Dragonica Review for the Unfamiliar

In the world of Dragonica, an evil dragon terrorized the land and was successfully subdued and sealed; never to be heard from again. For a while, the citizens of the realm were at peace. However, as with any story, man’s downfall will be attributed neither to beast nor dragon but to man himself. A witch decides to take matters into her own hands and did what is expected of a villain, she freed the dragon.

Now it is your duty as a young warrior to train hard and stop the wheels of destruction.

Sounds familiar? Sure, it might sound like just every other MMORPG out there but familiar does not equal bad. In Dragonica’s case, ‘familiar’ is a nice little treat.

Fast Action
Dragonica has succeeded in what other games failed to do. That is, to perfect arcade style MMORPG. The treatment is light and the material is easily digestible. You can be a warrior, a mage or a thief. Simple enough, yes, but you don’t need exquisite and complicated job classes in this game because further complicating it will only ruin the fun. Arcade style games should be fast and fun. If it takes you more than a day to figure out how the game works and how your character can get stronger, then that game isn’t doing its job properly. Point-and-click games take 3 seconds too long as compared to the comfort of arcade style gaming.

The Learning Curve
With Dragonica, new players feel like they have been playing the game for ages! It’s that familiar feeling; that easy to grasp concept of hitting the enemies with, well, everything you’ve got. There isn’t much to learn that you don’t already know. Dragonica has released the player from the excruciating task of carefully calculating his basic attributes. This is perfect for both the casual player and the hardcore player who wants to sit back and just enjoy. Stressing yourself out with comprehensive stat calculations can really dampen the spirit. Dragonica offers you fun without the bulky hassle.

Calculated Cuteness
Does this all mean that Dragonica is a mindless game? Of course not. Instead of stat calculations, you are made to think about skill combinations. Everything is about proper timing and combo. Hitting enemies without being interrupted is already a daunting task and this keeps you on your toes. The cute graphics makes everything easy on the eyes and at times, even hilarious.

The combination of these elements and the fact that IAHgames definitely knows how to value its community makes Dragonica a game that can be enjoyed by everyone. Whether you’re a hardcore console gamer or a stubborn point-and-click player, Dragonica offers you a haven of fast-paced action and adventure. The fact that you get to play cute characters is just a very convincing tilt to their favor.

Deception: clues were too big.

oooooh!! nomnomnomnomnom!

Jonathan (Ewan McGregor) is an awkward, reserved accountant who feels that life just passes him day after day. He loves problem solving, puzzles and numbers but that doesn’t really get him any, if you catch my drift. He meets charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose (Hugh Jackman) and gets thrown into a world of sex and sex and more sex. Jonathan gets addicted to The List but he doesn’t really know for sure what he’s getting himself into.

I first learned about this movie during my first day of work when I passed by McDonalds to get myself some good ol’ sausage mcmuffin with egg. I got Sunday’s newspaper and saw two of the three men who introduced the meaning of lust to me: Ewan McGregor and Hugh Jackman (the last member of my three lust-inducing men group is none other than Johnny Depp) Having these two men in the same frame, in the same movie was enough to give me multiple orgasms. Haha yeah, that’s right.

Needless to say I was able to watch it the next weekend with a good friend of mine. Like most women, there are only two things I’d like to see men in. A good pair of boxers and a suit. (not both at the same time mind you) I was used to seeing Hugh Jackman’s body, I’ve practically memorized every curve, every bulge (of course not!) but Ewan McGregor has always been a girly crush. Sure I’ve seen his little ding-dong in a fleeting scene in Trainspotting, seen him make rough/sweet love with Scarlett in The Island, seen him get ravaged by Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge but what I feel for Ewan McGregor is more of a squealy, I-want-to-hugz-you type of feeling. He’s so boyish it’s just criminal. So I suppose it’s understandable that when I saw him in his glasses, his awkward hair and his slumped posture, I squealed like a high school girl and grabbed the nearest thing that I could squeeze. In that situation, it was my friend’s arm.

“Easy, Nicole… easy”

“But… But…!! OH MAH GAWD!! *pants*”

Setting all my girlish fantasies aside and to look at the movie critically, Deception had a good plot going for it. You know that it meant well but it’s just not that expertly executed. In this kind of movie genre, your success rests solely in your ability to put down clues small enough to keep the audience guessing but big enough to plant seeds of doubt. The problem with Deception is that the clues it presented practically gave away the secret. They were too big and too obvious that by the middle part of it, you already know what’s going to happen and how it’s going to happen.

Though I admit, they got me with Wyatt’s identity. I really believed him to be what he is at first. Young, successful lawyer who gets laid on a regular basis. I just thought that he would be a young, successful lawyer who swindles people and takes their money through an articulate form of cheating. I didn’t imagine he was a con artist. When Jonathan starts looking for Wyatt and finds that no one knew him, I was like “Oh holy shit!!”

In conclusion, the movie was okay. Not that spectacular considering its intended genre, there are a lot of movies with better execution. But having Ewan McGregor and Hugh Jackman in the same goddamn frame is something I would want to see again!

More pictures!

Michelle Williams you are too lucky!

OMG! It’s Maggie Q! HAWT!