rather, my rant is intended to instead try to understand and make sense of this tragic debacle because I simply cannot see Candace as the new co-host.
Firstly, from the episodes I saw in which Candace was the guest host, there just didn't seem to be any real chemistry between her and Kevin. She simply doesn't appear to have the ease that Alison, Jessica, Morgan or Carrie posses in spades. Then, there's also the fact that her geek-cred seems quite low.
But all of that aside, what is perhaps the greatest motivation behind my rant is the fact that Alison Haislip was passed over for Candace.
Why did this happen?
Has Alison not proven her worth?
Has she not been with G4 longer?
Is her geek-cred not stellar enough?
Is her chemistry with Kevin not good and entertaining?
Has she not filled in the co-host position more than a mere handful of times during Olivia's absence?
The answer to all of these questions is a big, fat 'YES'. Why then, would G4 choose to pass over the one who appeared to be the obvious shoe-in for the position? To me, this is almost as bad as the new Buffy vehicle which will be taking place without Joss Whedon either at the helm or even in the wings. It's simply a bad decision in the deepest sense. Not only that, but it is deeply unfair to Alison, and I would even go as far as to equate it to a slap in the face.
So, once again, I pose this question to cyberspace and any who care to read my thoughts...
Why?
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Darth Vadar vs. Voldermort
Okay, I saw this topic on one of the forums I'm on, and I thought it was a good topic of discussion.
In a battle to the death, who would win? Darth Vadar or Lord Voldermort?
Naturally, die-hard Harry Potter fans would give Voldermort the winning vote, just as die-hard Star Wars fans would give the winning vote to Vadar without any real thought or debate into the matter. Even I'm predisposed to give the winning vote to Vadar, however, I find myself stopping to think of the various circumstances that would effect the outcome. Simply put...there are too many factors involved to make a snap decision right off the bat.
First of all, we have to stop and question if Voldermort would be facing off against Vadar before or after he was encased in his armor and helmet. This alone would be a large determining factor in the final outcome of the battle.
Why, you may ask?
Because not only is Vadar's range of speed and mobility greatly hampered by his suit, but he also no longer able to use Force Lightning because the metal of his suit would only succeed in frying him while he electrocuted his opponent. With that being said, Voldermort would have the upper hand. Now, the die-hard Star Wars fans would argue the point that Vadar still has Force Push and the Force Choke (which he can use even while he's in a different room than his opponent, as demonstrated in Empire Strikes Back )at his disposal, however, one must also take into consideration that Lord Voldermort has the ability to apparate...and Vadar can't choke what he can't see. With this in mind, Voldermort would simply apparate and re-apparate repeatedly throughout whatever space he and Vadar were in while firing various spells at Vadar. Not to mention that Voldermort also has the Killing Curse (Avada Kedavra) at his ready disposal, and as we all know, he's rather skilled at casting it. If he were to catch Vadar off guard, in the midst of all his apparating, Voldermort would be the undisputed victor with the casting of the Killing Curse. Yes, Vadar would be able to deflect Voldermort's spells, but once again his limited range of speed and movement would act as a hindrance.
However, were Voldermort to go up against pre-armored Vadar, then the tables would undoubtedly be turned. Not only would Vadar have full and complete access to all of his Force powers, but he would also have his complete range of speed and mobility. As demonstrated in The Clone Wars and especially Revenge of the Sith movies, Vadar is more than fast and nimble. In Revenge of the Sith, he bested Count Duku, Mace Windu, and not to mention all of the other trails of immense death, destruction and mayhem that he left in his wake as the film drew closer to its final, climactic battle. Far be it from me to admit that the whiny bitch that is the pre-armored Vadar is good at anything, I find myself unable to avoid giving credit where credit is due. With his full range of speed and movement, Vadar would have little to no difficulty in blocking Voldermort's spells and keeping up with his movements before finally cutting him in half. Where Voldermort to go up against pre-armored Vadar, I have no doubt that Vadar would be the victor.
However, the extenuating factors don't end there...
One also has to take into account that Vadar may not be able to deflect Voldermort's spells with either his lightsaber or with the Force. If that were the case, then the odds would shift completely in Voldermort's favor because all he would have to do was cast Petrificus Totalus right off the bat and thus render Vadar incapable of movement. That done, Voldermort would be free to enact whatever cruel and sadistic acts tickled his fancy...whether it be using the Cruxcio curse or simply casting Avada Kedavra. However, since there's no way to prove how Vadar's Force powers and lightsaber prowess would hold up against Voldermort's spells, a great deal of these questions will remained unanswered and thus prevent anyone from drawing a complete and definite conclusion.
So until that day finally comes, we will are all doomed to be ever locked in debate between the power and prowess of two different badasses...
Let the debates and discussions begin ;)
In a battle to the death, who would win? Darth Vadar or Lord Voldermort?
Naturally, die-hard Harry Potter fans would give Voldermort the winning vote, just as die-hard Star Wars fans would give the winning vote to Vadar without any real thought or debate into the matter. Even I'm predisposed to give the winning vote to Vadar, however, I find myself stopping to think of the various circumstances that would effect the outcome. Simply put...there are too many factors involved to make a snap decision right off the bat.
First of all, we have to stop and question if Voldermort would be facing off against Vadar before or after he was encased in his armor and helmet. This alone would be a large determining factor in the final outcome of the battle.
Why, you may ask?
Because not only is Vadar's range of speed and mobility greatly hampered by his suit, but he also no longer able to use Force Lightning because the metal of his suit would only succeed in frying him while he electrocuted his opponent. With that being said, Voldermort would have the upper hand. Now, the die-hard Star Wars fans would argue the point that Vadar still has Force Push and the Force Choke (which he can use even while he's in a different room than his opponent, as demonstrated in Empire Strikes Back )at his disposal, however, one must also take into consideration that Lord Voldermort has the ability to apparate...and Vadar can't choke what he can't see. With this in mind, Voldermort would simply apparate and re-apparate repeatedly throughout whatever space he and Vadar were in while firing various spells at Vadar. Not to mention that Voldermort also has the Killing Curse (Avada Kedavra) at his ready disposal, and as we all know, he's rather skilled at casting it. If he were to catch Vadar off guard, in the midst of all his apparating, Voldermort would be the undisputed victor with the casting of the Killing Curse. Yes, Vadar would be able to deflect Voldermort's spells, but once again his limited range of speed and movement would act as a hindrance.
However, were Voldermort to go up against pre-armored Vadar, then the tables would undoubtedly be turned. Not only would Vadar have full and complete access to all of his Force powers, but he would also have his complete range of speed and mobility. As demonstrated in The Clone Wars and especially Revenge of the Sith movies, Vadar is more than fast and nimble. In Revenge of the Sith, he bested Count Duku, Mace Windu, and not to mention all of the other trails of immense death, destruction and mayhem that he left in his wake as the film drew closer to its final, climactic battle. Far be it from me to admit that the whiny bitch that is the pre-armored Vadar is good at anything, I find myself unable to avoid giving credit where credit is due. With his full range of speed and movement, Vadar would have little to no difficulty in blocking Voldermort's spells and keeping up with his movements before finally cutting him in half. Where Voldermort to go up against pre-armored Vadar, I have no doubt that Vadar would be the victor.
However, the extenuating factors don't end there...
One also has to take into account that Vadar may not be able to deflect Voldermort's spells with either his lightsaber or with the Force. If that were the case, then the odds would shift completely in Voldermort's favor because all he would have to do was cast Petrificus Totalus right off the bat and thus render Vadar incapable of movement. That done, Voldermort would be free to enact whatever cruel and sadistic acts tickled his fancy...whether it be using the Cruxcio curse or simply casting Avada Kedavra. However, since there's no way to prove how Vadar's Force powers and lightsaber prowess would hold up against Voldermort's spells, a great deal of these questions will remained unanswered and thus prevent anyone from drawing a complete and definite conclusion.
So until that day finally comes, we will are all doomed to be ever locked in debate between the power and prowess of two different badasses...
Let the debates and discussions begin ;)
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