Saturday, July 22, 2006
Monster House is Pretty Cool
The story of Monster House is actually a bit deeper than the commercials make it out to be. The animation is pretty amazing. Actually, it hits the level of amazing where it occasionally looks... odd. That threshold between 3d and reality, where really good animation winds up looking like really bad reality. And it only happens with the "human" actors - everything else is top notch.
It's interesting too, that different ages will get different things out of the film (mine did anyway). Really young kids (2-4) will think it's actually scary. A little older (6 and up) will think it's a riot. "Oh my god... you're a dork!" got huge laughs. Certainly worth taking the kids too, probably not one you'll rush out to buy on DVD. Enjoy!
The story of Monster House is actually a bit deeper than the commercials make it out to be. The animation is pretty amazing. Actually, it hits the level of amazing where it occasionally looks... odd. That threshold between 3d and reality, where really good animation winds up looking like really bad reality. And it only happens with the "human" actors - everything else is top notch.
It's interesting too, that different ages will get different things out of the film (mine did anyway). Really young kids (2-4) will think it's actually scary. A little older (6 and up) will think it's a riot. "Oh my god... you're a dork!" got huge laughs. Certainly worth taking the kids too, probably not one you'll rush out to buy on DVD. Enjoy!
Friday, July 21, 2006
New online game, or... Where the hell have I been?
Sorry for the stupidly long time between posts. I won't say I'm super-prolific when blogging, but over a month is pretty long. Hopefully it's okay, since I've been working on and just finished a new online game called Frontal Assault, which you can see on the regular Kaffeen web site.
Give it a try and let me know what you think. I like old-school arcade games quite a bit, especially on the web. Simplicity and accessibility are underrated, in my opinion.
That's not to say that PS2 and PC games with ZOMGWTFBBQPWNZOR graphics and sound aren't great, but fun gameplay is fun gameplay and it's sometimes more enjoyable to spend a few minutes with a simple game.
Anyway, stay tuned as I already have another game in the works.
Sorry for the stupidly long time between posts. I won't say I'm super-prolific when blogging, but over a month is pretty long. Hopefully it's okay, since I've been working on and just finished a new online game called Frontal Assault, which you can see on the regular Kaffeen web site.
Give it a try and let me know what you think. I like old-school arcade games quite a bit, especially on the web. Simplicity and accessibility are underrated, in my opinion.
That's not to say that PS2 and PC games with ZOMGWTFBBQPWNZOR graphics and sound aren't great, but fun gameplay is fun gameplay and it's sometimes more enjoyable to spend a few minutes with a simple game.
Anyway, stay tuned as I already have another game in the works.
